Gaziantep F.K.
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Not to be confused with Gaziantepspor.
Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Gaziantep. Founded in 1988, the club plays in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of Turkish football.
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Full name | Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.[1] | |||
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Short name | GFK | |||
Founded | 1988; 36 years ago (1988) (as Sankospor) 1999; 25 years ago (1999) (as Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor) 2017; 7 years ago (2017) (as Gazişehir Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü) 2019; 5 years ago (2019) (as Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü) | |||
Ground | Gaziantep Stadium | |||
Capacity | 33,502[2] | |||
Chairman | Memik Yılmaz | |||
Head coach | Selçuk İnan / Volkan Kazak | |||
League | Süper Lig | |||
2022–23 | Süper Lig, 18th of 19 (withdrew) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The club was founded as Sankospor in 1988 and competed at the amateur level until 1993. They competed between the TFF Third League and TFF First League until 2019, when they were promoted to Süper Lig. During the 2020–21 season, the club reached the top of the standings in week 17, which they held for one week until being taken over by Beşiktaş[3]