Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü, also known as "Kırmızı Şimşekler" (lit. 'Red Thunders'), is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in North Nicosia. They are the most decorated team in Northern Cyprus.^[4]

Çetinkaya

Full name	Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü
Founded	3 January 1930; 95 years ago (3 January 1930)
Ground	Nicosia Atatürk Stadium, North Nicosia
Capacity	28,000
Chairman	Süleyman Yemen[1]
Head Coach	Derviş Kolcu[2]
League	Süper Lig
2017–18	Süper Lig, 3rd[3]
Home colours Away colours

History

Çetinkaya headquarters in the Arab Ahmet quarter of North Nicosia.

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league (with 7 Greek Cypriot teams: AEL Limassol, Trust, Olympiakos Nicosia, Aris Limassol, APOEL, Anorthosis Famagusta, and EPA Larnaca). The club merged with Çetinkaya Türk Esnaf Ocağı (founded in 1943) in 1949, changing its name to Çetinkaya Türk Spor Birliği.

The club went on to become the first team to keep the Cyprus FA Shield permanently after winning it thrice on 1951, 1952, and 1954. After the formation of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation on 1955, the club became a founding member of the Birinci Lig. Çetinkaya Türk remains the only club to have won both Cypriot leagues,^[5] main Cup competition,^[6] and Super Cup^[7] to date.

Colours

The club colours are yellow and red.

Latest seasons

Season Tier Division Place Cypriot Cup 2003–04 1 Süper Lig 1st Round of 16 2004–05 1 Süper Lig 1st 2005–06 1 Süper Lig 2nd Champions 2006–07 1 Süper Lig 1st Champions 2007–08 1 Süper Lig 7th Quarter-finals 2008–09 1 Süper Lig 7th 2009–10 1 Süper Lig 7th First round 2010–11 1 Süper Lig 4th Champions 2011–12 1 Süper Lig 1st Semi-finals 2012–13 1 Süper Lig 1st Quarter-finals 2013–14 1 Süper Lig 4th Round of 16 2014–15 1 Süper Lig 12th Round of 16 2015–16 1 Süper Lig 2nd Semi-finals 2016–17 1 Süper Lig 8th Quarter-finals 2017–18 1 Süper Lig 3rd Quarter-finals

Season Tier Division Place Cypriot Cup 2018–19 1 Süper Lig 5th Round of 32 2019–20 1 Süper Lig 15th Quarter-finals 2020–21 Season suspended 2021–22 2 1. Lig 1st Round of 32 2022–23 1 Süper Lig 11th Round of 32 2023–24 1 1. Lig 7th Round of 32 2024–25 1 Süper Lig 6th Round of 16

Team honours

Under Cyprus Football Association (until 1954)

• Cypriot First Division: (1)

1950–51

• Cypriot Cup: (2)

1951–52, 1953–54

Runners-up (1): 1952–53

• Pakkos Shield: (3)

1951, 1952, 1954

Under Cyprus Turkish Football Association (since 1954)

• Birinci Lig: (14)

1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13

• Kıbrıs Kupası and Federasyon Kupası:^[8] (17)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011

Runners-up (1): 1998

• Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: (9)

1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2012

Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2000

• Dr. Fazıl Küçük Kupası: (5)

1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000

Runners-up (3): 1991, 1999, 2001

• Başbakanlık Kupası: (0)

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998