Denizlispor


Denizlispor, due to current sponsorship Yukatel Denizlispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizlispor football squad, which was founded in 1966, is the largest and most popular of the club’s teams. The team plays its home matches at the Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seating capacity of up to 19,500 fans.
Denizlispor finished fifth in the 2001–02 Süper Lig, which qualified them for the UEFA Cup. In the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, the team defeated FC Lorient, Sparta Prague, and Olympique Lyonnais, before losing in the fourth round to FC Porto, who won the tournament.

History

Denizlispor Kulübü was founded on May 26, 1966 as a merger of two smaller youth sports clubs, Çelik Yeşilspor Gençlik and Pamukkale Gençlik. They joined to form what is now Denizlispor, which was at the time a little-known sports & youth club in the Çaybaşı district of Denizli city. This union was then registered with Turkish football's governing body, the Turkish Football Federation under the name of Denizlispor Youth Club. The new football team joined Turkish football's 2nd division for the upcoming season on July 14, 1966. Turkish Football Federation. Denizlispor's the best success was 5th twice in 2001–2002 and 2003–2004 seasons. Denizlispor's form declined after 2004–2005 season and struggled avoiding from relegation. Denizlispor drew 1–1 with Fenerbahçe and gave the championship to Galatasaray S.K., Fenerbahçe's archrival at last week in 2005–2006 season. Denizlispor remained in Super League despite 3–0 loss to Ankaragücü at away match on May 24, 2009, due to has an advantage against Konyaspor on dual average in 2008–2009 season. Denizlispor was relegated to TFF First League at next season after goalless draw with Ankaragücü at home match on April 24, 2010.

Other branches

The club has football, basketball, table tennis, chess, figure skating and gymnastic teams. The club's most famous branch is football team.

Emblem

The Denizlispor emblem was designed by Yakup Ünel, a founding member of the team. The emblem is based around the rooster which is identified with the province of Denizli. The team's colours come from the colours of a type of rooster with green and black feathers unique to Denizli region.

Sponsorships

SeasonSponsors
1983–1987Emsan
1987–1991Ofas
1991–1993VakıfBank
1993–1997SuperTon and Kinetix
1997–1998Akça
1998–1999Evita
1999–2000Sümerbank
2000–2001Denizlispor Koleji
2001–2002Evita
2002–2003Vestel and Denizbank
2003–2010Turkcell
2010–2012Bank Asya
2012–2013Spor Toto
2013–2014Tekden
2014–2015Aydem
2015–2016Zorlu Enerji
2016–2018Lezita
2019Abalı
2019–Yukatel

SeasonSuppliers
1993–1995Umbro
1995–1997Asics
1997–1998Puma
1998–1999Adidas
1999–2001Puma
2001–2003Adidas
2003–2004Puma
2004–2006Le Coq Sportif
2006–2008Kappa
2008–2013Lescon
2013–2015Umbro
2015–2017Nike
2017–2018Barex
2018–Nike

Stadium

Denizlispor play their home matches in Denizli Atatürk Stadium. The stadium holds 15,427 people and was built in 1950. Denizlispor's first league match played against Eskişehirspor in 1983. The stadium does not have wire nets.

League participations

UEFA Cup/Europa League:
SeasonRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
2002–031RFC Lorient2–01–33–3
2002–032RSparta Prague2–00–12–1
2002–033RLyon0–01–01–0
2002–034RFC Porto2–21–63–8

Intertoto Cup:
SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
20011R NK Čelik3–50–13–6

Recent seasons

Last updated: 12 May 2019

Div. = Division; SL = Turkish Super League; 1L = TFF First League 2B = Turkish Second Football League, Group B; 2Rd = Turkish Second Football League, Red Group; 2Wh = Turkish Second Football League, White Group; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Turkey Cup.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Coaches