Gaziantep F.K.

Gaziantep
Full nameGaziantep Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.[1]
Short nameGFK
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988) (as Sankospor)
1999; 25 years ago (1999) (as Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor)
2017; 7 years ago (2017) (as Gazişehir Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü)
2019; 5 years ago (2019) (as Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü)
GroundGaziantep Stadium
Capacity33,502[2]
ChairmanMemik Yılmaz
Head coachSelçuk İnan / Volkan Kazak
LeagueSüper Lig
2023–24Süper Lig, 11th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Gaziantep. Founded in 1988, the club plays in the Süper Lig, the highest tier of Turkish football.

The club was founded as Sankospor in 1988 and competed at the amateur level until 1993. They competed between the TFF Third League and TFF First League until 2019, when they were promoted to Süper Lig. During the 2020–21 season, the club reached the top of the standings in week 17, which they held for one week until being taken over by Beşiktaş.[3]

  1. ^ "Son dakika: Tahkim Kurulu'ndan Sumudica'ya iyi haber" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference New Gaziantep Stadium Capacity (1) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Gaziantep FK'nın bileği bükülmüyor: Maç fazlasıyla lider" (in Turkish). Millî Gazete. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.