İskenderunspor (1978)

Not to be confused with İskenderunspor.

İskenderunspor, formerly known as Erzinspor, Erzin Belediyespor and İskenderun FK, is a football club based in İskenderun, Turkey. The club was founded in 1978 as Erzinspor in Erzin. İskenderunspor competes in the TFF Second League.

İskenderunspor

Full name	İskenderunspor Sportif Faaliyetler Anonim Şirketi
Founded	1978
Ground	İskenderun 5 Temmuz Stadium
Capacity	8,217
Chairman	Şaban Hakan Bolat
Manager	Koray Palaz
League	TFF 2. Lig
2022–23	TFF Second League, Red, 3rd of 20
Home colours Away colours

The club were promoted to the TFF Third League after the 2013–14 season by defeating 44 Malatyaspor in the playoffs, after they finished 1st in the 3rd group of the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The team was bought by Şaban Hakan Bolat during the season, and in 2021, İskenderunspor A.Ş. took its name and went to restructuring. For the restructuring, Ümit Karan was appointed as the manager and Jan Olde Riekerink was appointed as the general manager of the club.However, 23/24 season has seen a manager change and it is the one time Tottenham youth coach Koray Palaz at the helm. ^[1]

League participations

• TFF Second League: 2022–present
• TFF Third League: 2014–2022
• Turkish Regional Amateur League: 2010–2014

League performances

Season	League	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
2010–11	Turkish Regional Amateur League – 5th Group	7	22	7	5	10	28	35	26
2011–12		3	22	12	5	5	34	14	41
2012–13	Turkish Regional Amateur League – 4th Group	5	28	13	9	6	49	27	48
2013–14	Turkish Regional Amateur League – 3rd Group	1	28	20	6	2	60	18	66
	Turkish Regional Amateur League – Playoffs	Winner	1	1	0	0	3	1	3
2014–15	TFF Third League – 3rd Group	10	34	11	9	14	41	47	42
2015–16	TFF Third League – 1st Group	6	35	15	10	10	52	37	55
2016–17		12	36	12	9	15	43	53	45

	Promotion
	Relegation

Source: TFF: Erzin Belediyespor

Current squad

As of 23 January 2023^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AZE Muhammet Can Tuncer 4 MF  TUR Doğan Ateş 5 MF  TUR Okan Dernek 6 MF  TUR Kaan Yüksel 7 FW  TUR Onur Toprak 8 MF  TUR İsmail Güven 9 FW  TUR Hamza Küçükköylü 10 MF  TUR İrfan Başaran 11 FW  TUR Enes Soy 14 FW  TUR Kadir Arı 16 FW  TUR Buğra Aslan 18 MF  TUR Zeynullah Türkay 20 DF  TUR Ahmet Devret

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  TUR Hıdır Aytekin 22 DF  TUR Erdinç Pekgöz 23 FW  TUR Yasin Abdioğlu 28 DF  TUR Süheyl Çetin 33 DF  TUR Kemal Tokak 34 MF  TUR Emir Biberoğlu 38 GK  TUR Onur Can Özdemir 40 MF  TUR Erkan Süer 50 DF  TUR Ali Keten 55 DF  TUR Onur Ural (on loan from Kasımpaşa) 77 DF  TUR Uğur Akdemir 98 GK  TUR Berk Balaban (on loan from Galatasaray) — DF  TUR Şefik Abalı

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Fatih Ekinci — DF  TUR Fadıl Kocaoğlu

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TUR Yasin Yener

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Kadir Bilimlier (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2023) — MF  TUR Ömer Turan (at Efeler 09 SFK until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TUR Fuat Bavuk (at 1461 Trabzon until 30 June 2023)