Asya Spor Kulübü

Asya Spor Kulübü, better known as Gaziantep Asya Spor, is a women's football club in Gaziantep, Turkey founded in 2021.^[1] They are also called Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor after their sponsor Doğuş Gold Co.^[1][2]

Asya Spor

Full name	Asya Spor Kulübü
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Ground	Aktoprak Football Field
League	Turkish Women's Football Super League
2022–23	2nd
[[2023–24 Super League|Current season]]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at Aktoprak Football Field in Şehitkamil district of Gaziantep.^[3]

History

Asya S.K. was established as a women's football club in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, Turkey in 2021. They started to play in the 2021–22 Turkish Women's Second Football League. They finished the Group A as leader, and won the play-off match.^[4] The club gained the sponsorship of the company Doğuş Gold in 2021.^[1][2] They were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League in the 2022–23 season. The team finished the season as runner-up, and was promoted to the Turkish Women's Football Super League in the 2023–24 season. Brazilian team member Giovânia Domingas Campos was one of season's two top scorers with 36 goals.^[5]

Statistics

As of 16 September 2023^[update].^[6]

Season	League	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2021–22	Second League – Gr. A	1	10	9	0	1	52	7	+45	27
2022–23	First League	2	24	18	3	3	99	19	+80	57
2023–24	Super League	13 (^1)	4	1	0	3	8	-5	+3	3

• (¹): Season in progress

Current squad

As of 16 September 2023.^[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK   COL Maritza Guerrero 23 GK   TUR Gülten Kara 13 DF   AZE Alina Nahmadova 22 DF   AZE Kamilla Mammadova 99 DF   TUR Sibel Duman 8 MF   TUR Azra Ardos 10 MF   TUR Elif Kesgin 25 MF   TUR Hacer Şengül 42 MF   CMR Viviane Mefire Peka

No. Pos. Nation Player 90 MF   COD Bénie Kubiena 6 FW   COL Iranis Rodríguez 27 FW   BRA Giovânia Campos 31 FW   USA Tatiana Mason 4   TUR Tuana Şahin 7   TUR Kardelen Patoğlu 9   NGA Blessing Nikor 11   TUR Arife Kübra Gözmener

See also

Other women's football clubs in Gaziantep are:

• ALG Spor, play in the Super League,
• Gazikentspor, played earlier in the top-level league, and is now in the Second League.

References

1. "Hakkımızda" (in Turkish). Asya Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
2. "Sponsorluk" (in Turkish). Doğuş Gold. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. "Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor 7–0 Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
4. "Kadınlar 2. Ligi 2021 – 2022 Sezonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
5. "Kadın Futbol 1. Ligi 2022–2023 Sezonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
6. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
7. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Lig Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor 0-2 Galatasaray A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.