Altay S.K. (women's football)

Altay S.K. women's football, (Turkish: Altay Spor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı), is a Turkish women's football team as part of Altay S.K. based in İzmir. Founded in 2020, the black-white colored team play currently in the Turkish Women's Football Super League, the top tier of the women's football in Turkey.

Altay S.K.
Full nameAltay Spor Kulüvü Kadın Futbol Takımı
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundGaziemir District Stadium
ChairmanÖzgür Ekmekçioğlu
ManagerTurkey Cenk Decdel
LeagueTurkish Women's Super League

History

The 1914-established İzmir-based Altay S.K. of the Süper Lig founded the women's football team in 2020 with the intention to join the Women's Third League.[1][2][3][4] For preparations for the upcoming league season, the team trained at Kültürpark, an urbank park in the city center, since the club's facility with two fields of grass ground were not available to the women's team.[3] The newly formed team ended their trainings because it became evident that they will not compete in the league as the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspended the Women's Third League in the 2020–21 season dure to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[2][4]

In September 2021, Altay S.K. applied to the TFF to be admitted to the Women's Super League, which was newly restructured from the Women's First League by the TFF to incorporate women's teams of major clubs of the men's Süper Lig.[2] Upon approval, the team joined the Women's Super League.[1][5]

For preparation to the 2020-21 Turkcell Super League season, the team played their first match, a friendly game, against the also new-formed team Galatasaray S.K.[6]

The black-white colored team's chairman is Özgür Ekmekçioğlu. The is coached by Cenk Decdel, and the captain is Suzan Durmaz.[5]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at Gaziemir District Stadıum.[7]

Statistics

As of 9 March 2022[8]

SeasonLeagueRankPldWDLGFGAGDPts
2021-22Super League Gr. A9 (1)133191630-1410
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1) : Season in progress

Current squad

As of 9 March 2021[7]

  • Head coach: Turkey Cenk Decdel

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 Georgia (country) GEO Svetlana Gabelaia
12 GK Turkey TUR Aleyna Tayboğa

3 DF Turkey TUR Nihal Saraç
2 DF Turkey TUR Gamze Nur Sönmez
4 DF Turkey TUR Büşranur Alp
13 DF Turkey TUR Beyza Nur Altınışık
14 DF Turkey TUR Nilay Güreler
35 DF Turkey TUR Suzan Durmaz (C)
77 DF Jamaica JAM Sacha-Gay Brown

6 MF Turkey TUR Nisa Öztürk
11 MF Turkey TUR Tuana Demirbaş
19 MF Turkey TUR Beste Altınelmalı
20 MF Turkey TUR Betül Bayrakdar
No. Pos. Nation Player
99 MF Turkey TUR Cansu İriş

7 FW Azerbaijan AZE Peritan Bozdağ
9 FW Turkey TUR Demet Dumrul
17 FW Georgia (country) GEO Ana Kirvalidze
21 FW Turkey TUR Elif Irmak Çatak
58 FW Turkey TUR Arife Kübra Gözmener

5 Turkey TUR Melisa Göl
18 Netherlands NED Anisah Karahan
22 Turkey TUR Aylin İşi
23 Turkey TUR Pelin Işıl Işık
24 Iran IRN Hananeh Aminghashghay
61 Turkey TUR Hazal Köse
89 Turkey TUR Kübra Gezer

References

  1. "Altay kadın futbol takımı kuruyor". Sözcü (in Turkish). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "Altay'dan kadın futbolu için tarihi adım". Medya Tava (in Turkish). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. "Altay Kadın Futbol Takımı göçebeye döndü". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. "Altay Kadın Futbol Takımı, antrenmanlarını durdurdu". Alan Savunması (in Turkish). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. "Altay Kadın Futbol Takımı sezona hazır". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımımızdan galibiyetli prova" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. Resimi İnternet Sitesi n. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi - Altay 2-3 Fatih Vatan Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021-2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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