# Konyaspor

Konyaspor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation:, Konya Sports Club), known as TÜMOSAN Konyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1982 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium, Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, since 2014. Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. The club colours are green and white.

## History

Konyaspor were founded officially with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği on 22 June 1922. As champions of the regional Konya Football League they participated in the 1924 Turkish Football Championship, the first ever national championship in Turkish football. In 1965 the club combined with Meramspor, Selçukspor, and Çimentospor and took the name Konyaspor with black and white as the team colors, and started their first season in the Second League in 1981. Konyaspor then changed to green and white as the team colours after their merger with the cross-town rivals Konya İdman Yurdu. The new team adopted the name of Konyaspor and the colors of Konya İdman Yurdu. In 1987–88 Konyaspor became champions of the second league and were promoted to the first league for the first time in their history.
Konyaspor lasted five seasons in the first league. They played 160 official matches, ending up with 47 wins, 33 draws, and 80 losses. During the 1988–89 season Konyaspor made it to the semi-finals of the Turkish Cup, losing to eventual champions Beşiktaş. In the 1992–93 season, the club were relegated back to the second league. After spending 10 seasons in the second league, Konyaspor returned to Süper Lig as the title holders of the 2002–03 First League with 68 points. During the 2003–04 season Konyaspor made it to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, but then lost to eventual champions Trabzonspor 2–1 during extra time. In 2004–05 Konyaspor advanced to the quarter-finals beating Beşiktaş 3–1, but then lost to Denizlispor 5–4 on penalty shoot-outs. In 2008–09 despite the 3–0 home win against Ankaraspor, Konyaspor couldn't avoid relegation as they remained 16th in the table with 38 points which meant their relegation from the Süper Lig. Konyaspor were in the Süper Lig since 2003. However, Konyaspor completed the TFF First League 6th and secured a position in the Promotion Play-offs in 2010. Konyaspor then won the Promotion Play-offs and made an immediate return to the Süper Lig after 1 year. They finished the Play-offs 1st with 7 points beating Adanaspor 3–1 in the first game, Karşıyaka 1–0 in the second and drawing with Altay 2–2 in the final match. But Konyaspor relegated again in the 2010–11 season.
They returned to the top level two years later. In 2015–16 Konyaspor eventually finished Süper Lig as 3rd, also the best result for them, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. In 2016–17 they play for the first time in their history in European competitions and draw in Group H with Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga and Gent. They finished the group in fourth place with five losses, one draw and without winning any match. Also in the same season they reached the Turkish Cup final for the first time in their history. On 31 May 2017 Konyaspor defeated İstanbul Başakşehir to win their first ever Turkish Cup in the club's 95-year history. In the first Turkish Cup final since the 2007–08 season in which none of Istanbul's "big three" clubs Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray were competing, Konyaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir finished regular and extra time tied 0–0 and won on penalty shoot-outs with a result of 4–1.
In the 2017–18 season, Konyaspor defeated Beşiktaş 2–1 to win the Turkish Super Cup. During the season, manager Mustafa Reşit Akçay parted ways with the club and was replaced by Mehmet Özdilek in October 2017. Özdilek left in March 2018, with Sergen Yalçın taking over. Konyaspor finished the league in 15th place with 36 points. In the 2018–19 season, Sergen Yalçın left in June 2018 after ten matches (4W, 3D, 3L), and Rıza Çalımbay was appointed as the new manager. After Çalımbay’s departure in November, Aykut Kocaman returned as manager and led the team to an 8th-place finish. In September 2019, Konyaspor signed a five-year sponsorship deal with İttifak Holding. During the 2019–20 season, Kocaman left the club in February 2020 and was replaced by Bülent Korkmaz. Konyaspor avoided relegation, finishing 13th with 36 points.
In the 2020–21 season, Korkmaz left before the season began, and İsmail Kartal was appointed. He was replaced mid-season by İlhan Palut, who helped the team secure an 11th-place finish. In the 2021–22 season, Konyaspor, under Palut, achieved their second-best league finish, placing 3rd and qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
In January 2023, Aleksandar Stanojević replaced Palut as manager. His tenure ended in October 2023, and Hakan Keleş took over, though he also parted ways by January 2024. Fahrudin Omerović briefly managed the team until April, followed by former player Ali Çamdalı.

## Stadium

Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Konya, Turkey. It replaced the ageing Konya Atatürk Stadium at the end of 2013, which has been in use since the early 1950s. The stadium has a capacity of 42,000 people and is fully covered. Record attendance is 41,007 people in Turkey against Netherlands, 6 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A match. The Konya Buyuksheir Stadium is one of Turkey's biggest stadiums with many sporting events happening there. The national team also plays some of its games there.

## Past seasons
### Domestic results

| Season | League | Pos | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup |
| Records from 1922 to 1965 are unavailable; the table starts from 1965–66. |||||||||||
| 1965–66 | TFF First League | 9th | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 2nd Round |
| 1966–67 | TFF First League | 9th | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 38 | 2nd Round |
| 1967–68 | TFF First League | 11th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 49 | - |
| 1968–69 | TFF First League | 16th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 39 | 41 | - |
| 1969–70 | TFF Second League | 6th | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 28 | 69 | - |
| 1970–71 | TFF Second League | 1st | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 17 | 67 | - |
| 1971–72 | TFF First League | 9th | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 1st Round |
| 1972–73 | TFF First League | 4th | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 42 | - |
| 1973–74 | TFF First League | 6th | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 42 | - |
| 1974–75 | TFF First League | 13th | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 35 | - |
| 1975–76 | TFF First League | 4th | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 43 | 2nd Round |
| 1976–77 | TFF First League | 10th | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 3rd Round |
| 1977–78 | TFF First League | 9th | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 2nd Round |
| 1978–79 | TFF First League | 16th | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 49 | 22 | 3rd Round |
| 1979–80 | TFF Second League | 5th | 18 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 3rd Round |
| 1980–81 | TFF First League | 11th | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 43 | 4th Round |
| 1981–82 | TFF First League | 4th | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 40 | Last 32 |
| 1982–83 | TFF First League | 9th | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 2nd Round |
| 1983–84 | TFF First League | 8th | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 2nd Round |
| 1984–85 | TFF First League | 2nd | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 54 | 2nd Round |
| 1985–86 | TFF First League | 4th | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 63 | 2nd Round |
| 1986–87 | TFF First League | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 70 | 1st Round |
| 1987–88 | TFF First League | 1st | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 65 | Last 32 |
| 1988–89 | Süper Lig | 8th | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 59 | 46 | Semifinals |
| 1989–90 | Süper Lig | 7th | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 42 | 46 | Last 16 |
| 1990–91 | Süper Lig | 12th | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 34 | Last 16 |
| 1991–92 | Süper Lig | 12th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 5th Round |
| 1992–93 | Süper Lig | 16th | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 85 | 16 | 5th Round |
| 1993–94 | TFF First League | 3rd | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 34 | 60 | 5th Round |
| 1994–95 | TFF First League | 7th | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 3rd Round |
| 1995–96 | TFF First League | 10th | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 3rd Round |
| 1996–97 | TFF First League | 3rd | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 36 | 49 | 2nd Round |
| 1997–98 | TFF First League | 4th | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 53 | 4th Round |
| 1998–99 | TFF First League | 8th | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 51 | 41 | 2nd Round |
| 1999–2000 | TFF First League | 5th | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 73 | - |
| 2000–01 | TFF First League | 3rd | 37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 39 | 70 | 3rd Round |
| 2001–02 | TFF First League | 5th | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 45 | 68 | 2nd Round |
| 2002–03 | TFF First League | 1st | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 68 | 3rd Round |
| 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 11th | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 54 | 44 | Quarterfinals |
| 2004–05 | Süper Lig | 8th | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 62 | 45 | Quarterfinals |
| 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 7th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 46 | Group Stage |
| 2006–07 | Süper Lig | 9th | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 45 | Group Stage |
| 2007–08 | Süper Lig | 14th | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 64 | 36 | 2nd Round |
| 2008–09 | Süper Lig | 16th | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 38 | Group Stage |
| 2009–10 | TFF First League | 6th | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 62 | 2nd Round |
| 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 17th | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 24 | 3rd Round |
| 2011–12 | TFF First League | 5th | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 59 | 2nd Round |
| 2012–13 | TFF First League | 6th | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 58 | 3rd Round |
| 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 7th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 3rd Round |
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 8th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 46 | Last 16 |
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 3rd | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 66 | Semifinals |
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 9th | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 43 | Winners |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 15th | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42 | 36 | Quarterfinals |
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 8th | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 44 | 4th Round |
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 13th | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 36 | 4th Round |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11th | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 50 | Quarterfinals |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 3rd | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 68 | Last 16 |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 8th | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 51 | Last 16 |
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 16th | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 53 | 41 | Quarterfinals |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### League affiliation

* Süper Lig: 1988–93, 2003–09, 2010–11, 2013–
* TFF First League: 1965–69, 1971–79, 1980–88, 1993–03, 2009–10, 2011–13
* TFF Second League: 1969–71, 1979–80
* Turkish Football Championship: 1924

## Honours
### Leagues

* 1. Lig
** Winners (2): 1987–88, 2002–03
* 2. Lig
** Winners (1): 1970–71

### Cups

* Turkish Cup
** Winners (1): 2016–17
* Turkish Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2017

## European history

    As of 11 August 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Europa League | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | –12 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | –9 |

### European participation

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | 0–4 | 4th |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Gent | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4th |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Braga | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4th |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Salzburg | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Marseille | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3rd |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3rd |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3QR | Vaduz | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–5 |

#### Notes

* GS: Group stage

### UEFA ranking

    As of 21 June 2023
| Season | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | 162 | 9.840 |
| 2018 | 154 | 7.160 |
| 2019 | 154 | 7.000 |
| 2020 | 161 | 7.000 |
| 2021 | 162 | 7.000 |
| 2022 | 248 | 5.420 |
| 2023 | 206 | 6.420 |
| 2024 | | |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 13 February, 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TUR | Deniz Ertaş |
| 3 | DF | TUR | Yasir Subaşı |
| 4 | DF | TUR | Adil Demirbağ |
| 5 | DF | TUR | Uğurcan Yazğılı |
| 7 | FW | TUR | Tunahan Taşçı |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Pedrinho |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Danijel Aleksić |
| 10 | FW | TUR | Yusuf Erdoğan |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Louka Prip |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Guilherme |
| 15 | DF | CRO | Josip Ćalušić |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Marko Jevtović |
| 17 | DF | TUR | Abdurrahman Üresin |
| 18 | FW | SEN | Alassane Ndao |
| 19 | MF | TUR | Kaan Akyazı |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | NED | Riechedly Bazoer |
| 22 | FW | TUR | Umut Nayir |
| 24 | DF | SRB | Nikola Boranijašević |
| 26 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 27 | GK | POL | Jakub Słowik |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Hamidou Keyta |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Filip Damjanović |
| 35 | MF | TUR | Oğulcan Ülgün |
| 42 | MF | NOR | Morten Bjørlo |
| 43 | GK | TUR | Ahmet Daş |
| 44 | MF | TUR | Mehmet Güneş |
| 77 | MF | TUR | Melih İbrahimoğlu |
| 91 | FW | TUR | Melih Bostan |
| 99 | FW | SVN | Blaž Kramer |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TUR | Rıdvan Dönmez (at Vanspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | TUR | Yaşar Kavas (at Erciyes 38 until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | TUR | Mert Korkmaz (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | TUR | Metehan Mert (at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | TUR | Nafican Yardımcı (at Şanlıurfaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | TUR | Berke Çelik (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | TUR | Çağdaş Şendur (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | TUR | Hüseyin Mert Uyanıker (at Karaman until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | TUR | Mehmet Ali Büyüksayar (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | TUR | Emrehan Gedikli (at Eupen until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | TUR | Ata Berk Karababa (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | TUR | Ahmet Karademir (at Isparta 32 until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | SEN | Bouly Sambou (at Gol Gohar until 30 June 2025) |

### Retired numbers

| No. | Player | Nat. | Pos. |
| 6 | Ahmet Çalık | | CB |

## Non-playing staff
### Administrative Staff

| Position | Name |
| Club President | Ömer Korkmaz |
| Second President | Adem Bulut |
| Vice President | Önder Çınar |
| Vice President | Halil İbrahim İncer |
| Vice President | Yunus Derebağ |
| Vice President | Mustafa Başoda |
| Vice President | Mehmet Eryılmaz |
| Vice President | Mahmut Güzel |
| General Secretary | Ayşe Atsan |
| Associate President | Osman Öztürk |
| Associate President | Ali Tınkır |
| Associate President | Mehmet Ali Görgülü |
| Associate President | Hamdi Parmak |
| Associate President | Oktay Dalkıran |
| Board Member | Yusuf Küçükbakırcı |
| Board Member | Osman Baharoğlu |
| Board Member | Mustafa Dutar |
| Board Member | Halil Bölükbaşı |
| Board Member | Ahmet Ayan |
| Board Member | Nuri Kaymak |
| Board Member | Mustafa Damkacı |
| Board Member | Alper Sungur |
| Board Member | Erkut Çağlar Çelik |
Source:

### Technical Staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Recep Uçar |
| Administrative Manager | Hüseyin Bilgin |
| Coach | Fevzi Korkmaz |
| Coach | Ekrem Dağ |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ferhat Odabaşı |
| Performance Coach | Can Emre Kaplanoglu |
| Performance Coach | Serhat Sezgin |
| Analyst Coach | Oğuzhan Arslan |
| Analyst Coach | Fatih Ustalı |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Gökhan Özhan |
| Physiotherapist | İlker Aribaş |
| Physiotherapist | Halit Dığrak |
| Physiotherapist | Ömer Fidan |
| Masseur | Mehmet Can |
| Masseur | Fatih Tobakçal |
| Translator | A. Tarık Dikmen |
| Translator | Emre Görmez |
| A Team Photographer | Seyit Ali Gülcan |
| Equipment Manager | Murat Ağcadağlı |
| Equipment Manager | Fevzi Keskin |
| Equipment Manager | Ramazan Çetintaş |
| Transportation Manager | Ali Kandak |
Source:

## Notable players
### Most appearances and goals in Süper Lig

| Rank | Name | Appearances | Season |
| 01. | Ömer Gündostu | 145 | 2003–2009 |
| 02. | Tayfun Türkmen | 124 | 2003–2007 |
| 03. | Mustafa Er | 113 | 2005–2009 |
| 04. | Suat Kaya | 109 | 1988–1992 |
| 05. | Yasin Çelik | 109 | 2003–2007 |
| 06. | Cemal Menteşe | 107 | 1988–1993 |
| 07. | Osman Şahinoğlu | 106 | 1988–1992 |
| 08. | Salih Eken | 105 | 1988–1992 |
| 09. | Jens Jønsson | 99 | 2016–2020 |
| 10. | Zafer Demir | 98 | 2003–2009 |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Appearances | Goals per game |
| 01. | Zafer Biryol | 43 | 69 | 0.62 |
| 02. | Tayfun Türkmen | 21 | 124 | 0.17 |
| 03. | Murat Hacıoğlu | 17 | 67 | 0.25 |
| 04. | Kayhan Kaynak | 15 | 52 | 0.29 |
| 05. | Sinan Bayraktar | 15 | 63 | 0.24 |
| 06. | Nedim Demirbilek | 14 | 90 | 0.16 |
| 07. | Salih Eken | 14 | 105 | 0.13 |
| 08. | Theofanis Gekas | 13 | 24 | 0.54 |
| 09. | Hasan Kabze | 13 | 54 | 0.24 |
| 10. | Veysel Cihan | 13 | 61 | 0.21 |
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

## Sponsorship and kit manufacturer

| Years | Kit manufacturers | Shirt sponsors |
| 1998–04 | Umbro/Adidas/Lotto | Kombassan |
| 2004–09 | Lotto | Turkcell |
| 2009–10 | Lotto | Bank Asya |
| 2010–12 | Lotto | Turkcell |
| 2012–13 | Lotto | Torku |
| 2013–16 | Hummel | Torku |
| 2016–18 | Hummel | Spor Toto$^1$ / Turkish Airlines$^2$ |
| 2018–19 | Nike | Spor Toto |
| 2019–21 | Lotto | Spor Toto |
| 2021–22 | Macron | Atiker |
| 2022–23 | New Balance | Arabam.com$^1$ / Turkish Airlines$^2$ |
| 2023– | New Balance | Tümosan |
$^1$ $^{Mainsponsorship}$ $^2$ $^{EuropeMainsponsorship}$