Amed S.F.K.
| Full name | Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Amedspor | |||
| Founded | 1972; 51 years ago[a] | |||
| Ground | Diyarbakır Stadium, Diyarbakır[1] | |||
| Capacity | 33,000[1] | |||
| Chairman | Aziz Elaldı[1] | |||
| Manager | Mesut Bakkal | |||
| League | TFF Second League | |||
| 2022–23 | TFF Second League, White, 4th of 19 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Amed S.F.K.,[2] (Amed Sports Activities Club) formerly Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor, is a sports club based in Diyarbakır, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF Second League since the 2013–14 season.
History
The club was established in 1972 and competed in the amateur leagues for many years as Melikahmet Turanspor, because of a sponsorship with Turan Gazozlar. The club colours were red and white. In 1985 the club name changed into Melikahmetspor after the naming rights/sponsorship had ended.[3]
The Diyarbakır municipality bought the club in 1990 and changed its name to Diyarbakır Belediyespor. In 1993 the club changed its name into Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor, after becoming a metropolitan municipality.[4] DEHAP mayor Feridun Çelik changed the club name in 1999 to Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyesi DİSKİspor in order to generate income from Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyesi Su ve Kanalizasyon İdaresi (DİSKİ). At the beginning of the 2010–11 season the general assembly decided to alter the name once again into Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
In October 2014, they changed their name to Amedspor without official approval, and therefore had been fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).[5] The objection of the TFF was because of the existence of the original Amedspor, which later on changed its name into Amidaspor.[6][7] However, when the team changed its name to Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü, TFF announced that it accepted this new name.
Crest and colours
| Season | Manufacture | Kit Colours |
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| –2013 | Umbro | Red-Green |
| 2013–2016 | Lotto | Red-Green, White, Black |
| 2016–2017 | Nike[8] | White, Red, Black |
| 2018–2019 | Nike | Red-Green, White, Green, Red |
| 2021–2022 | Nike | Red-Green, White, Black |
| 2022–2023 | Nike | Red, Black-Gold, White-Red |
Support and rivalries
In early 2016, Amedspor pulled off an upset win over Bursaspor to make it into quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup.[9] After this victory their fans were banned from the following match against Fenerbahçe S.K. by the TFF. The TFF also suspended their midfielder Deniz Naki 12 games for supporting the peace in the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in a tweet[10] and fined him with 19.500 TL (~6500$).[11] Also the police raided the club's offices taking their computers on suspicion that a politically controversial Tweet might possibly have originated from there.[12]
According to an interview which the German newspaper
In October 2022, Diyarbakir Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against a military officer who is the commander of the gendarmerie force in the central province of Afyon, told the players of Afjet Afyonspor that he hoped, especially after a PKK terror attack in Mersin, that they would crush the opponent.[16]
Before the Bursaspor match played on 5 March 2023, Amedspor players were attacked and some Bursaspor fans unfurled banners of
Honours
- Winners (2): 2006–07 (Group 1), 2012–13 (Group 1)
Current squad
- As of 12 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notes
- ^ It got its current name in 1990
References
- ^ a b c Club details tff.org. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Diyarbakır Büyükşehir BLD'nin adı değişti".
- ^ History amedspor.com.tr (in Turkish), accessed 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Karar Sayısı: KHK/504" (PDF) (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Turkish Football Federation fines Diyarbakır club for giving itself city's Kurdish name". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ^ Amidaspor tff.org, accessed 6 February 2022
- ^ Amedspor'a TFF'den kötü haber Yenisafak.com (in Turkish), accessed 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Amed Store - Amed Spor Resmi Forma ve Aksesuar Satış Sitesi". amedstore.com.tr. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Amedspor, Fener set for tense Turkish Cup clash". Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Zum Frieden aufgerufen: Ex-Hamburger Naki für zwölf Spiele gesperrt". Focus. 5 February 2016.
- ^ Tahkim Kurulu Kararları - 08.02.2016 tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 6 February 2022.
- ^ Kurdish club becomes political football as it chases Turkish cup dream Middle East Eye
- ^ ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Amedspor spielt wieder mit Fans". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Kadın Voleybol – Amed SFK" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Turkish military officer targets Kurd's popular football team, sparks reactions". Gercek News. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "HDP: 90'ların katilleri Amedspor'u engelleyemeyecek". SoL. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Diyarbakır Barosu'ndan Amedsporlu futbolculara saldırıya suç duyurusu". SoL. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.