Turkey national football B team
Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
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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 U-23 (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[]
Olympic Games[]
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Tevfik Köse | 8 | 3 |
Ferhat Kiraz | 8 | 0 |
Kemal Tokak | 8 | 0 |
Kağan Söylemezgiller | 7 | 0 |
Necati Ateş | 6 | 3 |
- Goals
Player | Goals | Caps |
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5 | 5 | |
Veysel Sarı | 4 | 4 |
Ersen Martin | 3 | 5 |
Necati Ateş | 3 | 6 |
Tevfik Köse | 3 | 8 |
3 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
1 | 5 | |
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:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | 10 June 1994 | İstanbul Güngörenspor | ||||
GK | 16 March 1992 | Erdekspor | ||||
GK | 2 October 1993 | Payas Belediyespor | ||||
DF | 20 January 1994 | Denizlispor | ||||
DF | 21 July 1993 | Karşıyaka S.K. | ||||
DF | Cebrail Karayel | 15 August 1994 | Adliyespor | |||
DF | 1 January 1994 | Denizlispor | ||||
DF | 20 October 1992 | Turgutluspor | ||||
DF | 4 February 1992 | MKE Ankaragücü | ||||
DF | 7 August 1991 | Beylerbeyi S.K. | ||||
DF | 15 September 1992 | Ofspor | ||||
DF | 20 February 1992 | Ramispor | ||||
MF | 27 June 1993 | Sivasspor | ||||
MF | Emre Akbaba | 4 October 1992 | Alanyaspor | |||
MF | 15 June 1994 | İstanbulspor A.Ş. | ||||
MF | 9 April 1993 | Altınordu S.K. | ||||
MF | 26 March 1990 | Tuzlaspor | ||||
MF | 1 June 1994 | Ümraniyespor | ||||
MF | 17 December 1993 | Erzurum BB Spor | ||||
MF | 25 February 1992 | Bugsaşspor | ||||
FW | Ahmet Dereli | 22 October 1992 | Adanaspor | |||
FW | 9 August 1994 | Sarıyerspor | ||||
FW | 21 January 1993 | Batman Petrolspor | ||||
FW | 3 March 1992 | Tuzlaspor |
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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