Fatih Karagümrük Spor Kulübü, also called Karagümrük, is a Turkish professional
football club based in the
Karagümrük neighbourhood of the
Fatih district in
Istanbul. They currently play in the
Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football.
History
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The club was founded in
1926. It joined the national tiers of the
football pyramid in 1933. The club played in the
Turkish Premier League in previous occasions between the years 1959–1963 and in 1983–84. Karagümrük were relegated to the
Turkish Regional Amateur League twice, in 1997 and 2009.
The side currently plays in the
Süper Lig, after being promoted from the
TFF First League in the 2019–20 season.[4] The team ended at 8° place their inaugural season in the Süper Lig.
The club was managed by
Andrea Pirlo from 12th June 2022 to 24th May 2023.
In 2024 the Black-Reds reached the semi-final of the
Turkish Cup for the first time in their history beating
Galatasaray 2–0 in an away game.[5]