Sivasspor (women's football)

Sivasspor women's football (Turkish: Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı) is a Turkish women's football team as part of Sivasspor based in Sivas. They were founded in 2021.^[1] Also known as Bitexen Sivasspor, the club is sponsored by the securities company Bitexen.^[2]

Sivasspor

Full name	Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı
Founded	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Ground	Sivas Cumhuriyet University Stadium, Artificial turf pitch
Coordinates	39.70391°N 37.02053°E / 39.70391; 37.02053
President	Mecnun Otyakmaz
Manager	Nevzat Ercanlı
League	Turkish Women's Super League
Home colours Away colours

History

In 2021, the Turkish Football Federation appealed to the major clubs of the top-level men's football league of Süper Lig to help improve women's football in Turkey by founding their women's football sides. Sivasspor women's football team was established, and was approved to play in the newly-reconstructed league system of Turkish Women's Football Super League. The club president is Mecnun Otyakmaz, the technical director is Nevzat Ercanlı, and the coach is Adem Sarıtaş.^[3]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at the artificial turf pitch of the Sivas Cumhuriyet University's stadium.^[4]

Statistics

As of 9 March 2022^[update][5]

Season	League	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2021-22	Super League Gr. A	9 (1)	12	3	1	8	9	29	-10	10
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

• (¹) : Season in progress

Current squad

As of 9 March 2022^[update][6]

• Head coach: Nevzat Ercanlı

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TUR Ümmühan Susuz 2  TUR Mısra Yıldız 3 FW  GEO Mariami Janikashvili 4  TUR Yağmur Çetin 5  TUR İrem Yıldız 6  TUR Yağmur Şimşek 7 MF  GEO Megi Ejibia 8  TUR Kader Şimşek 9  TUR Figen Naçar 10  TUR Mervenur Kılıçaslan 11  TUR Tuğba Doğan 13  TUR Yasemin Gül 17 GK  GEO Teona Sukhashvili 18  TUR Tülin Akpınar 19  TUR Rana Gürlek

No. Pos. Nation Player 21  TUR Sümeyye Polat 22  TUR Semra Sıla Gürgen 23 DF  TUR Fatma Serdar 27  TUR Nur Melisa Özdamar 33  USA Skye Ambriel Gunn 44 DF  GEO Nino Chkhartishvili 45 DF  NCA Yorcelly Humphreys 49  TUR Rojin Argun 52  TUR Esra Güzlük] 58  TUR Hatice Küçükyıldız 60  TUR Ezgi Eyüboğlu 61  TUR Hatice Küçükyıldız 71 FW  GEO Mariam Danelia 88  TUR Zeynep Koyuncu 97  TUR Bişra Yılmaz

References

1. "Sivasspor Kadın Takımı Kurdu". Memlekert (in Turkish). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. "Bitexen Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı, 25 futbolcu için imza töreni yaptı". Anadoluda Bugün Spor (in Turkish). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
3. "Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı kurdu, 25 imza birden..." Super Haber (in Turkish). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi - Bitexen Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı 1-3 Fatih Karagümrük" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
5. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi 2021-2022 Sezonu Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
6. "Sivasspor Kadın Futbol Takımı 25 futbolcuyla sözleşme imzaladı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.