Pendikspor's best knownfootball section, with a history dating back to 1927, continued its activities without being subject to official procedures until 1950. The club competed in the Istanbul amateur leagues until the 1982–83 season. With the establishment of the 3rd League in 1984, the club gained professional status and remained in theTFF Third League until the 1992–93 season. After being relegated to amateur status that season, the team returned to theTFF Third League the following year. In the 1997–98 season, the club became champions of theTFF Third League and were promoted to theTFF Second League. The club played in this league for two seasons and then were relegated back to theTFF Third League in the 1999–2000 season.
On 14 December 1999, in theTurkish Cup draw, vice president Yunus Abanozoğlu drewFenerbahçe as the opponent, and the match was played at Pendikspor's home ground. The club gained recognition by defeatingFenerbahçe 2–1. In the 2003–04 season, the club became champions of theTFF Third League Group 4 and proceeded to be promoted to theTFF Second League. From 2003-04 to 2021-22 they competed in theTFF Second League then getting promoted to theTFF First League. In the 2005–06 season, the club reached the play-offs to determine the third team to be promoted to theTFF First League. However, they were eliminated byEskişehirspor in the final match. On 28 November 2012, thirteen years after their previous encounter in 1999,Fenerbahçe and Pendikspor were drawn against each other again in the 4th round of theTurkish Cup. This draw led to laughter in the room where the draw took place, and headlines stated, "They drew their jinx." The match ended withFenerbahçe winning by the scoreline 1-0 thanks to a goal fromSezer Öztürk in the 45th minute.
In the 2014–15 season, the club finished 2nd in theTFF Second League White group, qualified for the play-offs, and eliminatedMenemen FK in the quarter-finals. However, they were defeated by1461 Trabzon in the semi-finals, therefore missing out on promotion to theTFF First League. In the 2021–22 season, Pendikspor secured the championship of theTFF Second League League White Group with 5 weeks left in the season. By defeatingEskişehirspor 3–1, the red and white team guaranteed promotion to theTFF First League.[2]
In the 2022–23 season, the club won the play-off final match againstBodrumspor 2–1, achieving promotion to theSüper Lig for the first time in its history.
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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.
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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