Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football.
History Prior to 1984 the club colors were yellow and black. They played for 11 seasons on the top-level of Turkish football. Their best result was finishing 1st League (Now Super Lig) as 3rd in 1987–88 season. The club was the first team from the Eastern Anatolia region to qualify for a European cup, 2003–04 UEFA Cup. They relegated to amateur level after the matches of 31 March 2011. At the end of the 2011–2012 season the club finally relegated to Malatya First Amateur League after five successive relegations due to financial mismanagement. TFF Malatyaspor'a acımadı mackolik.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
Malatyaspor managed three times to qualify for the semi-finals of the Turkish Cup: 1987, 1989 and 2003.
League participations Turkish Super League: 1984–90, 2001–06 TFF First League: 1967–68, 1973–77, 1980–84, 1990–01, 2006–09 TFF Second League: 1968–73, 1977–80, 2009–10 TFF Third League: 2010–11 Turkish Regional Amateur League: 2011–12, 2023– Amatör Futbol Ligleri: 2012–2023
Honours TFF First League Winners (1): 1983–84 TFF Third League Winners (1): 1972–73 Amatör Futbol Ligleri: Winners (1): 2022–23
European Cups
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD UEFA Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
UEFA Cup: Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate2003–041R FC Basel 0–2 2–1 (aet)2–3
UEFA Ranking history:
Season Rank Points Ref.2004155 12.6562005164 11.8722006180 10.6342007167 10.7912008149 12.469
References
External links (archived) Malatyaspor on TFF.org