Batman Petrolspor

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Batman Petrolspor
Full nameBatman Petrolspor Kulübü
Founded1960;65 years ago (1960)
Ground Batman Stadyumu, Batman
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMehmet Hakan Toy
ManagerŞenol Fidan
League TFF Second League
2023-24 TFF Third League 2nd Group, 1st
Website https://petrolspor.com/

Batman Petrolspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Batman. Formed in 1960, the club colours are red, white, and black and they play their home matches at Batman Stadium. The club is named Petrolspor because Batman is the largest producer of oil in Turkey. [1]

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History

Batman Petrolspor was founded in 1960 with several branches including athletics, basketball, football, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The club played amateur football in the Diyarbakır regional leagues until 1986 when they won promotion to the 3.Lig. The club won promotion to the 2.Lig soon after and competed in the division for several years. [2]

They have never won promotion to the Süper Lig, falling in the 2.Lig promotion semi-finals to Göztepe. The club were relegated to the 3.Lig at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, and have competed in the division since then. Their greatest success in the Turkish Cup came in 1977 when they reached the fourth round, losing to Kocaelispor 3–0 on aggregate. [3] At the time, Batman Petrolspor were still competing in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. [2]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at Batman Stadium. The stadium seats 15,000 spectators. The club previously played its home matches at the 16 Mayıs Stadium.

Noted players

Batman Petrolspor have produced Orhan Kapucu, a Batman native, and Ozan İpek, both capped by the Turkey national football team. Kapucu went on to play for several clubs, most notably Fenerbahçe. [4] He earned his solitary cap in a Euro 1988 qualifying match against Northern Ireland on 12 November 1986. [5] İpek currently plays for Bursaspor, winning the 2009-10 Süper Lig. [6] He earned his first cap for the Turkey national football team in a friendly match against Honduras on 3 March 2010. [7]

Current squad

As of 13 January 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Cihan Şentürk
2 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR İbrahim İnal
4 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Semih Tek
5 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Ebu Sıddık Çelik
6 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Okan Toprak
7 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Umut Çakar
8 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Osman Işıklı(on loan from Bucaspor 1928 )
9 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Mehmet Küçükdurmuş
10 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Berat Satılmış
11 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Emre Şahin
12 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Serdar Güncü
14 GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Yunus Emre Genç
15 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Koray Baykara
17 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Serkan Yıldız
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Berkant Kök
20 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Şahin Şafakoğlu
22 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Ali Fırat Okur
23 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Ferdi Konak
25 GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Hüseyin Elma
26 DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Onur Arıkan
34 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Melih Kılıç
55 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Ilter Ayyildiz
61 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR İsmail Zehir (on loan from Alanyaspor )
67 GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Olcay Toplu
72 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Bedran Ekin
77 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Fatih Gök
99 FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Azat Çakar

References

  1. Batman britannica.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  2. 1 2 Tarihçe Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine batmanpetrolsk.org (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  3. Pekin, Cem 1976–1977 – 15. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  4. FENERBAHÇE'NIN 1988–1989 SEZONU Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine turkfutbolu.net (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  5. Orhan Kapucu Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine scoreshelf.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  6. Bursaspor şampiyon! cnnturk.com (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  7. TÜRKİYE HONDURAS tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010