Profile of the Turkey national football team, history, top score, most caps / appearances. TFF Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu is the Turkish football association was founded on 1923 and represents governing body for football in Turkish in a international competition and is controlled by TFF. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1962 and FIFA Affiliation 1923.
The Turkish national team played their first ever match against Romania in 1923 drawing 2–2. Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they had to withdraw due to financial problems. Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The Turkish team first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was put in a group along with Hungary and West Germany.
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| TFF Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu | ||||
| Nation: Turkey | Founded: 1923 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1962 | FIFA Affiliation: 1923 | |||
| Web: http://www.tff.org | Phone: +90 212 3622222 | |||
Turkey has qualified three times for the World Cup finals, in 1950, 1954, and 2002. Turkey has also qualified three times for the UEFA European Championship, in 1996, 2000 and 2008. They have reached the semi-finals of three major tournaments, the 2002 World Cup, the 2003 Confederations Cup, and Euro 2008.
In 1992 Turkey won the UEFA European Under-18 Championship and two years later the U16 crown. The summer of 2000 saw their participation at the UEFA European U21 Championship finals, and then the exploits of the senior team in getting to the UEFA EURO 2000 quarter-finals. Next, in 2002, 48 years on from their previous World Cup appearance, Turkey came third in Korea/Japan. Their splendid campaign spotlighted players such as Hakan Sukur and Hasan Sas. Having failed to qualify for UEFA EURO 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, Turkey bounced back in style at UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Losing semi-finalists, they arguably captured the hearts and minds of a global audience after an Alpine adventure spiced with dramatic last-minute goals and victories. Now the focus is UEFA EURO 2012 and the 2014 World Cup.
Euro 1996
Turkey qualified for Euro 1996, beating both Switzerland and Sweden 2–1 along the way. At Euro 1996, they lost all their matches without scoring a single goal.
Euro 2000
Turkey lost their first match 2–1 to Italy, they drew their second match against Sweden 0–0, and beat host nation Belgium 2–0, brought Turkey into the last eight of the tournament where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal.
FIFA World Cup 2002
Qualification:
Turkey finished second in their qualifying group. They lost 2–1 to Sweden, The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their place at the finals.
Group Stage:
The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 defeat against eventual winners Brazil. Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 win against China, after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica.
2nd Round:
Turkey then faced home team Japan in the second round, beating them 1–0.
Quarter-Finals:
The Turkish team continued their run, as they beat Senegal 1–0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals.
Semi-Finals:
a 1–0 defeat against eventual tournament winners Brazil.
The third place match:
bronze medal was won after a 3–2 victory over the South Korean team.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2003
Turkey reached third place at the 2003 Confederations Cup. In the group stages, they drew 2–2 against Brazil, eliminating them from the tournament. Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3–2 in the semi-final match. Turkey then defeated Colombia 2–1 to win the bronze medal.
Euro 2008
Qualification:
Turkey qualified for Euro 2008 by finishing second behind Greece in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the European Championships.
Group Stage:
In their first match, they played Portugal and were beaten 2–0, but wins over Switzerland (2–1) and Czech Republic (3–2) – both secured by late goals – brought qualification for the knockout stages. Again, Turkey knocked out a host nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second time.
Quarter-Finals:
The quarter-final against Croatia was 0-0 draw after 90 minutes. and Croatia led 1–0 in the final minute of extra time, but another late Turkish goal by forward Semih Senturk brought the game to penalties. Turkey beat out Croatia in penalties 3–1.
Semi-Finals:
They went into the semi-final against Germany,but scored first and were drawing 2–2 in the last minute of the match, until Germany scored a third goal in the last few seconds and Turkey was thus eliminated.
FIFA World Cup 2010
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Turkey had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 15 points and missing out on a play-off place to Bosnia and Herzegovina with 19 points, and the team was failed participated into world cup 2010 in South Africa.
Euro 2012
Turkey were drawn in Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Azerbaijan. The Turkish team was failed participated into Euro 2012 in Poland-Ukraine.
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- Data :
- Association: Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu
- Home Stadium:-
- Address: Istinye Mah. Darussafaka Cad. No. 45 Kat 2 34330 SARIYER ISTANBUL
- Fax: +90 212 3234968
- Email: intdept@tff.org
- FIFA Code: TUR
- Honours
- UEFA European Championship Record
- FIFA World Cup Record
- FIFA Confederations Cup Record
- Olympic Football Tournament Record
- Top Scores
| Top Scorers of The Turkey Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| Hakan Sukur | 51 | 112 | 1992-2008 |
| Tuncay Sanli | 22 | 80 | 2002-? |
| Lefter Kucukandonyadis | 21 | 46 | 1948-1961 |
| Metin Oktay | 19 | 36 | 1956-1965 |
| Cemil Turan | 19 | 44 | 1969-1979 |
| Nihat Kahveci | 19 | 69 | 2000-2010 |
| Zeki Riza Sporel | 15 | 16 | 1923-1932 |
| Arda Turan | 12 | 64 | 2006-? |
| Ertugrul Saglam | 11 | 26 | 1993-1997 |
| Arif Erdem | 11 | 60 | 1994-2003 |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Turkey Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| Rustu Recber | 120 | 1994-2012 |
| Hakan Sukur | 112 | 1992-2008 |
| Bulent Korkmaz | 102 | 1990-2005 |
| Tugay Kerimoglu | 94 | 1990-2007 |
| Alpay Ozalan | 90 | 1995-2005 |
| Emre Belozoglu | 90 | 2000-? |
| Tuncay Sanli | 80 | 2002-? |
| Hamit Altintop | 79 | 2004-? |
| Ogun Temizkanoglu | 76 | 1990-2002 |
| Abdullah Ercan | 71 | 1992-2003 |
Turkey National Football Team Profile.
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