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Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in Antalya, the largest city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Founded on 2 July 1966 through the merger of three local sides Yenikapı Suspor, İlk Işık and Ferrokromspor. The club's football branch is best known by its nickname “Akrepler” (Scorpions) and plays in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football.
Antalyaspor's home ground is the Antalya Stadium, a fully covered, 32-537-seat arena opened in 2015 whose rooftop solar array generates enough power to offset the venue's entire monthly electricity use. The club's colours are the city's traditional red and white, and its crest incorporates Antalya's historic Yivli Minare mosque.
Domestically, the Antalyaspor have won the TFF First League (second tier) twice (1981–82 and 1985–86) and finished runners-up in the Turkish Cup in 2000 and 2021 the latter campaign also earning a Turkish Super Cup appearance. Antalyaspor first reached European competition via the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup and have since featured in the UEFA Cup.
Beyond football, Antalyaspor maintains departments in athletics, volleyball, basketball, swimming and several martial arts, reflecting its charter as a citywide sporting association. The club is currently chaired by Sinan Boztepe and coached by former Turkish international Emre Belözoğlu, who took charge in January 2025.
Following the establishment of a national football league in Turkey and the growing public interest in the sport, local leagues were abolished and national leagues began to take shape. With the directive issued by the Turkish Football Federation in 1965 for each province to have a team, various local football clubs across Turkey merged to represent their respective cities in national competitions.
This momentum also reached Antalya, prompting the Regional Advisory Board of the Antalya Regional Directorate of Physical Education to take action. On 5 June 1966, the directors of the clubs Yenikapı Suspor, İlk Işık, and Ferrokromspor convened with the intention of establishing Antalyaspor. These clubs dissolved their legal entities and declared their participation in the foundation of Antalyaspor.
Shortly after, a board of directors was formed by founding members as outlined in Article 2 of the statute published in the local newspaper İleri Gazetesi. Antalyaspor was officially registered and recognized by the authorities on 2 July 1966.
Antalyaspor entered professional football in the 1966–67 season, joining the Red Group of the Turkish Second Division (2. Lig). Between 1966 and 1970, the club played 134 matches, recording 53 wins, 45 draws, and 46 losses, with a win rate of 39.55% and an overall success rate of 56.71%. The club played its first professional match on 11 November 1966 against Edirnespor, which ended 1–1. Yalçın Demir scored the club's first-ever goal in professional football. After a mid-table start, Antalyaspor gradually improved its standings, finishing 11th, 4th, 5th, and 6th across the four seasons. The team reached the 2nd stage of the Turkish Cup during the 1968–69 campaign.
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in Antalya, the largest city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Founded on 2 July 1966 through the merger of three local sides Yenikapı Suspor, İlk Işık and Ferrokromspor. The club's football branch is best known by its nickname “Akrepler” (Scorpions) and plays in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football.
Antalyaspor's home ground is the Antalya Stadium, a fully covered, 32-537-seat arena opened in 2015 whose rooftop solar array generates enough power to offset the venue's entire monthly electricity use. The club's colours are the city's traditional red and white, and its crest incorporates Antalya's historic Yivli Minare mosque.
Domestically, the Antalyaspor have won the TFF First League (second tier) twice (1981–82 and 1985–86) and finished runners-up in the Turkish Cup in 2000 and 2021 the latter campaign also earning a Turkish Super Cup appearance. Antalyaspor first reached European competition via the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup and have since featured in the UEFA Cup.
Beyond football, Antalyaspor maintains departments in athletics, volleyball, basketball, swimming and several martial arts, reflecting its charter as a citywide sporting association. The club is currently chaired by Sinan Boztepe and coached by former Turkish international Emre Belözoğlu, who took charge in January 2025.
Following the establishment of a national football league in Turkey and the growing public interest in the sport, local leagues were abolished and national leagues began to take shape. With the directive issued by the Turkish Football Federation in 1965 for each province to have a team, various local football clubs across Turkey merged to represent their respective cities in national competitions.
This momentum also reached Antalya, prompting the Regional Advisory Board of the Antalya Regional Directorate of Physical Education to take action. On 5 June 1966, the directors of the clubs Yenikapı Suspor, İlk Işık, and Ferrokromspor convened with the intention of establishing Antalyaspor. These clubs dissolved their legal entities and declared their participation in the foundation of Antalyaspor.
Shortly after, a board of directors was formed by founding members as outlined in Article 2 of the statute published in the local newspaper İleri Gazetesi. Antalyaspor was officially registered and recognized by the authorities on 2 July 1966.
Antalyaspor entered professional football in the 1966–67 season, joining the Red Group of the Turkish Second Division (2. Lig). Between 1966 and 1970, the club played 134 matches, recording 53 wins, 45 draws, and 46 losses, with a win rate of 39.55% and an overall success rate of 56.71%. The club played its first professional match on 11 November 1966 against Edirnespor, which ended 1–1. Yalçın Demir scored the club's first-ever goal in professional football. After a mid-table start, Antalyaspor gradually improved its standings, finishing 11th, 4th, 5th, and 6th across the four seasons. The team reached the 2nd stage of the Turkish Cup during the 1968–69 campaign.