Göztepe S.K.

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Göztepe
Göztepe logo.svg
Full nameGöztepe Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Göz Göz
Founded14 June 1925; 96 years ago (1925-06-14)
as Göztepe Gençlik Kulübü
GroundGürsel Aksel Stadium
Capacity20,040
ChairmanMehmet Sepil
ManagerNestor El Maestro
LeagueSüper Lig
2020–21Süper Lig, 10th of 21
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Göztepe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟœztepe spoɾ kulyby], Göztepe Sports Club) also known as Göztepe, is a Turkish sports club based in the Göztepe and Güzelyalı neighborhoods of İzmir. The "AŞ" refers to incorporated company, as besides football, the club also has departments in fencing, triathlon, handball, sailing, swimming, and windsurfing.

Domestically, the greatest success was achieved when the club became Turkish champions in 1950. In 1969 Göztepe became the first Turkish football team to play a semi-final in European competitions.

Göztepe are one of the last examples of an authentic neighborhood club. They have one of the most devoted and die-hard fan bases in Turkey, despite their downfall between 2002–2008. Their games in the İzmir Super Amateur League attracted more fans than most clubs in the Süper Lig.[1]

History[]

The club was founded in 1925 as a breakaway from Altay.[1] Their colours are red and yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor was renamed again as Göztepe in 1939. Ateşspor was also renamed as İzmirspor the same year.

The club's greatest success was the win of the former Turkish Football Championship in 1950, where the football team won the Final Group in their own city, İzmir. With that, they became the first and only football club from İzmir to become Turkish football champions.[2] Göz Göz also became runners-up in 1942.

Göztepe enjoyed a successful period between the years of 1963 and 1971 under the supervision of coach Adnan Süvari. Their common starting line-up during that period of success are still remembered today: Ali Artuner, Mehmet Işıkal, Çağlayan Derebaşı, Hüseyin Yazıcı, Mehmet Aydın, Nevzat Güzelırmak, Nihat Yayöz, Ertan Öznur, Fevzi Zemzem, Gürsel Aksel, Halil Kiraz.[1]

Starting with 2002–03 season which brought relegation from Süper Lig, Göztepe struggled with financial problems.[3] Due to the inability to reduce their outstanding debt, the football club was banned from signing new players, which resulted in a free-fall with the team being relegated four times in the next five seasons.[4] On 21 April 2007 they lost their last home game 2–0 against Aliağa Belediyespor in TFF Third League and were relegated to the İzmir Super Amateur League.[4]

On 20 August 2007, the club was sold in an auction to an Istanbul-based business conglomerate Altınbaş Holdings.[5] The owner, businessman İmam Altınbaş, has vowed to take Göztepe back to the Süper Lig, making them one of the top five clubs in Turkish football. The owners of the club have been met by the local fan base with some suspicion, although there have been recent calls for solidarity and cooperation under the new ownership. Altınbaş Holdings handed the club over to the current owner Mehmet Sepil in June 2014, for a sum rumored to be around $9 million.[6]

The team competed in the İzmir Super Amateur League for the 2007–08 season but were eliminated by Ayazağaspor after a 6–5 penalty kick shootout in Eskişehir. However, on 18 June 2008 Aliağa Belediyespor merged with Göztepe, so that they took place of Aliağa Belediyespor in the TFF Third League. They played in TFF Third League Group 2 in 2008–09 season and finished 1st in group as qualified to Promotion Group. Göztepe secured promotion to TFF Second League after beating Lüleburgazspor 2–0 away from home with 3 weeks remaining before the end of the season. On 19 May 2009, Göztepe defeated Tepecik Belediyespor 2–0 at home and crowned as Third League champions.[7]

After finishing TFF Second League as 8th placed in 2009–10, Göztepe won the TFF Second League White Group trophy and were promoted to TFF First League at the end of 2010–11 season. On 3 May 2015, Göztepe won the TFF Second League and were promoted to TFF First League.[1] On 4 June 2016, Göztepe advanced to the Süper Lig for the first time since the 2002–03 season.[8][9][10]

Rivalries[]

Main article: Göztepe-Karşıyaka rivalry

The main rivals of Göztepe are another İzmir club, Karşıyaka. When the two teams played on 16 May 1981 while chasing the TFF First League title, the game attracted a crowd of 80,000 Persons. The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes this milestone as a world record for a Second Division football game and The Guardian published an article named "The biggest non-top-flight attendance ever" including this match.[11] It is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in the world. They also have a rivalry with the other large clubs in İzmir, Altay, Altınordu, İzmirspor and also Bucaspor.

Stadium[]

Starting from 1 October 2016, Göztepe ground-shared with Altınordu F.K. and used the Bornova Stadium until their new and very own stadium was built. On 26 January 2020, Göztepe played the first game of their own Gürsel Aksel Stadium against Beşiktaş and they are still using this stadium as their home ground.

Stadium history[]

# Stadium Years Capacity
1 Alsancak Stadium 1925–2011 15,358
2 İzmir Atatürk Stadium 2011–2016 51,337
3 Doğanlar Stadium 2016–2020 12,500
4 Gürsel Aksel Stadium 2020– 25,035

Honours[]

League[]

Cups[]

  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners: 1968–69, 1969–70
    • Runners-up: 1966–67
  • Turkish Super Cup
    • Winners: 1970
    • Runners-up: 1969
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • Runners-up:

Europe[]

Other achievements[]

Statistics[]

Leagues affiliation[]

  • Süper Lig: 1959–77, 1978–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–03, 2017–
  • TFF First League: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–13, 2015–2017,
  • TFF Second League: 2004–05, 2009–11, 2013–15
  • TFF Third League: 2005–07, 2008–09
  • Amateur Level: 2007–08

League results (since 1959)[]

Main article: List of Göztepe S.K. seasons
Season League Place G W D L GF GA Pts Turkish Cup
1959 Süper Lig 4 14 5 5 4 23 21 20 –
1959–60 14 38 9 14 15 35 41 41 –
1960–61 13 38 12 10 16 40 53 46 –
1961–62 7 38 12 17 9 46 42 53 –
1962–63 13 20 8 3 9 27 25 27 Quarter-finals
1963–64 5 34 14 12 8 39 31 54 3rd Round
1964–65 4 30 11 9 10 31 33 42 3rd Round
1965–66 5 30 12 8 10 33 27 44 3rd Round
1966–67 4 32 14 10 8 47 31 52 Runners-up
1967–68 4 32 13 9 10 46 34 48 2nd Round
1968–69 7 30 9 12 9 30 26 39 Winners
1969–70 5 30 12 11 7 33 29 47 Winners
1970–71 3 30 14 9 7 38 21 51 Semi-finals
1971–72 9 30 10 9 11 32 32 39 2nd Round
1972–73 8 30 11 8 11 33 31 41 2nd Round
1973–74 13 30 8 10 12 24 28 34 1st Round
1974–75 14 30 4 17 9 36 23 29 –
1975–76 15 30 7 12 11 31 32 33 Semi-finals
1976–77 15 30 8 9 13 21 31 33 Quarter-finals
1977–78 TFF First League 1 31 21 6 4 70 24 69 2nd Round
1978–79 Süper Lig 10 30 9 10 11 30 41 37 Last 32
1979–80 14 30 8 11 11 27 33 35 Last 16
1980–81 TFF First League 1 32 22 8 4 71 18 74 4th Round
1981–82 Süper Lig 16 32 4 8 20 17 53 20 Last 32
1982–83 TFF First League 5 30 14 8 8 31 19 50 Last 32
1983–84 4 30 11 12 7 38 31 45 2nd Round
1984–85 3 30 14 10 6 38 23 52 Last 16
1985–86 5 34 13 11 10 48 41 50 3rd Round
1986–87 7 34 16 7 11 47 37 55 Last 32
1987–88 5 32 14 6 12 50 47 48 –
1988–89 5 34 17 5 12 46 31 56 1st Round
1989–90 2 32 18 9 5 58 32 63 1st Round
1990–91 2 34 25 4 5 81 30 79 2nd Round
1991–92 4 34 14 11 9 48 42 53 2nd Round
1992–93 9 38 14 6 18 44 54 48 1st Round
1993–94 4 32 14 7 11 42 39 49 1st Round
1994–95 4 32 14 7 11 42 34 49 2nd Round
1995–96 7 36 15 8 13 45 40 53 3rd Round
1996–97 7 32 10 10 12 41 44 40 –
1997–98 6 32 10 12 10 39 44 42 –
1998–99 3 39 23 6 10 68 51 75 –
1999–00 Süper Lig 17 34 7 5 22 26 54 26 3rd Round
2000–01 TFF First League 1 38 24 7 7 30 17 79 –
2001–02 Süper Lig 7 34 12 9 13 38 56 45 4th Round
2002–03 17 34 5 11 18 32 57 26 3rd Round
2003–04 TFF First League 17 34 8 9 17 36 62 26 –
2004–05 TFF Second League 16 32 6 7 19 35 60 25 –
2005–06 TFF Third League 11 30 9 8 13 29 31 35 –
2006–07 15 30 8 4 18 21 47 28 –
2007–08 This season Göztepe played in Amateur Level
2008–09 TFF Third League 1 36 20 11 5 48 29 71 –
2009–10 TFF Second League 8 36 13 11 12 33 30 50 1st Round
2010–11 1 34 22 8 4 70 27 74 1st Round
2011–12 TFF First League 13 34 11 8 15 36 43 41 2nd Round
2012–13 16 34 10 7 17 28 40 37 Last 16
2013–14 TFF Second League 2 38 21 12 5 57 30 75 2nd Round
2014–15 1 34 19 12 3 57 30 69 3rd Round
2015–16 TFF First League 13 34 9 11 14 38 40 38 3rd Round
2016–17 5 33 15 7 11 54 50 52 Group stage
2017–18 Süper Lig

Continental competitions[]

Summary[]

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
Cup Winners' Cup 10 4 1 5 14 10 +4
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 20 6 1 13 22 39 −17
Total 30 10 2 18 36 49 –13

Achievements[]

Season Achievement Notes
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1968–69 Semi-finalist eliminated by Hungary Újpest FC 1–4 in İzmir, 0–4 in Budapest
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1969–70 Quarter-finalist eliminated by Italy Roma 0–0 in İzmir, 0–2 in Rome

Results at UEFA Competitions[]

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1969–70 First round Luxembourg US Luxembourg 3–0 3–2 6–2
Second round Wales Cardiff City 3–0 0–1 3–1
Quarter-final Italy Roma 0–0 0–2 0–2
1970–71 First round Luxembourg US Luxembourg 5–0 0–1 5–1
Second round Poland Górnik Zabrze 0–1 0–3 0–4

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1964–65 First Round Romania Petrolul Ploiești 0–1 1–2 1–3
1965–66 Second Round West Germany 1860 Munich 2–1 1–9 3–10
1966–67 First Round Italy Bologna 1–2 1–3 2–5
1967–68 First Round Belgium Royal Antwerp 0–0 2–1 2–1
Second Round Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 0–2 3–2
Third Round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 0–1 0–1 0–2
1968–69 First round France Marseille 2–0 0–2 2–2 (c)
Second round Romania Argeș Pitești 3–0 2–3 5–3
Third round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia OFK Beograd 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Quarter-final West Germany Hamburg Hamburg withdrew
Semi-final Hungary Újpest 1–4 0–4 1–8

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 8 September 2021[12]

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 Turkey TUR İrfan Can Eğribayat
2 DF Turkey TUR Kerim Alıcı
3 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Marko Mihojević
4 DF Turkey TUR Kahraman Demirtaş
5 MF Nigeria NGA Obinna Nwobodo
6 DF Venezuela VEN Wilker Ángel
7 MF Turkey TUR Halil Akbunar
8 MF Turkey TUR Soner Aydoğdu (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
9 FW Senegal SEN Cherif Ndiaye (on loan from Gorica)
10 MF Turkey TUR Beykan Şimşek
11 MF Brazil BRA Lourency
13 GK Turkey TUR Arda Özçimen
14 MF Germany GER Makana Baku
15 DF Belgium BEL Dino Arslanagić
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Hungary HUN Balázs Megyeri
17 FW Turkey TUR Ege Özkayımoğlu
18 FW North Macedonia MKD Adis Jahović
19 MF Turkey TUR Efe Can Sacikara
20 MF Turkey TUR Tibet Öniz
22 FW Nigeria NGA Brown Ideye
23 MF Turkey TUR Atakan Çankaya
30 MF Turkey TUR Yalçın Kayan
33 DF Turkey TUR Atınç Nukan
41 DF Turkey TUR Berkan Emir
43 MF Slovenia SVN David Tijanić
68 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dženan Bureković
77 DF Turkey TUR Murat Paluli
99 MF Turkey TUR Altay Özkan

Out on loan[]

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 Turkey TUR Göktuğ Bakırbaş (at Ümraniyespor)
— GK Turkey TUR Eren Bilen (at Menemenspor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Yusuf Talum (at Menemenspor)

Current staff[]

Board members[]

President Mehmet Sepil
Deputy Chairman Talat Papatya
Board Members Can Kestelli
Board Members Doğan Mutlu
Board Members Aktuğ Sönmez
Board Members Kaan Öz
Board Members Sinan Öznur
Board Members Enes Memiş

Source: [13]

Technical staff[]

Manager Nestor El Maestro
Coach Nikon El Maestro
Coach Bojan Stamatovic
Coach Branko Katic
Coach Bülent Esen
Coach Hakan Özgür
Coach Birtan Güner

Source: [14]

Managerial history[]

Further information: List of Göztepe S.K. managers

Presidential history[]

Further information: List of Göztepe S.K. presidents

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tarihçe" [History] (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Turkey - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Efeler Devrildi" [The "Efe"s [Altay SK] Were Toppled]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 1 June 2006. p. 30. Kocaelispor ve Göztepe'nin ardından küme düşen üçüncü takım Altay oldu.İzmir temsilcisi İstanbulspor deplasmanından 1 puanla dönünce.Süper Lig'e veda etti.
  4. ^ a b "Göztepe, amatör kümeye düştü..." [Göztepe Relegated to Amateur [level]] (in Turkish). Habertürk. Anadolu News Agency. 22 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ Karataş, Ergin (4 June 2014). "Göztepe satıldı!" [Göztepe is sold] (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Demirören News Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Izmir celebrates return to Turkish Super League with Göztepe's advance". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Göztepe'nin muhteşem dönüşü" [Fantastic Return of Göztepe] (in Turkish). BeIN Sports (Turkish TV channel). 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Izmir celebrates return to Turkish Super League with Göztepe's advance". dailysabah.com. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Eskişehirspor 3–4 Göztepe'miz" (in Turkish). dailysabah.com. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Göztepe last team to advance to top flight". hurriyetdailynews.com. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  11. ^ "The biggest non-top-flight attendance ever". theguardian.com. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Kadro". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). goztepe.org.tr. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Kadro" (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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