Sivasspor
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| Full name | Sivasspor | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Yiğidolar (Yigidos) | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground | 4 Eylül Sivas, Turkey (Capacity: 18,000[1]) |
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| Chairman |  Mecnun Odyakmaz[1] |
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| Manager | Bülent Uygun |
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| League | Turkcell Super League | ||
| 2008-09 | Turkcell Super League, 2nd | ||
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Sivasspor is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas, Turkey. They play in the Turkcell Süper Lig.
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[edit] History
Sivasspor were originally formed on May 14, 1932 in Sivas as Sivas Gençlik. They sported Kırmızı-Beyaz (Red-White) shirts and Beyaz (White) shorts. They played many matches on the amateur level in their early years before they were allowed to play professionally. By the mid-1960's, Sivas Gençlik merged with Yolspor and Kızılırmak. They had hoped that this merger would help their push to join the professional leagues, the league closed their doors to Sivasspor once more.[2]
There were several boycotts until July 1, 1967, when Sivasspor was allowed to play professional football in Turkey.[2] Sivasspor started out in the Second League, White Group.[3] Due to there being many new clubs, the Turkish Football Federation decided to create a third league. They were permitted into the Second League along with Afyonspor, Balıkesirspor, Giresunspor, Kastamonuspor, Malatyaspor, Orduspor, Uşakspor, and Taksim GK.[3] During their first professional season, Sivasspor finished 16th in their group, a mere 4 points from relegation. They also finished in the bottom half of the table the following season.[3][4]. They approached to First League in 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons but finished 2nd after orderly Şekerspor and Adana Demirspor and didn't promote to it.
Sivasspor would remain in the lower leagues until winning the Second League in 2005, gaining automatic promotion.[3] The club finished 8th in their first season in the Turkcell Super League. Werner Lorant lead the team to key victories over clubs like Beşiktaş J.K. and Gençlerbirliği. At the end of their first season in the top flight, they finished with a record of ten wins, thirteen draws, and eleven losses, totaling out to 44 points. The club's most successful season to date was the 2007-08 season saw them finish in 4th place in the Turkcell Super League and booked a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[3] They came in 4th on average goals after having the same points as the 2nd and 3rd. Until the 33rd week, they were able to lift the Championship by own means but lost with a crucial 3:5 score to later champion Galatasaray. The 2008-09 season saw them finish 2nd after leading the table for much of the season. The finished behind leaders Besiktas by 5 points.
On September 17, 1967 during a match against Kayseri Erciyesspor played at the Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, a disaster occurred with 40 dead and at least 300 injuries among the fans, which was the worst sporting-related event in Turkey.
[edit] Crest
Sivasspor's design for their crest came along in July 1965 when Yolspor, Kızılırmak, and Sivas Gençlik came together. The mayor of Sivas Ahmet Durakoğlu suggested that they use Kırmızı-Beyaz (Red-White) and three stars to represent the three clubs.[2]
[edit] 2008-2009 season
A thrilling start to the new Turkcell Super League, according to 27/09/08 saw Sivasspor drop only four points in the last five matches, which places Sivasspor top of the league. This includes a magnificent match against Fenerbahçe on 26/09/08, in which Sivasspor won 2-1. First half Fenerbahçe was leading with Selçuk Şahin's goal in the second half Murat Sōzgelmez and Sezer Badur managed the finishing score to be 2-1. They also beat 2-0 Galatasaray once with goals of Abdurrahman Dereli and Sezer Badur in 24/01/09.
[edit] European Record
Sivasspor was able to qualify for an european tournament for the first time in their history, by ranking fourth in the 2007-08 season championships.
- Intertoto 2. Round FK Grbalj-Sivasspor 2-2 (Mehmet Yıldız 14",39")
- Intertoto 2. Round Sivasspor-FK Grbalj 1-0 (Diallo 83")
- Intertoto 3. Round Sivasspor-SC Braga 0-2
- Intertoto 3. Round SC Braga-Sivasspor 3-0
[edit] League Participations
Super League : 2005 -
Second Level: 1967-1983, 1984-1986, 1999-2005
Third Level: 1986-1999
Amateur Level: 1983-1984
[edit] Current squad
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For recent transfers, see List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09.
[edit] Youth teams
Sivasspor have several youth teams. Included are the PAF (18-20), Süper Genç (16-18), B Genç (14-16), Yıldız (12-14), Minik (10-12), and Mini Minik (8-10) teams.
[edit] Current coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Bülent Uygun |
| Assistant Manager | Şükrü Üngan |
| First Team Coach | Sefer Yılmaz |
| First Team Coach | Esat Karaberberoğlu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Murat Göksu |
| Physiotherapist | Coşar Beyazıt |
| Masseur | İsmail Öztürk |
| Club Doctor | Fahrettin Dağistanlı |
[edit] Honours
- Winners (1): 2005
- Runners up (1): 2008-09
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b "SİVAS 4 EYLÜL". Turkish Football Federation. http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=438&kulupID=74. Retrieved on 2008-07-09.
- ^ a b c "Üç Yıldızın Öyküsü". Sivasspor.org.tr. http://www.sivasspor.org.tr/index.php?mod=uc-yildizin-oykusu. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Turkish-Soccer.com". Erdinç Sivritepe. http://www.turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Dünden Bugüne". Sivasspor.org.tr. http://www.sivasspor.org.tr/index.php?mod=dunden-bugune. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Sivasspor Futbolcular". Sivasspor.org.tr. http://www.sivasspor.org.tr/index.php?mod=futbolcular. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
[edit] External links
- (Turkish) Sivasspor's official web site
- (Turkish) Sivasspor's fun site
