Elazığspor

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Elazığspor
Full nameElazığspor Kulübü
NicknameGakgoşlar
Founded1967; 58 years ago (1967)
GroundElazığ Atatürk Stadium
Capacity18,423[1]
ChairmanAhmet Feti Yılmaz
Head coachMustafa Sarıgül
LeagueTFF Second League
2023-24TFF Third League, Group 2, 2nd of 15 (Promoted from Play-Offs)
Websiteelazigspor.net

Elazığspor is a Turkish professional football club located in Elazığ and currently competes in the TFF Second League. They play their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ, which has a maximum capacity of 18,423.[1] The club was founded in 1967.[2] They have also played in the Süper Lig many times in the past.

History

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Elazığspor was founded in 1967 when three clubs (Merkez Gençlik, Güvenspor and Harputspor) were united to form a strong team for the city of Elazığ.[3] The club's emblem refers to a famous local dance called Çayda Çıra. This dance is performed with candles in the hands. Elazığspor's main rivals are Malatyaspor. The cities Elazığ and Malatya, were Malatyaspor play, are neighboring cities.[4] Due to the rivalry meaning a lot to those fan bases, extra security is almost a necessity to make sure of safety. Due to the fan bases dislike for each other, sometimes the visiting team's fans will not be allowed to attend the game due to security reasons.[4] Usually, there will be around 30 journalists from Malatya to attend the game whenever the rivalry is being hosted by Elazığspor.[4] The “Doğunun derbisi” has become one of the biggest football rivalries in Turkey.

One friendly match that Elazığspor played versus Diyarbakırspor on September 5, 2011, turned tragic. Fans of both teams threw stones and hard objects at each other.[5] One lieutenant and 1 expert sergeant died to the fan's behaviors.[5] A total of 6 people were injured.[5] These events happened during the middle of the match, as the game had to be delayed until the events that were going on came down. The club has played in the Second and Third Leagues for several years. Finally in 2002, the club was promoted to the Turkish First Football League. However, in 2004, they were relegated to the TFF First League again. They were relegated to the TFF Second League in 2008 after finishing in 16th place.

In January 2019, Elazığspor hit the news after signing 22 players in 2 hours on 30 January, after negotiating the end of a transfer ban imposed by the Turkish Football Federation.[6] The club, which made so many transfers in such a short time, entered the Guinness Book of Records.[7]

The club withdrew from the 2019-20 2. Lig after the 2020 Elazığ earthquake. Next season, the club was allowed to compete in the 2020-21 2. Lig.[8]

League participation

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Current squad

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As of 3 December 2025[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TUR Furkan Köse
3 DF  TUR Ömer Çakı
5 DF  TUR Ercan Coşkun
6 DF  TUR Süleyman Özdamar
7 MF  TUR Erkan Eyibil
8 MF  TUR Hakan Yavuz
10 FW  TUR Beykan Şimşek
11 FW  TUR Enes Soy
14 MF  TUR Efe Tatlı
19 DF  TUR Arda Midiliç
20 MF  TUR Maksut Taşkıran
22 MF  TUR Kerem Şenyüz
23 FW  TUR Efe Baran Üzüm
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK  TUR Yusuf Ayaz
27 MF  TUR Bünyamin Güler
28 MF  TUR Alperen Aydın
29 DF  TUR Mustafa Tan (on loan from Samsunspor)
32 DF  TUR Mehmet Yılmaz
35 DF  TUR Alpay Koldaş
61 FW  TUR Halil İbrahim Sönmez
66 MF  TUR Mikail Koçak
67 GK  TUR Habib Zeybek
77 FW  TUR Samed Kaya
90 GK  TUR Muammer Yıldırım
97 FW  TUR Fuat Bavuk

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Cihan Canpolat (at Silifke Belediyespor until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Ahmet Ertuğrul Öztürk (at Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2026)

Notable players

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
France
Iceland
Netherlands
Sweden
Turkey

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Elazığ'ın "yaşayan stadı"nda uluslararası başarılara hazırlanıyorlar". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ^ Okay, Cüneyd (2002). "The Introduction, Early Development and Historiography of Soccer in Turkey: 1890-1914". Soccer & Society. 3 (3): 1–10. doi:10.1080/714004887. S2CID 144787624.
  3. ^ "Tarihçe | Elazığspor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  4. ^ a b c "NEW APPOINTMENT IN EAST". 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Diyarbakırspor Elazığspor- Match Events". 2011-09-05.
  6. ^ Sarigul, Erin. "Turkish club Elazigspor sign record 22 players in two hours". ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ Bişkin, Beyza (2023-10-18). "Elazığspor'un geçmişe dönüşü mümkün mü?". Elazığ Fırat Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  8. ^ "Kamuoyuna Duyuru". Elazığspor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Elazığspor". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "TETİŞ YAPI ELAZIĞSPOR – Club Details TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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