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Bursaspor

Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (Turkish pronunciation: [buɾsaspoɾ kulyby dæɾneji]), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.

Bursaspor
Full nameBursaspor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s)Yeşil Timsahlar (Green Crocodiles)
Founded1 June 1963; 61 years ago (1963-06-01)[2]
GroundCentennial Atatürk Stadium
Capacity43,361
ChairmanSinan Bür
ManagerPablo Batalla
LeagueTFF Second League
2022–23TFF Second League, White, 14th of 19
Websitebursaspor.org.tr

In the 2009–10 season, the club's men's football team won its first Süper Lig title after finishing with 75 points, one point ahead of the runners-up Fenerbahçe.[3][4] Bursaspor became the second club outside Istanbul to win a Süper Lig title, joining Trabzonspor who won the first of its six titles in 1975–76.[5] The club has also won the Turkish Cup once and the Prime Minister's Cup twice, as well as the First League twice.[6] The club's first, and most successful foray into European competition came in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup when it reached the quarter-finals. Bursaspor also took part in the 1986–87, losing in the first round, as well as the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where it lost in the quarter-finals.[7]

History

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Foundation and early years

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The club was founded on 1 June 1963 after Acar İdman Yurdu, Akınspor, İstiklal, Pınarspor and Çelikspor were merged to form a single club; Bursaspor. Green and white were chosen as the club colours, and the club entered the 2. Lig in 1963–64.[2] Their first match took place on 21 September 1963 against İzmir Demirspor in İzmir.[8] Bursaspor were promoted to the Süper Lig after winning the 1966–67 2. Lig. They won 19 of their 30 matches, finishing with 45 points, eight ahead of second placed Samsunspor.[6] They were relegated to the 2. Lig in 1985–86 and were relegated again in 1986–87 season, but their relegations were revoked due to winning the Turkish Cup in 1986 and a Turkish Council of State verdict in 1987.[citation needed] Their most recent relegation came in 2004. They gained promotion back into the Süper Lig after winning the First League on 16 May 2006. Bursaspor won their first major cup in 1971, beating Fenerbahçe 1–0 after extra time in the now-defunct Prime Minister's Cup. Because Fenerbahçe had won the league and cup in 1973–74, Bursaspor, as 1974 Turkish Cup runners up, were given a place in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup. Bursaspor reached the quarter-finals, beating Finn Harps and Dundee United, before falling to eventual champions Dynamo Kyiv. The club's first Turkish Cup win came in 1986 when they defeated Altay 2–0 in the finals.[6] The club therefore qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, losing to eventual champions Ajax in the first round.[7]

The league title

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Bursaspor began the 2009–10 season successfully and by the midpoint of the season, in December 2009, the club were sitting in the top spot of the Süper Lig table. The first half of the season saw a 1–0 home victory against Istanbul giants Galatasaray, and also a 2–3 win away at Beşiktaş. In late 2009, Bursaspor manager Sağlam was linked with the vacant Turkey managerial position after Fatih Terim's resignation, but Sağlam refused to comment on the speculations, with Guus Hiddink eventually taking up the position ahead of him.

The latter part of the season saw a 6–0 win over mid–table İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, the largest win in the league that season, and also a 2–3 away win against Fenerbahçe after winning from two goals down. Bursaspor again reached the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup and again they lost on aggregate to Fenerbahçe, this time crashing out 4–3 due to an injury time winner from Fener. In April 2010, Bursaspor were sitting on top of the table after being in the top three for the previous few months. With eight games left to play, Bursaspor were five points clear at the top. However, five weeks before the end of the season, Bursaspor fell to second place, but they managed to maintain pressure on leaders Fenerbahçe, who had overtaken them. Going into the final matchday of the season, Bursaspor were just one point behind and needed their championship rivals to draw or lose, which eventually happened, as Fenerbahçe were held to a 1–1 home draw by Trabzonspor. Meanwhile, Bursaspor defeated Beşiktaş 2–1, which meant they would be crowned champions, winning the league by a single point. This made them only the second club in Turkish top tier history outside the "Istanbul Big Three" to win the Süper Lig, the other being Trabzonspor (İstanbul Başakşehir later joined them as the third team outside of the traditional "Big Three" to win the Turkish top tier). Before winning their first title in 2009–10, Bursaspor had never finished inside the top three. The club won its first and only league title to date in Ertuğrul Sağlam's first full season as manager. Pablo Batalla and Ozan İpek were the club's joint top scorers with eight goals each.[9]

Bursaspor were subsequently drawn against Rangers, Valencia and Manchester United in the group stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.[10] In its away match against Rangers, Bursaspor decided not to don their home kit to avoid provoking Rangers' fans, as their kit heavily resembles that of Rangers' rivals, Celtic.[11] Bursaspor is the fourth football club in Turkey to start a dedicated television channel (Bursaspor TV).[12][failed verification]

Subsequent years, financial trouble and relegations

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After several successful seasons including qualifying for the UEFA Europa League on several occasions, the late 2010s saw Bursaspor struggle financially, as they faced a heavy amount of debt.[13] Bursaspor were relegated to the TFF First League in 2019, on the final day of the 2018–2019 season.[14] After three seasons in the First League, they were relegated to the TFF Second League in the 2021–22 season.[15] Their inability to pay their debt saw them incur a ban on signing new players.[16] On April 7, 2024, the club had been mathematically relegated to TFF Third League for their first time in their history, after their defeat by 1461 Trabzon FK with 1–2 at home.

Colours and badge

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Bursaspor's club badge includes the club name, foundation year, and the crescent moon and star from the Turkish flag. As a tribute to the club's origins, the badge also includes five stars, each a different colour – black, red, yellow, green, and navy blue. This represents the colours used by the clubs that made up Bursaspor; Acar İdman Yurdu–black, Akınspor–red, İstiklal–yellow, Pınarspor–green, Çelikspor–navy blue. Bursaspor's kit: Green shirts with white trim, green shorts, green socks. Away: Green and white hooped shirts, white shorts, green and white hooped socks. Alternate: Amber shirts with black trim, claret shorts, amber socks.

Stadium

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Main article: Centennial Atatürk Stadium

Bursaspor plays its home matches at Centennial Atatürk Stadium. Built in 2015, the stadium currently seats 43,361 spectators. The field measures 68 by 105 meters, and is covered with natural grass.[17] Between 1979 and 2015, the club played at the Bursa Atatürk Stadium.

Supporters

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Fans

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The club's main fan base is known as Teksas (Texas) and Legend Teksas.

Special relationship with Ankaragücü

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In the early 1990s Bursaspor's ultra group Teksas had a leader called Abdulkerim Bayraktar. He went to study in Ankara, and whilst in the city he started attending Ankaragücü games and started building ties between the two clubs. In 1993 however, his life was cut short during his military service when he was killed by terrorists. This tragic event bought Bursaspor and Ankaragücü even closer together. During the first game after his death, Bursaspor organised a tribute to him, and the events which happened next cemented the brotherhood between these two teams. A large group of Ankaragücü supporters made their way onto the pitch and unveiled a large banner reading 'Our brother Abdul will never die, he lives on in our hearts'. The two supporter groups united and hundreds of Ankaragücü ultras attended his funeral. From that day on, Bursaspor supporters would chant Ankaragücü's name in the 6th minute of every home game, 06 being significant due to 06 being Ankara's city code. Ankaragücü supporters in return chant Bursaspor's name during the 16th minute, 16 being Bursa's city code. When the two sides play, the supporters sit together; it is one of the rare occasions in which ultras from opposing teams watch a game together in a mixed environment. They bring BursAnkara scarfs (a merger of the two cities' names) to the games and create an atmosphere full of mutual respect.[18]

European history

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As of 24 July 2014
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 8 2 2 4 5 12 −7
UEFA Europa League 12 4 4 4 20 17 +3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9
Total 32 10 9 13 41 50 –9

Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Finn Harps 4–2 0–0 4–2
2R   Dundee United 1–0 0–0 1–0
QF   Dynamo Kiev 0–1 0–2 0–3
1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Ajax 0–2 0–5 0–7
1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 10   Košice 1–1 — 1st
  Charleroi — 2–0
  Wimbledon — 4–0
  Beitar Jerusalem 2–0 —
R16   OFI Crete 2–1 — 2–1
QF   Karlsruher SC 3–3 — 3–31
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group C   Manchester United 0–3 0–1 4th
  Valencia 0–4 1–6
  Rangers 1–1 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q   Gomel 2–1 3–1 5–2
PO   Anderlecht 1–2 2–2 3–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 3Q   KuPS 6–0 0–1 6–1
PO   Twente 3–1 1–4 4–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 3Q   Vojvodina 0–3 2–2 2–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q   Chikhura Sachkhere 0–0 0–0 0–02
Notes

1 Karlsruhe progressed to the Semi-finals after winning a penalty shoot-out 6–5.
2 Chikhura progressed to the third qualifying round after winning a penalty shoot-out 4–1.

UEFA ranking history

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As of 2019
Season Rank Points Ref.
1975 144   1.166 [19]
1976 146   1.166 [20]
1977 150   1.166 [21]
1978 154   1.166 [22]
1979 149   1.166 [23]
2011 135   12.010 [24]
2012 124   13.310 [25]
2013 120   14.900 [26]
2014 122   15.840 [27]
2015 119   16.020 [28]
2016 152   11.420 [29]
2017 151   10.840 [30]
2018 154   7.160 [31]
2019 159   6.920 [32]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 11 September 2022[33][34]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   TUR Abdullah Tazgel
4 DF   TUR Furkan Ünver
6 MF   TUR Kubilay Sönmez
7 FW   TUR Hasan Ayaroğlu
8 MF   TUR Bilal Güney
9 FW   TUR Berat Altındiş
10 FW   TUR Cenk Şahin
11 FW   TUR Eren Güler
12 GK   TUR Talha Yakın
17 FW   TUR Hasan Sabri Karaca
20 MF   TUR Ömer Görgüç
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   TUR Eren Tunalı
23 DF   TUR Ertuğrul Kurtuluş
24 DF   TUR Kerem Kök
25 MF   TUR Deniz Dirk Knibbe
28 GK   TUR Deniz Aydın
46 MF   TUR Baris Dalkiran
66 MF   TUR Samet Bozkurt
77 FW   TUR Mustafa Genç
78 MF   TUR Emre Tepegöz
99 DF   TUR Hamza Arıkan
— FW   TUR Alperen Şirin

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   TUR Çağatay Yılmaz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   TUR Şamilcan Bahçeli (at Gümüşhanespor until 30 June 2023)

List of former players

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See also: Category:Bursaspor footballers

Honours

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Domestic league

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Domestic cup

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League participation

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   Pablo Batalla
Assistant Manager   Şakir Özkayımoğlu
Assistant Manager   İbrahim Dağaşan
Head analyst   Halil Taner Tarımer
Goalkeeping Coach   Suat Arıcan
Fitness Coach   Can Güçer
President Hayrettin Gülgüler
Second President Emin Adanur
Secretary-General Adem Sakarya
Vice-President Fatih Pulat
Vice-President Fatih Korkmaz
Vice-President Cem Öztürk
Board Members Sezer Sezgin
Board Members İlyas Kocaefe
Board Members Osman Dinsever
Board Members Şükrü Çekmişoğlu
Board Members Mustafa Bakır
Board Members Yusuf Arslan

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Managers

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Name Nat. F T P W D L [a] Notes
Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1963 1966 99 52 27 20 052.53
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Sabri Kiraz   Turkey 1966 1967 32 19 9 4 059.38
1966–1967 Sezonu 2.Lig Beyaz Grup Şampiyonluğu
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Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1967 1968 35 12 13 10 034.29
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Sabri Kiraz   Turkey 1968 1969 32 12 8 12 037.50
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Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1969 1970
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Tomislav Kaleperović   Yugoslavia 1970 1973 77 26 29 22 033.77
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Metin Oktay   Turkey 1973 1973 13 3 7 3 023.08
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Hasan Bora   Turkey 1974 1974
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Mustafa Ertan   Turkey 1974 1974
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Abdullah Gegić   Turkey 1974 1975
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Mustafa Ertan   Turkey 1975 1976 30 9 9 12 030.00
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Kemal Ömeragiç   Turkey 1976 1978 60 19 21 20 031.67
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Hasan Bora   Turkey 1978 1978 12 0 4 8 000.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1978 1979
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Necdat Niş   Turkey 1979 1979
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Enver Katip   Turkey 1979 1979 2 0 1 1 000.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1979 1980
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Fethi Demircan   Turkey 1980 1981 30 12 6 12 040.00
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Gündüz Tekin Onay   Turkey 1981 1982 32 11 9 12 034.38
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Kemal Ömeragiç   Turkey 1982 1984 66 19 24 23 028.79
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Hasan Bora   Turkey 1984 1984 5 1 0 4 020.00
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Đorđe Milić   Yugoslavia 1984 1985
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László Szarvas   Hungary 1985 1985 5 1 2 2 020.00
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Muhtar Tucaltan   Turkey 1985 1985
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Sinan Oral   Turkey 1985 1986 2 1 0 1 050.00
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Tomislav Kaleperović   Yugoslavia 1986 1986 29 8 9 12 027.59
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Sedat Özden   Turkey 1986 1986
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Kemal Ömeragiç   Turkey 1986 1987 20 7 5 8 035.00
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Nevzat Güzelırmak   Turkey 1987 1987 38 17 6 15 044.74
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Ahmat Suat Özyazıcı   Turkey 1988 1988
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Ersel Altıparmak   Turkey 1988 1988 1 0 0 1 000.00
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Yılmaz Gökdel   Turkey 1988 1989 33 10 9 14 030.30
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Yılmaz Vural   Turkey 1989 1990 27 12 5 10 044.44
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Ion Nunweiller   Romania 1990 1991
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Đorđe Milić   Yugoslavia 1991 1991
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Yılmaz Vural   Turkey 1991 1993
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Sepp Piontek   Germany 1993 1993
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Nevzat Güzelırmak   Turkey 1993 1994
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Nejat Biyediç   Turkey 1994 1996
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Sinan Bür   Turkey 1996 1996
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Gordon Milne   England 1996 1997 36 18 8 10 050.00
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Rasim Kara   Turkey 1997 1998 17 8 4 5 047.06
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İsmail Ertekin   Turkey 1998 1998 17 4 5 8 023.53
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Nejat Biyediç   Turkey 1998 1998 15 7 3 5 046.67
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Ahmet Akcan   Turkey 1998 1999 6 0 0 6 000.00
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Sakıp Özberk   Turkey 1999 1999 13 4 3 6 030.77
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Kemal Batmaz   Turkey 1999 1999 3 0 0 3 000.00
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Yılmaz Vural   Turkey 1999 2000
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Jörg Berger   Germany 2000 2000 6 0 2 4 000.00
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Nejat Biyediç   Turkey 2000 2002
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Erdoğan Arıca   Turkey 2002 2003 35 9 9 17 025.71
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Gheorghe Hagi   Romania 2003 2003 13 2 5 6 015.38
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Ümit Kayıhan   Turkey 2003 2004 12 2 3 7 016.67
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Nejat Biyediç   Turkey 2004 2004 11 7 2 2 063.64
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Hüseyin Kalpar   Turkey 2004 2005 25 12 5 8 048.00
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Yalçın Gündüz   Turkey 2005 2005 10 7 3 0 070.00
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Raşit Çetiner   Turkey 2005 2006 48 25 11 12 052.08
2005–06 TFF Lig A Şampiyonluğu
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Engin İpekoğlu   Turkey 2006 2007 26 10 7 9 038.46
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Bülent Korkmaz   Turkey 2007 2007 10 2 4 4 020.00
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Samet Aybaba   Turkey 2007 2008 40 16 9 15 040.00
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Güvenç Kurtar   Turkey 2008 2008 8 2 2 4 025.00
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Ertuğrul Sağlam   Turkey 2009 2013 186 91 45 50 048.92
2009–10 Süper Lig Şampiyonluğu
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Hikmet Karaman   Turkey 2013 2013 17 8 5 4 047.06
Christoph Daum   Germany 2013 2014

Notes

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  1. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places

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