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| Full name | Denizlispor Kulübü | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Horozlar (Roosters) | |||
| Founded | 26 May 1966 | |||
| Ground | Denizli Atatürk Stadium Denizli, Turkey | |||
| Capacity | 18,745 | |||
| Chairman | Ali Çetin | |||
| Manager | Hakan Kutlu[1] | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig, 14th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Denizlispor, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Denizlispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizlispor football squad, which was founded in 1966, is the largest and most popular of the club’s teams. The team plays its home matches at the Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seating capacity of up to 19,500 fans.
Denizlispor finished fifth in the 2001–02 Süper Lig, which qualified them for the UEFA Cup. In the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, the team defeated FC Lorient, Sparta Prague, and Olympique Lyonnais, before losing in the fourth round to FC Porto, who won the tournament.
History
Denizlispor Kulübü was founded on May 26, 1966 as a merger of two smaller youth sports clubs, Çelik Yeşilspor Gençlik and Pamukkale Gençlik. They joined to form what is now Denizlispor, which was at the time a little-known sports & youth club in the Çaybaşı district of Denizli city. This union was then registered with Turkish football's governing body, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) under the name of Denizlispor Youth Club. The new football team joined Turkish football's 2nd division for the upcoming season on July 14, 1966.
Denizlispor's the best success was 5th twice in 2001–2002 and 2003–2004 seasons. Denizlispor's form declined after 2004–2005 season and struggled avoiding from relegation. Denizlispor drew 1–1 with Fenerbahçe and gave the championship to Galatasaray S.K., Fenerbahçe's archrival at last week in 2005–2006 season. Denizlispor remained in Super League despite 3–0 loss to Ankaragücü at away match on May 24, 2009, due to has an advantage against Konyaspor on dual average in 2008–2009 season. Denizlispor was relegated to TFF First League at next season after goalless draw with Ankaragücü at home match on April 24, 2010.
Crest and colours
The Denizlispor crest was designed by Yakup Ünel, a founding member of the team. The crest is based around a rooster, which is identified with the province of Denizli. The team's colours come from the colours of a type of rooster with green and black feathers unique to Denizli region.
Stadium
Denizlispor play their home matches in Denizli Atatürk Stadium. The stadium holds 15,427 people and was built in 1950. Denizlispor's first league match played against Eskişehirspor in 1983. The stadium does not have wire nets.[2]
League participations
- Süper Lig: 1983–88, 1994–97, 1999–2010, 2019–
- TFF First League: 1966–83, 1988–94, 1997–99, 2010–19
European Cups
UEFA Cup/Europa League:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2002–03 | 1R |  | FC Lorient | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2R |  | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3R | | Lyon | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4R |  | FC Porto | 2–2 | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Intertoto Cup:
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1R |  NK Čelik | 3–5 | 0–1 | 3–6 |
Past seasons
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Manager | Notes | |
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| 1966/67 | 2Rd | 7 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 2nd Round | Altan Santepe | First season | ||
| 1967/68 | 2Rd | 2 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 22 | 46 | Altan Santepe | Did not qualify for Turkish Cup | |||
| 1968/69 | 2Rd | 2 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 42 | 2nd Round | Altan Santepe | |||
| 1969/70 | 2Rd | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 37 | 1st Round | Altan Santepe / Kadri Aytaç | |||
| 1970/71 | 2Rd | 7 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 2nd Round | Altan Santepe / Doğan Emültay | |||
| 1971/72 | 2Rd | 11 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 28 | Altan Santepe / Melih Garipler / Seracettin Kırklar | Did not qualify for Turkish Cup | |||
| 1972/73 | 2Rd | 11 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 28 | İnanç Toker / Doğan Emültay | Did not qualify for Turkish Cup | |||
| 1973/74 | 2Rd | 9 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 30 | Seracettin Kırklar / İsmail Kurt / Melih Garipler | Did not qualify for Turkish Cup | |||
| 1974/75 | 2Rd | 14 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 26 | Melih Garipler / İsmail Kurt | Did not qualify for Turkish Cup | |||
| 1975/76 | 2Rd | 13 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 2nd Round | Seracettin Kırklar / Melih Garipler / İnanç Toker | |||
| 1976/77 | 2Rd | 13 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 26 | 1st Round | İnanç Toker | |||
| 1977/78 | 2Rd | 14 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 2nd Round | Şükrü Ersoy / İnanç Toker | |||
| 1978/79 | 2Rd | 8 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 4th Round | Şükrü Ersoy / Melih Garipler | |||
| 1979/80 | 2B | 10 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 6th Round | Mustafa Özkula / İnanç Toker | |||
| 1980/81 | 2A | 5 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 36 | 3rd Round | Mustafa Özkula / Melih Garipler / İnanç Toker | |||
| 1981/82 | 2B | 5 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 31 | 5th Round | İnanç Toker / Refik Özvardar | |||
| 1982/83 | 2B | 1 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 46 | 5th Round | Halil Güngördü / Doğan Andaç | Promoted to Süper Lig | ||
| 1983/84 | SL | 7 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 34 | 5th Round | Nevzat Güzelırmak | First Süper Lig season | ||
| 1984/85 | SL | 16 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 29 | Semi-Final | Nevzat Güzelırmak | Best Turkish Cup position | ||
| 1985/86 | SL | 12 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 6th Round | Özkan Sümer / Ilie Datcu | |||
| 1986/87 | SL | 7 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 6th Round | Nihat Atacan / Necdet Zorluer | |||
| 1987/88 | SL | 17 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 5th Round | Necdet Zorluer / Zeynel Soyuer | Relegated | ||
| 1988/89 | 2C | 2 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 66 | 1st Round | Fethi Demircan | |||
| 1989/90 | 2B | 4 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 53 | 4th Round | Bülent Ünder / Behzat Çınar | |||
| 1990/91 | 2B | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 27 | 61 | 4th Round | Behzat Çınar | |||
| 1991/92 | 2B | 3 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 50 | 61 | 5th Round | Melih Garipler | |||
| 1992/93 | 1L | 4 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 32 | 1st Round | Bülent Ünder / Erkan Velioğlu / Gündüz Tekin Onay | |||
| 1993/94 | 1L | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 35 | 6th Round | Ömer Kaner | Promoted to Süper Lig | ||
| 1994/95 | SL | 15 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 35 | 6th Round | Ümit Kayıhan | |||
| 1995/96 | SL | 15 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 50 | 34 | 6th Round | Ümit Kayıhan | |||
| 1996/97 | SL | 17 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 36 | 81 | 20 | 5th Round | Milorad Mitrović / Behzat Çınar / Ersun Yanal / Melih Garipler | Relegated | ||
| 1997/98 | 1L | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 5th Round | Raşit Çetiner | |||
| 1998/99 | 1L | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 32 | 3rd Round | Ersun Yanal | Promoted to Süper Lig | ||
| 1999/00 | SL | 8 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 3rd Round | Ersun Yanal | |||
| 2000/01 | SL | 11 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 45 | Round of 16 | Yılmaz Vural / Tevfik Lav | |||
| 2001/02 | SL | 5 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 48 | Semi-Final | IC | 1st round | Rıza Çalımbay | Best league position and first season in Europe |
| 2002/03 | SL | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 40 | Round of 16 | UC | 4th round | Rıza Çalımbay / Giray Bulak | Best UEFA Cup position |
| 2003/04 | SL | 5 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 43 | 55 | Quarter-Final | Giray Bulak | Best league position | ||
| 2004/05 | SL | 6 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 49 | Semi-Final | Giray Bulak | Best Turkish Cup position | ||
| 2005/06 | SL | 15 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 37 | Semi-Final | Nurullah Sağlam | Best Turkish Cup position | ||
| 2006/07 | SL | 14 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 41 | 2nd Round | Güvenç Kurtar | |||
| 2007/08 | SL | 7 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 48 | 45 | Group Stage | Güvenç Kurtar | |||
| 2008/09 | SL | 15 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 52 | 38 | Quarter-Final | Ali Yalçın / Ümit Kayıhan / Mesut Bakkal | |||
| 2009/10 | SL | 17 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 26 | Quarter-Final | Erhan Altın / Nurullah Sağlam / Hakan Kutlu | Relegated | ||
| 2010/11 | 1L | 9 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 44 | Group stage | Hamza Hamzaoğlu / Serhat Güller | |||
| 2011/12 | 1L | 10 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 2nd Round | Güvenç Kurtar / Osman Özköylü | |||
| 2012/13 | 1L | 11 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 2nd Round | Engin İpekoğlu / Selahattin Dervent / Özcan Bizati | |||
| 2013/14 | 1L | 10 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 56 | 46 | 2nd Round | Serdar Dayat / Yusuf Şimşek / Özcan Bizati | |||
| 2014/15 | 1L | 15 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 51 | 33 | 2nd Round | Özcan Bizati / Engin İpekoğlu / Mehmet Altıparmak | |||
| 2015/16 | 1L | 15 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 36 | 2nd Round | Mehmet Altıparmak / Ali Yalçın / Koray Palaz | |||
| 2016/17 | 1L | 11 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 3rd Round | Ali Tandoğan / Mehmet Ali Keskinler / Ali Yalçın | |||
| 2017/18 | 1L | 15 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 47 | 38 | 2nd Round | Yusuf Şimşek / Reha Erginer / Fatih Tekke | |||
| 2018/19 | 1L | 1 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 72 | 4th Round | Osman Özköylü / Yücel İldiz | Promoted to Süper Lig | ||
| 2019/20 | SL | 14 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 48 | 35 | Round of 16 | Yücel İldiz / Mehmet Özdilek / Bülent Uygun | |||
| 2020/21 | SL | Robert Prosinečki / Yalçın Koşukavak / Hakan Kutlu | ||||||||||||
Last updated: 25 July 2020
Div. = Division; SL = Turkish Super League; 1L = TFF First League 2B = Turkish Second Football League, Group B; 2Rd = Turkish Second Football League, Red Group; 2Wh = Turkish Second Football League, White Group; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Turkey Cup. Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 February 2021[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
Sponsorships
Other branches
The club has football, basketball, table tennis, chess, figure skating and gymnastic teams. The club's most famous branch is football team.
References
- ^ "Hakan Kutlu, Denizlispor'la ilk antrenmanına çıktı" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Denizli Atatürk Stadyumu". denizlispor.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Futbolcular". Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ 23 April 1970, Milliyet, page 10
- ^ 10 April 1971, Milliyet, page 8