Hatayspor (women's football)

Hatayspor
Full nameHatayspor Kadın Futbol Takımı
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
GroundDivers
Coordinates36°12′42″N 36°09′30″E / 36.21177°N 36.15825°E / 36.21177; 36.15825
ManagerTurkey Hilmi Bugüner
LeagueTurkish Women's Super League

Hatayspor women's football (Turkish: Hatayspor Kadın Futbol Takımı) is a Turkish women's football team as part of Hatayspor based in Antakya of Hatay. They were founded in 2021.[1] Called also as Atakaş Hatayspor, the club is sponsored by the local steel production and port management corporate group Atakaş.[2][3]

History

The Turkish Football Federation appealed to the major clubs of the men's top-level league of Süper Lig clubs to form their women's football sides in order to help improve the women's football in Turkey. Hatayspor women's football were established as part of the 1967-founded club in 2021. They were approved as one of the eight newly established teams to play in the restructured league of Turkish Women's Super League.[1]

Club footballer Verda Demetgül (born 2008), died under the rubble of her apartment devastated by the earthquake in Turkey that occurred on 6 February 2023.[4]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at Defne Atatürk Stadium located in Defne district of Hatay Province.[5][6]

In the 2022–23 Super League season, the team played their home matches at stadiums in different districts of Hatay Province such as Hassa Stadium in Hassa,[7] Karaağaç Sports Complex in Arsuz,[8] Kırıkhan City Stadium in Kırıkhan,[9] Reyhanlı Tayfur Sökmen Stadium in Reyhanlı,[10] and New Hatay Stadium in Antakya.[11]

Statistics

As of 5 February 2023[12]

Season League Rank Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2021–22 Super League Gr. A 10 (1) 22 3 3 16 20 62 −42 12
2022–23 Super League Gr. A 3 (2) 16 8 3 5 30 23 +7 27
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1) : Finishe Group A as 10th, remained in the league after playouts
  • (2) : Season in progress

Current squad

As of 5 February 2023[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Turkey TUR Senem Pınar Özer
60 GK Turkey TUR Şetmanur Hapaç
4 DF Turkey TUR Merve Odabaşoğlu
11 DF Turkey TUR Nazmiye Aytop
21 DF Turkey TUR Emine Demir
25 DF Turkey TUR Aleyna Gültekin
78 DF Turkey TUR Aybüke Aykul
8 MF Turkey TUR Elvin Kılınç
9 MF Georgia (country) GEO Khatia Tchkonia
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Azerbaijan AZE Vusala Hajiyeva
14 MF Ghana GHA Priscilla Okyere
18 MF Burkina Faso BFA Juliette Nana
70 MF Ghana GHA Suzzy Teye
80 MF Ivory Coast CIV Aminata Haidara
16 Turkey TUR Damla Kılınç
17 Turkey TUR Neslihan Demirdögen
77 Turkey TUR Seval Akbulut
99 Turkey TUR Zeynep Cesur

Kit history

References

  1. ^ a b "Süper Lig de sıra kadınların". Akşam (in Turkish). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Atakaş Hatayspor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Kurumsal" (in Turkish). Atakaş Şirketler Grubu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "2008 doğumlu kadın futbolcu Verda Demetgül hayatını kaybetti". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Hatayspor 0–3 Fatih Vatan Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Hatayspor Defne Atatürk Stadı'nda". Antakya (in Turkish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Hatayspor 3–1 Altay" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Hatayspor 2–0 Dudullu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Onvo Hatayspor 1–1 Beşiktaş Vodafone Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Onvo Hatayspor 3–2 Alg Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Onvo Hatayspor 1–0 Hakkarigücü Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021–2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 17 January 2022.