The Yeditepe Eagles are an American football team in Istanbul, Turkey.
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| Sport | American football |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| League | Türkiye Korumalı Futbol Ligi |
| Based in | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Colors | |
| Head coach | Onur Durak |
| Championships | TKFL: 2020 |
History
editAmerican football is rapidly spreading in Turkey in 2000 also introduced the floor Yeditepe University. "Yeditepe University American Football Team" was founded by Alper Özpınar, a research assistant at Yeditepe University, and he coached this team for 4 years. The name of the team "Eagles" was inspired by the "double-headed Selcuklu eagle" figure at the entrance of the engineering faculty of the university. [1][2][3]
Yeditepe Eagles joined AFK in 2001 and bought its equipment at the end of 2001. Later, as a result of the separation of the organizations, Yeditepe Eagles, which has been competing in UAFL since 2003, started club activities with the establishment of the Federation in 2005. [4]
References
edit- ^ AKBENİZ, Uğur. "AFK YEDITEPE ISTANBUL - Tarih". yiskafk.tr.gg. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Eagles | Öğrenci Merkezi". ogrencimerkezi.yeditepe.edu.tr. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Podyum Recruit | The Pro Football Recruiting Platform". recruit.thepodyum.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Yeditepe Eagles, Yeditepe University Home of Eagles, Istanbul (2021)". www.glunis.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- "TKF1L'de Yeditepe Eagles şampiyon ilan edildi". ajansspor.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- "Yeditepe Eagles, Kulüpler 1.Ligi'ne Geri Döndü". NFLTR.com - Türkçe Amerikan Futbolu Sitesi (in Turkish). 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-03-09.