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 (1926)
GroundAtatürk Olympic Stadium
Capacity75,145[2]
OwnerSüleyman Hurma
PresidentSüleyman Hurma
ManagerAndrea Pirlo
LeagueSüper Lig
2021–22Süper Lig, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

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 the years 1959–1963 and 1983–84.

Karagümrük were relegated to the Turkish Regional Amateur League twice.

The side currently plays in the Süper Lig, after being promoted from the TFF First League in the 2019–20 season.[3] The team defied the odds of many , finishing in 8th place in the Süper Lig.

League participations

Club staff
Position Staff
Owner & PresidentTurkey Süleyman Hurma
Vice-PresidentTurkey Serkan Hurma
Sporting DirectorTurkey Murat Akın
ManagerItaly Andrea Pirlo
Assistant ManagerItaly Mauro Bertoni
First-Team CoachTurkey Alparslan Erdem
Goalkeeper CoachItaly Nicola Pavarini
Fitness CoachItaly Paolo Bertelli
Technical CoachItaly Roberto Baronio
Italy Antonio Gagliardi

Players

Current squad
As of 5 March 2023[4]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Batuhan Şen (on loan from Galatasaray)
2 GK Italy ITA Emiliano Viviano
3 DF Turkey TUR Emir Tintiş
4 DF Italy ITA Davide Biraschi (on loan from Genoa)
5 DF Kosovo KOS Ibrahim Drešević
6 DF Portugal POR Bruno Rodrigues (on loan from Braga)
7 FW Georgia (country) GEO Saba Lobzhanidze (on loan from Hatayspor)
8 MF Italy ITA Matteo Ricci (on loan from Frosinone)
9 FW Senegal SEN Mbaye Diagne
11 MF Turkey TUR Kerim Frei
13 FW Turkey TUR Colin Kazim-Richards
14 MF Turkey TUR Efe Tatlı
16 FW Italy ITA Fabio Borini
17 MF Turkey TUR Samed Onur
18 MF Germany GER Levent Mercan
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW The Gambia GAM Ebrima Colley (on loan from Atalanta)
22 MF Turkey TUR Burak Kapacak (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
23 GK Turkey TUR Cem Kablan
24 MF Nigeria NGA Lawrence Nicholas
25 MF Turkey TUR Fatih Kurnaz
27 MF Russia RUS Magomed Ozdoyev
29 MF Uzbekistan UZB Otabek Shukurov
33 MF Serbia SRB Adem Ljajić
37 DF Turkey TUR Efecan Mızrakcı
54 DF Turkey TUR Salih Dursun
77 MF Belgium BEL Adnan Ugur
89 MF Algeria ALG Sofiane Feghouli
91 MF Italy ITA Andrea Bertolacci
99 DF Italy ITA Rayyan Baniya
— FW Netherlands NED Brahim Darri

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 Emir Yazıcı (at Niğde Anadolu until 30 June 2023)
— MF Turkey TUR Berke Demircan (at Isparta 32 SK until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Ömer Gümüş (at Vanspor until 30 June 2023)
— MF Turkey TUR Egemen Pehlivan (at Sapanca Gençlikspor until 30 June 2023)

See also

References
  1. "#957 – Fatih Karagümrük SK : Fatih'in Torunları" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. "Tesi̇sleri̇mi̇z".
  3. "Fatih Karagümrük promoted to Turkish Süper Lig". Daily Sabah. 31 July 2020.
  4. "OYUNCULAR". Fatih Karagümrük. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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