Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Third League. They play their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which has a maximum capacity of 18,423.[1] The club was founded in 1967.[2] They have also played in the Süper Lig many times in the past.
Elazığspor was founded in 1967 when three clubs (Merkez Gençlik, Güvenspor and Harputspor) were united to form a strong team for the city of Elazığ.[3] The club's emblem refers to a famous local dance called Çayda Çıra. This dance is performed with candles in the hands. Elazığspor's main rivals are Malatyaspor. The cities Elazığ and Malatya, were Malatyaspor play, are neighboring cities.[4] Due to the rivalry meaning a lot to those fan bases, extra security is almost a necessity to make sure of safety. Due to the fan bases dislike for each other, sometimes the visiting team's fans will not be allowed to attend the game due to security reasons.[4] Usually, there will be around 30 journalists from Malatya to attend the game whenever the rivalry is being hosted by Elazığspor.[4] The “Doğunun derbisi” has become one of the biggest football rivalries in Turkey.
One friendly match that Elazığspor played versus Diyarbakırspor on September 5, 2011 turned tragic. Fans of both teams threw stones and hard objects at each other.[5] One lieutenant and 1 expert sergeant died to the fan's behaviors.[5] A total of 6 people were injured.[5] These events happened during the middle of the match, as the game had to be delayed until the events that were going on came down. The club has played in the Second and Third Leagues for several years. Finally in 2002, the club was promoted to the Turkish First Football League. However, in 2004, they were relegated to the TFF First League again. They were relegated to the TFF Second League in 2008 after finishing in 16th place.
In January 2019, Elazığspor hit the news after signing 22 players in 2 hours on 30 January, after negotiating the end of a transfer ban imposed by the Turkish Football Federation.[6] The club, which made so many transfers in such a short time, entered the Guinness Book of Records.
The club withdrew from the 2019-20 2. Lig after the 2020 Elazığ earthquake. Next season, the club was allowed to compete in the 2020-21 2. Lig.[7]
^"Elazığ'ın yeni stadyumu açılıyor". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
^Okay, Cüneyd (2002). "The Introduction, Early Development and Historiography of Soccer in Turkey: 1890-1914". Soccer & Society. 3 (3): 1–10. doi:10.1080/714004887. S2CID 144787624.
^"Tarihçe | Elazığspor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
^ abc"Diyarbakırspor Elazığspor- Match Events". 2011-09-05.
^Sarigul, Erin. "Turkish club Elazigspor sign record 22 players in two hours". ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^"Kamuoyuna Duyuru". Elazığspor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^"Elazığspor". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^"TETİŞ YAPI ELAZIĞSPOR - Club Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External linksedit
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Elazığspor on TFF.org
December 08, 2023
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Elazigspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazig and currently competes in the TFF Third League They play their home games at Elazig Ataturk Stadium in Elazig which has a maximum capacity of 18 423 1 The club was founded in 1967 2 They have also played in the Super Lig many times in the past ElazigsporFull nameElazigspor KulubuNickname s GakgoslarFounded1967 56 years ago 1967 GroundElazig Ataturk StadiumCapacity18 423ChairmanSerkan CayirManagerRamazan CelikLeagueTFF Third League2021 22TFF Third League Group 1 14thWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird colours Contents 1 History 2 League participation 3 Current squad 4 Notable players 5 Managers 6 References 7 External linksHistory editElazigspor was founded in 1967 when three clubs Merkez Genclik Guvenspor and Harputspor were united to form a strong team for the city of Elazig 3 The club s emblem refers to a famous local dance called Cayda Cira This dance is performed with candles in the hands Elazigspor s main rivals are Malatyaspor The cities Elazig and Malatya were Malatyaspor play are neighboring cities 4 Due to the rivalry meaning a lot to those fan bases extra security is almost a necessity to make sure of safety Due to the fan bases dislike for each other sometimes the visiting team s fans will not be allowed to attend the game due to security reasons 4 Usually there will be around 30 journalists from Malatya to attend the game whenever the rivalry is being hosted by Elazigspor 4 The Dogunun derbisi has become one of the biggest football rivalries in Turkey One friendly match that Elazigspor played versus Diyarbakirspor on September 5 2011 turned tragic Fans of both teams threw stones and hard objects at each other 5 One lieutenant and 1 expert sergeant died to the fan s behaviors 5 A total of 6 people were injured 5 These events happened during the middle of the match as the game had to be delayed until the events that were going on came down The club has played in the Second and Third Leagues for several years Finally in 2002 the club was promoted to the Turkish First Football League However in 2004 they were relegated to the TFF First League again They were relegated to the TFF Second League in 2008 after finishing in 16th place In January 2019 Elazigspor hit the news after signing 22 players in 2 hours on 30 January after negotiating the end of a transfer ban imposed by the Turkish Football Federation 6 The club which made so many transfers in such a short time entered the Guinness Book of Records The club withdrew from the 2019 20 2 Lig after the 2020 Elazig earthquake Next season the club was allowed to compete in the 2020 21 2 Lig 7 League participation editTurkish Super League 2002 04 2012 2014 TFF First League 1974 82 1983 85 1986 87 1990 92 1995 02 2004 08 2011 12 2014 2019 TFF Second League 1968 75 1985 86 1987 90 1992 95 2008 11 2019 2021 TFF Third League 1982 83 2021 2022 2022 2023Current squad editAs of 16 January 2023 8 9 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 nbsp TUR Yigit Kafkasyali3 FW nbsp TUR Recep Yurdakul4 DF nbsp TUR Ali Osman Doner5 DF nbsp TUR Yigitcan Erdogan6 DF nbsp TUR Hasan Ekici7 FW nbsp TUR Hakki Ismet Simsek8 MF nbsp TUR Cafer Tosun on loan from Istanbulspor 10 MF nbsp TUR Mesut Saray11 MF nbsp TUR Salih Polatdemir14 FW nbsp TUR Firat Ergun17 FW nbsp TUR Abdullah Icen19 FW nbsp TUR Feyzullah Gunes20 MF nbsp TUR Selim Ozeren22 DF nbsp TUR Eray Berk Yildiz No Pos Nation Player23 MF nbsp TUR Ahmet Ertugrul Ozturk24 MF nbsp TUR Zeki Korkmaz26 GK nbsp TUR Hakan Canbazoglu33 MF nbsp TUR Yagizcan Erdem34 FW nbsp TUR Omer Faruk Sezgin on loan from Ankaraspor 35 DF nbsp TUR Yuksel Kayaalp39 DF nbsp TUR Emre Akgun52 FW nbsp TUR Izzet Topatar53 DF nbsp TUR Muhammet Ensar Cavusoglu on loan from Pazarspor 67 MF nbsp TUR Cihan Canpolat72 DF nbsp TUR Muhammed Ibrahim Isler78 GK nbsp TUR Ali Can80 FW nbsp TUR Ahmet Ormanoglu99 GK nbsp TUR Ibrahim AkdasNotable players editBosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Aldin Cajic nbsp Ivan Sesar nbsp Ognjen VranjesFrance nbsp Julien FaubertNetherlands nbsp Marvin ZeegelaarSweden nbsp Emir KujovicTurkey nbsp Serdar Gurler nbsp Ersan Gulum nbsp Halil AkbunarManagers edit nbsp Milorad Mitrovic Sep 5 2003 Oct 30 2003 nbsp Guvenc Kurtar Oct 31 2003 Jun 30 2004 nbsp Erol Tok Aug 22 2007 Feb 19 2008 nbsp Serafettin Tutas Apr 9 2008 Jun 30 2008 nbsp Osman Ozkoylu June 10 2010 Oct 10 2011 nbsp Husnu Ozkara Oct 14 2011 March 29 2012 nbsp Bulent Uygun March 30 2012 Oct 8 2012 nbsp Yilmaz Vural Oct 10 2012 May 20 2013 nbsp Trond Sollied June 24 2013 Oct 27 2013 nbsp Okan Buruk Oct 31 2013 Jun 2 2014 nbsp Umit Ozat Aug 8 2014 Apr 30 2015 nbsp Bayram Bektas Apr 30 2015 Nov 12 2015 nbsp Ibrahim Uzulmez Nov 19 2015 Dec 31 2015 nbsp Kemal Ozdes Jan 4 2016 Jan 15 2016 nbsp Coskun Demirbakan Jan 21 2016 March 4 2016 nbsp Ogun Temizkanoglu March 4 2016 Nov 10 2016 nbsp Bayram Bektas Nov 11 2016 May 20 2017 nbsp Mehmet Altiparmak July 2 2017 Nov 2 2017 nbsp Huseyin Kalpar Nov 7 2017 Apr 9 2018 nbsp Muammer Surmeli Apr 13 2017 May 31 2018 nbsp Orhan Kaynak Aug 8 2018 Jan 24 2019 nbsp Erhan Altin Feb 13 2018 Mar 3 2019 nbsp Serhat Gulpinar Mar 6 2018 Apr 22 2019 nbsp Sefer Yilmaz Apr 25 2019 Oct 30 2019 nbsp Levent Eris Nov 1 2019 Oct 29 2020 nbsp Orhan Kaynak Oct 29 2020 Dec 31 2020 nbsp Umit Tekoglu Jan 4 2021 Feb 18 2021 nbsp Cafer Aydin Feb 22 2021 Jun 30 2021 nbsp Kenan Kamac Sep 2 2021 Sep 21 2021 nbsp Cafer Aydin Sep 22 2021 Feb 15 2022 nbsp Alaettin Tutas Feb 19 2022 Jun 30 2021 nbsp Ramazan Celik Jul 22 2022 References edit Elazig in yeni stadyumu aciliyor www ntv com tr in Turkish Retrieved 2023 06 24 Okay Cuneyd 2002 The Introduction Early Development and Historiography of Soccer in Turkey 1890 1914 Soccer amp Society 3 3 1 10 doi 10 1080 714004887 S2CID 144787624 Tarihce Elazigspor Kulubu in Turkish Retrieved 2023 06 24 a b c NEW APPOINTMENT IN EAST a b c Diyarbakirspor Elazigspor Match Events 2011 09 05 Sarigul Erin Turkish club Elazigspor sign record 22 players in two hours ESPN Retrieved 2 February 2019 Kamuoyuna Duyuru Elazigspor Kulubu Resmi Internet Sitesi 7 February 2020 Retrieved 8 February 2023 Elazigspor Mackolik com Retrieved 17 April 2018 TETIS YAPI ELAZIGSPOR Club Details TFF www tff org Retrieved 17 April 2018 External links editOfficial website Elazigspor on TFF org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elazigspor amp oldid 1180786832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
