Asya S.K.

Asya Spor
Full nameAsya Spor Kulübü
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021)
GroundAktoprak Football Field
LeagueTurkish Women's Football Super League
2023–2413th

Asya Spor Kulübü, better known as Gaziantep Asya Spor, is a women's football club in Gaziantep, Turkey founded in 2021.[1] They are also called Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor after their sponsor Doğuş Gold Co.[1][2]

Stadium

The team play their home matches at Aktoprak Football Field in Şehitkamil district of Gaziantep.[3]

History

Asya S.K. was established as a women's football club in Şahinbey district of Gaziantep, Turkey in 2021. They started to play in the 2021–22 Turkish Women's Second Football League. They finished the Group A as leader, and won the play-off match.[4] The club gained the sponsorship of the company Doğuş Gold in 2021.[1][2] They were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League in the 2022–23 season. The team finished the season as runner-up, and was promoted to the Turkish Women's Football Super League in the 2023–24 season. Brazilian team member Giovânia Domingas Campos was one of season's two top scorers with 36 goals.[5]

Statistics

As of 16 September 2023.[6]

Season League Pos. Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2021–22 Second League – Gr. A 1 10 9 0 1 52 7 +45 27
2022–23 First League 2 24 18 3 3 99 19 +80 57
2023–24 Super League 13 (1) 4 1 0 3 8 -5 +3 3
  • (1): Season in progress

Current squad

As of 16 September 2023.[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Colombia COL Maritza Guerrero
23 GK Turkey TUR Gülten Kara
13 DF Azerbaijan AZE Alina Nahmadova
22 DF Azerbaijan AZE Kamilla Mammadova
99 DF Turkey TUR Sibel Duman
8 MF Turkey TUR Azra Ardos
10 MF Turkey TUR Elif Kesgin
25 MF Turkey TUR Hacer Şengül
42 MF Cameroon CMR Viviane Mefire Peka
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Bénie Kubiena
6 FW Colombia COL Iranis Rodríguez
27 FW Brazil BRA Giovânia Campos
31 FW United States USA Tatiana Mason
4 Turkey TUR Tuana Şahin
7 Turkey TUR Kardelen Patoğlu
9 Nigeria NGA Blessing Nikor
11 Turkey TUR Arife Kübra Gözmener

See also

Other women's football clubs in Gaziantep are:

  • ALG Spor, play in the Super League,
  • Gazikentspor, played earlier in the top-level league, and is now in the Second League.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hakkımızda" (in Turkish). Asya Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sponsorluk" (in Turkish). Doğuş Gold. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor 7–0 Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kadınlar 2. Ligi 2021 – 2022 Sezonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Kadın Futbol 1. Ligi 2022–2023 Sezonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Lig Doğuş Gold Gaziantep Asya Spor 0-2 Galatasaray A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.