Altay S.K.

Altay
Full name Altay Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s) Büyük Altay (Great Altay)
Founded 16 January 1914 (1914-01-16)
Ground İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Capacity 51,295[1]
President Özgür Ekmekçioğlu
Manager Mustafa Alper Avcı
League TFF First League
2017–18 TFF Second League, 1st (promoted)
Website Club website

Altay Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club based in the city of İzmir, Turkey. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay (Great Altay). The club colours are black and white, and they play their home matches at the İzmir Atatürk Stadium.[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 four non-champion clubs that topped the first halve of 1. Lig ladder, along with İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. in 2016–17, Kocaelispor in 1992–93, and Sivasspor in 2007–08 and 2008–09.[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.

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. Many players and supporters of Altay SK lost their lives in the Turkish War. After the Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave General Fahreddin Pasha the surname of "Altay". Altay play in the former Stadium of Panionios and also use the former offices of the same club.[3]

Honours

National Championships

National Cups

Regional competitions

  • İzmir Professional League
    • Winners (2): 1956–57, 1957–58
  • İzmir Football League
    • Winners (13) (record): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–381, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54

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

League Participations

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 Belgium Standard Liège 2–3 0–0 2–3
1968–69 1R Norway Lyn 3–1 1–4 4–5
1980–81 PR Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–4 0–4

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

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

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:

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

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

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

Current squad

As of 20 June 2018

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

No. Position Player
3 Turkey DF Serkan Sözmen
4 Turkey DF Hayrullah Celik
6 Turkey DF Ulaş Zengin
7 Portugal MF Pedro Eugénio
8 Turkey MF Metin Yüksel
9 Turkey FW Hüsamettin Yener
10 Croatia MF Adnan Aganović
11 Turkey FW Murat Uluç
13 Turkey MF İbrahim Coşkun
14 Turkey MF Ferhat Çulcuoğlu
15 Bulgaria DF Ivan Ivanov
18 Turkey MF Yasin Palaz
No. Position Player
19 Portugal FW Marco Paixão
20 Turkey MF Tevfik Altındağ
23 Netherlands FW Leandro Kappel
24 Turkey GK Emre Koyuncu
35 Turkey GK Egemen Gençalp
38 Turkey DF İbrahim Öztürk
55 Turkey MF İbrahim Akın
66 Turkey DF Gençer Cansev
77 Turkey MF Ihsan Deniz
88 Turkey DF Özgür Özkaya
95 Turkey GK Can Sevinç
98 Turkey MF Atakan Çankaya

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 ALTAY tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 24 June 2010
  2. ↑ "Futbolda İlk Yarı Liderleri ve Şampiyonlar". Milliyet. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2016. (in Turkish)
  3. ↑ Στη Σμύρνη οι παλαίμαχοι του "Ιστορικού" Archived 25 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. sport24.gr (in Greek), accessed 24 June 2010
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