Boluspor

Boluspor
Full nameBoluspor Kulübü[1]
NicknameBolu Beyi
Founded28 December 1965 (1965-12-28)
GroundBolu Atatürk Stadium, Bolu[2]
Capacity8,456[2]
Coordinates40°44′11″N 31°36′24″E / 40.736306°N 31.606750°E / 40.736306; 31.606750
ChairmanSavaş Abak[2]
Head coachDaniel Farrar
LeagueTFF 1. Lig
2025–26TFF 1. Lig, 15th of 20
Websiteboluspor.org.tr

Boluspor, known as Geosis Boluspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.[3] Some of famous players of her were Lütfü Isıgöllü, Sinan Alayoğlu, Sadullah Acele, Rıdvan Dilmen, Sercan Görgülü, Halil İbrahim Eren, Recep Çetin, Ali Beykoz, Şenol Fidan, Müfit İkizoğlu and Faruk Yiğit.

Domestically, the club has won the TFF Second League on one occasion, finishing as runner-up to the Turkish Cup. Their greatest success in top-flight football came in 1974, when they finished in third place.[3]

History

Boluspor became a professional club when they entered the TFF Second League (now TFF First League) during the 1966–67 season. They were first promoted into the TFF First League (Now Super League) after the 1969–70 season. They finished third, their highest finish in the Süper Lig in 1973–74 season.[3]

The club has competed in continental competition once, losing to Dinamo Bucharest, in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup. They also competed in the now defunct Balkans Cup, winning matches against clubs such as Sofya Akademik and Sport Clup Bacau, but never won the cup.[3]

On 12 February 2026, Suat Kaya was appointed as the manager of TFF 1. Lig club Boluspor, succeeding Erdal Güneş.[4]


Turkish Football League

League Spots

In 2006-2007, the second and third league reshape and its name was changed to TFF 1st League, TFF 2nd League and First Tier named was Super League 1. Lig

Honours

League participation

European competitions

As of 2 October 1974
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4
Balkans Cup 4 0 1 3 3 12 –9
Total 6 0 1 5 3 16 –13

UEFA Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1974–75 1R Romania Dinamo București 0–1 0–3 0–4

Balkans Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1974 Group Stage
(Group A)
Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 1–2 0–6 3rd
Romania SC Bacău 2–2 0–2

Players

Current squad

As of 19 August 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ALB Angelo Tafas
3 DF  COL Kevin Cuesta
5 DF  TUR Ali Çırak
6 MF  TUR Can Arda Yılmaz
7 FW  TUR Erdem Can Polat
8 MF  TUR Tolunay Artuç
9 FW  COL Rodrigo Rivas
10 FW  PAR Fernando Escobar
11 FW  TUR Furkan Kaçmaz
14 DF  TUR Abdulsamet Kırım
15 MF  TUR Burak Topçu
16 MF  TUR Temel Çakmak
17 FW  TUR Alptekin Çaylı
19 MF  PAR Hosue Díaz
20 MF  TUR Deniz Yıldız
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  TUR Muhammed Mert
23 MF  TUR Zeki Dursun
24 DF  ARG Juan Argüello
25 GK  TUR Muhammet Özkan
32 DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade
33 DF  TUR Gökhan Akkan
35 FW  TUR Ege Özkayımoğlu
50 DF  TUR Bartu Göçmen
67 MF  TUR Bertu Özyürek
76 GK  TUR Kaan Alp Dizbay
80 MF  NGA Emmanuel Aderinola
88 DF  TUR Yusuf Can Esendemir
- DF  TUR Ahmet Can Özdemir
- DF  TUR Furkan Metin

References

  1. ↑ "Üyelik". Boluspor.org.tr. Boluspor Kulübü. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Club details tff.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 TARİHÇE Archived 28 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine boluspor.org.tr (in Turkish), accessed 26 January 2013
  4. ↑ "Yeni Teknik Direktörümüz Suat Kaya - Boluspor". boluspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "TAKIM KADROSU". Boluspor. Retrieved 25 August 2021.