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Strugglers FC was an
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club which was founded in
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by the
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residents of the city in 1908. The club withdrew from the league and disbanded after warnings from Ottoman authorities to change their blue-white colour scheme inspired by the
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.


Honours

*
Istanbul Football League The Istanbul Football League () was founded as a regional association football, football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Empire, ...
: **Runners-Up: 1909–1910


See also

* List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates


References

* Tuncay, Bülent (2002). ''Galatasaray Tarihi''. Yapı Kredi Yayınları * Dağlaroğlu, Rüştü. ''Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907–1957'' Defunct football clubs in Turkey Sports clubs and teams established in 1908 Association football clubs established in 1908 Association football clubs disestablished in 1913 Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1913 Sport in Istanbul 1908 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1913 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire Greek sports clubs outside Greece Diaspora association football clubs {{Turkey-footyclub-stub