Kayseri Erciyesspor

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Kayseri Erciyesspor
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Full nameKayseri Erciyesspor[1]
Nickname(s)Mavi Ejder (Blue Dragons)
Panterler (Panthers)
Founded1 June 1966; 57 years ago (1966-06-01)
Dissolved2018; 6 years ago (2018)
GroundKayseri Atatürk Spor Kompleksi Yan Açık Saha[2]
Kayseri
Capacity1,500[3]
ChairmanSaffet Külahçı[4]
2017–18TFF Third League, 18th (Relegation)

Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri.

History

In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that would represent their communities. These new clubs would compete in the newly created 2.Lig (Second Division). After several meetings, representatives of the city merged Erciyesspor, Sanayispor, and Ortaanadoluspor to form Kayserispor. The club submitted the required paperwork and were officially founded as Kayserispor on 1 July 1966. They began competing in the 1966–67 2.Lig. Erdoğan Gürhan was the first manager, signing a contract worth 1,500 TL. In their first season, the club competed in the Beyaz Grup (White Group). Yener scored the first goal in club history when he netted a shot in the 17th minute against Ankara Toprakspor. The club finished with a nine win, nine draw, and twelve loss record in 30 matches while scoring 21 goals and conceding 33. They finished in ninth place.[5]

Kayserispor were promoted to the 1.Lig for the first time at the end of the 1972–73 season.

Ankaragücü 3–0 at promotion play-off,[8] but were relegated at the end of the following season.[9] Kayserispor were promoted to the 1. Lig again in 1984–85,[10] but were once again relegated the following year.[11] They would continue competing in the 2.Lig until the end of the 1991–92 season except playing in third level between 1989 and 1991. The club set a record for most managers in a season when they hired and fired eight coaches throughout the 1988–89 season. Kayserispor reached a low point when they were relegated to the 3. Lig the following season.[12] Kayserispor returned to 1. Lig after successively 2 promotions between 1990 and 1992.[13]

Kayserispor started 1. Lig in 1992–93 season with 7–2 away defeat to

Gençlerbirliği and Gaziantepspor due to goal average[16]

Kayserispor stayed in second level until of 2003–2004 season. After the season

Beşiktaş.[19] Kayseri Erciyesspor played in First League again between 2007 and 2013 before returning to top level as champions. The past four seasons the club relegated four times in a row, resulting competing in the Turkish Regional Amateur League in the 2018–19 season. However, prior to the start of the season the club withdrew itself from participating in the Turkish Regional Amateur League.[20]

1967 Kayseri Stadium disaster

Main article: Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster

Kayseri Erciyesspor were involved in the worst cases of crowd violence in Turkish football history in which 43 people lost their lives and around 300 people were injured.

The match took place on 17 September 1967 against neighboring city rivals Sivasspor. Sivasspor supporters traveled to the city of Kayseri by 20 minibuses, 40 coaches and by train. Minor disturbances and unrest were reported around the city and the Sivasspor fans were accused of acts of hooliganism and vandalism.

The match kicked off at 16:00 in front of 21,000 fans in the

crowd crush
.

Kayserispor fans retaliated by marching onto the Sivasspor supporters with stones, sticks and knives. The outnumbered Sivas fans tried to flee however, the exit gate malfunctioned and wouldn't open, this caused a crush in which 41 people died and 300 were injured as a result of being stamped on and suffocated. Both sides were banned from having supporters at their games for the rest of the season and they were not allowed to play each other for 5 years.[21] The disaster also caused enmity between the cities of Kayseri and Sivas. They finally met in 4th Group of 3rd League in 1990–91 season and the enmity was turned to peaceful rivalry.[22]

Honours

Team stats

League affiliation

  • Turkish Super League
    : 1973–75, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1992–96, 1997–98, 2005–07, 2013–2015
  • TFF First League: 1966–73, 1975–79, 1980–85, 1986–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1998–05, 2007–13, 2015–16
  • TFF Second League: 1989–91, 2016–17
  • TFF Third League: 2017–2018

Continental competitions

As of 4 October 2007
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 4 1 1 2 4 11 –7

UEFA Cup
:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2007–08 Q2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 1–1 4–2
1R Spain Atlético Madrid 0–5 0–4 0–9

Managers

Notable players

Africa
Algeria
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Turkey

References

  1. ^ Club details on tff.org displayed 26 December 2016,
  2. ^ Kayseri Atatürk Spor Kompleksi Yan Açık Saha
  3. ^ (in Turkish) Ground details on sporaskayseri displayed 26 December 2016
  4. ^ Club details on tff.orgdisplayed 22 December 2017
  5. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  6. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  7. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Cem Pekin Archives".
  8. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  9. ^ "1979-1980".
  10. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  11. ^ "1985-1986".
  12. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  13. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  14. ^ "1995-1996".
  15. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  16. ^ "1997-1998".
  17. ^ "Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues".
  18. ^ "Turkish Soccer - TURKCELL Süper Lig".
  19. ^ "Turkish Soccer - TURKCELL Süper Lig".
  20. ^ Nine teams withdrew Archived 6 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine Yerelfutbol.com, retrieved 6 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Kayserispor Profile - Soccer Teams, Turkish-Football.com". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  22. ^ "1990-1991 Sezonu TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

External links

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