Çorum FK represents the city of Çorum in Turkey’s professional football system, carrying red-and-black traditions into a modern era. Founded in 1997, the club has progressed through the national divisions and established its recent presence in the 1. Lig and Türkiye Kupası. This page brings together the recorded 2026 squad, coaching chronology, documented player movement, competition history and the club’s wider identity, including its stadium setting, local roots and Kırmızı Şimşekler nickname.
Çorum FK Upcoming matches by league
Süper Lig
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- Regular Season - 6
Çorum FK
Alanyaspor
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- Regular Season - 7
Gaziantep FKNo H2HÇorum FK
Gaziantep Stadyumu -
- Regular Season - 8
Çorum FKNo H2HRizespor
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- Regular Season - 9
GöztepeNo H2HÇorum FK
Çorum FK Last matches by league
Süper Lig
1. Lig
Türkiye Kupası
Çorum FK Team Roster
Çorum FK’s recorded squad contains 29 players: three goalkeepers, nine defenders, 13 midfielders and four attackers. The group includes Marcos Felipe in goal, Alexandre Penetra and H. Smolčić in defence, and Fredy, D. Aleksić and Y. Ramadani in midfield. The attacking options include M. Thiam, C. Ramírez and E. Gürlük, while A. Şengül, A. Akkaynak and M. Diomandé add further positional variety. Shirt numbers are recorded alongside the roster, including number 1 for Marcos Felipe and number 9 for M. Thiam. The list spans all four positional categories, with the latest recorded snapshot.
position Goalkeeper
Marcos Felipe de Freitas Monteiro
Erhan Erentürk
Arif Şimşir
position Defender
Serdar Saatçı
Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia
Hrvoje Smolčić
Gökhan Sazdağı
Arda Hilmi Şengül
Hüseyin Bulut
Andrei Sebastian Borza
Cemali Sertel
position Midfielder
Berat Ayberk Özdemir
Cengiz Ünder
Atakan Akkaynak
Markus Seehusen Karlsbakk
Mohammed Baba Diomandé
Alfredo Kulembe Ribeiro
Ylber Ramadani
Göktan Gürpüz
Ermin Mahmić
Ahmed Ildız
Kenan Fakılı
F. Cetinkaya
Alexandros Kyziridis
position Attacker
Mame Baba Thiam
Youssoufa Moukoko
Serdar Gürler
Emircan Gürlük
Jesús Andrés Ramírez Díaz
Last Çorum FK Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment began on 1 August 2025, when Çağdaş Çavuş entered the timeline for Çorum FK. The available record does not confirm that he remains in the role, so the chronology is presented without current-role wording. Tuncay Şanlı appears from 1 March to 1 April 2025, following Serkan Özbalta’s spell from November 2023 to March 2025. Tahsin Tam and Mert Nobre are earlier entries, covering November 2022 to November 2023 and July to October 2022 respectively.
Çağdaş Çavuş
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çağdaş Çavuş | Türkiye | 1 August 2025 | |
| Tuncay Şanlı | Türkiye | 1 March 2025 | 1 April 2025 |
| Can Güçer | Germany | 1 February 2025 | |
| 1 November 2023 | 1 March 2025 | ||
| Tahsin Tam | Türkiye | 1 November 2022 | 1 November 2023 |
| Márcio Ferreira Perreira Nobre | Brazil | 1 July 2022 | 1 October 2022 |
| Ergün Penbe | Türkiye | 1 January 2022 | 1 May 2022 |
| Ahmet Yıldırım | Türkiye | 1 August 2021 | 1 December 2021 |
| İsmet Taşdemir | Türkiye | 1 November 2020 | 1 May 2021 |
| Bahri Kaya | Türkiye | 1 August 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
| Yavuz Selim Sümer | Türkiye | 1 March 2020 | 1 June 2020 |
| Ahmet Yurtsever | Türkiye | 1 February 2020 | 1 February 2020 |
| Bahri Kaya | Türkiye | 1 March 2019 | 1 February 2020 |
| Marco Aurélio Brito Dos Prazeres | Brazil | 1 October 2018 | |
| Ersin Küçükoğlu | Türkiye | 1 September 2018 | 1 March 2019 |
| Fahrettin Sayhan | Türkiye | 1 August 2018 | 1 September 2018 |
| Cüneyt Biçer | Türkiye | 1 March 2018 | 1 April 2018 |
| Erkan Bölükbaş | Türkiye | 1 July 2017 | 1 March 2018 |
| Gürses Kılıç | Türkiye | 1 December 2016 | 1 May 2017 |
| Serdar Bozkurt | Türkiye | 1 October 2015 | 1 December 2016 |
| Fahrettin Sayhan | Türkiye | 1 July 2015 | 1 November 2015 |
| Yavuz İncedal | Türkiye | 1 July 2014 | 1 June 2015 |
| Mustafa Altındağ | Türkiye | 1 April 2014 | 1 May 2014 |
| Hayrettin Gümüşdağ | Türkiye | 1 September 2012 | 1 February 2013 |
Çorum FK Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a broad mix of movement types rather than a single route into the squad. Transfers include A. Kyziridis from Heart Of Midlothian, B. Özdemir from Başakşehir, C. Ramírez from Nacional, A. Borza from Rapid and Y. Ramadani from Lecce. Alexandre Penetra arrived on loan from AZ Alkmaar. E. Erentürk, E. Gürlük and several others were recorded as free agents, while H. Akdoğan, E. Eze, Semih Akyıldız, O. Sahin and K. Fakılı returned from loan. This is a dated sample of arrivals, not a complete seasonal total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ç. Söyüncü |
Fenerbahçe
|
Free agent | 2 September 2026 |
| Y. Moukoko |
FC Copenhagen
|
Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| Ermin Mahmić |
Slovan Liberec
|
Transfer | 28 August 2026 |
| C. Ünder |
Fenerbahçe
|
Free agent | 27 August 2026 |
| G. Gürpüz |
Trabzonspor
|
Loan | 26 August 2026 |
| M. Diomandé |
Rangers
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
| A. Kyziridis |
Heart Of Midlothian
|
Transfer | 9 August 2026 |
| B. Özdemir |
Başakşehir
|
Transfer | 8 August 2026 |
| C. Ramírez |
Nacional
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| Alexandre Penetra |
AZ Alkmaar
|
Loan | 2 August 2026 |
| A. Borza |
Rapid
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| H. Bulut |
Keçiörengücü
|
Transfer | 10 July 2026 |
| Marcos Felipe |
Eyüpspor
|
Transfer | 9 July 2026 |
| H. Abdulkareem |
Al Zawra'a
|
Free agent | 7 July 2026 |
| H. Yeşilyurt |
Sarıyer
|
Free agent | 7 July 2026 |
The recorded departures include free-agent moves for F. Yazgan, E. Kaş, I. Šehić, E. Eze, J. Attamah and B. Samudio, alongside transfers involving H. Yeşilyurt, B. Arı, M. Aktas and A. Kıvanç. O. Sahin and Semih Akyıldız were loaned out, while E. Sarıkaya and Z. Ibrahim returned from loan. Other listed moves sent players to Esenler Erokspor, Sarıyer, Kırıkkale Büyük Anadolu, Bursaspor and overseas destinations. These entries form a recorded sample rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Abdulkareem |
Al Zawra'a
|
Loan | 25 August 2026 |
| Semih Akyıldız |
Ankara Demirspor
|
Loan | 25 August 2026 |
| Ü. Ergün |
Sarıyer
|
Free agent | 21 August 2026 |
| B. Coban |
Esenler Erokspor
|
Free agent | 20 August 2026 |
| S. Osmanoğlu |
Vanspor FK
|
Free agent | 19 August 2026 |
| B. Coban |
Esenler Erokspor
|
Free agent | 18 August 2026 |
| S. Osmanoğlu |
Vanspor FK
|
Free agent | 18 August 2026 |
| F. Yazgan |
Esenler Erokspor
|
Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| E. Karadağ |
Sarıyer
|
Loan | 11 August 2026 |
| F. Yazgan |
Esenler Erokspor
|
Free agent | 10 August 2026 |
| H. Yeşilyurt |
Sarıyer
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| H. Yeşilyurt |
Sarıyer
|
Transfer | 5 August 2026 |
| Y. Erdoğan |
Esenler Erokspor
|
- | 31 July 2026 |
| Pedrinho |
Antalyaspor
|
Free agent | 29 July 2026 |
| B. Arı |
Kırıkkale Büyük Anadolu
|
Transfer | 28 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recorded movement around Çorum FK in the available period shows activity on both sides of the squad. Arrivals include transfers, a loan from AZ Alkmaar, free-agent additions and several returns from loan, while departures include free-agent exits, transfers, a loan move and returns to parent clubs. The named arrivals connect the team with clubs in Turkey and abroad, including Heart Of Midlothian, Nacional, Rapid, Lecce and Eintracht Frankfurt. Departures link Çorum FK with Esenler Erokspor, Sarıyer, Bursaspor, Zulte Waregem, Grenoble and FK Partizan. Because both lists are limited samples rather than exhaustive logs, they support a description of varied player movement but not a definitive balance of recruitment and departures. No recorded fees are provided, so the financial scale of this activity cannot be assessed from the available information.
Leagues Çorum FK has participated in
Çorum FK’s latest recorded competition entries are the 1. Lig from 2023 through 2025 and Türkiye Kupası from 2012 through 2025. Both are the most recently active entries in the history, although neither has a listed season for 2026. Earlier records cover 2. Lig from 2019 to 2022, Friendlies Clubs from 2023 to 2024, and three 3. Lig group entries spanning 2012 to 2018. The 3. Lig history includes Groups 1, 2 and 3, with Group 2 appearing only in 2013. Together, these records trace the club’s route through Turkish league and cup football.
More about Çorum FK
Çorum FK is the professional football club associated with Çorum, a city in northern Anatolia that sits on historic routes between Central Anatolia and the Black Sea coast. The club was founded in 1997, and its modern identity developed through a sequence of local rebrandings that included Çorum Belediyespor and Yeni Çorumspor before the Çorum FK name became established. The club’s recorded competitive path reflects steady movement through the Turkish football structure. Its history includes the 3. Lig, 2. Lig and 1. Lig, together with long-running participation in the Türkiye Kupası. That progression gives Çorum FK a distinctly domestic football profile, rooted in regional representation rather than a continental tradition. The team’s recent competition record is centred on the 1. Lig and Türkiye Kupası, with the latest recorded season listed as 2025. Home matches are associated with Çorum City Stadium, or Çorum Şehir Stadyumu, in the Çepni neighbourhood of the central Merkez district. Opened in 2020, the modern arena is reported to hold 15,000 spectators and includes a heated pitch. Its scale and design reflect the city’s ambitions for stronger sporting infrastructure. Red and black are the club’s defining colours, while the traditional nickname Kırmızı Şimşekler translates as The Red Lightnings. The crest’s Hittite Sun motif, known locally as Hitit Güneşi, connects the football identity with Çorum’s ancient Anatolian heritage. Çorum FK operates as a joint-stock football company, reflecting a governance model tied to local civic and industrial stakeholders. The result is a club shaped by professional competition, municipal roots, regional symbolism and a continuing place in Turkish football.
Last matches statistics for Çorum FK
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Çorum FK
1 - 1
Erzurumspor FK
|
8 / 14 |
|
87 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
|
Çorum FK
1 - 0
Keçiörengücü
|
2 / 7 |
|
79 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
|
BB Bodrumspor
1 - 0
Çorum FK
|
2 / 13 |
|
86 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
|
Çorum FK
1 - 0
BB Bodrumspor
|
7 / 34 |
|
83 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
|
Erokspor
0 - 2
Çorum FK
|
4 / 11 |
|
80 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
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Galatasaray
2 - 2
Çorum FK
|
3 / 8 |
|
70 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
|
Çorum FK
0 - 1
Kasımpaşa
|
2 / 16 |
|
91 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
|
Beşiktaş
6 - 2
Çorum FK
|
3 / 11 |
|
84 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
|
Çorum FK
3 - 0
Eyüpspor
|
9 / 19 |
|
92 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
|
Samsunspor
1 - 5
Çorum FK
|
8 / 12 |
|
84 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
Detailed statistics Çorum FK
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).