Hacettepe

Hacettepe Spor Kulubu (English: Hacettepe Sports Club), commonly known as Hacettepe, is a Turkish professional football club located in Ankara.

History

Hacettepe Spor Kulubu was founded as Sanayi Barbarosspor in 1949. The club played in third division in the Turkish League System between the years 1968 and 1972. It was renamed as Asasspor in 1998 and played in the Turkish Second League between 1999–2001. Asasspor withdrew from that league after moving from the 4th to 5th group in the Turkish League System. After a financial crisis in 2003, Genclerbirligi S.K. purchased the club and changed its name to Genclerbirligi Asasspor. The logo of the club was replaced with that of the parent club (Genclerbirligi). After OFTAS signed a sponsorship deal with Genclerbirligi in 2006, the club's name was changed again to Genclerbirligi OFTAS.

The 2006/2007 season was successful and the club was promoted from TTF 1 to Turkish Super Lig. It was managed by Genclerbirligi's board under the name Genclerbirligi Oftas but when they were promoted to the Super League other clubs of TFF 1 League forced to cancel the championship. They played 2007–2008 season under the same name, however, after growing speculations, on 18 July 2008 the club's name changed yet again to that of Hacettepe SK. The new club aims to maintain the old traditions of Hacettepe, as an old traditional club of the same district of Ankara. But in 1988 the club moved to Kecioren, one of the suburban areas of Ankara and became Keciorengucu. Hacettepe S.K. still uses GB Oftas's red and black colours, but old Hacettepe's legendary purple added to them. However, former Hacettepe's colours were purple and white. Club's new logo is composed of Ankara castle which can be seen from Hacettepe district

Prior to Genclerbirligi OFTAS' name change, all OFTAS players were under special contract with the parent club Genclerbirligi which uses OFTAS as a reserve team.

In 2007, before OFTAS was promoted, the Turkish Football Fede