Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced Turkish pronunciation: [ɟentʃˈlæɾbiɾli.i]), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı (The Wind of Ankara) or simply Gençler (The Youth). The club colours are black and red. The football team currently plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium, following the closure of the Ankara 19 Mayıs.
Gençlerbirliği
Full name
Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)
Gençler (The Youth) Ankara Rüzgârı (The Wind of Ankara) Alkaralar (The Red and Black)
Domestically, the club have won the Turkish Cup twice, in 1987 and 2001. They have also won the former Turkish Football Championship twice and the regional Ankara Football League a record nine times. In Europe, Gençlerbirliği's greatest success came in 2004. The club reached the fourth round of the UEFA Cup before losing to eventual champions Valencia.
Gençlerbirliği were founded in a slightly different way compared to many other football clubs, having been established by students from a high school, Ankara Erkek Lisesi (Sultani Mektebi). The students in question (Ramiz Eren, Mennan İz, Mazhar Atacanlı, Sait, Kenan, Nuri, Namık Katoğlu, Namık Ambarcıoğlu, Rıdvan Kırmacı, Hafi Araç, Ruhi, Sarı Ziya and Hakkı) had failed to be selected for their own school team, and asked one of their student friends, Asim, to talk with his father about setting up a football team for them to show how well they could play.
On 14 March 1923, Asim's father, the member of parliament from Muş Province, established the team for his son and his friends. Since all the members of the team were students he chose the name 'Youth Union' (Turkish: Gençlerbirliği). They elected Sarı Ziya's father Faik Bey as their first chairman.[2]
Turkish newspaper Yeni Sabah announcing the Turkish championship title of Gençlerbirliği on 16 July 1941.
Subsequently, these young students wanted to play against the school team which had not selected them. Gençlerbirliği won the game, played at "Hamit tarlası", 3–0. According to these young rebellious players this victory forged the identity of their new team.
They won the regional Ankara Football League a record nine times between 1923 and 1959, when the league had first level status before the introduction of a nationwide league.[3] Their greatest success domestically were the victories in the former Turkish Football Championship, when they became Turkish champions in 1941 and 1946.[4] Gençler entered the Turkish National League in 1959 and played 12 seasons until relegation in the 1969–70 season. They played in the second level until relegation to third level in the 1978–79 season. The club came back to second level after the merger of the third level with second level, at the end of the 1979–80 season. They finished second from last in Group A of the Second League, and had to relegate to the regional league. But, since the number of teams in the second division was increased, Gençlerbirliği were readmitted. The club won Group D in the 1982–83 season and finally returned to the top-flight after 13 years. They relegated again in 1987–88 season. Finally, Gençlerbirliği returned to the top-flight in the 1988–89 season, in their first return attempt. Gençlerbirliği's most successful seasons in the Süper Lig are 1965–66 and 2002–03, when they reached the third place. At the end of the 2017–18 season Gençler only reached the 17th place and as a result the club relegated to the second tier TFF First League.
Colors
There are two rumors about how Gençlerbirliği got their team colors, black and red:
The young students went to a local haberdashers and the only available colors were black and red. They purchased these colors to sew their own kit.
The outskirts of Ankara during spring time see plenty of poppy flowers (Gelincik) blooming and Gençlerbirliği selected the red and black of this flower for their colors. Gençlerbirliği merchandise in their store is usually called Gelincik by their supporters.
Rivalry
Gençlerbirliği's arch-rival are the neighbouring club Ankaragücü and games between the clubs are considered as the "Derby of the Capital".
Youth academy and scouting
Gençlerbirliği have always been one of the teams in Turkey most notable for their talented young footballers that they procure through scouting both in Turkey and throughout Europe and Africa. For example, Geremi was scouted and raised by the club, transferred to Real Madrid and later Chelsea. Another of Gençlerbirliği's young stars Isaac Promise received the 2005–06 Super League Individual Youth player of the Year award.[5]
Gençlerbirliği's state-of-the-art youth academy is located in Beştepe, Ankara with 50 acres (200,000 m2) of training facilities (Beştepe İlhan Cavcav Tesisleri).
Gençlerbirliği had been run by İlhan Cavcav from 1978 until his death in 2017. With Cavcav's help, Gençlerbirliği have become one of the more stable clubs in Turkey. This has been achieved mainly through the departure of the most talented players every season to the other clubs in Turkey. Departing players are usually replaced with much cheaper imports from Turkey, Europe or Africa.
Kendi Yayınları 2003 ISBN975-92422-0-6 author: Tanıl Bora. (in Turkish)
External links
Official website
Gençlerbirliği on TFF.org
April 24, 2023
gençlerbirliği, gençlerbirliği, spor, kulübü, pronounced, turkish, pronunciation, ɟentʃˈlæɾbiɾli, commonly, known, gençlerbirliği, turkish, sports, club, based, ankara, formed, 1923, gençlerbirliği, nicknamed, ankara, rüzgârı, wind, ankara, simply, gençler, yo. Genclerbirligi Spor Kulubu pronounced Turkish pronunciation ɟentʃˈlaeɾbiɾli i commonly known as Genclerbirligi is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara Formed in 1923 Genclerbirligi are nicknamed Ankara Ruzgari The Wind of Ankara or simply Gencler The Youth The club colours are black and red The football team currently plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the closure of the Ankara 19 Mayis GenclerbirligiFull nameGenclerbirligi Spor KulubuNickname s Gencler The Youth Ankara Ruzgari The Wind of Ankara Alkaralar The Red and Black Founded14 March 1923 100 years ago 1923 03 14 GroundEryaman StadiumCapacity20 560 1 PresidentNiyazi AkdasHead coachSinan KalogluLeagueTFF First League2021 22TFF First League 13th of 19WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonDomestically the club have won the Turkish Cup twice in 1987 and 2001 They have also won the former Turkish Football Championship twice and the regional Ankara Football League a record nine times In Europe Genclerbirligi s greatest success came in 2004 The club reached the fourth round of the UEFA Cup before losing to eventual champions Valencia Contents 1 History 2 Colors 3 Rivalry 4 Youth academy and scouting 5 Honours 5 1 Domestic competitions 5 2 Regional competitions 5 3 Others 6 European participations 6 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup 6 2 UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League 6 3 UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 4 Balkans Cup 6 5 UEFA Ranking history 7 Players 8 Current squad 8 1 Out on loan 9 Most capped players 10 Top goalscorers 11 Former players 12 Coaches 13 Presidents 14 See also 15 References 16 Further reading 17 External linksHistory Edit Genclerbirligi squad in 1924 Genclerbirligi were founded in a slightly different way compared to many other football clubs having been established by students from a high school Ankara Erkek Lisesi Sultani Mektebi The students in question Ramiz Eren Mennan Iz Mazhar Atacanli Sait Kenan Nuri Namik Katoglu Namik Ambarcioglu Ridvan Kirmaci Hafi Arac Ruhi Sari Ziya and Hakki had failed to be selected for their own school team and asked one of their student friends Asim to talk with his father about setting up a football team for them to show how well they could play On 14 March 1923 Asim s father the member of parliament from Mus Province established the team for his son and his friends Since all the members of the team were students he chose the name Youth Union Turkish Genclerbirligi They elected Sari Ziya s father Faik Bey as their first chairman 2 Turkish newspaper Yeni Sabah announcing the Turkish championship title of Genclerbirligi on 16 July 1941 Subsequently these young students wanted to play against the school team which had not selected them Genclerbirligi won the game played at Hamit tarlasi 3 0 According to these young rebellious players this victory forged the identity of their new team They won the regional Ankara Football League a record nine times between 1923 and 1959 when the league had first level status before the introduction of a nationwide league 3 Their greatest success domestically were the victories in the former Turkish Football Championship when they became Turkish champions in 1941 and 1946 4 Gencler entered the Turkish National League in 1959 and played 12 seasons until relegation in the 1969 70 season They played in the second level until relegation to third level in the 1978 79 season The club came back to second level after the merger of the third level with second level at the end of the 1979 80 season They finished second from last in Group A of the Second League and had to relegate to the regional league But since the number of teams in the second division was increased Genclerbirligi were readmitted The club won Group D in the 1982 83 season and finally returned to the top flight after 13 years They relegated again in 1987 88 season Finally Genclerbirligi returned to the top flight in the 1988 89 season in their first return attempt Genclerbirligi s most successful seasons in the Super Lig are 1965 66 and 2002 03 when they reached the third place At the end of the 2017 18 season Gencler only reached the 17th place and as a result the club relegated to the second tier TFF First League Colors EditThere are two rumors about how Genclerbirligi got their team colors black and red The young students went to a local haberdashers and the only available colors were black and red They purchased these colors to sew their own kit 1 The outskirts of Ankara during spring time see plenty of poppy flowers Gelincik blooming and Genclerbirligi selected the red and black of this flower for their colors Genclerbirligi merchandise in their store is usually called Gelincik by their supporters Rivalry EditGenclerbirligi s arch rival are the neighbouring club Ankaragucu and games between the clubs are considered as the Derby of the Capital Youth academy and scouting EditGenclerbirligi have always been one of the teams in Turkey most notable for their talented young footballers that they procure through scouting both in Turkey and throughout Europe and Africa For example Geremi was scouted and raised by the club transferred to Real Madrid and later Chelsea Another of Genclerbirligi s young stars Isaac Promise received the 2005 06 Super League Individual Youth player of the Year award 5 Genclerbirligi s state of the art youth academy is located in Bestepe Ankara with 50 acres 200 000 m2 of training facilities Bestepe Ilhan Cavcav Tesisleri Genclerbirligi had been run by Ilhan Cavcav from 1978 until his death in 2017 With Cavcav s help Genclerbirligi have become one of the more stable clubs in Turkey This has been achieved mainly through the departure of the most talented players every season to the other clubs in Turkey Departing players are usually replaced with much cheaper imports from Turkey Europe or Africa Honours EditDomestic competitions Edit Turkish Football ChampionshipWinners 2 1941 1946 Runners up 1 1950TFF First LeagueWinners 2 1982 83 1988 89 Runners up 1 2018 19Turkish CupWinners 2 1986 87 2000 01 Runners up 3 2002 03 2003 04 2007 08Turkish Super CupRunners up 1 1987Prime Minister s CupRunners up 1 1946Regional competitions Edit Ankara Football LeagueWinners 10 record 1929 30 1930 31 1931 32 1932 33 1934 35 1939 40 1940 41 1945 46 1949 50 1950 51 Runners up 7 1926 1926 27 1929 1934 1936 37 1942 43 1947 48Ankara ShieldWinners 3 1931 1935 1940 41Others Edit TSYD CupWinners 16 1969 1985 1986 1989 1993 1994 1998 2002 2003 2006 2010 2011 2012 2016 2019 2021European participations EditAs of 30 September 2004Competition Pld W D L GF GA GDUEFA Cup Winners Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 3UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League 14 6 4 4 17 11 6UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 2 0 2 10 7 3UEFA Total 20 8 4 8 28 22 6Balkans Cup 6 0 1 5 3 10 7Overall Total 26 8 5 13 31 32 1UEFA Cup Winners Cup Edit Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate1987 88 First Round Dinamo Minsk 1 2 0 2 1 4UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League Edit Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate2001 02 First Round Halmstad 1 1 0 1 1 22003 04 First Round Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 2Second Round Sporting CP 1 1 3 0 4 1Third Round Parma 3 0 1 0 4 0Fourth Round Valencia 1 0 0 2 aet 1 22004 05 Second Qualifying Round Rijeka 1 0 1 2 2 2 a First Round Egaleo 1 1 0 1 1 2UEFA Intertoto Cup Edit Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate1995 Group Stage Group 11 Strasbourg 1 4 3rd Tirol Innsbruck 2 3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 4 0 Floriana 3 0 Balkans Cup Edit Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate1967 68 Group Stage Group A Beroe Stara Zagora 0 2 0 1 4th Vllaznia Shkoder 1 1 0 1 Farul Constanța 1 2 1 3UEFA Ranking history Edit See also UEFA coefficient Season Rank Points Ref 2002 157 15 362 6 2003 162 15 495 7 2004 88 23 656 8 2005 94 23 872 9 2006 106 22 634 10 2007 106 21 791 11 2008 100 23 469 12 2009 171 7 445 13 Players EditCurrent squad EditAs of 5 March 2023 14 15 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK TUR Nurullah Aslan on loan from Samsunspor 3 DF TUR Musa Sahindere5 DF TUR Mert Kula8 FW MAR Moha Rharsalla9 FW TUR Ilker Karakas10 MF TUR Serdarcan Eralp11 FW TUR Gokhan Altiparmak17 DF TUR Yasin Gureler20 DF TUR Abdullah Sahindere23 GK AUT Philipp Alexander Angeler on loan from Tuzlaspor 24 DF TUR Alperen Babacan25 MF TUR Eralp Aydin26 GK TUR Ebrar Yigit Aydin28 FW TUR Baran Basyigit29 FW CRO Ivan Ikic on loan from Sarajevo 30 MF TUR Erkan Eyibil on loan from Antalyaspor 38 FW TUR Hayrullah Erkip on loan from Kayserispor 39 FW MTN Souleymane Doukara41 GK TUR Onur Alp Sarman42 MF POR Tiago Rodrigues No Pos Nation Player44 MF GUI Sekoua Tidiany Bangoura on loan from Istanbul Basaksehir 50 FW ECU Jaime Ayovi57 MF TUR Enes Keskin on loan from Pendikspor 60 DF TUR Ozgur Cek62 MF TUR Ozkan Yigiter on loan from Sivasspor 70 FW TUR Mete Kaan Demir on loan from Eyupspor 72 FW TUR Muhammed Himmet Erturk77 DF TUR Ugur Akdemir87 MF TUR Abdullah Durak89 FW ROU Gabriel Torje captain 97 DF MAD Thomas Fontaine99 GK TUR Atalay Gokce GK TUR Ahmet Cevat Varol DF TUR Ahmet Bugra Guven DF TUR Muhammet Baha Yetim MF TUR Adar Aygur MF NGA Chukwuma Akabueze MF TUR Harun Batuhan Ceyhan MF TUR Rahman Bugra Cagiran on loan from Yeni Malatyaspor Out on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK TUR Emin Emir Kavasoglu at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 DF TUR Batuhan Ucan at 1954 Kelkit Belediyespor until 30 June 2023 MF TUR Abdussamet Yilmaz at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 MF TUR Ataberk Gok at Edirnespor until 30 June 2023 MF TUR Batuhan Ozdemir at Erbaaspor until 30 June 2023 MF TUR Mustafa Yorulmaz at 1954 Kelkit Belediyespor until 30 June 2023 MF UKR Oleksandr Byelyayev at Lviv until 30 June 2023 No Pos Nation Player MF TUR Seyit Ali Kahya at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 FW TUR Ahmet Arda Tuzcu at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 FW TUR Kagan Ozkan at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 FW TUR Osman Emirkan Demir at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 FW TUR Zafer Goktug Erdem at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023 MF TUR Ulusoy Mert Kabasakal at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2024 Most capped players EditPlayer Caps Period1 Tevfik Kutlay 353 1959 722 Selcuk Cakmakli 336 1959 723 Avni Okumus 317 1983 934 Zeynel Soyuer 291 1959 715 Nihat Basturk 279 1994 20056 Metin Diyadin 265 1988 987 Orhan Yuksel 235 1959 668 Mehmet Simsek 228 1993 20019 Ihsan Temen 219 1959 6610 Okan Gedikali 207 1982 91Source Mackolik news site in TurkishTop goalscorers EditPlayer Goals Caps Period1 Andre Kona N Gole 72 145 1993 20012 Avni Okumus 71 317 1983 19933 Orhan Yuksel 67 235 1959 19664 Umit Karan 59 150 1996 20015 Souleymane Youla 57 134 2001 20056 Bogdan Stancu 55 139 2013 20207 Abdullah Cevrim 50 154 1961 19668 Zeynel Soyuer 47 291 1959 19719 Tevfik Kutlay 46 353 1959 197210 Muammer Nurlu 44 152 1983 1989Source Mackolik news site in TurkishFormer players EditSee Category Genclerbirligi S K footballersCoaches Edit Yuksel Doganay 1960 70 Oktay Arica 1970 71 Kazim Turesin 1971 72 Yuksel Doganay 1972 73 Fehmi Bastuzel 1973 74 Tevfik Kutlay 1975 Avni Bulduk 1975 Fehmi Bastuzel 1975 76 Avni Bulduk 1976 Oktay Arica 1976 77 Ruhi Yavuz 1977 78 Fehmi Bastuzel 1978 81 Mumtaz Tumer 1981 Fehmi Bastuzel 1981 Enver Urekli 1981 Ergun Berksoy 1981 95 Teoman Yamanlar 1981 82 Kadri Aytac 1982 83 Tinaz Tirpan 30 June 1983 31 May 1985 Erkan Kural 1985 86 Metin Turel 1986 87 Husnu Macurni 1987 Tinaz Tirpan 30 June 1987 31 May 1988 Kadri Aytac 1988 Ibrahim Aydin 1988 Teoman Yamanlar 1988 Erkan Kural 1988 89 Gunduz Tekin Onay 1989 90 Metin Turel 1990 Jozef Jarabinsky 1 July 1990 30 June 1991 Aldogan Argon 1991 92 Battal Tokyay 1992 Valeri Nepomniachi 1 July 1992 30 June 1993 Gurban Berdyyew 1993 94 Augusto Palacios 1994 Zafer Gonculer 1994 95 Metin Turel 1995 Georges Heylens 1995 96 Metin Turel 1996 Sadi Tekelioglu 1996 97 Teoman Yamanlar 1997 Luka Peruzovic 1 July 1997 21 Oct 1997 Yilmaz Vural 19 Nov 1997 30 June 1998 Karol Pecze 1998 00 Samet Aybaba 6 Jan 2000 11 April 2001 Hasan Gul 2001 Walter Meeuws 1 July 2001 10 Nov 2001 Erdogan Arica 2001 30 June 2002 Ersun Yanal 1 July 2002 30 June 2004 Erdogan Arica 2004 Oguz Cetin 1 Oct 2004 23 Dec 2004 Ziya Dogan 1 Jan 2005 31 Aug 2005 Mesut Bakkal Sept 1 2005 30 June 2007 Fuat Capa 1 July 2007 19 Sep 2007 Reinhard Stumpf 31 Aug 2007 29 Oct 2007 Bulent Korkmaz 29 Oct 2007 29 Jan 2008 Mesut Bakkal 29 Jan 2008 3 Nov 2008 Samet Aybaba 6 Nov 2008 31 May 2009 Thomas Doll 1 July 2009 17 Oct 2010 Ralf Zumdick 18 Oct 2010 26 Apr 2011 Giray Bulak 26 May 2011 8 June 2011 Fuat Capa 11 Jun 2011 20 May 2013 Metin Diyadin 14 Jun 2013 20 Oct 2013 Mehmet Ozdilek 22 Oct 2013 26 May 2014 Kemal Ozdes 28 May 2014 10 Jul 2014 Mustafa Kaplan 10 Jul 2014 15 Sep 2014 Osman Nuri Isilar 15 Sep 2014 23 Sep 2014 Irfan Buz 23 Sep 2014 16 Feb 2015 Mesut Bakkal 17 Feb 2015 25 May 2015 Mustafa Kaplan 25 May 2015 9 Jun 2015 Stuart Baxter 9 Jun 2015 24 Aug 2015 Mehmet Ozdilek 1 Sep 2015 13 Dec 2015 Yilmaz Vural 24 Dec 2015 29 Dec 2015 Ibrahim Uzulmez 31 Dec 2015 7 Nov 2016 Umit Ozat 8 Nov 2016 30 Aug 2016 Mesut Bakkal 30 Aug 2017 20 Nov 2017 Umit Ozat 20 Nov 2017 15 May 2018 Sezai Yildirim 15 May 2018 23 May 2018 Erkan Sozeri 23 May 2018 5 Mar 2019 Ibrahim Uzulmez 5 Mar 2019 30 May 2019 Mustafa Kaplan 18 Jun 2019 29 Oct 2019 Hamza Hamzaoglu 31 Oct 2019 29 July 2020 Mert Nobre 3 Aug 2020 10 Nov 2020 Mustafa Kaplan 14 Nov 2020 1 Feb 2021 Mehmet Altiparmak 1 Feb 2021 8 Mar 2021 Ozcan Bizati 12 Mar 2021 31 May 2021 Metin Diyadin 30 Jul 2021 12 Sep 2022 Taskin Aksoy 27 Sep 2022 1 Nov 2022 Mustafa Dalci 15 Nov 2022 4 Apr 2023 Sinan Kaloglu 5 Apr 2023 Present Presidents Edit Name YearsMunif Kemal Ak 1923 36Saffet Gurol 1936 43Namik Ambarlioglu 1943 44Fevzi Magat 1944 46Namik Katoglu 1947 48Yusuf Bahri 1948 49Orhan Seref Apak 1949 50Resat Taser 1950 52 Name YearsNuri Togay 1952 55Mumtaz Tarhan 1955 57Ahmet Salih Korur 1957 58Orhan Seref Apak 1958 61Turhan Ogan 1961 63Ibrahim Sitki Hatipoglu 1964 65Muslihittin Yilmaz Mete 1965 66Ismet Sezgin 1966 67 Name YearsHadi Ozbay 1967 68Necip Turegen 1968 69Mehmet Ali Tuzcuoglu 1969 70Adil Evrensel 1970 72Sezai Diblan 1972 74Hasan Sengel 1976 77Ilhan Cavcav 1977 2017Murat Cavcav 2017 2021Niyazi Akdas 2021 Source Genclerbirligi SK Official WebsiteSee also EditHacettepe SK the reserve team of Genclerbirligi References Edit Eryaman Stadi Turkiye Stadyumlari ve Stadyum Projeleri 31 May 2019 Genclerbirligi nin Tarihcesi gencler org in Turkish Retrieved 14 April 2018 Turkey List of Ankara League Champions Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 27 September 2018 Turkey List of Champions Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 14 April 2018 Genclerbirligi team profile Archived 17 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine turkish football com English accessed 27 January 2012 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2002 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2003 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2004 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2005 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2006 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2007 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2008 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Bert Kassies UEFA Team Ranking 2009 Xs4all nl Retrieved 8 March 2023 Kulup Bilgileri TFF A Takimi Genclerbirligi S K Further reading EditAnkara Ruzgari Kendi Yayinlari 2003 ISBN 975 92422 0 6 author Tanil Bora in Turkish External links EditOfficial website Genclerbirligi on TFF org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Genclerbirligi S K amp oldid 1149213607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
