Batman Petrolspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Batman. Formed in 1960, the club colours are red, white, and black and they play their home matches at Batman Stadium. The club is named Petrolspor because Batman is the largest producer of oil in Turkey.Batman britannica.com, accessed 25 June 2010 The club is owned by TPAO. https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/batman-petrolsporun-devredildigi-aciklandi
History Batman Petrolspor was founded in 1960 with several branches including athletics, basketball, football, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The club played amateur football in the Diyarbakır regional leagues until 1986 when they won promotion to the 3. Lig. The club won promotion to the 2. Lig soon after and competed in the division for several years.Tarihçe batmanpetrolsk.org , accessed 25 June 2010
They have never won promotion to the Süper Lig, falling in the 2. Lig promotion semi-finals to Göztepe. The club were relegated to the 3.Lig at the end of the 2005–06 season. Their greatest success in the Turkish Cup came in 1977 when they reached the fourth round, losing to Kocaelispor 3–0 on aggregate.Pekin, Cem 1976–1977 – 15. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 25 June 2010 At the time, Batman Petrolspor were still competing in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. After winning the TFF Third League 2nd Group in the 2023-24 season, the club managed the following season to win the TFF Second League White Group earning a place in the TFF First League.
Stadium The club plays its home matches at Batman Stadium. The stadium seats 15,000 spectators. The club previously played its home matches at the 16 Mayıs Stadium.
Noted players Batman Petrolspor have produced Orhan Kapucu, a Batman native, and Ozan İpek, both capped by the Turkey national football team. Kapucu went on to play for several clubs, most notably Fenerbahçe.FENERBAHÇE'NIN 1988–1989 SEZONU turkfutbolu.net , accessed 25 June 2010 He earned his solitary cap in a Euro 1988 qualifying match against Northern Ireland on 12 November 1986.Orhan Kapucu scoreshelf.com, accessed 25 June 2010 İpek currently plays for Bursaspor, winning the 2009-10 Süper Lig.Bursaspor şampiyon! cnnturk.com , accessed 25 June 2010 He earned his first cap for the Turkey national football team in a friendly match against Honduras on 3 March 2010.TÜRKİYE HONDURAS tff.org , accessed 25 June 2010
Current squad
Out on loan
References
External links Official website Batman Petrolspor on TFF.org