Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football)

Beşiktaş Women's Football (Turkish: Beşiktaş United Payment Kadın Futbol Takımı) is the women football section of Beşiktaş JK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. From 2023 on, the team has been sponsored by United Payment.

Beşiktaş J.K.
Beşiktaş J.K. U.P. W.F.T.
Full nameBeşiktaş United Payment Kadın Futbol Takımı
Nickname(s)Dişi Kartallar
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundİBB GOP Halit Kıvanç City Stadium
Capacity5,000
Coordinates41°05′15″N 28°55′00″E / 41.08760°N 28.91658°E / 41.08760; 28.91658
ChairmanHasan Arat (Fırat Fidan)
ManagerBurak Sidar
LeagueTurkcell Women's Football League
2022–237th
Current season

History edit

In the 2014–15 season, Beşiktaş women's team was allocated to the bottom league, the Turkish Women's Third Football League. They finished the league as the division leader, and were promoted to the Women's Second League after play-offs.[1][2]

In the 2015–16 season, the team played in the Women's Second League, and secured promotion to the First League already four matches before the season's finish.[3] They became league champion two matches prior to the end of the league.[4] The team completed the 2015–16 season undefeated, and were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League.[1][2]

The team finished the regular season of 2017–18 even on points with Konak Belediyespor behind the champion Ataşehir Belediyespor. The regular time of the play-off match between the two teams ended with 1–1 draw. In the extension time , Beşiktaş J.K. scored three penalty goals, finished the match by 4–1, and became runners-up.[5]

Beşiktaş J.K. finished the 2018–19 Women's First League season as leader equal on points with ALG Spor with goal average that happened only in the last round. ALG Spor was leading with goal average in the previous two rounds. ALG Spor won their last match with 5-1, Beşiktaş J.K. defeated their opponent by 9-0, which enabled them a goal average of four in the final. The Turkish Football Federation set a play-off round between the two teams to be played on 12 May 2019 at a neutral venue, in Manavgat, Antalya.[6][7] The team became for the first tine Women's First League champion after defeating ALG Spor in the play-off match with 1-0.[8][9]

By the end of July 2019, the club transferred Kader Hançar, Sevgi Çınar, Sevgi Salmanlı and Yağmur Uraz, the four most experienced forwarders of the Women's football in Turkey,, three of them are former top scorers, for the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches.[10] The team finished the qualifying round's group matches undefeated with two draws and one win ranking second behind the Dutch Twente, who progressed to the round of 32 as the only team of the group.[11]

In 2021, the mobile phone company Vodafone Turkey started sponsoring the women's team.[12] Beşiktaş J.K. won in the 2020-21 Turkcell Women's Football League season their second champion title defeating Fatih Vatan Spor in the play-off final game.[13]

In 2022, the team finished the league in 4th place and qualified for the playoffs. The team eliminated 1207 Antalyaspor in the first round. In the quarter finals, the team was eliminated by ALG and said goodbye to the playoffs.

In 2023, United Payment started sponsoring the women's team.[14]

Stadium edit

 
İsmet İnönü Stadium, home ground of Beşiktaş J.K. women's tea until the end of the 2018-19 Women's First League season.
 
Fulya Hakkı Yeten Stadium, home grounf from the 2019-20 Women's First League season on.

Beşiktaş JK women's team play their home matches at Fulya Hakkı Yeten Stadium of the Beşiktaş J.K. in Şişli district of Istanbul. The team played their home matches until the end of the 2018-19 Women's First League season at İsmet İnönü Stadium, formerly Çilekli Stadium, of Beşiktaş Municipality, in Beşiktaş district.[15][16]

In the 2023-24 Super League season, the team played their home matches at the İBB GOP Halit Kıvanç City Stadium in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul.[17]

 
Team bus of Beşiktaş J.K.

Statistics edit

As of 1 June 2023.[6]

Season League Rank Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2014–15 Third League Group 1 1 18 14 2 2 89 18 +71 44
2015–16 Second League 1 22 19 3 0 88 20 +68 60
2016–17 First League 2 26 19 1 6 67 22 +45 58
2017–18 First League 2 19 14 3 2 47 23 +24 45
2018–19 First League 1 19 14 3 2 62 13 +49 45
2019–20 First League 2 (1) 15 14 0 1 64 12 +52 42
2020-21 First League 1 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20 18
2021-22 Super League Gr. A 4 (2) 26 21 0 5 110 24 +86 63
2022-23 Super League Gr. A 4 (3) 16 6 6 4 33 18 +15 24
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1): Season discontinue due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
  • (2): Finish Gr. A as second, placed 4th after play-offs
  • (3): Season in progress

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 26 August 2023.[18]

Head coach: - (Burak Sidar)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK   IRN Maryam Yektaei
1 GK   TUR Ezgi Çağlar

3 DF   TUR Didem Karagenç
17 DF   MEX Sofía Álvarez
4 DF   NGA Glory Ogbonna
5 DF   TUR Sema Polat
6 DF   POR İnes Maia
14 DF   TUR Sudenaz Deligöz
DF   TUR Ece Tekmen

10 MF   TUR Gizem Gönültaş
55 MF   TUR Elif Keskin
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   TUR Seda Nur İncik
7 MF   TUR Beyza Kara
9 MF   AZE Esra Manya
19 MF   NGA Vivian Ikechukwu
11 MF   TUR Birsen Bozbal
20 MF   KOS Donjeta Halilaj
23 MF   BIH Marija Aleksić

15 FW   TUR Başak Gündoğdu (C)
77 FW   TAN Opa Clement Tukumbuke
29 FW   COL Yessica Rodríguez

Former players edit

Former Turkish international and foreign players

Staff edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
TD   TUR Fırat Fidan
OD   TUR Hasan Sarigul
SD   TUR Olgay Kizilkaplan
OM   TUR Nergiz Bulut

Technical staff edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
Assistant Manager   TUR Burak Sidar
1st Team Coach   MKD Gokhan Yusufovic
Performance Coach   IRN Nima Kazemi
Goalkeeper Coach   TUR Ergun Fettahoglu

Physiotherapist   TUR Emre Yildizhan
Massage Therapist   TUR Sertan Aytac
Scout   TUR Baran Danis
Analyst   TUR Baran Danis
Press Officer   TUR Metin Kaya
Kit Manager   TUR Omer Cakir

Academy Director   TUR Serkan Guzeler
Academy Manager   TUR Serkan Guzeler
Academy Coach   TUR Gorkem Temel
Academy GK Coach   TUR Cagri Carpar
Psychologist   TUR Ceylin Ikizoglu
Dietician   TUR Pinar Demirkaya

[19]

International results edit

Event Stage Date Venue Opponent Result Scorers
2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League QR
Group 9
2nd
Aug 7, 2019 Enschede,   Netherlands   Górnik Łęczna D 1–1 Hançar[20]
Aug 10, 2019   Twente D 2–2 Uraz, Keskin[21]
Aug 13, 2019   FC Alashkert W 3–0 Hançar, Sakhinova (o.g.), Çınar[22]
2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League Q1
Group 8
3rd
Aug 18, 2021 Turin,   Italy   St. Pölten L 0–7
Aug 21, 2021   Kamenica Sasa W 4–0 Uraz, A. Karabulut, İçen, Hançar[23]

Ranking history edit

Season Rank Points Ref.
2019–20 79   4.475 [24]
2020–21 85   3.500 [25]
2021–22 83   5.100 [26]
2022–23 90   5.000 [27]
2023–24 TBA [28]

Honours edit

Kit history edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Squad history edit

References edit

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