Bursaspor

Foundation and early years

Bursaspor were founded on 1 June 1963 after the merger of five local İzmit–Bursa-region clubs: Acar İdman Yurdu, Akınspor, İstiklal, Pınarspor and Çelikspor. The new entity adopted the name “Bursaspor”, while the colours green and white drawn from the Bursa city flag and long used by the local game were chosen as the official palette for all branches of the club. The club were registered with the Turkish Football Federation for the 1963–64 season in the second tier, and played their first official match on 21 September 1963 against İzmir Demirspor at İzmir Alsancak Stadium an occasion reported locally as the symbolic beginning of “Green-Whites” football at national level. Rapid consolidation followed. In 1966–67 Bursaspor won promotion to the top flight after a dominant campaign in the second tier, winning 19 of 30 league matches and finishing eight points clear of runners-up Samsunspor; the Green-Whites’ balanced goal difference and strong spring sequence were singled out in the contemporary press as decisive. Their early years in the top division featured solid mid-table finishes and a growing matchday culture at Bursa Atatürk Stadium, which quickly became known for compact, high-energy crowds. Bursaspor's first national silverware arrived in 1971 when they defeated Fenerbahçe 1–0 after extra time to win the Prime Minister's Cup regarded at the time as a showpiece between the country's leading clubs and a key milestone for “Anadolu”…

Süper Lig Winners (1): 2009–10 1. Lig Winners (2): 1966–67, 2005–06 2. Lig Winners (1): 2025–26 3. Lig Winners (1): 2024–25 Turkish Cup Winners (1): 1985–86 Runners-up (5): 1970–71, 1973–74, 1991–92, 2011–12, 2014–15 Turkish Super Cup Runners-up (3): 1986, 2010, 2015 Prime Minister's Cup: Winners (2): 1971, 1992