Bucaspor

Bucaspor was a professional Turkish football club based in Buca, Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Firtina (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020.

History

Bucaspor was the fifth football club to be based in Izmir, following Karsiyaka S.K. (1912), Altay S.K. (1914), Altinordu S.K. (1923), and Goztepe A.S. (1925). Yellow and navy were chosen for the club colours. Former president Yusuf Muhafiz pushed to make red one of the colours of the club, to distinguish it from Istanbul-based club Fenerbahce. The colour has since been removed. Bucaspor merged with Altay and Altinordu as Ucokspor in 1937. These clubs were separated again in 1939.

The club did not compete professionally for most of its history till 1984–85 season. They were promoted to the 2.Lig after beating Edremitspor 1–0 on 6 May 1990, which gave them professional status. Bucaspor reached the play-offs of the 2.Lig twice, in 1994 and 1996, but failed to win promotion to the 1.Lig.

The club earned promoted to the top-flight of the Turkish football pyramid on 8 May 2010. Their 4–0 win over Kayseri Erciyesspor sealed their second-place finish in the TFF First League, which resulted in automatic promotion to the Super Lig. However, Bucaspor relegated after one year in Super League. Bucaspor also played quarter final in Turkish Cup in 2011.

In 2005 a women's football team of Bucaspor was established. The Bucaspor Ladies Football Team finished runner-up in the Turkish Women's Football Premier League in 2008 and 2009.

Due to the coronavirus epidemic and financial debts in the 2020-21 season, Bucaspor decided not to participate in the amateur league and folded on September 1, 2020.

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