The Turkey national football B team or Turkey national under-23 football team, also known as the Turkey A2 national football team, is a reserve team for the Turkey national football team. It features players from the A2 Ligi. The team played their first match in 2002 at the 2003 Future Cup. They have played 23 matches, winning eleven, drawing eight, and losing four.[2] The team is currently coached by Mehmet Yıldırım.[1]
| Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
| Head coach | Mehmet Yıldırım[1] | ||
| Most caps | Tevfik Köse Ferhat Kiraz Kemal Tokak (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Veysel Sarı (4) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Turkey A2 2–1 Germany B  (Mönchengladbach, Germany; 6 September 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkey A2 5–0 Estonia U-23  (Adana, Turkey; 29 February 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Denmark U-21 4–0 Turkey A2 (Vejle, Denmark; 6 June 2011) | |||
History
editThe A2 team was seldom used from the foundation in 2002 until 2008.[2]
When Guus Hiddink took over the senior squad, he re-introduced the reserve squad. The team came together for their first camp in Istanbul in November 2010. The team played their first matches against Belarus in February 2011.[3]
The team participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament from 23 May to 1 June.[4] They finished in second place after losing the final to Mexico.[5] They also won the 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy.
At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the team took the bronze medal defeating the squad of Saudi Arabia 2–1.[6] The team won its first gold medal in the tournament at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.[1]
Results and statistics
editOlympic Games
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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 2024
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| 2028
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| 2032
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| Total | Quarter-finals | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mediterranean Games
edit| Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1951 |
did not participate | ||||||||
 1955
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 1959 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
 1963 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
 1967 |
Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1971 |
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
 1975 |
Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
 1979 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
 1983 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
 1987 |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1991–present | See Turkey national under-20 football team | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 | |
Most appearances and goals
edit- Appearances
| Player | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Tevfik Köse | 8 | 3 |
| Ferhat Kiraz | 8 | 0 |
| Kemal Tokak | 8 | 0 |
| Kağan Söylemezgiller | 7 | 0 |
| Necati Ateş | 6 | 3 |
- Goals
| Player | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| Yakup Alkan | 5 | 5 |
| Veysel Sarı | 4 | 4 |
| Ersen Martin | 3 | 5 |
| Necati Ateş | 3 | 6 |
| Tevfik Köse | 3 | 8 |
| Erdi Güncan | 3 | 5 |
| Melih Rahman Nişancı | 1 | 5 |
| Okan Baydemir | 1 | 5 |
| İbrahim Hırçın | 1 | 5 |
| Samet Katanalp | 1 | 5 |
| Oğuzhan Durmuş Çeşmeli | 1 | 5 |
| Ali Say | 1 | 5 |
| Orkun Dervişler | 1 | 5 |
Squads
editCurrent squad
editThe squad as of 28 July 2022, which participated at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey from 8 August to 16 August 2022.[7]
Head coach: Mehmet Yıldırım
Honours
edit- International Challenge Trophy: 2011–13
- Future Team Cup: 2002–03,[8] 2004–05[9]
- Islamic Solidarity Games: gold in 2022, bronze in 2013
References
edit- ^ a b c "U23 Milli Takımımız, 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda altın madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). tff.org. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b "A2 TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "TFF to introduce A2 national team". tff.org. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "A2 National Team squad named for Toulon Tournament". tff.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "A2s finish Toulon Tournament in 2nd place". tff.org. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Bronz madalyayı kaptık". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "U23 Milli Takımı'nın 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Garin, Erik (30 April 2006). "Future Team Cup 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2019.