Kırıkhanspor

Kirikhanspor is a Turkish football club from the city of the southern Turkish province of Hatay Kırıkhan, was established here in 1938. Their home games contests the team Kırıkhan city stadium. The club colors are yellow and blue.

History

Establishment and first years

In Kırıkhan began after the French occupation of Hatay, the local young people to set up sports clubs. Since the population then put together in addition to the majority of Turks and Arabs and Armenians, these three groups played without a club affiliation football together.

On 5 July 1938, the Turkish General Şükrü Kanatlı visited the city and sat down with the young people in conjunction. After Kanatlı fulfilled the desire among young people for team jerseys and soccer balls, they founded the football club Kırıkhan ve Spor Kulübü Gençlik (German Kırıkhan Youth and Sports Club) in the same year. After the club was founded, the club played in the regional amateur league. Following the unification of the short-lived State Hatay with Turkey, the club continued its activities continue within the new state.

Entry into the Turkish professional football

After the summer of 1980, the Turkish professional football had been reduced from three to only two professional leagues, 1984, on directive of the then President Turgut Ozal, the third highest professional football league, the 3rd Lig, with its present name TFF 2 Lig reintroduced. In addition, it was announced that clubs could apply for a league participation after meeting certain requirements and conditions. In order to advance the city's development, several Stadtnotabeln Kırıkhans tried it, to meet the requirements. After allowing the conditions fulfilled, the Turkish Football Federation confirmed participation. So kirikhanspor took part in the season 1984/85 of the reintroduction of third Lig. As early as the first season, the club reached the championship of the third Lig and rose for the first time in club history in the second highest Turkish league, then called the second Lig on. After the club had reached its first four third- League seasons ever league table of the top places in the table, he missed in the third League 1988/89 season in the league and got back into the regional amateur league.

After the descent kirikhanspor played two seasons in the amateur league. In the summer of 1991 made ​​it the club again in the third Lig ascend. Here they played the next three Jahrend and rose to the summer of 1994, again in the amateur league.

Return to professional football and modern times

Kırıkhan qualified at the end of season 2008/ 09 for the playoff phase of Amatör Küme, the then- highest division in the Turkish Amateur Football. In this, carried out in Akçaabat, playoff phase, the last climber for the TFF Lig third, the fourth- highest Turkish professional league were played. Here kirikhanspor put in the final 5-3 on penalties against Kayseri Pansu Şekerspor by and took after fifteen years of absence, part of the professional football.

Ascended into the third TFF Lig received the association by the Turkish Football Federation no license for his home stadium. So wore from the club A home games for the next two seasons in neighboring Iskenderun stadium of July 5. In his fourth league season was finished the season as the fourth table and qualified for the playoff phase of the third Lig, in which the last climber TFF Lig 2 were determined. In the playoff phase of the club was eliminated in the semifinals.

League membership

• 2nd Division: -
• 3 League: 1984-1989, 1991-1994
• 4 League: Since 2009
• Amateur League: up to 1984, 1998-1991, 1994-2009

Well-known former coach

• Turkey Ali Eren Beserler