Football Football was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by English men living in the area. The first matches took place in Selanik, now known as Thessaloniki, in 1875. F.C. Smyrna was the first football club established in Turkey. The same men brought football from İzmir to Istanbul in 1895. The first competitive matches between İzmir and Istanbul clubs took place in 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1904. The İzmir team won every match.Sivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish leagues turkish-soccer.com, accessed 21 June 2010
YearHome townClubNotes1877IstanbulHermes ACRenamed Pera club. Many members moved to Greece and established AEK Athens and P.A.O.K.1890IzmirOrpheus MSCmoved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as Panionios G.S.S. 1891IzmirApollon Smyrnismoved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as GS Apollon Smyrnis1894IzmirSmyrna FCDissolved1896IstanbulKurtuluş SKFounded as "Tatavla Heraklis" (Dissolved)1901IstanbulBlack Stockings FCDissolved 19011902IstanbulCadi-Keuy FCDissolved 19121903IstanbulModa FCDissolved 19101903IstanbulBeşiktaş JKFootball section in 19111904IstanbulElpis FCDissolved 19101904IstanbulHMS Imogene FCDissolved 19091905IstanbulGalatasaray SKFounded in Galatasaray High School.1907IstanbulFenerbahçe SKFounded in Fenerbahçe Cape1908IstanbulÜsküdar Anadolu SK1908IstanbulBeykoz 1908 S.K.D.1908IstanbulVefa SK1908IstanbulUnion Club FCDissolved1908IstanbulStrugglers FCDissolved 19131909IstanbulAltınordu İdman Yurdu SKFounded as Galatasaray B team under the name Progres FC. Changed name in 1914. Dissolved 19261910AnkaraMKE Ankaragücü SKFounded in istanbul and moved to Ankara in 1920 1910IstanbulArmstrong-Vickers FCDissolved 19141910IstanbulTürk İdman Ocağı SKDissolved 19151911IstanbulRumblers FCDissolved1911IstanbulKüçükçekmece SKFounded as Süleymaniye Sirkeci1911IstanbulBeylerbeyi SK1912IstanbulHilal SK1912IzmirKarşıyaka SK1912IstanbulTelefoncular FCDissolved 19141913IstanbulAnadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK1913IstanbulTürk Gücü SK13 March 19131913IstanbulOSG MaccabiDissolved late 1930s1914IzmirAltay SK1914IstanbulNişantaşı SK1914IstanbulDarüşşafaka SK1915Izmirİzmir İdman Yurdu SK1915IstanbulZüntürum Sport1919IstanbulEyüpspor1919AnkaraMuhafızgücü1921IstanbulKasımpaşa SKFounded as Altıntuğ1922KonyaKonyasporFounded as Konya Gençlerbirliği1923IstanbulBeyoğlusporFounded as Pera Sports Club1923IzmirİzmirsporFounded as Altinay on 25 July 19231923AnkaraGençlerbirliği S.K.1923SamsunÇarşambaspor1923IzmirAltınorduFounded on 26 December 1923.1924BursaMudanyaspor1925IzmirGöztepe S.K.Founded on 14 June 1925.1925MersinMersin İdman Yurdu Su.K.Founded on 16 August 19251926BitlisÖzgüzeldere S.K.1926Istanbulİstanbulspor A.Ş.Founded on July 23, 1913 as Makriköy İdman Yurdu, changed name to İstanbul Spor Kulübü in 1925 and merged with Istanbul High School in 1926.1926IstanbulFatih Karagümrük SKFounded as Karagümrük İdman Yurdu1926GiresunBulancakspor1927IstanbulFeriköy SK1927SamsunSamsunsporThe team started professional football activities in 19651928IzmirBucaspor1930AnkaraAnkara Demirspor1930EskişehirEskişehir Demirspor1930Samsun1930 BafrasporFounded as Bafra Belediyespor
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