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Bursaspor

Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği(Turkish pronunciation:[buɾsaspoɾkulybydæɾneji]), commonly known asBursaspor,is a Turkishsports clublocated in the city ofBursa.Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.

Bursaspor
Full nameBursaspor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s)Yeşil Timsahlar(Green Crocodiles)
Founded1 June 1963;61 years ago(1963-06-01)[2]
GroundCentennial Atatürk Stadium
Capacity43,361
ChairmanSinan Bür
ManagerPablo Batalla
LeagueTFF Second League
2022–23TFF Second League,White, 14th of 19
Websitebursaspor.org.tr

In the2009–10season, the club's men'sfootballteam won its firstSüper Ligtitle after finishing with 75 points, one point ahead of the runners-upFenerbahçe.[3][4]Bursaspor became the second club outsideIstanbulto win aSüper Ligtitle, joiningTrabzonsporwho won the first of its six titles in 1975–76.[5]The club has also won theTurkish Cuponce and thePrime Minister's Cuptwice, as well as theFirst Leaguetwice.[6]The club's first, and most successful foray intoEuropean competitioncame in the1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cupwhen it reached thequarter-finals.Bursaspor also took part in the1986–87,losing in the first round, as well as the1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup,where it lost in thequarter-finals.[7]

History

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Foundation and early years

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The club was founded on 1 June 1963 after Acar İdman Yurdu, Akınspor, İstiklal, Pınarspor and Çelikspor were merged to form a single club; Bursaspor. Green and white were chosen as the club colours, and the club entered the2. Ligin 1963–64.[2]Their first match took place on 21 September 1963 againstİzmir Demirsporinİzmir.[8]Bursaspor were promoted to theSüper Ligafter winning the1966–67 2. Lig.They won 19 of their 30 matches, finishing with 45 points, eight ahead of second placedSamsunspor.[6]They were relegated to the2. Ligin1985–86and were relegated again in1986–87season, but their relegations were revoked due to winning theTurkish Cupin 1986 and aTurkish Council of Stateverdict in 1987.[citation needed]Their most recent relegation came in 2004. They gained promotion back into theSüper Ligafter winning theFirst Leagueon 16 May 2006. Bursaspor won their first major cup in 1971, beatingFenerbahçe1–0 after extra time in the now-defunctPrime Minister's Cup.BecauseFenerbahçehad won the league and cup in 1973–74, Bursaspor, as 1974Turkish Cuprunners up, were given a place in the1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup.Bursaspor reached the quarter-finals, beatingFinn HarpsandDundee United,before falling to eventual championsDynamo Kyiv.The club's firstTurkish Cupwin came in 1986 when they defeatedAltay2–0 in the finals.[6]The club therefore qualified for the1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup,losing to eventual championsAjaxin the first round.[7]

The league title

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Bursaspor began the2009–10 seasonsuccessfully and by the midpoint of the season, in December 2009, the club were sitting in the top spot of theSüper Lig table.The first half ofthe seasonsaw a 1–0homevictory againstIstanbul giantsGalatasaray,and also a 2–3 win away atBeşiktaş.In late 2009, Bursaspor managerSağlamwas linked with the vacantTurkey managerial positionafterFatih Terim's resignation, but Sağlam refused to comment on the speculations, withGuus Hiddinkeventually taking up the position ahead of him.

The latter part ofthe seasonsaw a 6–0 win over mid–tableİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor,the largest win in the league that season, and also a 2–3 away win againstFenerbahçeafter winning from two goals down. Bursaspor again reached thequarter-finalsof theTurkish Cupand again they lost on aggregate to Fenerbahçe, this time crashing out 4–3 due to aninjury timewinner from Fener. In April 2010, Bursaspor were sitting ontop of the tableafter being in the top three for the previous few months. With eight games left to play, Bursaspor were five points clear at the top. However, five weeks before the end of the season, Bursaspor fell to second place, but they managed to maintain pressure on leaders Fenerbahçe, who had overtaken them. Going into the final matchday of the season, Bursaspor were just one point behind and needed their championship rivals to draw or lose, which eventually happened, as Fenerbahçe were held to a 1–1 home draw byTrabzonspor.Meanwhile, Bursaspor defeated Beşiktaş 2–1, which meant they would be crowned champions, winning the league by a single point. This made them only the second club in Turkish top tier history outside the "Istanbul Big Three"to win theSüper Lig,the other being Trabzonspor (İstanbul Başakşehirlater joined them as the third team outside of the traditional "Big Three" to win the Turkish top tier). Before winning their first title in 2009–10, Bursaspor had never finished inside the top three. The club won its first and only league title to date inErtuğrul Sağlam's first full season as manager.Pablo BatallaandOzan İpekwere the club's joint top scorers with eight goals each.[9]

Bursaspor were subsequently drawn againstRangers,ValenciaandManchester Unitedin the group stages of the2010–11 UEFA Champions League.[10]In its away match againstRangers,Bursaspor decided not to don their home kit to avoid provokingRangers' fans,as their kit heavily resembles that ofRangers' rivals,Celtic.[11]Bursaspor is the fourthfootball clubin Turkey to start a dedicated television channel (Bursaspor TV).[12][failed verification]

Subsequent years, financial trouble and relegations

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After several successful seasons including qualifying for theUEFA Europa Leagueon several occasions, the late 2010s saw Bursaspor struggle financially, as they faced a heavy amount of debt.[13]Bursaspor were relegated to theTFF First Leaguein 2019, on the final day of the 2018–2019 season.[14]After three seasons in the First League, they were relegated to theTFF Second Leaguein the 2021–22 season.[15]Their inability to pay their debt saw them incur a ban on signing new players.[16]On April 7, 2024, the club had been mathematically relegated toTFF Third Leaguefor their first time in their history, after their defeat by1461 Trabzon FKwith 1–2 at home.

Colours and badge

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Bursaspor's club badge includes the club name, foundation year, and the crescent moon and star from theTurkish flag.As a tribute to the club's origins, the badge also includes five stars, each a different colour – black, red, yellow, green, and navy blue. This represents the colours used by the clubs that made up Bursaspor; Acar İdman Yurdu–black, Akınspor–red, İstiklal–yellow, Pınarspor–green, Çelikspor–navy blue. Bursaspor's kit: Green shirts with white trim, green shorts, green socks. Away: Green and white hooped shirts, white shorts, green and white hooped socks. Alternate: Amber shirts with black trim, claret shorts, amber socks.

Stadium

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Main article:Centennial Atatürk Stadium

Bursaspor plays its home matches atCentennial Atatürk Stadium.Built in 2015, the stadium currently seats 43,361 spectators. The field measures 68 by 105 meters, and is covered with natural grass.[17]Between 1979 and 2015, the club played at theBursa Atatürk Stadium.

Supporters

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Fans

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The club's main fan base is known asTeksas(Texas) andLegend Teksas.

Special relationship with Ankaragücü

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In the early 1990s Bursaspor's ultra group Teksas had a leader calledAbdulkerim Bayraktar.He went to study inAnkara,and whilst in the city he started attendingAnkaragücügames and started building ties between the two clubs. In 1993 however, his life was cut short during his military service when he was killed by terrorists. This tragic event bought Bursaspor andAnkaragücüeven closer together. During the first game after his death, Bursaspor organised a tribute to him, and the events which happened next cemented the brotherhood between these two teams. A large group ofAnkaragücüsupporters made their way onto the pitch and unveiled a large banner reading 'Our brother Abdul will never die, he lives on in our hearts'. The two supporter groups united and hundreds ofAnkaragücü ultrasattended his funeral. From that day on, Bursaspor supporters would chantAnkaragücü'sname in the 6th minute of every home game, 06 being significant due to 06 beingAnkara's city code.Ankaragücüsupporters in return chant Bursaspor's name during the 16th minute, 16 beingBursa's city code.When the two sides play, the supporters sit together; it is one of the rare occasions in which ultras from opposing teams watch a game together in a mixed environment. They bring BursAnkara scarfs (a merger of the two cities' names) to the games and create an atmosphere full of mutual respect.[18]

European history

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As of 24 July 2014
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 8 2 2 4 5 12 −7
UEFA Europa League 12 4 4 4 20 17 +3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9
Total 32 10 9 13 41 50 –9

Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Finn Harps 4–2 0–0 4–2
2R Dundee United 1–0 0–0 1–0
QF Dynamo Kiev 0–1 0–2 0–3
1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Ajax 0–2 0–5 0–7
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 10 Košice 1–1 — 1st
Charleroi — 2–0
Wimbledon — 4–0
Beitar Jerusalem 2–0 —
R16 OFI Crete 2–1 — 2–1
QF Karlsruher SC 3–3 — 3–31
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group C Manchester United 0–3 0–1 4th
Valencia 0–4 1–6
Rangers 1–1 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q Gomel 2–1 3–1 5–2
PO Anderlecht 1–2 2–2 3–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 3Q KuPS 6–0 0–1 6–1
PO Twente 3–1 1–4 4–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 3Q Vojvodina 0–3 2–2 2–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 0–0 0–02
Notes

1Karlsruhe progressed to the Semi-finals after winning apenalty shoot-out6–5.
2Chikhura progressed to the third qualifying round after winning apenalty shoot-out4–1.

UEFA ranking history

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As of 2019
Season Rank Points Ref.
1975 144 1.166 [19]
1976 146 1.166 [20]
1977 150 1.166 [21]
1978 154 1.166 [22]
1979 149 1.166 [23]
2011 135 12.010 [24]
2012 124 13.310 [25]
2013 120 14.900 [26]
2014 122 15.840 [27]
2015 119 16.020 [28]
2016 152 11.420 [29]
2017 151 10.840 [30]
2018 154 7.160 [31]
2019 159 6.920 [32]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 11 September 2022[33][34]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF TUR Abdullah Tazgel
4 DF TUR Furkan Ünver
6 MF TUR Kubilay Sönmez
7 FW TUR Hasan Ayaroğlu
8 MF TUR Bilal Güney
9 FW TUR Berat Altındiş
10 FW TUR Cenk Şahin
11 FW TUR Eren Güler
12 GK TUR Talha Yakın
17 FW TUR Hasan Sabri Karaca
20 MF TUR Ömer Görgüç
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF TUR Eren Tunalı
23 DF TUR Ertuğrul Kurtuluş
24 DF TUR Kerem Kök
25 MF TUR Deniz Dirk Knibbe
28 GK TUR Deniz Aydın
46 MF TUR Baris Dalkiran
66 MF TUR Samet Bozkurt
77 FW TUR Mustafa Genç
78 MF TUR Emre Tepegöz
99 DF TUR Hamza Arıkan
— FW TUR Alperen Şirin

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW TUR Çağatay Yılmaz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW TUR Şamilcan Bahçeli(atGümüşhanesporuntil 30 June 2023)

List of former players

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See also:Category:Bursaspor footballers

Honours

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Domestic league

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Domestic cup

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League participation

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager Pablo Batalla
Assistant Manager Şakir Özkayımoğlu
Assistant Manager İbrahim Dağaşan
Head analyst Halil Taner Tarımer
Goalkeeping Coach Suat Arıcan
Fitness Coach Can Güçer
President Hayrettin Gülgüler
Second President Emin Adanur
Secretary-General Adem Sakarya
Vice-President Fatih Pulat
Vice-President Fatih Korkmaz
Vice-President Cem Öztürk
Board Members Sezer Sezgin
Board Members İlyas Kocaefe
Board Members Osman Dinsever
Board Members Şükrü Çekmişoğlu
Board Members Mustafa Bakır
Board Members Yusuf Arslan

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Managers

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Name Nat. F T P W D L [a] Notes
Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1963 1966 99 52 27 20 052.53
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Sabri Kiraz Turkey 1966 1967 32 19 9 4 059.38
1966–1967 Sezonu 2.Lig Beyaz Grup Şampiyonluğu
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Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1967 1968 35 12 13 10 034.29
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Sabri Kiraz Turkey 1968 1969 32 12 8 12 037.50
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Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1969 1970
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Tomislav Kaleperović Yugoslavia 1970 1973 77 26 29 22 033.77
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Metin Oktay Turkey 1973 1973 13 3 7 3 023.08
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Hasan Bora Turkey 1974 1974
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Mustafa Ertan Turkey 1974 1974
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Abdullah Gegić Turkey 1974 1975
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Mustafa Ertan Turkey 1975 1976 30 9 9 12 030.00
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Kemal Ömeragiç Turkey 1976 1978 60 19 21 20 031.67
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Hasan Bora Turkey 1978 1978 12 0 4 8 000.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1978 1979
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Necdat Niş Turkey 1979 1979
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Enver Katip Turkey 1979 1979 2 0 1 1 000.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1979 1980
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Fethi Demircan Turkey 1980 1981 30 12 6 12 040.00
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Gündüz Tekin Onay Turkey 1981 1982 32 11 9 12 034.38
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Kemal Ömeragiç Turkey 1982 1984 66 19 24 23 028.79
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Hasan Bora Turkey 1984 1984 5 1 0 4 020.00
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Đorđe Milić Yugoslavia 1984 1985
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László Szarvas Hungary 1985 1985 5 1 2 2 020.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan Turkey 1985 1985
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Sinan Oral Turkey 1985 1986 2 1 0 1 050.00
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Tomislav Kaleperović Yugoslavia 1986 1986 29 8 9 12 027.59
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Sedat Özden Turkey 1986 1986
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Kemal Ömeragiç Turkey 1986 1987 20 7 5 8 035.00
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Nevzat Güzelırmak Turkey 1987 1987 38 17 6 15 044.74
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Ahmat Suat Özyazıcı Turkey 1988 1988
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Ersel Altıparmak Turkey 1988 1988 1 0 0 1 000.00
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Yılmaz Gökdel Turkey 1988 1989 33 10 9 14 030.30
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Yılmaz Vural Turkey 1989 1990 27 12 5 10 044.44
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Ion Nunweiller Romania 1990 1991
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Đorđe Milić Yugoslavia 1991 1991
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Yılmaz Vural Turkey 1991 1993
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Sepp Piontek Germany 1993 1993
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Nevzat Güzelırmak Turkey 1993 1994
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Nejat Biyediç Turkey 1994 1996
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Sinan Bür Turkey 1996 1996
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Gordon Milne England 1996 1997 36 18 8 10 050.00
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Rasim Kara Turkey 1997 1998 17 8 4 5 047.06
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İsmail Ertekin Turkey 1998 1998 17 4 5 8 023.53
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Nejat Biyediç Turkey 1998 1998 15 7 3 5 046.67
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Ahmet Akcan Turkey 1998 1999 6 0 0 6 000.00
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Sakıp Özberk Turkey 1999 1999 13 4 3 6 030.77
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Kemal Batmaz Turkey 1999 1999 3 0 0 3 000.00
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Yılmaz Vural Turkey 1999 2000
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Jörg Berger Germany 2000 2000 6 0 2 4 000.00
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Nejat Biyediç Turkey 2000 2002
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Erdoğan Arıca Turkey 2002 2003 35 9 9 17 025.71
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Gheorghe Hagi Romania 2003 2003 13 2 5 6 015.38
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Ümit Kayıhan Turkey 2003 2004 12 2 3 7 016.67
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Nejat Biyediç Turkey 2004 2004 11 7 2 2 063.64
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Hüseyin Kalpar Turkey 2004 2005 25 12 5 8 048.00
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Yalçın Gündüz Turkey 2005 2005 10 7 3 0 070.00
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Raşit Çetiner Turkey 2005 2006 48 25 11 12 052.08
2005–06 TFF Lig AŞampiyonluğu
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Engin İpekoğlu Turkey 2006 2007 26 10 7 9 038.46
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Bülent Korkmaz Turkey 2007 2007 10 2 4 4 020.00
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Samet Aybaba Turkey 2007 2008 40 16 9 15 040.00
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Güvenç Kurtar Turkey 2008 2008 8 2 2 4 025.00
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Ertuğrul Sağlam Turkey 2009 2013 186 91 45 50 048.92
2009–10 Süper LigŞampiyonluğu
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Hikmet Karaman Turkey 2013 2013 17 8 5 4 047.06
Christoph Daum Germany 2013 2014

Notes

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  1. ^Win% isroundedtotwo decimal places

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