Fatih Karagümrük S.K.

Fatih Karagümrük Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Karagümrük, is a Turkish professional football club based in the Karagümrük neighbourhood of the Fatih district on the historic peninsula of Istanbul. Founded in 1926, the club play in red and black and are nicknamed Kara Kırmızı (“Black-Reds”). Karagümrük currently compete in the Süper Lig and stage most home matches at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, while maintaining training facilities and their academy structure in Fatih.

One of the oldest clubs from Istanbul’s European side, Karagümrük were among the pioneers of the professional era in Turkey and won the Istanbul professional league title in 1957–58. After a lengthy spell outside the top flight, they returned to the Süper Lig in 2020–21 following promotion from the 1. Lig.

In the 2020s the team has been coached by a series of high-profile managers, including Francesco Farioli, Volkan Demirel and Andrea Pirlo, and has become known for a progressive, possession-based style. The club draw strong neighbourhood support from Karagümrük and surrounding quarters and contest city rivalries with fellow Istanbul sides.