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Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Amblem.svg
Full name Trabzonspor Kulübü
Nickname(s) Karadeniz Fırtınası (Black Sea Storm)
Short name TS
Founded 2 August 1967; 57 years ago (1967-08-02)
Ground Papara Park
Ground Capacity 40,782
President Ertuğrul Doğan
Head coach Şenol Güneş
League Süper Lig
2021–22 Süper Lig, 1st of 20 (champions)
Third colours

Trabzonspor Kulübü is a professional sports club from the city of Trabzon in Turkey. It was started in 1967 when several local clubs joined together. The men's football team has won the top Turkish league, called the Süper Lig, seven times. Trabzonspor also has a women's football team and a men's basketball team.

Trabzonspor is one of the most successful football clubs in Turkey. They are famous for being the first club outside of Istanbul to win the Süper Lig. They have won the Süper Lig title seven times and the Turkish Cup nine times. Their first championship was in 1975–76. They won three titles in a row from 1978–79 to 1980–81. They won another title in 1983-84. After a long wait of 38 years, they won the championship again in 2021–22.

The club's colors are claret (a deep red) and sky blue. These colors are always on their jerseys, often in stripes. Trabzonspor plays their home games at the Şenol Güneş Sports Complex, which they moved into during the 2016–17 season. Before that, they played at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium.

Club History and Achievements

Trabzonspor was formed in 1967 by combining several local football clubs, including one called Trabzon İdman Ocağı, which was founded in 1921.

The club has won the Turkish league championship seven times. These wins were in 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, and 2021–22.

In the 2010–11 season, Trabzonspor finished second in the league, with the same number of points as Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe won the title because of a better goal difference. Later, some issues came up about that season's league title. In 2013, some clubs were not allowed to play in European competitions because of these issues. However, by 2021, all legal problems for Fenerbahçe were cleared.

Trabzonspor's team logo shows the letters "TS" in blue on a burgundy background. "TS" stands for Trabzonspor.

There are different ideas about why the club chose claret and blue as its colors. One popular story says that the English club Aston Villa sent them a set of jerseys when Trabzonspor was first formed in 1967. This might be how they got their famous colors.

Home Stadium

Şenol Güneş, Aug 2017 (cropped)
Trabzonspor's stadium is named after former goalkeeper and manager Şenol Güneş.

Since December 2016, Trabzonspor's home ground is the Şenol Güneş Sports Complex. This stadium can hold 40,782 fans. Before this, Trabzonspor played their home games at the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, which had a capacity of 24,169. The new stadium is named after Şenol Güneş, a famous former goalkeeper and manager for Trabzonspor.

Club Trophies

Trabzonspor has won many important trophies in Turkish football:

  • Süper Lig (Turkish League Championship)
    • Champions (7 times): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2021–22
    • Runners-up (9 times): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2019–20
  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (9 times): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2019–20
    • Runners-up (7 times): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1996–97, 2012–13, 2023–24
  • Turkish Super Cup
    • Winners (10 times): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 2010, 2020, 2022
    • Runners-up (3 times): 1981, 1984, 1992
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • Winners (5 times): 1976, 1978, 1985, 1994, 1996
  • Cyprus Peace Cup
    • Winners (1 time): 1975
  • Uhrencup
    • Winners (1 time): 2005

Players of Trabzonspor

Current Team Squad

No. Position Player
1 Turkey GK Uğurcan Çakır (captain)
3 Croatia DF Borna Barišić
4 Turkey DF Hüseyin Türkmen
5 England MF John Lundstram
6 France MF Batista Mendy
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Edin Višća
8 North Macedonia MF Enis Bardhi
9 Nigeria FW Anthony Nwakaeme
10 Austria MF Muhammed Cham
11 Turkey MF Ozan Tufan
15 Montenegro DF Stefan Savić
17 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Simon Banza (on loan from Braga)
18 Turkey DF Eren Elmalı
19 Turkey FW Umut Bozok
20 Turkey DF Serkan Asan
No. Position Player
23 Turkey MF Umut Güneş
24 Suriname DF Stefano Denswil
25 Turkey GK Onuralp Çevikkan
29 Turkey DF Serdar Saatçı
35 Turkey MF Okay Yokuşlu
44 Ukraine DF Arseniy Batahov
54 Turkey GK Muhammet Taha Tepe
61 Turkey FW Cihan Çanak
70 Romania FW Denis Drăguș
77 Turkey DF Arif Boşluk
79 Portugal DF Pedro Malheiro
84 Turkey DF Ali Şahin Yılmaz
90 Turkey FW Poyraz Efe Yıldırım
94 Turkey FW Enis Destan
99 Croatia FW Mislav Oršić

Players on Loan

Sometimes players are loaned out to other teams to gain more experience. Here are some Trabzonspor players currently on loan:

No. Position Player
Turkey DF Rayyan Baniya (at Palermo until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Süleyman Cebeci (at Karaman until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Göktan Gürpüz (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2025)
Turkey MF Kerem Şen (at İstanbulspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Position Player
Turkey MF Veysel Sönmezsoy (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2025)
Croatia MF Tonio Teklić (at Erzurumspor until 30 June 2025)
Turkey FW Zekeriya Bulut (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2025)
Egypt FW Trézéguet (at Al-Rayyan until 30 June 2025)

Other Trabzonspor Teams

Trabzonspor U21 Team

Fatihtekke
Fatih Tekke, a former youth academy star and one-time Gol Kralı (top scorer)

The Trabzonspor U21 team is a youth team for the club. They play in the U21 league against other youth clubs in Turkey. Many famous players started their careers here. Some of them include:

  • Hami Mandıralı: He played for Trabzonspor 558 times, more than any other player.
  • Gökdeniz Karadeniz: He played for the Turkish national team 50 times while at Trabzonspor.
  • Fatih Tekke: He was the top scorer in the 2004–05 Süper Lig season with 31 goals.

Trabzonspor Women's Football Team

The Trabzonspor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı is the women's football club connected to Trabzonspor. It was started in 2007. They won the championship in the Turkish Women's Football Super League in the 2008–09 season.

1461 Trabzon Club

1461 Trabzon was founded in 2008 as Trabzon Karadenizspor. This club works closely with Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor has the first chance to buy players from 1461 Trabzon. They can also loan young players to 1461 Trabzon so they can get experience playing in first-team matches.

Club Leaders and Staff

The club has many people working behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. Here are some of the key staff members:

Position Staff
President Turkey Ertuğrul Doğan
Vice-president Turkey Zeyyat Kafkas
Director of Professional Football & Scout Turkey Caner Cuvalcioglu
Turkey Ihsan Derelioglu
Director of Media and Communications Turkey Can Karyagdi
Head coach Turkey Şenol Güneş
Assistant coach Turkey Halil Cihan Ünal
Assistant coach Turkey Kerem Yavaş
Senior Goalkeeper Coach Turkey Alper Boğuşlu
Fitness coach Turkey Alper Aşçı
Athletic coach Turkey Utku Alemdaroğlu
Chief analyst Turkey Mesut Kabahasanoglu
Match analyst Turkey Tolga Sayin
Scout Turkey Ugur Uzunali
Youth scout Turkey Metin Bak
Club doctor Turkey Metin Kara
Turkey Halil Polat
Physiotherapist Turkey Burak Subasi
Turkey Fatih Emre Dogan
Turkey Oguzhan Kolot
Greece Ioakim Ipseftel
Nutritionist Turkey Cagatay Kasikci
Masseur Turkey Sefik Erkaya
Turkey Yener Usta
Turkey Okan Erdem
Turkey Rüstem Ilyas
Turkey Koray Akyüz
Translator Turkey Ercan Ildiz
Turkey Yunus Emre Ishak
Kit Manager Turkey Cihan Birinci
Turkey Adnan Aksu
Turkey Mustafa Kücük
Turkey Hayati Erol
Team Manager Turkey Emrah Tok

See also

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