Sivasspor
Sivasspor, known as Demir Grup 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 competes in Süper Lig, as of 2021–22 season.
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| Full name | Sivasspor Kulübü | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Yiğidolar Yigidos (The Braves) | |||
| Founded | 9 May 1967 | |||
| Ground | Sivas Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 27,532 | |||
| President | Mecnun Otyakmaz[1] | |||
| Head coach | Rıza Çalımbay | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig, 5th of 21 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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They contended for the Süper Lig title for two consecutive seasons 2007–08 and 2008–09, ultimately finishing fourth and second respectively. They also earned the fifth spot at the end of 2013–14 season.
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] 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.
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 Turkcell Super League. Werner Lorant led the team to key victories over clubs like Beşiktaş J.K. 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.
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.
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]
Honours
National competitions
- Süper Lig
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
- TFF First League
- Winners (2): 2004–05, 2016–17
- TFF Third League
- Winners (1): 1998–99 (Group 2)
- Runners-up (2): 1988–1989 (Group 4), 1992–1993 (Group 6)
UEFA competitions
- Intertoto Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2008
League participations
- Turkish Super League: 2005–16, 2017–
- TFF First League: 1967–83, 1984–86, 1999–05, 2016–17
- TFF Second League: 1986–99
- Amatör Futbol Ligleri: 1983–84
UEFA record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R |  FK Grbalj |
1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |  |
| 3R |  Braga |
0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |  | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | 3Q | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |
 Qarabağ |
2–0 | 3–2 | |||||
 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1–2 | 0–1 | |||||
| 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 | |
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 April 2022[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current coaching staff
- As of 20 November 2021[7]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Rıza Çalımbay |
| Assistant manager | Bülent Albayrak |
| Assistant manager | Kenan Oktay |
| Assistant manager | Servet Çetin |
| Assistant manager | Ayhan Tenbeloğlu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Cengiz Birgen |
| Analyst | Evren Otyakmaz |
| Executive manager | Kerem Atılmaz |
| Doctor | Burak Ayyıldız |
| Physio | Fatih Aydın |
| Physio | Sefa Karayılan |
| Masseur | Halil Özdoğan |
| Masseur | Tincer Karakaya |
| Masseur | Selahattin Aktaş |
| Translator | Taylan İşçi |
| Translator | Burak Kütükkıran |
| Kit manager | Cemil Kablan |
| Kit manager | Serdar Kablan |
Coaching history
- As of 20 November 2021[8]
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Presidential history
- As of 7 November 2021[9]
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Sponsorships
Naming sponsorships
| Term | Sponsor | Ref. |
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| 2014–2016 | Medicana Sivasspor |
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| 2017–2020 | Demir Grup Sivasspor |
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| 2021–2022 | Demir Grup Sivasspor |
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Kit sponsorships
| Season | Supplier | Shirt sponsor | Backside sponsor | Shorts sponsor | Sleeve(s) sponsor |
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| 1967–83 | Information required | ||||
| 1983–84 | — | Olimpiyat Spor | — | — | — |
| 1984–89 | Information required | ||||
| 1989–92 | — | GÖK-YIL | — | — | — |
| 1992–94 | Information required | ||||
| 1994–95 | — | Tam Sigorta | — | — | — |
| 1995–97 | Information required | ||||
| 1997–98 | Puma | Hedef Çamaşırları | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Pazaristan | — | — | — | |
| 1999–2000 | Information required | ||||
| 2000–01 | On Yıldız Çamaşırları | — | — | — | |
| 2001–2005 | Information required | ||||
| 2005–06 | Diadora | Turkcell | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | — | — | Turkcell | ||
| 2007–08 | — | — | |||
| 2008–09 | Adidas | — | — | — | |
| 2009–10 | Duyes Group | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Türk Kızılayı | Aksa Elektrik | — | Marka AVM | |
| 2011–12 | Spor Toto | — | Tony Montana | — | |
| 2012–13 | Marka AVM | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Riga Boya | Spor Toto | Tony Montana | ||
| 2014–15 | Marka AVM | Aksa Elektrik | Tony Montana | Betta | |
| 2015–16 | Metropol AVM | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Spor Toto | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Demir İnşaat | Demir Enerji | — | — | |
| 2018–19 | Halıca | — | |||
| 2019–20 | Winasol | Marmara Group | Halıca -Yıldız Dağı | ||
| 2020–21 | Puma | Demir Holding | Marmara Group | ||
| 2021–22 | Aksa Doğalgaz | Jakamen-Marmara Group | bitexen | ||
Other departments
Sivasspor has got active departments in women's football (founded in 2021),[13] billards, bridge, judo, table tennis, swimming and Jereed, an ancient Turkic equestrian team sport.
References
- "SİVAS 4 EYLÜL". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Üç Yıldızın Öyküsü". Sivasspor.org.tr. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- "Turkish-Soccer.com". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- "Dünden Bugüne". Sivasspor.org.tr. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- "UEFA Europa League Power Rankings: Way-too-early look at where we stand for 2020-21 season". CBS Sports. 26 August 2020.
- "Futbolcular". Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "A Takım Teknik Kadro" [Senior Team Technical Staff] (in Turkish). Sivasspor. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Teknik Direktörler" [Head Coaches] (in Turkish). Sivasspor. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Başkanlar" [Presidents] (in Turkish). Sivasspor. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Medicana Sivasspor" (in Turkish). medicana.com.tr/. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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-13: 978-975-05-2270-3
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