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Sivasspor
Sivasspor logo.svg
Full name Sivasspor Kulübü
Nickname(s) Yiğidolar (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 Rıza Çalımbay
League Süper Lig
2021–22 Süper Lig, 10th of 20
Third colours

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

Sivasspor nearly won the Süper Lig title in two seasons. They finished fourth in 2007–08 and second in 2008–09. They also earned fourth place at the end of the 2019–20 season. In all these seasons, they were at the top of the league halfway through. They are one of only three clubs that led the league 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 for the club.

Club History

Sivasspor first started on May 14, 1932, in Sivas. Back then, they were called Sivas Gençlik. Their team colors were red and white shirts with white shorts. In their early years, they played many games as an amateur team. They wanted to become a professional club.

In the mid-1960s, Sivas Gençlik joined with two other teams, Yolspor and Kızılırmak. They hoped this merger would help them join the professional leagues. However, the league did not let Sivasspor join at that time.

After some protests, Sivasspor was finally allowed to play professional football. This happened on July 1, 1967. Sivasspor began playing in the Second League, White Group. On September 17, 1967, a very sad event happened during a match. It was against Kayseri Erciyesspor (then called Kayserispor) at the Kayseri Atatürk Stadium. Many fans were injured in a crowd crush. Most of the injured were Sivasspor fans. After this event, the two teams played in different groups for many years. They finally played each other again in the 1990–91 season.

The Turkish Football Federation created a third league because many new clubs were forming. Sivasspor was allowed into the Second League. In their first professional season, Sivasspor finished 16th in their group. They were just four points away from being moved down to a lower league. They also finished in the bottom half of the table the next season. They almost got promoted to the First League in 1971–72 and 1972–73. But they finished second both times.

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. In their first season in the top league, they finished 8th. Coach Werner Lorant helped the team win important games 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, Sivasspor finished 4th. They had the same number of points as the second and third place teams. But they had a slightly worse goal difference. Sivasspor almost won the championship that year. However, they lost 5–3 to Galatasaray in their second-to-last match. In the 2008–09 season, they finished 2nd. They had been leading the league for most of that season. After losing their final match, they finished five points behind the champions, Beşiktaş.

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. 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.

Club Achievements

Sivasspor has won several important titles and finished as runners-up in others.

National Competitions

  • Süper Lig
    • Runners-up (1): 2008–09
  • TFF First League
    • Winners (2): 2004–05, 2016–17
  • TFF Third League
    • Winners (1): 1998–99 (Group 2)
    • Runners-up (2): 1988–89 (Group 4), 1992–93 (Group 6)
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (1): 2021–22
  • Turkish Super Cup
    • Runners-up: 2022

League History

Sivasspor has played in different Turkish football leagues over the years:

  • 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: 1983–84

UEFA Competitions

Sivasspor has also played in European football competitions. Here's a summary of their record:

Competition Games Played Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference
UEFA Champions League 2 1 0 1 3 6 –3
UEFA Europa League 10 2 0 8 10 21 –11
UEFA Europa Conference League 14 6 3 5 18 21 –3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 3 7 –4
Total 30 10 4 16 34 55 –21

Current Players

Team Squad

No. Position Player
3 Turkey DF Uğur Çiftçi
5 Turkey DF Mehmet Albayrak
7 Turkey DF Murat Paluli
8 Greece MF Charis Charisis
9 Albania FW Rey Manaj
10 England MF Alex Pritchard
11 Netherlands FW Queensy Menig
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Samuel Moutoussamy
13 Serbia GK Đorđe Nikolić
14 Mali DF Samba Camara
15 Poland MF Jan Biegański
17 Turkey MF Emrah Başsan
21 Turkey MF Emre Gökay
22 Serbia MF Veljko Simić
23 Turkey DF Alaaddin Okumuş
24 Cape Verde MF Garry Rodrigues
No. Position Player
25 Turkey MF Oğuzhan Aksoy
26 Serbia DF Uroš Radaković
27 The Gambia DF Noah Sonko Sundberg (on loan from Ludogorets)
30 Turkey MF Tolga Ciğerci
35 Turkey GK Ali Şaşal Vural
41 Turkey GK Serkan Kaan Sarman
44 Greece DF Achilleas Poungouras
46 Turkey FW Bekir Turaç Böke
53 Turkey DF Emirhan Başyiğit
55 Guinea FW Bengali-Fodé Koita
58 Turkey DF Ziya Erdal
66 Turkey MF Sinan Kaya
74 Turkey GK Arda Erdursun
80 Turkey MF Efkan Bekiroğlu (on loan from Ankaragücü)
88 Turkey MF Talha Şeker
90 Uzbekistan MF Azizbek Turgunboev

Players on Loan

No. Position Player
Turkey GK Baver Kuçkar (at Adana 01 until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Halit Çokyaşar (at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Eren Kaya (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Position Player
Turkey MF Kaan Onaran (at Bursa Nilüfer until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Özkan Yiğiter (at Vanspor until 30 June 2025)
Turkey FW Mert Dursun (at 23 Elazığ until 30 June 2025)

Other Sports at Sivasspor

Besides men's football, Sivasspor also has other active sports departments. These include women's football (started in 2021), billiards, bridge, judo, table tennis, swimming, and Jereed. Jereed is an old Turkic team sport played on horseback.

See also

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