Ankaraspor

Full name	Ankaraspor Kulübü
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (1978) 2020 (refounded)
Ground	Etimesgut Belediyesi Atatürk Stadyumu
Capacity	2,640
Chairman	Mehmet Emin Katipoğlu
Coach	Olcay Şahan (player-coach)
League	TFF Second League
2022–23	TFF Second League, White, 6th of 19
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Ankaraspor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaŋkaɾaspoɾ]), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈosmanɫɯspoɾ]), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League.

History

Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Belediye Spor Kulübü" (Ankara Municipality Sport Club) in 1978. The club has undergone several name changes throughout its history. In 1984, they were renamed "Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Spor Kulübü" (adding "Metropolitan" to the name). The name was simply switched to "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" in 1998. "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" has many sub-divisions branching from its main football division. These include badminton, basketball, boxing, handball, ice hockey, judo, oil wrestling, table tennis, wrestling. Finally, in 2005, the football club changed its name to "Ankaraspor A.Ş." and only focused on football, while "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" continued its activity on branches other than football.^[1]

On 15 September 2009, Ankaraspor was demoted from the Turkish Super League by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) over its unsportsmanlike relationship with Ankaragücü, which was deemed contrary to sporting competitiveness.^[2] All Ankaraspor games in the 2009–10 season were cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Ankaraspor's opponents by default. Ankaraspor was expelled from the Turkish leagues by TFF on 4 August 2010 due to being sued by TFF for objecting to forced relegation in 2009–10. No league operations for the season from 2010 to 2011 Ankaraspor (A2)B Team for season year for one year until 2010/2011

In the 2013–14 season, they were readmitted to TFF First League. In the 2014–15 season, they were champions of the division, resulting in their promotion to the Süper Lig.

On 29 June 2014, the club adopted the name "Osmanlıspor", which refers to Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.

On 8 September 2020, Osmanlıspor was renamed Ankaraspor, their former name.^[3]

Club badge and colours

Ankaraspor's home colours are blue and white.

The previous badge consisted of a blue and white colored shield, which bore the name and the foundation year of the club. The shield featured a view of an Anatolian leopard with some hexagon panels of a football in its head and chest. This animal, which lived in Anatolia and especially near Ankara for a period of time, symbolized the power and dignity of the club.

Stadium

Ankaraspor play their home matches at Yenikent Stadium which was opened in 1974 and renovated in 2008.

European participations

As of 23 February 2017

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2R	Dubnica	0–4	1–0	1–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Zimbru Chișinău	5–0	2–2	7–2
		3Q	Nõmme Kalju	1–0	2–0	3–0
		PO	Midtjylland	2–0	1–0	3–0
		GS Group L	Villarreal	2–2	2–1	1st
			Zürich	2–0	1–2
			FCSB	2–0	1–2
		R32	Olympiacos	0–3	0–0	0–3

UEFA Ranking history:

As of 2021

Season	Rank	Points	Ref.
2017	122	15.840	[4]
2018	147	8.000	[5]
2019	137	8.000	[6]
2020	142	8.000	[7]
2021	137	8.000	[8]

Players

Squad

As of 15 September 2023^[9]

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 Umutcan Keleşcan 3 DF  TUR Cenk Doğan 4 DF  TUR Yunus Emre Metin 5 DF  TUR Gökhan Kurumuş 6 DF  TUR Fatih Kızılkaya 7 FW  TUR Doğukan İnci 8 MF  TUR Kaan Baysal 9 FW  TUR Hamza Gür 10 MF  TUR Olcay Şahan 11 MF  TUR Burak Tarlabölen 12 MF  TUR Fahrettin Berk Yılmaz 14 MF  TUR Emre Can Örme 17 FW  TUR Berk Karadağ 18 MF  TUR Oğuzhan Efe Yılmaz (on loan from Kasımpaşa) 19 FW  TUR Yusuf Buğra Koşal

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  TUR Recep Taşbakır 21 FW  TUR Ramazan Eren Demir 22 FW  TUR Batuhan Kırdaroğlu 23 DF  TUR Raşit Yöndem 24 DF  TUR Serkan Yavuz (on loan from Çorum) 25 GK  TUR Adal Beran Bülbül 27 GK  TUR Anıl Atağ 34 FW  TUR Ömer Faruk Sezgin 39 DF  TUR İbrahim Sürgülü 40 DF  TUR Furkan Eliaçık 77 DF  TUR Recep Yemişçi 94 MF  TUR Mahmut Bilir — GK  TUR Arda Özkay — DF  TUR Taha Kiziltaş

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 — GK  TUR Bayram Kılıç (at Anadolu Üniversitesi until 30 June 2024) — DF  TUR Enes Eliaçık (at Talasgücü Belediyespor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Muzaffer Doğan (at Ankara Demirspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Doğukan Efe (at Alanya Kestelspor until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TUR Halil Esen (at Ankara Demirspor until 30 June 2024) — FW  TUR Görkem Can Güner (at Erbaaspor until 30 June 2024) — FW  TUR Yiğit Kotan (at Anadolu Üniversitesi until 30 June 2024)