Malatyaspor

Malatyaspor
Full name	Malatya Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Tigers of the East
Founded	1966
Ground	Malatya İnönü Stadi, Malatya
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Kenan Kalı
Manager	Kadir Özcan
League	TFF Second League
2008–09	TFF First League, 18th (Relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Malatya SK is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football. Malatyaspor are currently playing in the TFF Third League. Previously their colors were yellow and black (before 1984). They played in First League for 11 seasons. They are the first and only team located in Eastern Anatolia which qualified for a European cup, 2003-04 UEFA Cup. They relegated to amateur level after matches played in 31 March 2011. They finally relegated to Malatya First Amateur League after five successive relegation due to financial difficulties.

League participations

Turkish Super League: 1984–90, 2001–06
TFF First League: 1967–68, 1973–77, 1980–84, 1990–01, 2006–09
TFF Second League: 1968–73, 1977–80, 2009–10
TFF Third League: 2010–11
Regional Amateur League: 2011–12
First Amateur League: 2012-

European Cups

UEFA Cup/Europa League:

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2003–04	1R		FC Basel	0–2	2–1 (aet)	2-3

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUR	Taylan Aydoğan
—	GK	TUR	Önder Biçer
—	DF	TUR	Mustafa Sert
—	DF	TUR	Alper Akici
—	DF	TUR	Ali Şimşek
—	DF	TUR	Buğra Dinler
—	DF	TUR	Mahmut Acar
—	DF	TUR	Mehmet Yoldaş
—	MF	TUR	Ahmet Çetinkaya
—	MF	TUR	Fatih Sezer


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Mert Güneş
—	MF	TUR	Murat Avcu
—	MF	TUR	Mustafa Aslan
—	MF	TUR	Talat Akça
—	MF	TUR	Tuncay Selçuk
—	MF	TUR	Uğur Gölgeli
—	MF	TUR	Volkan Aydın
—	FW	TUR	Güven Gürsoy
—	FW	TUR	Hakan Koç
—	FW	TUR	Ergun Cengiz