Football was introduced to the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 by English

England

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 men living in the area. The first matches took place in Selanik, now known as Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

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, in 1875. F.C. Smyrna was the first football club established in Turkey

Turkey

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. The same men brought football from İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 to Istanbul

Istanbul

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 in 1895. The first competitive matches between İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 and Istanbul

Istanbul

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 clubs took place in 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1904. The İzmir team won every match.

List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates

Year	Home town	Club	Notes
1875	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	Hermes ACAC	1923 renamed Peraclub, but disbanded; new foundation in Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....  as PAOK PAOK The Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , abbreviated P.A.O.K. , is a Macedonian sports club in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club is home to several teams, including football, basketball, volleyball, handball, water polo, swimming, wrestling, hockey and weightlifting. P.A.O.K. was...
1890	Izmir	Orpheus MSC	moved 1922 to Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece, as Panionios G.S.S.
1891	Izmir	Apollon Smyrni	moved 1922 to Athens, Greece, as GS Apollon Smyrnis
1894	Izmir	Smyrna FC Smyrna FC Smyrna FC or Bournabat Football and Rugby Club was a defunct sports club of Smyrna , Ottoman Empire.-History:Smyrna FC or Bournabat Football and Rugby Club was a club which was founded by englishmen in the Ottoman Empire in 1894....	Dissolved
1896	Istanbul	Kurtuluş SK Kurtuluş SK Kurtuluş SK is a sports club of Erenköy Istanbul, Turkey.It is the still existing oldest Sports Club in Turkey.-History:Kurtuluş SK was founded under the name Herakles Sports Club of Tatavla by local Greeks in 1896...	oldest still existing turkish Sports Club. Founded as Tatavla Heraklis GS
1899	Istanbul	Cadi-Keuy FC	Dissolved 1912
1901	Istanbul	Black Stockings FC Black Stockings FC -History:Black Stockings FC was a club which was founded by Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan, Mehmet Ali, Reşat Danyal, Rıza Tevfik, Daniş, Tahsin Nahit in Istanbul in 1901...	Dissolved 1901
1903	Istanbul	Beşiktaş JK	the first gymnastic club but later football club.(1905)
1903	Istanbul	Moda FC Moda FC -Istanbul Football League winners 1907-1908:-Honours:*Istanbul Football League:**Winners: 1907–1908-League tables:*Istanbul Football League:*1904–05 Istanbul Football League: 1) HMS Imogene FC 2) Moda FC 3) Cadi-Keuy FC 4) Elpis FC...	Dissolved 1910
1904	Istanbul	Elpis FC Elpis FC Elpis FC, is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-History:Elpis FC was a club which was founded by İstanbul Greeks in Turkey in 1904.-League tables:*Istanbul Football League:...	Dissolved 1910
1904	Istanbul	HMS Imogene FC HMS Imogene FC -History:HMS Imogene FC was a club which was founded by the crew of the HMS Imogene in 1904.They were the first club to win the Istanbul Football League.-Honours:*Istanbul Football League:**Winners: 1904-1905-League tables:*Istanbul Football League:...	Dissolved 1909
1905	Istanbul	Galatasaray SK	Turkey's first football club
1907	Istanbul	Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )...
1907	Istanbul	Üsküdar Anadolu SK
1908	Istanbul	Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. Beykoz 1908 SKD or commonly Beykoz 1908 is a sports club of Istanbul's historic Anatolian part district Beykoz, which was founded in 1908. Its colours are yellow and black. The club was founded as Mümeresat-i Bedenye Şubesi, and was renamed Beykoz Şark İdman Yurdu in 1911. In the year 1921 it...
1908	Istanbul	Vefa SK Vefa SK Vefa SK is a football club in Vefa, neighborhood of the Fatih district of İstanbul.-History:The club was founded in 1908 when Turkish football was legalized...
1908	Istanbul	Union Club FC	Dissolved
1908	Istanbul	Strugglers FC Strugglers FC -Honours:*Istanbul Football League:**Runners-Up: 1909-1910-Matches:6 February 1910, Fenerbahçe SK - Strugglers FC: 1-21910, Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 5-11910, Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 4-11911, Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 3-0 Lost by decision...	Dissolved 1913
1909	Istanbul	Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK -Squad statistics:-History:Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK was founded by Aydınoğlu Raşit Beyas Galatasaray SK B team under the name Progress FC in 1909.In 1914 the club changed its name to Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK.-Honours:*Istanbul Football League:...	Founded as Galatasaray B team under the name Progres FC. Changed name in 1914. Dissolved 1926
1910	Ankara	MKE Ankaragücü SK	Founded in istanbul and moved in 1920 to Ankara
1910	Istanbul	Armstrong-Vickers FC	Dissolved 1914
1910	Istanbul	Türk İdman Ocağı SK	Dissolved 1915
1911	Istanbul	Rumblers FC Rumblers FC Rumblers FC was a club which was founded by İstanbul Greeks and Englishmen derived from Moda FC and Elpis FC in Turkey in 1911.-Honours:*Istanbul Football League:**Runners-Up: 1911-1912...	Dissolved
1911	Istanbul	Küçükçekmece SK Küçükçekmece SK -History:Küçükçekmece SK was founded by Hikmet Barlan under the name Süleymaniye Terbiye-i Bedeniye Kulübü in 1911.The first colors were navy blue-orange...	Founded as Süleymaniye Sirkeci
1911	Istanbul	Beylerbeyi SK Beylerbeyi SK Beylerbeyi S.K. is a Turkish football club from Istanbul. They play at the 6,500 capacity Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium, sharing the ground with Anadolu Üsküdar. Beylerbeyi S.K...
1912	Istanbul	Hilal SK Hilal SK -Honours:*Istanbul Football League:**Degree:5th 1922-1923-Matches:14 May 1915, Fenerbahçe SK - Hilal SK: 5-118 June 1915, Fenerbahçe SK - Hilal SK: 4-120 October 1922, Fenerbahçe SK - Hilal SK: 4-026 January 1923, Fenerbahçe SK - Hilal SK: 9-0...
1912	Izmir	Karşıyaka SK Karsiyaka SK Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü , commonly referred to as Karşıyaka is a sports based in İzmir. They are currently playing in the Turkish 1.League football...
1912	Istanbul	Telefoncular FC Telefoncular FC Telefoncular FC was a football club which was founded by Englishmen who were the builder of İstanbul Telephone Company in Turkey in 1912. It was closed by the Ottoman Government due to World War I...	Dissolved 1914
1913	Istanbul	Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK -History:Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK was founded on 1 April 1913.* Winner: İstanbul Amatör Küme Group* Winner: İstanbul championship-Branches:FootballField HockeyRowing-References:...
1913	Istanbul	Türk Gücü SK	13 March 1913
1913	Istanbul	OSG Maccabi	Dissolved late 1930s
1914	Izmir	Altay SK Altay SK Altay Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay . The club colours are black and white, and they play their home matches at İzmir Alsancak Stadium....
1914	Istanbul	Nişantaşı SK
1914	Istanbul	Beyoğluspor Beyoğluspor Beyoğluspor is a sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. It fields teams in volleyball, basketball and football at the amateur level.-History:Since the second half of the 19th century the Greek community of Istanbul founded several sports clubs and organized sports activities such as the...	Founded as Pera SK
1914	Istanbul	Darüşşafaka SK
1915	Izmir	İzmir İdman Yurdu SK