Sincan Belediyesi Ankaraspor Kulübü, commonly known as Ankaraspor (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaŋkaɾaspoɾ]), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. The club was known as Osmanlıspor from 2014 to 2020.

Ankaraspor
Full nameSincan Belediyesi Ankaraspor Kulübü
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
2020 (refounded)
GroundEtimesgut Belediyesi Atatürk Stadyumu
Capacity2,640
ChairmanMehmet Emin Katipoğlu
CoachOlcay Şahan (player-coach)
LeagueTFF Second League
2022–23TFF Second League, White, 6th of 19
Websitehttps://www.ankaraspor2020.com/

History

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Previous club logo in Osmanlıspor era

Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Belediye Spor Kulübü" (Ankara Municipality Sport Club) in 1978. The club has undergone several name changes throughout its history. In 1984, they were renamed "Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Spor Kulübü" (adding "Metropolitan" to the name). The name was simply switched to "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" in 1998. "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" has many sub-divisions branching from its main football division. These include badminton, basketball, boxing, handball, ice hockey, judo, oil wrestling, table tennis, wrestling. Finally, in 2005, the football club changed its name to "Ankaraspor A.Ş." and only focused on football, while "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" continued its activity on branches other than football.[1]

On 15 September 2009, Ankaraspor was demoted from the Turkish Super League by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) over its unsportsmanlike relationship with Ankaragücü, which was deemed contrary to sporting competitiveness.[2] All Ankaraspor games in the 2009–10 season were cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Ankaraspor's opponents by default. Ankaraspor was expelled from the Turkish leagues by TFF on 4 August 2010 due to being sued by TFF for objecting to forced relegation in 2009–10. No league operations for the season from 2010 to 2011 Ankaraspor (A2)B Team for season year for one year until 2010/2011

In the 2013–14 season, they were readmitted to TFF First League. In the 2014–15 season, they were champions of the division, resulting in their promotion to the Süper Lig.

On 29 June 2014, the club adopted the name "Osmanlıspor", which refers to Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.

On 8 September 2020, Osmanlıspor was renamed Ankaraspor, their former name.[3]

Club badge and colours

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Ankaraspor's home colours are blue and white.

The previous badge consisted of a blue and white colored shield, which bore the name and the foundation year of the club. The shield featured a view of an Anatolian leopard with some hexagon panels of a football in its head and chest. This animal, which lived in Anatolia and especially near Ankara for a period of time, symbolized the power and dignity of the club.

Stadium

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Ankaraspor play their home matches at Yenikent Stadium which was opened in 1974 and renovated in 2008.

European participations

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As of 23 February 2017
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Europa League 14 8 3 3 23 12 +11
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 1 0 1 1 4 –3
Total 16 9 3 4 24 16 +8
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R   Dubnica 0–4 1–0
1–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Zimbru Chișinău 5–0 2–2 7–2
3Q   Nõmme Kalju 1–0 2–0 3–0
PO   Midtjylland 2–0 1–0 3–0
GS
Group L
  Villarreal 2–2 2–1 1st
  Zürich 2–0 1–2
  FCSB 2–0 1–2
R32   Olympiacos 0–3 0–0
0–3

UEFA Ranking history:

As of 2021
Season Rank Points Ref.
2017 122   15.840 [4]
2018 147   8.000 [5]
2019 137   8.000 [6]
2020 142   8.000 [7]
2021 137   8.000 [8]

Players

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Squad

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As of 10 September 2024[9]

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   TUR Abdülaziz Demircan
3 DF   TUR Furkan Eliaçık
5 MF   TUR Fahrettin Berk Yılmaz
6 DF   TUR Fatih Kızılkaya
7 FW   TUR Berk Karadağ
8 MF   TUR Doğukan Efe
10 FW   TUR Batuhan Kırdaroğlu
12 GK   TUR Umutcan Keleşcan
15 GK   TUR Berk Taşkın
20 MF   TUR Burak Tarlabölen
21 FW   TUR Ramazan Eren Demir
23 MF   TUR Emre Can Örme
25 MF   TUR Halil Esen
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF   TUR Muhammed Bayır
40 MF   AUT Enes Tepecik (on loan from Ankaragücü)
42 DF   TUR Yunus Emre Metin
58 MF   TUR Abdussamed Karnuçu
61 MF   TUR Oltan Karakullukçu
62 GK   TUR Adal Beran Bülbül
65 GK   TUR Bayram Kılıç
69 DF   TUR Sefa Durmuş
70 MF   TUR Samet Emre Gündüz
71 DF   TUR Berkay Akbaş
77 DF   TUR Recep Yemişçi
91 MF   TUR Selman Enes Canlı
99 FW   TUR Yusuf Buğra Koşal

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   TUR Enes Eliaçık (at Bayburt Öİ until 30 June 2025)

References

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  1. ^ "||| Bb Ankaraspor Resmi̇ Web Si̇tesi̇ |||". Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Hürriyet - Haberler, Son Dakika Haberleri ve Güncel Haber". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Osmanlıspor'un ismi değişti Ankaraspor oldu!" (in Turkish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2017". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2018". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2019". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2020". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2021". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Takım". Ankaraspor. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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