Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor is a Turkish professional football club founded in Antalya on July 2, 1966. The club’s colors are red and white, and its nickname is “The Scorpions.” The team plays its home matches at Corendon Airlines Park Antalya Stadium.

Antalyaspor first joined the professional leagues in the 1966-1967 season, competing in the 2nd League. In the 1981-1982 season, the club became champion of the 2nd League and was promoted to the 1st League. After playing in the 1st League for three seasons, Antalyaspor was relegated. Although the team returned to the 1st League the following season, it was relegated to the 2nd League once again in 1986-1987. After that, the red-and-white side competed in the 2nd League for seven seasons and returned to the 1st League through the play-offs in the 1993-1994 season.

Starting from the 1994-1995 season, Antalyaspor competed in the top division for eight consecutive seasons before being relegated at the end of the 2001-2002 season. In the following years, the club played in both the Süper Lig and the 1st League during different periods.

Antalyaspor’s first stadium was Antalya Atatürk Stadium. The club played its home matches there from 1966 until 2010. However, the stadium could no longer be used after it failed to obtain a structural safety report and did not meet the criteria set by the Turkish Football Federation. The red-and-white team played its matches at Mardan Antalyaspor Stadium between 2010 and 2012, and at Akdeniz University Stadium during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons. Since the 2015-2016 season, Antalyaspor has played its home matches at Antalya Stadium, currently known by its commercial name as Corendon Airlines Park.

Antalyaspor competed in the Süper Lig from the 2010-2011 season until the end of the 2013-2014