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Kocaelispor
Full nameKocaelispor Kulübü
Founded1966;58 years ago(1966)
GroundKocaeli Stadium,
İzmit,Turkey
Capacity34,712
ChairmanRecep Durul (caretaker)
Head coachMustafa Gürsel
LeagueTFF First League
2022–23TFF First League,6th of 19
WebsiteClub website
Kocaelispor former club building

Kocaelisporis a Turkish professionalfootballclub based inİzmit,Kocaeli.They were founded in 1966 and played in thetop levelbetween 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003 and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won theTurkish Cuptwice, in 1997 and 2002. On 8 January 2015, in front of 20,152 spectators, Kocaelispor set a record for the highest attendance at aTurkish Regional Amateur Leagueencounter.[1]

History

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Foundation

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Prior to establishment of Kocaelispor, the executive board representatives of Baçspor, a local football club, had demanded a new plat from İzmit Municipality to assure a place for training the sports in 1957. Osman Gencal, city mayor at the time, had been interested in finding a place for training due to his sportive background as a former sportsman and a member of Baçspor.[2]Therefore, the municipality had given a 28-acre (110,000 m2) wide plat to Baçspor, as the plat had been sold for a symbolic cost of 1Lira.

Baçspor had sold the plat for 283,000 Liras and had a new place in Baç district of İzmit; and begun to a new construction. In 1964, Baçspor club board planned to found a new team at professional level and compete in2nd Division.[2]However, federation regulation of that time was stating that it was required to compound at least 3 teams and have appropriate facilities. Then, in 1966, three teams which are Baçspor, İzmit Gençlik and Doğanspor had come together, combined and founded Kocaelispor. Three club boards had consensus on every subject and embraced the green and black as the club colours. Then, it had been held a club congress in common and the new club board had been elected. Kocaelispor had spent 175,000 Liras to gather their first squad ever to compete in 2nd Division in 1966.[2]

Kocaelispor was promoted to the1st Divisionfor the first time in 1980. They competed 8 seasons consecutively until their relegation in 1988. However, during this phase, the club has relegated once in1986–87 seasonand come back after aTurkish Council of Stateverdict.[3]

1992–93 season: Legendary roster

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After the relegation in 1988, they escaped from relegation to third level in 1990 and Bartınspor relegated. They were back in top-level football campaign of Turkey, 1st Division, in 1992. Following this comeback, Kocaelispor had obtained their best league position performance. The team had a sensational start for the season. BeatingKayserisporwith a 7–2 final score in 1st match day, collecting 25 points in first 10 weeks, Kocaelispor ended the first half of the fixture as the league leader. However, team had consecutive defeats and finished the season as the 4th of the ladder of1992–93 season.The team represented Turkey atUEFA Cupnext season.

The manager of team wasGüvenç Kurtarand the roster was including respectable players.Fahrudin Omerovićwas the substitute keeper ofYugoslavia squad.Stevica KuzmanovskiandMirko Mirković(latterly gained Turkish citizenship with name Mert Meriç) are otherYugoslavplayers indefenceposition.Bülent Uygunhad played at forward position alongside national strikerSaffet Sancaklı.Both players then joined Istanbul clubs. Uygun achieved league top scorer honour while playing forFenerbahçeand Sancaklı first joinedGalatasaraybut returned the club in 1995 and at the end of season, he joined Fenerbahçe.Bülent Baturman,Halil İbrahim Kara,Melih Erdem, Ergun Kula are some of other notable players at that squad.

Recent history

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Kocaelispor had achieved another successful league position in1995–96 seasonas the 5th best team on the table and competed atIntertoto Cupon following season.

Kocaelispor had theTurkish Cuptitle twice, in 1997 and 2002 againstTrabzonsporandBeşiktaş,respectively. On following season of2002–03,the team has been relegated again as finishing last. After total of 5 seasons competition atTFF First League,Kocaelispor had the championship in2007–08season and returnedSüper Lig.However, this return lasted one season due to money shortage and relegated again to First League after lost 3–1 home match againstTrabzonsporon 9 May 2009, at Round 31 as finishing 17th. Kocaelispor relegated toTFF Second League,third tier of Turkish football once after 2–1 losing away match againstKartalsporon 4 April 2010.

Kocaelispor were managed by 3 managers during 2007–2008 season:Fuat Yaman(from 1st–10th weeks), Kayhan Çubuklu (11th–31st) andEngin İpekoğlu(32nd–34th). They returned to Turkcell Super League as the title holders of lastTFF First Leagueseason. However, this promotion was followed by successive two relegations and they playedTFF Second Leagueonce in 2010–11 season. Kocaelispor relegated to fourth level in 2011–12 after finishing last in White Group of Second League. Finally they were relegated to Regional Amateur League after losing 1–0 away match againstİstanbulspor4 rounds before finishing the league on 6 April 2014.

Kocaelispor rivalled withTekirdağspor,Çengelköyspor and Arnavutköy Belediyespor for promoting to Third League in 2014–15 season. They were leader for some weeks but finished as 4th in 11th group and Tekirdağspor returned professional level after 11 years.[4]Kocaelispor finished 12th Group as champions and faced with Sultangazispor, champions of 11th Group at promotion play-offs.[5]They defeated them as 2–0 with Sinan Pektemek and Hamza Mutlu's goals on 24 April 2016 in Eskişehir and returned professional level after 2 years.[6]

Supporters and rivalries

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Kocaelispor boasts a large support base throughout Turkey, particularly inMarmara RegionandBlack Sea Region.The club's main fan base known asHodri Meydan.[7]The main rival isSakaryaspor.

Stadium

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In 2017,İzmit Stadiumbecame the new home ground for Kocaelispor replacingİzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium.

Former sponsors

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League participations

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Honours

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Kocaelispor in Europe

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As of 3 October 2002
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
UEFA Cup 4 0 1 3 0 7 –7
UEFA Intertoto Cup 10 3 3 4 11 14 –3
Total 18 5 5 8 15 23 –8

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1997–98 1R RomaniaNaţional București 2–0 1–0 3–0
2R RussiaLokomotiv Moscow 0–0 1–2 1–2

UEFA Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 1R PortugalSporting CP 0–0 0–2 0–2
2002–03 1R HungaryFerencváros 0–1 0–4 0–5

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996 GS RussiaUralmash — 0–2 4th
BulgariaCSKA Sofia 1–3 —
FranceStrasbourg — 1–1
MaltaHibernians 5–3 —
1999 2R LatviaVentspils 2–0 1–1 3–1
3R GermanyMSV Duisburg 0–3 0–0 0–3
2000 1R LithuaniaFK Atlantas 0–1 1–0 1–1, 4–5 (p)

UEFA Ranking history:

See also:UEFA coefficient
As of 2002
Season Rank Points Ref.
1994 168Increase 0.500 [10]
1995 177Decrease 0.500 [11]
1996 193Decrease 0.500 [12]
1997 188Increase 0.500 [13]
1998 104Increase 1.750 [14]
1999 142Decrease 15.175 [15]
2000 127Increase 16.925 [16]
2001 117Increase 19.987 [17]
2002 126Decrease 19.362 [18]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 15 August, 2024[19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK TurkeyTUR Harun Tekin
3 DF TurkeyTUR Muharrem Cinan
4 MF CroatiaCRO Josip Vuković
5 DF GabonGAB Aaron Appindangoyé
6 MF PortugalPOR Pedrinho
7 FW Georgia (country)GEO Giorgi Beridze
8 MF TurkeyTUR Cihat Çelik
9 FW TurkeyTUR Ahmet Sağat
10 FW BrazilBRA Marcão(on loan fromAl-Ahli)
11 MF CroatiaCRO Mijo Caktaš
15 MF TurkeyTUR Tarkan Serbest
17 FW TurkeyTUR Oğulcan Çağlayan
18 FW TurkeyTUR Furkan Gedik
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF TurkeyTUR Emre Gedik
20 FW Cape VerdeCPV Ryan Mendes
22 DF TurkeyTUR Ahmet Oğuz
32 DF TurkeyTUR Mehmet Yılmaz
35 GK TurkeyTUR Gökhan Değirmenci(captain)
41 DF TurkeyTUR Onur Öztonga
45 MF TurkeyTUR Mesut Can Tunalı
53 DF TurkeyTUR Burak Öksüz
70 FW TurkeyTUR Barış Alıcı
— GK TurkeyTUR Ahmet Göcen
— DF TurkeyTUR Caner Osmanpaşa
— FW SwedenSWE Christian Kouakou
— FW NigeriaNGA Emmanuel Lawal

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
— MF TurkeyTUR Olcan Gökdemir
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF TurkeyTUR Yağız Yolcu

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
— GK TurkeyTUR Eren Bilen(atDarıca Gençlerbirliğiuntil 30 June 2024)
— DF TurkeyTUR Onur Öztonga(atKaracabey Belediyesporuntil 30 June 2024)
— MF TurkeyTUR Yusuf Emre Gültekin(atŞanlıurfasporuntil 30 June 2024)
— MF TurkeyTUR Berat Kartal(atBelediye Kütahyasporuntil 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF AzerbaijanAZE Serhat Tasdemir(atZonguldak Kömürsporuntil 30 June 2024)
— FW TurkeyTUR Yağız Gül(atDarıca Gençlerbirliğiuntil 30 June 2024)
— FW TurkeyTUR Fatih Bektaş(atZonguldak Kömürsporuntil 30 June 2024)

Former players

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Former managers

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References

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  1. ^"Bölgesel Amatör Lig'de" seyirci "rekoru!"(in Turkish).Sözcü.8 February 2015.Retrieved8 February2015.
  2. ^abcKocaelispor Official WebsiteArchived11 February 2009 at theWayback Machine(in Turkish)
  3. ^Kocaelispor Supporters Group(in Turkish)
  4. ^"Bölgesel Amatör Lig 11.Grup".
  5. ^"Bölgesel Amatör Lig 12.Grup".
  6. ^"Efsane Kocaelispor geri döndü!".24 April 2016.
  7. ^Başkan Serhan Gürkan'dan, muhalefete 'Hodri meydanArchived24 July 2012 atarchive.today(in Turkish)
  8. ^"Hyundai ile Sponsorluk Anlaşması"(in Turkish). kocaelispor.org. 25 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2012.Retrieved21 October2011.
  9. ^"Hyundai Kocaelispor'a sponsor oldu!"(in Turkish). ajansspor.com. 26 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2012.Retrieved21 October2011.
  10. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1994".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  11. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1995".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  12. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1996".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  13. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1997".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  14. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1998".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  15. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 1999".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  16. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 2000".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  17. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 2001".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  18. ^Bert Kassies."UEFA Team Ranking 2002".Xs4all.nl.Retrieved9 September2022.
  19. ^"Kocaelispor squad".Soccerway.Retrieved10 November2022.
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