MKE Ankaragucu

MKE Ankaragucu or fully Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Ankaragucu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaŋkaɾaɟydʒy]), is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the closure of the Ankara 19 Mayis.

The club's greatest domestic successes are the Turkish Football Championship title in 1949 and two Turkish Cups won in 1972 and 1981. They also won the second division on two occasions. Regionally, Ankaragucu have won six Ankara Football League titles. The club have a rivalry with Genclerbirligi.

Ankaragucu also operate cycling,taekwondo, and women's volleyball departments. The women's volleyball team have competed in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League since the 2009–10 season.

History

Early years (1909–1959)

Ankaragucu are based in Ankara, but were founded in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul in 1904 as Altinors Idman Yurdu. The club competed in the Istanbul Friday League. It is unclear as to the motive behind the uprooting of the Istanbul-based club to Ankara. Another theory is that the club splintered, with some players following Sukru Abbas and others following Agah Orhan. Sukru Abbas founded Turan Sanatkarangucu in 1910. In 1938, both clubs merged to form AS-FA Gucu. The club name was changed for one last time in 1948, with both sides settling on Ankaragucu. Ankaragucu have won the former Turkish Football Championship in 1949, the greatest success in their history, and reached the third place before in 1924 under the name Anadolu Turan Sanatkarangucu.

1. Lig years and relegation (1959–1981)

The club were one of the original sixteen clubs in the 1959 Turkish National League. They were admitted into the league after finishing second in the Ankara Professional League. The club finished fifth in the Beyaz Grup (White Group) in the first season of the Milli Lig.

Ankaragucu were relegated to the 2

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