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General Information for Turkey

Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.81m
Average age in 1997
25.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Denizli, Mustafa (Coach)

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Denizli, Mustafa (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-11-10
Place of Birth
Çeşme (Turkey)
Height
1.77m
Matches
8 (5 / 3)
Goto coach Mustafa Denizli

Players of Turkey in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Reçber, Rüştü 1973-05-10 Goalkeeper Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 6 1 0 0 0 0
İpekoğlu, Engin 1961-06-07 Goalkeeper Turkey Çanakkale Dardanelspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kilimci, Volkan 1972-02-16 Goalkeeper Turkey Galatasaray SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Özalan, Alpay 1973-05-29 Centre Back Turkey Beşiktaş JK 5 0 0 0 0 0
Korkmaz, Bülent 1968-11-24 Centre Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Temizkanoğlu, Ogün 1969-10-06 Centre Back Turkey Trabzonspor 4 0 0 0 0 0
Özer, Selim 1968-12-26 Centre Back Turkey Bursaspor 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ünsal, Hakan 1973-05-14 Left Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 2 2 0 0 0 0
Akyel, Fatih 1977-12-26 Right Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 2 1 0 0 0 0
Akbaş, Saffet 1968-09-08 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Çetin, Recep 1965-10-01 Right Back Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
İnceefe, Vedat 1974-04-01 Centre Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Penbe, Ergün 1972-05-17 Left Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 0 2 0 0 0 0
Tunç, Ramazan 1975-09-17 Centre Back Turkey Gaziantepspor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ercan, Abdullah 1971-12-08 Left Midfielder Turkey Trabzonspor 7 0 0 0 0 0
Kafkas, Tolunay 1968-03-31 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Trabzonspor 5 1 1 0 0 0
Korkut, Tayfun 1974-04-02 Right Midfielder Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 5 1 0 0 0 0
Havutçu, Tayfur 1970-04-23 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 4 2 0 0 0 0
Yağcıoğlu, İlker 1966-03-10 Midfielder Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Çetin, Oğuz 1963-02-15 Centre Midfielder Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 3 1 1 0 0 0
Kerimoğlu, Tugay 1970-08-24 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Galatasaray SK 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sağır, Celil 1974-04-15 Midfielder Turkey Samsunspor 2 3 0 0 0 0
Korkmaz, Vural 1972-04-04 Right Midfielder Turkey Samsunspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
Özdilek, Mehmet 1966-04-01 Attacking Midfielder Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 3 0 0 0 0
Turhan, Evren Nuri 1974-09-10 Centre Midfielder Turkey Kocaelispor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kaya, Suat 1967-08-26 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Galatasaray SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yalçın, Sergen 1972-10-05 Attacking Midfielder Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 1 0 0 0 0 0
Erdem, Arif 1972-01-02 Centre Forward Turkey Galatasaray SK 5 2 2 0 0 0
Şükür, Hakan 1971-09-01 Centre Forward Turkey Galatasaray SK 5 0 6 0 0 0
Derelioğlu, Oktay 1975-12-17 Centre Forward Turkey Beşiktaş JK 3 1 1 0 0 0
Akyüz, Saffet 1970-03-11 Centre Forward Turkey İstanbulspor AŞ 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sağlam, Ertuğrul 1969-11-19 Secondary striker Turkey Beşiktaş JK 1 1 1 0 0 0
Aydın, Cafer 1971-11-17 Centre Forward Turkey Bursaspor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mandıralı, Hami 1968-07-20 Secondary striker Turkey Trabzonspor 0 4 1 0 0 0
Aykut, Serkan 1975-02-24 Centre Forward Turkey Samsunspor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Topraktepe, Serdar 1976-08-25 Left Winger Turkey Beşiktaş JK 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Turkey in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-12
Turkey
Turkey
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Turkey vs. Finland
Friendly
Denizli Atatürk Stadyumu
1997-04-02
Turkey
Turkey
Netherlands
Netherlands
1:0 c
Turkey vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu
1997-04-30
Turkey
Turkey
Belgium
Belgium
1:3 c
Turkey vs. Belgium
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu
1997-06-12
Croatia
Croatia
Turkey
Turkey
1:1 c
Croatia vs. Turkey
Friendly
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
1997-06-15
Japan
Japan
Turkey
Turkey
1:0 c
Japan vs. Turkey
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
1997-08-20
Turkey
Turkey
Wales
Wales
6:4 c
Turkey vs. Wales
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu
1997-09-10
San Marino
San Marino
Turkey
Turkey
0:5 c
San Marino vs. Turkey
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
San Marino Stadium
1997-10-11
Netherlands
Netherlands
Turkey
Turkey
0:0 c
Netherlands vs. Turkey
World Cup 1998 - Group 7
Johan Cruijff ArenA
8 Matches

Match Progress for Turkey in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Turkey

Opponent M W D L G
Hungary
Hungary
15 5 2 8 17
Romania
Romania
14 3 3 8 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
13 3 3 7 13
Iceland
Iceland
13 4 3 6 17
Austria
Austria
13 8 1 4 25
Germany
Germany
13 3 2 8 16
Finland
Finland
12 4 4 4 18
Czechia
Czechia
12 6 1 5 17
Moldova
Moldova
12 10 2 0 31
Croatia
Croatia
12 3 5 4 13
England
England
11 0 2 9 1
Albania
Albania
10 5 2 3 11
Sweden
Sweden
10 4 4 2 13
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10 5 2 3 11
Latvia
Latvia
9 3 5 1 19
Ukraine
Ukraine
9 4 3 2 11
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 3 3 15
Norway
Norway
8 3 3 2 12
Denmark
Denmark
8 2 3 3 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
8 5 2 1 14
Ireland
Ireland
8 2 4 2 7
Italy
Italy
8 0 3 5 7
Russia
Russia
8 1 3 4 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 6 1 1 11
Greece
Greece
8 4 3 1 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
8 4 1 3 11
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
7 3 2 2 10
Estonia
Estonia
7 4 3 0 13
Poland
Poland
7 1 1 5 4
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
7 6 1 0 15
Wales
Wales
7 2 4 1 9
Montenegro
Montenegro
6 3 2 1 9
Georgia
Georgia
6 4 1 1 15
France
France
6 1 1 4 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
6 6 0 0 19
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 4 1 1 8
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 2 2 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
6 1 0 5 4
South Korea
South Korea
6 3 2 1 12
USA
USA
5 2 1 2 7
Brazil
Brazil
5 0 2 3 3
Iran
Iran
5 2 3 0 8
Armenia
Armenia
4 3 1 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 10
Belarus
Belarus
4 2 1 1 8
San Marino
San Marino
4 3 1 0 16
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 0 0 4 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
3 3 0 0 12
Chile
Chile
3 2 1 0 3
Spain
Spain
3 0 0 3 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 3
Egypt
Egypt
3 1 0 2 2
East Germany
East Germany
3 3 0 0 8
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
3 1 1 1 6
Algeria
Algeria
3 1 0 2 4
Japan
Japan
3 1 0 2 3
Honduras
Honduras
3 3 0 0 5
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 2 0 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 8
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
2 1 1 0 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 9
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 0 1 1
Malta
Malta
2 1 1 0 4
Australia
Australia
2 2 0 0 4
Israel
Israel
2 1 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 2
Canada
Canada
2 2 0 0 6
Ghana
Ghana
2 0 2 0 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 8
China
China
1 1 0 0 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 0 1 0
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 1
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 1 0 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 0 1 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 0
Scotland
Scotland
1 1 0 0 2
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 2
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Guinea
Guinea
1 0 1 0 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (U21)
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 1 0 0 2
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