Turkey national football B team
| Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Mehmet Yıldırım[1] | ||
| Most caps | Tevfik Köse Ferhat Kiraz Kemal Tokak (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Veysel Sarı (4) | ||
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| First international | |||
| ; 6 June 2011) | |||
The Turkey national football B team or Turkey national under-23 football team, also known as the Turkey A2 national football team, is a
History
The A2 team was seldom used from the foundation in 2002 until 2008.[2]
When Guus Hiddink took over the senior squad, he re-introduced the reserve squad. The team came together for their first camp in Istanbul in November 2010. The team played their first matches against Belarus in February 2011.[3]
The team participated in the
At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the team took the bronze medal defeating the squad of Saudi Arabia 2–1.[6] The team won its first gold medal in the tournament at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.[1]
Results and statistics
Olympic Games
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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 2024
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| 2028
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to be decided | ||||||||
| 2032
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mediterranean Games
| Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1951 |
did not participate | ||||||||
 1955
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 1959 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
 1963 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
 1967 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 1971 |
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
 1975 |
Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
 1979 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
 1983 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
 1987 |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1991–present | See Turkey national under-20 football team | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 | |
Most appearances and goals
- Appearances
| Player | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Tevfik Köse | 8 | 3 |
| Ferhat Kiraz | 8 | 0 |
| Kemal Tokak | 8 | 0 |
| Kağan Söylemezgiller | 7 | 0 |
| Necati Ateş | 6 | 3 |
- Goals
| Player | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Yakup Alkan | 5 | 5 |
| Veysel Sarı | 4 | 4 |
| Ersen Martin | 3 | 5 |
| Necati Ateş | 3 | 6 |
| Tevfik Köse | 3 | 8 |
| Erdi Güncan | 3 | 5 |
| Melih Rahman Nişancı | 1 | 5 |
| Okan Baydemir | 1 | 5 |
| İbrahim Hırçın | 1 | 5 |
| Samet Katanalp | 1 | 5 |
| Oğuzhan Durmuş Çeşmeli | 1 | 5 |
| Ali Say | 1 | 5 |
| Orkun Dervişler | 1 | 5 |
Squads
Current squad
The squad as of 28 July 2022, which participated at the
Head coach: Mehmet Yıldırım
Honours
- 2011–13
- Future Team Cup: 2002–03,[8] 2004–05[9]
- Islamic Solidarity Games: gold in 2022, bronze in 2013
References
- ^ a b c "U23 Milli Takımımız, 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda altın madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). tff.org. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b "A2 TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "TFF to introduce A2 national team". tff.org. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "A2 National Team squad named for Toulon Tournament". tff.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "A2s finish Toulon Tournament in 2nd place". tff.org. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Bronz madalyayı kaptık". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "U23 Milli Takımı'nın 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.