Karşıyaka S.K.

Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in Karşıyaka, Izmir. The team was founded on 1 November 1912. The "SK" refers to sports club, as besides football the club has sports branches in basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, swimming, sailing, billiards and bowling. The club's football team is currently playing in the TFF Third League, the basketball team in the Turkish Basketball League and the women's volleyball team in the Turkish Women's Second League.

Karşıyaka
Full nameKarşıyaka Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Kaf Kaf
Kaf Sin Kaf
The 35 and half
Founded1 November 1912 (1912-11-01)
GroundBornova Stadium,
Izmir, Turkey
Capacity12,500
ChairmanTurgay Büyükkarcı
ManagerSoner Tolungüç
LeagueTFF Third League
2018–19TFF Third League, Group 2, 4th
WebsiteClub website
Departments of Karşıyaka S.K.
Football Basketball Volleyball
(Women's)
Handball Tennis Swimming

Karşıyaka have a fierce rivalry with Göztepe; the match between the two teams is collectively known as the Izmir Derby. Other rivalries are with Altınordu, İzmirspor and Bucaspor. They also have a friendship with the fans of Ankaragücü, and Karagümrük. They consider Altay as a frenemy.

Karşıyaka in 1912.

Current squad
As of 1 September 2016[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  TUR Cenk Özbey
5 DF  TUR Mustafa Aşan
6 MF  TUR Arif Cılak
7 FW  TUR Doğukan İnci
8 DF  TUR Harun Atalay
9 MF  TUR Hakan Kuş
11 FW  TUR Battal Demirbilek
17 DF  TUR Mustafa Değirmenci
19 FW  TUR Bartu Umut
20 MF  TUR Mahmut Temür
22 DF  TUR Metin Peker
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  TUR Abdulhamit Yıldız
31 MF  TUR Ali Kemal Özkan
48 DF  TUR Onur Kıntaş
66 MF  TUR Okan Şahingöz
71 GK  TUR Erdoğan Açar
88 DF  TUR Anıl Çıracı
89 GK  TUR Mehmet Aksoy
90 DF  TUR Muhammet Fatih Öztekin
94 FW  TUR Emircan Avcı
97 MF  TUR Batuhan Çalışkan

League participations in football

See also

References
  1. http://www.ksk.org.tr/sayfalar/takim-1


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