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İstanbul Başakşehir
Full nameİstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Nickname(s)Boz Baykuşlar (The Grey Owls)
Turuncu Lacivertliler (The Orange-Navy Blues)
Short nameİBFK
Founded15 June 1990; 34 years ago (1990-06-15), as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
4 June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-04), as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
GroundBaşakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Capacity17,319
PresidentGöksel Gümüşdağ
Head coachÇağdaş Atan
LeagueSüper Lig
2023–24Süper Lig, 4th of 20
Websiteibfk.com.tr
Current season

İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtanbuɫ baˈʃakʃehiɾ ˈfutboɫ kulyˈby]), or due to sponsorship reasons Rams Başakşehir is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul. The club is better known simply as Başakşehir (Turkish pronunciation: [baˈʃakʃehiɾ]). The club was founded in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). They first reached the highest level in Turkish Football in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.

The club is one of eight Süper Lig teams based in Istanbul, along with Beşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbulspor, Kasımpaşa and Pendikspor. In the 2016–17 season, they participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. They won their first top flight title in the 2019–20 season.

History

Starting line-up before play-off round 2nd leg encounter against Shakhtar Donetsk on 25 August 2016

The club is comparatively new relative to many of the other professional Turkish teams, having been established in 1990. The club's former name was ISKI Spor Kulübü and they were owned by the municipality's water distribution company. ISKI Spor Kulübü competed in the Regional Amateur Football League in the 1990–91 season and were promoted to the TFF Second League. After promotion, the club's name changed to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (Turkish for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). The club played in the TFF Second League until 1996, but after the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2007–08 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the TFF First League. But it finished in the TFF First League as champions and made an immediate return to the top level in the 2013–14 season.


In 2014, the club was bought by new owners with ties to the ruling Justice and Development Party.[3][4] Its name was changed in June 2014 to İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü.[5] During the following 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, the club finished in 4th place.

On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü signed a sponsorship agreement with "Medipol Eğitim ve Sağlık Grubu" (Medipol Education and Health Group) for four years and the team's name changed to Medipol Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü.[6]

On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the Turkish Süper Lig for the first time in the club's history.[7] They also became only the sixth club in the competition's history to win the league title and the fourth club from Istanbul to do so.[8][9][10]

They won their first Champions League fixture on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 home win over English side Manchester United. In 2024, it was announced that they are partnering up with City Football Group.

Stadium

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium pictured in 2017

Before the name change İstanbul Başakşehir were playing their games at Atatürk Olympic Stadium but starting from the 2014–15 season they began to play their games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium which on 26 July 2014 opened officially to public. The venue has a capacity of 17,800 spectators. It is the new home of İstanbul Başakşehir playing in the Süper Lig.

Honours

Leagues

Past seasons

Domestic results

Season League Place Pld W D L GF GA Pts Turkish Cup
1990–91 This season İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor played in Amateur Level[nb 1]
1991–92 TFF Second League (III) 9 34 10 13 11 35 37 43
1992–93 TFF Second League (III) 1 30 19 8 3 51 20 65
1993–94 TFF First League (II) 6 32 9 12 11 35 37 39 Second round
1994–95 TFF First League (II) 9 32 8 10 14 35 46 34 Third round
1995–96 TFF Second League (III) 3 26 14 8 4 49 22 50
1996–97 TFF Second League (III) 1 32 22 8 2 82 27 74 Second round
1997–98 TFF First League (II) 3 35 18 8 9 62 45 62 Fifth round
1998–99 TFF First League (II) 7 36 16 7 13 65 52 55 Fourth round
1999–2000 TFF First League (II) 4 32 15 9 8 47 32 54 Second round
2000–01 TFF First League (II) 5 37 19 7 11 80 57 64 Third round
2001–02 TFF First League (II) 12 38 13 11 14 46 45 50 Round of 32
2002–03 TFF First League (II) 14 34 11 7 13 35 48 40 First round
2003–04 TFF First League (II) 13 34 10 7 14 42 50 37 Second round
2004–05 TFF First League (II) 9 34 12 10 12 34 35 46 First round
2005–06 TFF First League (II) 7 34 13 13 8 43 31 52 Second round
2006–07 TFF First League (II) 2 34 19 8 7 56 27 65 Group stage
2007–08 Süper Lig (I) 12 34 10 8 16 44 47 38 Second round
2008–09 Süper Lig (I) 9 34 12 6 16 37 46 42 Second round
2009–10 Süper Lig (I) 6 34 16 8 10 47 11 56 Quarter-finals
2010–11 Süper Lig (I) 12 34 12 6 16 40 45 42 Runners-up
2011–12 Süper Lig (I) 6 34 14 8 12 48 49 50 Round of 16
2012–13 Süper Lig (I) 16 34 9 9 16 43 50 36 Second round
2013–14 TFF First League (II) 1 36 24 6 6 76 38 78 Round of 32
From 2014 to 2015 season as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
2014–15 Süper Lig (I) 4 34 15 14 5 49 30 59 Round of 16
2015–16 Süper Lig (I) 4 34 16 11 7 54 36 59 Quarter-finals
2016–17 Süper Lig (I) 2 34 21 10 3 63 28 73 Runners-up
2017–18 Süper Lig (I) 3 34 22 6 6 62 34 72 Round of 16
2018–19 Süper Lig (I) 2 34 19 10 5 49 22 67 Round of 16
2019–20 Süper Lig (I) 1 34 20 9 5 65 34 69 Round of 16
2020–21 Süper Lig (I) 12 40 12 12 16 43 55 48 Semi-finals
2021–22 Süper Lig (I) 4 38 19 8 11 56 36 65 Fourth round
2022–23 Süper Lig (I) 5 36 18 8 10 54 37 62 Runners-up
2023–24 Süper Lig (I) 4 38 18 7 13 57 43 61 Quarter-finals

League affiliation

European record

Accurate as of 24 October 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 12 2 2 8 15 28 −13 016.67
UEFA Europa League 25 7 6 12 25 40 −15 028.00
UEFA Conference League 21 13 5 3 44 15 +29 061.90
Total 58 22 13 23 84 83 +1 037.93

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3QR Netherlands AZ 1–2 0–2 1–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3QR Croatia Rijeka 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 0–2 1–4
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 3QR Belgium Club Brugge 2–0 3–3 5–3
PO Spain Sevilla 1–2 2–2 3–4
UEFA Europa League Group C Portugal Braga 2–1 1–2 3rd
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 2–1
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 1–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 3QR England Burnley 0–0 0–1 0–1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 3QR Greece Olympiacos 0–1 0–2 0–3
UEFA Europa League Group J Italy Roma 0–3 0–4 1st
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 2–1
Austria Wolfsberger AC 1–0 3–0
R32 Portugal Sporting CP 4–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 5–4
R16 Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 0–3 1–3
2020–21 UEFA Champions League Group H France Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 1–5 4th
Germany RB Leipzig 3–4 0–2
England Manchester United 2–1 1–4
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Israel Maccabi Netanya 1–1 1–0 2–1
3QR Iceland Breiðablik 3–0 3–1 6–1
PO Belgium Antwerp 1–1 3–1 4–2
Group A Italy Fiorentina 3–0 1–2 1st
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 3–1 4–0
Latvia RFS 3–0 0–0
R16 Belgium Gent 1–4 1–1 2–5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2QR San Marino La Fiorita 6–1 4–0 10–1
3QR Georgia (country) Iberia 1999 2–0 1–0 3–0
PO Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 0–0 2–0
League Phase Austria Rapid Wien 1–2 TBD TBD
Slovenia Celje 1–5
Denmark Copenhagen
Moldova Petrocub Hîncești
Germany 1. FC Heidenheim
Belgium Cercle Brugge

UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking

As of 8 November 2024[11]
UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking History
Season Rank Points Ref.
2016 194 Increase 7.920 [12]
2017 158 Increase 10.340 [13]
2018 140 Increase 8.500 [14]
2019 118 Increase 10.500 [15]
2020 71 Increase 21.500 [16]
2021 60 Increase 26.500 [17]
2022 63 Decrease 25.000 [18]
2023 56 Increase 31.000 [19]
2024 62 Increase 29.000 [20]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 September 2024[21]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Volkan Babacan
2 MF Turkey TUR Berat Özdemir (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
3 DF Ghana GHA Jerome Opoku
4 MF Turkey TUR Onur Ergün
5 DF Brazil BRA Léo Duarte
6 DF Brazil BRA Lucas Lima
7 FW Turkey TUR Serdar Gürler
8 MF Cameroon CMR Olivier Kemen
9 FW Poland POL Krzysztof Piątek
10 MF Turkey TUR Berkay Özcan
11 FW Senegal SEN Philippe Kény
13 MF Portugal POR Miguel Crespo
14 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Pelkas
15 DF Turkey TUR Hamza Güreler
16 GK Turkey TUR Muhammed Şengezer
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Turkey TUR Ömer Faruk Beyaz
18 MF Poland POL Patryk Szysz
22 MF Portugal POR Matchoi Djaló
23 MF Turkey TUR Deniz Türüç
25 FW Brazil BRA João Figueiredo
27 DF Senegal SEN Ousseynou Ba (on loan from Olympiacos)
28 MF Turkey TUR Emre Karaal
42 MF Turkey TUR Ömer Ali Şahiner
70 DF Turkey TUR Burak Sefa Kavraz
75 DF Turkey TUR Emre Kaplan
78 DF Turkey TUR Yusuf Yılmaz
91 FW Brazil BRA Davidson
98 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Dilmen
DF Turkey TUR Eren Karaağaç

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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 Turkey TUR Muhammet Arslantaş (at Elazığspor until 30 June 2025)
DF Turkey TUR Cemali Sertel (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2025)
MF Guinea GUI Sékou Tidiany Bangoura (at Kiryat Shmona until 30 June 2025)
MF Israel ISR Eden Karzev (at Shenzhen Peng City until 30 June 2025)
FW Turkey TUR Efecan Barlık (at Kırklarelispor until 30 June 2025)
FW Turkey TUR Batuhan Çelik (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Turkey TUR Efe Arda Koyuncu (at Şanlıurfaspor until 30 June 2025)
DF Republic of the Congo CGO Francis Nzaba (at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2025)
DF Algeria ALG Ahmed Touba (at Mechelen until 30 June 2025)
MF Turkey TUR Eray Sürül (at Karaköprü Belediye Spor until 30 June 2025)
DF Turkey TUR Yağız Dilek (at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2025)
DF Turkey TUR Bedirhan Özyurt (at Kırklarelispor until 30 June 2025)

Club officials

Managers

Managers Nationality From Until Notes
No Information From 1990 to 1994[nb 2]
Recai Çaloğlu  Turkey 1994 1995
Cihat Erbil  Turkey 1995 1995
Turhan Özyazanlar  Turkey 1995 1996
Fahrettin Genç  Turkey 1996 2000 1 TFF Second League champions
Ali Osman Renklibay  Turkey 2000 2002
Kadir Özcan  Turkey 2002 2002
Ekrem Al  Turkey 2002 2003
Ali Osman Renklibay  Turkey 2003 2004
Uğur Tütüneker  Turkey 2004 2005
Hüsnü Özkara  Turkey 2005 2006
Abdullah Avcı  Turkey 2006 2011 1 Turkish Cup Final
Arif Erdem  Turkey 2011 2012
Carlos Carvalhal  Portugal 2012 2012 First non-Turkish manager
Bülent Korkmaz  Turkey 2012 2013
Cihat Arslan  Turkey 2013 2014 1 TFF First League champions
From 1990–91 to 2013–14 season as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Abdullah Avcı  Turkey 2014 2019 2 Süper Lig Runners-up 1 Turkish Cup Final
Okan Buruk  Turkey 2019 2021 1 Süper Lig champions 1 Turkish Super Cup Final
Aykut Kocaman  Turkey 2021 2021
Emre Belözoğlu  Turkey 2021 2023 1 Turkish Cup Final
Çağdaş Atan  Turkey 2023 Present

Presidents

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.

Player records

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of September 24th 2024

Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Turkey Mahmut Tekdemir 2006–2024 426 38 36 0 500
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Višća 2011–2022 344 21 33 0 398
3 Turkey Volkan Babacan 2014–present 231 20 19 0 270
4 Moldova Alexandru Epureanu 2014–2023 214 22 26 0 262
5 Turkey Berkay Özcan 2019–present 160 17 31 0 208
6 Brazil Júnior Caiçara 2017–2023 158 9 33 0 200
7 Brazil Doka Madureira 2011–2017 161 19 5 6 191
8 Turkey Ekrem Eksioglu 2006–2013 159 22 0 5 186
9 Serbia Danijel Aleksić 2019–2024 138 18 26 0 182
10 Turkey Efe Inanc 2004–2013 166 15 0 0 181

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of September 24th 2024

Rank Player Years League Cup Europe Matches Total
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Višća 2011–2022 94 1 14 397 109
2 Brazil Doka Madureira 2011–2017 37 2 1 191 45
3 Turkey Mehmet Batdal 2013–2018 31 8 0 126 39
4 Serbia Danijel Aleksić 2019–2024 27 4 6 182 37
5 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 2017–2019 24 3 1 76 28
6 Turkey Ibrahim Akin 2008–2011 24 3 0 104 27
7 Sweden Samuel Holmén 2010–2013
2016–2017
22 4 0 139 27
8 Senegal Demba Ba 2018–2019 20 4 1 83 26
9 Poland Krzysztof Piątek 2023-Present 21 0 4 46 25
10 Turkey Deniz Türüç 2020-Present 19 2 3 169 24

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006–2007 Adidas İstaç
2007–2008 Lescon Sunny
2008–2009 Kalpen
2009–2010 Nike Turkcell
2010–2011 Medical Park
2011–2013 Fakir
2013–2014 Lescon
2014–2015 Adidas Makro
2015–2018 Nike
2018–2019 Macron Decovita
2019–2020 Mall of Istanbul
2020–2022 Bilcee Decovita
2022–2024 Joma Balkar
2024–0000 Todini
2024–0000 Puma

Club records

Notes

  1. ^ No information about results
  2. ^ No Domestic Results

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