Altay S.K.

Altay Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay (Great Altay). The club colors are black and white, and they currently play their home matches at the Bornova Stadium, while a new stadium is under construction at the site of the Altay Alsancak Stadium, where they previously played.[1]

Altay
Full nameAltay Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Büyük Altay (Great Altay)
Founded16 January 1914 (1914-01-16)
GroundAlsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium
Capacity15,000
PresidentÖzgür Ekmekçioğlu
ManagerSinan Kaloğlu
LeagueSüper Lig
2020–211. Lig, 5th of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website

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 six non-champion clubs that topped the first half of 1. Lig table, along with Kocaelispor in 1992–93, and Sivasspor in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2019–20.[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 many prominent Turkish politicians of the era. Former Turkish President Celal Bayar worked very hard in founding 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 İzmir Alsancak Stadium first built in 1929 and recently renovated in 2021.

Honours

National Championships

National Cups
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966–67, 1979–80
    • Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1985–86
  • Super Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1967, 1980
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • Runners-up (3): 1972, 1979, 1986
  • Organ Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (18): 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2021
  • Ayçilek Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1973, 1978
  • Tore Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1976
  • Aydin Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (3): 1963, 1964, 1986

Regional competitions
  • İzmir Professional League
    • Winners (2): 1956–57, 1957–58
  • İzmir Football League
    • Winners (14) (record): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58

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

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

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

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:

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

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

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

Players

Current squad
As of 30 April 2022[3]

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  POL Mateusz Lis
2 DF  IRN Mohammad Naderi
4 DF  SWE Eric Björkander
5 MF  CIV Serge Arnaud Aka
6 MF  TUR Ceyhun Gülselam
7 FW  SUR Leandro Kappel
8 MF  TUR Zeki Yıldırım
9 FW  EGY Ahmed Yasser Rayyan (on loan from Al Ahly SC)
10 MF  CHI Martín Rodríguez
14 DF  GER Tolga Ünlü
16 MF  BRA Thaciano (on loan from Grêmio)
17 MF  GAB André Biyogo Poko
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  TUR Cem Özgener
19 FW  POR Marco Paixão
20 FW  TUR Kazımcan Karataş
21 MF  CHI César Pinares
28 DF  TUR Murat Akça
29 MF  SEN Khaly Thiam
30 FW  TUR Eren Erdoğan
35 GK  TUR Cihan Topaloğlu
38 DF  TUR İbrahim Öztürk
63 FW  GER Deniz Kadah
88 DF  TUR Özgür Özkaya
90 DF  TUR Cebrail Karayel
99 GK  TUR Ozan Evrim Özenç

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
45 GK  TUR Aydın Bağ (at Vanspor)
— MF   SUI Hakan Demirci (at Kocaelispor)

See also

References
  1. ALTAY tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 24 June 2010
  2. "Futbolda İlk Yarı Liderleri ve Şampiyonlar" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. "A TAKIM". Altay. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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