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 Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü - last updated on 5 June 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü
Foundation: March 24th 1923
City: Ankara
Colours: Red and black
Website: www.genclerbirligi.org.tr
Honours:
Türkiye Kupası - 2 (1987, 2001)
A bit of history:
Gençlerbirliği was founded in a slightly different way to many other football clubs, having been established by students from the high school, Ankara Erkek Lisesi (Sultani Mektebi). The students in question (Ramiz Eren, Mennan İz, Mazhar Atacanlı, Sait, Kenan, Nuri, Namik Katoğlu, Namık Ambarcıoğlu, Ridvan Kırmacı, Hafi Araç, Ruhi, Sari Ziya and Hakki) had failed to be selected for their own school team, and asked one of their student friends, Asim, to talk with his father about setting up a football team for them to show how well they could play.
On March 14, 1923, Asim's father, the member of parliament from Muş Province established the team for his son and his friends. Since all the members of the teams were students he chose the name Union of Youths. They elected Sarı Ziya's father Faik Bey as their first chairman.
Subsequently these young students wanted to play against the school team which had not selected them. Gençlerbirliği won the game, played at “Hamit tarlası”, 3-0. According to these young rebel players this victory forged the identity of their new team.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü
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