Sakaryaspor

Football club infobox
clubname = Sakaryaspor


fullname = Sakarya Spor Kulübü
nickname = Tatangalar
Anadolu Güneşi
("Anatolian Sun") | founded = 1965
ground = Adapazarı Atatürk Stadyumu Sakarya, Turkey
capacity = 15,000 | chairman = Flagicon|Turkey Recep HACIEYÜPOĞLU
manager = Flagicon|Turkey Hüsnü Özkara
league = TFF 1. League
season = 2007-08
position = TFF 1. League, 3rd
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Sakaryaspor is a Turkish football (soccer) club, formed in 1965 after the merger Yıldırımspor, Idmanyurdu, Güneşspor and Ada Gençlik.

In the end of the 2005-2006 Türk Telekom League A football season, Sakaryaspor won a place in the play-off matches. After eliminating Istanbulspor in the first playoff match, Sakaryaspor went on to defeat Altay 4-1 in the finals and were promoted to the Turkcell Super League. They were relegated from the Turkcell Super League the following season. They were also old Second League champions in seasons of 1980-81 and 1986-87. Football club also nicknamed as "Football Factory" by the supporters.

League Participations

First Level: 1981-1986, 1987-1990, 1998-1999, 2004-2005, 2006-2007

Second Level: 1965-1981, 1986-1987, 1990-1998, 1999-2004, 2005-2006, 2007

Current squad

"As of June 25, 2008":

Players out on loan

fs player | no=55 | pos=GK | nat=Colombia | name=Luis Martinez on Vestel Manisaspor

Achievements

*Second League Category A:
**Winners (1): 2004,2006
*Second League :
**Winners (1): 1998

*Turkish Cup:
**Winners (1): 1988

Notable players

;flagicon|TUR Turkey
* Ali Çebi
* Aygün Taşkıran
* Aykut Kocaman
* Aykut Yiğit
* Aytaç Ak
* Birol Saat
* Ceyhun Güray
* Engin İpekoğlu
* Gökhan Kaba
* Hakan Şükür
* Hakan Tunç
* Hakan Ozmert
* Halil İbrahim Eren
* Hasan Kemal Özdemir
* Hüseyin "Paşa" Çakıroğlu
* Kemal Yıldırım
* Mahmut Hanefi Erdoğdu
* Mehmet Uslu
* Muhammed Ali Kurtuluş
* Musa Çetiner
* Nezihi Tosuncuk
* Oğuz Çetin
* Okan Yılmaz

* Onur Karakuş
* Rahim Zafer
* Recep Çetin
* Rıfkı Manavoglu
* Şenol Çorlu
* Tuna Guneysu
* Tuncay Şanlı
* Turan Sofuoğlu
* Ümit İnal
* Vedat Uysal
* Veysel Beşik
* Yenal Kaçıra
* Yaser Yildiz
* Yasin Çelik
* Zafer Göncüler

Brazil flagicon|BRA
* Sergio Ricardo

Colombia flagicon|COL
* Luis Martinez

Germany flagicon|GER
* Dominik Werling

Ghana flagicon|Ghana
* Baba Adamu

External links

* [http://www.sakaryaspor.com.tr/ Sakaryaspor A.S official website]
* [http://www.tatangalar.com/forum/ TATANGALAR website]