Balıkesirspor

Balıkesirspor
Full nameBalıkesirspor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s)Balkes, Balkesler
Founded6 June 1966
GroundBalıkesir Atatürk Stadium
Balıkesir, Turkey
Capacity15,800[2]
ChairmanNedim Ömer
Managerİsmail Cem Cambaz
LeagueTFF Third League
2022–23TFF Second League Red Group, 17th of 20
Websitehttps://www.balikesirspor.com.tr/

Balıkesirspor is a Turkish club based in Balıkesir. Established in 1966, the football team played in the Süper Lig after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the TFF First League in 2013–14.[3] The team's previous promotion was 40 years before that.[4] Their stadium, the all-seater Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, has a capacity of 15,800.[5]

History

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Balıkesirspor was founded on 6 June 1966 and started to compete in Turkish Second Football League in 1967–68 season. On 20 August 1967, it played its first competitive match against Malatyaspor and won 3–1. Kadir Gürsoy scored the first goal of the club in that match. The club won its first title in 1974–75 season under the management of Rıdvan Kösemihal and promoted to Turkish First Football League, the top level of Turkish Football. Despite being 4th in the first half of the season, Balıkesirspor finished its first season in the top level in the last place and was relegated to Second League.

After competing in Second League for 10 consecutive seasons, the club was relegated to Third League, the third level of Turkish football at that time. In the 1991–92 season, Balıkesirspor earned promotion after finishing first in Third League Group 7.

Balıkesirspor fans celebrating promotion to Süper Lig, in 2014
Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, ground of Balıkesirspor

Managers

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Competitions

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Honours

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Balıkesirspor
Medal record
Football
Representing Balıkesirspor
Turkish Leagues
Gold medal – first place Turkish 2nd League 1974–75
Gold medal – first place Turkish 3rd League 7th Group 1992–93
Silver medal – second place TFF 3rd League 2009–10
Gold medal – first place TFF 2nd League 2012–13
Silver medal – second place TFF 1st League 2013–14

References

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  1. ^ "Tüzük". Balikesirspor.org.tr. Balikesirspor Kulübü Derneği. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Stadium will up to 15.800 attendance". Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  3. ^ "Fan website". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  4. ^ "Balkesarsivi". Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  5. ^ Ataturk Stadium capacity will be 15800 Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mackolik.com Team Matches". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
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