Turkey national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Şenol Güneş[2] | ||
| Captain | Emre Belözoğlu | ||
| Most caps | Rüştü Reçber (120) | ||
| Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (51) | ||
| FIFA code | TUR[3] | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 41  2 (7 February 2019)[4] | ||
| Highest | 5 (June 2004) | ||
| Lowest | 67 (October 1993) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 44 5 (3 March 2019)[5] | ||
| Highest | 10 (16 October 2002, November 2002) | ||
| Lowest | 72 (13 November 1985, 29 October 1986) | ||
| First international | |||
 Turkey 2–2 Romania  (Istanbul, Turkey; 26 October 1923)[6] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkey 7–0 Syria  (Ankara, Turkey; 20 November 1949) Turkey 7–0 South Korea  (Geneva, Switzerland; 20 June 1954) Turkey 7–0 San Marino  (Istanbul, Turkey; 10 November 1996) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Poland 8–0 Turkey (Chorzów, Poland; 24 April 1968) Turkey 0–8 England  (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 November 1984) England 8–0 Turkey (London, England; 14 October 1987) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2002) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2008) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1924) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1948, 1952) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2003) | ||
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Turkish team during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.
Nuri Şahin is the youngest player to have made a goal.
The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is worked by the Turkish Football Federation. They are in association with UEFA.
Turkey has a footballing tradition that has been good and bad. In World Cup competition Turkey has qualified three times for the 1950, 1954, and 2002 editions. Turkey failed to make an appearance for the 1950 World Cup because they withdrew.
Turkey made it to the semi-finals during the UEFA Euro 2008, but then lost to Germany.
Contents
Current Squad[change | change source]
2011[change | change source]
- Goalkeepers:
- Defenders:
- Midfielders:
- Forwards:
Most appearances[change | change source]
Updated on October 1, 2011
| # | Name | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rüştü Reçber | 120 | 0 |
| 2 | Hakan Şükür | 112 | 51 |
| 3 | Bülent Korkmaz | 102 | 2 |
| 4 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 94 | 2 |
| 5 | Alpay Özalan | 90 | 4 |
| 6 | Tuncay Şanlı | 80 | 22 |
| 7 | Emre Belözoğlu | 78 | 8 |
| 8 | Ogün Temizkanoglu | 76 | 5 |
| 9 | Abdullah Ercan | 71 | 0 |
| 10 | Oğuz Çetin | 70 | 3 |
- Players in bold are still active.
Top scorers[change | change source]
Updated on October 1, 2011
| # | Name | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakan Şükür | ||
| 2 | Tuncay Şanlı | ||
| 3 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | ||
| 4 | Metin Oktay | ||
| 5 | Cemil Turan | ||
| 6 | Nihat Kahveci | ||
| 7 | Zeki Rıza Sporel | ||
| 8 | Arda Turan | ||
| 9 | Ertuğrul Sağlam | ||
| 10 | Arif Erdem |
- Players in bold are still active.
Recent Games[change | change source]
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2012 |  Croatia
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0 – 0 | Turkey
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| February 29, 2012 | Turkey
|
1 – 2 |  Slovakia
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| May 24, 2012 |  Georgia
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1 – 3 | Turkey
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| May 29, 2012 |  Bulgaria
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0 – 2 | Turkey
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| June 2, 2012 |  Portugal
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1 – 3 | Turkey
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| June 5, 2012 | Turkey
|
2 – 0 |  Ukraine
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| August 15, 2012 |  Austria
|
2 – 0 | Turkey
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- Green means that the team won.
- Yellow means the team had a draw.
- Red means the team lost.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Turkey sneak through as best third-placed team". UEFA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Beşiktaş boss Şenol Güneş appointed Turkey national team coach
- ↑ Jeffree, Iain (6 August 2015). "FIFA Country Codes". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ Since the Republic was not formally declared by the time of the event, the game was played between Romania and TFF. The city also was not consistently known as Istanbul in the English speaking world until 1930
Other websites[change | change source]
- Turkish soccer (football) latest news
- (Turkish) Official Site of Turkish Football Federation
- (Turkish) Turkish Football Statistics
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