Turkey national football team
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Nickname(s) | Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)[1] | ||
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Association | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Şenol Güneş (from 1 June)[2] | ||
Captain | Mehmet Topal | ||
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 | 36 2 (27 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 | 4 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals, 2008 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2003) | ||
Best result | Third place, 2003 |
The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA.
Turkey has qualified three times for the FIFA World Cup, in 1950, 1954, and 2002, although they withdrew from the 1950 event. Turkey has also qualified four times for the UEFA European Championship, in 1996, 2000, 2008, and 2016. They have reached the semi-finals of three major tournaments: the 2002 World Cup, the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and Euro 2008. After their third-place finish at the 2002 World Cup, which marked a high point in Turkish football history, Turkey occupied a spot in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time since the rankings were introduced in December 1992.[7]
Contents
1 History
1.1 Early years
1.2 1950 FIFA World Cup
1.3 1954 FIFA World Cup
1.4 Near misses
1.5 1990–1996
1.6 Euro 1996
1.7 Euro 2000
1.8 2002 FIFA World Cup
1.9 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
1.10 Euro 2004
1.11 2006 FIFA World Cup
1.12 Euro 2008
1.13 2010 FIFA World Cup
1.14 Euro 2012
1.15 2014 FIFA World Cup
1.16 Euro 2016
1.17 2018 FIFA World Cup
2 Fixtures and results
2.1 2018
2.2 2019
3 Personnel
3.1 Current technical staff
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
4.2 Recent call-ups
5 Previous squads
5.1 FIFA World Cup squads
5.2 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
5.3 UEFA European Championship squads
5.4 Summer Olympics squads
6 Rivalries
7 Competitive record
7.1 FIFA World Cup
7.2 UEFA European Championship
7.3 Summer Olympics
7.4 FIFA Confederations Cup
7.5 UEFA Nations League
7.6 Mediterranean Games record
8 Honours
9 Total results by opponent
10 Player history
10.1 Most capped players
10.2 Top goalscorers
11 Past managers
12 Decoration
13 Gallery
14 Notes
15 References
16 External links
History
Early years
The Turkey national team played their first ever match against Romania in 1923, drawing 2–2.[8]Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered as the first big star of Turkish football as he scored the first two goals against Romania. Turkey played their first ever official match at the 1924 Summer Olympics losing 5–2 to Czechoslovakia.
1950 FIFA World Cup
Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to financial problems.
1954 FIFA World Cup
Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The Turkish team first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was put in a group along with Hungary and West Germany. The Turks, however, never played Hungary due to the tournament format, and a 4–1 defeat by the Germans was followed by Turkey carrying out a 7–0 win over South Korea. Turkey lost the play-off to West Germany 7–2. In 1956, however, Turkey did play Hungary in a friendly match in Istanbul, defeating what was one of the strongest teams of the era, 3–1.[9]Lefter Küçükandonyadis, arguably one of the best Turkish strikers of all-time, scored two goals during the tournament.
Near misses
Despite the introduction of a national league, and showings by Turkish clubs in European competition, the 1960s would be a barren time for the national team. Most players from the 1954 World Cup squad were retired, and the new generation of players failed to qualify for a major tournament. The 1970s saw Turkey holding back in the World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, but the team was a point too short to qualify for both UEFA Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. In the 1980s the Turkish team also suffered their worst defeats with 8–0 scorelines against Poland and twice against England. Yet the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final match. Prominent players in this period included Rıdvan Dilmen, Oğuz Çetin, Rıza Çalımbay, Feyyaz Uçar, and European Golden Boot winner Tanju Çolak.
1990–1996
In 1990, German coach Sepp Piontek was put in charge of the national team. Under his guidance, a group of new players debuted for the national team. Many of these players (which included Bülent Korkmaz, Alpay Özalan, Sergen Yalçın, Rüştü Reçber, and Hakan Şükür) would become the backbone of the national team for many years. Piontek's mission came to an end in 1993, where he was replaced by Fatih Terim, who in turn managed to qualify for Euro 1996. Turkey qualified for its first major tournament since 1954, marking another turning point for Turkish football after having failed to qualify for both Euro 1992 and the 1994 World Cup. The appointment of Piontek was a recommended move by another German coach, Jupp Derwall, who had coached Galatasaray for three seasons. Derwall is regarded as the revolutionizer of Turkish football, since his introduction of modern Western European training techniques and tactical ideas to the Turkish game also heavily influenced the national team.
Euro 1996
Turkey qualified for Euro 1996, defeating both Switzerland and Sweden 2–1 en route during qualification. Despite a solid performance during the qualifiers, Turkey lost all their matches without scoring a single goal. They did, however, go home with an award: the fair-play award, given to Alpay Özalan.
Euro 2000
Although Turkey failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, they qualified for Euro 2000 after winning a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. Turkey lost their first match 2–1 to Italy, they drew their second match against Sweden 0–0, and beat host nation Belgium 2–0, making it the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship a host nation had been eliminated in the first round. This victory brought Turkey into the last eight of the tournament, where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal, with Arif Erdem missing a critical penalty.
2002 FIFA World Cup
For the 2002 World Cup, Turkey finished second in their qualifying group, despite starting well and being the favourites to top the group. They lost 2–1 to Sweden in the crucial match that would decide the top spot. The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their place at the finals. The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 defeat against eventual winners Brazil.[10] Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 win against China PR after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica.[11][12]
Turkey then faced home team Japan in the second round, winning 1–0.[13] The Turkish team continued their run, as they beat Senegal 1–0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals, where a 1–0 defeat against eventual tournament winners Brazil forced them to play the third place match, and a bronze medal was won after a 3–2 victory over co-hosts South Korea.[14][15][16] Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 10.8 seconds, even when the South Koreans kicked off first. It was the fastest goal in World Cup history.[17][18]
Tens of thousands of flag-waving Turkish fans greeted the World Cup squad on their return to Istanbul, where they joined a massive street party at Taksim Square.[19] Rüştü Reçber, Alpay Özalan and Hasan Şaş were all included in the All-Star Team, with Reçber also being voted as the best goalkeeper in the UEFA Team of the Year 2002, while Şenol Güneş was being voted as the best manager.
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached third place at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the group stages, Turkey defeated the United States 2–1 before losing to Cameroon 0–1. In their final group match, Turkey drew 2–2 against Brazil, eliminating them from the tournament. Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3–2 in the semi-final match. Turkey then defeated Colombia 2–1 to win the bronze medal. Tuncay Şanlı scored three goals and made an assist, which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award for the second best player of the tournament.
Euro 2004
The Turkish team failed to qualify for Euro 2004 on play-offs due to a loss to Latvia after finishing second in their group. This marked a turning point for the national team as new players were introduced to the national team to create a new generation.
2006 FIFA World Cup
The Turkish team once again narrowly missed out on the World Cup finals after failing to win a play-off, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group. There were scenes of violence after the game on and off the pitch where the Turkish team brawled with Swiss players down the tunnel.
Euro 2008
Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the Euro 2008 final stages. They were placed alongside Switzerland, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group A. In their first match, they played Portugal and were beaten 2–0, but wins over Switzerland (2–1) and the Czech Republic (3–2) – both secured by late goals – brought qualification for the knockout stages.[20][21][22] Again, Turkey knocked out a host nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second time.[23]
The quarter-final against Croatia was goalless after 90 minutes, and Croatia led 1–0 in the final minute of extra time, but another late Turkish goal by forward Semih Şentürk brought the game to penalties. The goal raised some controversy with Croatia fans and Croatia head coach Slaven Bilić, who claimed that the goal had been scored after extra time had elapsed. This complaint, however, was overruled, and the game went into penalties. Turkey defeated Croatia in penalties, 3–1.[24]
Turkey went into the semi-final against Germany with just 14 outfield players available as a result of injuries and suspensions, but scored first and were drawing 2–2. But they finished third by default after losing 3–2 with a last minute goal by Philipp Lahm.[25] Both Russia and Turkey were given bronze medals in the dressing rooms after the semi-finals.
2010 FIFA World Cup
For the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Turkey had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 15 points and missing out on a play-off place to Bosnia and Herzegovina with 19 points. Spain topped the group to qualify, winning every game in the process. Coach Fatih Terim announced he would be resigning his post following their failure to qualify.[26]
Euro 2012
Turkey were drawn in Group A in qualification for Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Azerbaijan. The Turkish team reached the play-offs after beating Azerbaijan 1–0 but got eliminated 3–0 on aggregate by Croatia.
On 14 November 2012, Turkey celebrated their 500th match in a friendly game played against Denmark at the Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Before the match, footballers and coaches, who contributed to the national team's success in the past, were honoured. Turkish pop singer Hadise, who wore a national team jersey with the number 500, performed a small concert.[27][28]
2014 FIFA World Cup
Turkey were drawn in Group D in qualification for the 2014 World Cup, together with Andorra, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, finishing fourth. Turkey began to lose critical points during qualification and Abdullah Avcı was sacked soon after. Fatih Terim was put in charge for the third time to lead the national team, but a 2–0 defeat against the Netherlands ended hopes of qualification.
Euro 2016
Turkey were drawn in Group A in the qualification campaign for the Euro 2016, together with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The Turkish team qualified for their first major tournament in eight years as the best third-placed team after beating Iceland 1–0, with Selçuk İnan netting a free kick in the 89th minute. After over 18 months unbeaten, a loss to England as a pre-tournament friendly ended the team's winning streak, subsequently leading to back-to-back losses against Croatia and Spain in the tournament. Turkey won their last game against the Czech Republic, 2–0. They were minutes away from reaching the last 16, until a late winner for Ireland against Italy meant that the latter instead qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Despite elimination, youngster Emre Mor's skillful display and assist during the game revealed a hopeful future for Turkish football.
2018 FIFA World Cup
Turkey were drawn in UEFA Group I for the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. During the qualifiers, head coach Fatih Terim stood down after an off-field incident,[29] and 72-year-old former Romania manager Mircea Lucescu took over. After eight games, Turkey stood a strong chance of qualifying for the tournament, but a 0–3 defeat against Iceland at home ended automatic qualification hopes. After a 2–2 draw against Finland the team finished fourth in Group I.
Fixtures and results
2018
Turkey v Iran
28 May Friendly | Turkey | 2–1 | Iran | Istanbul, Turkey |
21:15 (UTC+3) | Tosun 6', 50' | Report | Dejagah 90+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
Tunisia v Turkey
1 June Friendly | Tunisia | 2–2 | Turkey | Geneva, Switzerland |
20:15 (UTC+2) | Badri 56' Sassi 79' | Report | Tosun 54' (pen.) Söyüncü 90' | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
Russia v Turkey
5 June Friendly | Russia | 1–1 | Turkey | Moscow, Russia |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Samedov 35' | Report | Mallı 59' | Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Turkey v Russia
7 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Turkey | 1–2 | Russia | Trabzon, Turkey |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) | Aziz 41' | Report | Cheryshev 13' Dzyuba 49' | Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Attendance: 29,702 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
Sweden v Turkey
10 September 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Sweden | 2–3 | Turkey | Solna, Sweden |
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) | Kiese Thelin 35' Claesson 49' | Report | Çalhanoğlu 51' Akbaba 88', 90+2' | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 21,832 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
Turkey v Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 October Friendly | Turkey | 0–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rize, Turkey |
20:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
Russia v Turkey
14 October 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Russia | 2–0 | Turkey | Sochi, Russia |
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Neustädter 20' Cheryshev 78' | Report | Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,288 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Turkey v Sweden
17 November 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Turkey | 0–1 | Sweden | Konya, Turkey |
18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) | Report | Granqvist 71' (pen.) | Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Turkey v Ukraine
20 November Friendly | Turkey | 0–0 | Ukraine | Antalya, Turkey |
19:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Antalya Arena Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo) |
2019
Albania v Turkey
22 March UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Albania | 0–2 | Turkey | Shkodër, Albania |
20:45 (UTC+1) | Report | Yılmaz 21' Çalhanoğlu 55' | Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Turkey v Moldova
25 March UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Turkey | 4–0 | Moldova | Eskişehir, Turkey |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Kaldırım 24' Tosun 26', 54' Ayhan 70' | Report | Stadium: New Eskişehir Stadium Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
Turkey v France
8 June UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Turkey | v | France | Konya, Turkey |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Büyükşehir Stadium |
Iceland v Turkey
11 June UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Iceland | v | Turkey | Reykjavík, Iceland |
18:45 (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
Turkey v Andorra
7 September UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Turkey | v | Andorra | Turkey |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
Moldova v Turkey
10 September UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Moldova | v | Turkey | Chișinău, Moldova |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium |
Turkey v Albania
11 October UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Turkey | v | Albania | Turkey |
21:45 (UTC+3) | Report |
France v Turkey
14 October UEFA Euro 2020 Q | France | v | Turkey | Saint-Denis, France |
20:45 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade de France |
Turkey v Iceland
14 November UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Turkey | v | Iceland | Turkey |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
Andorra v Turkey
17 November UEFA Euro 2020 Q | Andorra | v | Turkey | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
20:45 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional |
Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Şenol Güneş |
Assistant coach(es) | Kerem Yavaş |
Nedim Yiğit | |
Fitness coach | Mike Verhoeven |
Goalkeeping coach | Eren Aytekin |
Nurese | Sarper Çetinkaya |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Albania and Moldova, on 22 and 25 March 2019.
All caps and goals as of 25 March 2019 after match against Moldova.[30].mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player thbackground-color:inherit;border:0.mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player tdtext-align:center;border:0
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Sinan Bolat | (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 | 11 | 0 | Antwerp |
12 | 1GK | Mert Günok | (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 | 8 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
23 | 1GK | Uğurcan Çakır | (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
7 | 2DF | Gökhan Gönül | (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 | 66 | 1 | Beşiktaş |
3 | 2DF | Hasan Ali Kaldırım | (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 | 30 | 1 | Fenerbahçe |
4 | 2DF | Çağlar Söyüncü | (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 | 22 | 1 | Leicester City |
22 | 2DF | Kaan Ayhan | (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 | 20 | 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
2 | 2DF | Zeki Çelik | (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 | 6 | 0 | Lille |
13 | 2DF | Emre Taşdemir | (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 | 4 | 0 | Galatasaray |
16 | 2DF | Merih Demiral | (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 | 3 | 0 | Sassuolo |
18 | 2DF | Ozan Kabak | (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 | 0 | 0 | Stuttgart |
5 | 3MF | Emre Belözoğlu (Captain) | (1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 | 97 | 9 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
10 | 3MF | Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3rd captain) | (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 | 40 | 10 | Milan |
19 | 3MF | Yunus Mallı | (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 | 24 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
6 | 3MF | Okay Yokuşlu | (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 | 21 | 1 | Celta |
11 | 3MF | Yusuf Yazıcı | (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 | 11 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
14 | 3MF | Mahmut Tekdemir | (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 | 10 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
20 | 3MF | Deniz Türüç | (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 | 4 | 0 | Kayserispor |
8 | 3MF | Dorukhan Toköz | (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 | 2 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
3MF | Efecan Karaca | (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 | 1 | 0 | Alanyaspor | |
21 | 3MF | Emre Kılınç | (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | Sivasspor |
15 | 3MF | Güven Yalçın | (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
17 | 4FW | Burak Yılmaz (Vice-captain) | (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 | 54 | 24 | Beşiktaş |
9 | 4FW | Cenk Tosun | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 | 37 | 13 | Everton |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Muhammed Şengezer | (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Bursaspor | v. Albania, 22 March 2019PRE |
GK | Gökhan Akkan | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 | 0 | 0 | Çaykur Rizespor | v. Russia, 14 October 2018 |
GK | Harun Tekin | (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 | 2 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Russia, 5 June 2018 |
GK | Volkan Babacan | (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 | 35 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | v. Iran, 28 May 2018INJ |
DF | Serdar Aziz | (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 | 17 | 2 | Fenerbahçe | v. Sweden, 17 November 2018INJ |
DF | Şener Özbayraklı | (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 | 19 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Russia, 14 October 2018 |
DF | Uğur Demirok | (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 | 3 | 0 | Trabzonspor | v. Montenegro, 27 March 2018 |
DF | Ömer Toprak | (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 | 27 | 2 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018PRE |
MF | Mehmet Topal | (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 | 81 | 2 | Fenerbahçe | v. Albania, 22 March 2019PRE |
MF | Oğuzhan Özyakup | (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 | 41 | 1 | Beşiktaş | v. Albania, 22 March 2019PRE |
MF | İrfan Kahveci | (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 | 6 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | v. Albania, 22 March 2019PRE |
MF | Berkay Özcan | (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 | 3 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart | v. Russia, 14 October 2018 |
MF | Emre Akbaba | (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 | 6 | 3 | Galatasaray | v. Sweden, 10 September 2018INJ |
MF | Abdülkadir Ömür | (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Trabzonspor | v. Sweden, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Deniz Türüç | (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 | 2 | 0 | Kayserispor | v. Russia, 5 June 2018 |
MF | Alper Potuk | (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 | 17 | 1 | Fenerbahçe | v. Montenegro, 27 March 2018 |
MF | Selçuk İnan | (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 | 61 | 8 | Galatasaray | v. Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018 |
FW | Umut Bulut | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 | 39 | 10 | Kayserispor | v. Russia, 5 June 2018 |
FW | Emre Mor | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 | 15 | 1 | Celta | v. Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018PRE |
- Notes
PRE = Preliminary squad.
INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
Previous squads
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Rivalries
Turkey has developed several notable rivalries, the most well-known being with Croatia[31] and Greece.
Turkey and Croatia have played each other 9 times,[32] with their first encounter at Euro 1996; where both countries made their debuts in the opening match, which Croatia won 1–0.[33] A well-remembered match between them was at Euro 2008, which Turkey won on penalties after a 1–1 deadlock even after extra-time. With the win, Turkey reached the semi-finals in only their third appearance overall at the Euro finals.[34] The two teams faced each other in the 2012 Euro qualifying play-offs, with Croatia winning 3–0 in the first-leg in Istanbul, and advancing to the tournament finals following a 0–0 draw in the second-leg.[35][36] The two teams faced each other once again in a European competition at Euro 2016, playing in the opening match of Group D; with Croatia winning 1–0 through a sensational Luka Modrić volley.[37][38] Only three months after the match at the Euros, the two teams played in their opening match in Group I of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, which finished 1–1.[39] Exactly one year after this, Turkey won the reverse fixture 1–0 at home, which played a key part in both countries' qualifying campaign.[40][41]
Turkey also has a historical rivalry with Greece; having played them a total of 13 times, winning seven, drawing three and losing three games.[42] Both countries have been described as "punching above their weight"; with Greece winning Euro 2004 despite being classified as underdogs prior to the competition, and Turkey followed-up their World Cup semi-final appearance in 2002 by advancing to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where they were knocked out by Germany. Due to tension between the two countries and the dispute over Cyprus, coupled with several incidents occurring during matches between Turkish and Greek clubs, it has been described as one of the biggest international football rivalries.[43]
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1934 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1938 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1950 | Qualified but withdrew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
1954 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
1958 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1962 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
1966 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |||||||||
1970 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
1974 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
1978 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
1982 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||
1986 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||
1990 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||
1994 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |||||||||
1998 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | |||||||||
2002 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | |
2006 | Did not qualify | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | ||||||||
2010 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||
2014 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||
2018 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
2022 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2026 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Third Place | 2/23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 128 | 47 | 24 | 57 | 176 | 187 |
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
1968 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
1976 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
1980 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
1984 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||
1988 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |||||||||
1992 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
1996 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
2004 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||
2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
2020 | To be determined | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
2024 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Third Place | 4/17 | 15 | 4 | 2* | 9 | 13 | 22 | 112 | 46 | 27 | 39 | 140 | 149 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
List of UEFA European Football Championship matches | |||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
1996 | Group D | Turkey 0–1 Croatia | Loss | 11 June 1996 | Nottingham, England |
Turkey 0–1 Portugal | Loss | 14 June 1996 | Nottingham, England | ||
Turkey 0–3 Denmark | Loss | 19 June 1996 | Sheffield, England | ||
2000 | Group B | Turkey 1–2 Italy | Loss | 11 June 2000 | Arnhem, Netherlands |
Turkey 0–0 Sweden | Draw | 15 June 2000 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Turkey 2–0 Belgium | Win | 19 June 2000 | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Quarter-final | Turkey 0–2 Portugal | Loss | 24 June 2000 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
2008 | Group A | Turkey 0–2 Portugal | Loss | 7 June 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland |
Turkey 2–1 Switzerland | Win | 11 June 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic | Win | 15 June 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Quarter-final | Turkey 1–1 (pen. 3–1) Croatia | Draw | 20 June 2008 | Wien, Austria | |
Semi-final | Turkey 2–3 Germany | Loss | 25 June 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | |
2016 | Group D | Turkey 0–1 Croatia | Loss | 12 June 2016 | Paris, France |
Turkey 0–3 Spain | Loss | 17 June 2016 | Nice, France | ||
Turkey 2–0 Czech Republic | Win | 21 June 2016 | Lens, France |
Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1924 | Round 1 | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1928 | Round 1 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1936 | Round 1 | 15th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1948 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
1952 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
1956 | Withdrew | |||||||
1960 | Round 1 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1964 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1968 | ||||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1976 | ||||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1984 | Withdrew | |||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1992 | ||||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad |
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2003 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
Total | Third Place | 1/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Division | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2018–19 | B | Group stage Relegated | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
2020–21 | C | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Group stage League B | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Mediterranean Games record
Turkey B
Football at the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
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Year | Rank | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
1951 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1955 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
1963 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | ||
1967 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
1971 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
1975 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
1979 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1983 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
1987 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1991 – present | See Turkey national under-20 team | ||||||||
Total | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 |
Honours
- FIFA World Cup
Third place (1): 2002
- FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place (1): 2003
- UEFA European Football Championship
Semi-finals (1): 2008
Total results by opponent
The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2019.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Andorra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Austria | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 18 |
Azerbaijan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Belarus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Belgium | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Brazil | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Bulgaria | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
China PR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Croatia | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Czech Republic[a] | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 44 |
Denmark | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
East Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
England | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
Estonia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Finland | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 |
France | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
Germany[b] | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 |
Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Greece | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
Honduras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Hungary | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
Iceland | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
Iran | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republic of Ireland | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
Italy | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Kosovo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Latvia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
Macedonia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Malta | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Moldova | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Netherlands | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Northern Ireland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
Norway | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
Portugal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Romania | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 49 |
Russia[c] | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 37 |
San Marino | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Serbia[d] | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
South Korea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
Spain | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Sweden | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 |
Switzerland | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 |
Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Ukraine | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Wales | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Total | 568 | 214 | 133 | 221 | 747 | 819 |
^ Includes matches against Czechoslovakia.
^ Includes matches against West Germany.
^ Includes matches against Soviet Union.
^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia.
Player history
Most capped players
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.[44] As of March 26, 2019.
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rüştü Reçber | 1994–2012 | 120 | 0 |
2 | Hakan Şükür | 1992–2007 | 112 | 51 |
3 | Bülent Korkmaz | 1990–2005 | 102 | 3 |
4 | Arda Turan | 2006– | 100 | 17 |
5 | Emre Belözoğlu | 2000– | 97 | 9 |
6 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 1990–2007 | 94 | 2 |
7 | Alpay Özalan | 1995–2005 | 90 | 4 |
8 | Hamit Altıntop | 2004–2014 | 82 | 7 |
9 | Tuncay Şanlı | 2002–2010 | 80 | 22 |
10 | Mehmet Topal | 2008– | 80 | 2 |
Top goalscorers
Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone. Bold indicates still active players.[45] As of March 25, 2019.
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hakan Şükür | 1992–2007 | 51 | 112 | 0.46 |
2 | Burak Yılmaz | 2006– | 24 | 53 | 0.44 |
3 | Tuncay Şanlı | 2003–2010 | 22 | 80 | 0.28 |
4 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 1948–1963 | 21 | 46 | 0.46 |
5 | Metin Oktay | 1956–1968 | 19 | 36 | 0.53 |
Cemil Turan | 1969–1979 | 19 | 44 | 0.43 | |
Nihat Kahveci | 2000–2011 | 19 | 68 | 0.28 | |
8 | Arda Turan | 2006– | 17 | 100 | 0.17 |
9 | Zeki Rıza Sporel | 1923–1932 | 15 | 16 | 0.94 |
10 | Cenk Tosun | 2013- | 13 | 37 | 0.35 |
Past managers
Manager | Career Start | Career End | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Sami Yen | 26/10/1923 | 26/10/1923 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 00.0 |
Billy Hunter | 25/5/1924 | 12/9/1926 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 41.7 |
Bela Tóth | 17/7/1927 | 17/4/1932 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 25.0 |
Fred Pagnam | 22/4/1932 | 4/11/1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 00.0 |
James Donnelly | 12/7/1936 | 1/8/1937 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 00.0 |
Ignác Molnár | 23/4/1948 | 30/5/1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
Ulvi Yenal | 2/8/1948 | 5/8/1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 50.0 |
Pat Molloy | 28/11/1948 | 20/5/1949 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 60.0 |
Cihat Arman | 20/11/1949 | 20/11/1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 |
Pat Molloy | 28/5/1950 | 28/10/1950 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 50.0 |
Jimmy McCormick | 3/12/1950 | 10/6/1951 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.0 |
Rebii Erkal | 17/6/1951 | 21/11/1951 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 66.7 |
Sadri Usuoğlu | 1/6/1952 | 8/6/1952 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 00.0 |
Sandro Puppo | 8/6/1952 | 23/6/1954 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 33.3 |
Gündüz Kılıç | 17/10/1954 | 17/10/1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 00.0 |
Žarko Mihajlović | 3/4/1955 | 26/6/1955 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 00.0 |
Giovanni Varglien | 18/12/1955 | 01/05/1956 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16.7 |
Cihat Arman | 01/05/1956 | 25/11/1956 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 00.0 |
László Székely | 5/4/1957 | 8/12/1957 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 50.0 |
Leandro Remondini | 4/5/1958 | 10/5/1959 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 42.9 |
Ignác Molnár | 8/6/1960 | 8/6/1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
Sandro Puppo | 27/11/1960 | 16/5/1962 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 40.0 |
Şeref Görkey | 10/10/1962 | 10/10/1962 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
Ljubiša Spajić | 25/11/1962 | 16/12/1962 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25.0 |
Sandro Puppo | 27/3/1963 | 9/10/1964 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 00.0 |
Cihat Arman | 27/9/1964 | 20/12/1964 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 33.3 |
Sandro Puppo | 24/1/1965 | 9/5/1965 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 00.0 |
Doğan Andaç | 21/7/1965 | 25/7/1965 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50.0 |
Sandro Puppo | 9/10/1965 | 30/5/1966 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20.0 |
Adnan Süvari | 12/10/1966 | 17/1/1969 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 29.4 |
Abdullah Gegić | 30/4/1969 | 16/11/1969 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 50.0 |
Cihat Arman | 17/10/1970 | 14/11/1971 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16.7 |
Nicolae Petrescu | 5/12/1971 | 5/12/1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Coşkun Özarı | 12/4/1972 | 31/10/1976 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 27.6 |
Doğan Andaç | 17/11/1976 | 17/11/1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 00.0 |
Metin Türel | 16/2/1977 | 5/10/1978 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 15.4 |
Sabri Kiraz | 29/11/1978 | 15/10/1980 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 41.7 |
Özkan Sümer | 3/12/1980 | 25/3/1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 00.0 |
Fethi Demircan | 15/4/1981 | 7/10/1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 00.0 |
Coşkun Özarı | 22/9/1982 | 4/4/1984 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 29.4 |
Candan Tarhan | 6/9/1984 | 14/11/1984 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20.0 |
Yılmaz Gökdel | 22/12/1984 | 3/4/1985 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
Kálmán Mészöly | 1/5/1985 | 28/8/1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 00.0 |
Coşkun Özarı | 11/9/1985 | 12/11/1986 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12.5 |
Mustafa Denizli | 4/3/1987 | 16/12/1987 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16.7 |
Tınaz Tırpan | 16/3/1988 | 15/11/1989 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 45.5 |
Fatih Terim | 11/4/1990 | 11/4/1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 00.0 |
Sepp Piontek | 27/5/1990 | 28/4/1993 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 14.8 |
Fatih Terim | 27/10/1993 | 19/6/1996 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 51.5 |
Mustafa Denizli | 14/8/1996 | 24/6/2000 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 35.5 |
Şenol Güneş | 16/8/2000 | 18/2/2004 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 50 | 46.0 |
Ünal Karaman | 31/3/2004 | 31/3/2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 00.0 |
Ersun Yanal | 28/4/2004 | 8/6/2005 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 53.3 |
Fatih Terim | 17/8/2005 | 14/10/2009 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 86 | 71 | 39.7 |
Oğuz Çetin | 3/3/2010 | 29/5/2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 75.0 |
Guus Hiddink | 1/8/2010 | 15/11/2011 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 43.7 |
Abdullah Avcı | 17/11/2011 | 20/08/2013 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 33.3 |
Fatih Terim | 22/8/2013 | 26/7/2017 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 38 | 62.0 |
Mircea Lucescu | 2/8/2017 | 11/2/2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16.6 |
Şenol Güneş | 1/6/2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Decoration
In 2002, the national team was honored with the Turkish "State Medal of Distinguished Service" for its third place achievement at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. All the team members, coaches and officials were bestowed by a medal.[46]
Gallery
Arda Turan is one of the longest-serving captains of the national team.
Semih Şentürk is the all-time top scorer of the national team at the UEFA European Championship.
Nuri Şahin was for a long period the youngest debutant of the national team.
Selçuk İnan scored the 700th goal in the history of the national team.
Lefter Küçükandonyadis played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Feridun Buğeker played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Fatih Terim is the most-serving manager in the history of the national team, managing it on four separate occasions.
Şenol Güneş The most successful manager, who managed the national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup that finished 3rd place. The national team's highest ranking (10th) was achieved under Şenol Güneş
Sepp Piontek managed the national team between 1990 and 1993.
Mustafa Denizli managed the national team during Euro 2000.
Nihat Bekdik represented Turkey on 21 occasions, captaining them 10 times.
Zeki Rıza Sporel during the coin toss between Turkey and Egypt before the Summer Olympics match on 28 May 1928.
Hakkı Yeten during a match against Hungary on 22 April 1932.
Turgay Şeren and Cor van der Hart on 4 May 1958.
Notes
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- Fifa.com Rankings – Turkey
- Turkish Football Federation Site
External links
Official website (in Turkish) (in English)