Altay S.K.

Altay
Full name	Altay Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Büyük Altay (Great Altay)
Founded	16 January 1914; 107 years ago
Ground	Bornova Stadium
Capacity	12,500
President	Özgür Ekmekçioğlu
Manager	Mustafa Denizli
League	Süper Lig
2020–21	1. Lig, 5th of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
Website	Club website

Altay Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay (Great Altay). The club colors are black and white, and they currently play their home matches at the Bornova Stadium, while a new stadium is under construction at the site of the Altay Alsancak Stadium, where they previously played.^[1]

Domestically, the club has finished third place for the Süper Lig three times and have won the Turkish Cup twice. They hold the record for most İzmir Football League titles with 14. They are the most successful İzmir-based club with 16 championships in various competitions.

Collecting 24 points of first halve of 1969–70 season in undefeated 15 games with 9 wins and 6 draws, Altay SK is one of six non-champion clubs that topped the first half of 1. Lig table, along with Kocaelispor in 1992–93, and Sivasspor in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2019–20.^[2]

History[]

Altay was founded in 1914 in İzmir as İstiklal. The initial aim of the club was to unite Turkish youth under sporting activities and to encourage them, because in the 1910s minorities dominated sporting activities in İzmir. Under Ottoman rule, Turkish footballers were unable to compete. Altay was supported by Turkish politicians of the era. Celal Bayar worked very hard in foundation of the club and gave his full support.^{[citation needed]}

Altay has an important place in Turkey's football history. The club had a key role in uniting the Turkish community during the Turkish War of Independence.^{[citation needed]} Many players and supporters of Altay SK lost their lives in the Turkish War.^{[citation needed]} After the Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave General Fahreddin Pasha the surname of "Altay". Altay play in İzmir Alsancak Stadium first built in 1929 and recently renovated in 2021.

Honours[]

National Championships[]

Süper Lig
- Third place (3): 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77
Turkish Football Championship
- Runners-up (2): 1934, 1951
TFF First League
- Winners (1): 2001–02
- Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1990–91
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Runners-up (1): 1963–64

National Cups[]

Turkish Cup
- Winners (2): 1966–67, 1979–80
- Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1985–86
Super Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1967, 1980
Prime Minister's Cup
- Runners-up (3): 1972, 1979, 1986
- Runners-up (18): 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2021
- Runners-up (2): 1973, 1978
- Runners-up (1): 1976
- Runners-up (3): 1963, 1964, 1986

Regional competitions[]

İzmir Professional League
- Winners (2): 1956–57, 1957–58
İzmir Football League
- Winners (14) (record): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957-58

¹Altay won the championship as "Üçok" (Three arrows), an alliance between Altay, Altınordu, and Bucaspor.

League Participations[]

Super League: 1958–83, 1984–90, 1991–2000, 2002–03, 2021–
TFF First League: 1983–84, 1990–91, 2000–02, 2003–11, 2018–21
TFF Second League: 2011–15, 2017–18
TFF Third League: 2015–17

European record[]

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Cup Winners' Cup	6	1	2	3	6	12	–6
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	2	1	0	1	5	6	–1
UEFA Intertoto Cup	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	4	0	1	3	3	14	–11
Total	18	5	4	9	24	41	–17

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1967–68	1R	Standard Liège	2–3	0–0	2–3
1968–69	1R	Lyn	3–1	1–4	4–5
1980–81	PR	Benfica	0–0	0–4	0–4

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1977–78	1R	Carl Zeiss Jena	4–1	1–5	5–6

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1962–63	1R	Roma	2–3	1–10	3–13
1969–70	1R	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–0	0–1	0–1

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1998	R1	Shamrock Rovers	3–1	2–3	5–4
	R2	Diósgyőr	1–1	1–0	2–1
	R3	Bastia	3–2 (aet)	0–2	3–4

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 23 August, 2021^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POL	Mateusz Lis
2	DF	IRN	Mohammad Naderi
3	DF	SWE	Eric Björkander
4	DF	GER	Tolga Ünlü
5	MF	CIV	Serge Arnaud Aka
6	MF	TUR	Ceyhun Gülselam
7	FW	NED	Leandro Kappel
8	MF	TUR	Zeki Yildirim
9	FW	EGY	Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (on loan from Al Ahly SC)
10	MF	CHI	Martín Rodríguez
11	FW	CIV	Daouda Bamba
13	GK	TUR	Eren Karataş
14	MF	CHI	César Pinares
15	MF	GAB	André Biyogo Poko
16	MF	BRA	Thaciano (on loan from Grêmio)
17	FW	TUR	Ziya Alkurt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	TUR	Erhan Çelenk
19	FW	POR	Marco Paixão
20	FW	TUR	Kazımcan Karataş
23	DF	TUR	Mehmet Erdem Ugurlu
26	MF	TUR	Ilhan Depe
28	DF	TUR	Murat Akca
29	MF	SEN	Khaly Thiam
30	FW	TUR	Eren Erdoğan
35	GK	TUR	Cihan Topaloğlu
38	DF	TUR	İbrahim Öztürk
63	FW	TUR	Deniz Kadah
66	DF	TUR	Gençer Cansev
77	MF	BIH	Jasmin Šćuk
88	DF	TUR	Özgür Özkaya
89	MF	TUR	Erhan Çelenk
90	DF	TUR	Cebrail Karayel

Out on loan[]