Turkey - List of Foundation Dates

1875 *  Hermes Athletic and Cultural Association from Constantiople
           [1923 renamed Peraclub,  but disbanded; new foundation in Greece
            as PAOK Saloniki in 1926]  (* not clear when the football
                                          department was founded.)
1890    Orfeas Smyrna                        [moved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as Paniónios GS]
1891    Apóllonas GC Smyrna                  [moved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as PAE Apóllon]  
1894    Smyrna Football Club                 [disbanded]
1895(?) FC Wien Istanbul                     [disbanded]
1901    Black Stockings Istanbul             [disbanded]
1902    Kadiköy FK Istanbul
1903    Besiktas JK Istanbul
1904(?) Moda FC Istanbul                     [disbanded]
        Elpis FC Istanbul                    [disbanded]
        Imogene FC Istanbul                  [disbanded] 
1905    Galatasaray SK Istanbul
1907    Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul
1908    Vefa SK Istanbul
        Anadolu SK Üsküdar Istanbul 
1909    Beykoz GK Istanbul
        Istanbul Strugglers                  [disbanded]   
1910    MKE Ankaragücü    
1911(?) Istanbul Rumblers                    [disbanded]
1912    Karsiyaka SK Izmir
1913(?) Telefoncular Istanbul
1914    Altay GK Izmir 
1915    Izmir Idman Yurdu  
1921    Kasimpasa Gençlik Istanbul
1922    Konya Gençlerbirligi                 [merged 1965 with Meramspor and 
                                              Çimentospor to Konyaspor]          
1923    Izmirspor                            [founded as Ismyrna Külübü]
        Altinordu GK Izmir 
        Gençlerbirligi SK Ankara
        Sariyer Serefspor Istanbul 
        Beyogluspor Istanbul 
1925    Mersin Idman Yurdu GK
        Göztepe GK Izmir 
1926    Istanbulspor  Külübü                 [founded as Konstantinopel SK]  
1927    Feriköy GK Istanbul   
1932    Ankara Demirspor Külübü
1937    Kayserispor Külübü
1940    Adana Demirspor Külübü
1945    Boluspor Külübü
        Hacettepe GK Ankara
1946    Adalet Gençlik SK Istanbul           [merged 1971 with Alibeyköyspor]
1947    Sekerspor Külübü Ankara
1949    Bakirköyspor Külübü Istanbul
1951    Yesildirek GK Istanbul
1953    Çaykur Rizespor Külübü 
        Zeytinburnuspor Külübü Istanbul   
1954    Adanaspor Külübü 
        Petrol Ofisi Ankara  
        Türk Telekomspor GSK Ankara 
1959    Karagümrük GK Istanbul
1963    Bursaspor Külübü                     [merger of Akinspor, Acaridmanyurdu,
                                              Çelikspor, Istiklal und Pinarspor]
        Gaziantepspor Külübü
        Yalovaspor VSK 
1965    Sakaryaspor Külübü Adapazari         [merger of Idman Yurdu, Günesspor,
                                              Ada Gençlik and Gençlerbirligi]
        Eskisehirspor Külübü
        Konyaspor Külübü                     [merger of Konya Gençlerbirligi,
                                              Meramspor and Çimentospor]              
        Manisaspor Külübü
1966    Antalyaspor Külübü                   [merger of Yenikapi Suspor,
                                              Isikspor and Ferrokromspor]
        Balikesirspor Külübü
        Malatyaspor Külübü
        Kayseri Erciyesspor Külübü
        Zonguldakspor Külübü
        Aydinspor Külübü 
        Denizlispor Külübü
        Çanakkale Dardanelspor Külübü
1967    Trabzonspor Külübü                   [merger of Idman Yurdu Trabzon, Idman
                                              Ocazi Trabzon, Yelispor and Martispor]
        Kirikkalespor Külübü
        Elazigspor Külübü
        Giresunspor Külübü
        Orduspor Külübü
        Sivasspor Külübü
        Usakspor Külübü
1968    Erzurumspor Külübü
        Diyarbakirspor Külübü
1969    Demir-Çelik Karabükspor Külübü
        Kahramanmaras SK
        Siirt Jet-PA SK  
1978    BB Ankaraspor Külübü
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Sources: [Grü 00], http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/tl.html wikipedia
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Author: Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at)
Last updated: 8 Jun 2007