ALG Spor
ALG Spor, formerly known as Güneykent Spor, is a women's football club based in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Founded in 1998. The club is named after its local sponsor ALG Textile. The club's president is Ali Gözcü.[1] It is located in the İncilipınar neighborhood of Şehitkamil district. The team play their home matches at the Batur Stadium.
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| Full name | ALG Spor Kulübü | |
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| Founded | 1998 | |
| Ground | Batur Stadium | |
| Coordinates | 37°03′31″N 37°23′49″E | |
| President | Ali Gözcü | |
| League | Turkish Women's Football Super League | |
| 2021-22 | Champion | |
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History
The club was founded as Güneykent Spor in Gaziantep.[2] ALG Spor started playing league matches by entering the Group 6 of the 2015–16 Turkish Women's Third Football League season. They finished the season runners-up in the group. The next season, the team became runners-up at the end of the play-offs, and was entitled to play in the Turkish Women's Second Football League.[3] They finished the 2017–18 Women's Second League season as champion after the play-offs, and were so promoted to the Women' First League for the 2018–19 season.[4]
To strengthen the team for the matches in the Women's First League, the club transferred three experienced footballers, Yaşam Göksu, Fatoş Yıldırım, Gülbin Hız from Konak Belediyespor and Second-League striker Ebru Atıcı from Hakkarigücü Spor in the summer of 2018.[1] Further transfers were local players Remziye Bakır, Mislina Gözükara and Fatma Songül.[5] In the beginning of the second half of the 2018–19 season, the club transferred the Ukrainian striker Tetyana Kozyrenko.[6] ALG Spor finished their first season in the Women's First League as runner-up behind Beşiktaş J.K. losing the champion title only in the last league round equal on points but with goal average. ALG Spor, the leader of the previous two rounds with goal average, won their last match with 5-1, Beşiktaş J.K. defeated their opponent by 9-0, which enabled them a goal average of four in the final. The Turkish Football Federation set a play-off round between the two teams to be played on 12 May 2019 at a neutral venue, in Manavgat, Antalya.[3] The team became runners-up after losing to Beşiktaş J.K. in the play-off match with 0-1.[7][8]
The 2019-20 First League season was discontinued on 19 March 2020 according to an announcement by the Youth and Sports Ministry including from the round 17 on due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[9] The Turkish Football Federation decided on 8 July 2020 that the further matches will not be played, the league will be registered according to the score ranking on the date when the league was stopped, no champion will be declared, and the top-ranking team ALG Spor, are to represent Turkey at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[10]
ALG Spor played in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League against Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër on 3 November 2020.[11] The team were eliminated after losing the penalty shout-out by 2-3 following a draw by 2-2 in the regular time and subsequently another draw by 3-3 after extra time.[12][13]
ALG Spor finished the 2021-22 Women's Super League season as Group B leader and became league champion after the play-offs.[14] The team was entitled to represent Turkey at the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. They were eliminated in the First qualifying round Tournament 11's first match after losing 0-1 to SK Brann Kvinner from Norway.[15]
Stadium
ALG Spor play their home matches in the Batur Stadium located in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep.[16]
Statistics
As of 18 December 2022.[3][7][17]
| Season | League | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Third League - Gr. 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 6 | +114 | 46 |
| 2016–17 | Third League | 2 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 14 | +98 | 64 (1) |
| 2017–18 | Second League | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | First League | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 42 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 1 (2) | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 6 | +47 | 43 |
| 2020-21 | First League Gr. C | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Super League Gr. B | 1 (3) | 27 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 5 | +99 | 74 |
| 2022-23 | Super League Gr. A | 1 (4) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 20 |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | ||||||||||
- (1): three penalty points had been deducted imposed by the Turkish Football Federation.
- (2): Season discontinued.[9] No league champion was declared.[10]
- (3): League champion after Group leadership and play-offs
- (4): Season in progress
Players
Current squad
- As of 18 December 2022[18]
Head coach: 
Hasan Vural
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Former managers
| Manager | Season |
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| Mehmet Karayılan | 2015-16 |
| Abdullah Dağdeviren | 2016-17, 2017-18 |
| Mehmet Karayılan | 2018-19, |2019-20 |
| Abdülkadir Aslan | 2020–21 |
International results
| Event | Stage | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League | First qualifying round | Nov 3, 2020 |  ALB, Shkodër |
KFF Vllaznia Shkodër | L 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Seyfatdinova, Arhan, Civelek, Topçu, Hız[12] |
| 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League | First qualifying round Tournament 11 | Aug. 18, 2022 |  SRB, Bačka Topola |  SK Brann Kvinner | L 0-1 | [18] |
Honours
- Champions (1): 2017–18
- Runners-up (1): 2016-17
Note:
Squad history
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ALG Spor squad in the 2018–19 Women's First League.jpg.webp)
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ALG Spor squad in the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First League
References
- "ALG Spor'dan dört önemli transfer". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "ALG Spor Hakkında ..." (in Turkish). ALG Spor. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Kadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv Sayfası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Alg Spor ve Hakkarigücü birinci lige yükseldi". Malatay Time (in Turkish). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- Bucak, Efkan (1 July 2018). "ALG Spor iç transfere hızlı girdi". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "ALG Spor'dan büyük transfer - Gaziantep Haberleri". Samsun Son Haber (in Turkish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "ALG Spor 0-1 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- "Kadın futbolunda şampiyon Beşiktaş". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Bakan Kasapoğlu resmen açıkladı: Liglerin ertelenmesine karar verdik". Milliyet (in Turkish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- "2019-2020 Sezonu Kadın Ligleri Yönetim Kurulu Kararı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- "ALG Spor'un rakibi Vllaznia oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Vllaznia (ALB) 3-3 (3-2 p) ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "ALG Spor ilk turda elendi". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Puan Cetveli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol federasyonu. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Brann (NOR) 1-0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Firma Hakkında" (in Turkish). Batur Stadı. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021-2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Brann (NOR) 1-0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
