List of Turkish sports clubs by foundation dates
Football was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by English men living in the area. The first matches took place in Selanik, now known as Thessaloniki, in 1875. F.C. Smyrna was the first football club established in Turkey. The same men brought football from İzmir to Istanbul in 1895. The first competitive matches between İzmir and Istanbul clubs took place in 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1904. The İzmir team won every match.[1]
List of Turkish sports clubs by foundation dates
[edit]| Year | Home town | Club | Notes |
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| 1877 | Istanbul | Hermes AC | renamed Pera club, moved 1926 to Thessaloniki, Greece as P.A.O.K. |
| 1890 | Izmir | Orpheus MSC | moved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as Panionios G.S.S. |
| 1891 | Izmir | Apollon Smyrni | moved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as GS Apollon Smyrnis |
| 1894 | Izmir | Smyrna FC | Dissolved |
| 1896 | Istanbul | Kurtuluş SK | Founded as "Tatavla Heraklis" (Dissolved) |
| 1901 | Istanbul | Black Stockings FC | Dissolved 1901 |
| 1902 | Istanbul | Cadi-Keuy FC | Dissolved 1912 |
| 1903 | Istanbul | Moda FC | Dissolved 1910 |
| 1903 | Istanbul | Beşiktaş JK | Football section in 1911 |
| 1904 | Istanbul | Elpis FC | Dissolved 1910 |
| 1904 | Istanbul | HMS Imogene FC | Dissolved 1909 |
| 1905 | Istanbul | Galatasaray SK | Founded 1905 in Galatasaray High School. |
| 1907 | Istanbul | Fenerbahçe SK | Founded 1907 |
| 1908 | Istanbul | Üsküdar Anadolu SK | |
| 1908 | Istanbul | Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. | |
| 1908 | Istanbul | Vefa SK | |
| 1908 | Istanbul | Union Club FC | Dissolved |
| 1908 | Istanbul | Strugglers FC | Dissolved 1913 |
| 1909 | Istanbul | Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK | Founded as Galatasaray B team under the name Progres FC. Changed name in 1914. Dissolved 1926 |
| 1910 | Ankara | MKE Ankaragücü SK | Founded in istanbul and moved to Ankara in 1920 |
| 1910 | Istanbul | Armstrong-Vickers FC | Dissolved 1914 |
| 1910 | Istanbul | Türk İdman Ocağı SK | Dissolved 1915 |
| 1911 | Istanbul | Rumblers FC | Dissolved |
| 1911 | Istanbul | Küçükçekmece SK | Founded as Süleymaniye Sirkeci |
| 1911 | Istanbul | Beylerbeyi SK | |
| 1912 | Istanbul | Hilal SK | |
| 1912 | Izmir | Karşıyaka SK | |
| 1912 | Istanbul | Telefoncular FC | Dissolved 1914 |
| 1913 | Istanbul | Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK | |
| 1913 | Istanbul | Türk Gücü SK | 13 March 1913 |
| 1913 | Istanbul | OSG Maccabi | Dissolved late 1930s |
| 1914 | Izmir | Altay SK | |
| 1914 | Istanbul | Nişantaşı SK | |
| 1914 | Istanbul | Darüşşafaka SK | |
| 1915 | Izmir | İzmir İdman Yurdu SK | |
| 1915 | Istanbul | Züntürum Sport | |
| 1919 | Istanbul | Eyüpspor | |
| 1919 | Ankara | Muhafızgücü | |
| 1921 | Istanbul | Kasımpaşa SK | Founded as Altıntuğ |
| 1922 | Konya | Konyaspor | Founded as Konya Gençlerbirliği |
| 1923 | Istanbul | Beyoğluspor | Founded as Pera Sports Club |
| 1923 | Izmir | İzmirspor | Founded as Altinay on 25 July 1923 |
| 1923 | Ankara | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | |
| 1923 | Izmir | Altınordu | Founded on 26 December 1923. |
| 1924 | Bursa | Mudanyaspor | |
| 1925 | Izmir | Göztepe S.K. | Founded on 14 June 1925. |
| 1926 | Istanbul | İstanbulspor A.Ş. | Founded on July 23, 1913 as Makriköy İdman Yurdu, changed name to İstanbul Spor Kulübü in 1925 and merged with Istanbul High School in 1926. |
| 1926 | Istanbul | Fatih Karagümrük SK | Founded as Karagümrük İdman Yurdu |
| 1926 | Giresun | Bulancakspor | |
| 1927 | Istanbul | Feriköy SK | |
| 1928 | Izmir | Bucaspor | |
| 1930 | Ankara | Ankara Demirspor | |
| 1930 | Eskişehir | Eskişehir Demirspor |
References
[edit]- ^ Sivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish leagues turkish-soccer.com, accessed 21 June 2010
- ^ "Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü".
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