Samsunspor

Samsunspor
Full name Samsunspor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s) Kırmızı Şimşekler
(The Red Lightning)
Founded June 30, 1965 (48 years ago)
Ground 19 Mayıs, Samsun
Ground Capacity 16,480
President Erkurt Tutu
Head Coach Engin Korukır
League TFF First League
2015–16 TFF First League, 9th
Website Club home page

Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.[2] The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium.[3]

The club finished runners-up for the 2. Lig crown in 1968–69, but then yo-yoed between the top two divisions until 1993. The club competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1997 and 1998, and won the Balkans Cup in 1994.

History

Samsunspor began their history in the 2. Lig, the second division of football in Turkey. The club finished fifth in their first season, missing out on the promotion group by two points.[4] The club also competed in the Turkish Cup that year. They reached round two after defeating Güneşspor in the first round, but would go on to lose 2–1 to Petrolspor.[5] The following season was more successful, as the club placed second in the 2. Lig, six points behind champion Bursaspor.[6] In the Turkish Cup, the club reached the semi-finals, defeating Konyaspor, Adanaspor, Manisaspor, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe along the way. They met Göztepe in the semi-finals, eventually losing 5–2 on aggregate. Samsunspor finished second in the 2. Lig and were knocked out in the first round of the Turkish Cup in 1967–68.[7][8]

Samsun SK's classic home kit

The club earned their first promotion to the 1. Lig (Süper Lig) in 1969. They finished first in the Beyaz Grup (White Group) of the 2. Lig, six points ahead of runners-up Boluspor. Because there were two groups, the winners of each group played each other in a final game to decide the champion and the runner-up. Ankaragücü beat Samsunspor 1–0 in the final.[9] Samsunspor finished fifth in their first season in the 1. Lig, five points away from securing a spot in the Balkans Cup. The club finished with a record of eleven wins, nine draws, and ten losses, while scoring 24 goals and allowing 28.[10] Samsunspor finished tenth the following season and were knocked out of the first round of the Turkish Cup for the second year in a row.[11][12]

On 20 January 1989, while traveling to Malatya to face Malatyaspor, Samsunspor were involved in a bus accident. The accident killed five players and coaches, and seriously injured seven other team members. Among the players killed were Mete Adanır and Muzaffer Badaloğlu. Zoran Tomić fell into a coma for six months before dying in his native Yugoslavia. Manager Nuri Asan and the bus driver were also killed. Of the players who were injured, two continued playing. Emin Kar, captain of Samsunspor, was left paralyzed after the event. Fatih Uraz, then starting goalkeeper of Samsunspor and the Turkey national football team, broke a vertebra in his back. He made a return to football, but was unable to regain a starting place at either national or club level.[2][13]


Samsunspor competed in European competition for the first time in 1993. The club took part in the last edition of the Balkans Cup, defeating PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad before facing PAS Giannina in the final. The first leg took place in Greece, which Samsunspor won 3–0. The second leg took place in Turkey, where Samsunspor sealed the championship with a 2–0 win.[14] The club competed in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup after finishing in ninth place.[15] They were drawn into Group 6 alongside Hamburger SV, FBK Kaunas, Leiftur Ólafsfjörður, Odense Boldklub. Samsunspor finished second with nine points and were unable to advance.[16] The club qualified for the Intertoto Cup again the following season. Drawn against Danish club Lyngby Boldklub, Samsunspor took a 3–0 lead in the first leg. The club faced a scare in the second leg, advancing by one goal on aggregate after losing the match 1–3. They faced English club Crystal Palace F.C. in the second round, beating the club four to nil on aggregate. Samsunspor were knocked out of the cup in the semi-finals after losing 6–0 at the hands of Werder Bremen.[17]

On the way back from an away match in February 2012, two players were injured when the team coach was struck by a train on a level crossing.[18]

Supporters

Samsunspor's main ultra group who go by the name, Şirinler (Smurfs) are well known for their ‘flare march’. Hundreds and sometimes thousands of Şirinler meet up at Çiftlik Avenue and walk to the 19 Mayis stadium with flares, turning the city red and creating an intense atmosphere.[19]

Current squad

As of 22 September 2016 [20]

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

No. Position Player
1 Turkey GK Bekir Sevgi
3 Turkey DF Ramazan Özcan
4 Turkey DF Fatih Kılıçkaya
5 Senegal DF Ousmane N'Diaye
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Distel Zola
7 Turkey MF Murat Gürbüzerol
8 Turkey MF Mehmet Çakır
11 Turkey FW Alperen Pak
12 Turkey DF Ercan Yazici
16 Turkey MF Halil Ibrahim Peksen
No. Position Player
21 Turkey DF Canberk Aydın
23 Turkey MF Burhan Arman
26 Turkey MF Mustafa Sevgi
28 Turkey MF Hasan Kılıç
29 Turkey FW Enes Keles
55 Turkey GK Furkan Köse
96 Turkey MF Berkay Polat
97 Turkey DF Erdi Dikmen
99 Turkey MF Muharrem Efe

Honours

European Participations

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1997 GS Denmark Odense 2–0 2nd place
GS Lithuania Kaunas 1–0
GS Iceland Leiftur 3–0
GS Germany Hamburg 1–3
1998 2R Denmark Lyngby 3–0 1–3 4–3
3R England Crystal Palace 2–0 2–0 4–0
SF Germany Werder Bremen 0–3 0–3 0–6

Managers

  • Turkey Yücel İldiz (Aug 2007 – Jan 2008)
  • Turkey Muhammet Dilaver (interim) (Jan 2008 – Feb 2008)
  • Turkey Orhan Kapucu (Feb 2008 – June 2008)
  • Turkey Hayrettin Gümüşdağ (Aug 2008 – Nov 2008)
  • Turkey Nafiz Tural (interim) (Nov 2008)
  • Turkey Hülagü Ercüment Coşkundere (Nov 2008 – June 2009)
  • Turkey Turhan Özyazanlar (July 2009 – Oct 2009)
  • Turkey Orhan Anıl (interim) (Oct 2009 – Nov 2009)
  • Turkey Hüseyin Kalpar (Oct 2009 – June 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladimir Petković (July 2011 – Jan 2012)
  • Turkey Mesut Bakkal (Jan 2012 – May 2012)
  • Turkey Tarkan Demirhan (May 2012 – Aug 2012)
  • Turkey Erhan Altın (Aug 2012 – Oct 2013)
  • Turkey Hüseyin Kalpar (Oct 2013–present)

References

  1. ↑ "Tüzük". Samsunspor.org.tr. Samsunspor Kulübü Derneği. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Samsunspor Tarihçe samsunspor.org.tr (Turkish), accessed 19 July 2010
  3. ↑ SAMSUN 19 MAYIS tff.org (Turkish)
  4. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1965–1966 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
  5. ↑ Pekin, Cem 1965–1966 – 4. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
  6. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1966–1967 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
  7. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1967–1968 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
  8. ↑ Pekin, Cem 1967–1968 – 6. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 19 July 2010
  9. ↑ Pekin, Cem 1968–1969 Türkiye 2. Ligi turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  10. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1969–1970 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  11. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1970–1971 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  12. ↑ Pekin, Cem 1970–1971 – 9. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  13. ↑ Samsunspor Eski Futbol Şube Sorumlusu Mustafa Mutlu'dan Fatih Uraz'a Cevap spor.haberler.com (Turkish), accessed 19 July 2010
  14. ↑ Balkans Cup 1980–94 rsssf.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  15. ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1996–1997 1. Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  16. ↑ UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 rsssf.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  17. ↑ UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 rsssf.com, accessed 20 July 2010
  18. ↑ "Samsunspor club happy team survived after train crashes into bus". Today's Zaman. Istanbul. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  19. ↑ SAMSUNSPOR turkish-football.com (English) accessed 29 May 2010
  20. ↑ http://www.samsunspor.org.tr/futbolsubesi.php?sayfaID=futbolcularimiz
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