{{short description|Sports club in Turkey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Samsunspor | image = Samsunspor crest.svg | upright = 0.7 | alt = Samsunspor Kulübü | fullname = Samsunspor Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tüzük|url=http://www.samsunspor.org.tr/kulup.php?sayfaID=1|website=Samsunspor.org.tr|publisher=Samsunspor Kulübü Derneği|access-date=28 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311171634/http://www.samsunspor.org.tr/kulup.php?sayfaID=1|archive-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> | nickname = ''Kırmızı Şimşekler'' (The Red Lightning) | shortname = | founded = {{start date and age|1965|6|30|df=y}} (''as 19 Mayıs'') | ground = 19 Mayıs Stadium | capacity = 33,919<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/08/new_stadium_change_of_shift_in_samsun|title=New stadium: Change of shift in Samsun – StadiumDB.com|website=stadiumdb.com|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911064840/http://stadiumdb.com/news/2017/08/new_stadium_change_of_shift_in_samsun|archive-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> | owntitle = President | owner = Yüksel Yıldırım | chrtitle = | chairman = | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Thorsten Fink | league = {{Turkish football updater|Samsunspor}} | season = {{Turkish football updater|Samsunspor2}} | position = {{Turkish football updater|Samsunspor3}} | website = {{URL|www.samsunspor.com.tr/|samsunspor.com.tr}} | current = 2025–26 Samsunspor season | pattern_la1 = _samsunspor2526h | pattern_b1 = _samsunspor2526h | pattern_ra1 = _samsunspor2526h | pattern_sh1 = _samsunspor2526h | pattern_so1 = | pattern_la2 = _samsunspor2526a | pattern_b2 = _samsunspor2526a | pattern_ra2 = _samsunspor2526a | pattern_sh2 = _samsunspor2526a | pattern_so2 = | pattern_la3 = _samsunspor2526t | pattern_b3 = _samsunspor2526t | pattern_ra3 = _samsunspor2526t | pattern_sh3 = _samsunspor2526t | pattern_so3 = | socks3 = 0031ad }} {{Sports club sections |bgcolor=#c70a0c |textcolor=white |clubname=Samsunspor |sport1=Football |team1=Samsunspor |sport2=Volleyball |sport3=Archery |sport4=Badminton |sport5=Bocce |sport6=Boxing |sport7=Judo |closedsport1=Basketball |closedteam1=Samsunspor (basketball) }} '''Samsunspor Kulübü''' (officially {{Lang|tr|Samsunspor Futbol Kulübü Anonim Şirketi}}) is a Turkish professional association football club based in the city of Samsun, on the southern coast of the Black Sea. The club competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of the Turkish football league system.

Established as the football branch of Samsunspor Sports Club, the team attained professional status on 30 June 1965. Initially hosting matches at the City Stadium, Samsunspor moved to the 19 Mayıs Stadium in 1975, and since the 2017–18 season have played their home games at the newly constructed Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, which has a capacity of over 33,000.

Samsunspor is the most successful football club from the province of Samsun. The club has spent a total of 23 matchdays at the top of the Süper Lig table, ranking seventh in that metric behind clubs such as Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, and Sivasspor. Samsunspor ranks eleventh in the all-time Süper Lig table by points and holds the record for the most championships won in the TFF First League, the country's second tier. The club has been promoted to the Süper Lig on seven occasions and relegated the same number of times, holding a record in both categories.

The team traditionally wears red and thornton houghton kits and maintains a fierce regional rivalry with fellow Black Sea club Trabzonspor. Matches against Trabzonspor and other regional sides are referred to as the "Black Sea Derby".

==History ==

=== First years === Samsunspor stepped into professional leagues for the first time in the second football league, today's TFF First League in the 1965–66 season. The opponent of Samsunspor, who played the first professional league match on 5 September 1965, was Yeşildirek S.K. Samsunspor won the match 1–0 with the goal scored by Nihat Serçeme. Thus Nihat made history as the player who scored Samsunspor's first league goal. In this first season of the league, Samsunspor became 5th in the White Group.<ref name="Tarihçe">{{cite web |title=Tarihçe |url=https://www.samsunspor.org.tr/kulup.php?sayfaID=1 |website=SAMSUNSPOR Resmi Web Sitesi |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> The club also competed in the Turkish Cup that year. They reached round two after defeating Güneşspor in the first round, but would go on to lose 2–1 to Petrolspor.<ref name=6566kupa>Pekin, Cem [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6566/CPTK.html 1965–1966&nbsp;– 4. Türkiye Kupası] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref> The following season was more successful, as the club placed second in the 2. Lig, six points behind champion Bursaspor.<ref name=6667lig>Sivritepe, Erdinç [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6667/tl.html 1966–1967 1. Lig] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref> In the Turkish Cup, the club reached the semi-finals, defeating Konyaspor, Adanaspor, Manisaspor, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe along the way. They met Göztepe in the semi-finals, eventually losing 5–2 on aggregate. Samsunspor finished second in the 2. Lig and were knocked out in the first round of the Turkish Cup in 1967–68.<ref name=6768lig>Sivritepe, Erdinç [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6768/tl.html 1967–1968 1. Lig] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref><ref name=6768kupa>Pekin, Cem [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6768/CPTK.html 1967–1968&nbsp;– 6. Türkiye Kupası] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010</ref> {{Football kit box | align = left | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = | leftarm = CC0000 | body = CC0000 | rightarm = CC0000 | shorts = | socks = | title = {{center|Samsun SK's classic home kit}} }} The club earned their first promotion to the 1. Lig (Süper Lig) in 1969. They finished first in the Beyaz Grup (White Group) of the 2. Lig, six points ahead of runners-up Boluspor. Because there were two groups, the winners of each group played each other in a final game to decide the champion and the runner-up. Ankaragücü beat Samsunspor 1–0 in the final.<ref name=6869lig>Pekin, Cem [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6869/CP2L.html 1968–1969 Türkiye 2. Ligi] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> Samsunspor finished fifth in their first season in the 1. Lig, five points away from securing a spot in the Balkans Cup. The club finished with a record of eleven wins, nine draws, and ten losses, while scoring 24 goals and allowing 28.<ref name=6970lig>Sivritepe, Erdinç [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/6970/tl.html 1969–1970 1. Lig] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> Samsunspor finished tenth the following season and were knocked out of the first round of the Turkish Cup for the second year in a row.<ref name=7071lig>Sivritepe, Erdinç [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/7071/tl.html 1970–1971 1. Lig] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref><ref name=7071kupa>Pekin, Cem [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/7071/CPTK.html 1970–1971&nbsp;– 9. Türkiye Kupası] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> After competing in first tier for five seasons, Samsunspor completed the league in the 15th place with 24 points in the 1974–75 season and relegated to the 2nd Football League. Upon this, coach Basri Dirimlili was dismissed and Kamuran Soykıray was brought back to the team. 1975–76 Football League season Soykıray again made the club White Group leader and Samsunspor has moved to the First Football League.<ref name="Tarihçe"/> In the same season, Samsunspor won Ministry of Youth and Sports Cup after Bursaspor II was defeated 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samsunspor vs Bursaspor II, 24.06.1976 |url=https://www.mackolik.com/mac/samsunspor-vs-bursaspor-ii/4i3s78indro4jmlbzo0sq37fu |website=Mackolik |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>

=== Golden ages === In the late 1970s, Ender Cengiz, who was then the club chairman, introduced the ''return to roots'' (Turkish: öze dönüş) policy, aimed at bringing back local talent to strengthen the soccer team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kara Tren Kırmızı-Beyaz Geldi |url=https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/kara-tren-kirmizi-beyaz-geldi/57839/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=Gazete Gerçek |language=tr}}</ref> In the mid-1980s, Samsunspor has achieved some of its major successes in the first tier of Turkish Football. After the promotion from second tier in 1984–85, Samsunspor finished First League at 3rd place with 33 goals scored by Tanju Çolak in 1985–86 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=TÜRKİYE SÜPER LİG, 1985/1986 |url=https://www.mackolik.com/puan-durumu/türkiye-süper-lig/1985-1986/482ofyysbdbeoxauk19yg7tdt |website=Mackolik |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> The next season, the club had one of the best season in its history. Ranking again 3rd in the league where Tanju Çolak scored 25 goals, the team rose to the semi-finals in the Federation Cup.<ref name="Tarihçe"/> The next season, Samsunspor finished the league in fourth place and reached the final in the Turkish Cup. Until the cup final, Nevşehirspor, Uşakspor, Kocaelispor and Ankaragücü were eliminated but lost to Sakaryaspor as a result of the two-legged final.

=== 20 January disaster === [[File:20 Ocak Futbol Kahramanları Anıtı (2).jpg|upright=1.14|thumb|Monument to the "20 January Football Heroes" in front of the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium]]

At the start of the 1988–89 season, Samsunspor began training under head coach Nuri Asan with a pre-season camp in Uludağ. The team collected 19 points during the first 18 matches of the league. On 20 January 1989, while traveling to their first match of the second half of the season against Malatyaspor, the team was involved in a traffic accident.<ref>{{cite web |title=20 Ocak |url=https://www.samsunspor.com.tr/20-ocak |website=Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi |publisher=Samsunspor Kulübü |access-date=14 June 2025 |language=tr}}</ref>

Around 9:30&nbsp;am, near Havza, the club's bus collided with a truck and plunged down a cliff.<ref>{{cite web |title=They Relive the Same Fear on Every Away Trip |url=http://m2.milliyet.com.tr/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=1657567 |publisher=Milliyet.com.tr |date=19 January 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122021623/http://m2.milliyet.com.tr/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=1657567 |archive-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first aid to the injured Samsunspor players came from the Çarşambaspor delegation, who happened to be passing by en route to their own match against Diyarbakırspor. Çarşambaspor's officials, players, and staff pulled the injured out of the wreckage and transported them to Havza State Hospital, also donating blood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samsun devastated |newspaper=Milliyet |date=21 January 1989 |page=1 }}</ref> Many survivors suffered serious injuries or lifelong disabilities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yalçınkaya |first=Mustafa |title=Samsun is Mourning |newspaper=Türkiye |date=22 January 1989 |page=10 }}</ref>

Head coach Nuri Asan, players Muzaffer Badalıoğlu and Mete Adanır, and the bus driver Asım Özkan died at the scene. Player Zoran Tomić fell into a coma and died six months later in Yugoslavia.<ref>{{news source|title=Samsun Fell Victim to Traffic Anarchy|newspaper=Milliyet|date=21 January 1989|page=14}}</ref> Equipment manager Halil Albayrak and players Emin Kar and Erol Dinler were permanently disabled and retired from football.<ref>{{cite web |title=Traffic Monster First Struck Samsunspor |url=http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/trafik-canavari-ilk-kez-samsunsporu-vurmustu/haber-206404 |publisher=Aksam.com.tr |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805041832/http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/trafik-canavari-ilk-kez-samsunsporu-vurmustu/haber-206404 |archive-date=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Burhaneddin Beadini was injured and voluntarily retired from football one year later. Players Yüksel Öğüten, Fatih Uraz, Şanver Göymen, Kasım Çıkla, and Uğur Terzi were injured but eventually continued their football careers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aktaş |first=İlker |title=Samsunspor Commemorated Its Football Martyrs |url=http://sporaktif.dha.com.tr/1989-yilinda-malatyaspor-deplasmanina-gittikleri-otobusun-kaza-yapmasi-sonucu-hayatini-kaybeden-samsunsporlu-kafilesinde-hayatlarini-kaybeden-4u-futbolcu-biri-sofor-5-kisi-bugun-anildi_416048.html |publisher=dha.com.tr |date=20 January 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206082921/http://sporaktif.dha.com.tr/1989-yilinda-malatyaspor-deplasmanina-gittikleri-otobusun-kaza-yapmasi-sonucu-hayatini-kaybeden-samsunsporlu-kafilesinde-hayatlarini-kaybeden-4u-futbolcu-biri-sofor-5-kisi-bugun-anildi_416048.html |archive-date=6 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another survivor, Orhan Kılınç, continued playing football but died in another car accident in 1994. Club manager Yüksel Özan also survived the crash with injuries.

After the accident, leading figures from Turkey's political and sporting world – including President Kenan Evren, Prime Minister Turgut Özal, Speaker of Parliament Yıldırım Akbulut, Minister of National Education, Youth, and Sports Hasan Celal Güzel, SHP chairman Erdal İnönü, DYP chairman Süleyman Demirel, Trabzonspor President Mazhar Afacan, and Malatyaspor President Metin Çağlayan – offered their condolences to Samsunspor. Due to the accident, Samsunspor was unable to complete the remainder of the season. They were ruled to have lost all remaining matches by default 3–0 defeats. However, the Turkish Football Federation granted the club a special status, allowing them to remain in the league, and they were declared the "Honorary Champions" of that season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Çorbalı: We Will Declare Samsunspor as the Honorary Champions |newspaper=Milliyet |date=22 January 1989 |page=13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Its Speed Was Halted by a Traffic Accident |newspaper=Aydınlık |date=15 April 2011 |page=15 }}</ref>

In memory of the tragedy, Samsunspor added black to its traditional red and white club colors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colors to Which Hearts Were Devoted |url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/139172.asp |publisher=ntv.com.tr |access-date=16 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529170200/http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/139172.asp |archive-date=29 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The disaster is chronicled in Mehmet Yılmaz's book ''Samsunspor: Red, White, Black'' published by İletişim Publishing in 2009, and in Hakan Dilek's book ''This Is How It Was'', also by İletişim Publishing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samsunspor: Red, White, Black |url=http://www.iletisim.com.tr/kitap/kirmizi-beyaz-siyah-samsunspor/8186 |publisher=iletisim.com.tr |date=23 January 2009 |access-date=15 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308060310/http://www.iletisim.com.tr/kitap/kirmizi-beyaz-siyah-samsunspor/8186 |archive-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=This Is How It Was |url=http://www.iletisim.com.tr/kitap/i%C5%9Fte-b%C3%B6yle-bir-%C5%9Fey-832.aspx |publisher=iletisim.com.tr |date=17 March 2002 |access-date=15 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415000015/http://www.iletisim.com.tr/kitap/i%C5%9Fte-b%C3%B6yle-bir-%C5%9Fey-832.aspx |archive-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The idea of erecting a memorial monument for the tragedy was proposed several times but had not been realized until 2020, when concrete steps were finally taken. The Samsun Metropolitan Municipality erected a monument in the Samsun National Garden, and Samsunspor built another in front of the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium. Although the club's Board of Elders also proposed a project for an additional monument, progress was stalled because the municipality did not allocate a location.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cabbar |first=Ergin Caner |title=Mayor Demir Did Not Allocate a Space for the 20 January Monument |url=https://www.hedefhalk.com/haber/baskan-demir-20-ocak-anitina-yer-vermedi-1640532 |website=Halk |date=15 November 2020 |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115072719/https://www.hedefhalk.com/haber/baskan-demir-20-ocak-anitina-yer-vermedi-1640532 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cabbar |first=Ergin Caner |title=Reactions Continue Against Mayor Demir |url=https://www.hedefhalk.com/haber/baskan-demire-tepki-suruyor-1640636 |website=Halk |date=17 November 2020 |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117074704/https://www.hedefhalk.com/haber/baskan-demire-tepki-suruyor-1640636 |archive-date=17 November 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Era of stability and recent success === Following the 1989 accident, Samsunspor rebuilt its squad using funds from donation campaigns, but was relegated in the 1989–90 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9091/CP2L.html |title=1990–91 Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi |publisher=angelfire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031020432/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9091/CP2L.html |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> After bouncing between divisions for several years, the club earned promotion to the top flight again in 1992–93.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9293/CP2L.html |title=1992–93 Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi |publisher=angelfire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031020640/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9293/CP2L.html |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref> Samsunspor then entered its most stable period, remaining in the Süper Lig for 13 consecutive seasons from 1993 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/artl9394.html |title=1993–94 1. Futbol Ligi |publisher=angelfire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021152904/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/artl9394.html |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2014 }}</ref> During this era, the club finished 5th in 1993–94 and reached the Turkish Cup semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9394/CPTK.html |title=1993–94 Türkiye Kupası |publisher=angelfire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930040630/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/9394/CPTK.html |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=30 September 2012 }}</ref> Samsunspor under Romanian coach Gheorghe Mulțescu also won the 1993–94 Balkan Cup, becoming the last Anatolian club to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uic97.html#grp6 |title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000259/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uic97.html#grp6 |access-date=23 January 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2013 }}</ref>

The club participated in European competitions twice: the 1997 and 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. In 1998, Samsunspor reached the semi-finals, defeating Crystal Palace before falling to Werder Bremen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uic98.html |title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105000435/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uic98.html |access-date=23 January 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2013 }}</ref> The highlight of the later years was Serkan Aykut becoming top scorer of the 1999–2000 Süper Lig with 30 goals, a record unmatched by any Samsunspor player since.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/6938.asp |title=Serkan, Anadolu'nun gururu |publisher=ntv.com.tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123151408/http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/6938.asp |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref>

In the 2005–06 season, Samsunspor was relegated from the Süper Lig after 13 years in the top flight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/0506/1.html |title=2005–06 Turkcell Süper Lig |publisher=angelfire.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322225124/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/0506/1.html |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=22 March 2013 }}</ref> After spending several years in the 1. Lig, the club earned promotion in the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/tff1lig/h/20110430/hosgeldin_samsunspor.html |title=Hoşgeldin Samsunspor |publisher=ajansspor.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523012007/http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/tff1lig/h/20110430/hosgeldin_samsunspor.html |access-date=1 May 2011 |archive-date=23 May 2014 }}</ref> However, Samsunspor was again relegated after the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/spor_samsunspor-kume-dustu-taraftar-tribunleri-atese-verdi_1270321.html |title=Samsunspor küme düştü, taraftar tribünleri ateşe verdi |work=ZAMAN |publisher=zaman.com.tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228141016/http://www.zaman.com.tr/spor_samsunspor-kume-dustu-taraftar-tribunleri-atese-verdi_1270321.html |access-date=31 May 2015 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> In subsequent seasons, the team reached the promotion playoffs multiple times but failed to return to the Süper Lig.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=287&ftxtID=20601 |title=PTT 1. Lig playoff finalinde Mersin İdmanyurdu ile Samsunspor karşılaşacak |publisher=TFF.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514190037/http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=287&ftxtID=20601 |access-date=14 May 2014 |archive-date=14 May 2014 }}</ref> In the 2017–18 season, facing severe financial problems, the club was handed over to trusteeship for the first time in its history, and was relegated to the third tier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=3324 |title=KIYMETLİ SAMSUNSPOR KONGRE ÜYELERİ, DEĞERLİ SAMSUNSPORLULAR |publisher=samsunspor.org.tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230053405/http://samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=3324 |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=30 December 2017 }}</ref>

In 2018, former president İsmail Uyanık led the corporatization process, resulting in the formation of '''Samsunspor Football Club Joint Stock Company'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/uyanik-sartli-aday/71381/ |title=UYANIK ŞARTLI ADAY |publisher=gazetegercek.com.tr |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180601015310/https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/uyanik-sartli-aday/71381/ |archive-date=1 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Yüksel Yıldırım later acquired the majority shareholding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5547823/yuksel-yildirim-agabeyim-ortakliktan-cekildi |title=Yüksel Yıldırım: Ağabeyim ortaklıktan çekildi |publisher=habergazetesi.com.tr |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191127140521/http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5547823/yuksel-yildirim-agabeyim-ortakliktan-cekildi |archive-date=27 November 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Under new ownership, the club invested heavily in infrastructure and player recruitment. Samsunspor won promotion from the 2. Lig in 2019–20 and returned to the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=287&ftxtID=41082 |title=Spor Toto 1. Lig'de 2022–2023 Sezonu Şampiyonu Yılport Samsunspor Oldu |publisher=TFF.org |access-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230426211455/https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=287&ftxtID=41082 |archive-date=26 April 2023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The corporatization era saw total investments of €65&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/spor/futbol/yuksel-yildirim-65-milyon-euro-harcadim-7700568/ |title=Yüksel Yıldırım: 65 Milyon Euro harcadım |publisher=sozcu.com.tr |access-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230602213025/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/spor/futbol/yuksel-yildirim-65-milyon-euro-harcadim-7700568/ |archive-date=2 June 2023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2024, FIFA imposed a two-window transfer ban on the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/fifadan-7-super-lig-kulubune-transfer-yasagi-828578.html |title=FIFA'dan 7 Süper Lig kulübüne transfer yasağı |date=12 January 2024 |publisher=TRT Haber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113015449/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/fifadan-7-super-lig-kulubune-transfer-yasagi-828578.html |access-date=13 January 2024 |archive-date=13 January 2024 }}</ref> Although the ban was temporarily lifted, it resumed in the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/samsunspora-transfer-yasagi-mujdesi-829312.html |title=Samsunspor'a transfer yasağı müjdesi |date=16 January 2024 |publisher=TRT Haber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116061730/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/samsunspora-transfer-yasagi-mujdesi-829312.html |access-date=16 January 2024 |archive-date=16 January 2024 }}</ref>

Samsunspor will play in the UEFA Conference League for the first time in their history during the 2025–26 season. Despite facing a transfer ban during the 2024–25 season, the team achieved a remarkable third-place finish in the Süper Lig, securing qualification for the Europa League play-off round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reeder Samsunspor UEFA Avrupa Ligi'ne play-off turundan katılma hakkı elde etti |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/futbol/reeder-samsunspor-uefa-avrupa-ligine-play-off-turundan-katilma-hakki-elde-etti/3586159 |access-date=13 June 2025 |publisher=Anadolu Ajansı (aa.com.tr)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Samsunspor announces UEFA Europa League qualification (Instagram post) |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKXjZE-MkvT/ |access-date=13 June 2025 |publisher=Instagram}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=June 2025}}

== Colors and crest == Samsunspor's traditional colors are red and white. The club has consistently used this color scheme throughout its history, both in its home kits and club branding. The club's crest features a red-bordered shield with a depiction of the statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on horseback – a monument located in Samsun commemorating Atatürk's landing in the city to start the Turkish War of Independence. Above the image, the club's name "SAMSUNSPOR" appears in bold red letters on a white background, with the foundation year "1965" placed below the central graphic.

The crest symbolizes both the city's historical importance in Turkish history and the club's strong identity as one of the leading teams from the Black Sea region. The red and white colors represent passion, energy, and the club's enduring connection with the people of Samsun. Throughout its history, Samsunspor has made only minor adjustments to the design of its crest, retaining the same core visual elements of the statue, colors, and shield format.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samsunspor Marka Kılavuzu |url=https://cdn.yildirimgroup.com/samsunspor/EXTERNAL_SAMSUNSPOR_MARKA_KILAVUZU.pdf |publisher=Yıldırım Group |access-date=14 June 2025 |language=tr}}</ref>

== Rivalry with Trabzonspor == {{Main|List of association football rivalries}} One of Samsunspor's most notable rivalries is with Trabzonspor, another major club from the Black Sea region of Turkey. The rivalry is fueled by geographical proximity and regional pride, with both clubs representing their respective cities on the national stage.

While Trabzonspor has historically achieved greater success in terms of national titles, matches between the two clubs are highly anticipated and fiercely contested. For Samsunspor supporters, games against Trabzonspor are seen as a showcase of the club's competitive spirit and deep connection to the local community.

The rivalry highlights the Black Sea region’s passionate football culture and often features intense atmospheres both in Samsun and Trabzon. It remains one of the key fixtures in Samsunspor's calendar, embodying the pride of Samsun in Turkish football.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 February 2024 |title=Trabzonspor – Samsunspor arasındaki tarihi rekabet |url=https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/trabzonspor-samsunspor-arasindaki-tarihi-rekabet/172777/ |access-date=13 June 2025 |publisher=Gazete Gerçek |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trabzonspor – Samsunspor Maçları |url=https://sporzip.com/mac/trabzonspor-samsunspor |access-date=13 June 2025 |website=sporzip.com}}</ref>

== Supporters == Samsunspor's main ultra supporters, known as Şirinler (Turkish for ''The Smurfs''), were founded in 1986 and derive their name from the cartoon.<ref name=Turkish-football.com>[http://www.turkish-football.com/team_profile.php?teamID=64 SAMSUNSPOR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017022217/http://turkish-football.com/team_profile.php?teamID=64 |date=17 October 2011 }} turkish-football.com (English) accessed 29 May 2010</ref> They are the most active ultras group, famous for their "light march" – thousands of fans processioning with flares from Çiftlik avenue to the stadium, turning the city red before match days.

Pioneers in fan culture, Şirinler launched Samsunspor's first fan website, launched official scarves and polar fleece, and operated an online radio. They disbanded in 1993 to form the 1965 Genç Samsunsporlular, later re-forming as Yeni Şirinler. In 2011, they faced a one‑year stadium ban for profane chants, but famously returned just 42 days later.

Organized into sub‑groups ("Liseli" and "Üniversiteli"), Şirinler maintain alliances with other Turkish ultras – including Ankaragücü and Bursaspor – and actively engage supporters via social media under names like Forza Şirinler and Ultras Şirinler.

== Stadium == {{Main|Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium (1975)|Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium}}

In the early years, football matches in Samsun were played on the grounds of the Dârülmuallimîn School (currently the site of Gulsan Industrial Area). In the early 1930s, a field called Fener Stadium was built in a marshy area named Fener, but due to poor conditions, the site was reconstructed in 1932. In 1951, basic improvements such as wire fencing, open stands, showers, and treatment facilities were added. This stadium remained the only stadium in Samsun during the amateur era and was also used by Samsunspor.

In 1958, the construction of the Samsun Şehir Stadyumu provided a modern facility where Samsunspor began hosting its matches. The club also celebrated its first league championship at this venue during the 1968–69 season. The team continued to use the City Stadium for nine seasons after turning professional, before relocating to the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium. On 23 February 1975, Samsunspor played its first match at the 19 Mayıs Stadium against Trabzonspor. The final match at this venue was played on 20 May 2017 against Bandırmaspor in a TFF First League fixture.

Since 29 July 2017, Samsunspor has played its home games at the new Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, a modern 33,919-seat venue that opened with a friendly match against Ankaragücü. The stadium currently meets UEFA standards and is capable of hosting international competitions.

=== Stadium history === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !# !Stadium !Years !Years played |- |1 |align="left"|Samsun Şehir Stadyumu |1965–1975 |10 |- |2 |align="left"|Canik 19 Mayıs Stadyumu |1975–2017 |32 |- |3 |align="left"|Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu |2017– |{{Age|29 July 2017}} |}

== Ownership and finances ==

Following relegation to the 2. Lig for the first time in its history in the 2017–18 season, Samsunspor entered a period of financial and structural turmoil. A court-appointed ''trustee (kayyum)'' took control of the club after the existing management resigned. Investigations were launched into previous board members for alleged misconduct and mismanagement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kayyum heyetinden suç duyurusu|url=https://skor.sozcu.com.tr/2018/05/17/kayyum-heyetinden-suc-duyurusu-729004/|website=sozcu.com.tr|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518180612/https://skor.sozcu.com.tr/2018/05/17/kayyum-heyetinden-suc-duyurusu-729004/|archive-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

During this period, former club president İsmail Uyanık announced his intention to run again for the presidency, contingent on permission to corporatize the club. Following approval at an extraordinary general assembly, Uyanık was elected president for a third term.<ref>{{cite web|title=UYANIK ŞARTLI ADAY|url=https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/uyanik-sartli-aday/71381/|website=gazetegercek.com.tr|access-date=1 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180601015310/https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/uyanik-sartli-aday/71381/|archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref> On 8 August 2018, Samsunspor Futbol Kulübü Anonim Şirketi ''(Samsunspor Football Club Joint Stock Company)'' was officially established, separating the football branch from the parent club as a distinct legal entity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samsunspor Sportif A.Ş. resmen kuruldu|url=http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5281659/samsunspor-sportif-as-resmen-kuruldu|website=habergazetesi.com.tr|access-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180809185626/http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5281659/samsunspor-sportif-as-resmen-kuruldu|archive-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> The company was registered with the Samsun Chamber of Commerce and Industry under registration number 34405, with an initial capital of ₺500,000. The ownership structure was initially 67% Yıldırım Holding and 33% İsmail Uyanık.

However, after six months, Yıldırım Holding Chairman Ali Rıza Yıldırım withdrew from the project, and Yüksel Yıldırım acquired the 67% stake.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yüksel Yıldırım: Ağabeyim ortaklıktan çekildi|url=http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5547823/yuksel-yildirim-agabeyim-ortakliktan-cekildi|website=habergazetesi.com.tr|access-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191127140521/http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5547823/yuksel-yildirim-agabeyim-ortakliktan-cekildi|archive-date=27 November 2019}}</ref> Consequently, Yılport Samsunspor became the name used for competition purposes, reflecting the sponsorship of Yılport Holding, led by Yüksel Yıldırım. Under the new ownership, the club prioritized both first-team success and the development of youth talent. Partnerships were signed with local clubs such as Erbaaspor and over thirty amateur clubs in the Samsun region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erbaaspor ile işbirliği sözleşmesi|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=4012|website=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190104172721/http://samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=4012|archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> In parallel, the Samsunspor Football Academy was restructured and an international collaboration was established with Belgian club KRC Genk for youth development.<ref>{{cite web|title=KRC Genk ile akademi iş birliği protokolü imzaladı|url=https://www.samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=4394|website=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727162938/https://www.samsunspor.org.tr/haberDetay.php?id=4394|archive-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> By June 2019, the club had cleared its existing debts of ₺32,206,979.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samsunspor'da ne kadar borç ödendi, ne kadar borç var?|url=http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5540894/samsunsporda-ne-kadar-borc-odendi-ne-kadar-borc-var|website=habergazetesi.com.tr|access-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190630112025/http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5540894/samsunsporda-ne-kadar-borc-odendi-ne-kadar-borc-var|archive-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

=== Kit history and sponsorship ===

upright=0.91|thumb|The club's first officially registered kit

During the club's amateur era, Samsunspor's kits were not standardized, and early players typically wore black and white kits with varying designs. With the start of professional competition in the 1965–66 season, the club introduced standardized kits, wearing solid red and solid white kits. In the following season, the club introduced striped kits for the first time, with a red kit used as the away version, complemented by white shorts and red-white socks.<ref>{{cite web|title=SAMSUNSPOR 1966–1967|url=http://ayaktakileroturanlar.com/samsunspor-1966-1967/|publisher=ayaktakileroturanlar.com|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523224215/http://ayaktakileroturanlar.com/samsunspor-1966-1967/|archive-date=23 May 2015}}</ref>

In the 1968–69 season, Samsunspor wore white shirts with white shorts and red-white socks for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1968 – 1969|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15316|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211104446/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15316|archive-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> The 1971–72 season saw the debut of the club's first custom-designed kit: a white shirt with two horizontal red stripes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1971 – 1972|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15319|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211104840/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15319|archive-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> In 1973–74, the club wore a halved kit (first use of this style).<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1973 – 1974|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15321|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211104459/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15321|archive-date=11 February 2013}}</ref>

Until the 1977–78 season, kits were sourced from various local suppliers. That season marked the first time Samsunspor partnered with an official kit manufacturer, wearing Umbro kits for one season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1977 – 1978|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15325|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122131414/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15325|archive-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> Between 1981 and 1982, after producing its own kits, Samsunspor began using Adidas kits.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1981 – 1982|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15329|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122140731/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15329|archive-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> In the following decades, the club partnered with other kit suppliers including Puma, Lotto, Erreà, Lescon (2014–15), LiG, Kappa (2015–2018), and Macron (from 2018 to 2019).<ref>{{cite web|title=Samsunspor'un forma markası belli oldu|url=http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5250017/samsunsporun-forma-markasi-belli-oldu|publisher=habergazetesi.com.tr|access-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180718200201/http://www.habergazetesi.com.tr/haber/5250017/samsunsporun-forma-markasi-belli-oldu|archive-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>

Samsunspor's first shirt sponsorship appeared in 1982–83, when Hasbi Menteşoğlu sponsored the kit with "Menteşoğlu" printed on the shirt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lig Tarihimiz > 1982 – 1983|url=http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15330|publisher=samsunspor.org.tr|access-date=28 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728225813/http://samsunspor.org.tr/tarihce_detay.asp?id=15330|archive-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Over the following years, sponsors included VakıfBank, Fotospor, Panasonic, Bayındır, Metro Turizm, Sarelle, Tadelle, Turkcell, Yeşilyurt, and Bank Asya. From 2011 to 2015, Samsunspor featured Spor Toto on its shirts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bakan Kılıç'tan kulüplere müjdeli haber|url=http://www.internetspor.com/spor/diger-haberler/bakan-kilictan-kuluplere-mujdeli-haber-91422.html|website=internethaber.com|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531113903/http://spor.internethaber.com/spor/diger-haberler/bakan-kilictan-kuluplere-mujdeli-haber-91422.html|archive-date=31 May 2015}} </ref> In 2018, Samsunspor entered into a naming rights and shirt sponsorship agreement with Yılport, a subsidiary of Yıldırım Holding. The club adopted the name '''''Yılport Samsunspor''''' for the football team, and Yılport also appeared on the kits as the main sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samsunspor, 'Yılport Samsunspor' oluyor|date=27 August 2018 |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/samsunspor-yilport-samsunspor-oluyor-2007252|publisher=fanatik.com.tr|access-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180827231234/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/samsunspor-yilport-samsunspor-oluyor-2007252|archive-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>

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==== Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Period !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor !Ref |- |2007–08 |Puma |Samgaz | rowspan="17" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsunspor Kit History |url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/samsunspor-kits/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Football Kit Archive |language=en}}</ref> |- |2008–09 | rowspan="2" |Erreà | rowspan="3" |Bank Asya |- |2009–10 |- |2010–11 |LiG |- |2011–12 | rowspan="3" |Erreà | rowspan="3" |SporToto |- |2012–13 |- |2013–14 |- |2014–15 |Lescon |Yeşilyurt Group |- |2015–16 | rowspan="2" |LiG |N/A |- |2016–17 | rowspan="3" |Yeşilyurt Group |- |2017–18 |Kappa |- |2018–19 | rowspan="4" |Macron |- |2019–20 | rowspan="3" |N/A |- |2020–21 |- |2021–22 |- |2022–23 |Diadora | rowspan="2" |Yılport |- |2023– |Hummel |}

== Honours == *'''Süper Lig''' **''Third place (3):'' 1985–86, 1986–87, 2024–25 *'''1. Lig''' **'''Winners (7):''' 1968–69, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2022–23 **''Runners-up (2):'' 1968–69, 2010–11 *'''2. Lig''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2019–20 *'''Balkans Cup''' **'''Winners (1):''' 1993–94

== Statistics == {{Main|List of Samsunspor seasons}}

=== Results of League and Cup Competitions by Season === {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width:100%" |- !rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="10" |League table ! rowspan="2" width="75" |Turkish Cup ! rowspan="2" |UEFA ! colspan="2" |{{abbr|Top scorer|Covers goals scored only in the league}} |- !League ! Pos ! {{abbr|P|Played}} !! {{abbr|W|Wins}} !! {{abbr|D|Draws}} !! {{abbr|L|Losses}} !! {{abbr|GF|Goals For}} !! {{abbr|GA|Goals Against}} !! {{abbr|GD|Goal Difference}} !{{abbr|Pts|Points}} !Player !Goals |- !1965–66 | rowspan="4" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |5th |20 |8 |5 |7 |14 |16 |−2 |'''21''' |R2 | rowspan="31" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |Ali Kandil |6 |- !1966–67 |2nd |30 |13 |13 |4 |32 |17 |15 |'''43''' |SF |Yücel Acun |10 |- !1967–68 |2nd |38 |24 |6 |8 |64 |27 |37 |'''54''' |R1 |Rıfat Usta |17 |- !1968–69 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |34 |21 |7 |6 |51 |15 |36 |'''49''' |R1 |Abidin Akmanol |18 |- !1969–70 | rowspan="6" |Süper Lig |6th |30 |11 |9 |10 |24 |28 |−4 |'''31''' |R2 |Ahmet Şahin |6 |- !1970–71 |10th |30 |10 |9 |11 |29 |33 |−4 |'''29''' |R1 | rowspan="2" |Temel Keskindemir |8 |- !1971–72 |13th |30 |5 |15 |10 |14 |21 |−7 |'''25''' |R1 |4 |- !1972–73 |12th |30 |8 |10 |12 |21 |40 |−19 |'''26''' | rowspan="2" | <span style="color:#d9d9d9;">{{abbr|<s>N/A.</s>|No data prior}}</span> |Adem Kurukaya |8 |- !1973–74 |8th |30 |10 |8 |12 |24 |30 |−6 |'''28''' |Temel Keskindemir |8 |- !1974–75 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''15th<small>↓</small>''' |30 |7 |10 |13 |24 |31 |−7 |'''24''' |R2 |Adem Kurukaya |10 |- !1975–76 |style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |30 |17 |9 |4 |42 |16 |26 |'''43''' |R2 |Temel Keskindemir |15 |- !1976–77 | rowspan="3" |Süper Lig |10th |30 |8 |12 |10 |19 |22 |−3 |'''28''' |R2 |Naim Anuştekin |6 |- !1977–78 |14th |30 |8 |8 |14 |26 |36 |−10 |'''24''' | rowspan="2" style="background:#8B0000 | '''<s>B</s>''' |Ercan Albay |10 |- !1978–79 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''15th<small>↓</small>''' |30 |6 |8 |16 |18 |37 |−19 |'''20''' |Adem Kurukaya |9 |- !1979–80 | rowspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |3rd |30 |14 |8 |8 |34 |20 |14 |'''36''' |R5 |Hakkı Bayrak |9 |- !1980–81 |2nd |30 |16 |7 |7 |42 |27 |15 |'''39''' |R5 |Murat Şimşek |13 |- !1981–82 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |28 |15 |8 |5 |48 |17 |31 |'''38''' |QF | rowspan="6" |Tanju Çolak |12 |- !1982–83 |Süper Lig |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''16th<small>↓</small>''' |34 |10 |8 |16 |37 |49 |−12 |'''28''' |R6 |16 |- !1983–84 | rowspan="2" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |3rd |30 |17 |9 |4 |56 |22 |34 |'''43''' |R2 |24 |- !1984–85 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |32 |21 |9 |2 |49 |15 |34 |'''51''' |R6 |25 |- !1985–86 | rowspan="5" |Süper Lig |3rd |36 |19 |10 |7 |57 |25 |32 |'''48''' |R5 |'''33''' |- !1986–87 |3rd |36 |19 |11 |6 |56 |22 |34 |'''49''' |SF |'''25''' |- !1987–88 |4th |38 |17 |9 |12 |43 |41 |2 |'''60''' | bgcolor="silver" |RU |Yücel Çolak |10 |- !1988–89 |19th |36 |4 |7 |25 |12 |70 |−58 |'''19''' |R3 |Erol Dinler |5 |- !1989–90 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''16th<small>↓</small>''' |34 |7 |6 |21 |20 |50 |−30 |'''27''' |R3 |Duško Milinković |4 |- !1990–91 |style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |34 |23 |9 |2 |74 |24 |50 |'''78''' |R6 |Adnan Medjedović |17 |- !1991–92 |Süper Lig |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''16th<small>↓</small>''' |30 |4 |6 |20 |36 |62 |−26 |'''18''' |R6 |Duško Milinković |7 |- !1992–93 |style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |20 |14 |6 |0 |56 |16 |40 |'''48''' |R5 |Bünyamin Kubat |17 |- !1993–94 | rowspan="13" |Süper Lig |5th |30 |15 |5 |10 |53 |47 |6 |'''50''' |SF |Ertuğrul Sağlam |17 |- !1994–95 |8th |34 |12 |9 |13 |54 |60 |−6 |'''45''' |SF | rowspan="6" |Serkan Aykut |19 |- !1995–96 |8th |34 |12 |7 |15 |46 |46 |0 |'''43''' |SF |14 |- !1996–97 |9th |34 |12 |9 |13 |49 |52 |3 |'''45''' |QF |GS |18 |- !1997–98 |5th |34 |14 |7 |13 |42 |42 |0 |'''49''' |R5 |SF |18 |- !1998–99 |10th |34 |11 |8 |15 |38 |53 |−15 |'''41''' |R6 | rowspan="27" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |11 |- !1999–2000 |7th |34 |16 |4 |14 |51 |43 |8 |'''52''' |R6 |'''30''' |- !2000–01 |8th |34 |13 |9 |12 |55 |52 |3 |'''48''' |R3 |İlhan Mansız |12 |- !2001–02 |15th |34 |10 |8 |16 |32 |43 |−11 |'''38''' |R6 |Mehmet Yılmaz |10 |- !2002–03 |12th |34 |10 |9 |15 |42 |59 |−17 |'''39''' |R6 | rowspan="2" |Serkan Aykut |12 |- !2003–04 |7th |34 |13 |7 |14 |46 |47 |−1 |'''46''' |R6 |20 |- !2004–05 |12th |34 |10 |8 |16 |40 |55 |−15 |'''38''' |R3 |Kaies Ghodhbane |10 |- !2005–06 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''17th<small>↓</small>''' |34 |9 |9 |16 |45 |62 |−17 |'''36''' |QF |Serkan Aykut |9 |- !2006–07 | rowspan="5" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |10th |34 |11 |10 |13 |31 |38 |−7 |'''43''' |R2 |Gökhan Kaba |8 |- !2007–08 |15th |34 |10 |8 |16 |45 |61 |−16 |'''38''' |R1 |Caner Altın |10 |- !2008–09 |15th |34 |11 |6 |17 |35 |47 |−12 |'''39''' |R2 |Burhan Coşkun |11 |- !2009–10 |10th |34 |12 |6 |16 |49 |47 |2 |'''42''' |PO |Turgut Doğan Şahin |15 |- !2010–11 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''2nd<small>↑</small>''' |32 |16 |10 |6 |45 |20 |25 |'''58''' |PO |Simon Zenke |'''16''' |- !2011–12 |Süper Lig |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''16th<small>↓</small>''' |34 |9 |9 |16 |36 |47 |−11 |'''36''' |R4 |Ekigho Ehiosun |9 |- !2012–13 | rowspan="6" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |14th |34 |7 |18 |9 |38 |39 |−1 |'''39''' |R2 |Abdulkadir Özgen |9 |- !2013–14 |5th |36 |17 |14 |15 |61 |36 |25 |'''65''' |R2 |Eldin Adilović |16 |- !2014–15 |6th |34 |15 |13 |6 |48 |30 |18 |'''55''' |GS |Mbilla Etame |15 |- !2015–16 |9th |34 |13 |8 |13 |45 |39 |6 |'''44''' |R2 | rowspan="2" |Famoussa Koné |11 |- !2016–17 |15th |34 |9 |9 |16 |27 |46 |−19 |'''36''' |PR |6 |- !2017–18 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC" |'''16th<small>↓</small>''' |34 |7 |15 |12 |32 |46 |−14 |'''36''' |R3 |Göksu Türkdoğan |7 |- !2018–19 | rowspan="2" style="background:#D9F2D9;"|2.Lig |3rd |34 |22 |7 |5 |60 |25 |35 |'''73''' |R3 |Bahattin Köse |14 |- !2019–20 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |28 |23 |4 |1 |64 |11 |53 |'''73''' |R5 |Bahattin Köse |19 |- !2020–21 | rowspan="3" style="background:#E6F2FF;" |1.Lig |3rd |34 |20 |10 |4 |58 |30 |28 |'''70''' |R3 |Nadir Çiftçi |8 |- !2021–22 |7th |36 |13 |12 |11 |54 |46 |8 |'''51''' |R5 |Yasin Öztekin |12 |- !2022–23 |style="background:#DDFFDD;" |'''1st<small>↑</small>''' |36 |23 |9 |4 |70 |26 |44 |'''78''' |R5 |Douglas Tanque |17 |- !2023–24 | rowspan="3" |Süper Lig |13th |38 |11 |10 |17 |42 |52 |−10 |'''43''' |L16 | rowspan="2" |Marius Mouandilmadji |10 |- !2024–25 |style="background:#cc9966;" |'''3rd''' |36 |19 |7 |10 |55 |41 |14 |'''64''' |R4 |10 |- !2025–26 | colspan="13" |{{abbr|TBD|To be determined}} |}

===League participations=== * Süper Lig: 1969–1975, 1976–1979, 1982–1983, 1985–1990, 1991–1992, 1993–2006, 2011–2012, 2023– * 1. Lig: 1965–1969, 1975–1976, 1979–1982, 1983–1985, 1990–1991, 1992–1993, 2006–2011, 2012–2018, 2020–2023 * 2. Lig: 2018–2020

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== European competitions record == {{Main|Turkish football clubs in European competitions}}

Samsunspor competed in European competition for the first time in 1993. The club took part in the last edition of the Balkans Cup, defeating Pirin Blagoevgrad before facing PAS Giannina in the final. The first leg took place in Greece, which Samsunspor won 3–0. The second leg took place in Turkey, where Samsunspor sealed the championship with a 2–0 win.<ref name=balkanscup>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkanclub80s.html Balkans Cup 1980–94] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127033021/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/balkanclub80s.html |date=27 January 2015 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> The club competed in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup after finishing in ninth place.<ref name=9697lig>Sivritepe, Erdinç [https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/artl9697.html 1996–1997 1. Lig] turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> They were drawn into Group 6 alongside Hamburger SV, FBK Kaunas, Leiftur Ólafsfjörður, Odense Boldklub. Samsunspor finished second with nine points and were unable to advance.<ref name=intertoto1>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic97.html UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074329/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uic97.html |date=5 March 2016 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> The club qualified for the Intertoto Cup again the following season. Drawn against Danish club Lyngby Boldklub, Samsunspor took a 3–0 lead in the first leg. The club faced a scare in the second leg, advancing by one goal on aggregate after losing the match 1–3. They faced English club Crystal Palace in the second round, beating the club four to nil on aggregate. Samsunspor were knocked out of the cup in the semi-finals after losing 6–0 at the hands of Werder Bremen.<ref name=intertoto2>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic98.html UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030429231955/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/uic98.html |date=29 April 2003 }} Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.org. Retrieved 20 July 2010</ref> Samsunspor qualified for the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds for the first time in their history after a 2–2 draw against Trabzonspor on 25 May 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kılıç |first=Selçuk |date=25 May 2025 |title=Trabzonspor ile Reeder Samsunspor 2–2 berabere kaldı |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/futbol/trabzonspor-ile-reeder-samsunspor-2-2-berabere-kaldi/3579187 |access-date=25 May 2025 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref>

=== Summary === {{updated|19 March 2026}}

==== Balkans Cup ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Competition ! Pld ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA ! GD |- | Balkans Cup | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 |- !Total !8 !5 !1 !2 !21 !15 !+6 |}

==== UEFA competition ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Competition !Pld !W !D !L !GF !GA !GD |- | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 |- |UEFA Europa League |2 |0 |1 |1 |1 |2 | –1 |- |UEFA Conference League |10 |6 |1 |3 |17 |9 | +8 |- !Total ! 22 ! 12 ! 2 ! 8 ! 33 ! 23 ! +10 |}

=== Balkans Cup results === {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- | rowspan="2" |1987–88 | rowspan="4" |Balkans Cup | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;| Group B |{{Flagicon|BUL|1971}} Sliven | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–2 | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 0–7 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2nd |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} Iraklis | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 6–1 | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 3–4 |- | rowspan="2" |1993–94 | style="text-align:center;| SF |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Pirin Blagoevgrad | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 4–1 | style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 0–0 | style="text-align:center;" | 4–1 |- | style="text-align:center; background:gold;" | '''W''' |{{flagicon|Greece}} PAS Giannina | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–0 | style="text-align:center; background:gold;" | '''5–0''' |}

=== UEFA competition results === {| class="wikitable" !Season !Competition !Round !Opponent !Home !Away !Aggregate |- | rowspan="4" |1997 | rowspan="4" |UEFA Intertoto Cup | rowspan="4" | Group 6 |{{flagicon|Germany}} Hamburger SV | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–3 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | '''2nd''' |- |{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Kaunas | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1–0 |- |{{flagicon|Iceland}} Leiftur | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–0 | {{n/a}} |- |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Odense | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2–0 | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="3" |1998 | rowspan="3" |UEFA Intertoto Cup |2R |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Lyngby | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–3 | style="text-align:center; " |'''4–3''' |- |3R |{{flagicon|England}} Crystal Palace | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2–0 | style="text-align:center; " |'''4–0''' |- |SF |{{flagicon|Germany}} Werder Bremen | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 0–3 | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 0–3 | style="text-align:center; " | '''0–6''' |- | 2025–26 | UEFA Europa League | PO |{{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos | style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 0–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–2 | style="text-align:center; " | '''1–2''' |- | rowspan="8" |2025–26 | rowspan="8" |UEFA Conference League | rowspan="6" |League phase |{{flagicon|POL}} Legia Warsaw | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1–0 | rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" |'''12th''' |- |{{flagicon|UKR}} Dynamo Kyiv | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–0 | {{n/a}} |- |{{flagicon|MLT}} Hamrun Spartans | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 3–0 | {{n/a}} |- |{{flagicon|ISL}} Breiðablik | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 2–2 |- |{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK Athens | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–2 | {{n/a}} |- |{{flagicon|GER}} Mainz 05 | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 0–2 |- |KPO |{{flagicon|MKD}} Shkëndija | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 4–0 | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1–0 | style="text-align:center; " | '''5–0''' |- |R16 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Rayo Vallecano | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–3 | style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1–0 | style="text-align:center; " | '''2–3''' |}

== Players == === Current squad === {{updated|February 2, 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ATakimListesi |url=https://tff.org/Resources/TFF/Auto/6de0eaf827b74b46a8b7a95587b89eb6.pdf |website=TFF.org |publisher=Turkish Football Federation}}</ref>

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=TUR|pos=GK|name=Okan Kocuk}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Joe Mendes}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Rick van Drongelen}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Celil Yüksel}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=Elayis Tavsan}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=TCD|pos=FW|name=Marius Mouandilmadji}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=Olivier Ntcham}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Emre Kılınç}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=CIV|pos=DF|name=Ali Badra Diabaté}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=Tahsin Bülbül}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ISL|pos=DF|name=Logi Tómasson}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Zeki Yavru|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=Cherif Ndiaye}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Yalçın Kayan}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=Carlo Holse}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Enes Albak}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=Toni Borevković}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=Franck Atoen}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Soner Gönül}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=CGO|pos=MF|name=Antoine Makoumbou}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=GAM|pos=FW|name=Saikuba Jarju}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=SVK|pos=DF|name=Ľubomír Šatka}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=Jaurès Assoumou}} {{Fs player|no=48|nat=TUR|pos=GK|name=Efe Berat Töruz}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Yunus Emre Çift}} {{Fs player|no=70|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Tanguy Coulibaly}} {{Fs player|no=71|nat=TUR|pos=GK|name=İrfan Can Eğribayat|other=on loan from Fenerbahçe}} {{Fs player|no=73|nat=TUR|pos=MF|name=Eyüp Değirmenci}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Afonso Sousa}} {{Fs player|no=96|nat=TUR|pos=DF|name=Bedirhan Çetin}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=GAM|pos=FW|name=Ebrima Ceesay}} {{Fs end}}

=== Out on loan === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=FW | nat=SWE | name=Richie Omorowa|other={{small|at Degerfors IF until 30 November 2025}}}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=FW | nat=TUR | name=Emre Köroğlu|other={{small|at Fatsa Belediyespor until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=MF | nat=ALB | name=Arbnor Muja|other={{small|at Sint-Truiden until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=DF | nat=TUR | name=Ali Tarkan|other={{small|at Ankara Demirspor until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=GK | nat=TUR | name=Taha Tosun|other={{small|at 52 Orduspor FK until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=DF | nat=TUR | name=Mustafa Tan |other={{small|at Elazığspor until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player | no= | pos=MF | nat=TUR | name=Alper Efe Pazar|other={{small|at Menemen FK until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs end}}

== Non-playing staff == {{See also|List of Samsunspor managers}}

{{updated|14 June 2025}}.

=== Administrative staff === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |- ! Position ! Name |- | President | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Yüksel Yıldırım |- | Vice President | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Veysel Bilen |- | rowspan="2" | Chief Financial Officer | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Soner Soykan |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Koray Yalçın |- | Director of Football | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Fuat Çapa |- | rowspan="4" | Executive Board Member | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Suat Çakır |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Fazlıhan Carus |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Serkan Kaya |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Zafer Erdoğan |} '''Source:''' <ref>{{cite web |title=Başkan ve İdari Kadro |url=https://www.samsunspor.com.tr/baskan-ve-idari-kadro |website=samsunspor.com.tr |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref>

=== Coaching staff === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" ! Position ! Name |- | Head coach | {{flagicon|Germany}} Thorsten Fink |- | Assistant coach | {{flagicon|Portugal}} Luís Boa Morte |- | Goalkeeping coach | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zsolt Janos Petry |- | rowspan="2" | Athletic performance coach | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Fatih Yıldız |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Serkan Eyüpoğlu |- | Fitness coach | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Oktay Arslanoğlu |- | Assistant goalkeeping coach | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Kadir Tütüncü |- | Head of analysis department | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Emre Bayraktar |- | rowspan="3" | Analyst | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Baykal Aydınlı |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Yunus Emre Zengin |- | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Ahmet Özdemir |} '''Source:''' <ref>{{cite web |title=A Takım Teknik Kadro |url=https://www.samsunspor.com.tr/a-takim-teknik-kadro |website=samsunspor.com.tr |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Samsunspor puan durumu |url=https://turkiyeligleri.com/takim/samsunspor/ |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref>

== Other departments == Besides football, Samsunspor also operates men's basketball and women's volleyball teams at various levels. At the amateur level, the club has had athletes competing in archery, boxing, judo, and table tennis.

=== Basketball === {{main|Samsunspor (basketball)}}

Samsunspor basketball team was promoted to the Basketbol Süper Ligi from Türkiye Basketbol Ligi following the 2022–23 season. The team played its home matches at Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall.

After their relegation at the end of 2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi, the club has suspended professional basketball operations.

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Samsunspor|Samsunspor media on Wikimedia Commons}} * {{Official website|http://www.samsunspor.com.tr/|Samsunspor official website}} * [http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=535&kulupID=3597 Samsunspor] at TFF.org

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