Bodrum F.K.

Bodrum

Full name	Bodrum Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.
Founded	1931 (1931)
Stadium	Grey Beton Bodrum Stadyumu[1]
Capacity	4,563[1]
Owner	Fikret Öztürk
Chairman	Aşkın Demir[1]
Head coach	Burhan Eşer
League	TFF 1. Lig
2024–25	Süper Lig, 16th of 19 (relegated)
Website	bodrumspor.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Bodrum Futbol Kulübü, known as Sipay Bodrum FK due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in the resort town of Bodrum, Muğla Province.^[2] Established in 1931, the club spent much of its early existence in amateur leagues before gradually rising through the Turkish football pyramid.^[3]

As of the 2024–25 season, Bodrum FK made its debut in Turkey’s top division, the Süper Lig, after winning the promotion play-off final in 2024 to become the first club ever from Muğla Province to reach that level.^[4]

The club plays its home matches at the Grey Beton Bodrum İlçe Stadyumu, a modest venue that met licensing requirements following upgrades ahead of its top-flight entry.^[5]

The club traces its roots to 1931, when local footballer Derviş Görgün and his peers formed Bodrumspor. For decades the team competed in regional amateur competitions around Muğla province; green and white became the club’s traditional colours and identity.^[6] After long spells outside the national pyramid, Bodrum made their first entry to the professional leagues in 1995, stepping up to the 3. Lig for the first time in the club’s history.^[7]

Backed by the municipality in the early 2010s, the club competed as Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor and returned to the national tiers again in 2014–15, moving up from the Regional Amateur League (BAL) to 3. Lig; two years later, in 2016–17, they topped their group to earn promotion to the 2. Lig.^[8]

The rise continued in 2021–22. Bodrum defeated Karacabey Belediyespor 3–0 in the TFF 2. Lig play-off final to clinch promotion to the TFF 1. Lig, marking a return to the second tier for the Bodrum side.^[9] In 2022–23 they came within one step of the top flight but lost 2–1 to Pendikspor in the 1. Lig play-off final.^[10]

Ahead of the 2023–24 campaign the professional football branch completed a corporate rebrand as Bodrum Futbol Kulübü, while retaining the club’s Bodrum identity and colours.^[11] That season culminated in the most significant achievement in the club’s history: on 31 May 2024, Bodrum FK beat Sakaryaspor 3–1 (a.e.t.) in the 1. Lig play-off final at Atatürk Olympic Stadium to win promotion to the Süper Lig for the first time and become the first club from Muğla province ever to reach Turkey’s top flight.^[12][13]

From an amateur side founded in 1931 to a first-ever Süper Lig berth in 2024, Bodrum’s modern trajectory has been characterised by a steady climb through the divisionsmunicipal support and restructuring in the 2010s, back-to-back step-ups via group titles and play-off runs in the 2016–2024 period, and a landmark promotion that placed Bodrum and Muğla on Turkish football’s top-tier map.^[14][15]

Bodrum FK currently hosts its home matches at Bodrum İlçe Stadyumu, located in the Türkkuyusu neighbourhood of Bodrum. The stadium was originally constructed between May 2012 and February 2014 under a project by Bodrum Municipality, with the aim of meeting TFF league standards for 1. Lig.^[16]

The venue has a seating capacity of approximately 3,900 to 4,200, with full cover across its four stands, a full natural grass pitch measuring 105 × 68 m, and video surveillance systems. Before the 2024–25 Süper Lig season, floodlight systems which previously did not meet top-flight standards were upgraded to comply with league requirements.

To host Süper Lig matches, Bodrum Municipality completed infrastructure enhancements that included improvements to seating, lighting, and technical facilities, aligning the stadium with the Turkish Football Federation’s criteria for top-tier venues. With these upgrades, Bodrum İlçe Stadyumu became officially eligible to host Süper Lig fixtures, marking a significant milestone for both Bodrum FK and the Bodrum region in football infrastructure.

Bodrum FK’s traditional colours are green and white, a palette that has come to symbolize both the club and the town local coverage even described Bodrum “turning green-and-white” during the top-flight promotion celebrations.^[17] The colour identity is reflected consistently across merchandise and kit launches; the club’s official store and recent shirt releases foreground green and white in their designs.^[18][19] Local reporting also notes that earlier in the club’s history alternative colours were used before the green-white scheme was standardised under the municipality-supported era of the club.^[20]

The current crest is a shield bearing the founding year “1931” and combines stylised battlements — referencing the landmark Bodrum Castle — with wave/boat motifs that point to the peninsula’s maritime heritage. Graphic analyses of Turkish club emblems describe this castle-and-sea iconography as a consistent identity thread from the municipal era to the modern badge.^[21][22] The emphasis on 1931 as the year of foundation is regularly highlighted in club communications and local media coverage.^[23][24]

As of 12 August, 2025^[25]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POR Diogo Sousa 7 FW  BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 9 FW  ROU George Pușcaș 10 MF  POR Pedro Brazão 11 FW  ALB Omar Imeri 14 MF  TUR Tunahan Akpınar 15 DF  ALB Arlind Ajeti 16 MF  ANG Fredy (captain) 20 MF  TUR Yusuf Sertkaya 21 MF  TUR Ahmet Aslan 22 GK  TUR Kerem Ersunar 25 FW  TUR Adem Metin Türk 26 MF  GHA Musah Mohammed 30 MF  TUR Mustafa Erdilman

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 GK  TUR Bahri Can Tosun 34 DF  TUR Ali Aytemur 35 DF  TUR Furkan Apaydın 41 MF  TUR Gökdeniz Bayrakdar 48 FW  TUR Celal Dumanlı 54 GK  TUR Rüzgar Adıyaman 68 DF  TUR İsmail Tarım 70 MF  TUR Ege Bilsel 77 DF  TUR Cenk Şen 90 FW  TUR Ali Habeşoğlu 91 MF  TUR Enes Öğrüce 95 DF  TUR Oğulcan Başol 99 FW  ALB Taulant Seferi — FW  COD Jonathan Okita

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Ali Eren İyican (at Beykoz Anadolu until 30 June 2025) — DF  TUR Murat Sipahioğlu (at Batman Petrolspor until 30 June 2025) — MF  NGA Gabriel Obekpa (at Zimbru Chișinău until 30 June 2025) — MF  TUR Halil İbrahim Sevinç (at Sarıyer until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TUR Eray Akar (at Aliağa until 30 June 2025) — FW  TUR Habib Biçer (at Ağrı 1970 until 30 June 2025) — FW  TUR Mert Çayir (at Arnavutköy Belediyespor until 30 June 2025) — FW  TUR Seçkin Batuhan Fırıncı (at Karaman until 30 June 2025)

• 1. Lig (second tier)
  • Play-off winner: 2023–24
• 2. Lig (third tier)
  • Play-off winner: 2021–22
• 3. Lig (fourth tier)
  • Winners: 2016–17

• Süper Lig: 2024–2025
• 1. Lig: 2022–24, 2025–
• 2. Lig: 2017–22
• 3. Lig: 1995–96, 2015–17
• BAL: 2012–15
• SAL: 1931–1995, 1996–2012

Position	Name
Chairman	Aşkın Demir
Vice Chairman	Selahattin Polat
Deputy Chairman	Taner Ankara
Board member	Mehmet Kocadon
	Abdurrahman Şebik
	Seha Ergene
	Doğan Polat
	Onur Talay
	Kanat Özsert
	Abdullah Başol
	Orhan Dinç
	Ömer Dengiz
	Akın Kılavuz
	İsmail Erdoğan
	Caner Tuna
	Murat Kaya
	Yiğit Demir
	Nurhan Taşan
	Tayyar Gündoğan
	Hasan Polat
	Servet Çavuşoğlu
	Batuhan Ankara
	Can Öztüzün
	Dağlarca Çağlar
	Süleyman Tekgül
	Abdurrahman Çelik
	Yunus Terzioğlu
	Murat Kavak
	Mustafa Akıncı
	Saim Sanlı
	Kamil Bacı
	Ahmet Çelik
	Mehmet Büyük

Source: ^[26]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Burhan Eşer
Technical Supervisor	Sefer Yılmaz
Assistant Coach	Adem Koçak
Goalkeeper Coach	Murat Öztürk
Performance Coach	Ali Gürsel
	Ziya Güler
Match Analyst	Kaan Karakaş
Scout	Niyazi Küçüker
Sporting Director	Hayati Şenkaya
Translator	Tolga Kaplan
Physiotherapist	Asker İlker Ay
Kit Man	Necatin Mutluer
	Tolga Karataş
	Sefer Güreller

Source: ^[27]

Bodrum FK’s professional football operations are run through Bodrum Futbol Kulübü A.Ş., a joint-stock company registered with the Turkish Football Federation^[1]

Following the rebrand from “Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor” to Bodrum FK, businessman Fikret Öztürk (co-founder of Opet) served as club chairman and the principal backer for several seasons.^[28] In June 2025, Öztürk stepped aside to become honorary president, and Aşkın Demir was appointed/elected as the new club chairman, as announced by the club and reported in the national press.^[29] The club’s day-to-day governance (board composition, executive roles and committees) is published on its official website and updated following general assemblies.

• Official website
• Bodrum F.K. at TFF