Kardemir Karabükspor

Kardemir Karabükspor
Full name Kardemir Demir Çelik Karabükspor
Nickname(s) Mavi Ateş (Blue Flame)
Founded 1969
Ground Yenişehir Stadium
Karabük, Turkey
Ground Capacity 12,400
Chairman Mustafa Yolbulan
Manager Yücel İldiz
League TFF First League
2014–15 Süper Lig, 16th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Kardemir Demir Çelik Karabükspor is a Turkish sports club based in Karabük, Turkey. The team was founded in 1969 after a merger between Karabük Gençlikspor and Demir Çelik Spor. The club has in branches in football, wheelchair basketball and volleyball. The nickname of the club is Mavi Ateş (Blue Flame). The nickname comes from unfading blue flame coming out of one of the chimneys of Kardemir iron-steel works which is located in the entrance of the city. As the factory gives its name to the club, the team is cited as a worker's team.[1]

History

Foundation and early history

In the year 1938, Azmi Tılabar, the head manager of the Turkish iron-steel industry, founded D.Ç. Gençlik Kulübü (D.Ç. Youth Club) with grey-blue colours. In these times, the trainer of the football team was an English engineer, Mr. Lain. The trainer of atlhletism was Turkish athlete Faik Önen. Moreover, Mersinli Ahmet and Yaşar Doğu were trainers of wrestling.

KDÇ Karabük SK's classic home kit

During the 1940s, Karabükspor became a symbol in cycling, tennis and wrestling around Turkey. Starting in the 1950s, the Karabük Gençlikspor (Karabuk Youth Sports) joined DÇ Gençlik Kulübü and finally, the club got its colours as red-blue.

The 1990's

In the last game of the 1993–94 season against Zeytinburnuspor, Karabükspor relegated from the Süper Lig.

Karabükspor promoted to the top tier after winning the promotion play-off in the 1996–97 season. Karabükspor finished 8th in 1997–98. The next season, however, was disastrous for them as they again relegated to the second level.

Karabükspor relocated to the Second League B Category in the 2001–02 season.

The 2000's

The team was promoted to the First League in the 2007–08 season after a 7–0 win against Erzurumspor in the promotion group. On their 30th game of the 2009–10 season, they won 3–0 against Çaykur Rizespor which meant they were promoted to the Turkish Super League after 11 years.

League participations

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 3Q Norway Rosenborg 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
PO France Saint-Étienne 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–4 (pen.)
Notes

Supporters

The club are sponsored by the Kardemir company and the Iron workers unions from whom they draw a lot of their support, making it a club with true working class identity.[2] Their ultra group is called Mavi Ateş (Blue Flame) and their motto is, Dumanlı kentin puslu çocukları (Sons of the smoky city).[3]

Current sponsors

Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Adriano
3 Turkey DF Ismail Dinler
4 Turkey DF Riza Efendioglu
5 Turkey MF Osman Çelik (on loan from Antalyaspor)
7 Turkey MF İlhan Depe
9 Romania FW Marius Alexe
10 Nigeria FW Simon Zenke
11 Turkey MF Köksal Yedek
13 Turkey DF Kerim Zengin
14 Nigeria FW Isaac Promise
15 Turkey DF Ergün Teber
No. Position Player
17 Turkey MF Recep Aydin (on loan from Konyaspor)
20 Turkey MF Gökhan Alsan
22 Turkey DF Izzet Yildirim
24 Turkey MF Muhammet Reis
26 Romania MF Ionuț Neagu (on loan from Steaua)
32 Turkey MF Murat Akın
33 Turkey DF Cemil Adican
44 Croatia DF Elvis Kokalović
89 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Junior Kabananga (on loan from Astana)
92 Denmark FW Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu (on loan from Bursaspor)
98 Turkey GK Ercüment Kafkasyali

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
46 Turkey GK Ramazan Hakli (on lon to Kahramanmaraş BB until 30 June 2016)[4]

References

  1. "Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics", PM Press, 2011, Gabriel Kuhn, p.172
  2. "Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics", PM Press, 2011, Gabriel Kuhn, p.172
  3. "Karabükspor Profile". turkish-football.com. 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. Ramazan Haklı yuvaya döndü, marasnews.com, 8 January 2016

External links

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