# Göztepe S.K.

Göztepe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation:, Göztepe Sports Club), also known as Göztepe, is a Turkish sports club based in the Göztepe and Güzelyalı neighborhoods of İzmir. The "AŞ" refers to incorporated company, as besides football, the club also has departments in fencing, triathlon, handball, volleyball, basketball, gymnastic, archery, billiards, sailing, swimming, and windsurfing.
Domestically, the greatest success was achieved when the club became Turkish champions in 1950. In 1969 Göztepe became the first Turkish football team to play a semi-final in European competitions.
Göztepe are one of the last examples of an authentic neighborhood club. They have one of the most devoted and die-hard fan bases in Turkey, despite their downfall between 2002 and 2008. Their games in the Regional Amateur League attracted more fans than most clubs in the Süper Lig.
In the “all-time table” of Turkish football teams, Göztepe occupies 13th place.

## History

The club was founded in 1925 as a breakaway from Altay. Their colours are red and yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and Egespor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor was renamed again as Göztepe in 1939. Ateşspor was also renamed as İzmirspor the same year.
The club's greatest success was the win of the former Turkish Football Championship in 1950, where the football team won the Final Group in their own city, İzmir. With that, they became the first and only football club from İzmir to become Turkish football champions. Göz Göz also became runners-up in 1942.
Göztepe enjoyed a successful period between the years of 1963 and 1971 under the supervision of coach Adnan Süvari. Their common starting line-up during that period of success are still remembered today: Ali Artuner, Mehmet Işıkal, Çağlayan Derebaşı, Hüseyin Yazıcı, Mehmet Aydın, Nevzat Güzelırmak, Nihat Yayöz, Ertan Öznur, Fevzi Zemzem, Gürsel Aksel, Halil Kiraz.
Starting with 2002–03 season which brought relegation from Süper Lig, Göztepe struggled with financial problems. Due to the inability to reduce their outstanding debt, the football club was banned from signing new players, which resulted in a free-fall with the team being relegated four times in the next five seasons. On 21 April 2007 they lost their last home game 2–0 against Aliağa Belediyespor in TFF Third League and were relegated to the Regional Amateur League.
On 20 August 2007, the club was sold in an auction to an Istanbul-based business conglomerate Altınbaş Holdings. The owner, businessman İmam Altınbaş, vowed to take Göztepe back to the Süper Lig, making them one of the top five clubs in Turkish football. The owners of the club were met by the local fan base with initial suspicion. Altınbaş Holdings sold the club to Mehmet Sepil in June 2014, for a sum rumored to be around $9 million.
The team competed in the Regional Amateur League for the 2007–08 season but were eliminated by Ayazağaspor after a 6–5 penalty kick shootout in Eskişehir. However, on 18 June 2008 Aliağa Belediyespor merged with Göztepe, so that they took place of Aliağa Belediyespor in the TFF Third League. They played in TFF Third League Group 2 in 2008–09 season and finished 1st in group as qualified to Promotion Group. Göztepe secured promotion to TFF Second League after beating Lüleburgazspor 2–0 away from home with 3 weeks remaining before the end of the season. On 19 May 2009, Göztepe defeated Tepecik Belediyespor 2–0 at home and crowned as Third League champions.
After finishing TFF Second League as 8th placed in 2009–10, Göztepe won the TFF Second League White Group trophy and were promoted to TFF First League at the end of 2010–11 season. On 3 May 2015, Göztepe won the TFF Second League and were promoted to TFF First League. On 4 June 2017, Göztepe advanced to the Süper Lig for the first time since the 2002–03 season.
On 19 August 2022, Göztepe became the first Turkish football club to be majority owned by foreign investors with the London-based sports investment firm, Sport Republic, purchasing a 70% stake in the club.

## Rivalries

The main rivals of Göztepe are another İzmir club, Karşıyaka. When the two teams played on 16 May 1981 while chasing the TFF First League title, the game attracted a crowd of 80,000 Persons. The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes this milestone as a world record for a Second Division football game and The Guardian published an article named "The biggest non-top-flight attendance ever" including this match. It is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in the world. They also have a rivalry with the other large clubs in İzmir, Altay, Altınordu, İzmirspor and also Bucaspor.

## Stadium

Starting from 1 October 2016, Göztepe ground-shared with Altınordu F.K. and used the Bornova Stadium until their new and very own stadium was built. On 26 January 2020, Göztepe played the first game of their own Gürsel Aksel Stadium against Beşiktaş and they are still using this stadium as their home ground.

### Stadium history

| # | Stadium | Years | Capacity |
| 1 | Alsancak Stadium | 1925–2011 | 15,358 |
| 2 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | 2011–2016 | 51,337 |
| 3 | Doğanlar Stadium | 2016–2020 | 12,500 |
| 4 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium | 2020– | 19,713 |

## Honours
### League

* Turkish Football Championship
** Champions: 1950
** Runners-up: 1942
* TFF First League
** Winners: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2000–01
** Runners-up: 1989–90, 1990–91, 2023–24
* TFF Second League
** Winners: 2010–11, 2014–15
** Runners-up: 2013–14
* TFF Third League
** Winners: 2008–09

### Cups

* Turkish Cup
** Winners: 1968–69, 1969–70
** Runners-up: 1966–67
* Turkish Super Cup
** Winners: 1970
** Runners-up: 1969
* Prime Minister's Cup
** Runners-up: 1950

### Europe

* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
** Semi-finalist: 1968–69
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
** Quarter-finalist: 1969–70

### Other achievements

* Turkish Federation Cup
** Winners: 1962–63
* İzmir Football League
** Winners (5): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1952–53

## Statistics
### Leagues affiliation

* Süper Lig: 1959–77, 1978–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–03, 2017–2022, 2024-
* TFF First League: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–13, 2015–2017, 2022–2024
* TFF Second League: 2004–05, 2009–11, 2013–15
* TFF Third League: 2005–07, 2008–09
* Amateur Level: 2007–08

### League results (since 1959)

| Season | League | P | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Turkish Cup |
| 1959 | Süper Lig | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 20 | – |
| 1959–60 | Süper Lig | 14 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 41 | 41 | – |
| 1960–61 | Süper Lig | 13 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 53 | 46 | – |
| 1961–62 | Süper Lig | 7 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 53 | – |
| 1962–63 | Süper Lig | 13 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 27 | Quarter-finals |
| 1963–64 | Süper Lig | 5 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 54 | 3rd Round |
| 1964–65 | Süper Lig | 4 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 3rd Round |
| 1965–66 | Süper Lig | 5 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 44 | 3rd Round |
| 1966–67 | Süper Lig | 4 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 52 | Runners-up |
| 1967–68 | Süper Lig | 4 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 34 | 48 | 2nd Round |
| 1968–69 | Süper Lig | 7 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 39 | Winners |
| 1969–70 | Süper Lig | 5 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 47 | Winners |
| 1970–71 | Süper Lig | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 51 | Semi-finals |
| 1971–72 | Süper Lig | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 2nd Round |
| 1972–73 | Süper Lig | 8 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 2nd Round |
| 1973–74 | Süper Lig | 13 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 1st Round |
| 1974–75 | Süper Lig | 14 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 29 | – |
| 1975–76 | Süper Lig | 15 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 33 | Semi-finals |
| 1976–77 | Süper Lig | 15 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 33 | Quarter-finals |
| 1977–78 | TFF 1. Lig | 1 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 24 | 69 | 2nd Round |
| 1978–79 | Süper Lig | 10 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 37 | Last 32 |
| 1979–80 | Süper Lig | 14 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 35 | Last 16 |
| 1980–81 | TFF 1. Lig | 1 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 18 | 74 | 4th Round |
| 1981–82 | Süper Lig | 16 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 53 | 20 | Last 32 |
| 1982–83 | TFF 1. Lig | 5 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 50 | Last 32 |
| 1983–84 | TFF 1. Lig | 4 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 2nd Round |
| 1984–85 | TFF 1. Lig | 3 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 52 | Last 16 |
| 1985–86 | TFF 1. Lig | 5 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 3rd Round |
| 1986–87 | TFF 1. Lig | 7 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 55 | Last 32 |
| 1987–88 | TFF 1. Lig | 5 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 48 | – |
| 1988–89 | TFF 1. Lig | 5 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 31 | 56 | 1st Round |
| 1989–90 | TFF 1. Lig | 2 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 63 | 1st Round |
| 1990–91 | TFF 1. Lig | 2 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 79 | 2nd Round |
| 1991–92 | TFF 1. Lig | 4 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 53 | 2nd Round |
| 1992–93 | TFF 1. Lig | 9 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 54 | 48 | 1st Round |
| 1993–94 | TFF 1. Lig | 4 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 49 | 1st Round |
| 1994–95 | TFF 1. Lig | 4 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 49 | 2nd Round |
| 1995–96 | TFF 1. Lig | 7 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 53 | 3rd Round |
| 1996–97 | TFF 1. Lig | 7 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 40 | – |
| 1997–98 | TFF 1. Lig | 6 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 42 | – |
| 1998–99 | TFF 1. Lig | 3 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 51 | 75 | – |
| 1999–00 | Süper Lig | 17 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 3rd Round |
| 2000–01 | TFF 1. Lig | 1 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 79 | – |
| 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 7 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 45 | 4th Round |
| 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 17 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 57 | 26 | 3rd Round |
| 2003–04 | TFF 1. Lig | 17 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 62 | 26 | – |
| 2004–05 | TFF 2. Lig | 16 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 25 | – |
| 2005–06 | TFF 3. Lig | 11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 35 | – |
| 2006–07 | TFF 3. Lig | 15 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 47 | 28 | – |
| 2007–08 | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League | This season Göztepe played in Regional Amateur League |
| 2008–09 | TFF 3. Lig | 1 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 71 | – |
| 2009–10 | TFF 2. Lig | 8 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 50 | 1st Round |
| 2010–11 | TFF 2. Lig | 1 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 27 | 74 | 1st Round |
| 2011–12 | TFF 1. Lig | 13 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 2nd Round |
| 2012–13 | TFF 1. Lig | 16 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 37 | Last 16 |
| 2013–14 | TFF 2. Lig | 2 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 30 | 75 | 2nd Round |
| 2014–15 | TFF 2. Lig | 1 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 69 | 3rd Round |
| 2015–16 | TFF 1. Lig | 13 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 3rd Round |
| 2016–17 | TFF 1. Lig | 5 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 52 | Group stage |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 6 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 3rd Round |
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 15 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 42 | 38 | Quarter-finals |
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 11 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 42 | Last 16 |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 10 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 51 | Last 32 |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 19 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 40 | 77 | 28 | Last 16 |
| 2022–23 | TFF 1. Lig | 7 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 31 | 60 | 5th Round |
| 2023–24 | TFF 1. Lig | 2 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 20 | 70 | 5th Round |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Continental competitions
#### Summary

    As of 6 September 1972
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 39 | −17 |
| Balkans Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| non-UEFA Total | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 43 | –15 |
| Overall Total | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 53 | –11 |

#### Achievements

| Season | Achievement | Notes |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |||
| 1968–69 | Semi-finalist | eliminated by Újpest FC 1–4 in İzmir, 0–4 in Budapest |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |||
| 1969–70 | Quarter-finalist | eliminated by Roma 0–0 in İzmir, 0–2 in Rome |
| Balkans Cup |||
| 1972 | Group Stage | eliminated by Trakia Plovdiv, Steagul Roșu Brașov |

### Results

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1964–65 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | Petrolul Ploiești | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | 1860 Munich | 2–1 | 1–9 | 3–10 |
| 1966–67 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | Bologna | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | Royal Antwerp | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R2 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| 1967–68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R3 | Vojvodina | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | Marseille | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (c) |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R2 | Argeș Pitești | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–3 |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R3 | OFK Beograd | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | QF | Hamburg | Hamburg withdrew | Hamburg withdrew | Hamburg withdrew |
| 1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SF | Újpest | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–8 |
| 1969–70 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Union Luxembourg | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 |
| 1969–70 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 1969–70 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Roma | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 1970–71 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R1 | Union Luxembourg | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| 1970–71 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2 | Górnik Zabrze | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |

#### Balkans Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1972 | Group Stage (Group B) | Trakia Plovdiv | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2nd |
| 1972 | Group Stage (Group B) | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2nd |

#### UEFA Ranking history

    As of 1975
| Season | Rank | Points |
| 1966 | 112 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | 125 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | 84 | 1.833 |
| 1969 | 69 | 2.708 |
| 1970 | 33 | 4.041 |
| 1971 | 48 | 3.541 |
| 1972 | 46 | 3.541 |
| 1973 | 69 | 2.708 |
| 1974 | 101 | 1.833 |
| 1975 | 203 | 0.500 |

## Current squad

Last update: 29 January, 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 | Arda Özçimen |
| 4 | DF | TUR | Taha Altıkardeş |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Héliton |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Victor Hugo (on loan from Flamengo) |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Kuryu Matsuki (on loan from Southampton) |
| 8 | MF | TUR | Ahmed Ildiz |
| 9 | FW | TUR | Kubilay Kanatsızkuş |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Juan (on loan from Southampton) |
| 12 | DF | TUR | İsmail Köybaşı |
| 16 | MF | NGA | Anthony Dennis |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Emersonn |
| 20 | MF | TAN | Novatus Miroshi |
| 21 | MF | TUR | Doğan Erdoğan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | GER | Koray Günter (on loan from Verona) |
| 23 | DF | TUR | Furkan Bayır |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Lasse Nielsen |
| 26 | DF | CMR | Malcom Bokele |
| 30 | DF | TUR | Nazım Sangaré |
| 43 | MF | SVN | David Tijanić |
| 45 | DF | TUR | Ege Yıldırım |
| 54 | GK | TUR | Emircan Seçgin |
| 66 | DF | BRA | Djalma Silva |
| 77 | DF | TUR | Ogün Bayrak |
| 79 | FW | BRA | Rômulo (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) |
| 94 | MF | CTA | Isaac Solet (on loan from Slavia Sofia) |
| 97 | GK | POL | Mateusz Lis (captain) |

### 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 |
| — | GK | TUR | Ekrem Kılıçarslan (at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | TUR | Erkam Kömür (at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TUR | Uğur Kaan Yıldız (at Ankara Keçiörengücü until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ENG | Romal Palmer (at St Patrick's Athletic until 31 December 2024) |

## Current staff
### Board members

| President | Rasmus Ankersen |
| Board Member | Henrik Kraft |
| Board Member | Mehmet Sepil |
| Board Member | Enes Memiş |
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### Technical staff

| Sporting Director | Ivan Mance |
| Manager | Stanimir Stoilov |
| Assistant Manager | Sadik Ahmet Balci |
| First-Team Coach | Tsanko Tsvetanov |
| First-Team Coach | Yoncho Arsov |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Süha Özen |
| Athletic Coach | Dr. Gökhan Kandemir |
| Match Analyst | Ivan Radoslavov |
| Chief Scout | Deyan Georgiev |
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