Erokspor Squad, Coach and Club History

Erokspor

Erokspor is an Istanbul football club founded in 1959, with its modern identity closely associated with the Esenler district and its green-and-yellow colors. Home matches are played at Esenler Stadium, a compact municipal venue that reflects the club’s local setting. Its story runs from grassroots football in the city into Turkey’s professional pyramid, combining a long community presence with an established place in domestic football. Erokspor remains a distinctive Esenler institution within Istanbul’s broad football culture.

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Xtra rating
1449
Conservative: 789
Rank club
1858
Updated: 7 September 2026

Erokspor Upcoming matches by league

1. Lig

  • - Regular Season - 8
    Erokspor
    Fatih Karagümrük
  • - Regular Season - 9
    İstanbulspor
    No H2H
    Erokspor
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Manisa BBSK
    No H2H
    Erokspor
  • - Regular Season - 11
    Erokspor
    No H2H
    Mardin BB

Erokspor Last matches by league

1. Lig

  • - Regular Season - 7
    Bursaspor
    Erokspor
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Erokspor
    Kayserispor
  • - Regular Season - 5
    BB Bodrumspor
    Erokspor
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Erokspor
    76 Iğdır Belediyespor

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies 2
    Rizespor
    Erokspor
    Çaykur Didi Stadyumu
  • - Club Friendlies 2
    Galatasaray
    Erokspor

Türkiye Kupası

  • - 5th Round
    Erokspor
    İstanbulspor
    Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu
  • - 4th Round
    Karaman Belediyespor
    Erokspor
    Yeni Karaman Stadyumu

2. Lig

  • - Beyaz - 38
    Serik Belediyespor
    Erokspor
  • - Beyaz - 37
    Erokspor
    Adıyaman 1954
    Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu
  • - Beyaz - 36
    Buca FK
    Erokspor
    Yeni Buca Stadı
  • - Beyaz - 35
    Erokspor
    Bursaspor
    Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu

Erokspor Team Roster

The 23-player recorded roster contains five attackers, seven defenders, two goalkeepers and nine midfielders. The attacking group includes B. Samudio, K. Kanatsızkuş, M. Genc, P. Guèye and Y. Arda Ozyurt. Defensive options include Luccas Claro, H. Bilazer, E. Alic and T. Tekin, while E. Canpolat and E. Çetin provide the listed goalkeeping cover. Midfield is the largest unit, featuring A. Zeqiri, F. Yazgan, G. Kanga, M. Buljubašić, N. Janvier, R. Niyaz and Y. Erdoğan. Squad numbers range from 4 to 88, with several duplicates recorded.

position Goalkeeper

22 Erdem Canpolat
Erdem Canpolat
GK Germany
34 Osman Ertuğrul Çetin
67 Muhammet Doğukan Demir

position Defender

14 Onur Ulaş
Onur Ulaş
DEF Türkiye
21 Bahadır Öztürk
Bahadır Öztürk
DEF Türkiye
33 Enes Alıç
Enes Alıç
DEF Türkiye
39 Erkan Kaş
Erkan Kaş
DEF Türkiye
55
70 Furkan Orak
Furkan Orak
DEF Türkiye
77 Hayrullah Bilazer
Hayrullah Bilazer
DEF Türkiye

position Midfielder

5 Mikail Okyar
Mikail Okyar
MID Türkiye
6 Tugay Kaçar
Tugay Kaçar
MID Türkiye
7 Nicolas Janvier
Nicolas Janvier
MID France
8 Guélor Kanga Kaku
10 Recep Niyaz
Recep Niyaz
MID Türkiye
11 Mame Mor Faye
Mame Mor Faye
MID Senegal
17
20 Muhamed Buljubašić
Muhamed Buljubašić
MID Bosnia-Herzegovina
27 Ferhat Yazgan
Ferhat Yazgan
MID Germany
53 Yusuf Erdoğan
Yusuf Erdoğan
MID Türkiye
88 Altin Zeqiri
Altin Zeqiri
MID Finland

position Attacker

Last Erokspor Coachs

Osman Özköylü is recorded as Erokspor’s current head coach from 1 March 2025, making him the latest appointment in the club’s coaching history. The preceding January to March 2025 interval includes Bülent Korkmaz and Güray Gündogdu in the recorded chronology. Mehmet Altıparmak is listed from April 2023 to January 2025, following Mustafa Reşit Akçay’s tenure from September 2022 to April 2023. The sequence points to a period of notable coaching turnover before Özköylü’s ongoing spell.

Osman Özköylü

Osman Özköylü

Türkiye
Coach since 1 March 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Osman Özköylü Türkiye 1 March 2025
Bülent Korkmaz Türkiye 1 January 2025 1 March 2025
Güray Gündogdu Türkiye 1 January 2025 1 March 2025
Mehmet Altıparmak Türkiye 1 April 2023 1 January 2025
Mustafa Reşit Akçay Türkiye 1 September 2022 1 April 2023
Mustafa Sarıgül Türkiye 1 October 2021 1 September 2022
Hikmet Sevim Türkiye 1 July 2021 1 October 2021
Selahaddin Dinçel Türkiye 1 October 2020 1 May 2021
1 September 2020
Galip Gündoğdu Türkiye 1 December 2019 1 July 2020
Hikmet Sevim Türkiye 1 October 2018 1 December 2019
Zafer Turan Türkiye 1 January 2018 1 October 2018
İsmail Demirci Türkiye 1 August 2017 1 December 2017
Metin Kaygın Türkiye 1 September 2015 1 May 2017

Erokspor Transfers

Recent recorded arrivals through 10 August 2026 show a mixed recruitment pattern. F. Yazgan joined from Çorum FK as a free agent, while N. Janvier, E. Kaş and B. Samudio were also listed as free-agent arrivals. K. Kanatsızkuş and A. Zeqiri arrived from Kasımpaşa and Rizespor respectively under transfer entries, and E. Canpolat and P. Guèye joined on loans from Rizespor and Kasımpaşa. Y. Erdoğan is recorded as arriving from Çorum FK without a stated movement type. Earlier entries include E. Çetin from Fenerbahçe and M. Okyar from Gençlerbirliği S.K., with no amounts recorded for these movements.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
M. Faye
Rizespor
Loan 1 September 2026
F. Orak
Rizespor
Loan 21 August 2026
B. Coban
Çorum FK
Free agent 20 August 2026
B. Coban
Çorum FK
Free agent 18 August 2026
F. Yazgan
Çorum FK
Free agent 11 August 2026
K. Kanatsızkuş
Kasımpaşa
Transfer 10 August 2026
F. Yazgan
Çorum FK
Free agent 10 August 2026
K. Kanatsızkuş
Kasımpaşa
Transfer 9 August 2026
A. Zeqiri
Rizespor
Transfer 6 August 2026
A. Zeqiri
Rizespor
Transfer 5 August 2026
N. Janvier
Alanyaspor
Free agent 3 August 2026
N. Janvier
Alanyaspor
Free agent 2 August 2026
Y. Erdoğan
Çorum FK
- 31 July 2026
E. Canpolat
Rizespor
Loan 25 July 2026
E. Kaş
Çorum FK
Free agent 23 July 2026

Recent recorded departures through 30 July 2026 include A. Hidayetoğlu, who left on loan for Aliağa FAŞ, and D. Cavaré, E. A. Oral and O. Kayode, each listed as a free agent for Bnei Sakhnin, Kahramanmaraş İstiklal Spor and Mardin 1969. H. Čataković also departed as a free agent for AEL. Several earlier loan spells ended with returns to parent clubs: F. Nzaba, M. Faye, Berat Luş, E. Korkmaz, Ö. Beyaz, A. Yaşar and E. Çetin are recorded in that category. Other entries show E. Işık transferring to Artvin Hopaspor and M. Genc to 68 Aksaray Belediyespor.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
B. Tetik
Batman Petrolspor
Free agent 12 August 2026
E. Gedik
Ümraniyespor
Transfer 5 August 2026
E. Gedik
Ümraniyespor
Transfer 5 August 2026
Amilton
Sivasspor
Free agent 5 August 2026
A. Hidayetoğlu
Aliağa FAŞ
Loan 30 July 2026
D. Cavaré
Bnei Sakhnin
Free agent 29 July 2026
E. A. Oral
Kahramanmaraş İstiklal Spor
Free agent 23 July 2026
O. Kayode
Mardin 1969
Free agent 16 July 2026
H. Čataković
AEL
Free agent 30 June 2026
A. Karaman
Yeni Orduspor
Free agent 29 June 2026
Ö. Beyaz
Başakşehir
Return from loan 29 June 2026
E. Korkmaz
Rizespor
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Berat Luş
Galatasaray
Return from loan 29 June 2026
M. Faye
Rizespor
Return from loan 29 June 2026
F. Nzaba
Başakşehir
Return from loan 29 June 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movement entries show a varied pattern across the 2025–26 cycle, but they do not establish a complete transfer balance. The incoming list combines free-agent additions such as F. Yazgan, N. Janvier, E. Kaş and B. Samudio with loan arrivals including E. Canpolat and P. Guèye, alongside transfer entries for K. Kanatsızkuş and A. Zeqiri. The departure record is marked by several free-agent exits, including D. Cavaré, E. A. Oral, O. Kayode and H. Čataković, plus a loan move for A. Hidayetoğlu. A notable separate stream consists of temporary players returning to parent clubs, including F. Nzaba, M. Faye, Berat Luş, Ö. Beyaz and E. Çetin. No recorded amounts accompany these entries, so the documented pattern is about movement types and timing rather than financial scale.

Leagues Erokspor has participated in

Erokspor’s latest recorded league participation is in the 1. Lig, with entries running from 2024 through 2025. The club also has recent recorded participation in Friendlies Clubs and Türkiye Kupası, each extending through 2025. Earlier league history includes the 2. Lig in 2022 and 2023, plus 3. Lig Group 3 from 2020 to 2021 and 3. Lig Group 2 from 2017 to 2019. These competitions trace a progression through Turkey’s domestic pyramid, while the cup listings show activity beyond league football. No continental competition is recorded in the participation history.

More about Erokspor

Founded in 1959, Erokspor is an Istanbul football club whose modern identity is closely linked with the Esenler district. The club’s history reaches back to local football in the city, having originated in the Kasımpaşa and Sinanpaşa area of Beyoğlu before establishing a stronger contemporary base in Esenler. That journey gives Erokspor a distinctive place in Istanbul’s football ecosystem: its name reflects a community setting, while its competitive path has carried it from amateur football into the national professional divisions. The club’s visual identity is built around green and yellow. Those colors appear in its crest and traditional home designs, providing a consistent connection between the historic club and its present-day Esenler profile. Home matches are associated with Esenler Stadium in the Kemer neighborhood. The compact municipal venue is an all-seater ground with a natural-grass pitch and capacity of more than 5,200, creating an intimate setting for a club with deep local roots. Erokspor operates as a football joint-stock company, formally structured as a Futbol Kulübü A.Ş., while retaining strong community and municipal ties in metropolitan Istanbul. Its development reflects the broader Turkish football pyramid, where local institutions can build professional standing through sustained league progress. The recorded competition history places the club in the 1. Lig through 2025, following earlier spells in the 2. Lig and 3. Lig, alongside repeated Türkiye Kupası participation. It has not established a recorded profile in UEFA club competitions. The club’s cultural story is also connected to Istanbul’s grassroots game. Its long amateur presence has been associated with youth and amateur players who later became prominent in Turkish public life, including Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erokspor combines that local heritage with a professional squad, a recognizable two-color tradition and an Esenler home that anchors its identity within the city.

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Bursaspor vs Esenler Erokspor
1. Lig 2026 - 1585751
Esenler Erokspor vs Kayserispor
1. Lig 2026 - 1585742
Bodrum FK vs Esenler Erokspor
1. Lig 2026 - 1585730
Esenler Erokspor vs Çorum FK
1. Lig 2025 - 1545373
Esenler Erokspor vs Pendikspor
1. Lig 2025 - 1398689
Sarıyer vs Esenler Erokspor
1. Lig 2025 - 1398681