Turkey national football team

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Turkey
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars)[1]
Association
Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF)
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Şenol Güneş (from 1 June)[2]
CaptainMehmet Topal
Most caps

Rüştü Reçber (120)
Top scorer
Hakan Şükür (51)
FIFA codeTUR[3]
















First colours














Second colours


FIFA ranking
Current 41 Decrease 2 (7 February 2019)[4]
Highest5 (June 2004)
Lowest67 (October 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 36 Increase 2 (27 March 2019)[5]
Highest10 (16 October 2002, November 2002)
Lowest72 (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
Appearances2 (first in 1954)
Best resultThird place, 2002
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1996)
Best resultSemi-finals, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultThird 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





Turkey against Romania in 1923.



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 national football team on an Azerbaijan stamp for 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.




Turkey against France on 5 June 2009.



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




The Turkish team during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.


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 against Austria on 29 March 2016.


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












Tunisia  v  Turkey












Russia  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Russia












Sweden  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina












Russia  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Sweden












Turkey  v  Ukraine












2019



Albania  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Moldova












Turkey  v  France












Iceland  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Andorra












Moldova  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Albania












France  v  Turkey












Turkey  v  Iceland












Andorra  v  Turkey












Personnel





Şenol Güneş, the current manager of the Turkey national football team.




Current technical staff














Position
Name
Head coach

Turkey Şenol Güneş
Assistant coach(es)

Turkey Kerem Yavaş

Turkey Nedim Yiğit
Fitness coach

United States Mike Verhoeven
Goalkeeping coach

Turkey Eren Aytekin
Nurese

Turkey 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.
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No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
1

1GK

Sinan Bolat

(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 30)
11
0

Belgium Antwerp
12

1GK

Mert Günok

(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 30)
8
0

Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
23

1GK

Uğurcan Çakır

(1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 22)
0
0

Turkey Trabzonspor

7

2DF

Gökhan Gönül

(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 34)
66
1

Turkey Beşiktaş
3

2DF

Hasan Ali Kaldırım

(1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 29)
30
1

Turkey Fenerbahçe
4

2DF

Çağlar Söyüncü

(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 22)
22
1

England Leicester City
22

2DF

Kaan Ayhan

(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 24)
20
1

Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
2

2DF

Zeki Çelik

(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 22)
6
0

France Lille
13

2DF

Emre Taşdemir

(1995-08-08) 8 August 1995 (age 23)
4
0

Turkey Galatasaray
16

2DF

Merih Demiral

(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 21)
3
0

Italy Sassuolo
18

2DF

Ozan Kabak

(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 19)
0
0

Germany Stuttgart

5

3MF

Emre Belözoğlu (Captain)

(1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 38)
97
9

Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
10

3MF

Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3rd captain)

(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 25)
40
10

Italy Milan
19

3MF

Yunus Mallı

(1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 27)
24
1

Germany VfL Wolfsburg
6

3MF

Okay Yokuşlu

(1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 25)
21
1

Spain Celta
11

3MF

Yusuf Yazıcı

(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 22)
11
0

Turkey Trabzonspor
14

3MF

Mahmut Tekdemir

(1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 31)
10
0

Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
20

3MF

Deniz Türüç

(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 26)
4
0

Turkey Kayserispor
8

3MF

Dorukhan Toköz

(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 22)
2
0

Turkey Beşiktaş


3MF

Efecan Karaca

(1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 (age 29)
1
0

Turkey Alanyaspor
21

3MF

Emre Kılınç

(1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 24)
0
0

Turkey Sivasspor
15

3MF

Güven Yalçın

(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 20)
0
0

Turkey Beşiktaş

17

4FW

Burak Yılmaz (Vice-captain)

(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 33)
54
24

Turkey Beşiktaş
9

4FW

Cenk Tosun

(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 27)
37
13

England 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

GK

Muhammed Şengezer

(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 22)
0
0

Turkey Bursaspor
v.  Albania, 22 March 2019PRE

GK

Gökhan Akkan

(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 24)
0
0

Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
v.  Russia, 14 October 2018

GK

Harun Tekin

(1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 (age 29)
2
0

Turkey Fenerbahçe
v.  Russia, 5 June 2018

GK

Volkan Babacan

(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 30)
35
0

Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
v.  Iran, 28 May 2018INJ


DF

Serdar Aziz

(1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 28)
17
2

Turkey Fenerbahçe
v.  Sweden, 17 November 2018INJ

DF

Şener Özbayraklı

(1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 29)
19
0

Turkey Fenerbahçe
v.  Russia, 14 October 2018

DF

Uğur Demirok

(1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 30)
3
0

Turkey Trabzonspor
v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2018

DF

Ömer Toprak

(1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 29)
27
2

Germany Borussia Dortmund
v.  Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018PRE


MF

Mehmet Topal

(1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 33)
81
2

Turkey Fenerbahçe
v.  Albania, 22 March 2019PRE

MF

Oğuzhan Özyakup

(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 26)
41
1

Turkey Beşiktaş
v.  Albania, 22 March 2019PRE

MF

İrfan Kahveci

(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 23)
6
0

Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
v.  Albania, 22 March 2019PRE

MF

Berkay Özcan

(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 21)
3
0

Germany VfB Stuttgart
v.  Russia, 14 October 2018

MF

Emre Akbaba

(1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 26)
6
3

Turkey Galatasaray
v.  Sweden, 10 September 2018INJ

MF

Abdülkadir Ömür

(1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 19)
0
0

Turkey Trabzonspor
v.  Sweden, 10 September 2018

MF

Deniz Türüç

(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 26)
2
0

Turkey Kayserispor
v.  Russia, 5 June 2018

MF

Alper Potuk

(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 27)
17
1

Turkey Fenerbahçe
v.  Montenegro, 27 March 2018

MF

Selçuk İnan

(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 34)
61
8

Turkey Galatasaray
v.  Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018


FW

Umut Bulut

(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 36)
39
10

Turkey Kayserispor
v.  Russia, 5 June 2018

FW

Emre Mor

(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 21)
15
1

Spain Celta
v.  Republic of Ireland, 23 March 2018PRE
Notes

  • PRE = Preliminary squad.


  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.


Previous squads









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
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Uruguay 1930

Did not enter







Italy 1934

Withdrew







France 1938

Did not enter







Brazil 1950

Qualified but withdrew
1
1
0
0
7
0

Switzerland 1954
Group stage
9th
3
1
0
2
10
11
3
1
1
1
4
6

Sweden 1958

Withdrew







Chile 1962

Did not qualify
4
2
0
2
4
4

England 1966
6
1
0
5
4
19

Mexico 1970
4
0
0
4
2
13

West Germany 1974
6
2
2
2
5
3

Argentina 1978
6
2
1
3
9
5

Spain 1982
8
0
0
8
1
22

Mexico 1986
8
0
1
7
2
24

Italy 1990
8
3
1
4
12
10

United States 1994
10
3
1
6
11
19

France 1998
8
4
2
2
21
9

South Korea Japan 2002

Third Place

3rd

7

4

1

2

10

6
12
8
3
1
24
8

Germany 2006

Did not qualify
14
7
5
2
27
13

South Africa 2010
10
4
3
3
13
10

Brazil 2014
10
5
1
4
16
9

Russia 2018
10
4
3
3
14
13

Qatar 2022

To be determined







Canada Mexico United States 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
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

France 1960

Did not qualify
2
1
0
1
2
3

Spain 1964
2
0
0
2
0
7

Italy 1968
6
1
2
3
3
8

Belgium 1972
6
2
1
3
5
13

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
6
2
2
2
5
10

Italy 1980
6
3
1
2
5
5

France 1984
8
3
1
4
8
16

West Germany 1988
6
0
2
4
2
16

Sweden 1992
6
0
0
6
1
14

England 1996
Group stage
16th
3
0
0
3
0
5
8
4
3
1
16
8

Belgium Netherlands 2000
Quarter-finals
6th
4
1
1
2
3
4
10
5
4
1
16
7

Portugal 2004

Did not qualify
10
6
2
2
19
8

Austria Switzerland 2008

Semi-finals
3rd
5
2
1*
2
8
9
12
7
3
2
25
11

Poland Ukraine 2012

Did not qualify
12
5
3
4
13
14

France 2016
Group stage
17th
3
1
0
2
2
4
10
5
3
2
14
9

Europe 2020

To be determined
2
2
0
0
6
0

Germany 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.















































































Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.




Turkey at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.



Summer Olympics



















































































Olympic Games record
Year
Result
Position

GP

W

D*

L

GS

GA

France 1924
Round 113th100125

Netherlands 1928
Round 114th100117

Nazi Germany 1936
Round 115th100101

United Kingdom 1948
Quarter-finals6th210153

Finland 1952
Quarter-finals8th210138

Australia 1956

Withdrew

Italy 1960
Round 114th3012310

Japan 1964

Did not qualify

Mexico 1968

West Germany 1972

Canada 1976

Soviet Union 1980

United States 1984

Withdrew

South Korea 1988

Did not qualify

Spain 1992

United States 1996

Australia 2000

Greece 2004

China 2008

United Kingdom 2012

Brazil 2016
TotalQuarter-finals6/231021714
34


FIFA Confederations Cup






































FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year
Round
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
Squad

Saudi Arabia 1992

Did not qualify

Saudi Arabia 1995

Saudi Arabia 1997

Mexico 1999

South Korea Japan 2001

France 2003

Third Place

3rd

5

2

1

2

8

8

Squad

Germany 2005

Did not qualify

South Africa 2009

Brazil 2013

Russia 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 Turkey





































































































Football at the Mediterranean Games
Year
Rank
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA

Egypt 1951
-000000

Spain 1955
-000000

Lebanon 1959
2211074

Italy 1963
25311127

Tunisia 1967
4521257

Turkey 1971
3431041

Algeria1975
7402215

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979
5311122

Morocco 1983
2420245

Syria 1987
3530262

1991 – present

See Turkey national under-20 team
Total8/1032157104133


Honours




Turkey national football team on an Azerbaijan stamp for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


  • FIFA World Cup

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2002


  • FIFA Confederations Cup

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2003


  • UEFA European Football Championship

3rd, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals (1): 2008



Total results by opponent


The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2019.





































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































  1. ^ Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.


  2. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.


  3. ^ Includes matches against  Soviet Union.


  4. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.




Player history




Most capped players





Rüştü Reçber is Turkey's most capped player with 120 caps.


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





Hakan Şükür is Turkey's all-time record goalscorer with 51 goals.


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






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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



Notes





References




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  • Fifa.com Rankings – Turkey

  • Turkish Football Federation Site


External links



  • Official website (in Turkish) (in English)











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