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Çaykur Rizespor

Full name	Çaykur Rize Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü Derneği
Nickname(s)	Karadeniz Atmacası (The Black Sea Sparrowhawk)
Short name	Rizespor
Founded	19 May 1953; 72 years ago (1953-05-19)
Ground	Rize City Stadium
Ground Capacity	15,558
Owner	Çaykur
Chairman	İbrahim Turgut
Manager	İlhan Palut
League	TFF First League
2021–22	Süper Lig, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a professional football club from Rize, a city in Turkey. The team plays in the top Turkish football league, called the Süper Lig. The club started on May 19, 1953. Their first colors were green and yellow, but they later changed to blue and green. Since 1990, a Turkish tea company named Çaykur has sponsored the team. That's why the club's name includes "Çaykur" and their logo has a tea leaf! Çaykur Rizespor plays its home games at the Rize City Stadium.

History of the Club

The club was founded on May 19, 1953, by five people: Yakup Temizel, Atıf Taviloğlu, İsmet Bilsel, Yaşar Tümbekçioğlu, and Muharrem Kürkçü. They wanted to help young people in Rize develop their physical and cultural skills. The first club colors were yellow and green. Yellow came from the lemons and oranges grown in the area, and green represented the tea gardens, which are a symbol of Rize. Yaşar Dömlekçioğlu was the club's first president.

From 1953 to 1968, when the club played in amateur leagues, many local players from Rize played for the team. In 1968, the club became a professional team by joining with two other local clubs, "Rize Güneşspor" and "Fenergençlik." They started playing in the third division with new colors: blue and green. In 1978–1979, Rizespor won their league title and moved up to play in the Turkish Süper Lig for the very first time!

Rivalries: The Black Sea Derby

Çaykur Rizespor has a big rivalry with another team called Trabzonspor. This is known as the Black Sea derby. These two teams are rivals because they are from cities close to each other and have often played against each other in many local and regional tournaments.

Home Stadium

Çaykur Rizespor plays its home games at the Rize City Stadium. They have been playing there since the 2009–10 season. The stadium first opened on August 12, 2009, with a friendly game between Çaykur Rizespor and Fenerbahçe.

Club Achievements

Çaykur Rizespor has won several titles in different leagues:

• TFF First League (which is like the second division in Turkish football):
  • Winners (3 times): 1978–79, 1984–85, 2017–18
  • Runners-up (3 times): 2002–03, 2012–13, 2022–23
  • Play-off winners (1 time): 1999–2000
• TFF Third League (like the fourth division):
  • Winners (1 time): 1993–94
  • Runners-up (2 times): 1973–74

Where They've Played

Çaykur Rizespor has played in different Turkish football leagues over the years:

• Süper Lig (Top League):

1979–81, 1985–89, 2000–02, 2003–08, 2013–17, 2018–22, 2023–

• TFF First League (Second Division):

1974–79, 1981–85, 1989–93, 1994–00, 2002–03, 2008–13, 2017–18, 2022–23

• TFF Second League (Third Division):

1968–74, 1993–94

Playing in Europe

Çaykur Rizespor has also played in European competitions, like the UEFA Intertoto Cup. This was a competition for European clubs that didn't qualify for the main UEFA tournaments.

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Total Score
2001	Second Round	FK Pobeda	0–2	1–2	1–4

Team Kits and Sponsors

The club's jerseys have been made by different companies and sponsored by various brands over the years.

Players

Current Squad

Here are the players currently on the Çaykur Rizespor team:

No. Position Player 1 GK Tarık Çetin (3rd captain) 2 DF Husniddin Aliqulov 3 DF Halil İbrahim Pehlivan (vice-captain) 4 DF Attila Mocsi 5 DF Casper Højer (captain) 6 MF Giannis Papanikolaou 7 FW Benhur Keser 8 MF Dal Varešanović 9 FW Ali Sowe (on loan from Rostov) 10 FW Ibrahim Olawoyin 15 FW Václav Jurečka 16 DF Seyfettin Anıl Yaşar 17 FW Emrecan Bulut 18 MF Muhamed Buljubašić

No. Position Player 19 FW Rachid Ghezzal 20 MF Amir Hadžiahmetović (on loan from Beşiktaş) 27 DF Eray Korkmaz 28 FW Babajide David 30 GK Ivo Grbić (on loan from Sheffield United) 37 DF Muhammet Taha Şahin 40 GK Canberk Yurdakul 45 DF Ayberk Karapo (on loan from Manisa) 54 MF Mithat Pala 77 FW Altin Zeqiri 90 FW Martin Minchev 95 DF Habil Özbakır 97 FW Doğanay Avcı 98 DF Muhammet Mert Karaca

Players on Loan

Some players from Çaykur Rizespor are currently playing for other teams for a set period:

No. Position Player GK Zafer Görgen (to Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2025) DF Mustafa Şengül (to Erbaaspor until 30 June 2025) DF Aziz Aksoy (to Fethiyespor until 30 June 2025) DF Hüseyincan Kırıkcı (to Edirnespor until 30 June 2025) MF Ozan İsmail Koç (to Erbaaspor until 30 June 2025) MF Eren Emre Aydın (to 24 Erzincanspor until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player MF Emirhan Yılmaz (to Düzcespor until 30 June 2025) MF Janne-Pekka Laine (to Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2025) FW Mame Mor Faye (to Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2025) FW Güvenç Usta (to Balıkesirspor until 30 June 2025) FW Efe Tecimer (to Zonguldak Kömürspor until 30 June 2025) FW Remzi Kolcuoğlu (to Kepez Spor Futbol until 30 June 2025)

Coaches of the Team

Many different coaches have led Çaykur Rizespor throughout its history. Here are some of them:

Years Nationality Name 1968–69 Şenol Birol 1978–79 Gürsel Aksel 1993–95 Giray Bulak 1999 Hikmet Karaman 2000–02 Karol Pecze 2003–04 Hikmet Karaman 2004–05 Rıza Çalımbay 2006–07 Safet Sušić 2012–13 Mustafa Denizli 2014–17 Hikmet Karaman 2018–19 Okan Buruk 2023– İlhan Palut

Club Presidents

The club has also had many presidents who have helped guide its direction. Here are some of the people who have served as president:

Years Nationality Name 1968–73 Bahattin Coşkun 1978–80 Nuri Akbulut 1984–85 Hasan Kemal Yardımcı 1996–97 Mehmet Cengiz 2002–07 Ekrem Cengiz 2010–17 Metin Kalkavan 2018–21 Hasan Kartal 2022– İbrahim Turgut

See also

In Spanish: Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü para niños