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| Full name | Alanyaspor Kulübü | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Şimşekler (Thunders) | |||
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | |||
| Ground | Alanya Oba Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 9,789[1] | |||
| Chairman | Hasan Çavuşoğlu[1] | |||
| Head coach | João Pereira | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig, 12th of 19 | |||
| Website | alanyaspor.org.tr | |||
 Current season | ||||
Alanyaspor Kulübü, known asCorendon Alanyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in the city ofAlanya inAntalya Province. The team have competed in theSüper Lig since their first-ever promotion to the top flight in 2016.[2] Home matches are played at theAlanya Oba Stadium, a compact, all-seater ground with a capacity of 9,789.[3]
The club's traditional colours are orange and green, adopted in 1982 following a statute change.[4] In June 2022 the club confirmed a naming-rights agreement withCorendon, after which the professional football team have competed as Corendon Alanyaspor.[5]
Founded in 1948, Alanyaspor rose through the national pyramid and established themselves in the top tier in the late 2010s. The club's best league finish to date is fifth place in the2019–20 Süper Lig, a season in which they also reached theTurkish Cup final;Trabzonspor won the decider 2–0 inIstanbul.[6][7]
The same campaign qualified Alanyaspor for Europe for the first time; they entered theUEFA Europa League in 2020–21 and were eliminated 1–0 away toRosenborg in a single-leg third qualifying round tie played behind closed doors during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Alanyaspor were founded in 1948 by Dr. Ali Nazım Köseoğlu and local youth as an amateur side first known asAlanya Kalespor, laterKale Gençlikspor; the early kit colours were blue–white. The club competed at amateur level until gaining full affiliation for 1965–66, when they entered theAntalya Amateur League in red–white.[9]
In May 1982 a statute change under chairman Hüseyin Arıkan adopted the present orange–green identity and the name“Alanyaspor”.[10] With the creation of Turkey's professionalTFF 3. Lig in 1984–85, Alanyaspor were admitted to theTFF 3. Lig—the first professional team fromAlanya while construction ofAlanya Oba Stadium was finally completed.[11][12]
Under president Necati Azakoğlu the team won theirTFF 3. Lig group in 1987–88 and earned promotion to theTFF 2. Lig for the first time.[13] The club reached the sixth round of theTurkish Cup in 1993–94.[14] Relegation back to theTFF 3. Lig followed in 1996–97, before a return asTFF 3. Lig champions in 2003–04.[15]
Alanyaspor topped their group in 2005–06 and reached the promotion group, then the Ankara play-offs, but were eliminated byPendikspor.[16]
The team led their classification group in 2007–08 and, in theTurkish Cup, defeated top-flightSivasspor 1–0 to qualify for the groups for the first time; they facedFenerbahçe on 23 January 2008 at Milli Egemenlik Stadium inAlanya, losing 10–3, and finished the group without points againstKayserispor,Şanlıurfaspor andGaziantepspor.[17][18] In 2008–09 they again reached the groups after eliminatingGençlerbirliği 2–1, drawing withSivasspor andManisaspor, but losing toDenizlispor andKonyaspor.[19]
The club narrowly avoided relegation in 2009–10 and placed 16th in 2010–11. A leadership crisis in 2011 brought a short interim by Mevlüthan Çavuşoğlu before Hasan Çavuşoğlu was elected with broad support; he would oversee the modern rise.[20][21]
Alanyaspor finished 9th in 2012–13; during winter camp they hostedGalatasaray in a friendly atAlanya Oba Stadium.[22] In 2013–14, after a notable 2–1 friendly win overFenerbahçe, Alanyaspor finished second in the2. Lig (Red Group) and won the promotion play-offs beatingAmed andAnkaragücü before a penalty shoot-out victory overHatayspor to reach theTFF 1. Lig.[23][24]
Before 2014–15 the team played as “Albimo Alanyaspor” via a naming-rights deal, finishing third but losing the play-off semi-final toSamsunspor.[25][26] In 2015–16, renamed “Multigroup Alanyaspor”, they again finished third and this time won promotion to theSüper Lig for the first time by defeatingAdana Demirspor on penalties in the final.[27][28]
Alanyaspor's debutSüper Lig campaign in2016–17 opened under promotion-winning coachHüseyin Kalpar, but a rugged first half of the season led to his resignation on 16 January 2017.[29] The club appointed formerBosnia and Herzegovina national coachSafet Sušić ten days later to steer the spring run-in.[30] A key piece of their adaptation was the late-summer signing of Brazilian strikerVágner Love on a two-year deal,[31] who finished the season as the league's top scorer with 23 goals.[32] WithSušić stabilizing results and Love's goals providing punch, Alanyaspor secured mid-table safety and closed their first top-flight season on 40 points matching the tally they would post again the following year.[33]
Alanyaspor's second top-flight campaign2017–18 brought another year of consolidation as the team finished 12th on 40 points in theSüper Lig, maintaining safety with a late-season uptick in form.[34] In2018–19 the club climbed into the top half, ending the season 9th with 44 points, aided by improved defensive numbers and consistent home results inAlanya.[35]
The2019–20 campaign was a high-water mark: Alanyaspor finished 5th on 57 points to secureEuropean qualification and reached theTurkish Cup final, where they were narrowly beaten 2–0 by Trabzonspor in theAtatürk Olympic Stadium on 29 July 2020.[36][37] As a result of the2019–20 finish, Alanyaspor debuted inUEFA competition in 2020–21 but fell 1–0 away toRosenborg in a one-offUEFA Europa League qualifying tie affected by the pandemic schedule; domestically they sustained form to claim 7th with 60 points and reached theTurkish Cup semi-finals (lost 2–0 to Antalyaspor).[38][39][40]
In 2021–22 Alanyaspor put together one of the best seasons in club history, finishing 5th with 64 points after a mid-season managerial handover toFrancesco Farioli, whose positional play approach stabilized results down the stretch.[41][42] The 2022–23 campaign proved more turbulent; despite strong attacking spells, defensive fragility left the team 15th on 41 points, safely above the relegation places but short of the previous year's standards.[43]
A managerial reset underFatih Tekke in 2023–24 delivered a solid rebound to 8th with 52 points after his early-November appointment was followed by an extended unbeaten run that secured a comfortable top-half finish.[44][45] In 2024–25 the club settled mid-table again, finishing 12th with 45 points as squad churn was balanced by a consistent home record and incremental minutes for academy graduates underTekke's staff.[46]
In January 2024FIFA imposed a three-window transfer ban on the club for a registration dispute; the sanction was reported in Turkish media and later confirmed in federation bulletins.[47][48]
From a 1948 amateur start to their 2016 promotion, Alanyaspor's modern trajectory has featured professionalisation, a sequence of naming-rights eras, and consistent top-flight consolidation, punctuated by a first European appearance (2020) and repeated cup runs, alongside the deep shock ofJosef Šural's death in 2019 events that collectively shape the club's contemporary identity.[49]
Alanyaspor's organised supporter scene grew rapidly after the club's rise through the professional tiers in the 2010s. An earlier umbrella group known as the “Alanyasporlular Derneği” (Alanyaspor Fans Association) formally wound itself up in 2017, announcing that it had completed its mission and encouraging independent terrace groups to continue matchday organisation.[50] In theSüper Lig era, support has centred on the Maraton (sideline) and Kale Arkası (behind-the-goal) sections atAlanya Oba Stadium; in 2022 local media reported that multiple fan groups agreed to unite in the Kale Arkası in an effort to raise a louder, coordinated atmosphere.[51]
Ticketing and season-ticket demand has been covered regularly by the local press, with the club publicising price bands and sales windows each summer as interest has increased with sustained top-flight participation.[52]
Alanyaspor's principal regional rivalry is withAntalyaspor; meetings are commonly branded in the press as the “Akdeniz derbisi” (Mediterranean derby) and have featured coordinated choreography and tifo from both sets of fans, as well as periodic club-led initiatives to keep the rivalry within sporting boundaries.[53][54]
Matchdays inAlanya are also shaped by the district's unusually large foreign-resident population and tourist presence, which bring a visible contingent of international spectators to league fixtures. Recent academic and official figures put foreign residents at over 13% ofAlanya's population in 2022, with tens of thousands of residence-permit holders registered in the district context that helps explain the club's multilingual communications and diverse crowds.[55][56]
The club itself has periodically hosted joint events with supporter groups to reinforce a positive stadium culture and relations with visiting fans particularly around high-profile fixtures.[57]
Alanyaspor play their home matches at theAlanya Oba Stadium, a municipal, multi-purpose venue in theOba neighbourhood onAlanya's eastern side. The ground is an all-seater with a capacity of roughly 10,000; official municipal planning documents list 10,846 seats, while recent press reports round attendance capacity to about 9,784 depending on the match configuration and safety adjustments.[58][59]
Ahead of the club's firstSüper Lig season, the municipality carried out upgrading works at Oba seat replacements, turnstiles, improved lighting and media areas so the venue would meet top-flight requirements.[60] Over time the ground has also carried naming-rights titles; between the mid-2010s it was marketed as “Bahçeşehir Okulları Staium,” and for the 2022–23 season it was briefly branded “Kırbıyık Holding Stadium” under a local sponsorship agreement.[61][62] TheTurkish Football Federation lists the ground in its facility register as “Alanyaspor Alanya Oba Stadium.”[63]
Before moving permanently to Oba, the club used theAlanya Milli Egemenlik Stadium a smaller, older, multi-use ground closer to the town centre for league and cup fixtures as well as training. Local authority listings give its capacity around 1,200 (with basic covered stands), reflecting its role as a secondary facility once Oba became the primary venue.[64][65]
Independent stadium databases also describe Oba as a compact, football-specific ground used largely by Alanyaspor since the early 2010s, following years of stop-start local stadium construction in the district.[66][67]
Alanyaspor's principal rivalry is withAntalyaspor, the older metropolitan club from the provincial capital ofAntalya. The fixture, widely known as theAkdeniz Derbisi(Mediterranean Derby), became a regular top-flight event after Alanyaspor's promotion to theSüper Lig in 2016, transforming local bragging rights withinAntalya Province between the coastal hubs ofAntalya andAlanya into a nationally recognised derby.[68][69]
Local authorities have periodically implemented away-fan bans and heightened security measures around the derby. In January 2024, theAntalya Governor's Office announced that visiting supporters would not be admitted for a league match inAlanya, a precaution mirrored in other seasons depending on match risk assessments.[70][71]
On the pitch the derby has featured narrow scorelines and frequent swings in momentum. National and local media often frame it as pivotal for European qualification races or mid-table positioning. In March 2024, for example,Antalyaspor secured a 2–1 home win, described by press outlets as a significant result in the provincial rivalry.[72] Alanyaspor themselves frequently underline the derby's symbolic weight in official communications and marketing campaigns.[73] Broadcasters routinely package it as the showpiece fixture of Antalya Province, highlighting its competitive and cultural pull.[74]
| Season | League table | Turkish Cup | UEFA | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| League | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Player | Goals | |||
| 1948–84 | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–85 | 3. Lig | 11th | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 24 | DNQ | |||
| 1985–86 | 5th | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 51 | R4 | ||||
| 1986–87 | 2th | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 67 | R1 | ||||
| 1987–88 | 1st↑ | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 72 | R2 | ||||
| 1988–89 | 2. Lig | 4th | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 55 | R2 | Erdoğan Paslı | 8 | |
| 1989–90 | 5th | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 46 | R2 | 16 | |||
| 1990–91 | 10th | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 43 | R1 | 13 | |||
| 1991–92 | 5th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 53 | R1 | Ahmet Hacıosmanoğlu | 13 | ||
| 1992–93 | 7th | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 45 | L16 | İsmail Güler | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | 5th | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 45 | R1 | Celil Odabaşı | 9 | ||
| 1994–95 | 8th | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 46 | R4 | Erdoğan Paslı | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | 8th | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 37 | R | 7 | |||
| 1996–97 | 10th↓ | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 23 | R3 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 3. Lig | 7th | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 15th | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 33 | |||||
| 1999–00 | 13th | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 36 | |||||
| 2000–01 | 4th | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 33 | Murat Gökhan Çelebi | 15 | |||
| 2001–02 | 12th | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 7 | 17 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 11th | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 1st↑ | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 66 | 12 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 2. Lig | 2nd | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 57 | 14 | |||
| 2005–06 | 7th | 37 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 59 | R1 | Nedim Vatansever | 13 | ||
| 2006–07 | 4th | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 67 | R2 | 16 | |||
| 2007–08 | 3rd | 33 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 58 | GS | 17 | |||
| 2008–09 | 5th | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 52 | GS | 15 | |||
| 2009–10 | 8th | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 44 | Dündar Denizhan | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 35 | Fatih Arat | 17 | |||
| 2011–12 | 11th | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 42 | Adem Gökçe | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | 9th | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 41 | R2 | Cihan Özkaymak | 9 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2nd↑ | 39 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 85 | R3 | Aydın Çetin | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1. Lig | 3rd | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 57 | R3 | Jonathan Ayite | 20 | |
| 2015–16 | 3rd↑ | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 61 | R2 | 13 | |||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 12th | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 40 | R2 | Vagner Love | 23 | |
| 2017–18 | 12th | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 40 | R2 | Emre Akbaba | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | 9th | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 | R5 | Papiss Cissé | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5th | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 57 | RU | 26 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7th | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 60 | SF | 3QR | Davidson | 12 | |
| 2021–22 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 64 | SF | DNQ | Emre Akbaba | 13 | |
| 2022–23 | 15th | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 41 | L16 | Ahmed Hassan | 11 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8th | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 52 | R5 | Oğuz Aydın | 13 | ||
| 2024–25 | 13th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 45 | GS | Sergio Córdova | 10 | ||
| 2025–26 | TBD | |||||||||||||
Alanyaspor made their European debut in the2020–21 UEFA Europa League, entering at the third qualifying round and facingRosenborg inTrondheim on 24 September 2020; the Turkish side lost 1–0 atLerkendal, ending their maiden continental campaign at the first hurdle.[75] The tie was a single-leg match played behind closed doors underUEFA's one-offCOVID-19 qualifying format for 2020–21.[76] Local coverage before the game also noted that the fixture would mark Alanyaspor's first ever European match.[77]
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 |  Rosenborg | — | 0−1 | —[a] |  |
| Season | Rank | Points | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 182 | 6.020 | [78] |
| 2022 | 248 | 5.420 | [79] |
| 2023 | 206 | 6.420 | [80] |
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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| No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Alanyaspor debut | Last match | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Josef Šural |  Czech Republic | Forward | 17 January 2019 | 6 April 2019 | [84][85] |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President |  Hasan Çavuşoğlu |
| Second President | Kamil Köseoğlu |
| Vice President | Bilal Gömeç |
| Hasan Uysal | |
| Nihat Tufan | |
| Muzaffer Barcın | |
| Ahmet Paşaoğlu | |
| Metin Fahri Özçelik | |
| Ahmet Cebeci | |
| General Secretary | Mevlüt Görücü |
| Deputy Chairman | Aycan Fenercioğlu |
| Ramazan Caner | |
| Ahmet Saz | |
| Murat Topçu | |
| Enver Vural | |
| Mehmet Ali Yetgin | |
| Board Member | Anıl Övençoğlu |
| Cuma Kadıoğlu | |
| Yakup Şimşek | |
| Fahri Gürses | |
| Hüsamettin Akyüz | |
| Mehmet Uslu | |
| Metin Kırbıyık | |
| Muhammet Çetin | |
| Mehmet Kuş | |
| Ahmet Çiğdem | |
| Veysi Aladağ | |
| Fazlı Ciğerli | |
| Abdullah Çalış |
Source:[86]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  João Pereira |
| Assistant Coach | Pedro Guerreiro |
| Jose Caldeira | |
| Antonio Pina | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | João Godinho |
| Mehmet Altundal | |
| Athletic Coach | Fabio Santos |
| Performance Coach | João Ferreira |
| Fitness Coach | Ali Can Sümbül |
Source:[87]
This season, all qualifying ties will be single-leg matches behind closed doors.
