Hatayspor
Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and positive habits among youth. The team's colors symbolize nobility, purity, and peace. They won their first championship in 1969–70, earning promotion. Over the years, they faced relegations and promotions in lower leagues. They reached the Second League in 1989-90 and 1993, and finally promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2019–20 season.
Key facts
- Football club.clubname
- Hatayspor
- Football club.image
- Hatayspor crest.png
- Football club.image_size
- 220px
- Football club.fullname
- Hatayspor Kulübü
- Football club.nickname
- (Star of the South)
- Football club.ground
- Sarıseki Fuat Tosyalı Sports Complex (temporary venue)
- Football club.capacity
- 9,800
- Football club.chrtitle
- President
- Football club.mgrtitle
- Head coach
- Football club.manager
- Bekir İrtegün
- Football club.current
- 2025–26 Hatayspor season
- Football club.pattern_la1
- _hatay2223h
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Rivalries
- Statistics
- League participations
- League performances
- Players
- Current squad
- Coaching staff
- Affiliated clubs
- References
- External links
Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and positive habits among youth. The team's colors symbolize nobility, purity, and peace. They won their first championship in 1969–70, earning promotion. Over the years, they faced relegations and promotions in lower leagues. They reached the Second League in 1989-90 and 1993, and finally promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2019–20 season.
Having played at the 25,000-capacity New Hatay Stadium until 2023, the team currently plays their home matches at the Fuat Tosyalı Stadium in İskenderun because of the extensive damage 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes caused in Antakya.