Amputee football in Turkey
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| Amputee football in Turkey | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2017 European Amputee Football Championship final match Turkey /red/black) vs England (blue) at Vodafone Park in Istanbul, Turkey. | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Governing body | Turkish Physicakky Disabled Sports Federation (TBESF) |
| National team | National amputee team |
| International competitions | |
Amputee football was first played in Turkey in 2003, the first nation-wide competition was held in 2004, and the first international participation took place the same year. The sport is governed by the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation ("Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu", TBESF), and supported by the Turkish Football Federation ("Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu", TFF).
Created in 1982,[1] amputee football was developed for athletes having a physical impairment with unilateral lower and upper limb amputation.[2] The disabled sport became international in 1985.[1]
Amputee football started in Turkey for rehabilitation purposes within the Turkish Armed Forces in 2003,[3][4] and attracted later scientific research by the Sports Medicine discipline in Turkey.[2]
Domestic
In May 2003, the "Karagücü Amputee Football" team, supported by the Turkish Land Forces ("Türk Kara Kuvvetleri") were founded, and started activities in accordance with the rules of the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF). Amputee football was played in the beginning at regional level. Necessary applications were made to the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation (TBESF) for the recognition of this sport in Turkey, for the establishment of a league, and for including amputee football in the 2004 activity program of the TBESF.[3] Amputee football was included into the TBESF as the 12th branch in 2004.[4]
The first nation-wide competition was the "Ghazi Tournament" (in honor of "Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, founder of the Turkish Republic) held in 2004.[4] The first Turkish Amputee Football Championship was held in Trabzon with seven registered teams on 4–12 March 2007.[4]
Preliminary preparations for the establishment of a league were made in 2008 by organizing a competition, at which eleven teams participated.[4] Competition instructions and referee guidelines were worked our by the Central Referee Committee.[4] In August 2009, the Amputee Football League was established in Turkey.[3] The TBESF governs the ampute football leagues "Super League", "First League" and "Second League" as well as the" Turkey Cup",[5] which are supported by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF).[6][7] In the 2021–22 season, a total of 34 clubs from 19 cities all over the country competed in three leagues.[8]
| City | Number of clubs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League | First League | Second League | Total | |
| Adana | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ankara | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Antalya | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Batman | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bursa | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Denizli | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Gaziantep | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Istanbul | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| İzmir | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Kahramanmaraş | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Kayseri | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Kocaeli | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Konya | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Malatya | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Mersin | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sakarya | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Samsun | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Şanlıurfa | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Trabzon | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
Turkish Amputee Football Super League
Turkish Amputee Football Super League is the top-level league in Turkey. In the 2021–22 season, the Super League was played by following 14 clubs:[8]
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Anadolu Erciyes Engelliler SK | Kayseri |
| Denizli Engelliler SK | Denizli |
| Etmesgut Bld. Ampute SK | Ankara |
| Esengücü Engelliler SK | Istanbul |
| İzmir BBGSK | İzmir |
| Konya Engellilergücü SK | Konya |
| Malatya BBSK | Malatya |
| ODTÜ SK | Ankara |
| Pendik Engelliler SK | Istanbul |
| Şahinbey Belediye GSK | Gaziantep |
| Şanlıurfa SK | Şanlıurfa |
| Şişli Yeditepe Engelliler SK | Istanbul |
| Trabzon Ortahisar Belde SK | Trabzon |
| TSK Rehab. Merkezi Engelliler SK | Ankara |
History
| Year | Champion | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | AYBESK (1) | ? | ? |
| 2010–11 | AYBESK (2) | Kara Kuvvetleri Gücü | ? |
| 2011–12 | AYBESK (3) | ? | ? |
| 2012–13 | AYBESK (4) | Kara Kuvvetleri Gücü | Kayseri Melikgazi Belediyespor |
| 2013–14 | AYBESK (5) | TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi ESK | İstanbul Özürlüler SK |
| 2014–15 | AYBESK (6) | TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi ESK | Şahinbey Belediyespor |
| 2015–16 | Ortotek Gaziler SK (1) | TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi ESK | Şahinbey Belediyespor |
| 2016–17 | Ortotek Gaziler SK (2) | Şişli Yeditepe Engelliler SK | Pendik Belediyesi BESK |
| 2017–18 | Ortotek Gaziler SK (3) | TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi ESK | Şahinbey Belediyespor |
| 2018–19 | Şahinbey Belediyespor (1) | Ortotek Gaziler SK | Pendik Belediyesi BESK |
| 2019–20 | Şahinbey Belediyespor | Etimesgut Belediyespor | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2020–21 | Etimesgut Belediyespor (1) | Şahinbey Belediyespor | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2021–22 | Etimesgut Belediyespor (2) | Şahinbey Belediyespor | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2022–23 | Şahinbey Belediyespor (2) | Alves Kablo Ampute FK | Etimesgut Belediyespor |
| 2023–24 | Alves Kablo Ampute FK (1) | Şahinbey Belediyespor | Pendik Belediyesi BESK |
| 2024–25 | Şahinbey Belediyespor (3) | Alves Kablo Ampute FK | Trabzon Büyükşehir Ampute FK |
Turkish Amputee Football First League
The Turkish Amputee Football First League is the second-level league of the amputee football in Turkey. In the 2021-22 seaspn, it consisted of following 9 clubs:[8]
| Ckub | City |
|---|---|
| Antalya BB Asat SK | Antalya |
| Başakşehir AMpute Futbol K | Istanbul |
| Bursa AMpute AK | Bursa |
| İstanbul Özürlüler SK | Istanbul |
| Melikgazi Belediye BGSK | Kayseri |
| MP Samsun Engelligücü SK | Samsun |
| Olimpik Yetenekler SK | Mersin |
| Uysal Hydraulic Konya Bedensel Engelliler SK | Konya |
| Yenimalle Engelligücü SK | Ankara |
Turkish Amputee Football Second League
The Turkish Amputee Football Second League is the third-level league in Turkey. In the 2021–22 season, following 11 clubs competed in the league:[8]
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Adana Ampute Engelliler SK | Adana |
| Batman Ampute SK | Batman |
| Gaziantep Ampute SK | Gaziantep |
| Gaziantep Bedensel Engelliler SK | Gaziantep |
| Gürbulak Belediye SK | Trabzon |
| Kahramanmaraş Ampute SK | Kahramanmaraş |
| Kocaeli Gebze Gücü Engelliler SK | Kocaeli |
| Sakarya Akgün Ampute Engelliler Boks SK | Sakarya |
| Sakarya Ampute Engelliler SK | Sakarya |
| Samsun Bedensel Engelliler SK | Samsun |
| Şehitkamil Engelliler SK | Gaziantep |
International
The Turkey national team competed for the first time at the European Amputee Football Championship of 2004 held in Kyiv, Ukraine on 27 May-2 June, and became runners-up.[3][4]
The national team played two friendly matches in London, England on 3-8 July 2005 to gain experience for the then-upcoming World Championship.[4] Turkey's world-level debut was at the 2005 World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 11–21 August, where they placed fifth. For preparations to the next World Championship, the national team held a joint training camp in Ankara with the England team in May 2007, and played two friendly matches.[3][4] The first medal for Turkey came in bronze at the 2007 World Championship hosted by Turkey in Antalya on 11–21 November.[9][4] Three more consecutive bronze medals followed in 2010 Crespo, 2012 Kaliningrad and 2014 Culiacán.[10] The silver medal was won at the 2018 Guadalajara.[11] The national team became world champions at the 2022 World Cup in Istanbul after defeating Angola in the final by 4–1.[12]
Organized by the TBESF and TFF, Turkey hosted the European Amputee Football Championship in Antalya on 1–6 December 2008. The Turkey team took the silver medal losing to Russia 2–0 in the last match.[4][13] In February 2015, Turkey was among the founding member countries of the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF).[14] The first official edition of the European championship organized by the EAFF took place in 2017 held in Istanbul. Turkey won the champion title by defeating England 2–1 in the final.[4] Turkey won a second European gold medal in Kraków, Poland in 2021 beating Spain 5–0 in the final.[15]
References
- 1 2 "World Amputee Football Federation - History of the Game".
- 1 2 Bozyel, Sertaç Berkan; Devrim Can Saraç; Umut Ziya Koçak; Sercan Gücenmez; Gürbey Kahveci; amet Ateş; Deniz Bayraktar (2022). "Match characteristics of professional outfield amputee soccer players during official amputee soccer matches". Spor hekimliği Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Sports Medicine]. 57 (3): 117–122. ISSN 1300-0551. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ampute Futbol Takımımız" (in Turkish). Korgan Kaymakamlığı. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Arıgöz, Ali Ozan; Gürkan Kayıhan; Ali Ozan Erkılıç; Ali Özkan (December 2017). "Türkiye'de Ampute Futbol'un Kısa Tarihçesi". International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS) (in Turkish). 3. ISSN 2458-9381. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ "Branşlar - Ampute Futbol" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ampute Futbol Süper Ligi'nde ilk yarı tamamlanıyor" (in Turkish). türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ampute Futbol Ligi'nde Şampiyon AYBESK" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ampute Futbol 2021-2022 Sezonu Fikstür Çekimi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "Brezilya'daki Dünya Şampiyonası'na hazırlanan Ampute Milli Futbol Takımımız, Ovacık'ta 24 kişilik bir ekiple kampa girdi" (in Turkish). Engelliler Biz Platformu. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ "Türk Sporunda 2014 yılı - Ampute Futbol Milli Takımımız Avrupa Şampiyonu ve Dünya 3.'sü". NTV (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ampute Milli Takımımız dünya ikincisi oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Türkiye crushes Angola to lift 1st Amputee Football World Cup". Daily Sabah. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Amputee National Team win European second place". Turkish Football Federation. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ "Avrupa Ampute Futbol Şampiyonası, İstanbul'da başlıyor". Eurosport (in Turkish). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Tiryaki, Erkan; Enes Kaplan (19 September 2021). "Ampute Futbol Milli Takımı üst üste ikinci kez Avrupa Şampiyonu". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
