Karşıyaka S.K.
Turkish sports club
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Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü (Turkish for Karşıyaka Sports Club), better known as simply Karşıyaka, is a Turkish sports club located in Karşıyaka, İzmir. Founded in 1912, they are İzmir's oldest club and first Turkish sports club founded in Anatolia. Like others in Turkey, the "SK" suffix refers to the establishment being a sports club, as, besides football, the club has sports branches in basketball, volleyball, tennis, sailing and fencing. The club's football team currently competes in the TFF Third League, the fourth tier of the Turkish football league system. The basketball team currently competes in the Turkish Basketball League and the women's volleyball team in the Turkish Women's Second League.
Kaf Kaf
The 35 and half
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| Full name | Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Nicknames | Kaf Sin Kaf Kaf Kaf The 35 and half | ||
| Short name | KSK | ||
| Founded | 1 November 1912 | ||
| Ground | Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Yiğit Tusder | ||
| Manager | Burhanettin Basatemür | ||
| League | TFF Third League | ||
| 2025–26 | TFF Third League, Group 4, 3rd | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Karşıyaka has a very large fanbase in Northern İzmir, and have a fierce rivalry with Göztepe; matches between the two teams are known as the İzmir Derby. Other rivalries are with Altay and Bucaspor.
European participations
- As of 29 September 1992
Statistics:
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Balkans Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.
Current squad
- As of For the 2025-26 season TFF Third League Group 4[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League participations in football
- Turkish Premier Division: 1958–64, 1966–67, 1970–72, 1987–91, 1992–94, 1995–96
- Turkish First Division: 1964–66, 1967–70, 1972–73, 1980–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1996–01, 2003–2016
- Turkish Second Division: 1973–80, 2001–03, 2016–18
- Turkish Third Division: 2018–present
See also
