Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Ankara. They compete in the TFF Second League. They were one of the Super League's founding members in 1959. By winning the former Turkish Football Championship in 1947, they became Turkish champions for the first and only time. They played 13 seasons in the Super League and relegated to the Second League in 1971 and never returned to the top division.
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| Full name | Ankara Demirspor | ||
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| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | TCDD Ankara Demirspor Stadium, Ankara | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | İsmet Duman | ||
| Manager | Bülent Akan | ||
| League | TFF Second League | ||
| 2022–23 | TFF Second League, Red, 6th of 20 | ||
| Website | http://www.demirspor.org.tr/ | ||
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Ankara Demirspor is one of the 38 Demirspor clubs in Turkey that are founded by the employees of the Turkish Railways (TCDD), similar to the Lokomotiv sports clubs of Eastern Europe.[1] Most Demirspor clubs have jersey colours identical to Ankara Demirspor, and bear the TCDD symbol on their logo. Ankara Demirspor and Adana Demirspor are the only Demirspor clubs that compete in the Turkish Professional Football League System, and Ankara Demirspor is the only one that is still affiliated with TCDD.
History
editThe club was founded on March 16, 1930. Today, the colours of the club are navy blue, blue, and white. The former colours of the team were red and green.
League participations
edit- Turkish Super League: 1958–71
- TFF First League: 1971–83, 1995–98
- TFF Second League: 1984–95, 1998–06, 2015–16, 2018-
- TFF Third League: 2006–15, 2016–18
- Turkish Regional Amateur League: 1983–84
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 1947
- Runners-up (1): 1939
- Runners-up (1): 1947
- Winners (5): 1938–39, 1942–43, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1958–59
- Runners-up (3): 1948–49, 1956–57, 1957–58
Current squad
edit- As of 20 December 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "İçinden Demiryolu geçen kulüpler: Demirsporlar • Tribun Dergi". www.tribundergi.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Ankara Demirspor squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Ankara Demirspor on TFF.org