Turkey national football B team
| Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Gökhan Keskin | ||
| Most caps | Tevfik Köse Ferhat Kiraz Kemal Tokak (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Veysel Sarı (4) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Turkey A2 2 – 1 Germany B  (Mönchengladbach, Germany; 6 September 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkey A2 5 – 0 Estonia U23  (Adana, Turkey; 29 February 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Denmark U/21 4 –0 Turkey A2 (Vejle, Denmark; 6 June 2011) | |||
The Turkey national football B team, also known as the Turkey A2 national football team is a reserve team for the Turkey national football team. It features players from the A2 Ligi. The team played their first match in 2002 at the 2003 Future Cup. They have played 23 matches, winning eleven, drawing eight, and losing four.[1] The team is currently coached by Gökhan Keskin.
History
The A2 team was seldom used from the foundation in 2002 until 2008.[1]
When Guus Hiddink took over the senior squad, he re-introduced the reserve squad. The team came together for their first camp in Istanbul in November 2010. The team played their first matches against Belarus in February 2011.[2]
The team participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament from 23 May to 1 June.[3] They finished in second place after losing the final to Mexico.[4] They also won the 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy.
At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the team took the bronze medal defeating the squad of Saudi Arabia 2-1.[5]
Results and statistics
Mediterranean Games record
| Football at the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
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| Year | Rank | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
 1951 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 1955 |
- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 1959 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
 1963 |
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | ||
 1967 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1971 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
 1975 |
7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
 1979 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
 1983 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
 1987 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1991 – present | See Turkey national under-20 team | ||||||||
| Total | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 | ||
Overall record as of September 29, 2013: 28 matches played, 13 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses.
Most appearances and goals
- Appearances
| Player | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Tevfik Köse | 8 | 3 |
| Ferhat Kiraz | 8 | 0 |
| Kemal Tokak | 8 | 0 |
| Kağan Söylemezgiller | 7 | 0 |
| Necati Ateş | 6 | 3 |
- Goals
| Player | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Yakup Alkan | 5 | 5 |
| Veysel Sarı | 4 | 4 |
| Ersen Martin | 3 | 5 |
| Necati Ateş | 3 | 6 |
| Tevfik Köse | 3 | 8 |
| Erdi Güncan | 3 | 5 |
| Melih Rahman Nişancı | 1 | 5 |
| Okan Baydemir | 1 | 5 |
| İbrahim Hırçın | 1 | 5 |
| Samet Katanalp | 1 | 5 |
| Oğuzhan Durmuş Çeşmeli | 1 | 5 |
| Ali Say | 1 | 5 |
| Orkun Dervişler | 1 | 5 |
Squads
Current squad
The squad as of 11 September 2013, which participated at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia from 22 September to 1 October 2013.[6]
Coach: Ersoy Sandalcı
Honours
- International Challenge Trophy: 2011–13
- Future Team Cup: 2002–03,[7] 2004–05[8]
References
- ^ a b "A2 TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "TFF to introduce A2 national team". tff.org. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "A2 National Team squad named for Toulon Tournament". tff.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "A2s finish Toulon Tournament in 2nd place". tff.org. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Bronz madalyayı kaptık". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "U23 Milli Takımı'nın İslami Dayanışma Oyunları aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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