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| Full name | Hatayspor Kulübü | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Güneyin Yıldızı (Star of the South) | |||
| Founded | 23 July 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07-23) | |||
| Ground | Mersin Stadium (temporary venue) | |||
| Capacity | 25,497 | |||
| Coordinates | 36°49′14″N34°32′19″E / 36.82056°N 34.53861°E /36.82056; 34.53861 | |||
| Head coach | Murat Şahin | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig, 15th of 20 | |||
| Website | hatayspor | |||
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Hatayspor Kulübü, known asAtakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located inAntakya,Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and positive habits among youth. The team's colors symbolize nobility, purity, and peace. They won their first championship in 1969–70, earning promotion. Over the years, they faced relegations and promotions in lower leagues. They reached theSecond League in 1989-90 and 1993, and finally promoted to theSüper Lig in the2019–20 season.
Having played at the 25,000-capacityNew Hatay Stadium until 2023, the team currently plays their home matches atMersin Stadium because of the extensive damage2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes caused in Antakya.
In addition to its men's football team, which competes in theSüper Lig, the club also has a women's football team that competes in theTurkish Women's Football Super League.
Hatayspor was founded in 1967 through the merger ofKurtuluşspor,Esnafspor, andReyhanlı Gençlikspor by the prominent figures of the city. The aim was to attract public interest through competitions and to help young individuals steer clear of negative habits. The team's colors are Maroon-White, with an additional third color,Laurel Leaf Green. Maroon symbolizes nobility, White represents purity, and Laurel Leaf Green signifies peace. The inaugural founding members of Hatayspor were Razık Gazel (President), Orhan Aksuyu (Vice President), Fatih Hocaoğlu (Team Captain), and Hüsnü Hataylı.
Hatayspor secured its first championship during the 1969–70 season under the guidance of coach İlker Tolon, earning promotion from theThird League to theSecond League. Subsequently, in the 1975–76 season, the team was relegated to theThird League, but managed to reclaim a spot in theSecond League by finishing as runners-up in the 1979–80 season. However, this stay in theSecond League was short-lived as the team was relegated again in the 1982–83 season. Due to the elimination of theThird League, Hatayspor competed in the amateur divisions for a single year. In 1984, when theThird League were reinstated, the team was placed in theThird League. In the 1989–90 season, Hatayspor clinched the championship in theirThird League group and gained promotion to theSecond League . However, they faced relegation once more during the 1991–92 season. Remarkably, just a year after the relegation in the 1992–93 season, Hatayspor achieved another triumph by winning theirThird League group and advancing to theSecond League. During the 2007–08 season, Hatayspor experienced another relegation to theThird League. In the 2008–09 season, Hatayspor led theThird League Classification group and finished 6th in theThird League Promotion group, earning a spot in theThird League play-offs. Their first opponent wasAnkara Demirspor. After a 1–1 draw in regular time and extra time, Hatayspor won 5–2 on aggregate, securing a place in the final againstYalovaspor. Despite taking a 1–0 lead in the final, they were defeated 2–1 and were eliminated. In the 2011–12 season, under the management of İsmail Batur, Hatayspor became champions of theirThird League group with a week left to go and earned promotion to theSecond League.
During the 2012–13 season, competing in theSecond League Red Group, Hatayspor finished 2nd and qualified for the play-offs. Unfortunately, they lost the final match againstFethiyespor, narrowly missing the chance to reach theFirst League. They faced the same misfortune in the 2013–14 season, losing the final match toAlanyaspor in a penalty shootout, once again failing to secure promotion to theFirst League. In the 2017–18 season, under the management ofİlhan Palut, Hatayspor became champions of theSecond League and earned promotion to theFirst League after 16 years. In the 2018–19 season, now known as theFirst League, Hatayspor finished in 3rd place. They also made a mark in theTurkish Cup, defeating theFirst League Lig leaderGençlerbirliği 4–1 in the Round of 16, and further impressing by beatingSüper Lig leaderİstanbul Başakşehir with a solid 4–1 score at home in theQuarter-finals. However, in theQuarter-finals, despite an impressive performance that saw them score 4 goals to turn around a 2–0 deficit in the second leg againstGalatasaray, they were eliminated due to anaway goal rule after the aggregate score ended 4–4. In the Play-Offs to qualify for theSüper Lig, Hatayspor eliminatedAdana Demirspor in the Semi-finals but lost toGaziantep in the final on penalties, falling short of promotion to theSüper Lig.
In the2019–20 season, Hatayspor clinched the championship with one week remaining and, for the first time in its 53-year history, achieved promotion to theSüper Lig.[1] During the2020–21 season, the team made its debut in theSüper Lig and had a successful season, maintaining a chance to qualify for the inauguralUEFA Europa Conference League until the final weeks. However, despite their efforts, they couldn't secure the opportunity, finishing the season in 6th place. In the2020–21 season, Hatayspor's forward players excelled, withAaron Boupendza scoring 22 goals to claim the top scorer title. Additionally,Mame Biram Diouf finished in second place with 19 goals in the top scorer rankings. In January 2022, the club launched a partnership withPhilippines Football League clubDynamic Herb Cebu.[2][3]
During the first of the2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, the club's quarters in Antakya collapsed, trapping players and staff. All were rescued except playerChristian Atsu who died,[4] and sporting directorTaner Savut, whose body was found on 21 February 2023.[5] Following the earthquake, the club withdrew from the league.[6] Due to the circumstances of their withdrawal, they were allowed to reenter into the league for the 2023-24 season.
The team which Hatayspor most played against isTarsus İdman Yurdu. So far, there have been 43 games between the teams. Hatayspor won 17 of 43, Tarsus Idman Yurdu won 15 of 43, and 11 games ended with draw.[7]
| Season | League | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Turkish Cup |
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| 1967–68 | 2. Lig | 8 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 34 | — |
| 1968–69 | 2. Lig | 6 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 29 | — |
| 1969–70 | 2. Lig | 1 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 19 | 61 | — |
| 1970–71 | 1. Lig | 10 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 28 | — |
| 1971–72 | 1. Lig | 13 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 28 | — |
| 1972–73 | 1. Lig | 14 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 27 | — |
| 1973–74 | 1. Lig | 4 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 33 | — |
| 1974–75 | 1. Lig | 12 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 27 | — |
| 1975–76 | 1. Lig | 16 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 26 | — |
| 1976–77 | 2. Lig | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 18 | — |
| 1977–78 | 2. Lig | 5 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 26 | — |
| 1978–79 | 2. Lig | 4 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 20 | — |
| 1979–80 | 2. Lig | 2 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 32 | — |
| 1980–81 | 1. Lig | 5 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 31 | — |
| 1981–82 | 1. Lig | 8 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 26 | — |
| 1982–83 | 1. Lig | 12 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 27 | — |
| During the 1983–84 season, Hatayspor competed at the amateur level. | ||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 2. Lig | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 26 | — |
| 1985–86 | 2. Lig | 3 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 32 | — |
| 1986–87 | 2. Lig | 4 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 39 | — |
| 1987–88 | 2. Lig | 2 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 15 | 75 | — |
| 1988–89 | 2. Lig | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 29 | 57 | — |
| 1989–90 | 2. Lig | 1 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 20 | 76 | — |
| 1990–91 | 1. Lig | 10 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 48 | 40 | — |
| 1991–92 | 1. Lig | 15 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 39 | — |
| 1992–93 | 2. Lig | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 25 | 67 | — |
| 1993–94 | 1. Lig | 5 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 32 | 54 | — |
| 1994–95 | 1. Lig | 9 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 34 | — |
| 1995–96 | 1. Lig | 5 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 40 | — |
| 1996–97 | 1. Lig | 6 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 41 | — |
| 1997–98 | 1. Lig | 6 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 38 | 42 | — |
| 1998–99 | 1. Lig | 3 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 42 | — |
| 1999–00 | 1. Lig | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 48 | — |
| 2000–01 | 1. Lig | 10 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 72 | 39 | — |
| 2001–02 | 1. Lig | 16 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — |
| 2002–03 | 2. Lig | 2 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 30 | 75 | — |
| 2003–04 | 2. Lig | 3 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 42 | 58 | — |
| 2004–05 | 2. Lig | 6 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 47 | — |
| 2005–06 | 2. Lig | 7 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 79 | 66 | 80 | — |
| 2006–07 | 2. Lig | 3 | 50 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 70 | — |
| 2007–08 | 2. Lig | 8 | 50 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 42 | 73 | 34 | — |
| 2008–09 | 3. Lig | 6 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 72 | — |
| 2009–10 | 3. Lig | 3 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 66 | — |
| 2010–11 | 3. Lig | 8 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 27 | 53 | — |
| 2011–12 | 3. Lig | 1 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 72 | — |
| 2012–13 | 2. Lig | 2 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 55 | — |
| 2013–14 | 2. Lig | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 63 | — |
| 2014–15 | 2. Lig | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 60 | — |
| 2015–16 | 2. Lig | 13 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 39 | 35 | — |
| 2016–17 | 2. Lig | 4 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 59 | — |
| 2017–18 | 2. Lig | 1 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 15 | 76 | — |
| 2018–19 | 1. Lig | 3 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 67 | — |
| 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 1 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 66 | — |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 53 | 61 | — |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 12 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 60 | 53 | — |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | '19 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 83 | 23 | — |
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 15 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 41 | — |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Murat Şahin |
| Assistant coach |  Gökhan Alaş Hayati Köse Serkan Demir |
| Goalkeeper coach | Levent Açıl |
| Athletic coach | Serkan Salman Şirin Yılmaz |
| Chief Analyst | Ulaşcan Çakır |
The following club is currently affiliated with Hatayspor:
Dynamic Herb Cebu (2022–present)
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