Muhafızgücü

Muhafızgücü SK
Full name	Muhafızgücü Spor Kulübü
Founded	1920 as Muhafız Alayı
Dissolved	1981
Colors	Red and white

Muhafızgücü SK were a Turkish sports club based in Ankara, Turkey. The club was founded in Ankara after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.^[1] The club was founded under the name Muhafız Alayı by Mülazım İsmail Hakkı Bey as chairman. On 1 June 1923, the club's name was changed to Muhafızgücü.^[2] Muhafızgücü were active in football, basketball, athletics, equestrianism, cycling, polo, and volleyball. They achieved their greatest success in football, when they became Turkish champions in 1927 and in basketball, as they won the Turkish League in the 1973–74 season.^[3]

Since Muhafızgücü were a military club their colors were red and white, the colors of the Turkish flag. The club was dissolved in 1981.

Honours[]

^[4] ^[5] ^[6] In Turkey, Muhafızgücü are one of three sports clubs who have won national championships in football, basketball, and volleyball.

Football[]

Turkish Football Championship

Winners (1): 1927

Ankara Football League

Winners (6): 1925, 1926, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929, 1930–31

Runners-up (6): 1924, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1945–46

Basketball[]

Turkish Basketball League

Winners (1): 1973–74

Turkish Basketball Cup

Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1967–68

Volleyball[]

Turkish Volleyball League

Winners (1): 1974–75

Turkish Volleyball Championship

Winners (2): 1968, 1969

Runners-up (2): 1965, 1967

References[]

^ Sports club founded by Atatürk's order (in Turkish)
^ Bozok, Salih (1985). Hep Atatürk'ün Yanında. Çağdaş Yayınları. p. 84.
^ "Başkentten çıkan şampiyonu hatırlayan var mı?". basketdergisi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "TamSaha dergisi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. February 2016. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ "Turkey - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "ERKEKLER LİG ŞAMPİYONLUKLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[1] Sports club founded by Atatürk's order (in Turkish)

[2] Bozok, Salih (1985). Hep Atatürk'ün Yanında. Çağdaş Yayınları. p. 84.

[3] "Başkentten çıkan şampiyonu hatırlayan var mı?". basketdergisi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[TamSaha-4] "TamSaha dergisi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. February 2016. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[5] "Turkey - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[6] "ERKEKLER LİG ŞAMPİYONLUKLARI" (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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v t Top level Turkish football league seasons
Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası	1924 1927 1932 1933 1934 1935 1940 1941 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951
Millî Küme	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1950
Federasyon Kupası	1956–57 1957–58
Süper Lig	1959 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Champions	Fenerbahçe (28) Galatasaray (23) Beşiktaş (21) Trabzonspor (6) Harp Okulu (3) Gençlerbirliği (2) Muhafızgücü (1) İstanbulspor (1) Güneş (1) Eskişehir Demirspor (1) Ankara Demirspor (1) Ankaragücü (1) Göztepe (1) Bursaspor (1) Başakşehir (1)

v t Basketbol Süper Ligi
Turkish Basketball Federation Turkish Basketball League System Turkish Basketball League Venues
Current clubs	Anadolu Efes Bahçeşehir Koleji Beşiktaş Icrypex Büyükçekmece Basketbol Darüşşafaka Tekfen Fenerbahçe Beko Frutti Extra Bursaspor Galatasaray Nef Gaziantep Basketbol HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye Petkim Spor Pınar Karşıyaka Semt77 Yalovaspor Tofaş Türk Telekom Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Playoffs	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021
Champions	Anadolu Efes (15) Fenerbahçe (9) Eczacıbaşı (8) Galatasaray (5) İTÜ (5) Ülkerspor (4) Beşiktaş (2) Karşıyaka (2) Tofaş (2) Altınordu (1) Muhafızgücü (1)
Awards	Finals MVP Mr. King (Top Scorer) Assists Leaders
Related	Turkish Cup Turkish Cup Final MVP Presidential Cup Turkish Presidential Cup Final MVP Turkish clubs in international competitions List of Turkish basketball champions Turkish Championship (defunct) Istanbul League (defunct)