Full name | Bournabat Football and Rugby Club | |
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Founded | 1880s | |
Ground | Bornova Stadium, Bornova, Smyrna | |
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Bournabat Football and Rugby Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Μπουρνόβα) was a sports club of Bornova, Smyrna (present-day İzmir), Ottoman Empire.[1] Bournabat FC was consisted of Levantine players and is considered as the first football club ever in Turkey. The club's colours were red and black. It was dissolved after the Burning of Smyrna in 1922 as most of the Levantines fled the country.