Karşıyaka S.K.

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clubname = Karşıyaka S.K.


fullname = Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü
nickname = Kaf Sin Kaf
founded = 1912
ground = İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey
capacity = 58,008 | chairman = Akif Ersezgin
manager = ?
league = TFF 1. League
season = 2007-08
position = TFF 1. League, 9th
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Karşıyaka S.K. is a Turkish sports club from İzmir. They are currently playing in the Turkish 1.League at football. The "SK" refers to the sports club, as this club has several other sports branches on-going - basketball (which won the Turkish championship in 1987, won the President Cup same year by beating Beşiktaş and made it to the finals two other times) volleyball, handball, tennis, swimming, sailing (twice under 21 world champions), billiards, bowling, and motorcycling.

Fans like to call the club 35 and a half, to differentiate themselves from İzmir whose license plate symbol is 35. On 16 May 1981, a 2nd league match between Karşıyaka SK and Göztepe, the club's main rival, had 80.000 spectators. This is still a world record for a 2nd league match.Fact|date=August 2008

Being one of the biggest muinicipalities of İzmir, Karşıyaka people always see themselves apart from İzmir. This motto, survives mostly on the football field with the passion of Karşıyaka S.K. crowd. Although they have isolated point of view against İzmir, the team plays in the Alsancak Stadium which is at the city center. The fans want the Zübeyde Hanım Stadium to be built at the Karşıyaka district until the club's centenary year 2012. Fact|date=August 2008

Karşıyaka's biggest rivalry is against Göztepe.

League Particitations In Football

First Level: 1958-1964, 1966-1967, 1970-1972, 1987-1991, 1992-1994, 1995-1996

Second Level: 1964-1966, 1967-1970, 1972-1973, 1980-1987, 1991-1992, 1994-1995, 1996-2001, 2003-

Third Level: 1973-1980, 2001-2003

ee also

* Pınar Karşıyaka

External links

* [http://www.ksk.org.tr/ Official Website]