Çorum

Full name	Çorum Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.
Nickname(s)	Kırmızı Şimşekler
Founded	1997; 27 years ago (1997) (as Çorum Belediyespor) 20 December 2018; 5 years ago (20 December 2018) (as Yeni Çorumspor) November 2019; 4 years ago (November 2019) (as Çorum Futbol Kulübü)
Ground	Çorum City Stadium, Çorum [1]
Capacity	15,000 [1]
Owner	Oğuzhan Yalçın
Chairman	Oğuzhan Yalçın [1]
Head coach	Serkan Özbalta
League	TFF First League
2022–23	TFF Second League, White, 1st of 19 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Çorum Futbol Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Çorum, Turkey. The club currently plays in the TFF First League, the second tier of Turkish football.

History

The club was founded under the name Çorum Belediyespor in 1997. An amateur for most of its existence, it won the Turkish Regional Amateur League in the 2011–12 season and was promoted into the TFF Third League. On 20 December 2018, the club changed its name to Yeni Çorumspor. ^[2] In November 2019, the club started a three-year takeover process of the club Çorumspor. ^[3] On 24 December 2019, the club again changed its name to Çorum Futbol Kulübü, while it finalized a merger and acquisition of Çorumspor. ^[4]

In 2022–23 season, Çorum FK secure the title of White Group and Promotion to TFF First League for the first time in history from next season after finishing in the top table.

Colours and badge

Originally playing under blue and white, the club's colours are red and black as of 2014. ^[5]

Statistics

League participations

• TFF First League: 2023–
• TFF Second League: 2019–23
• TFF Third League: 2012–18
• Regional Amateur League: 2010–12
• Super Amateur Leagues: 1997–10

Current squad

As of 9 February 2024 ^[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   TUR Kerem Kalafat 3 DF   FRA Loïck Landre 4 DF   NGA Michael Ologo (on loan from İstanbulspor) 5 DF   SEN Zargo Touré 6 MF   TUR Ferhat Yazgan 7 MF   TUR Ahmet İlhan Özek 8 MF   GER Atakan Akkaynak 9 FW   NED Thomas Verheydt 10 FW   TUR Gökhan Karadeniz 11 FW   TUR Suat Kaya 14 MF   POL Michał Nalepa 17 DF   TUR Eren Aydın (on loan from Galatasaray) 20 MF   TUR Hakan Barış 25 GK   TUR Mahmut Eren Güler

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK   TUR Hasan Hüseyin Akinay 29 FW   ANG Geraldo 30 DF   TUR Adem Doğan 39 DF   TUR Erkan Kaş 41 GK   TUR Onur Alp Sarman 48 MF   TUR Ozan Sol 66 MF   BEL Massis Gülük 73 DF   TUR Süleyman Luş 77 DF   TUR Arda Yilmaztürk 79 FW   TUR Ahmet Sağat (on loan from Samsunspor) 87 GK   TUR Ali Türkan 92 MF   TUR Atakan Cangöz — MF   GHA Clement Ansah (on loan from Shkupi) — FW   TUR Emircan Altıntaş (on loan from Iğdır)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   TUR Serkan Yavuz (at Ankaraspor until 30 June 2024) — FW   TUR Berat Ali Genç (at Belediye Derincespor until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   TUR Eren Karadağ (at Küçükçekmece Sinopspor until 30 June 2024) — FW   TUR Kerem Pala (at Gümüşhanespor until 30 June 2024)

Honours

• TFF Second League: 2022–23 (White)

• Turkish Regional Amateur League: 2011–12

References

External links

• Çorum FK Official website
• TFF Profile