18 MART STADI

Canakkale, Turkey

WSPE-462

18 Mart Stadi is a (15,000 capacity) multiuse stadium in Canakkale, Turkey.  It is used as the stadium of Dardanel Spor A.?.

Çanakkale Dardanel SA? was founded as Çanakkalespor after merging Bo?azspor, Türkgücü and Kalespor, which were amateur clubs of Çanakkale. The clubs name was changed to Çanakkale Dardanelspor in 1991. When created in 1966, the football club began playing in the 3rd league in Turkey. This league is known as the TFFF 2. League today. Ten years after its founding, they were relegated to the amateur league in Turkey. After spending five years in the amateur league, they found themselves in the TFF First League, but only for one year in 1982-83 season. They were relegated to the amateur league once more. After spending just one more year in the amateur league, they were promoted to the third league in 1984, and would find themselves being yo-yoed between the third and second league until they reached the top flight of Turkish football in 1996. In 1999, they were relegated to the second league, and to third level in 2006 . They returned second level after defeating Tarsus ?dman Yurdu as 5-0 at extra-play-off final in 2008-2009 season. However they suffered from squad narrowness at First League at next season and were relegated to Second League after a 3-0 loss to Altay at home match.

They have produced a healthy amount of footballers who have gone on to play for a top flight club in Turkey. These players include Okan Koç, Tamer Tuna, Mehmet Y?lmaz, Tolga Seyhan, Gökhan Zan, Mehmet Ço?um, Hasan Kabze, Erman Özgür, Mehmet Topal, Fevzi Elmas and Selçuk ?nan.

Unused 4" x 6" continental size chrome.

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