Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya
Full name	Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü
Founded	3 January 1930; 94 years ago
Ground	Nicosia Atatürk Stadium,; North Nicosia
Capacity	28,000
Chairman	Süleyman Yemen
Head Coach	Derviş Kolcu
League	Süper Lig
2017–18	Süper Lig, 3rd
Home colours	Away colours

Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü, also known as "Kırmızı Şimşekler" (lit. 'Red Thunders'), is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in North Nicosia. They are the most decorated team in Northern Cyprus.^[4]

History

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league (with 7 Greek Cypriot teams: AEL Limassol, Trust, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta, and EPA Larnaca). The club merged with Çetinkaya Türk Esnaf Ocağı (founded in 1943) in 1949, changing its name to Çetinkaya Türk Spor Birliği.

The club went on to become the first team to keep the Cyprus FA Shield permanently after winning it thrice on 1951, 1952, and 1954. After the formation of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation on 1955, the club became a founding member of the Birinci Lig. Çetinkaya Türk remains the only club to have won both Cypriot leagues,^[5] main Cup competition,^[6] and Super Cup^[7] to date.

Colours

The club colours are yellow and red.

Team honours

Under Cyprus Football Association (until 1954)

Cypriot First Division: (1)

1950–51

Cypriot Cup: (2)

1951–52, 1953–54

Runners-up (1): 1952–53

Pakkos Shield: (3)

1951, 1952, 1954

Under Cyprus Turkish Football Association (since 1954)

Birinci Lig: (13)

1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12

Kıbrıs Kupası and Federasyon Kupası:^[8] (17)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011

Runners-up (1): 1998

Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: (7)

1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2012

Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2000

Dr. Fazıl Küçük Kupası: (5)

1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000

Runners-up (3): 1991, 1999, 2001

Başbakanlık Kupası: (0)

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998

Footnotes

^ "GAÜ-Çetinkaya yeni başkanı Asım Vehbi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ "Uzun süreli hedeflerimiz var" (in Turkish). Diyalog. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ "KKTC Süper Lig" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ "Çetinkaya, GAÜ ile yeniden doğuyor" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ Greek Cypriot: Cypriot First Division, Turkish Cypriot: Birinci Lig
^ Greek Cypriot: Cypriot Cup, Turkish Cypriot: Federasyon Kupası
^ Greek Cypriot: Cyprus FA Shield, Turkish Cypriot: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
^ Up until 1989, the main cup competition was the Kıbrıs Kupası; since then, it has been the Federasyon Kupası.

Extra reading

Djavit An, Ahmet (2008). The first Turkish Cypriot football clubs, intercommunal football matches, multi-ethnic football teams and Chetinkaya (1902–1955). Paper presented at the 4th International Cyprological Congress, 29 April-3 May 2008 (PDF). Nicosia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] "GAÜ-Çetinkaya yeni başkanı Asım Vehbi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[2] "Uzun süreli hedeflerimiz var" (in Turkish). Diyalog. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[3] "KKTC Süper Lig" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[4] "Çetinkaya, GAÜ ile yeniden doğuyor" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

[5] Greek Cypriot: Cypriot First Division, Turkish Cypriot: Birinci Lig

[6] Greek Cypriot: Cypriot Cup, Turkish Cypriot: Federasyon Kupası

[7] Greek Cypriot: Cyprus FA Shield, Turkish Cypriot: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası

[8] Up until 1989, the main cup competition was the Kıbrıs Kupası; since then, it has been the Federasyon Kupası.

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v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25