Vefa S.K.
Full name | Vefa Spor Kulübü | |||
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Nickname(s) | Genç Keçiler (Young Goats) | |||
Founded | 1908 | |||
Ground | Vefa Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | |||
Capacity | 6,500[1] | |||
Chairman | Mesut Gülbaran | |||
Manager | Adnan Keskin | |||
League | Turkish Regional Amateur League | |||
2022-23 | Turkish Regional Amateur League, Group 11, 8th | |||
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Vefa SK is a
History
The club was founded in 1908 when
They played in the Istanbul League until the establishment of the
The club's colours are green and white.
Professional League history
They played in total 14 seasons in the top Turkish league.
The first ever national professional Turkish league (called Milli Lig – National League) started in 1959. Vefa was one of the founder member of Turkish Professional League. In 1959 Turkish Professional League was played in two stages – the Groups and the Final. The winners of each group qualified to the second stage. Vefa was placed in Group Red. They just missed the final, coming second after Galatasaray.
Turkish Professional League in 1959.
- Group Red:
- 1 Galatasaray A.Ş.20 14 7 6 1 18 7 (Proceeds to Final)
- 2 Vefa 20 14 7 6 1 21 10
- 3 Ankara Demirspor 16 14 4 8 2 12 11
- 4 Göztepe15 14 5 5 4 23 21
- 5 Fatih Karagümrük12 14 4 4 6 17 17
- 6 Karşıyaka S.K. 10 14 2 6 6 13 21
- 7 Gençlerbirliği S.K.10 14 1 8 5 10 18
- 8 Adalet 9 14 1 7 6 12 21
Adalet formed in 1946 as Adalet Gençlik Kulübü, and become Alibeyköy Adalet SK in 1971, then become
- Group White:
- 1 Fenerbahçe S.K.26 14 12 2 0 29 7 Proceeds to Final
- 2 Beşiktaş J.K. 18 14 8 2 4 22 16
- 3 Altay S.K. 15 14 5 5 4 18 16
- 4 İzmirspor G.S.K. 13 14 4 5 5 11 12
- 5 M.K.E. Ankaragücü13 14 5 3 6 16 19
- 6 Hacettepe S.K.11 14 5 1 8 14 20
- 7 Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. 10 14 3 4 7 17 21
- 8 İstanbul S.A.Ş. 6 14 1 4 9 6 22
- Final: Galatasaray A.Ş.(0–1), (4–0)
Vefa SK's all participations in the Turkish Professional League (Süper Lig) as follows;
- 1959: 2nd in the Group Red, P: 20, G: 14, W: 7, D: 6, L: 1, F: 21, A: 10.
- 1959–60: 11th place, P: 335, G: 38, W: 11, D: 13, L: 14, F: 37, A: 60.
- 1960–61: 6th place, P: 41, G: 38, W: 13, D: 15, L: 10, F: 32, A: 39.
- 1961–62: 18th place, P: 31, G: 38, W: 11, D: 9, L: 18, F: 29, A: 48.
- 1962–63: 10th place in the Group White, P: 13, G: 20, W: 3, D: 7, L: 10, F: 22, A: 37, Relegated to Turkish Second Division.
- 1965–66: 11th place, P: 27, G: 30, W: 9, D: 9, L: 12, F: 26, A: 36.
- 1966–67: 13th place, P: 29, G: 32, W: 9, D: 11, L: 12, F: 31, A: 35.
- 1967–68: 12th place, P: 29, G: 32, W: 8, D: 13, L: 11, F: 31, A: 35.
- 1968–69: 13th place, P: 24, G: 30, W: 8, D: 8, L: 14, F: 27, A: 37.
- 1969–70: 13th place, P: 25, G: 30, W: 7, D: 11, L: 12, F: 19, A: 28.
- 1970–71: 14th place, P: 22, G: 30, W: 4, D: 14, L: 12, F: 28, A: 48.
- 1971–72: 10th place, P: 28, G: 30, W: 9, D: 10, L: 11, F: 23, A: 27.
- 1972–73: 14th place, P: 22, G: 30, W: 6, D: 10, L: 14, F: 22, A: 35.
- 1973–74: 16th place, P: 17, G: 30, W: 5, D: 7, L: 18, F: 16, A: 39. (Relegated to Turkish Second Division)
Vefa SK's Turkish Second Division (currently known as
- 1963–64: Second League 4th
- 1964–65: Second League 1st (Promoted to First (Now Turkey Super League)
- 1974–75: Second Division Group Red 15th.
- 1975–76: Second Division Group White 5th.
- 1976–77: Second Division Group White 8th.
- 1977–78: Second Division Group White 8th.
- 1978–79: Second Division Group White 4th.
- 1979–80: Second Division Group B 6th.
- 1980–81: Second Division Group B 9th.
- 1981–82: Second Division Group A 5th.
- 1982–83: Second Division Group A 8th.
- 1983–84: Second Division Group B 5th.
- 1984–85: Second Division Group C 8th.
- 1985–86: Second Division Group C 8th.
- 1986–87: Second Division Group C 16th. (Relegated to Turkish Third Division)
Current squad
- As of 21 September 2015. Source
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
- Galip Haktanır
- İsmet Yamanoğlu
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu
- Hilmi Kiremitçi
- Saffet Sancaklı
- Abdullah Avcı
- Niko Kovi
- Rahmi Denizöz
- Arif Dökel
- Turhan Akra
- Candemir Berkman
- Necmi Onarıcı
- Ahmet Berman
- Vedat Uysal
- Özcan Arkoç
- İsfendiyar Açıksöz
- Ali Filibeli
- Aydın Tuna
- Salim Görür
- Suat Mamat
- Şükrü Ersoy
- Metin Türel
- Sulhi Garan
- Ümit İnal
- İsmail Kurt
- Aziz Esel
- Erol Togay
- Enver Katip
- Hüsamettin Böke
- Bozidar Radulovic
- Jovan Savic
- Jorge Montemarani
- Bekir Psav
- Fikri Beşiroğlu
- Muhteşem Kural
- Nejat Küçüksorgunlu
- Abdülmetin Kocaoğlu
- Zeki Temizer
- Haydar Boraganlı
- Uzun Hakkı
- Selahattin Pural
- Güray Erdener
- Doğan Sel
- Çetin Noyan
- Hidayet Öztekin
- Ertuğrul Atilla
- Erdinç Sandalcı
- Ömer Güvenç
Notable supporters
- Cinema: Kemal Sunal, Şener Şen, Müjdat Gezen, Gazanfer Özcan, Erol Büyükburç, Yusuf Kurçenli, Memduh Ün.
- Media: Uğur Dündar, İslam Çupi, Sadettin Teksoy, Tuncay Pınarbaşı
- Writers: Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Peyami Safa, Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Prof. Dr. M. Şekip Tunç, Yusuf Ziya Ortaç, Adnan Adıvar, Ahmet Altan, Turan Oflazoğlu, Şevket Rado.
National players
Vefa SK players capped for Turkey national Football Team whilst playing for Vefa SK:
- Sami Açıköney: 4 caps (Poland 1–2, Poland 1–6, Bulgaria 1–5, Yugoslavia 2–0)
- Hüsamettin Böke: 2 caps (Romania 1–3, Yugoslavia 2–0)
- Hayri Ragıp Candemir: 2 caps (Romania 1–3, Poland 1–6)
- Hüseyin Saygun: 4 caps (Greece 3–1, Austria 0–1, China 4–0, Yugoslavia 1–3)
- Galip Haktanır: 5 caps (Austria 0–1, Greece 2–1, Austria 0–1, Iran 6–1, Israel 1–5)
- Melih Ilgaz: 1 cap (Iran 6–1)
- Bülent Varol: 1 cap (Iran 6–1)
- Şükrü Ersoy (goalkeeper): 1 cap (Israel 1–5)
- İsmet Yamanoğlu: 5 caps (Sweden 1–3, Switzerland 1–5, Spain 0–0, Switzerland 2–1, Yugoslavia 2–2)
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu: 5 caps (Switzerland 1–5, Spain 0–0, Switzerland 2–1, Yugoslavia 2–2, Italy B 0–1)
- Nejat Küçüksorgunlu: 2 caps (Egypt 4–0, Poland 1–0,
- Hilmi Kiremitçi: 10 caps (Egypt 4–0, Poland 1–0, Spain 0–3, Belgium 1–1, Holland 2–1, Belgium 1–1, Romania 0–3, Romania 2–0, Holland 0–0, Bulgaria 1–2)
Vefa SK players scored for Turkey National Football Team whilst playing for Vefa SK;
- Hüseyin Saygun: 1 goal (China 4–0)
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu: 3 goals (Switzerland 1–5, Switzerland 2–1 (2 goals))
- Hilmi Kiremitçi: 1 goal (Egypt 4–0)
Note:
- Sami Açıköney is first Vefa SK player represented Turkey National Football team on 2 October 1925 in İstanbul against Poland.
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu is the first Vefa SK player scored for Turkey National Football Team.
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu first capped on 1 June 1952 in Ankara against Switzerland, scored in his debut.
- Garbis İstanbulluoğlu is also the first Christian player represented Turkey National Football Team.
- Fenerbahçe S.K.
League participations
- Süper Lig: 14
1959–1963, 1965–1974
- TFF First League: 15
1963–1965, 1974–1987
1987–1994, 1998–2000
2012–2014, 2015–16
- Istanbul Amateur League: 17
1994–1998, 2000–2012, 2014–15
See also
- List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates
References
- ^ "Stadium Details". Turkish Football Federation.
- ^ "* Vefa * Bir Efsane Ve Tarihi Semt * Erolkara Sitelerinden". vefa.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Lig sonuçları ve programı". AmatorFutbol.Org. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Lig sonuçları ve programı". AmatorFutbol.Org. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Lig sonuçları ve programı". AmatorFutbol.Org. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Bölgesel Amatör Lig 11.Grup".
- ^ "İstanbul SA 1.Grup".
- ^ "İstanbul SAL Klasman".
- Vefa Terbiye-i Bedeniyye Kulübü. Türk Futbol Tarihi vol.1. page(23). (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.