Adanaspor
Full nameAdanaspor Spor Faaliyetleri A.Ş.[1]
Nickname(s)Turuncu ([The] Orange)
Toros Kaplanları ([The] Taurus Tigers)
Founded1954 (1954)
GroundAdana Stadium
Capacity33,543
ChairmanBayram Akgül
ManagerMustafa Kaplan
LeagueTFF First League
2022–23TFF First League, 17th of 19 (withdrew)
WebsiteClub website

Adanaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana; currently, they play in the TFF First League. The club was founded in 1954 by middle-class merchants and artisans in response to their perceived alienation within the city's then most popular club, Adana Demirspor, who were supported by workers, financed by landowners, and governed by TCDD staff. The two clubs first played against each other in 1956, with the match becoming known as the Adana derby. Both clubs have fiercely competed for citywide support and domination since then, and each club's fans believe their club to be the true representation of the city of Adana. In addition, Adanaspor's home ground, Adana Stadium, is shared with their archrivals, which intesifies their matches even further.[2] Adanaspor's jersey colors, orange and white, symbolize oranges and cotton, the main harvests of the city.[3]

Adanaspor were one of the most successful clubs of the Turkish Football League in 1970s and early 1980s. Toros Kaplanları (Taurus Tigers) were the Runners-up for the 1980-81 season, having participated at the top division for a total of 22 years. The club also competed in the UEFA Cup for three years.[4]

History

Club entrance

A club under the name of Adanaspor was first founded in 1932; it competed in the Adana Amateur League. Orhan Kemal (the pen name of internationally known novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü) played for this iteration of the club.[5]

Club badge 1954–67

However, the club that would become Adanaspor was founded on January 23, 1954 by Mehmet Şanlıtürk, Mustafa Bekbaş, Erol Erk, Ali Gedikbaş and Dr. Muzaffer Eraslan. The club's original colours were yellow and navy, and it competed in the amateur league until 1966, when Adanaspor merged with Akinspor and Torosspor in order to become a fully professional club. The "new" club was admitted into the 2. Lig (the Second Division of Turkish football) in its first season as a professional club. After the merge, the club colours were changed to orange and white.[4]

Adanaspor competed in the 2. Lig until they earned promotion to the 1. Lig (Süper Lig) at the conclusion of the 1970–71 season. They spent thirteen straight years in the 1. Lig, from 1971–84, competing in the UEFA Cup three times, and the Balkans Cup once.[4] Adanaspor won its first cup, the Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Kupası, in 1973. They defeated İzmir Denizgücü SK 2–0 in the final, with Behçet Arkun and Orhan Yalçınkaya scoring the goals.

At the end of the 1975–76 season, Adanaspor finished fourth,[6] their highest finish in the top-flight at the time. Not long after, they went on to better their record, finishing second in 1980–81. Despite the apparent success and upward progression, Adanaspor's fortunes took a turn for the worse, and they were relegated for the first time in 1984. They earned promotion in 1988 after winning the 2. Lig, but due to financial troubles, the club could not keep up their level of performance, and were relegated back to the 2. Lig at the end of the 1990–91 season.[4]

The club spent the next several years bouncing back and forth between leagues, then spiraled out of control in the mid-2000s, culminating in a declaration of bankruptcy in 2005. During this period, Adanaspor were relegated three times in a row, ending up in the 3. Lig (Fourth Division) in 2006.

However, after hitting "rock bottom," their fortunes changed. Adanaspor earned double promotions in 2006–07 and 2007–08, and became regulars in the 1. Lig (Second Division) for the next decade, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Süper Lig at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] In 2011–12, they were again provided a chance to return to the top level of Turkish football, after qualifying to the Promotion Play-offs with a 6th place finish. They defeated Çaykur Rizespor 4–1 on aggregate in the two-legged semifinal, but lost 3-2 to Kasımpaşa after extra time in the Play-off Final. Finally, on 24 April 2016, after 12 years in the lower leagues, Adanaspor guaranteed their place in the Süper Lig for the 2016-17 season after coming back from 0–2 deficit to defeat Gaziantep BB 3–2 away from home. Unfortunately, after one season in the Süper Lig, they were immediately relegated back to the First League, where they have competed since.

Stadium and the facilities

Adanaspor fan section

Adanaspor play their home matches at the Adana Stadium in Sarıçam district since February 2021. South side of the stadium are designated for Adanaspor fans and are painted to orange and white. The stadium has a seating capacity of 33,543 and it is shared with Adana Demirspor. The club played their home games at the 5 Ocak Stadium from 1954 to 2021.

Professional football team training ground is the Çatalan Tesisleri, 25 km north of the city, in the Karaisalı district. The facility has 4 football fields, swimming pool, fitness center and staff-player residences. The main facility for the youth teams is the Osman Yereşen Facility in the Çukurova district. The facility has two pitch and a residence building. Some age groups of the youth team train at the Gündüz Tekin Onay training facility, which is also in Çukurova district.[7]

Supporters and rivalries

Adanaspor products sold before a match

Adanaspor are traditionally supported by the merchants and artisans of the city. Until the change in the club management in early 2000s, Adanaspor had a loyal fan base and had spectator average of 10,000 to 15,000 at every game. Since the club converted into a one-owner private company, although they continued to be supported at a good season, level of loyalty diminished sharply. During the seasons in which Adanaspor had poor results, average number of spectators fell down to 1,500, way below the averages of the years from 1970 to 2000.

Adanaspor's main supporters group is "Turbeyler". Their permanent location at the 5 Ocak Stadium is the GKA (South Stands) which they call it the 'Arjantin Köşe' (en:Argentine Corner). Before 2000s at the derby matches, the West and the large East stand were shared equally by Adana Demir and Adanaspor fans, Adana Demir fans settle at the north seats of these Stands and Adanaspor fans settle at the south section.[3] Since 2000s, the entire West and East Stands were open only to the fans of the official host of the derby match. When Adana Demirspor is hosting, Adanaspor fans are only allowed to the 1,600-seat South Stand and when Adanaspor is hosting, Adana Demirspor fans are only allowed to the 1,600-seat North Stand. 37°01′57″N 35°15′45″E / 37.03250°N 35.26250°E / 37.03250; 35.26250

Honours

Competitions

European participations

As of 30 September 1981
CompetitionPWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Cup 6114620–14
Balkans Cup 4022311–8
Total 10 1 3 6 9 31 –22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference.

UEFA Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1976–77 First Round Austria Salzburg 2–0 0–5 2–5
1978–79 First Round Hungary Budapest Honvéd 2–2 0–6 2–8
1981–82 First Round Italy Inter Milan 1–3 1–4 2–7

Balkans Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1976 Group Stage
(Group A)		 Romania Sportul Studențesc 2–2 0–7 3rd
Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 1–1 0–1

UEFA ranking history:

As of 1983
SeasonRankPointsRef.
1977152 Increase1.000[12]
1978157 Decrease1.000[13]
1979116 Increase1.500[14]
1980123 Decrease1.500[15]
1981124 Decrease1.500[16]
1982202 Decrease0.500[17]
1983204 Decrease0.500[18]

Players

Current squad

As of 15 September 2023[19]

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 Turkey TUR Ahmet Kıvanç
3 DF Turkey TUR Hüseyin Öztürk
4 DF Turkey TUR Batuhan Yilmaz
5 MF Turkey TUR Kubilay Aktaş
6 MF Turkey TUR Devran Senyurt
7 FW Turkey TUR Metehan Altunbaş
8 MF Turkey TUR Harun Alpsoy
10 FW Switzerland SUI Dimitri Oberlin
11 FW Cameroon CMR Eric Ayuk
13 GK Turkey TUR Arda Akbulut (on loan from Trabzonspor)
14 MF Turkey TUR Hakki Türker
15 DF Belgium BEL Jordan Lukaku
20 MF Turkey TUR İbrahim Aksu
22 DF Turkey TUR Fatih Kuruçuk
23 DF Turkey TUR Evren Korkmaz
25 GK Turkey TUR Muhammed Emin Çelik
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Turkey TUR Feyzi Yıldırım
27 FW New Zealand NZL Joe Champness
28 MF France FRA Check Oumar Diakité
30 MF Turkey TUR Mutlu Aksu Dogan
42 MF France FRA Abdoulaye Dabo
47 MF France FRA Samuel Yépié Yépié
61 MF Turkey TUR Serhat Kot
64 DF Turkey TUR Cem Güzelbay
70 FW Turkey TUR Burhan Tuzun
77 DF Turkey TUR Ferhat Katipoğlu
99 FW Turkey TUR Muhammet Enes Gök
— DF Turkey TUR Hıdır Aytekin
— MF Switzerland SUI Shirvan Tas
— FW Turkey TUR Hakan Eroğlu
— FW Chile CHI Junior Fernandes

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Metehan Mollaoğlu (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2024)

Affiliated clubs

The following club(s) are currently affiliated with Adanaspor:

References

  1. ↑ "Adanaspor A.Ş." Adanaspor.com.tr. Adanaspor A.Ş. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 5 OCAK – ADANA DEMİRSPOR tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 4 June 2010
  3. 1 2 Altınşehir Adana, accessed 23 January 2020
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Tarihçe adanaspor.com.tr (in Turkish), accessed 5 June 2010
  5. ↑ Hürriyet newspaper, accessed 23 January 2020
  6. ↑ 1975–1976 1.Lig Archived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine turkish-soccer.com, accessed 5 June 2010
  7. ↑ Adanaspor A.Ş. Tesisleri, accessed 17 January 2020
  8. ↑ 1980–1981 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 5 June 2010
  9. ↑ At the time of their win, the 2. Lig was the Second Division in the Turkish football league system. However, after the 1. Lig became the Süper Lig in 2001, the 2. Lig became the 1. Lig and a newly created 2. Lig was put into place. The old 2. Lig became the 3. Lig.
  10. ↑ ŞAMPİYONLAR Türkiye Profesyonel 2. Ligi Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine ligtv.com.tr (in Turkish), accessed 5 June 2010
  11. ↑ name=
  12. ↑ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1977". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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  14. ↑ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1979". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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  19. ↑ "TAKIMIMIZ". Adanaspor. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Beşiktaş, Adanaspor ile iş birliği yapıyor" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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