Ä°zmirspor
Izmirspor is a Turkish sports club based in the eponymous province of Izmir. The football club currently playing in the Regional Amateur League. The matches will be played in the stadium Alsancak, where 15,737 spectators. The club was founded in 1923. Izmirspor is one of eight football clubs in the province of Izmir involved in the Turkish professional or semi-professional football. Together with Beykozspor Izmirspor was partially the honor to play on 21 February 1959, the first batch of newly introduced and nationwide discharged highest division, today's Süper Lig. The greatest success of the club's history is the 4th place in the table in the Süper Lig during the 1959/60 season. The most famous player of the club is the Turkish player Metin Oktay legend.
- 2.1 Before Erstligagründung
- 2.2 After the Erstligagründung
- 3.1 Before Erstligagründung
- 3.2 After the Erstligagründung
History
Foundation
The club was founded in 1923 in Izmir district Eşrefpaşa under the name Altınay SK. This association developed the following years a great rivalry against Sakarya Kulübü, another club of the district Eşrefpaşa. After this rivalry is hardened and prevent the competitiveness of the district clubs of other districts threatened, the Notalben of Eşrefpaşa decided to merge both clubs. This fusion was created on 28 November 1930, the club with the current name Izmirspor. The club colors were first laid down on blue- white. These colors were changed little at the request of Fahrettin Altay to the present form, on navy blue and white later.
Entry into professional football
Izmirspor one of the founding clubs he highest Turkish league, today's Super Lig After the club after the league 's foundation was nine Jahe long class, you missed the summer of 1967 in the league and rose for the first time in club history in the TFF 1 Lig from. Here the championship and thus the direct re-emergence was achieved at first attempt. Ascended in the Süper Lig, failed in the first season of the league.
Descent into the lower leagues and modern times
After the club always in the second or third highest Turkish league was competing until 2008 he was the first time viertklassig. 2010 we also missed here in the league and has performed since then in regional amateur league.
Achievements
Before Erstligagründung
- Master of İzmir Futbol Ligi: 1929/30, 1932/33, 1948/49, 1954/55, 1955/56,
After Erstligagründung
- Turkish second division champions (1): 1967/68
- Turkish Third League champions (3): 1979/80, 1988/89, 1997/98
- TSYD Cup (Izmir ) (1): 2004
League membership
Before Erstligagründung
- İzmir Futbol Ligi: 1923-1959
After Erstligagründung
Former notable players
- Turkey İsmail Demiriz
- Turkey Levent Eriş
- Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu
- Turkey Efe İnanç
- Turkey Yekta Kurtuluş
- Turkey Feti Okuroğlu
- Turkey Guven Önüt
- Turkey Semih Şentürk
- Turkey Kamuran Soykıray
- Turkey Ahmet Yıldırım
- Turkey Yiğit Incedemir
- Turkey Mustafa Yürür
Well-known former coach
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Petakovic ( November 15, 1968 - MAY 24, 1969)
Trivia
- In Izmir metro station metro İzmir exists which bears the name Izmirspor.