Ankaraspor A.Ş.
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| Full name | Ankara Osmanlıspor Kulübü |
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| Nickname(s) |
Osmanlılar (The Ottomans) Mor-Sarılar (Purple-Yellows) |
| Founded | 21 March 1978; 39 years ago |
| Ground |
Osmanlı Kalesi Sincan, Ankara, Turkey |
| Capacity | 20,071 |
| Owner | İbrahim Melih Gökçek |
| Chairman | Sadık Dik |
| Manager | Mustafa Reşit Akçay |
| League | Süper Lig |
| 2015–16 | 5th |
| Website | Club home page |
Osmanlıspor Futbol Kulübü [ˈos.mɑn.lɯ.spoɾ] is a Turkish football club based in the country's capital Ankara. It currently plays in the Süper Lig.
Osmanlıspor was founded as Ankara Belediye Spor Kulübü (Ankara Municipality Sport Club) in 1978. The club has undergone several name changes throughout its history. In 1984, they were renamed Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Spor Kulübü (adding "Metropolitan" to the name). The name was simply switched to Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü in 1998. Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü has many sub-divisions branching from its main football division. These include badminton, basketball, boxing, handball, ice hockey, judo, oil wrestling, table tennis, wrestling. Finally, in 2005, the football club changed its name to Ankara Spor A.Ş and only focused on football, while Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü continued its activity on branches other than football. The current name refers to Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.
On September 15, 2009, Osmanlıspor was demoted from the Turkish Super League by “The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) over its unsportsmanlike relationship with Ankaragücü, which was deemed contrary to sporting competitiveness.” All Osmanlıspor games in the 2009–10 season have been cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Osmanlıspor's opponents by default. Osmanlispor was expelled from the Turkish leagues by TFF on 4 August 2010 due to being sued by TFF for objection to forced relegation in 2009–10. In the 2013–14 season, they were admitted to TFF First League. In 2014–15 season, they became the champion and became a Süper Lig team.
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