ALG Spor

ALG Spor, formerly known as Güneykent Spor, is a women's football club based in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Founded in 1998. The club is named after its local sponsor ALG Textile. Club president is Ali Gözcü.[1] It is located in the İncilipınar neighborhood of Şehitkamil district. The team play their home matches in the Batur Stadium.

ALG Spor
Full nameALG Spor Kulübü
Founded1998 (1998)
GroundBatur Stadium
Coordinates37°03′31″N 37°23′49″E
PresidentAli Gözcü
LeagueTurkish Women's First Football League
2018-19runners-up

History
ALG Spor squad in the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First League.
Club president Ali Gözcü (April 2019)

The club was founded as Güneykent Spor in Gaziantep.[2] ALG Spor started playing league matches by entering the Group 6 of the 2015–16 Turkish Women's Third Football League season. They finished the season runners-up in the group. The next season, the team became runners-up at the end of the play-offs, and was entitled to play in the Turkish Women's Second Football League.[3] They finished the 2017–18 Women's Second League season as champion after the play-offs, and were so promoted to the Women' First League for the 2018–19 season.[4]

To strengthen the team for the matches in the Women's First League, the club transferred three experienced footballers, Yaşam Göksu, Fatoş Yıldırım, Gülbin Hız from Konak Belediyespor and Second-League striker Ebru Atıcı from Hakkarigücü Spor in the summer of 2018.[1] Further transfers were local players Remziye Bakır, Mislina Gözükara and Fatma Songül.[5] In the beginning of the second half of the 2018–19 season, the club transferred the Ukrainian striker Tetyana Kozyrenko.[6] ALG Spor finished their first season in the Women's First League as runner-up behind Beşiktaş J.K. losing the champion title only in the last league round equal on points but with goal average. ALG Spor, the leader of the previous two rounds with goal average, won their last match with 5-1, Beşiktaş J.K. defeated their opponent by 9-0, which enabled them a goal average of four in the final. The Turkish Football Federation set a play-off round between the two teams to be played on 12 May 2019 at a neutral venue, in Manavgat, Antalya.[3] The team became runners-up after losing to Beşiktaş J.K. in the play-off match with 0-1.[7][8]

Statistics

As of 1 March 2020.[3][7]

SeasonLeaguePos.PldWDLGFGAGDPts
2015–16Third League - Gr. 621815121206+11446
2016–17Third League225221211214+9864 1)
2017–18Second League12014335321+3245
2018–19First League21913336017+4342
2019–20First League1 2)151410536+4743
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Current squad
As of 1 March 2020

Head coach: Mehmet Karayılan

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Ezgi Çağlar
21 GK Gamze Nur Yaman
6 DF Derya Arhan
8 DF Medine Erkan
12 DF Aslı Canan Sabırlı
20 DF Alesia Lynko
38 DF Aleyna Gültekin
75 DF Kezban Tağ
3 MF Rachel Raesetja Sebati
No. Position Player
10 MF Gülbin Hız
13 MF Khrystyna Pereviznyk
23 MF Emine Ecem Esen
33 MF Natia Pantsulaia
7 FW Mislina Gözükara
9 FW Letago Madiba
16 FW Ebru Topçu
17 Neslihan Demirdöğen
88 Sabriye Arslano
97 Esra Sertdemir

Honours
Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Champions (1): 2017–18
Runners-up (1): 2916-17

Kit history
2018-19 way
  • ALG Spor squad in the 2018–19 Women's First League
  • ALG Spor squad in the 2018-19 Women's First League

References
  1. "ALG Spor'dan dört önemli transfer". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "ALG Spor Hakkında ..." (in Turkish). ALG Spor. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. "Kadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv Sayfası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. "Alg Spor ve Hakkarigücü birinci lige yükseldi". Malatay Time (in Turkish). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. Bucak, Efkan (1 July 2018). "ALG Spor iç transfere hızlı girdi". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "ALG Spor'dan büyük transfer - Gaziantep Haberleri". Samsun Son Haber (in Turkish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. "ALG Spor 0-1 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. "Kadın futbolunda şampiyon Beşiktaş". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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