İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü () is a Turkish professional

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club based in the

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district of

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. The club is better known simply as İstanbul Başakşehir or, due to sponsorship, Medipol Başakşehir (). The club was founded in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). They first reached the highest level in

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in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Fatih Terim Stadium in

. The club is one of six

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teams based in

, along with Fenerbahçe,

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and Kasımpaşa. In the 2016–17 season, they participated in the

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and

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. In the 2017–18 season they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. They won their first top flight title in the 2019–20 season.

History

The club is comparatively new compared with other professional Turkish teams, having been established in 1990. The club's former name was "ISKI SK" and they were owned by the municipality's water distribution company. ISKI SK competed in the Regional Amateur Football League in the 1990–91 season and were promoted to the

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. After promotion, the club's name changed to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Turkish for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality). The club played in the

until 1996, but after the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the

. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the

for the 2007–08 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the

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. But it finished in the

as champions and made an immediate return to the top level in the 2013–14 season. In 2014, the club was bought by new owners with ties to the ruling

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. Its name was changed in June 2014 to "İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü". During the following 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, the club finished in 4th place. On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü signed a sponsorship agreement with "Medipol Eğitim ve Sağlık Grubu" (Medipol Education and Health Group) for four years and the team's name changed to "Medipol Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü". On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the

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for the first time in the club's history. They also became only the sixth club in the competition's history to win the league title and the fourth club from Istanbul to do so. They won their first Champions League fixture on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 home win over English side

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Stadium

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Before the name change İstanbul Başakşehir were playing their games at

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but starting from the 2014–15 season they began to play their games at the

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium The Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium ( tr, Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu) is a football stadium in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. The stadium is named in honour of Turkish footballer and manager Fatih Terim. Opened offici ...

which on 26 July 2014 opened officially to public. The venue has a capacity of 17,800 spectators. It is the new home of İstanbul Başakşehir playing in the

. The construction of the stadium was completed in about 16 months, and it cost ₺178 million.

Honours

Leagues

** Winners (1): 2019–20 **Runners-up: 2016–17, 2018–19 * 1. Lig ** Winners (1): 2013–14 * 2. Lig ** Winners (2): 1992–93, 1996–97

Cup

**Runners-up:

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, 2016–17 *

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**Runners-up:

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Past seasons

Domestic results

League affiliation

: 2007–13, 2014– *

: 1993–95, 1997–07, 2013–14 *

: 1992–93, 1995–97

European history

:''Accurate as of 9 December 2020'' Source
UEFA.com
br />Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

UEFA ranking

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Club Officials

Board of Directors

* Last updated: 6 November 2020 * Source:

Current Technical staff

* Last updated: 3 October 2021 * Source:

Managers

Records

Most appearances

''Competitive, professional matches only.'' ''Up to date as of 28 January 2022''

Top Goalscorers

''Competitive, professional matches only.'' ''Up to date as of 28 January 2022''

Notes

References

External links

Official websiteİstanbul Başakşehir on TFF.org
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