Adanaspor

A club under the name of Adanaspor was first founded in 1932; it competed in the Adana Amateur League. Orhan Kemal (the pen name of internationally known novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü) played for this iteration of the club.

However, the club that would become Adanaspor was founded on January 23, 1954, by Mehmet Şanlıtürk, Mustafa Bekbaş, Erol Erk, Ali Gedikbaş and Dr. Muzaffer Eraslan. The club's original colours were yellow and navy, and it competed in the amateur league until 1966, when Adanaspor merged with Akinspor and Torosspor in order to become a fully professional club. The "new" club was admitted into the 2. Lig (the Second Division of Turkish football) in its first season as a professional club. After the merge, the club colours were changed to orange and white. Adanaspor competed in the 2. Lig until they earned promotion to the 1. Lig (Süper Lig) at the conclusion of the 1970–71 season. They spent thirteen consecutive seasons in the 1. Lig (1971 to 1984), competing in the UEFA Cup three times, and at the Balkans Cup once. Adanaspor won its first cup, the Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Kupası, in 1973. They defeated İzmir Denizgücü SK 2–0 in the final, with Behçet Arkun and Orhan Yalçınkaya scoring the goals. At the end of the 1975–76 season, Adanaspor finished fourth, their highest finish in the top-flight at the time. Not long after, they went on to better their record, finishing second in 1980–81. Despite the apparent success and upward progression, Adanaspor's…

Süper Lig Runners-up (1): 1980–81 Third Place (1): 1975–76 1. Lig Winners (3):1970–71, 1987–88, 2015–16 2. Lig Runners-up (1): 2007–08 3. Lig Winners (1): 2006–07