Kasımpaşa S.K.

Kasımpaşa S.K. (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈkasɯmpaʃa], Kasımpaşa Sports Club), also known as Kasımpaşa SK or simply Kasımpaşa, is a Turkish professional football club located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium in Kasımpaşa, a neighbourhood of the district of Beyoğlu. The club is one of five Süper Lig clubs representing Istanbul, along with Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and İstanbul Başakşehir. The 2019–20 season eas Kasımpaşa's sixteenth (non-consecutive) season in the Süper Lig in their 99th year in existence.

Kasımpaşa S.K.
Full nameKasımpaşa Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Apaçiler (Apaches)
Founded15 January 1921 (1921-01-15)[nb 1]
GroundRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Capacity14,234
OwnerTurgay Ciner
ChairmanHasan Hilmi Öksüz
ManagerMehmet Altıparmak
LeagueSüper Lig
2019–20Süper Lig, 10th
WebsiteClub website

History

Kasımpaşa was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Türkiye Ligi in 1959 and remained there for 5 seasons, where their best finish was 5th in 1961–62 season. After 43 years, on 30 May 2007, the team was promoted to the Süper Lig for the second time in their history. In a dramatic match against Altay, Kasımpaşa came from behind twice to force a penalty shootout, which they won 4–3. They competed in the Süper Lig in the 2007–08 season, but were relegated back to the TFF First League. Kasımpaşa was promoted to the Süper Lig for the third time in the club's history on 17 May 2009 by beating Karşıyaka 2–1 after extra time in Ankara. The team remained in the top tier of Turkish football and managed to finish in top ten in the 2009–10 season, during which they beat Fenerbahçe away from home 3–1 and Beşiktaş away in the Turkish Cup by the same score. They also beat Trabzonspor at home in the league by the same 3–1 scoreline. By the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Kasımpaşa lost some of their important players due to the decisions of coach Yılmaz Vural just before the season started. After the squad weakened, the team went on a run of poor results and were relegated at the end of the season. In the 2011–12 season, the team made a rapid return to Süper Lig after play-off matches that were played in Ankara. They first beat Konyaspor 2–0 away and 4–0 at home. Then they played the final against Adanaspor and beat them 3–2 after a dramatic match on 27 May 2012. This was their 3rd consecutive victory in play-off finals since 2007. Thus, they represented their neighbourhood in Süper Lig in the 2012–13 season. Despite challenging for a UEFA Europa League spot throughout the season, rising as a dark horse in the league, a series of dismal performances in the final few matches saw Kasımpaşa finishing sixth in the table, five points away from Bursaspor on fourth, the final Europa League qualification spot. Since 2013, Kasımpaşa have lured well-known players such as Ryan Babel from Ajax and striker Eren Derdiyok from the Bundesliga and have continued to invest and strengthen their squad. As a result, Kasımpaşa is considered a mainstay of the SuperLig.

Grounds

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Main article: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium

Named after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the stadium is also known as Kasımpaşa Stadium. It has a seating capacity of about 14,000.[1]

Kasımpaşa Kemerburgaz Tesisleri

The club also makes use of the facilities of the Kasımpaşa Sports Club in Kemerburgaz.[1]

Achievements

Honours

League affiliation

Players

Current squad
As of 25 January 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TUR Ramazan Köse
2 DF  TUR Berk Çetin
3 DF  NED Dogucan Haspolat
6 MF  KVX Loret Sadiku
7 MF  TUR Yusuf Erdoğan
8 MF  CZE David Pavelka
9 FW  GUI Bengali-Fodé Koita
10 MF  BIH Haris Hajradinović
11 FW  SEN Mame Thiam
13 GK  TUR Murat Can Yıldız
14 MF  NOR Tobias Heintz
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  TUR Tarkan Serbest
24 DF  BEL Mickaël Tirpan
25 DF  CZE Tomáš Břečka
30 FW  CIV Gerard Gohou
35 MF  TUR Aytaç Kara
45 DF  TUR Çağtay Kurukalıp
71 MF  TUR Anıl Koç
77 MF  TUR Azad Toptik
92 DF  TUN Oussama Haddadi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
99 GK  FRA Fatih Öztürk

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  TUR Onur Ural (to Nevşehir Belediyespor)
— FW  TUR Ethem Erboğa (to 24 Erzincanspor)

Club officials
Main article: List of Kasımpaşa S.K. managers

Board members
Owner Turgay Ciner
Chairman Hasan Hilmi Öksüz
General manager Can Kaymak
Board Members Ahmet Misbah Demircan
Board Members İhsan Kalkavan
Board Members Mübariz Mansimov
Board Members Mehmet Turgut Yılmaz
Board Members Mehmet Fatih Saraç

Source: [3]

Technical staff
Manager Fuat Çapa
Assistant manager Murat Duman
Goalkeeping coach Nejdet Şen
Coach İsmail Özünal
Coach Shay Nahmias
Coach Murat Aslan
Performance Coach Uğur Güler
Club doctor Cem Ergenç

Source: [4]

See also
  • List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates

Notes
  1. Kasımpaşa was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ

References
  1. "OUR CLUB". kasimpasa.com.tr. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Kasımpaşa Profesyonel A Takımı" (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa S.K.
  3. "Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). kasimpasa.com.tr. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. "Teknik Kadro" (in Turkish). kasimpasa.com.tr. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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