Gaziantepspor

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clubname = Gaziantepspor


fullname = Gaziantepspor
nickname = Şahinler
founded = 1969
ground = Antep Kamil Ocak Gaziantep, Turkey
capacity = 17,000 | chairman = flagicon|Turkey İbrahim Halil Kızıl
manager = flagicon|Turkey Nurullah Sağlam
league = Turkcell Süper Lig
season = 2006-07
position = Turkcell Süper Lig, 11th

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Gaziantepspor is a Turkish sports club based in Gaziantep in southern Turkey. Gaziantepspor currently plays in the Turkish Premier Super League.

Recent History

After a turbulent season, in which survival in the top flight was not assured until the last day with a victory over Malatyaspor, Gaziantepspor have recruited the ex-Italian goalkeeper Walter 'Spiderman' Zenga as their new manager. He has a two year deal and it is hoped that he can bring some much needed stability to the club. Antep are currently embarking on a pre-season tour to the Netherlands. One of Gaziantepsor's finest moments came when they reached the third round of the UEFA Cupand got knocked out 2-1 on aggregate by AS Roma in 2003-04 but arguably their finest was in 2000/01 when they were in contention to win the league until the final day of the season but a 4-3 loss away to Fenerbahçe despite leading 3-0 at half time cost them any realistic chance. This meant that the first realistic chance that an Anatolian side had of breaking the domination of the big four was lost. Now due to the relegation of Diyarbakırspor in 2006, Antep is the only side from the south east in the Super League. The club finished third in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons.

League Participitations

*First Level: 1979-1983, 1990-
*Second Level: 1972-1979, 1983-1990
*Third Level: 1970-1972

Current squad

The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player.As of June 30, 2008

For recent transfers, see List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09

Notable players

*"Sakıp Özberk"
*"Hüseyin Kalpar"
*"Yaşar Duran"
*"İsmail Kartal"
*"Nurettin Yıldız"
*Francisco Lima
*"Mustafa Özer"
*Elvir Bolic
*Ayhan Akman
*Ömer Çatkıç
*Erhan Albayrak
*"Erhan Namlı"
*Hakan Bayraktar
*"Hasan Özer"
*İbrahim Toraman
*Antonio de Nigris
*Giani Stelian Kiriţă
*Manuel Neira
*Ugur Yildirim
*Tarik El Taib

External links

* [http://www.gaziantepspor.org.tr Gaziantepsor official web site] tr icon
* [http://www.gaziantep27.net Gaziantep newspaper] tr icon