Göztepe S.K.

Göztepe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟœztepe spoɾ kulyby], Göztepe Sports Club), commonly referred to as Göztepe, is a Turkish multi-sport club based in the Göztepe and Güzelyalı neighborhoods of İzmir. Founded on 14 June 1925 as Göztepe Gençlik Kulübü, it is one of the oldest sports institutions in Turkey with a rich history spanning over a century.^[3]

Göztepe

Full name	Göztepe Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Göz Göz
Founded	14 June 1925; 100 years ago (1925-06-14) (as Göztepe Gençlik Kulübü)
Ground	Gürsel Aksel Stadium[1]
Capacity	20.756[1]
Owner	Sport Republic[2]
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen[1]
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
League	Süper Lig
2024–25	Süper Lig, 8th of 19
Website	goztepe.org.tr
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Originally formed as a neighborhood club, Göztepe became nationally prominent in the mid-20th century, particularly after becoming Turkish champions in 1950.^[4] In 1969, the club made history by becoming the first Turkish team to reach the semi-finals of a European competition, achieving this milestone in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (a predecessor to the UEFA Europa League).^[5]

Besides football, the club operates as a joint-stock company (AŞ) and includes multiple branches in fencing, triathlon, handball, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, archery, billiards, sailing, swimming, and windsurfing, making it one of the most comprehensive sports institutions in the country.^[6]

Despite facing relegation and financial hardship between 2002 and 2008, Göztepe maintained one of the most loyal fan bases in Turkey. Even during their time in the Turkish Regional Amateur League, the club continued to attract higher average attendances than many top-flight clubs.^[7] Their resilience and support culminated in a return to the Süper Lig, where they continue to compete under the ownership of Sport Republic and the leadership of Rasmus Ankersen.

As of the 2024–25 season, Göztepe competes in the Süper Lig, and currently ranks 8th out of 19 teams in the league table. In the “all-time table” of Turkish football, Göztepe holds the 13th place overall based on historic performance and points.

History

Göztepe was founded on 14 June 1925 in the Göztepe, Güzelyalı quarter of Konak, İzmir, following a split from Altay; at the inaugural meeting the club adopted red and yellow as its colours and set a striped shirt as the first football kit.^[8][9]

Contemporary accounts describe these short-lived İzmir “mergers” as a policy pushed by the provincial governor to field stronger representatives in the new national competition (Milli Küme): alongside Doğanspor (Göztepe–İzmirspor–Egespor), Altay–Altınordu–Yüce combined as Üçok and Karşıyaka–Bornova as Yamanlar.^[10][11] Doğanspor competed in the İzmir League and the Milli Küme in 1937–39 (contemporary match reports list the club under that name), while Ateşspor formed by İzmirspor members opposed to the merger played the same competitions before İzmirspor reverted to its historic name.^[12][13][14] According to the club’s official history, Doğanspor won the local league in 1938–39 and, following a members’ congress on 12 September 1940, the football branch formally restored the Göztepe name.^[15]

Göztepe’s early national honours came in the pre-league era: they won the Turkish Football Championship in 1950 (Final Group hosted in İzmir) and finished runners-up in 1942.^[16][17] The club’s “golden era” under coach Adnan Süvari (mid-1960s to 1971) produced back-to-back Turkish Cup wins in 1968–69 and 1969–70 and the Turkish Super Cup in 1970.^[18][19] In Europe, Süvari’s Göztepe became the first Turkish side to reach a European semi-final: the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, advancing past Marseille, Argeș Pitești and OFK Beograd before losing to Újpest in the last four.^[20][21] The following season they reached the 1969–70 European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals (eliminating Union Luxembourg and Cardiff City) and went out to Roma (0–2, 0–0).^[22][23][24]

Starting with 2002–03 season which brought relegation from Süper Lig, Göztepe struggled with financial problems.^[25] Due to the inability to reduce their outstanding debt, the football club was banned from signing new players, which resulted in a free-fall with the team being relegated four times in the next five seasons.^[26] On 21 April 2007 they lost their last home game 2–0 against Aliağa Belediyespor in TFF Third League and were relegated to the Regional Amateur League.^[26]

On 20 August 2007, the club was sold in an auction to an Istanbul-based business conglomerate Altınbaş Holdings.^[27] The owner, businessman İmam Altınbaş, vowed to take Göztepe back to the Süper Lig, making them one of the top five clubs in Turkish football. The owners of the club were met by the local fan base with initial suspicion. Altınbaş Holdings sold the club to Mehmet Sepil in June 2014, for a sum rumored to be around $9 million.^[28]

The team competed in the Regional Amateur League for the 2007–08 season but were eliminated by Ayazağaspor after a 6–5 penalty kick shootout in Eskişehir. Following relegation to the Regional Amateur League, Göztepe re-entered the professional pyramid at the start of 2008–09 by acquiring Aliağa Belediyespor’s competition/naming rights. On 18 June 2008 the Turkish Football Federation approved Aliağa Belediyespor’s request to change its name, colours and crest to Göztepe, allowing the club to take Aliağa’s place in the TFF Third League; contemporary reports and officials described this as a transfer of competition rights rather than a full merger.^[29][30][31]

Göztepe returned to the professional leagues in 2008–09 and won the TFF Third League overall title, defeating Tepecik Belediyespor 2–0 to seal promotion to the TFF Second League.^[32][33] After finishing eighth in the Second League in 2009–10, the club won the White Group in 2010–11 and were promoted to the TFF First League.

Göztepe again won promotion from the Second League in 2014–15, clinching the Red Group and receiving the championship trophy before the final matchday.^[34][35] On 4 June 2017, they returned to the Süper Lig for the first time since 2002–03 by defeating Eskişehirspor on penalties in the First League play-off final in Antalya (1–1 a.e.t., 4–3 pens).^[36][37] The club were relegated from the Süper Lig at the end of the 2021–22 season, along with Altay and Yeni Malatyaspor.^[38]

In August 2022 London-based investment firm Sport Republic purchased a 70% controlling stake and named co-founder Rasmus Ankersen as club chairman.^[39] In the first full season under the new ownership (2022–23), the team finished 7th in the TFF First League with 60 points.^[40]

On 21 November 2023, Bulgarian coach Stanimir Stoilov was appointed head coach on a 2.5-year deal.^[41] Under Stoilov, Göztepe secured automatic promotion in 2023–24 by beating Gençlerbirliği 2–0 at Gürsel Aksel Stadium on 28 April 2024, returning to the Süper Lig after two seasons.^[42] The club subsequently extended Stoilov’s contract through the end of the 2026–27 season.^[43]

Rivalries

Main articles: Göztepe-Karşıyaka rivalry and List of association football rivalries

Göztepe’s principal rivalry is with fellow İzmir side Karşıyaka, a derby commonly known as the İzmir derby. The clubs are rooted on opposite shores of the gulf Göztepe in the Göztepe quarter of Konak, and Karşıyaka in the Karşıyaka district which underpins the local intensity of the fixture.^[44][45]

The best-known meeting was on 16 May 1981 at İzmir Atatürk Stadium in the Turkish second tier the match ended Karşıyaka 0–0 Göztepe. Contemporary lists record an official paid attendance of 67,696, while many reports describe a crowd of around 80,000 and frequently cite it as a Guinness-recognised record for a second-division game and The Guardian published an article named "The biggest non-top-flight attendance ever" including this match.^{[46][47][48][49]} The derby has been marked by fervent atmospheres and, at times, security concerns reported in the Turkish press.^[50]

Beyond Karşıyaka, Göztepe also play fiercely contested İzmir derbies with Altay, Altınordu, Bucaspor and İzmirspor. The Altay rivalry is rooted in the club’s origin Göztepe’s 1925 foundation followed disputes within Altay and the departure of several Altay players to the new club.^[51] The fixture has produced flashpoints, notably on 27 November 2022 when the Altay–Göztepe match in İzmir was abandoned after a pitch invader attacked Altay goalkeeper Ozan Evrim Özenç with a corner flag the TFF condemned the incident and media detailed subsequent arrests and how fireworks reached the stands.^[52][53][54] Altınordu are another major city rival, regularly facing Göztepe in league competition. The same applies to Bucaspor and its successor Bucaspor 1928, with whom Göztepe have had numerous derby clashes across league and cup. İzmirspor, although now competing in lower divisions, were historically part of the city’s core football rivalry structure, especially during the early and mid-20th century.^[55]

Stadium

Main articles: Gürsel Aksel Stadium and Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium

For much of the club’s history, Göztepe played at the old Alsancak Stadium in Konak; the team were still hosting fixtures there in 2010, before shifting home games to İzmir Atatürk Stadium from 2011 to 2016.^[56][57][58]

From October 2016, Göztepe temporarily played home matches at the Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadium in İzmir while their new venue was built.^[59] The club’s new ground, the Gürsel Aksel Stadium, opened on 26 January 2020 with a Süper Lig match against Beşiktaş.^[60] The Gürsel Aksel complex was developed by TOKİ and Rönesans and includes club-oriented amenities such as a Göztepe museum and retail/food areas. A distinctive 650-metre walking track on the roof is open to the public on non-match days.^[61][62] The stadium has also hosted major domestic finals, including the 2021 Turkish Cup final and the 2023 Turkish Cup final.^[63][64]

Stadium history

#	Stadium	Years	Capacity	Ref
1	Alsancak Stadium	1925–2011	15,358	[65]
2	İzmir Atatürk Stadium	2011–2016	51,337
3	Bornova Stadium	2016–2020	12,500
4	Gürsel Aksel Stadium	2020–	19,713

Colors and crest

Göztepe’s traditional colours are red and yellow, adopted at the club’s foundation in 1925; the inaugural general meeting also set a striped shirt as the first kit design.^[66]

The current crest is a red-and-yellow shield surmounted by a scroll bearing “Göztepe” and the foundation year “1925”. Inside the shield, a vintage laced football sits alongside a distinctive chequered panel; according to the club’s corporate guidelines, the chequers represent Göztepe’s amateur sports branches.^[67][68] The same guide specifies red and yellow as the primary identity colours, with black, grey and white as approved auxiliary tones for applications.^[69]

Göztepe kits have generally combined the club colours in striped, halved, quartered or chequered layouts; recent home shirts have prominently used a chequered motif that echoes the crest.^[70] The club has worn Umbro kits since 2021, following earlier deals with Puma (2019–2021), Lotto (2016–2019) and Kappa (2014–2016).^[71][72] The club has also released occasional retro-themed shirts celebrating anniversaries and historic designs.^[73]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
1923–92	none	—	[74]
1992–95	adidas
1996–98	Puma
1998–99	adidas	JETPA
1999–00	Umbro
2000–01	Le Coq Sportif	İzmir Büyükşehir
2001–02	Fila	—
2004–05	Umbro	Alpet
2005–06	Lotto
2006–07
2007–08	Umbro	Samgaz
2008–10	Gozza	—
2010–12	In-house
2012–13	Puma	SporToto
2014–16	Kappa	Folkart
2016–19	Lotto	Mahall Bomonti
2019–21	Puma	Türkerler
2021–22	Umbro	Folkart
2022–23		—
2023–24		Lemar Lojistik
2024–		Yunusoğlu

Ownership and finances

Göztepe are operated by the joint-stock company Göztepe Sportif Yatırımlar A.Ş. (registered at the Gürsel Aksel Stadium address in Konak, İzmir).^[75] After the club’s financial collapse in the mid-2000s, the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) auctioned the team in August 2007; Altınbaş Holding won the tender and ran the club through 2014.^[76][77] In June 2014 Altınbaş sold all shares to businessman Mehmet Sepil.^[78]

On 19 August 2022, London-based sports investment firm Sport Republic reached a deal to acquire a 70% controlling stake in Göztepe, with the existing shareholders (including Sepil) retaining 30%. The transaction marked the first foreign majority investment in a Turkish professional club; Sport Republic appointed co-founder Rasmus Ankersen as club president/chairman.^[79][80][81] Sport Republic also holds a controlling stake in Southampton, indicating a multi-club ownership model.^[82]

In addition to matchday and commercial income, the club has experimented with digital fan engagement revenues. In 2021 Göztepe launched the GOZ fan token in partnership with Chiliz/Socios.com, later migrated to the Chiliz Chain with other tokens in 2023.^[83][84]

Honours

League

• Turkish Football Championship
  • Champions: 1950
  • Runners-up: 1942
• TFF First League
  • Winners: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2000–01
  • Runners-up: 1989–90, 1990–91, 2023–24
• TFF Second League
  • Winners: 2010–11, 2014–15
  • Runners-up: 2013–14
• TFF Third League
  • Winners: 2008–09

Cups

• Turkish Cup
  • Winners: 1968–69, 1969–70
  • Runners-up: 1966–67
• Turkish Super Cup
  • Winners: 1970
  • Runners-up: 1969
• Prime Minister's Cup
  • Runners-up: 1950

Europe

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  • Semi-finalist: 1968–69
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Quarter-finalist: 1969–70

Other achievements

• Turkish Federation Cup
  • Winners: 1962–63
• İzmir Football League
  • Winners (5): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1952–53

Statistics

Main article: List of Göztepe S.K. seasons

Results of League and Cup Competitions by Season

Season	League table										Turkish Cup	UEFA	Top scorer
	League	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts			Player	Goals
1959	Süper Lig	4th	14	5	5	4	23	21	2	20	–	N/A	Gürsel Aksel	5
1959–60		14th	38	9	14	15	35	41	−6	41				9
1960–61		13th	38	12	10	16	40	53	−13	46				11
1961–62		7th	38	12	17	9	46	42	4	53				19
1962–63		13th	20	8	3	9	27	25	2	27	QF		Fevzi Zemzem	12
1963–64		5th	34	14	12	8	39	31	8	54	R3			17
1964–65		4th	30	11	9	10	31	33	−2	42	R3	R1		12
1965–66		5th	30	12	8	10	33	27	6	44	R3	R1		15
1966–67		4th	32	14	10	8	47	31	16	52	RU	R1		23
1967–68		4th	32	13	9	10	46	34	12	48	R2	R3		21
1968–69		7th	30	9	12	9	30	26	4	39	W	SF		25
1969–70		5th	30	12	11	7	33	29	4	47	W	QF		20
1970–71		3rd	30	14	9	7	38	21	17	51	SF	R2	Ali Çağlar	12
1971–72		9th	30	10	9	11	32	32	0	39	R2	N/A	Fevzi Zemzem	15
1972–73		8th	30	11	8	11	33	31	2	41	R2			16
1973–74		13th	30	8	10	12	24	28	−4	34	R1		Mehmet Türken	11
1974–75		14th	30	4	17	9	36	23	13	29	–			11
1975–76		15th	30	7	12	11	31	32	−1	33	SF			13
1976–77		15th	30	8	9	13	21	31	−10	33	QF		Ali Çağlar	8
1977–78	1. Lig	1st	31	21	6	4	70	24	46	69	R2		–	–
1978–79	Süper Lig	10th	30	9	10	11	30	41	−11	37	L32		Sadullah Acele	9
1979–80		14th	30	8	11	11	27	33	−6	35	L16			9
1980–81	1. Lig	1st	32	22	8	4	71	18	53	74	R4		–	–
1981–82	Süper Lig	16th	32	4	8	20	17	53	−36	20	L32		Sadullah Acele	5
1982–83	1. Lig	5th	30	14	8	8	31	19	12	50	L32		–	–
1983–84		4th	30	11	12	7	38	31	7	45	R2		–	–
1984–85		3rd	30	14	10	6	38	23	15	52	L16		Sadullah Acele	11
1985–86		5th	34	13	11	10	48	41	7	50	R3			13
1986–87		7th	34	16	7	11	47	37	10	55	L32			11
1987–88		5th	32	14	6	12	50	47	3	48	–		–	–
1988–89		5th	34	17	5	12	46	31	15	56	R1		Zafer Altındağ	10
1989–90		2th	32	18	9	5	58	32	26	63	R1		Tahir Karapınar	10
1990–91		2th	34	25	4	5	81	30	51	79	R2		Hüsnü Akın	23
1991–92		4th	34	14	11	9	48	42	6	53	R2		Yaşar Akçura	13
1992–93		9th	38	14	6	18	44	54	−10	48	R1		İsmail Alan	11
1993–94		4th	32	14	7	11	42	39	3	49	R1		–	–
1994–95		4th	32	14	7	11	42	34	8	49	R2		Ayhan Korkmaz	15
1995–96		7th	36	15	8	13	45	40	5	53	R3		–	–
1996–97		7th	32	10	10	12	41	44	−3	40	–		–	–
1997–98		6th	32	10	12	10	39	44	−5	42			–	–
1998–99		3rd	39	23	6	10	68	51	17	75			–	–
1999–00	Süper Lig	17th	34	7	5	22	26	54	−28	26	R3		–	–
2000–01	1. Lig	1st	38	24	7	7	30	17	13	79	–		–	–
2001–02	Süper Lig	7th	34	12	9	13	38	56	−18	45	R4		Mustafa Özkan	11
2002–03		17th	34	5	11	18	32	57	−25	26	R3		Zafer Biryol	8
2003–04	1. Lig	17th	34	8	9	17	36	62	−26	26	–		Nedim Vatansever	10
2004–05	2. Lig	16th	32	6	7	19	35	60	−25	25			–	–
2005–06	3. Lig	11th	30	9	8	13	29	31	−2	35			–	–
2006–07		15th	30	8	4	18	21	47	−26	28			–	–
2007–08	Amateur	2nd	22	14	4	4	53	17	36	46			Oliveira Junior	38
2008–09	3. Lig	1st	36	20	11	5	48	29	19	71			Recep Gayık	10
2009–10	2. Lig	8th	36	13	11	12	33	30	3	50	R1		Ferhat Çulcuoğlu	6
2010–11		1st	34	22	8	4	70	27	43	74	R1		Tayfun Özkan	18
2011–12	1. Lig	13th	34	11	8	15	36	43	−7	41	R2		İlhan Şahin	11
2012–13		16th	34	10	7	17	28	40	−12	37	L16		Ali Kuçik	8
2013–14	2. Lig	2nd	38	21	12	5	57	30	27	75	R2		Şaban Genişyürek	17
2014–15		1st	34	19	12	3	57	30	27	69	R3		Timur Kosovalı	13
2015–16	1. Lig	13th	34	9	11	14	38	40	−2	38	R3		Gökhan Karadeniz	9
2016–17		5th	33	15	7	11	54	50	4	52	GS		Adis Jahović	21
2017–18	Süper Lig	6th	34	13	10	11	49	50	−1	50	R3			14
2018–19		15th	34	11	5	18	37	42	−5	38	QF		Yasin Öztekin	10
2019–20		11th	34	11	9	14	44	49	−5	42	L16		Serdar Gürler	7
2020–21		10th	40	13	12	15	59	59	0	51	L32		Cherif Ndiaye	12
2021–22		19th	38	7	7	24	40	77	−37	28	L16			10
2022–23	1. Lig	7th	36	17	9	10	45	31	14	60	R5		Yasin Öztekin	9
2023–24		2nd	34	21	7	6	60	20	40	70	R5		Yalçın Kayan	9
2024–25	Süper Lig	8th	36	13	11	12	59	50	9	50	SF		Romulo	17
2024–25		TBD

League participations

• Süper Lig: 1959–77, 1978–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–03, 2017–2022, 2024-
• 1. Lig: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–13, 2015–2017, 2022–2024
• 2. Lig: 2004–05, 2009–11, 2013–15
• 3. Lig: 2005–07, 2008–09
• Amateur League: 2007–08

Göztepe in Europe

Main article: Turkish football clubs in European competitions

Göztepe competed in Europe seven times between 1964–65 and 1970–71: five editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and two of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, for a total of 30 official European matches (10 wins, 2 draws, 18 losses; goals 36–49). The club’s best run came in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when Göztepe became the first Turkish team to reach a European semi-final, eliminating Marseille, Argeș Pitești and OFK Beograd before falling to Újpest in the last four.^[85]

Back-to-back Turkish Cup wins took the club to the 1969–70 Cup Winners’ Cup, where Göztepe knocked out Union Luxembourg and Cardiff City to reach the quarter-finals, losing to Roma (0–2 agg.; 0–2 in Rome, 0–0 in İzmir).^[86][87] In the 1970–71 Cup Winners’ Cup they again beat Union Luxembourg in the first round before going out to Górnik Zabrze in the last 16 (0–4 agg.; 0–1 İzmir, 0–3 Zabrze).^{[citation needed]} Göztepe’s biggest European win was 5–0 against Union Luxembourg in İzmir (1970–71 Cup Winners’ Cup), while their heaviest defeat was 9–1 away to 1860 München in the 1965–66 Fairs Cup.^[88]

Summary

As of 6 September 1972

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	10	4	1	5	14	10	+4
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	20	6	1	13	22	39	−17
Balkans Cup	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2
Overall Total	34	12	3	19	42	53	–11

Achievements

Season	Achievement	Notes
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1968–69	Semi-finalist	eliminated by Újpest FC 1–4 in İzmir, 0–4 in Budapest
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1969–70	Quarter-finalist	eliminated by Roma 0–0 in İzmir, 0–2 in Rome
Balkans Cup
1972	Group Stage	eliminated by Trakia Plovdiv, Steagul Roșu Brașov

Results

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1964–65	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	Petrolul Ploiești	0–1	1–2	1–3
1965–66	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	1860 Munich	2–1	1–9	3–10
1966–67	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	Bologna	1–2	1–3	2–5
1967–68	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	Royal Antwerp	0–0	2–1	2–1
		R2	Atlético Madrid	3–0	0–2	3–2
		R3	Vojvodina	0–1	0–1	0–2
1968–69	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	R1	Marseille	2–0	0–2	2–2 (c)
		R2	Argeș Pitești	3–0	2–3	5–3
		R3	OFK Beograd	2–0	1–3	3–3 (a)
		QF	Hamburg	Hamburg withdrew
		SF	Újpest	1–4	0–4	1–8
1969–70	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Union Luxembourg	3–0	3–2	6–2
		R2	Cardiff City	3–0	0–1	3–1
		QF	Roma	0–0	0–2	0–2
1970–71		R1	Union Luxembourg	5–0	0–1	5–1
		R2	Górnik Zabrze	0–1	0–3	0–4

Balkans Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1972	Group Stage (Group B)	Trakia Plovdiv	0–0	0–3	2nd
		Steagul Roșu Brașov	5–1	1–0

UEFA Ranking history

See also: UEFA coefficient

As of 1975

Season	Rank	Points	Ref.
1966	112	1.000	[89]
1967	125	1.000	[90]
1968	84	1.833	[91]
1969	69	2.708	[92]
1970	33	4.041	[93]
1971	48	3.541	[94]
1972	46	3.541	[95]
1973	69	2.708	[96]
1974	101	1.833	[97]
1975	203	0.500	[98]

Current squad

As of 12 August 2025^[99]

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  POL Mateusz Lis 2 MF  TUR Arda Okan Kurtulan 3 DF  BRA Allan Godói 4 DF  TUR Taha Altıkardeş 5 DF  BRA Héliton 6 MF  BRA Rhaldney 7 FW  JOR Ibrahim Sabra 8 MF  TUR Ahmed Ildiz 9 FW  BRA Juan (on loan from Southampton) 10 MF  BEN Junior Olaitan 11 MF  TUR Efkan Bekiroğlu 12 MF  TUR İsmail Köybaşı (captain) 13 DF  BRA Ruan

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  TUN Amin Cherni 17 GK  TUR Ekrem Kılıçarslan 19 FW  BRA Emersonn 20 DF  TAN Novatus Miroshi 22 DF  TUR Uğur Kaan Yıldız 23 DF  TUR Furkan Bayır 26 DF  CMR Malcom Bokele 30 MF  NGA Anthony Dennis 33 FW  TUR Tibet Durakçay 39 FW  BRA Janderson 45 DF  TUR Ege Yıldırım 77 DF  TUR Ogün Bayrak 79 FW  BRA Rômulo

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 — GK  TUR Arda Özçimen (at Bandırmaspor until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player

Non-playing staff

Administrative Staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Rasmus Ankersen
Chief Executive Officer	Henrik Kraft
Executive Assistant	Ali Dönmez
Board of Directors	Kerem Ertan
Chief Operating Officer	Roberto Gagliardi
Board Member	Enes Memiş
Honorary President	Mehmet Sepil

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Sporting Director	Ivan Mance
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
Assistant Manager	Ahmet Balcı
	Tsanko Tsvetanov
	Yontcho Arsov
Goalkeeping Coach	Süha Özen
Athletic Coach	Bumin Yıldız
	Boris Peyrek
Match Analyst	Süleyman Yolcu
Scout	Alessio Del Sarto
	Yağmur Akyol

Managerial history

Further information: List of Göztepe S.K. managers

Göztepe has seen a varied managerial history since its founding in 1925. The first officially recorded coach was Ruhi Karaduman, active in the late 1950s.^[100] The club’s most iconic manager was Adnan Süvari, who led Göztepe to the semi-finals of the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the quarter-finals of the 1969–70 Cup Winners’ Cuphistoric firsts for a Turkish side.^[101] Göztepe has employed a mix of domestic and international managers, including Oscar Hold (England), András Kuttik (Hungary), Ilie Datcu (Romania), and Stanimir Stoilov (Bulgaria).

Season(s) Manager 1925–55 Unknown 1956–57 Ruhi Karaduman 1957–58 Unknown 1959–60 Ruhi Karaduman 1960 András Kuttik 1961–63 Adnan Süvari 1963–64 Bülent Eken 1964–71 Adnan Süvari 1971–72 Dinică Schileru 1972–73 Sabri Kiraz 1972–73 Suphi Varer 1973–74 Necdet Niş 1974–75 Adnan Süvari 1975–76 Oscar Hold 1976 Gürsel Aksel 1976–77 Nevzat Güzelırmak 1977–78 Fevzi Zemzem 1978–79 Tekin Yolaç 1979–80 Kadri Aytaç 1980 Halil Kiraz 1980 Nevzat Güzelırmak 1980–81 Fevzi Zemzem 1981 Ilie Datcu 1981 Ülkü Coşkuner 1981 Erkan Velioğlu 1981–82 Adnan Süvari 1982 Zoran Ristić 1984–85 Ilie Datcu 1986–87 Coşkun Süer 1989–90 Fatih Terim 1990 Nevzat Güzelırmak 1990–91 Ümit Kayihan 1991–92 Erkan Velioğlu 1992–93 Ümit Turmuş 1994–95 Fevzi Zemzem 1996 Kemal Omeragić 1996 Hüseyin Hamamcı 1996–97 Erkan Velioğlu 1997 Fevzi Zemzem 1997–98 Giray Bulak 1998–99 Erdoğan Arıca 1999 Oktay Çevik

Season(s) Manager 1999–00 Jozef Jarabinský 2000 Celal Kıbrızlı 2000–01 Ümit Kayihan 2001–02 Rıza Çalımbay 2002 Ali Osman Renklibay 2002–03 Mustafa Fedai 2003 Ayfer Elmastaşoğlu 2004–05 Cem Pamiroğlu 2005 Oktay Çevik 2005–06 Sadullah Acele 2007–08 Rıza Tuyuran 2008–09 Mustafa Fedai 2009 Akif Başaran 2009–10 Erol Azgın 2010 Nurettin Yılmaz 2010–11 Özcan Kızıltan 2011–12 Cihat Arslan 2012 Hüseyin Kalpar 2012–13 Kemal Kılıç 2013 Erhan Altın 2013–14 Özgür Zengin 2014 Suat Kaya 2014–16 Metin Diyadin 2016 Önder Özen 2016 Mehmet Aurélio 2016–17 Okan Buruk 2017 Yılmaz Vural 2017–18 Tamer Tuna 2018 Bayram Bektaş 2018–19 Kemal Özdeş 2019 Tamer Tuna 2019–21 İlhan Palut 2021 Ünal Karaman 2021–22 Nestor El Maestro 2022 Stjepan Tomas 2022 Serdar Sabuncu 2022–23 Turgay Altay 2023– Stanimir Stoilov

Presidential history

Further information: List of Göztepe S.K. presidents

Göztepe’s presidential history reflects the club’s long-standing connection with İzmir’s local figures and business community. The club was led for decades by the Filibeli family, with Fehmi Simsaroğlu and later Şevket Filibeli serving during the formative years. In the modern era, Mehmet Sepil played a pivotal role in the club’s resurgence, overseeing the club’s return to the Süper Lig and laying the groundwork for professionalization and international partnerships.^[102] In 2022, Danish executive Rasmus Ankersen, co-founder of Sport Republic, assumed control as part of a broader strategic investment, marking the club’s first foreign presidency.^[103]

Season(s) President 1925 Rahmi Filibeli 1925–50 Fehmi Simsaroğlu 1950–62 Şevket Filibeli 1962–63 Şerif Tikveşli 1962–63 Sebahattin Süvari 1963–65 Saffet Kuyaş 1965–67 Macit Birsel 1967–68 Süleyman Filibeli 1968–70 Sebahattin Süvari 1970–73 Nuri Öz 1973 Rüştü Ünsal 1973 İsmail Tiryakiler 1973 Mekin Kutucular 1974 Nuri Öz 1975 Mekin Kutucular 1976 Özdemir Arnas 1976–78 Orhan Daut 1979 Selamet Batur 1980 Tacettin Hiçyılmaz 1981 Özdemir Arnas 1982–83 Muzaffer Atılgan 1984 Şerif Tikveşli 1985 Özdemir Arnas 1986–87 Coşkun Gencerler

Season(s) President 1987 Halit Horozoğlu 1988 Ömer Köymen 1988 İbrahim Şavkar 1989 Cemal Gözümoğulları 1989–92 Özdemir Arnas 1993 Kenan Bilgiç 1993–94 Atilla Türkkal 1994 Taşdan Erdan 1995 Mustafa Cücen 1996 Bülen Özkul 1997 Levent Ürkmez 1997 Kamil Uçar 1998–00 Aydın Bilgin 2000–02 Hamdi Türkmen 2002–03 Feyyaz Gülmen 2003–05 İskender Tuğsuz 2005–06 Uğur Bostancıoğlu 2006–07 Levent Ürkmez 2007–08 Gündüz Balkan 2008 İsmail Hakkı Gül 2008–13 İmam Altınbaş 2013–14 Hüseyin Altınbaş 2014–22 Mehmet Sepil 2022– Rasmus Ankersen

Other sports

In addition to football, Göztepe operates as a multi-sport club with several active departments, continuing the Turkish tradition of comprehensive sports institutions. The club promotes participation and excellence across a wide variety of athletic disciplines:

• Volleyball – Göztepe has a long-standing presence in men’s and women’s volleyball, competing at regional and national levels. Their youth teams are known for producing local talent.^[104]
• Handball – The handball branch includes men’s and women’s teams, participating in amateur leagues and youth tournaments organized by the Turkish Handball Federation.^[105]
• Basketball – The club periodically competes in lower divisions of Turkish basketball and maintains basketball training programs for youth and schools in İzmir.^[106]
• Sailing – Located near the İzmir Gulf, Göztepe also has a strong tradition in sailing. The sailing branch trains young athletes and regularly participates in local regattas.^[107]
• Swimming & Windsurfing – Capitalizing on İzmir’s coastal geography, Göztepe maintains competitive swimming and windsurfing teams, which have earned accolades in junior and amateur national events.^[108]
• Fencing, Archery, Gymnastics, and Triathlon – The club supports developmental programs in niche Olympic sports such as fencing, archery, gymnastics, and triathlon. These branches focus heavily on youth development and sports education.^[109]

Göztepe’s dedication to multiple sports exemplifies its mission to build a sporting culture beyond football, nurturing athletic excellence and community involvement in İzmir and beyond.