Adana Demirspor
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| Full name | Adana Demir Spor Kulübü |
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| Nickname(s) |
Mavi Şimşekler (Blue Lightning) |
| Founded | 1940 (000161) |
| Ground | 5 Ocak Stadium |
| Capacity | 14,805 |
| President | Sedat Sözlü |
| Football Manager | Engin İpekoğlu |
| League | TFF First League |
| 2015–16 | TFF 1st Division, 4th |
Adana Demirspor is a popular sports club based in Adana. Major branch of the club is the men's football, currently performing at the TFF First Division. The football team has a long history at the Turkey's top flight, standing at mid-position for 17 years from 1970s to mid 1990s. The club's Water polo team was at the top of Turkey's water polo, winning 21 league titles in 25 years, from early 1940s to mid 1960s. Besides football and water polo, the club also performs in basketball. The football venue of the club is the 5 Ocak Stadium.
Domestically, the club have finished runners-up for the Türkiye Kupası and Başbakanlık Kupası once each, with both finishes coming in the 1977–78 season. They have won the most Çukurova Ligi (Adana Regional Amateur League) titles, with fifteen, and have also won the Turkish Amateur Championship once, in 1951. Their highest top-flight finish was sixth place in 1981–82.
Adana Demirspor is by far the most successful of the 38 Demirspor clubs in Turkey that are founded by the employees of the Turkish Railways (TCDD), similar to those of the Lokomotiv sports clubs of Eastern Europe. Most Demirspor clubs have jersey colours identical to Adana Demirspor, and bear the TCDD symbol on their logo. Ankara Demirspor is the only other Demirspor club that competes in the Turkish Professional Football League System, and the only one that is still affiliated with TCDD.
The foundation of Adana Demirspor was first laid down in 1938 by Eşref Demirağ, Vasfı Ramzan, Hasan Silah, Hikmet Tezel, Feridun Kuzeybay, Seha Keyder, Emin Ersan, Esat Gürkan, and Kenan Gülgün of TCDD. The club was formally founded on 28 December 1940 with the help of over five hundred employees of the TCDD. Adana Demirspor competed in the Adana Football League alongside Mersin İdmanyurdu, Tarsus Idman Yurdu, Torosspor, Seyhanspor, and Milli Mensucat. Demirspor won the league fifteen times between 1942 and 1959. They also won the Turkish Championship in 1951 against Hacettepe. The match finished 1–0, with Selami Tekkazancı scoring the lone goal.
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