Altay Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay (Great Altay). The club colors are black and white, and they currently play their home matches at the Bornova Stadium, while a new stadium is under construction at the site of the Altay Alsancak Stadium, where they previously played.[1]
Full name | Altay Spor Kulübü | |||
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Nickname(s) | Büyük Altay (Great Altay) | |||
Founded | 16 January 1914; 108 years ago (1914-01-16) | |||
Ground | Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium | |||
Capacity | 15,000 | |||
President | Ayhan Dündar | |||
Manager | Sinan Kaloğlu | |||
League | TFF First League | |||
2021–22 | Süper Lig, 18th of 20 (relegated) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Domestically, the club has finished third place for the Süper Lig three times and have won the Turkish Cup twice. They hold the record for most İzmir Football League titles with 14. They are the most successful İzmir-based club with 16 championships in various competitions.
Collecting 24 points in the first half of the 1969–70 season in undefeated 15 games with 9 wins and 6 draws, Altay SK is one of six non-champion clubs that topped the first half of 1. Lig table, along with Kocaelispor in 1992–93, and Sivasspor in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2019–20.[2]
Altay was founded in 1914 in İzmir as İstiklal. The initial aim of the club was to unite Turkish youth under sporting activities and to encourage them, because in the 1910s minorities dominated sporting activities in İzmir. Under Ottoman rule, Turkish footballers were unable to compete. Altay was supported by many prominent Turkish politicians of the era. Former Turkish President Celal Bayar worked very hard in founding the club and gave his full support.[citation needed]
Altay has an important place in Turkey's football history. The club had a key role in uniting the Turkish community during the Turkish War of Independence.[citation needed] Many players and supporters of Altay SK lost their lives in the Turkish War.[citation needed] After the Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave General Fahreddin Pasha the surname of "Altay". Altay play in İzmir Alsancak Stadium first built in 1929 and recently renovated in 2021.
1Altay won the championship as "Üçok" (Three arrows), an alliance between Altay, Altınordu, and Bucaspor.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
UEFA Total | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | –6 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | –11 |
Intertoto Cup2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 |
Balkans Cup | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | –17 |
Non-UEFA Total | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 46 | –31 |
Overall Total | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 73 | –37 |
1 UEFA edition.
2 non-UEFA edition.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1967–68 | First Round | Standard Liège | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
1968–69 | First Round | Lyn | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–5 |
1980–81 | Preliminary Round | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1977–78 | First Round | Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–1 | 1–5 | 5–6 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup:
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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19741 | Group Stage (Group 10) |
CUF | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3rd |
Landskrona | 1–1 | 1–1 | |||
Hammarby | 2–2 | 0–2 | |||
1998 | First Round | Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 |
Second Round | Diósgyőr | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Third Round | Bastia | 3–2 (aet) | 0–2 | 3–4 |
1 The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1962–63 | First Round | Roma | 2–3 | 1–10 | 3–13 |
1969–70 | First Round | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Balkans Cup:
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1971 | Group Stage (Group B) |
Panionios | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3rd |
Steagul Roșu Brașov | 0–0 | 0–3 | |||
1977 | Group Stage (Group A) |
Slavia Sofia | 0–3 | 0–6 | 3rd |
Politehnica Timișoara | 2–4 | 2–5 |
UEFA Ranking history:
Season | Rank | Points | Ref. |
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1968 | 168 | 0.500 | [3] |
1969 | 103 | 1.500 | [4] |
1970 | 89 | 2.000 | [5] |
1971 | 86 | 2.000 | [6] |
1972 | 87 | 2.000 | [7] |
1973 | 112 | 1.500 | [8] |
1974 | 203 | 0.500 | [9] |
1978 | 157 | 1.000 | [10] |
1979 | 155 | 1.000 | [11] |
1980 | 155 | 1.000 | [12] |
1981 | 153 | 1.000 | [13] |
1982 | 149 | 1.000 | [14] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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