Telefoncular FC was an
association football
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club which was founded by Englishmen who were employed building the İstanbul Telephone Company in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
in Turkey in 1912. It was closed by the Ottoman Government due to the outbreak of
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
TELEFONCULAR
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, ...
:
**6th: 1913–1914
See also
* List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates
References
External links
* Telefoncular. ''Türk Futbol Tarihi vol.1''. ''page(25)''. (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.
Defunct football clubs in Turkey
Association football clubs established in 1912
Sport in Istanbul
Association football clubs disestablished in 1914
1912 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1914 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire
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