Konyaspor Kulubu (Turkish pronunciation: [konjaspoɾ kulyby], Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Genclerbirligi and have played at their current home stadium, Konya Buyuksehir Stadium, since 2014. Konyaspor currently play in the Super Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. The club colours are green and white.
History
Konyaspor were founded officially with the name Konya Genclerbirligi on 22 June 1922. As champions of the regional Konya Football League they participated in the 1924 Turkish Football Championship, the first ever national championship in Turkish football. In 1965 the club combined with Meramspor, Selcukspor, and Cimentospor and took the name Konyaspor with black and white as the team colors, and started their first season in the Second League in 1981. Konyaspor then changed to green and white as the team colours after their merger with the cross-town rivals Konya Idman Yurdu. The new team adopted the name of Konyaspor and the colors of Konya Idman Yurdu. In 1987–88 Konyaspor became champions of the second league and were promoted to the first league for the first time in their history.
Konyaspor lasted five seasons in the first league. They played 160 official matches, ending up with 47 wins, 33 draws, and 80 losses. During the 1988–89 season Konyaspor made it to the semi-finals of the Turkish Cup, losing to eventual champions Besiktas. In the 1992–93 season, the club were relegated back to the second league. After spending 10 seasons in the second league, Konyaspor returned to Super Lig as the title holders of the 2002–03 First League with 68 points. During the 2003–04 season Konyaspor made it to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, but then lost to eventual champions Trabzonspor 2–1 during extra time. In 2004–05 Konyaspor advanced to the quarter-finals beating Besiktas 3–1, but then lost to Denizlispor 5–4 on penalty shoot-outs. In 2008–09 desp
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