Hatayspor (women's football)

Hatayspor women's football (Turkish: Hatayspor Kadın Futbol Takımı) is a Turkish women's football team as part of Hatayspor based in Antakya of Hatay. They were founded in 2021.^[1] Called also as Atakaş Hatayspor, the club is sponsored by the local steel production and port management corporate group Atakaş.^[2][3]

Hatayspor

Full name	Hatayspor Kadın Futbol Takımı
Founded	2021; 2 years ago (2021)
Ground	Divers
Coordinates	36°12′42″N 36°09′30″E / 36.21177°N 36.15825°E / 36.21177; 36.15825
Manager	Hilmi Bugüner
League	Turkish Women's Super League

History

The Turkish Football Federation appealed to the major clubs of the men's top-level league of Süper Lig clubs to form their women's football sides in order to help improve the women's football in Turkey. Hatayspor women's football were established as part of the 1967-founded club in 2021. They were approved as one of the eight newly established teams to play in the restructured league of Turkish Women's Super League.^[1]

Club footballer Verda Demetgül (born 2008), died under the rubble of her apartment devastated by the earthquake in Turkey that occurred on 6 February 2023.^[4]

Stadium

ThThe team play their home matches at Defne Atatürk Stadium located in Defne district of Hatay Province.^[5][6]

In the 2022–23 Super League season, the team played their home matches at stadiums in different districts of Hatay Province such as Hassa Stadium in Hassa,^[7] Karaağaç Sports Complex in Arsuz,^[8] Kırıkhan City Stadium in Kırıkhan,^[9] Reyhanlı Tayfur Sökmen Stadium in Reyhanlı,^[10] and New Hatay Stadium in Antakya.^[11]

Statistics

As of 5 February 2023^[update][12]

Season	League	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2021–22	Super League Gr. A	10 (^1)	22	3	3	16	20	62	−42	12
2022–23	Super League Gr. A	3 (^2)	16	8	3	5	30	23	+7	27
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

• (¹) : Finishe Group A as 10th, remained in the league after playouts
• (²) : Season in progress

Current squad

As of 5 February 2023^[update][5]

• Head coach:   Hilmi Bugüner

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 GK   TUR Senem Pınar Özer 60 GK   TUR Şetmanur Hapaç 4 DF   TUR Merve Odabaşoğlu 11 DF   TUR Nazmiye Aytop 21 DF   TUR Emine Demir 25 DF   TUR Aleyna Gültekin 78 DF   TUR Aybüke Aykul 8 MF   TUR Elvin Kılınç 9 MF   GEO Khatia Tchkonia

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF   AZE Vusala Hajiyeva 14 MF   GHA Priscilla Okyere 18 MF   BFA Juliette Nana 70 MF   GHA Suzzy Teye 80 MF   CIV Aminata Haidara 16   TUR Damla Kılınç 17   TUR Neslihan Demirdögen 77   TUR Seval Akbulut 99   TUR Zeynep Cesur

Kit history

2021–22 hpme

References

1. "Süper Lig de sıra kadınların". Akşam (in Turkish). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Atakaş Hatayspor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Kurumsal" (in Turkish). Atakaş Şirketler Grubu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "2008 doğumlu kadın futbolcu Verda Demetgül hayatını kaybetti". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. "Hatayspor 0–3 Fatih Vatan Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
6. "Hatayspor Defne Atatürk Stadı'nda". Antakya (in Turkish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
7. "Hatayspor 3–1 Altay" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
8. "Hatayspor 2–0 Dudullu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
9. "Onvo Hatayspor 1–1 Beşiktaş Vodafone Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
10. "Onvo Hatayspor 3–2 Alg Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
11. "Onvo Hatayspor 1–0 Hakkarigücü Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
12. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021–2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.