Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor (, ) is a professional football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Founded in 1966, the club competes in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of the Turkish football league system, and plays home matches at the 34,829-seat Kocaeli Stadium. The traditional colours of the team are green and black.

Key facts

Football club.clubname: Kocaelispor
Football club.image: Kocaelispor current logo.png
Football club.upright: 0.85
Football club.fullname: Kocaelispor Kulübü
Football club.nickname: Körfez (The Gulf)
Football club.ground: Kocaeli Stadium
Football club.capacity: 34,829
Football club.chairman: Recep Durul
Football club.manager: Selçuk İnan
Football club.mgrtitle: Head coach
Football club.pattern_la1: _adidasstriped24bg
Football club.pattern_b1: _adidasstriped24bg

Article

28 sections

Contents

History
Foundation and Early Years (1957–1980)
The “Legendary Squad” and first European campaign (1992–93)
Successes, relegations, and fall to the amateur leagues (1995–2015)
Return to the professional leagues (2016–present)
Crest and colors
Supporters
Rivalry with Sakaryaspor
Stadium
Statistics
Results of League and Cup Competitions by Season
League participations
Honours
Kocaelispor in Europe
Summary
Results
UEFA Ranking history
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Notable former players
Non-playing staff
Administrative Staff
Coaching staff
Coach History
President history
Preferences
External links

Kocaelispor has had several top-flight spells, most notably from 1980 to 1988, 1992 to 2003, and in the 2008–09 season. Their best league finish was fourth in the 1992–93 season. The club has won the Turkish Cup twice, in 1997 and 2002, and has participated in European competition.