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{{short description|Turkish football club}}
{{Infobox football club
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| fullname = Akhisarspor Kulübü
| nickname = ''Akigo''
| short name = Akhisar S.K.
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1970|4|8}}
| ground = [[Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium]]
| capacity = 12,139
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Evren Özbey
| mgrtitle = Manager
| manager = [[Theofanis Gekas]]
| league = [[Turkish Regional Amateur League]]
| season = 2024–25
| position = Withdrew from the league
| current = 2024–25
| website = {{URL|https://www.akhisarspor.com.tr/}}
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'''Akhisarspor Kulübü''' ({{lit|Akhisar Sports Club}}), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.<ref name="tff">[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=395&kulupID=85 AKHİSAR BELEDİYE GENÇLİK VE SPOR] tff.org {{in lang|tr}}, accessed 23 June 2010</ref> Formed in 1970, Akhisarspor are nicknamed ''Akigo''.<ref name="tarihce">[http://www.akhisarspor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=30 Tarihçe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015034/http://www.akhisarspor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=30 |date=2015-11-17 }} akhisarspor.com {{in lang|tr}}, accessed 23 June 2010</ref> The club has a fierce rivalry with Turgutluspor and Manisaspor.

Akhisarspor had their first major success in 2012 when they won the [[TFF First League]] and as a result were promoted to the [[Süper Lig]]. On 10 May 2018, Akhisarspor won their first professional trophy, the [[2017–18 Turkish Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haberturk.com/akhisarspor-okan-buruk-la-tarih-yazdi-turkiye-kupasi-nda-sampiyon-oldu-1958910-spor|title=Kupa tarihinin 15. şampiyonu oldu!|date=10 May 2018}}</ref> On 5 August 2018, they won the [[Turkish Super Cup]] by beating [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] on penalties.

==History==
Akhisarspor was founded in 1970 by the merger of three football teams, Güneşspor, Gençlikspor and Doğanspor in [[Manisa]]. Yılmaz Atabarut was the founder and the first president of Akhisar Belediyespor.

The club competed in the Turkish regional amateur series until 1984, when it was promoted to the [[TFF Third League]], the fourth level in the [[Turkish football league system]]. Ten years later, in 1994, they were relegated back to the regional amateur league for one season.

In 1995, Akhisarspor was promoted back to the third league. In the 2000–2001 season, they advanced to the [[TFF Second League]] and after nine years there, they were promoted to the [[TFF First League]]. They became the champion of the league in their second season which brought them to the highest level of  Turkish football, the [[Süper Lig]].

In 2012, Akhisarspor brought in [[Bruno Mezenga]], [[Çağdaş Atan]] and [[Ibrahima Sonko]] to strengthen their squad. In January 2013, they signed [[Greece|Greek]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]] [[Theofanis Gekas|Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas]] who went on to score 12 goals for the remainder of the [[2012–13 Süper Lig|2012–13 season]], and assisted in the effort to keep the club in the division. Akhisarspor ended on a 14th place in the Süper Lig.

In the [[2016–17 Akhisar Belediyespor season|2016–17 season]], Akhisarspor finished in 7th place on the table, which is the highest position they've been in throughout their history.

On 10 May 2018, Akhisarspor won the [[Turkish Cup]], their first title in their history. This qualified them to the [[UEFA Europa League]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/teleset-mobilya-akhisarspor-dan-tar-fenerbahce-akhisar-belediyespor-2665808-skorerhaber/|title=Teleset Mobilya Akhisarspor - Fenerbahçe: 3-2 (İşte maçın özeti)|first=milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber|last=sitesi}}</ref>

==Stadium==
{{Main|Akhisar Şehir Stadium|Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium|Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium}}

Akhisarspor played at the [[Akhisar Şehir Stadium]] before being promoted to the Süper Lig in 2012. However, the Akhisar Şehir Stadium was not fit for the standards of the league. Consequently, the club had to ground-share with [[Manisaspor]] and use the [[Manisa 19 Mayis Stadium]] from 2012 to 2017. The stadium was officially opened in 1974 and was renovated in 2008.

In 2014, the construction of Akhisarspor's new and very own stadium was started. It is called the [[Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium]], and is located in Akhisar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotospor.com/haber_akhisar-belediyesporun-stad-ihalesi-tarihi_127467|title=Akhisar Belediyespor'un stad ihalesi tarihi|website=Fotospor.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stadimiz.com/manisa-akhisar-yeni-stadyum-insaati/|title = Stad (Stadyum) Nedir? Türkiyede'ki Stadyumlar – Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş…}}</ref>

===Stadium history===
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|-
!#
!Stadium
!Years
!Capacity
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Akhisar Şehir Stadium]]
|1970–2012
|5,000
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium]]
|2012–2017
|16,597
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium]]
|2018–present
|12,139
|}

==Colours and crest==
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===Colours===
The official colours of Akhisarspor are green and black, but the team also use the yellow colour. These three colours represent Güneşspor, Gençlikspor and Doğanspor, respectively. As a fourth colour, the club uses white. [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] has been the kit manufacturer of the team since 2012.

===Crest===
On the crest of the team you can again find the three colours of Akhisarspor. On the crest you can see a ball with wings. The ball is white coloured and the wings are yellow coloured. Above and under the ball you can read the words 'Akhisar' in green and 'Spor' with a black background. Under Spor, we can read '1970' also in black.<ref>{{cite news|title=The official Twitter account of Akhisarspor|url=https://twitter.com/Akhisarspor|publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>

==League participations==
*[[Süper Lig]]: 2012–2019
*[[TFF First League|1. Lig]]: 2010–2012, 2019–2021
*[[TFF Second League|2. Lig]]: 2008–2010, 2021–2022
*[[TFF Third League|3. Lig]]: 1984–1994, 1995–2008, 2022–2024
*[[Turkish Regional Amateur League|Amateur Level]]: 1970–1984, 1994–1995, 2024–

==Recent seasons==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope=col rowspan="2" | Season
! scope=col colspan="9" class=unsortable | League
! scope=col rowspan="2" | [[Turkish Cup|Cup]]
! scope=col rowspan="2" | [[Turkish Super Cup|Super Cup]]
! scope=col colspan="2" | Europe
|-
!Division
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
!Competition
!Round
|-
|2007–08
|[[:tr:2007-08 3. Lig|3. Lig]]
|style="text-align:right;background:#D0F0C0"|{{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''2nd'''
|align=right|32||align=right|17||align=right|10||align=right|5
|align=right|45||align=right|24||align=right|'''61'''
|
|
|
|
|-
|2008–09
|[[:tr:2008-09 2. Lig|2. Lig]]
|align=right |'''5th'''
|align=right|36||align=right|10||align=right|16||align=right|10
|align=right|62||align=right|70||align=right|'''46'''
|[[2008–09 Turkish Cup#First round|First round]]
|
|
|
|-
|2009–10
|[[2009–10 TFF Second League|2. Lig]]
|style="text-align:right;background:#D0F0C0"|{{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''2nd'''
|align=right|36||align=right|21||align=right|10||align=right|5
|align=right|64||align=right|32||align=right|'''73'''
|
|
|
|
|-
|2010–11
|[[2010–11 TFF First League|1. Lig]]
|align=right |'''14th'''
|align=right|32||align=right|8||align=right|9||align=right|15
|align=right|27||align=right|39||align=right|'''33'''
|[[2010–11 Turkish Cup#First round|First round]]
|
|
|
|-
|2011–12
|[[2011–12 TFF First League|1. Lig]]
|style="text-align:right;background:#D0F0C0"|{{up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1st'''
|align=right|34||align=right|17||align=right|12||align=right|5
|align=right|46||align=right|28||align=right|'''63'''
|[[2011–12 Turkish Cup#Third round|Third round]]
|
|
|
|-
|2012–13
|[[2012–13 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right |'''14th'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|9||align=right|14
|align=right|36||align=right|44||align=right|'''42'''
|[[2012–13 Turkish Cup#Third round|Third round]]
|
|
|
|-
|2013–14
|[[2013–14 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right |'''10th'''
|align=right|34||align=right|12||align=right|8||align=right|14
|align=right|44||align=right|55||align=right|'''44'''
|[[2013–14 Turkish Cup#Group A|Group stage]]
|
|
|
|-
|2014–15
|[[2014–15 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right |'''12th'''
|align=right|34||align=right|9||align=right|11||align=right|14
|align=right|41||align=right|51||align=right|'''38'''
|[[2014–15 Turkish Cup#Group B|Group stage]]
|
|
|
|-
|2015–16
|[[2015–16 Süper Lig|Super Lig]]
|align=right |'''8th'''
|align=right|34||align=right|11||align=right|13||align=right|10
|align=right|42||align=right|41||align=right|'''46'''
|[[2015–16 Turkish Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[2016–17 Akhisar Belediyespor season|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right |'''7th'''
|align=right|34||align=right|14||align=right|6||align=right|14
|align=right|46||align=right|42||align=right|'''48'''
|[[2016–17 Turkish Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[2017–18 Akhisar Belediyespor season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right |'''11th'''
|align=right|34|| align="right" |11||align=right|9|| align="right" |14
|align=right|44|| align="right" |53|| align="right" |'''42'''
|style="background:gold;"|[[2017–18 Turkish Cup#Final|Winners]]
|
|
|
|-
|2018–19
|[[2018–19 Süper Lig|Süper Lig]]
|align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''18th'''
|align=right|34|| align="right" |6||align=right|9|| align="right" |19
|align=right|33|| align="right" |54|| align="right" |'''27'''
|style="background:#ddd;"|[[2018–19 Turkish Cup#Final|Runners-up]]
|style="background:gold;"|[[2018 Turkish Super Cup|Winners]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Europa League#Group stage|Group stage]]
|-
|2019–20
|[[2019–20 TFF First League|1. Lig]]
|align=right |'''4th'''
|align=right|34|| align="right" |16||align=right|9|| align="right" |9
|align=right|46|| align="right" |39|| align="right" |'''57'''
|[[2019–20 Turkish Cup#Third round|Third round]]
|style="background:#ddd;"|[[2019 Turkish Super Cup|Runners-up]]
|
|
|-
|2020–21
|[[2020–21 TFF First League|1. Lig]]
|align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''16th'''
|align=right|34|| align="right"|8|| align="right" |6|| align="right"|20
|align=right|36|| align="right" |59|| align="right" |'''30'''
|[[2020–21 Turkish Cup#Third round|Third round]]
|
|
|
|-
|2021–22
|[[2021–22 TFF Second League|2. Lig]]
|align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''16th'''
|align=right|34|| align="right"|8|| align="right" |7|| align="right"|19
|align=right|34|| align="right" |56|| align="right" |'''31'''
|[[2021–22 Turkish Cup#Fourth round|Fourth round]]
|
|
|
|}

==Honours==

===Domestic===

====League====
*'''[[TFF First League]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2011–12 TFF First League|2011–12]]
*'''[[TFF Second League]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2009–10 TFF Second League|2009–10]]
*'''[[TFF Third League]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2007–08

====Cups====
*'''[[Turkish Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2017–18 Turkish Cup|2017–18]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2018–19 Turkish Cup|2018–19]]
*'''[[Turkish Super Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[2018 Turkish Super Cup|2018]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2019 Turkish Super Cup|2019]]

==European record==
{{updated|13 December 2018}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Competition!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD
|-
|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|6||0||1||5||4||14||–10
|-
!'''Total'''
!'''6'''
!'''0'''
!'''1'''
!'''5'''
!'''4'''
!'''14'''
!'''–10'''
|-
|}
<small>'''P''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against; '''GD''' = Goals difference.</small>

===List of matches===
Note: Akhisar score always listed first.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! [[Two-legged tie|Agg.]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|2018–19]]
| rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''Group Stage'''<br>(Group J)
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 2–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–6
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group J|4th out of 4]]
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–2
|-
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Standard Liège]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 1–2
|}

'''UEFA ranking history:'''
{{see also|UEFA coefficient}}
{{updated|21 June 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2022.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2022 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2022.html |title=Member associations – UEFA rankings – Club coefficients – |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season !! Rank !! Points !! Ref.
|-
|2019||159 {{increase}}||6.920||<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2019.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2019 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-15}}</ref>
|-
|2020||170 {{decrease}}||6.720||<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2020.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2020 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-15}}</ref>
|-
|2021||182 {{decrease}}||6.020||<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2021.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2021 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-15}}</ref>
|-
|2022||248 {{decrease}}||5.420||<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2022.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2022 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-15}}</ref>
|-
|2023||206 {{increase}}||6.420||<ref>{{cite web|author=Bert Kassies |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2023.html |title=UEFA Team Ranking 2023 |publisher=Xs4all.nl |access-date=2022-09-15}}</ref>
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|8 September 2022}}<ref name="Current squad">{{cite web|title=A Takım|url=https://www.akhisarspor.com.tr/atakimi/futbol|publisher=Akhisarspor|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718223955/https://www.akhisarspor.com.tr/atakimi/futbol|archive-date=July 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<section begin=squad />
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=TUR|name=[[Halil Yeral]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Enes Tayfun}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=FW|nat=TUR|name=Serkan Sefil}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Yavuz Özbakan}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|pos=FW|nat=TUR|name=Mert Efe Çölbeyi}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Salih Yiğit}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Bora Yılmaz}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=TUR|name=Oğuzcan Kesgin}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Halil İbrahim Karavuş}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Semih Görer}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Furkan Korkut}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=GK|nat=TUR|name=Batuhan Ataç}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Gökmen Aydoğdu}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Yusuf Acer}}
{{Fs player|no=47|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Yusuf Kanal}}
{{Fs player|no=54|pos=GK|nat=TUR|name=Emircan Seçgin}}
{{Fs player|no=55|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Fırat Yiğit Öztürk}}
{{Fs player|no=57|pos=FW|nat=TUR|name=Bekir Akın}}
{{Fs player|no=70|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Göksu Mutlu}}
{{Fs player|no=74|pos=MF|nat=TUR|name=Orçun Erten}}
{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=TUR|name=Turhan Kaya}}
{{Fs player|no=87|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Yiğit Efe Düztaş}}
{{Fs player|no=88|pos=DF|nat=TUR|name=Recep Kutun}}
{{Fs end}}

===Other players under contract===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=TUR|name=Enes Kimia}}
{{Fs end}}

==Personnel==
{{updated|29 January 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.akhisarspor.com.tr/teknikkadro/futbol|title=Akhisar Belediyespor|last=Telmag|website=www.akhisarspor.com.tr|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
|Manager||{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Yılmaz Vural]]
|-
|Assistant ||{{flagicon|TUR}} Recep Umut
|-
|Assistant ||{{flagicon|TUR}} Ülken Durak
|-
|Assistant ||{{flagicon|TUR}} Toprak Kırtoğlu
|-
|Goalkeeping coach||{{flagicon|TUR}} Metin Akçevre
|-
|}

==Notable managers==
{{main|List of Akhisarspor managers}}

[[File:Okan Buruk.jpg|120px|thumb|right|[[Okan Buruk]] won the [[2017–18 Turkish Cup]] with Akhisarspor.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Dates
!Name
!Honours
|-
|2011–2014
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Hamza Hamzaoğlu]]
|[[2011–12 TFF First League]]
|-
|2017–2018
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Okan Buruk]]
|[[2017–18 Turkish Cup]]
|-
|2018
|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Safet Sušić]]
|[[2018 Turkish Super Cup]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=535&kulupID=85 Akhisarspor] on TFF.org

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{{Akhisarspor squad}}
{{Akhisarspor managers}}
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