Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya

Full name	Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü
Founded	January 3, 1930
Ground	Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı, Nicosia, (Capacity: 28,000)
Chairman	Ali Kosezade
Head Coach	Vehbi
League	Birinci Lig
2010-11	Birinci Lig, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü which is also known as KIRMIZI ŞİMŞEKLER is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in Nicosia.

History

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league (with 7 Greek Cypriot teams: AEL Limassol, Trast AC, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta, and EPA Larnaca). The club merged with Çetinkaya Türk Asnaf Ocağı (founded in 1943) on 1949, changing its name to Çetinkaya Türk Spor Birliği.

The club went on to become the first team to keep the Cyprus FA Shield permanently after winning it thrice on 1951, 1952, and 1954. After the formation of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation on 1955, the club became a founding member of the Birinci Lig. Çetinkaya Türk remains the only club to have won both Cypriot leagues^[1], main Cup competition^[2], and Super Cup^[3] to date.

Colors

The club colors are yellow and red.

Team honors

Under Cyprus Football Association[between 1934-1954]

• Cypriot First Division: (1)

1951

• Cypriot Cup: (2)

1952, 1954

Runners-up (1): 1953

• Pakkos Shield: (3)

1951, 1952, 1954

• Birinci Lig: (12)

1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07

• Kıbrıs Kupası and Federasyon Kupası^[4]: (17)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011

Runners-up (1): 1998

• Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: (7)

1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006

Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2000

• Dr. Fazıl Küçük Kupası: (5)

1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000

Runners-up (3): 1991, 1999, 2001

• Başbakanlık Kupası: (0)

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998

Notable Former Players

• Anicet Eyenga
• Cauê Benicio
• Zeferino Paulo Borges

Footnotes

1. ^ Greek Cypriot: Cypriot First Division, Turkish Cypriot: Birinci Lig
2. ^ Greek Cypriot: Cypriot Cup, Turkish Cypriot: Federasyon Kupası
3. ^ Greek Cypriot: Cyprus FA Shield, Turkish Cypriot: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
4. ^ Up until 1989, the main cup competition of [[was the Kıbrıs Kupası; since then, it has been the Federasyon Kupası.