Konyaspor
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Full name
Konyaspor Kulübü
Nicknames
Anadolu Kartalı (Anatolian Eagle)
Founded
22 June 1922
Ground
Konya Büyükşehir Stadium
Capacity
42,276
Chairman
Ahmet Şan
Manager
Mustafa Reşit Akçay
League
Süper Lig
2016-17
Süper Lig, 9th
Konyaspor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club based in Konya.
Better known as Konyaspor or due sponsorship Atiker Konyaspor.
Konyaspor was founded in 1922 with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and has played at its current home ground, Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, ever since 2014.
Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig the top tier of Turkish football.
The club colours are green and white.
History
Konyaspor was founded officially in 1922 with the name "Konya Gençlerbirliği".
In 1965 the club combined with "Meramspor", "Selçukspor" and "Çimentospor" and took the name "Konyaspor" with black and white as the team colors, and started their first season in the Second League.
Konyaspor then changed to green and white as the team colours after its merger in 1981 with the cross-town rival "Konya İdman Yurdu".
The new team adopted the name of "Konyaspor" and colors of "Konya İdman Yurdu".
In 1987-88 Konyaspor became the champions of the second league and were promoted to the first league for the first time in history.
Konyaspor lasted 5 seasons in the first league.
They played 160 official matches.
They ended up with 47 wins, 33 draws and 80 losses.
During in 1988-89 season Konyaspor made it to the semi-finals of the Turkish Cup losing to eventual champions Beşiktaş
In 1992-93, the club was relegated back to the second league.
After spending 10 seasons in the second league, Konyaspor returned to Süper Lig as the title holders of the 2002-03 First League with 68 points.
During the 2003-04 season Konyaspor made it to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, but then lost to eventual champions Trabzonspor 2:1 during extra time.
In 2004-05 Konyaspor advanced to the quarter-finals beating Beşiktaş 3:1, but then lost to Denizlispor 5:4 on penalty shoot-outs.
In 2008-09 despite the 3:0 home win against Ankaraspor, Konyaspor couldn't avoid relegation as they remained 16th in the table with 38 points which meant their relegation from the Süper Lig. Konyaspor was in the Süper Lig since 2003.
However, Konyaspor completed the TFF First League 6th and secured a position in the Promotion Play-offs in 2010.
Konyaspor then won the Promotion Play-offs and made an immadiate return to the Süper Lig after 1 year.
They finished the Play-offs 1st with 7 points beating Adanaspor 3:1 in the first game, Karşıyaka 1:0 in the second and drawing with Altay 2:2 in the final match.
But, Konyaspor relegated again in 2010-11 season.
They returned top level 2 years later. In 2015-16 Konyaspor finally finished Süper Lig as 3rd, also the best result for them, and qualified for UEFA Europa League.
In 2016-17 they play for the first time in their history in European competitions and draw in Group H with Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga and Gent.
They finished the group in 4th place with 5 lose, 1 draw and without winning any match.
Also in the same season they reach to the Turkish Cup final for the first time in their history.
On 31 May 2017 Konyaspor defeated İstanbul Başakşehir to win their first ever Turkish Cup in their clubs 95-year history.
In the first Turkish Cup final since the 2007-08 Turkish Cup season in which none of Istanbul's "big three" clubs Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray were competing, Konyaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir finished regular and extra time tied 0:0 and win after penalty shootout with result 4:1.
Stadium
Konya Büyükşehir Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Konya, Turkey.
It replaced the ageing Konya Atatürk Stadium at the end of 2013, which has been in use since the early 1950s.
The stadium has a capacity of 42,276 people and is totally covered.
Record attendance is 41,007 people in Turkey against Netherlands, 6 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A match.
Players