Football

Amedspor

The Pride of Kurdistan

Football · Club · Amed

1st · Süper Lig13 points from 6 matches, goal difference +8

“Amed's club — now in the Süper Lig for the first time.”

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Amedspor, based in Amed, is among the most emotionally significant clubs in Kurdish football. In May 2026 the club sealed promotion to the Süper Lig for the first time in its history, reaching Turkey's top flight after finishing second in the TFF 1. Lig. It began life there with a 3-0 home win over fellow newly-promoted Erzurumspor FK. Beyond results on the pitch, the club carries deep cultural meaning for supporters and regularly draws passionate crowds wherever it plays.

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Career highlights

1972

Founded as Melikahmet Turanspor

Began life in the amateur leagues as Melikahmet Turanspor. The city municipality took the club over in 1990, and it played under a succession of municipal names for the next two decades.

2014

Renamed Amedspor

The club's congress adopted the name Amedspor in October, taking the Kurdish name for its home city. The Turkish Football Federation fined the club for changing its name and emblem without approval, before recognising the change in 2015.

2023–24