Kardemir Karabukspor

Kardemir Demir Celik Karabukspor or simply known as Kardemir Karabukspor or Karabukspor is a Turkish sports club based in Karabuk. The team was founded in 1969 after a merger between "Karabuk Genclikspor" and "Demir Celik Spor". The club has in branches in football, wheelchair basketball and volleyball. The nickname of the club is Mavi Ates; Blue Flame. The nickname comes from unfading blue flame coming out of one of the chimneys of Kardemir iron-steel works which is located in the entrance of the city. As the factory gives its name to the club, the team is cited as a worker's team. The clubs finances collapsed during the 2017–18 Super Lig season, leaving the club in a precarious position that involved multiple successive relegations, losing almost every game they have played since, as their finances force them into using a team composed of amateur youth players.

History

Foundation and early history

In the year 1938, Azmi Tilabar, the head manager of the Turkish iron-steel industry, founded DC Genclik Kulubu; DC Youth Club with grey-blue colours. In these times, the trainer of the football team was an English engineer Mr. Lain. The trainer of athletism was Turkish athlete Faik Onen. Moreover, Mersinli Ahmet and Yasar Dogu were trainers of wrestling. During the 1940s, Karabukspor became a symbol in cycling, tennis, and wrestling around Turkey. Starting in the 1950s, the "Karabuk Genclikspor" joined "DC Genclik Kulubu" and finally, the club got its colours as red-blue.

The 1990s

In the last game of the 1993–94 season against Zeytinburnuspor, Karabukspor relegated from the Super Lig. Karabukspor promoted to the top tier after winning the promotion play-off in the 1996–97 season. Karabukspor finished 8th in 1997–98.

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