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Adanaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana; currently, they play in the TFF First League.
The club was founded in 1954 by middle-class merchants and artisans in response to their perceived alienation within the city's then most popular club, Adana Demirspor, who were supported by workers, financed by landowners, and governed by TCDD staff. The two clubs first played against each other in 1956, with the match becoming known as the Adana derby. Both clubs have fiercely competed for citywide support and domination since then, and each club's fans believe their club to be the true representation of the city of Adana. In addition, Adanaspor's home ground, Adana Stadium, is shared with their archrivals, which intesifies their matches even further. 5 OCAK – ADANA DEMİRSPOR tff.org , accessed 4 June 2010 Adanaspor's jersey colors, orange and white, symbolize oranges and cotton, the main harvests of the city.[2] Altınşehir Adana, accessed 23 January 2020
Adanaspor were one of the most successful clubs of the Turkish Football League in the 1970s and early 1980s. Toros Kaplanları (Taurus Mountains Tigers) were the Runners-up for the 1980-81 season, having participated at the top division for a total of 22 years. The club also competed in the UEFA Cup for three years. Tarihçe adanaspor.com.tr , accessed 5 June 2010
However, the club that would become Adanaspor was founded on January 23, 1954, by Mehmet Şanlıtürk, Mustafa Bekbaş, Erol Erk, Ali Gedikbaş and Dr. Muzaffer Eraslan. The club's original colours were yellow and navy, and it competed in the amateur league until 1966, when Adanaspor merged with Akinspor and Torosspor in order to become a fully professional club. The "new" club was admitted into the 2. Lig (the Second Division of Turkish football) in its first season as a professional club. After the merge, the club colours were changed to orange and white.
Adanaspor competed in the 2. Lig until they earned promotion to the 1. Lig (Süper Lig) at the conclusion of the . They spent thirteen consecutive seasons in the 1. Lig (1971 to 1984), competing in the UEFA Cup three times, and at the Balkans Cup once. Adanaspor won its first cup, the , in 1973. They defeated 2–0 in the final, with Behçet Arkun and Orhan Yalçınkaya scoring the goals.
At the end of the , Adanaspor finished fourth, 1975–1976 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 5 June 2010 their highest finish in the top-flight at the time. Not long after, they went on to better their record, finishing second in . Despite the apparent success and upward progression, Adanaspor's fortunes took a turn for the worse, and they were relegated for the first time in 1984. They earned promotion in 1988 after winning the 2. Lig, but due to financial troubles, the club could not keep up their level of performance, and were relegated back to the 2. Lig at the end of the 1990–91 season.
The club spent the next several years Yo-yo club, spiraling downward in the mid-2000s, and culminated in a declaration of bankruptcy in 2005. By 2006, Adanaspor were relegated three consecutive seasons, ending in the 3. Lig (Fourth Division).
However, after hitting "rock bottom," their fortunes changed. Adanaspor earned consecutive promotions (2006–07 and 2007–08), and became regulars in the 1. Lig (Second Division) for the next decade. They narrowly missed promotion to the Süper Lig at the end of the 2009–10 season. In 2011–12, they were again provided a chance to return to the top level of Turkish football, after qualifying to the Promotion Play-offs with a 6th-place finish. They defeated Çaykur Rizespor 4–1 on aggregate in the two-legged semifinal, but lost 3–2 to Kasımpaşa a.e.t. in the Play-off Final. Finally, on 24 April 2016, after 12 years in the lower leagues, Adanaspor guaranteed their place in the Süper Lig for the 2016-17 season after coming back from 0–2 deficit to defeat Gaziantep BB 3–2 away from home. After one season in the Süper Lig, they were relegated to the First League, where they have since competed.
Professional football team training ground is the Çatalan Tesisleri, 25 km north of the city, in the Karaisalı district. The facility has 4 pitches, swimming pool, fitness center and staff-player residences. The main facility for the youth teams is the Osman Yereşen Facility in the Çukurova district. The facility has two pitches and a residence building. Some age groups of the youth team train at the Gündüz Tekin Onay training facility, which is also in Çukurova district.[6] Adanaspor A.Ş. Tesisleri, accessed 17 January 2020
Adanaspor's main supporters group is "Turbeyler". Their permanent location at the 5 Ocak Stadium is the GKA (South Stands) which they call it the 'Arjantin Köşe' (en:Argentine Corner). Before the 2000s at the derby matches, the West and the large East stand were shared equally by Adana Demir and Adanaspor fans, Adana Demir fans settle at the north seats of these Stands and Adanaspor fans settle at the south section. Since the 2000s, the entire West and East Stands were open only to the fans of the official host of the derby match. When Adana Demirspor is hosting, Adanaspor fans are only allowed to the 1,600-seat South Stand and when Adanaspor is hosting, Adana Demirspor fans are only allowed to the 1,600-seat North Stand.
| UEFA Cup | –14 |
| Balkans Cup | –8 |
UEFA Cup:
| 1976–77 | First Round | Salzburg | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–5 |
| 1978–79 | Budapest Honvéd | 2–2 | 0–6 | 2–8 | |
| 1981–82 | Inter Milan | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| 1976 | Group Stage (Group A) | Sportul Studențesc | 2–2 | 0–7 | 3rd |
| Akademik Sofia | 1–1 | 0–1 |
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