Association football club in Turkey
Football club
Kartalspor |
| Full name | Kartal Spor Kulübü |
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| Nickname(s) | Kartal, Partizan |
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| Founded | 18 August 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-18) |
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| Ground | Kartal Bulvar Mimar Kubilay Köse Stadium,Istanbul |
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| Capacity | 2,000 |
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| Chairman | Binali Aydın |
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| Manager | Rıdvan Elmastaş |
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| League | Turkish Regional Amateur League |
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Kartalspor is asports club located in theKartal district ofIstanbul,Turkey. The club's football team plays in theBank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in theSecond League Promotion Group in the 2006–2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007–2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a disappointing second half of the season and finished 13th. This pattern recurred in the 2008–2009 season, finishing 12th whilst having been 6th halfway through.
The club is well known for its success at developing young players. They have produced players likeFenerbahçe andTurkey national football team goalkeeperVolkan Demirel,[1] national team defenderServet Çetin,[2] and Fenerbahçe former captainEgemen Korkmaz.[3]
The club also has a women's team that finished 3rd in Turkey in 2007.
League participations
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