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| Full name | Malatya Spor Kulübü | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tigers of the East | ||
| Founded | 1966; 59 years ago (1966) | ||
| Ground | Yeşiltepe Sports Complex,Malatya | ||
| Capacity | 500[1] | ||
| Chairman | Muhammed Furkan Güner[2] | ||
| Manager | Orhan Özdemir | ||
| League | Turkish Regional Amateur League, Group III | ||
| 2023–24 | Turkish Regional Amateur League, 4th of 13, Group XI | ||
Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkishsports club based inMalatya, mainly concentrated on football.
Prior to 1984 the club colors were yellow and black. They played for 11 seasons on the top-level ofTurkish football. Their best result was finishing 1st League (Now Super Lig) as 3rd in 1987–88 season.[3] The club was the first team from theEastern Anatolia region to qualify for a European cup,2003–04 UEFA Cup. They relegated toamateur level after the matches of 31 March 2011. At the end of the 2011–2012 season the club finally relegated to MalatyaFirst Amateur League after five successive relegations due to financial mismanagement.[4]
Malatyaspor managed three times to qualify for the semi-finals of theTurkish Cup: 1987,1989 and2003.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 1R |  FC Basel | 0–2 | 2–1 (aet) | 2–3 |
UEFA Ranking history:
| Season | Rank | Points | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 155 | 12.656 | [5] |
| 2005 | 164 | 11.872 | [6] |
| 2006 | 180 | 10.634 | [7] |
| 2007 | 167 | 10.791 | [8] |
| 2008 | 149 | 12.469 | [9] |
