Vanspor
Encyclopedia
Vanspor A.Ş. is the football team of Van in eastern Turkey
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Their nickname was "Canavarlar" which translates literally as "Monsters" in Turkish
. Their first colours were black and yellow. In 1983 they converted to black and red. Finally, they converted to a white
and light blue kit in 1997.
The Van city is now represented by Van Belediyespor (Founded in 1982), which gained promotion to the 3rd League (Fourth Level) for the 2006-2007 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 2007-2008 season.
Zlatko Yankov
Erik Yakhimovich
Bernard Tchoutang
Mohammad Khakpour
Fernand Coulibaly
Dumitru Stângaciu
Alfred Phiri
Metin Tekin
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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History
They played in the top division of Turkish football between 1994 and 1998, playing once more in 1999-2000 season. After relegation from the first division, Vanspor turned to an economic crisis and were relegated from the 2nd and 3rd divisions between 2000-2002. After relegation from the 3rd division in 2003, the club was shutdown and refounded as Belediye Vanspor in 2004.Their nickname was "Canavarlar" which translates literally as "Monsters" in Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Their first colours were black and yellow. In 1983 they converted to black and red. Finally, they converted to a white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
and light blue kit in 1997.
The Van city is now represented by Van Belediyespor (Founded in 1982), which gained promotion to the 3rd League (Fourth Level) for the 2006-2007 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 2007-2008 season.
League Attendances
- 1st Lig: 1994-98, 1999-00
- 2nd Lig: 1983-94, 1998-99, 2000-01
- League B: 2001-02
- 3rd League: 2002-03
Notable former players
Doncho DonevDoncho Donev
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Zlatko Yankov
Zlatko Yankov
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Erik Yakhimovich
Erik Yakhimovich
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Bernard Tchoutang
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Mohammad Khakpour
Mohammad Khakpour
-Football career:Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars . He played for the Iran national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup....
Fernand Coulibaly
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Dumitru Stângaciu
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Alfred Phiri
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Metin Tekin
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