İstanbul Başakşehir F.k.

The club is better known simply as Başakşehir (Turkish pronunciation: [bɑʃɑkʃeˈhiɾ]). 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.

İstanbul Başakşehir

Full name	İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Boz Baykuşlar (The Grey Owls) Turuncu Lacivertliler (The Orange-Navy Blues)
Short name	İBFK
Founded	15 June 1990; 33 years ago (1990-06-15), as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü 4 June 2014; 9 years ago (2014-06-04), as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Ground	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Capacity	17,319
President	Göksel Gümüşdağ
Head coach	Çağdaş Atan
League	Süper Lig
2022–23	Süper Lig, 5th of 19
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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.

 

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. Its name was changed in June 2014 to İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü. 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.

On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the Turkish Süper Lig for the first time in the club's history. 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.

They won their first Champions League fixture on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 home win over English side Manchester United in 2024 There are joining City Football Group

 

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.

Leagues

• Süper Lig
  • Winners (1): 2019–20
• 1. Lig
  • Winners (1): 2013–14
• 2. Lig
  • Winners (2): 1992–93, 1996–97

Domestic results

League affiliation

• Süper Lig: 2007–13, 2014–
• TFF First League: 1993–95, 1997–07, 2013–14
• TFF Second League: 1992–93, 1995–97

Accurate as of 15 March 2023

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	AZ	1–2	0–2	1–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	3QR	Rijeka	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a)
		PO	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2	0–2	1–4
2017–18	UEFA Champions League	3QR	Club Brugge	2–0	3–3	5–3
		PO	Sevilla	1–2	2–2	3–4
	UEFA Europa League	Group C	Braga	2–1	1–2	3rd
			Ludogorets Razgrad	0–0	2–1
			1899 Hoffenheim	1–1	1–3
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	3QR	Burnley	0–0	0–1	0–1
2019–20	UEFA Champions League	3QR	Olympiacos	0–1	0–2	0–3
	UEFA Europa League	Group J	Roma	0–3	0–4	1st
			Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	2–1
			Wolfsberger AC	1–0	3–0
		R32	Sporting CP	4–1	1–3	5–4
		R16	Copenhagen	1–0	0–3	1–3
2020–21	UEFA Champions League	Group H	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	1–5	4th
			RB Leipzig	3–4	0–2
			Manchester United	2–1	1–4
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Maccabi Netanya	1–1	1–0	2–1
		3QR	Breiðablik	3–0	3–1	6–1
		PO	Antwerp	1–1	3–1	4–2
		Group A	Fiorentina	3–0	1–2	1st
			Heart of Midlothian	3–1	4–0
			RFS	3–0	0–0
		R16	Gent	1–4	1–1	2–5

UEFA ranking

As of 21 June 2023

Season	Rank	Points	Ref.
2016	194	7.920
2017	158	10.340
2018	140	8.500
2019	118	10.500
2020	71	21.500
2021	60	26.500
2022	63	25.000
2023	56	31.000

Current squad

As of 18 February 2024

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   TUR Volkan Babacan 3 DF   GHA Jerome Opoku (on loan from Arouca) 4 MF   TUR Onur Ergün 5 DF   BRA Léo Duarte 6 DF   BRA Lucas Lima 7 FW   TUR Serdar Gürler 8 MF   SRB Danijel Aleksić 9 FW   POL Krzysztof Piątek 10 MF   TUR Berkay Özcan 11 FW   BRA Davidson 14 MF   GRE Dimitrios Pelkas 15 DF   FRA Léo Dubois (on loan from Galatasaray) 16 GK   TUR Muhammed Şengezer 17 FW   SEN Philippe Kény 19 MF   ALG Mehdi Abeid

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF   CMR Olivier Kemen 21 MF   TUR Mahmut Tekdemir (captain) 23 MF   TUR Deniz Türüç 24 DF   TUR Eren Karaağaç 25 FW   BRA João Figueiredo 26 MF   TUR Emirhan İlkhan (on loan from Torino) 27 DF   SEN Ousseynou Ba (on loan from Olympiacos) 34 DF   TUR Yağız Dilek 42 MF   TUR Ömer Ali Şahiner 70 DF   TUR Burak Sefa Kavraz 80 MF   TUR Berkay Aydoğmuş 85 MF   CIV Mohamed Hassan Fofana 89 MF   BRA Josef de Souza 91 FW   TUR Batuhan Çelik 98 GK   TUR Deniz Dilmen

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 — DF   TUR Efe Arda Koyuncu

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   POL Patryk Szysz

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   TUR Muhammet Arslantaş (at Kastamonuspor 1966 until 30 June 2024) — DF   AZE Mert Çelik (at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2024) — DF   AZE Emre Kaplan (at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Ayberk Kaygısız (at Isparta 32 Spor until 30 June 2024) — DF   CGO Francis Nzaba (at Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Bedirhan Özyurt (at Kırklarelispor until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Muhammed Emin Sarıkaya (at GMG Kastamonuspor until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Cemali Sertel (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Ravil Tagir (at Westerlo until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ALG Ahmed Touba (at Lecce until 30 June 2024) — DF   TUR Doğukan Tuzcu (at Kırıkkalegücü until 30 June 2024) — MF   GUI Sékou Tidiany Bangoura (at Tuzlaspor until 30 June 2024) — MF   TUR Metin Emre Karaal (at Anadolu Üniversitesi SK until 30 June 2024) — MF   ISR Eden Kartsev (at Maccabi Tel Aviv until 30 June 2024) — MF   TUR Alican Özfesli (at Erzurumspor until 30 June 2024) — FW   TUR Enes Karakuş (at 1461 Trabzon until 30 June 2024) — FW   TUR Eray Sürül (at Karaman FK until 30 June 2024) — FW   TUR Efecan Barlık (at Kırklarelispor until 30 June 2024)

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

• Nurettin Sözen (1990–1994)
• Vural Akarçay (1994)
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1994–2000)
• Ali Müfit Gürtuna (2000–2002)
• Nuri Albayrak (2002–2005)
• Osman Aşkın Bak (2006)
• Göksel Gümüşdağ (2006–2011)
• Çağatay Kalkancı (2011–2014)

İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.

• Göksel Gümüşdağ (2014–present)

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of 7 April 2024

Rank	Player	Years	League	Cup	Europe	Other	Total
1	Mahmut Tekdemir	2006–present	426	38	36	0	500
2	Edin Višća	2011–2022	344	21	33	0	398
3	Volkan Babacan	2014–present	231	20	19	0	270
4	Alexandru Epureanu	2014–2023	214	22	26	0	262
5	Júnior Caiçara	2017–2023	158	9	33	0	200
6	Berkay Özcan	2019–present	150	17	25	0	192
7	Doka Madureira	2011–2017	161	19	5	6	191
8	Ekrem Eksioglu	2006–2013	159	22	0	5	186
9	Efe Inanc	2004–2013	166	15	0	0	181
10	Danijel Aleksić	2019–present	135	18	24	0	177

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of 7 April 2024

Rank	Player	Years	League	Cup	Europe	Matches	Total
1	Edin Višća	2011–2022	94	1	14	397	109
2	Doka Madureira	2011–2017	37	2	1	191	45
3	Mehmet Batdal	2013–2018	31	8	0	126	39
4	Danijel Aleksić	2019–present	27	4	6	177	37
5	Emmanuel Adebayor	2017–2019	24	3	1	76	28
6	Ibrahim Akin	2008–2011	24	3	0	104	27
7	Samuel Holmén	2010–2013 2016–2017	22	4	0	139	27
8	Demba Ba	2018–2019	20	4	1	83	26
9	Pierre Webó	2011–2013	22	0	0	56	24
10	Deniz Türüç	2020-Present	16	2	3	154	22

• Biggest win: İstanbul Başakşehir 7–0 Turgutluspor (2020–21)
• Biggest defeat: İstanbul Başakşehir 0–7 Galatasaray (2022–23)

 

Wiki Commons has media related to Başakşehir SK.

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• İstanbul Başakşehir on TFF.org