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History

Cadi-Keuy FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen James Lafontaine and Horace Armitage in 1902. Its name is a foreign rendering of

Kadıköy Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian si ...

, its home ground, as the standard Turkish Latin alphabet did not yet exist at the time of the club's creation. On Sunday 31 January 1909 Kadiköy reached the final of the ''Union Club Cup'', the first football cup to be played in

, at the Union Club field at Kadiköy. They lost 4-0 to Galatasaray AFC.

Historical squads

Constantinople champions 1906
Temistol Moisiyadis, Yani Vasiliadis, James Lafontaine, Cinon Poliheroniadis, Todori, Anthony Darny, “Bobby” Fuat Hüsnü, Dick Lafontaine, Horace Armitage, Nicholas Darny, Yorgo Yerasimidis, Mihal Yerasimidis, Toto Stelyanidis. Directors: Yani Vasiliadis, James Lafontaine.

Honours

* Constantinople Football League: **Winners: 1905–1906, 1906–1907 *Union Club Cup: **Runners-up: 1909

Matches

*Cadi-Keuy FC- Moda FC:0–5 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:11–0 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:7–0 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:6–4 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:2–1 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:0–0 (1906) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:11–0 (1907) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:8–0 (1907) *Cadi-Keuy FC- Galatasaray SK:0–0 (1907) * Galatasaray SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:4–0 (1909) * Galatasaray SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:3–0 awd. (1910) * Galatasaray SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:3–0 awd. (1911) *Cadi-Keuy FC-Galatasaray:0–0 (1912) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:0–2 (1908) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:2–1 (1909) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:2–3 (1909) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:1–3 (7 November 1909) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:2–0 (1910) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:1–3 (1910) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:4–1 (1911) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:3–2 (1911) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:3–1 (1911) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:4–0 (1912) * Fenerbahçe SK-Cadi-Keuy FC:4–1 (1912)

League tables

Constantinople Football League: * 1904–05 Istanbul Football League:
1) HMS Imogene FC
2) Moda FC
3) Cadi-Keuy FC
4) Elpis FC *

1905–06 Istanbul Football League The 1905–06 İstanbul Football League season was the second season of the league. Cadi-Keuy FC won the league for the first time. Season References

* 1905-1906 İstanbul Futbol Ligi. ''Türk Futbol Tarihi vol.1''. ''page(29)''. (June 199 ...

:
1) Cadi-Keuy FC
2) HMS Imogene FC
3) Moda FC
4) Elpis FC *

1906–07 Istanbul Football League The 1906–07 İstanbul Football League season was the third season of the league. Cadi-Keuy FC won the league for the second time. Season Matches * November 1906 Moda FC 5 - Cadi-Keuy FC 0 * November 1906 Galatasaray - Moda FC: 1-1 * Decem ...

:
1) Cadi-Keuy FC
2) Moda FC
3) HMS Imogene FC
4) Galatasaray SK
5) Elpis FC *1907–08 Istanbul Football League:
1) Moda FC
2) Cadi-Keuy FC
3) Galatasaray SK
4) Elpis FC
5) HMS Imogene FC * 1908–09 Istanbul Football League:
1) Galatasaray SK
2) Moda FC
3) HMS Imogene FC
4) Cadi-Keuy FC *

1909–10 Istanbul Football League The 1909–10 İstanbul Football League season was the 6th season of the league. Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray won the league for the second time. Season Matches Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 5- ...

:
1) Galatasaray SK
2) Strugglers FC
3) Moda FC
4) Cadi-Keuy FC
5) Fenerbahçe SK *

1910–11 Istanbul Football League The 1910–11 Istanbul Football League season was the 7th season of the league. Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray won the league for the third time. Season Matches Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray – Fenerbahçe S.K. (foot ...

:
1) Galatasaray SK
2)

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3) Cadi-Keuy FC
4) Strugglers FC *

1911–12 Istanbul Football League The 1911–12 İstanbul Football League season was the 8th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the first time. Galatasaray protested Istanbul League Organization' s decision regarding Adnan İbrahim Pirioglu's penalty and did not ...

:
1) Fenerbahçe SK
2) Rumblers FC
3) Strugglers FC
4)

5)Cadi-Keuy FC

Notable players

* James La Fontaine * Aleko Darmis (known as “Tahtaperde” ooden curtain * Horace Armitage (transferred to the Galatasaray in 1908) *

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* Hasan Basri bey * Aleko Talyos

References

{{Reflist * ''Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907–1957'' (by Dr. Rüştü Dağlaroğlu) ''The History of Fenerbahçe SK 1907–1957''. * Kadıköy Futbol Kulübü. ''Türk Futbol Tarihi. vol.1''. ''page (22)''. (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.

Soutces

Levantin heritage
Defunct football clubs in Turkey Association football clubs disestablished in 1912 Sport in Kadıköy 1912 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire Association football clubs established in 1902 1902 establishments in the Ottoman Empire