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Sivasspor

Full name	Sivasspor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Yiğidolar Yigidos (The Braves)
Founded	9 May 1967; 58 years ago (1967-05-09)
Ground	Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Ground Capacity	27,532
President	Bahattin Eken
Head coach	Bülent Uygun
League	Süper Lig
2021–22	Süper Lig, 10th of 20
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sivasspor Kulübü, also known as Net Global Sivasspor for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club from the city of Sivas. The club is most famous for its men's football team. Sivasspor was started in 1967. Its football team has been playing in the top Turkish league, the Süper Lig, since the 2017–18 season.

The team almost won the Süper Lig title in two seasons, 2007–08 and 2008–09. They finished fourth and second in those years. They also got the fourth spot at the end of the 2019–20 season. In all these seasons, they were at the top of the league halfway through. Sivasspor is one of only three clubs that were first at halftime but didn't win the championship. They also finished fifth in the 2013–14 season. In 2022, they won the 2021–22 Turkish Cup, which was a big achievement!

History of Sivasspor Football Club

Sivasspor first began on May 14, 1932, in Sivas. Back then, they were called Sivas Gençlik. Their team colors were red and white shirts with white shorts. For many years, they played in amateur leagues. They wanted to become a professional team.

By the mid-1960s, Sivas Gençlik joined with two other local teams, Yolspor and Kızılırmak. They hoped this would help them join the professional leagues. However, the league still didn't let Sivasspor in. After some protests, on July 1, 1967, Sivasspor was finally allowed to play professional football in Turkey.

Sivasspor started in the Second League, White Group. On September 17, 1967, a sad event happened during a match against Kayseri Erciyesspor (then Kayserispor). This match was played at the Kayseri Atatürk Stadium. Many fans were hurt in a crowd, which was a very difficult moment in Turkish sports history. After this event, Kayseri Erciyesspor and Sivasspor played in different groups for many years. They finally played each other again in the 1990–91 season.

Because many new clubs were forming, the Turkish Football Federation created a third league. Sivasspor was allowed into the Second League. In their first professional season, Sivasspor finished 16th in their group. This was just four points away from being moved down to a lower league. They almost got promoted to the First League in 1971–72 and 1972–73. But they finished second behind other teams.

Sivas SK's classic home kit

Sivasspor stayed in the lower leagues for a long time. Then, in 2005, they won the Second League. This meant they were automatically promoted to the Süper Lig, Turkey's top football league! In their first season in the Süper Lig, they finished 8th. They had important wins against big clubs like Beşiktaş. They ended that season with ten wins, thirteen draws, and eleven losses, earning 43 points.

In the 2007–08 season, the club finished 4th. They had the same number of points as the second and third place teams. They almost won the championship that year! In the 2008–09 season, they finished 2nd. They were leading the league for much of the season.

Sivasspor finished fourth in the 2019–20 Süper Lig season. This allowed them to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for the first time ever. On May 26, 2022, Sivasspor won their first major trophy. They won the 2021–22 Turkish Cup by beating Kayserispor 3–2 in extra time.

Sivasspor's Achievements and Trophies

Sivasspor has won several important titles and finished as runners-up in others. Here are their main achievements:

National Competitions

• Süper Lig (Turkey's top league)
  • Runners-up (second place): 2008–09
• TFF First League (Turkey's second-highest league)
  • Winners: 2004–05, 2016–17
• TFF Third League (Turkey's fourth-highest league)
  • Winners: 1998–99 (Group 2)
  • Runners-up: 1988–89 (Group 4), 1992–93 (Group 6)
• Turkish Cup (Main cup competition)
  • Winners: 2021–22
• Turkish Super Cup (Match between league and cup winners)
  • Runners-up: 2022

Sivasspor's League Journey Over the Years

Sivasspor has played in different football leagues throughout its history:

• Turkish Super League: 2005–16, 2017–present
• TFF First League: 1967–83, 1984–86, 1999–05, 2016–17
• TFF Second League: 1986–99
• Amatör Futbol Ligleri (Amateur Leagues): 1983–84

Sivasspor in European Competitions

Sivasspor has also played in European football tournaments. These are competitions where top clubs from different countries play against each other.

Sivasspor's Current Team Players

Here are the players currently on the Sivasspor football team:

No. Position Player 1 GK Hüseyin Arslan 3 DF Uğur Çiftçi 5 DF Mehmet Albayrak 6 MF Özkan Yiğiter 7 DF Murat Paluli 8 MF Charis Charisis 9 FW Rey Manaj 10 MF Alex Pritchard 11 FW Queensy Menig 12 MF Samuel Moutoussamy 13 GK Đorđe Nikolić 14 DF Samba Camara 15 MF Jan Biegański 17 MF Emrah Başsan 21 MF Emre Gökay 23 DF Alaaddin Okumuş

No. Position Player 24 MF Garry Rodrigues 26 DF Uroš Radaković 27 DF Noah Sonko Sundberg (on loan from Ludogorets) 35 GK Ali Şaşal Vural 41 GK Serkan Kaan Sarman 43 MF Eymen Yurdcu 44 DF Achilleas Poungouras 46 FW Bekir Turaç Böke 53 DF Emirhan Başyiğit 55 FW Bengali-Fodé Koita 58 DF Ziya Erdal 66 MF Sinan Kaya 77 FW Keita Baldé 88 MF Talha Şeker 90 MF Azizbek Turgunboev

Players on Loan to Other Teams

These players are still part of Sivasspor but are playing for other teams for a short time:

No. Position Player GK Baver Kuçkar (at Adana 01 until 30 June 2025) MF Halit Çokyaşar (at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player MF Kaan Onaran (at Bursa Nilüfer until 30 June 2025) FW Mert Dursun (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2025)

Sivasspor's Coaching Staff

The coaching staff helps the players train and get ready for games. Here are the people who make up the current coaching team:

Position	Name
Manager	Bülent Uygun
Assistant manager	Ömer Karademir
Assistant manager	Ahmet Bilazer
Assistant manager	Şenol Karaman
Goalkeeping Coach	Hasan Korkmaz
Analyst	Mustafa Oktay
Executive manager	Kerem Atılmaz
Doctor	Burak Ayyıldız
Physio	Fatih Aydın
Physio	Sefa Karayılan
Masseur	Halil Özdoğan
Masseur	Tincer Karakaya
Masseur	Selahattin Aktaş
Translator	Taylan İşçi
Translator	Burak Kütükkıran
Kit manager	Cemil Kablan
Kit manager	Serdar Kablan

Sivasspor's Club Presidents

The president is in charge of the club's overall direction. Here are the people who have served as president of Sivasspor:

Mecnun Otyakmaz is the current president of the club since 2004

Nationality	Name	Years
	Ahmet Durakoğlu	1967–1968
	Adil Onmuş	1968–1969
	Ethem Uslu	1969–1970
	Sacit Gökseyitoğlu	1970–1974
	İhsan Buyruk	1970–1974
	Nusret Akça	1974–1975
	Hüseyin Yıldırım	1974–1977
	Nusret Akça	1977–1978
	Suzi Tirkeş	1981–1982
	Selahattin Koçer	1982–1983
	Metin Kazanç	1983–1985
	Samet Sayıcı	1981–1982
	Erdoğan Yüce	1980–1981
	Nusret Akça	1985–1986
	Günkut Bulut	1985–1986
	Yahya Küçükkılıç	1986–1987
	Özer Süt	1988–1989
	Metin Kazanç	1990–1991
	Yakup Gülmez	1991–1992
	İsmail Haksever	1993–1994
	Mehmet Kaya	1994–1996
	Osman Seçilmiş	1996–2004
	Mecnun Otyakmaz	2004–present

Sponsorships and Team Kits

Sponsorships help football clubs get money to operate. Sivasspor has had different sponsors over the years.

Naming Sponsors

Sometimes, a company pays to have its name added to the club's official name.

Term	Sponsor
2014–2016	Medicana Sivasspor
2017–2020	Demir Grup Sivasspor
2021–2023	Demir Grup Sivasspor
2023–present	EMS Yapı Sivasspor

Kit Sponsors

These companies have sponsored the team's uniforms (kits) over the years.

Other Sports at Sivasspor

Besides men's football, Sivasspor also has other sports teams and departments. These include:

• Women's football (started in 2021)
• Billiards
• Bridge
• Judo
• Table tennis
• Swimming
• Jereed, an old Turkish equestrian (horse riding) team sport.

See also

In Spanish: Sivasspor para niños