Sivasspor

Sivasspor
Full nameSivasspor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Yiğidolar (The Braves)
Founded9 May 1967 (1967-05-09)
GroundSivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Capacity27,532
PresidentBahattin Eken[1]
Head coachRıza Çalımbay
LeagueSüper Lig
2023–24Süper Lig, 7th of 20
Websitewww.sivasspor.org.tr

Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since the 2017–18 season.

They competed for the Süper Lig title in two consecutive seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09), ultimately finishing fourth and second respectively. They also earned the fourth spot at the end of 2019–20 season. In all these seasons, they finished the first half of the league at the top of the league. They are one of three non-champion clubs that topped the first half, along with Altay and Kocaelispor. They were also fifth at the end of 2013–14 season. They were the champions of the 2021–22 Turkish Cup.

History

Sivasspor were originally formed on 14 May 1932 in Sivas as Sivas Gençlik. They sported Kırmızı-Beyaz (Red-White) shirts and Beyaz (White) shorts. They played many matches at the amateur level in their early years before they were allowed to play professionally. By the mid-1960s, Sivas Gençlik merged with Yolspor and Kızılırmak. They had hoped that this merger would help their push to join the professional leagues, the league closed their doors to Sivasspor once more.[2]

There were several boycotts until 1 July 1967, when Sivasspor was allowed to play professional football in Turkey.[2] Sivasspor started out in the Second League, White Group.[3] On 17 September 1967, during a match against Kayseri Erciyesspor (then Kayserispor) played at the Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, a disaster occurred with 40 dead and at least 300 injuries among the fans, which was the worst sporting-related event in Turkey. Almost all casualties were Sivasspor fans, who perished in a stampede after chaos broke out in their ranks, due to attacking Kayserispor fans. The match was finished 1–0 in favour of the Kayseri side. After the disaster, Kayseri Erciyesspor and Sivasspor played different groups of the 2nd league until the 1990–91 season. That year, both teams reconciled and played in the Fourth Group of the Third League (now TFF Second League). Kayseri Erciyesspor were champions and promoted to Second League.

Due to there being many new clubs, the Turkish Football Federation decided to create a third league. They were permitted into the Second League along with Afyonspor, Balıkesirspor, Giresunspor, Kastamonuspor, Malatyaspor, Orduspor, Uşakspor, and Taksim GK.[3] During their first professional season, Sivasspor finished 16th in their group, a mere four points from relegation. They also finished in the bottom half of the table the following season.[3][4] They came close to promotion to First League in 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons but finished second behind Şekerspor and Adana Demirspor.

Sivas SK's classic home kit

Sivasspor would remain in the lower leagues until winning the Second League in 2005, gaining automatic promotion.[3] The club finished 8th in their first season in the Süper Lig. Werner Lorant led the team to key victories over clubs like Beşiktaş and Gençlerbirliği. At the end of their first season in the top flight, they finished with a record of ten wins, thirteen draws, and eleven losses, totaling out to 43 points. The club then finished 4th in the 2007–08 season, finishing on the same number of points as the second and third place teams but with an inferior goal difference.[3] Sivasspor had the championship in their sights until the penultimate match, when they were beaten 5–3 by eventual champions Galatasaray. The 2008–09 season saw them finish 2nd after leading the table for much of the season. After losing their final match of the season, they finished behind leaders Beşiktaş by 5 points.

Sivasspor finished fourth in the 2019–20 Süper Lig season; hence, they qualified to the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history.[5]

On 26 May 2022, Sivasspor won their first major honour, the 2021–22 Turkish Cup in a 3–2 extra-time win over Kayserispor.[6]

Honours

National competitions

League participations

UEFA competitions record

As of 16 March 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 2 1 0 1 3 6 –3
UEFA Europa League 10 2 0 8 10 21 –11
UEFA Europa Conference League 14 6 3 5 18 21 –3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 3 7 –4
Total 30 10 4 16 34 55 –21
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Grbalj 1–0 2–2 3–2
3R Braga 0–2 0–3 0–5
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 3Q Anderlecht 3–1 0–5 3–6
UEFA Europa League PO Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 0–2 0–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League GS Villarreal 0–1 3–5 3rd
Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–1
Qarabağ 2–0 3–2
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 1–0 2–0
3Q Dinamo Batumi 1–1
(a.e.t.) 		2–1 3–2
PO Copenhagen 1–2 0–5 1–7
2022–23 UEFA Europa League PO Malmö 0–2 1–3 1–5
UEFA Europa Conference League GS CFR Cluj 3–0 1–0 1st
Slavia Prague 1–1 1–1
Ballkani 3–4 2–1
R16 Fiorentina 1–4 0–1 1–5

UEFA Ranking history:

See also: UEFA coefficient
As of 21 June 2023
Season Rank Points Ref.
2010 169 8.390 [7]
2011 172 8.510 [8]
2012 170 8.310 [9]
2013 168 8.400 [10]
2014 190 8.340 [11]
2021 182 6.020 [12]
2022 188 6.500 [13]
2023 98 16.500 [14]
2024 [15]

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2025[16]

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
3 DF  TUR Uğur Çiftçi
5 DF  TUR Mehmet Albayrak
7 DF  TUR Murat Paluli
8 MF  GRE Charis Charisis
9 FW  ALB Rey Manaj
10 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard
11 FW  NED Queensy Menig
12 MF  COD Samuel Moutoussamy
13 GK  SRB Đorđe Nikolić
14 DF  MLI Samba Camara
15 MF  POL Jan Biegański
17 MF  TUR Emrah Başsan
21 MF  TUR Emre Gökay
22 MF  SRB Veljko Simić
23 DF  TUR Alaaddin Okumuş
24 MF  CPV Garry Rodrigues
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  TUR Oğuzhan Aksoy
26 DF  SRB Uroš Radaković
27 DF  GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg (on loan from Ludogorets)
30 MF  TUR Tolga Ciğerci
35 GK  TUR Ali Şaşal Vural
41 GK  TUR Serkan Kaan Sarman
44 DF  GRE Achilleas Poungouras
46 FW  TUR Bekir Turaç Böke
53 DF  TUR Emirhan Başyiğit
55 FW  GUI Bengali-Fodé Koita
58 DF  TUR Ziya Erdal
66 MF  TUR Sinan Kaya
74 GK  TUR Arda Erdursun
80 MF  TUR Efkan Bekiroğlu (on loan from Ankaragücü)
88 MF  TUR Talha Şeker
90 MF  UZB Azizbek Turgunboev

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 Baver Kuçkar (at Adana 01 until 30 June 2025)
— MF  TUR Halit Çokyaşar (at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2025)
— MF  TUR Eren Kaya (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Kaan Onaran (at Bursa Nilüfer until 30 June 2025)
— MF  TUR Özkan Yiğiter (at Vanspor until 30 June 2025)
— FW  TUR Mert Dursun (at 23 Elazığ until 30 June 2025)

Non-playing staff

Executive

Position Name
Chairman Bahattin Eken
Vice Chairman Burak Özçoban
Vice President Mustafa Kurbanoğlu
Sports and Sponsorships Mehmet Akif Bağçe
Football and Infrastructure Yusuf Bozatlı
Public Institutions Relations Nurettin Yıldırım
Marketing and Licensing İbrahim Emre Mermer
Sponsorship Deniz Kızılırmak
Stadium and Fans Arif Kaleli
TFF Relations Ömer Yaman
Facilities Faruk Taşseten
Legal Affairs Erhan Ekici
External Relations İsmail Yıldız
Sponsorship and Advertising Kürşad Ceylan
Vice President Mücahit Yıldız

Source: [17]

Coaching

Position Name
Head Coach Ömer Erdoğan
Assistant Coach Mehmet Yozgatlı
Assistant Coach Yiğit Can Taşkın
Assistant Coach Ömer Fırat Çelik
Fitness Coach Mehmet Kale
Goalkeeping Coach Murat Gönen
Analyst Evren Otyakmaz
Analyst Mehmet Coşkun Özdemir
Sporting Director Abdurrahman Dereli
Doctor Ahmet Edremit
Media Officer Erhan Erdoğan
Translator Taylan Okan İşçi
Translator Burak Kütükkıran
Physiotherapist Fatih Aydın
Physiotherapist Sefa Karayılan
Masseur Tincer Karakaya
Masseur Selahattin Aktaş
Masseur Emre Battal
Equipment Manager Murat Vurgun
Equipment Manager Emre Koç
Photographer Hüseyin Can Karaçalı

Source: [18]

Coaching history

Years Name
1967–1968 Hikmet Kiremitçi
1968–1969 İlhan Uralgil
1968–1969 Lütfü Baykuş
1969–1971 Naci Özkaya
1970–1971 Lefter Küçükandonyadis
1971–1972 Lütfü Baykuş
1972–1973 Bülent Eken
1973–1974 İlhan Uralgil
1973–1974 Hilmi Kiremitçi
1974–1975 Serpil Hamdi Tüzün
1974–1975 Erdoğan Gürhan
1975–1976 Lütfü Baykuş
1975–1976 İsmet Yamanoğlu
1975–1976 Muhterem Ar
1976–1977 İsmail Kurt
1976–1978 Selahattin Elbay
1977–1978 Lütfü Baykuş
1977–1978 Mustafa Arslan
1977–1978 Fevzi Tanyıldız
1978–1979 Köksal Mesci
1979–1980 Nazım Kona
1980–1981 Kamuran Soykıray
1980–1982 Erdoğan Gürhan
1981–1982 Selahattin Elbay
1982–1984 Uğur Yıldırım
1984–1985 Selahattin Elbay
1984–1985 Mümtaz Sümer
1984–1985 Yılmaz Şen
1985–1986 Metin Kurt
1985–1986 Kadir Giderler
1986–1987 Lütfü Baykuş
1986–1987 Selahattin Elbay
1986–1987 Ömer Uzun
1987–1990 Erdoğan Gürhan
1988–1989 Timuçin Çuğ
1989–1990 Oğuz Emiroğlu
1990–1991 İsa Ertürk
1990–1991 İlker Tolon
1990–1991 Halis Reçber
1991–1992 Murat Özgen
1992–1993 Arda Vural
1993–1994 Arda Vural
1992–1993 Nihat Fırat
1993–1994 Üstün Türköz
1993–1994 Davut Şahin
1993–1994 Fikret Çeliktaş
1994–1995 Turgut Kafkas
1994–1995 Hasan Gül
1995–1996 Göker Ekren
1996–1997 Timuçin Çuğ
1996–1997 Erhan Dodanlı
1997–1999 Murat Özgen
1997–1998 Hikmet Sevim
1997–1998 Faruk Serin
1999–2000 Bülent Albayrak
2000–2001 Ahmet Ertem
2000–2001 Yaşar Elmas
2001–2002 Bülent Albayrak
2001–2002 İlyas Tüfekçi
2002–2003 Mehmet Şahan
2003–2004 Muharrem Uğur
2003–2004 Kemal Kılıç
2004–2005 İsmail Kartal
2005–2006 Werner Lorant
2006–2007 Karol Pecze
2006–2009 Bülent Uygun
2009–2010 Muhsin Ertuğral
2010–2011 Mesut Bakkal
2011–2013 Rıza Çalımbay
2013–2014 Roberto Carlos
2014–2015 Sergen Yalçın
2015–2016 Okan Buruk
2015–2016 Mesut Bakkal
2016–2017 Osman Özköylü
2016–2017 Mesut Bakkal
2017–2018 Samet Aybaba
2018–2019 Tamer Tuna
2018–2019 Hakan Keleş
2019–2023 Rıza Çalımbay
2023 Servet Çetin
2023–2024 Bülent Uygun
2024– Ömer Erdoğan

Source: [19]

Presidential history

Years Name
1967–1968 Ahmet Durakoğlu
1968–1969 Adil Onmuş
1969–1970 Ethem Uslu
1970–1974 Sacit Gökseyiğitoğlu
1970–1974 İhsan Buyruk
1974–1975 Nusret Akça
1974–1977 Hüseyin Yıldırım
1977–1978 Nusret Akça
1981–1982 Suzi Tirkeş
1982–1983 Selahattin Koçer
1983–1985 Metin Kazanç
1981–1982 Samet Sayıcı
1980–1981 Erdoğan Yüce
1985–1986 Nusret Akça
1985–1986 Günkut Bulut
1986–1987 Yahya Küçükkılıç
1988–1989 Özer Süt
1990–1991 Metin Kazanç
1991–1992 Yakup Gülmez
1993–1994 İsmail Haksever
1994–1996 Mehmet Kaya
1996–2004 Osman Seçilmiş
2004–2024 Mecnun Otyakmaz
2024– Bahattin Eken

Source: [20]

Sponsorships

Kit sponsorships

Season Supplier Shirt sponsor Backside sponsor
2005–06 Diadora Turkcell —
2006–07 —
2007–08 —
2008–09 Adidas —
2009–10 Duyes Group
2010–11 Türk Kızılayı Aksa
2011–12 Spor Toto —
2012–13 Marka AVM
2013–14 Riga Boya
2014–15 Marka AVM Aksa
2015–16 Metropol AVM
2016–17 Spor Toto
2017–18 Demir İnşaat Demir Enerji
2018–19
2019–20 Winasol
2020–21 Puma Demir Holding
2021–22 Aksa
2022–23 Tony Montana Bitexen
2023–24 Brand Vadi Istanbul
2024–present Hummel

Naming sponsorships

Term Sponsor Ref.
2014–2016 Medicana Sivasspor [21]
2017–2020 Demir Grup Sivasspor [22]
2021–2023 Demir Grup Sivasspor [23]
2023– EMS Yapı Sivasspor [24]

Other departments

Main article: Sivasspor (women's football)

Sivasspor has got active departments in women's football (founded in 2021),[25] billiards, bridge, judo, table tennis, swimming and Jereed, an ancient Turkic equestrian team sport.

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e "Turkish-Soccer.com". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  4. ^ "Dünden Bugüne". Sivasspor.org.tr. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League Power Rankings: Way-too-early look at where we stand for 2020-21 season". CBS Sports. 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Türkiye Kupası Sivassporun! (ÖZET) Kayserispor-Sivasspor maç..." Fanatik. 27 May 2022.
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  11. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2014". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  12. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2021". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  13. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2022". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  14. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2023". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  15. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2024". Xs4all.nl. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  16. ^ "Futbolcular". 21 June 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Yönetim Kurulu". Sivasspor. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "A Takım Teknik Kadro". Sivasspor. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Teknik Direktörler". Sivasspor Official Website. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Başkanlar". Sivasspor. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Medicana Sivasspor" (in Turkish). medicana.com.tr/. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  22. ^ "DEMİR GRUP SİVASSPOR FUTBOL TAKIMI İSİM VE FORMA SPONSORU" [Demir Grup [are] the naming and kit sponsor of Sivasspor] (in Turkish). demirgrup.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Sivasspor'da sponsorluk anlaşması imzalandı" [[A] Sponsorship contract has been signed at Sivasspor [side]] (in Turkish). Milliyet. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  24. ^ "EMS Yapı Yeni İsim Sponsorumuz Oldu". Sivasspor. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Sivasspor Kadın Takımı Kurdu". Memlekert (in Turkish). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

Further reading

  • Başaran, Kenan (2017). Sivas-Kayseri; Türkiye'nin büyük futbol faciası. İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 978-975-05-2270-3.
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