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Kayserispor

Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium in red and yellow kits.[1]

Kayserispor
Full nameKayserispor Futbol A.Ş.[1][2]
Nickname(s)Anadolu Yıldızı (Anatolian Star)
Founded1 July 1966; 58 years ago (1966-07-01)
GroundKadir Has Stadium[1]
Capacity32,864[1]
ChairmanAli Çamlı[1]
Head coachSinan Kaloğlu
LeagueSüper Lig
2023–24Süper Lig, 14th of 20
Websitehttp://kayserispor.org.tr/
Current season
Map
Location of the Kadir Has Stadium and the Kadir Has/Karpuzatan training centre in Kayseri.

The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also finished as Turkish Super Cup runners-up in the same year. They finished fifth in the Turkish Super League four times, in 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2012–13. Internationally, Kayserispor was one of the co-winners of the 2006 Intertoto Cup.

History

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City impression of Kayseri, amongst them the Kadir Has Stadium and the light-rail system of Kayseri, Kayseray

Erciyesspor, which was Kayserispor's predecessor, was founded as Erciyesspor with red-white colours. In 1937, Erciyesspor merged with Yılmazspor and changed their colours to yellow-red. It was merged into Kayseri Gençlik in 1940. They were refounded in 1948 with yellow-navy colours. They merged with Kayseri Gençlik in 1949 and changed their colours to yellow-red. They were dissolved in 1951. But they were refounded by Naci Ulucan in 1952. They played in a regional league until 1966.[3]

In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that would represent their communities. These new clubs would compete in the newly created 2.Lig (Second Division). After several meetings, representatives of the city merged Erciyesspor, Sanayispor, and Ortaanadoluspor to form Kayserispor. The club submitted the required paperwork and were officially founded as Kayserispor on 1 July 1966. They began competing in the 1966–67 2.Lig. Erdoğan Gürhan was the first manager, signing a contract worth 1,500 TL. In their first season, the club competed in the Beyaz Grup (White Group). Yener scored the first goal in club history when he netted a shot in the 17th minute against Ankara Toprakspor. The club finished with a nine win, nine draw, and twelve loss record in 30 matches while scoring 21 goals and conceding 33. They finished in ninth place.[4][5]

It was refounded as Kayseri Emniyetspor with red-navy colours. They merged with Kayserigücü, whose former name was Mahrumlarspor in 1985. They were promoted to 3rd level in 1988. However changed their name to Kayseri Erciyesspor due to the General Directorate of Security's decision to withdraw Security teams from leagues. They changed their colours to black-white.[6] They became Büyükşehir Belediye Erciyesspor with blue-white colours in 1992, Melikgazi Belediyesi Erciyesspor with yellow-red in 1997, and Hacılar Erciyesspor with yellow-navy colours in 1999. They were promoted to second level in the 1999–2000 season. They changed their name to Erciyesspor and colours to yellow-red in 2001. They were relegated to third level in the 2001–2002 season. But after successive two promotions, Erciyesspor reached the top level in 2004.[7] It was at this time that Kayserspor switched names with Kayseri Erciyesspor. Manager Hüsnü Özkara was fired seven matches into the season after accumulating two points out of a possible twenty-one. Hikmet Karaman took over as manager and guided the club to a 14th-place finish, two places above the relegation zone.

2008 Turkish Cup Final starting lineup

Ertuğrul Sağlam, former Samsunspor and Beşiktaş player, took over for Karaman at the end of the season. Sağlam led the club to fifth place in the league, and Gökhan Ünal won the "Gol Kralı" (top goal scorer) award after netting 25 goals in 32 matches.[8][9] The club qualified for European competition for the first time. The club would go on to win the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup and qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, where they lost to AZ in the second round.[10] Kayserispor finished fifth for the second time in a row at the end of the 2006–07 season. Sağlam moved to Beşiktaş over the summer, with Tolunay Kafkas being his replacement. Kafkas led the club to a third straight fifth-place finish, as well as the club's first Turkish Cup title in 2008. On 15 October 2012 Robert Prosinečki was assigned as manager of Kayserispor, Gordan Ciprić and Dragan Spasić assisted him. They finished 5th in the 2012–13 season. But, the next season Kayserispor relegated from the Süper Lig, finishing as last, despite assigning three managers during the season to change its faith. Fortune changed in the 2014–15 season; manager Cüneyt Dumlupınar led the club to the championship, earning the club ones again a spot in the Süper Lig.

End 2019, Berna Gözbaşı, a member of the club board, was elected president of the football club, becoming the first woman president of a football club playing in the Turkish top-level men's league.[11][12]

In the 2021–22 season Kayserispor introduced its third kit (light blue) in accordance with corporate social responsibility (CSR). These jerseys, inspired by Seljuk motifs, with an "Autism Awareness" logo are intended to draw attention for people with autism.

Manager Hikmet Karaman led the team to the final of the 2021–22 Turkish Cup, however it was archrival Sivasspor who grabbed the title with a 3–2 win after extra time.

Stadium

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Kadir Has Stadium

Kadir Has Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kayseri, Turkey. It is part of a complex of sports venues that are planned on the outskirts of the city, as part of the Atatürk Sport Complex. It replaced Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, which had been in use since 1964. It was completed in early 2008, and has primarily been used to host the home matches of Kayserispor and Kayseri Erciyesspor. The stadium has a capacity of 32,864 (all-seated) and is covered. The stadium contains several restaurants, cafes, and VIP areas for fans. Two shopping centres are also located nearby, and the parking lot holds 1,785 cars.[13] The light-rail system of Kayseri, Kayseray, passes near the stadium complex, allowing the fans an alternative to traveling by car or bus.

RHG Enertürk Energy, became the name sponsor of the stadium for 3 years as of August 2022. Once more the club emphasized its contribution to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) by choosing a partner in the field of renewable energy.[14]

The training ground of the club is at the Kadir Has Facilities also known as Karpuzatan Facilities.[15]

Crest and colours

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Mount Erciyes, seen from Capadocia, is used as inspiration for the club's emblem. A ski centre, Erciyes Ski Resort, exists on Erciyes.

Emblem

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The mountains in the emblem represent Kayseri's landmark Mount Erciyes, the K represents Kayseri, the S represents Spor and 1966 signifies the year the club (now Kayseri Erciyesspor) was founded.[16]

Rivalry

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See also: Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster

Kayserispor & Sivasspor, first faced each other on September 17th, 1967, in the 2nd Football League match. This first match at Kayseri Atatürk Stadium was abandoned after the half time following the events that broke out after the goal scored by Kayserispor's Oktay Aktan in the 20th minute. After the goal tensions rose in the stands and on the pitch. Supporters of the two teams throwing rocks at each other, and fans fleeing the violence in panic caused a stampede in front of the stand exits. As the exit gates opened inward, a total of 43 fans died because they were crushed and suffocated.[17][18] The TFF suspended the games in the White Group of the competition for a week. Consequently, both teams were deemed defeated and were sanctioned with a seventeen home games ban. The teams were separated in different groups until 1991.[17][18][19]

Sponsors

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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2004-2005 Turkcell[22]
2005-2010  
2010-2011 Aksa[23]
2011-2012 Spor Toto[24]
2012-2014 none[25]
2014-2015 Ferre[26]
2015-2017 İstikbal[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
2017-  [34]

Naming rights

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Due to sponsordeals the club name changed over the years. As of January 2019 the club's name was altered into İstikbal Mobilya Kayserispor .[35] In January 2020 the club's name was revised into HES Kablo Kayserispor.[36] As of August 2021 the name was changed into Yukatel Kayserispor.[37] Kayserispor will participate as Mondihome Kayserispor during the 2023–24 season.[38] Bellona will sponsor the club for the 2024–25 season, hence the name Bellona Kayserispor.[39]

Records and statistics

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European Cups history

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As of 2 October 2008
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3
Total 10 4 4 2 15 10 +5
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R   Sopron 1–0 3–3 4–3
3R
Joint Winner 		  AEL 2–0 0–0 2–0
2006–07 UEFA Cup 2Q   Tirana 3–1 2–0 5–1
1R   AZ Alkmaar 1–1 2–3 3–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1R   Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 0–0 1–2
Notes
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 3R: Third round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

UEFA Ranking history

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See also: UEFA coefficient
As of 2013
Season Rank Points Ref.
2007 176   9.791 [40]
2008 159   11.469 [41]
2009 161   8.445 [42]
2010 163   8.890 [43]
2011 167   9.010 [44]
2012 175   7.810 [45]
2013 178   7.900 [46]

Players

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As of 10 Oktober 2024.[47]

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 Onurcan Piri
3 DF   GHA Joseph Larweh Attamah (3rd captain)
4 DF   GRE Dimitrios Kolovetsios (captain)
5 DF   IRN Majid Hosseini
6 MF   IRN Ali Karimi
7 FW   POR Miguel Cardoso
8 MF   TUR Kartal Yılmaz (on loan from Beşiktaş)
9 FW   HAI Duckens Nazon
10 MF   MAR Mehdi Bourabia
11 DF   TUR Gökhan Sazdağı (vice-captain)
13 FW   CMR Stéphane Bahoken
16 MF   TUR Mehmet Eray Özbek
17 DF   NGA Anthony Uzodimma
20 FW   GNB Carlos Mané
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   FRA Lionel Carole
25 GK   NED Bilal Bayazit
26 MF   TUR Baran Ali Gezek U19 eligibility
28 MF   TUR Ramazan Civelek
33 DF   TUR Hasan Ali Kaldırım
35 DF   TUR Batuhan Özgan U19 eligibility
39 GK   TUR Mehmet Şamil Öztürk U19 eligibility
54 DF   TUR Arif Kocaman
70 FW   POR Aylton Boa Morte
77 FW   TUR Nurettin Korkmaz
79 MF   GHA Yaw Ackah
92 DF   GUI Julian Jeanvier
99 FW   TUR Talha Sarıarslan
— DF   TUR Bilal Ceylan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   TUR Muhammed Eren Arıkan (at Arnavutköy Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor until 30 June 2025)
50 FW   TUR Berkan Aslan (at Amasyaspor FK until 30 June 2025)
11 FW   TUR Ethem Balcı (at Erciyes 38 FSK until 30 June 2025)
59 MF   TUR Yiğit Emre Çeltik (at Arnavutköy Belediyesi Gençlik ve Spor until 30 June 2025)
38 FW   TUR Hayrullah Erkip (at Kırklarelispor until 30 June 2025)
24 MF   TUR Berat Eskin (at Niğde Belediyespor until 30 June 2025)
19 DF   TUR Ahmet Kağan Malatyalı (at 68 Aksaray Belediyespor until 30 June 2025)
See also: Category:Kayserispor footballers

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   TUR Enes Melih Gökçek U19 eligibility

Staff

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Technical director   Murat Duman
Head coach   Sinan Kaloğlu
Assistant coach   Sefer Yılmaz
Assistant coach   Engin Özdemir
Assistant coach   İnan Kaloğlu
Athletic performance coach   Ömer Kalebayır
Athletic performance coach   Mustafa Cebel Torun
Goalkeeping coach   Altay Nazif Dağdelen
Match and performance analyst   Süleyman Emre Üstün

Supporting staff

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Position Name
Doctor   Mehmet Karakuş
Physiotherapist   Berkan Aslan
Physiotherapist   Emre Şengil
Physiotherapist   Eren Yıldırım
Dietitian   Emre Taşçı
Masseur   Deniz Çapan
Masseur   Ahmet Yıldız
Team translator   Sedat Güzel

Foreign (ex-)managers

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Nationality Name Years
  Shota Arveladze 2010–2012
  Marius Şumudică 2017–2018
  Domingos Paciência 2014
  Robert Prosinečki 2012–2014

2019-2020

  Dan Petrescu 2020–2021

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Leagues

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Cups

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TSYD Cup

Winners (1) 1995-96

European competitions

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Further reading

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  • Başaran, Kenan (2017). Sivas-Kayseri; Türkiye'nin büyük futbol faciası. İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 978-975-05-2270-3.
  • Cengiz, Mustafa (1998). Kayserispor Tarihi. Kayseri Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür Müdürlüğü.

References

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