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

PositionStaff
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. NationPlayer
3DF  ALBFrédéric Veseli
4DF  ITADavide Biraschi
6MF  SWEMarcus Rohdén
7FW  AUTCan Keles (on loan from Austria Wien)
8MF  ALGSofiane Feghouli
9MF  FRAValentin Eysseric
10FW  TURGüven Yalçın (on loan from Genoa)
11FW  TUREmre Mor (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
13GK  TURFurkan Bekleviç
15FW  ITAKevin Lasagna (on loan from Verona)
18MF  GERLevent Mercan
20FW  CPVRyan Mendes
21MF  GREDimitrios Kourbelis (on loan from Trabzonspor)
22DF  TUREmir Tintiş
No.Pos. NationPlayer
23GK  TUREmre Bilgin
25DF  GERKoray Günter (on loan from Hellas Verona)
26DF  ITAFederico Ceccherini (on loan from Verona)
30DF  TURNazım Sangaré
31GK  ITASalvatore Sirigu
37DF  TUREfecan Mızrakcı
54DF  TURSalih Dursun
70FW  BRAMarcão (on loan from Al-Ahli)
77MF  BELAdnan Ugur
91MF  ITAAndrea Bertolacci (on loan from Cremonese)
97MF  ITAFlavio Paoletti
98FW  TURAhmet Tarık Tuğyan
99FW  CROTonio 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. NationPlayer
DF  TUREgemen Pehlivan (at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2024)
DF  TUREmir Yazıcı (at Serik Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
MF  TURÖmer Gümüş (at Karaman FK until 30 June 2024)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  TUREfe Tatlı (at Karşıyaka until 30 June 2024)
FW  TURBerke Demircan (at Vanspor FK until 30 June 2024)
FW  TURSerdar 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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