Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya

Full name	Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü
Founded	January 3, 1930
Ground	Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı, North Nicosia,
Capacity	28,000
Chairman	Asım Vehbi[1]
Head Coach	Turan Altay[2]
League	Süper Lig
2014-15	Süper Lig, 12th[3]
Home colours Away colours

Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü which is also known as "Kırmızı Şimşekler" (Red Thunders) is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in North Nicosia. It is currently known as GAÜ-Çetinkaya due to the sponsorship of the Girne American University.^[4]

History

Çetinkaya headquarters in the Arab Ahmet quarter of North Nicosia.

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league (with 7 Greek Cypriot teams: AEL Limassol, Trust, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta, and EPA Larnaca). The club merged with Çetinkaya Türk Esnaf Ocağı (founded in 1943) on 1949, changing its name to Çetinkaya Türk Spor Birliği.

The club went on to become the first team to keep the Cyprus FA Shield permanently after winning it thrice on 1951, 1952, and 1954. After the formation of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation on 1955, the club became a founding member of the Birinci Lig. Çetinkaya Türk remains the only club to have won both Cypriot leagues,^[5] main Cup competition,^[6] and Super Cup^[7] to date.

Colors

The club colors are yellow and red.

Team honors

Under Cyprus Football Association (until 1954)

• Cypriot First Division: (1)

1951

• Cypriot Cup: (2)

1952, 1954

Runners-up (1): 1953

• Pakkos Shield: (3)

1951, 1952, 1954

Under Cyprus Turkish Football Association (since 1954)

• Birinci Lig: (13)

1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2011-12

• Kıbrıs Kupası and Federasyon Kupası:^[8] (17)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011

Runners-up (1): 1998

• Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: (7)

1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2012

Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2000

• Dr. Fazıl Küçük Kupası: (5)

1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000

Runners-up (3): 1991, 1999, 2001

• Başbakanlık Kupası: (0)

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998

Notable Former Players

• Cauê Benicio
• Anicet Eyenga
• Zeferino

Footnotes

1. "GAÜ-Çetinkaya yeni başkanı Asım Vehbi" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
2. "Uzun süreli hedeflerimiz var" (in Turkish). Diyalog. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. "KKTC Süper Lig" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
4. "Çetinkaya, GAÜ ile yeniden doğuyor" (in Turkish). Kıbrıs Postası. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
5. Greek Cypriot: Cypriot First Division, Turkish Cypriot: Birinci Lig
6. Greek Cypriot: Cypriot Cup, Turkish Cypriot: Federasyon Kupası
7. Greek Cypriot: Cyprus FA Shield, Turkish Cypriot: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
8. Up until 1989, the main cup competition was the Kıbrıs Kupası; since then, it has been the Federasyon Kupası.