Vanspor F.K.

Vanspor FK
Full nameVanspor Futbol Kulübü
Founded1982 (1982)
GroundVan Atatürk Stadı, Van
Capacity5,885
Coordinates38°29′46″N 43°22′23″E / 38.49605591388295°N 43.37308015648974°E / 38.49605591388295; 43.37308015648974
ChairmanErol Temel
Head coachOsman Zeki Korkmaz
LeagueTFF 1. Lig
2025–26TFF 1. Lig, 14th of 20

Vanspor FK, formerly Van Büyükşehir Belediyespor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Van, a city in eastern Turkey.

History

Van is now represented by Van Büyükşehir Belediyespor (founded in 1982), which gained promotion to the 3rd League (Fourth Level) for the 2006–07 season. Van Belediyespor changed their name to Belediye Vanspor and their colours from blue-white to black-red. This color combination was that of Vanspor's old colours. They promoted to 2nd League by finishing 1st in 1st Group of Third League in 2007–08 season.Following this achievement, the club changed its name to Belediye Vanspor and adopted black and red as their new colors, reflecting the traditional colors of the former top-flight club Vanspor, which had dissolved in 2014.

Previous names

  • Belediye Vanspor (1982–2014)
  • Van Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2014–2019)
  • Vanspor Futbol Kulübü (2019–present)

League history

Current squad

As of 16 August 2026[1]

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  TUR Alperen Uysal
3 DF  TUR Şahan Aslan
6 MF  TUR Anıl Yıldırım
8 MF  TRI Molik Khan
10 MF  AZE Ozan Kökcü
11 FW  TUR Mehmet Manış
13 DF  GUI Naby Oularé
17 FW  TUR Oğulcan Çağlayan
19 FW  CMR Iván Cédric
22 GK  TUR Abdulsamed Damlu
27 MF  ALB Jurgen Bardhi
33 GK  TUR Çınar Benzer
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF  TUR Batuhan İşçiler
41 MF  TUR Mehmet Özcan
46 FW  TUR Mehmet Davarcıoğlu
53 DF  TUR Güvenç Usta
57 MF  TUR Abdulsamet Kayman
61 DF  TUR Faruk Can Genç
65 DF  TUR Medeni Bingöl
80 MF  TUR Soran Tümen
91 FW  TUR Boran Yağızer
97 DF  TUR Engin Taş
— FW  CUW Richairo Živković

Out on loan

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

References

  1. ↑ "Vanspor FK squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2022.