A sports club or sporting club , sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association , is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports .
52-567: Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü ( Turkish pronunciation: [beˈʃiktaʃ] , lit. ' Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club ' ), abbreviated as BJK , is a Turkish professional sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul . The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most successful teams in the country, having never been relegated to
104-417: A golden goal in the quarter-final encounter against Senegal , advancing Turkey into semi-final against Brazil . Mansız also scored twice in 3rd place game against the hosting side South Korea . Ahmet Yıldırım and former club captain İbrahim Üzülmez competed at 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in which Turkey finished in third place. Ricardo Quaresma was a part of Portugal winning Euro 2016 , which saw
156-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example
208-542: A lower division. It was the first registered sports club in the country and one of the few that acquired the right to bear the Turkish flag on its crest. Its football team has won 21 league titles including 16 Turkish Süper Lig , three Turkish National Division and two Turkish Football Championship titles. Beşiktaş is also the only team to have won the Süper Lig undefeated, in the 1991–92 campaign . The team last won
260-521: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by
312-495: A prom, held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club, hosted by Beşiktaş fan celebrities Çağla Kubat and Yılmaz Erdoğan , on 21 June 2003. There are Beşiktaş players who represented their nations in top level international competitions governed by FIFA or UEFA. Former team captain Tayfur Havutçu and İlhan Mansız were part of Turkey's squad in 2002 FIFA World Cup , where they reached semi-finals. Mansız scored
364-901: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to
416-719: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow
468-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across
520-559: A surprise championship title under the management of Yugoslav trainer Đorđe Milić , earning another in 1985–86 season . They finished the league as runners-up four times in the second half of the decade. Hooliganism was a major problem that had started in Europe and had also spread throughout Turkey. Beşiktaş fan hooliganism had been an issue with many fights inside and outside the stadium, although this has become less of an issue in more recent years. Beşiktaş had their most successful run in
572-594: A wrestler and weight lifter, found the youths involved in gymnastics in Serencebey and persuaded them to train together. Refik Bey and Şerafettin Bey , friends of Fuat Bey, were also fencing practitioners. Fuat Balkan made the first floor of his own home as the club's headquarters, located in Ihlamur neighbourhood of Beşiktaş. The title of "Bereket Gymnastics Club" was renamed as "Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club". The club
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#1732793715519624-1441: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")
676-548: Is known as "the people's team". The highest ever football attendance in Turkish league history was recorded in a Beşiktaş-Galatasaray derby with 76,127 spectators. The club also competes in other sports such as women's football , basketball ( men's , women's and wheelchair ), volleyball ( men's and women's ), handball , athletics , beach football, boxing, bridge, chess, gymnastics, athletics, parasports, rowing, table tennis, wrestling and esports . Bereket Gymnastics Club
728-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on
780-694: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Refik Osman Top Refik Osman Top (born Refik Osman ; 1 January 1897 – 26 April 1957), known by his nickname Şiir –literally meaning
832-405: Is ranked second all-time after its rival Galatasaray . The club's fan base, Çarşı , is well known globally. They were chosen as the best fan group in voting conducted by American sports viewers due to their 132-decibel noise record at a 2007 match against Liverpool . The group is involved with sociopolitical causes and is traditionally considered to be working-class and left-wing, supporting what
884-493: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club
936-487: The 1994–95 1. Lig with the German coach Christoph Daum with 79 points, 3 points ahead of Trabzonspor. The club won the Süper Lig title in 2002–03 , the centenary year of its existence, under management of Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu , Following a major squad change with 9 arrivals in summer transfer window, including the return of former players Sergen Yalçın and Serdar Topraktepe , winning all 4 Istanbul derbies, losing only 1 game in league fixtures, Beşiktaş secured
988-531: The Istanbul Football League , Beşiktaş played at various grounds. From 1924 they started to play their games at Taksim Stadium . İnönü Stadium hosted the home games of Beşiktaş for 66 years, between 1947 and 2013. The first football match was played there on 23 November 1947, when Beşiktaş hosted Swedish side AIK , in a friendly game which ended 3–2 in favour of the away team. The club hosted their testimonial game against Gençlerbirliği in
1040-610: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on
1092-499: The 2-legged-final in inaugural year of the competition, Beşiktaş won their first title in the following season . In 1960, the club also participated in the European Cup , becoming the first Turkish team ever to participate in the tournament. In subsequent years, Beşiktaş finished third in both 1961 and 1962, as well as second in 1963, 1964 and 1965. In 1966 and 1967, meanwhile, the club won back-to-back championship titles, and in
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#17327937155191144-798: The 33rd match-day of the 2012–13 season , which ended in favour of the home side 3–0, on 11 May 2013. Since 2016, Beşiktaş have played their home games at Beşiktaş Stadium , the successor of İnönü Stadium. The inaugural encounter was held between Beşiktaş and Bursaspor on week 28 of 2015–16 season , ending 3–2 as the first ever win of the hosting Beşiktaş, on 11 April 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [REDACTED] Serdar Topraktepe [REDACTED] Hakan Çalışkan [REDACTED] Barış Gürol There are two players who served
1196-532: The Istanbul Friday and Sunday leagues, and did not have any championships until 1918, when they won the Istanbul Turkish 1st Sports League. In 1921, that particular league's final season, they won it again. In 1924, Beşiktaş entered the Istanbul Football League along with Galatasaray , Fenerbahçe and other Istanbul teams. Beşiktaş became the league's first champion of 1923–24 season , but
1248-570: The National League's inaugural season, Beşiktaş finished in fourth place, which earned them a berth in the National League. Beşiktaş finished 3rd place in the National League, behind Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray . In 1937–38 season , Beşiktaş finished in 3rd place in the Istanbul League and, 2nd place in the National League, behind Güneş . Beşiktaş won a record five consecutive Istanbul League championships between 1939 and 1943. In
1300-518: The National League, Beşiktaş finished 4th in 1939, 5th in 1940, 1st in 1941 and 3rd in 1943 (in 1942 the league was not held). The club won 1944–45 and 1945–46 seasons in Istanbul League, as well as the national league in 1944 and 1947 . Professionalism in football in Turkey entered into force in 1952. In 1959, the Millî Lig was formed, the nation's first professional football league. Finishing in 2nd place at White Group and failing to reach
1352-500: The Poem –, was a Turkish footballer , referee , coach and sports columnist . Top was one of the most decorated players in the early decades of Turkish football, winning the Istanbul Football League both as a player and manager. He was also the first footballer to play for the Big Three clubs of Turkey. Top is a prominent figure in the history of Beşiktaş J.K., being one of the founders and initial players of football department and
1404-457: The Süper Lig with three consecutive championships under the management of Gordon Milne in the early 1990s. Three players of the squad – Metin Tekin , Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar – were notable for significant contributions to the team during this period. These players were known as Metin-Ali-Feyyaz ("MAF") and they formed the front of the team's line-up. The trio is regarded by supporters as
1456-528: The Turkish Süper Lig title and Turkish Cup during the 2020–21 season . Its home ground is Beşiktaş Stadium , a 42,590-capacity all-seater stadium located by Dolmabahçe Palace . The stadium has been considered one of the best in the world for location, design, comfort, technology, atmosphere, and transportation. The team also participates in European competitions regularly. Beşiktaş reached
1508-638: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In
1560-429: The best ever attacking line of the club. The supporters composed various chants for the trio devoted to their delighting style on the pitch, their goals, and above all for their friendship and modesty. The only three-in-a-row title term in club history occurred in the 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. Most notably, Beşiktaş became the first and only undefeated champions in Süper Lig history. Under Milne's management,
1612-692: The club both as player and president, respectively Hakkı Yeten and Süleyman Seba , whom were also given title "Honorary President" by the club. Out of the two, Yeten served the club as first team manager between 1949 and 1951, as well. In cooperation with Beşiktaş Municipality, the club erected a statue of Süleyman Seba near their headquarters, in Akaretler neighbourhood of Beşiktaş, in October 2008. Along with Yeten and Seba, there are 11 players who spent their career entirely at Beşiktaş, including 9, whose spell lasted over 10 years with over 100 appearances for
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1664-775: The club, except Süleyman Seba and Süleyman Oktay . Hakkı Yeten, Rıza Çalımbay , Samet Aybaba , Rasim Kara and Sergen Yalçın served the club both as player and manager. Amongst these persons, Yalçın is the only one who won Süper Lig titles both as player and manager. There are also 6 players who represented their nation with over 30 caps at senior level while playing at the club, those are Rıza Çalımbay (39 caps and 1 goal between 1981 and 1992), Recep Çetin (58 caps and 1 goal between 1988 and 1997), Mehmet Özdilek (31 caps between 1990 and 1997), Tayfur Havutçu (44 caps and 6 goals between 1994 and 2004), İbrahim Üzülmez (37 caps and 1 goal 2003 and 2009) and Oğuzhan Özyakup (43 caps and 1 goal since 2013). Five out of these six players possessed
1716-504: The club. Although most written sources endorse this claim, a detailed study carried out for Beşiktaş's 100th anniversary documentary had shown that colour red was never used in club's first colours; and colours of the club were always "black and white". With football becoming the main sport of the Ottoman Empire around 1910, Beşiktaş members slowly started to give more attention to football. In August 1911, Ahmed Şerafettin started
1768-596: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which
1820-453: The country win its first ever international title, scoring once at Round of 16 against Croatia . Domagoj Vida represented Croatia, his nation, in the final of 2018 FIFA World Cup up against France, which he lost eventually 4–2. In the final encounter , he also provided an assist to his compatriot Ivan Perišić . Sources: The football team was managed by Turkish and European coaches over 100 years of its existence. The first known coach of
1872-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to
1924-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership
1976-472: The first Turkish club to advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout phase undefeated. Beşiktaş won the league again in 2020–21 , under the management of former player and club legend Sergen Yalçın . On October 27, chaos broke out at the team general assembly, as supporters of the previous presedint and the current one clashed. Between establishing their football department and entering
2028-418: The first international footballer to represent Turkey . Scoring twice, Top had become the first scorer ever of Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry , at Istanbul Football League encounter held on 22 August 1924 at Taksim Stadium . He represented Turkey once on 16 November 1924 against Soviet Union , in a friendly game held at Imeni Vorovskogo Stadium , ended 3–0 for home side. This appearance made him
2080-522: The football team. With the outbreak of World War I following the Balkan Wars, sporting activities at the club effectively came to a halt as many athletes left to serve on the front lines. While the end of the war allowed surviving athletes to return, the team faced a difficult period during the Occupation of Istanbul , but was able to recover with the hard work of Şeref Bey. Beşiktaş did not enter
2132-494: The latter year, they also won their first Turkish Super Cup . In 1968, Beşiktaş finished second. After 1967, Beşiktaş's performance declined slightly, finishing in 8th, 12th, 5th, 4th many times, while Trabzonspor , Fenerbahçe and occasionally Galatasaray continued their success. Beşiktaş only finished in second place once in the decade, in 1973–74 season . Following a period of 15 seasons with no league title, Beşiktaş put an end to their poor performances in 1981–82 season with
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2184-552: The quarter-finals of the 1986–87 European Cup and displayed the best Turkish team performance in the Champions League group stage by earning 14 points and progressing undefeated in the 2017–18 campaign. Beşiktaş have also reached the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals twice, in the 2002–03 and 2016–17 seasons. Based on its UEFA coefficient , Beşiktaş is currently the 5th highest ranked Turkish team and
2236-734: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In
2288-418: The team adopted the 4–4–2 system. By playing down the lines, crossing and winning balls in the air, the team were in fine form and scored many goals. On 15 October 1989, Beşiktaş broke the Süper Lig record for the biggest winning margin in a game with a 10–0 victory over Adana Demirspor . This match was designated as one of the 16 biggest matches in club history. Collecting 79 points in 34 matches, Beşiktaş won
2340-414: The team captaincy at least for two consecutive seasons, except Özyakup. In 2003, centennial year its foundation, the club held a survey through the validated votes from its supporters, in order to determine the "squads of century". Out or 110 players nominated, there were three eleven-man squads selected, respectively referred to as "golden", "silver" and "bronze" teams. Results of the poll were announced in
2392-731: The team was Şeref Bey who managed team between 1911 and 1925. He is also the longest serving coach of the team, coaching for 14 years. The most successful coach is Gordon Milne , winning the league three times in a row along with other trophies, as well. The following clubs are currently affiliated with Beşiktaş J.K.: Sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to
2444-473: The title in the penultimate round against Galatasaray with a last minute winner by Sergen Yalçın, concluding the game 1–0 at İnönü Stadium. They also reached the quarter-finals of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup . In the 2008–09 season, Beşiktaş won the league title with coach Mustafa Denizli . Following the arrival of Şenol Güneş as the head coach in 2015, Beşiktaş won the league back to back in 2015–16 and 2016–17 . Following season, they made history as they became
2496-433: The young patriots from the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul formed two football clubs called "Valideçeşme" and "Basiret" under the leadership of Şeref Bey. Local football clubs "Valideçeşme" and "Basiret" joined the club, in 1911. For years, the original colours of Beşiktaş were believed to be "Red and White"; and then temporarily changed into "Black and White", commemorating the martyrs of Balkan Wars , including players of
2548-405: The youths of the neighbourhood in the sports club grew, and the number of members involved in sports quickly grew to 150. The headquarters of the club was moved from Ihlamur, Beşiktaş to Building No. 49 in Akaretler, Beşiktaş. When this building became too small, Building 84, also in Akaretler, Beşiktaş, became their headquarters. The yard behind this building was turned into a sports pitch. Some of
2600-626: Was founded on 3 March 1903 under special permission from the authorities. Their sporting activities gained more freedom with the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. After the political events of 31 March 1909, Fuat Balkan and Mazhar Kazancı, who were in Edirne , came to Istanbul with the National Movement . After the restoration of political order, Fuat Balkan, a proven fencing coach, and Mazhar Kazancı,
2652-456: Was turned into a more comprehensive structure, in which gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, fencing and athletics were emphasized. Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı , one of the founding members, was elected the first president of the club. On 13 January 1910, the club became the first registered Turkish sports club in Ottoman Empire, with the encouragement of the Governor of Beyoğlu District. The interest among
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#17327937155192704-510: Was unable to have more success in the league. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe were the two dominant teams through the middle of the 1930s. Beşiktaş won their 2nd Istanbul League title in 1933–34 season , as well as their first Turkish Football Championship in the same year, beating Altay in the final 3–1 on 29 October 1934. In 1937 , the Turkish National League was formed. In 1936–37 Istanbul Football League season prior to
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