Fatih Karagümrük S.K.

Fatih Karagümrük Spor Kulübü, also called Karagümrük, is a Turkish professional football club based in the Karagümrük neighbourhood of the Fatih district in Istanbul. They currently play in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football.

Fatih Karagümrük
Full nameFatih Karagümrük Sportif Faaliyetler San. Tic. A.Ş.
Nickname(s)Kara Kırmızı (Black Red)
Fatih'in Torunları (Fatih's grandchildren)[1]
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
GroundAtatürk Olympic Stadium[2]
Capacity76,761[2][3]
OwnerSüleyman Hurma
PresidentSüleyman Hurma[2]
Head coachTolunay Kafkas
LeagueSüper Lig
2022–23Süper Lig, 7th of 19
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

The club was founded in 1926. It joined the national tiers of the football pyramid in 1933. The club played in the Turkish Premier League in previous occasions between the years 1959–1963 and in 1983–84. Karagümrük were relegated to the Turkish Regional Amateur League twice, in 1997 and 2009.

The side currently plays in the Süper Lig, after being promoted from the TFF First League in the 2019–20 season.[4] The team ended at 8° place their inaugural season in the Süper Lig. The club was managed by Andrea Pirlo from 12th June 2022 to 24th May 2023.

In 2024 the Black-Reds reached the semi-final of the Turkish Cup for the first time in their history beating Galatasaray 2–0 in an away game.[5]

League participations edit

Club staff edit

Position Staff
Owner & President   Süleyman Hurma
Vice President   Serkan Hurma
Sporting Director   Murat Akın
Manager   Tolunay Kafkas
Assistant Manager   Halil Eren Çakır

Players edit

As of 9 February 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   ALB Frédéric Veseli
4 DF   ITA Davide Biraschi
6 MF   SWE Marcus Rohdén
7 FW   AUT Can Keles (on loan from Austria Wien)
8 MF   ALG Sofiane Feghouli
9 MF   FRA Valentin Eysseric
10 FW   TUR Güven Yalçın (on loan from Genoa)
11 FW   TUR Emre Mor (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
13 GK   TUR Furkan Bekleviç
15 FW   ITA Kevin Lasagna (on loan from Verona)
18 MF   GER Levent Mercan  
20 FW   CPV Ryan Mendes
21 MF   GRE Dimitrios Kourbelis (on loan from Trabzonspor)
22 DF   TUR Emir Tintiş
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   TUR Emre Bilgin
25 DF   GER Koray Günter (on loan from Hellas Verona)
26 DF   ITA Federico Ceccherini (on loan from Verona)
30 DF   TUR Nazım Sangaré
31 GK   ITA Salvatore Sirigu
37 DF   TUR Efecan Mızrakcı
54 DF   TUR Salih Dursun
70 FW   BRA Marcão (on loan from Al-Ahli)
77 MF   BEL Adnan Ugur
91 MF   ITA Andrea Bertolacci (on loan from Cremonese)
97 MF   ITA Flavio Paoletti
98 FW   TUR Ahmet Tarık Tuğyan
99 FW   CRO Tonio Teklić (on loan from Trabzonspor)

Out on loan 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
DF   TUR Egemen Pehlivan (at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2024)
DF   TUR Emir Yazıcı (at Serik Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
MF   TUR Ömer Gümüş (at Karaman FK until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   TUR Efe Tatlı (at Karşıyaka until 30 June 2024)
FW   TUR Berke Demircan (at Vanspor FK until 30 June 2024)
FW   TUR Serdar Dursun (at Fenerbahçe until 30 June 2024)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "#957 – Fatih Karagümrük SK : Fatih'in Torunları" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Club details tff.org. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Tesi̇sleri̇mi̇z".
  4. ^ "Fatih Karagümrük promoted to Turkish Süper Lig". Daily Sabah. 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ Ziraat Turkish Cup (Quarter Finals)
  6. ^ "OYUNCULAR". Fatih Karagümrük. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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