Istanbul Basaksehir Futbol Kulubu (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtɑnbuɫ bɑʃɑkʃeˈhiɾ futˈboɫ kulyˈby]) is a Turkish professional football club based in the Basaksehir district of Istanbul. The club is better known simply as Istanbul Basaksehir or, due to sponsorship, Medipol Basaksehir (Turkish pronunciation: [mediˈpoɫ bɑʃɑkʃeˈhiɾ]). The club was founded in 1990 as Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). They first reached the highest level in Turkish Football in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.
The club is one of six Super Lig teams based in Istanbul, along with Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas, Fatih Karagumruk S.K. and Kasimpasa. In the 2016–17 season, they participated in the Super Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. They won their first top flight title in the 2019–20 season.
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