ALG Spor

ALG Spor
Full nameALG Spor Kulübü
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
GroundBatur Stadium
Coordinates37°03′31″N 37°23′49″E / 37.05861°N 37.39694°E / 37.05861; 37.39694
PresidentServet Can
LeagueTurkish Women's Football Super League
2024–257th
Current season

ALG Spor, formerly known as Güneykent Spor, is a women's football club based in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Founded in 1998. The club was named after its local sponsor ALG Textile. The club's ownership was transferred to the construction company Sercan İnşaat in the 2025–26 Super League season. The club's president is Servet Can.[1][2] It is located in the İncilipınar neighborhood of Şehitkamil district. The team play their home matches at the Batur Stadium.

History

Founding club president Ali Gözcü (April 2019)

The club was founded as Güneykent Spor in Gaziantep.[3]ALG Spor started playing league matches by entering the Group 6 of the 2015–16 Turkish Women's Third Football League season. They finished the season runners-up in the group. The next season, the team became runners-up at the end of the play-offs, and was entitled to play in the Turkish Women's Second Football League.[4] They finished the 2017–18 Women's Second League season as champion after the play-offs, and were so promoted to the Women' First League for the 2018–19 season.[5]

To strengthen the team for the matches in the Women's First League, the club transferred three experienced footballers, Yaşam Göksu, Fatoş Yıldırım, Gülbin Hız from Konak Belediyespor and Second-League striker Ebru Atıcı from Hakkarigücü Spor in the summer of 2018.[1] Further transfers were local players Remziye Bakır, Mislina Gözükara and Fatma Songül.[6] In the beginning of the second half of the 2018–19 season, the club transferred the Ukrainian striker Tetyana Kozyrenko.[7] ALG Spor finished their first season in the Women's First League as runner-up behind Beşiktaş J.K. losing the champion title only in the last league round equal on points but with goal average. ALG Spor, the leader of the previous two rounds with goal average, won their last match with 5–1, Beşiktaş J.K. defeated their opponent by 9–0, which enabled them a goal average of four in the final. The Turkish Football Federation set a play-off round between the two teams to be played on 12 May 2019 at a neutral venue, in Manavgat, Antalya.[4] The team became runners-up after losing to Beşiktaş J.K. in the play-off match with 0–1.[8][9]

The 2019–20 First League season was discontinued on 19 March 2020 according to an announcement by the Youth and Sports Ministry including from the round 17 on due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[10] The Turkish Football Federation decided on 8 July 2020 that the further matches will not be played, the league will be registered according to the score ranking on the date when the league was stopped, no champion will be declared, and the top-ranking team ALG Spor, are to represent Turkey at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[11]

ALG Spor played in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League against Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër on 3 November 2020.[12] The team were eliminated after losing the penalty shout-out by 2–3 following a draw by 2–2 in the regular time and subsequently another draw by 3–3 after extra time.[13][14]

ALG Spor finished the 2021–22 Women's Super League season as Group B leader and became league champion after the play-offs.[15] The team was entitled to represent Turkey at the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. They were eliminated in the First qualifying round Tournament 11's first match after losing 0–1 to SK Brann KvinnerBrann Kvinner from Norway.[16]

Prior to the 2025–26 Super League season, the club was transferred to the construction company Sercan İnşaat due to difficulties in terms of budget and sustainability of the club caused by the economic contraction and uncertainties in the global markets that the recent club sponsor ALG Textile faced. Servet Can took over the club's presidenship from Ali Gözcü.[2]

Stadium

ALG Spor play their home matches in the Batur Stadium located in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep.[17]

Statistics

As of 28 September 2025.[4][8][18][19]

SeasonLeaguePos.PldWDLGFGAGDPts
2015–16Third League – Gr. 621815121206+11446
Play-offs100178-10
2016–17Third League225221211214+9864 (1)
2017–18Second League12014335321+3245
2018–19First League21913336017+4342
2019–20First League1 (2)151410536+4743
2020–21First League Gr. C13300150+159
Play-offs3320150+56
2021–22Super League Gr. B1221921933+9059
Play-offs15221112+917
2022–23Super League Gr. A11613214912+3741
Play-offs3421164+27
2023–24Super League63017495136+1555
2024–25Super League712613675135+1645
2025–26Super League15 (3)2002030-300
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1): three penalty points had been deducted imposed by the Turkish Football Federation.
  • (2): Season discontinued.[10] No league champion was declared.[11]
  • (3): Season in progress

Current squad

As of 28 September 2025[20]

Head coach: Turkey Cesin Karalar

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. NationPlayer
1GK TURHiranur Sönmez
3 TURİlayda Atçı
4 TURGül Beyza Akpınar
7 SYRHuda Bozo
8 TUREcenaz Baykuş
9 TUREmine Burkay
10 TURKardelen Patoğlu
11 TURHabibe Nur Işıkoğlu
No.Pos. NationPlayer
15 TUREsmanur Solak
17 TURGülperi Atıcı
18 TURİrem Acar
21 TURElif Reyyan Ağkemik
22MF TURCeyda Özkan
30 TURZeynep Buğakça
63 TURİlknur Eryoldaş

Former managers

ManagerSeason
Turkey Mehmet Karayılan2015–16
Turkey Abdullah Dağdeviren2016–17, 2017–18
Turkey Mehmet Karayılan2018–19, 2019–20
Turkey Abdülkadir Aslan2020–21
Turkey Hasan Vural2021–22, 2022–23,
Turkey Mehmet Kenan Öztürk2023–24
Turkey Hilmi Bugüner2024–25

Former notable players

International results

EventStageDateVenueOpponentResultScorers
2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundNov 3, 2020 ALB, ShkodërAlbania KFF Vllaznia ShkodërL 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)Seyfatdinova, Arhan, Civelek, Topçu, Hız[13]
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round Tournament 11
3rd		Aug. 18, 2022 SRB, Bačka TopolaNorway SK Brann KvinnerL 0–1[21]

[2]

Ranking history

SeasonRankPointsRef.
2020–2194 Increase2.500[22]
2021–22109 Decrease2.600[23]
2022–2399 Increase4.000[24]
2023–2497 Increase4.000[25]
2024–25TBA[26]

Honours

Champions (1): 2021–22
First Place (1): 2019–20 (1)
Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Third places (1): 2022–23
Champions (1): 2017–18
Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Note:

  • (1) declared league first, not a champion. Season discontinued.[10] No league champion was declared.[11]

Kit history

Squad history

References

  1. ^ a b "ALG Spor'dan dört önemli transfer". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "ALG Spor el değiştirdi". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 30 August 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ "ALG Spor Hakkında ..." (in Turkish). ALG Spor. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Kadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv Sayfası" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Alg Spor ve Hakkarigücü birinci lige yükseldi". Malatay Time (in Turkish). 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ Bucak, Efkan (1 July 2018). "ALG Spor iç transfere hızlı girdi". Yerel Futbol (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "ALG Spor'dan büyük transfer – Gaziantep Haberleri". Samsun Son Haber (in Turkish). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "ALG Spor 0–1 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Kadın futbolunda şampiyon Beşiktaş". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Bakan Kasapoğlu resmen açıkladı: Liglerin ertelenmesine karar verdik". Milliyet (in Turkish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "2019–2020 Sezonu Kadın Ligleri Yönetim Kurulu Kararı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ "ALG Spor'un rakibi Vllaznia oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Vllaznia (ALB) 3–3 (3–2 p) ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. ^ "ALG Spor ilk turda elendi". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Puan Cetveli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol federasyonu. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Firma Hakkında" (in Turkish). Batur Stadı. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021–2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Lig Trabzonspor A.Ş. 0–1 ALG Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Brann (NOR) 1–0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  22. ^ UEFA. "UEFA Team Ranking 2021". UEFA. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  23. ^ UEFA. "UEFA Team Ranking 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  24. ^ UEFA. "UEFA Team Ranking 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  25. ^ UEFA. "UEFA Team Ranking 2024". UEFA. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  26. ^ UEFA. "UEFA Team Ranking 2025". UEFA. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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