İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
| Full name | İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | |||
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| Nicknames | Boz Baykuşlar (The Grey Owls) Turuncu Lacivertliler (The Orange-Navy Blues) | |||
| Short name | İBFK | |||
| Founded | 15 June 1990, as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü 4 June 2014, as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | |||
| Ground | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 17,319 | |||
| President | Göksel Gümüşdağ | |||
| Head coach | Nuri Şahin | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig, 5th of 19 | |||
| Website | ibfk | |||
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İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtanbuɫ baˈʃakʃehiɾ ˈfutboɫ kulyˈby]), commonly referred to as Başakşehir or, due to sponsorship reasons, Rams Başakşehir, is a professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. Known for its vibrant orange and navy colors, the club was established in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and separated its football activites in the year 2014 from the municipality and competes in the top tier of Turkish football, the Süper Lig.
The team plays its home matches at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, which has been their base since 2014.The club achieved its first league championship in the 2019–20 season, marking a milestone in its relatively young history.
Başakşehir continues to participate in various domestic and international tournaments, including the Turkish Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, showcasing its ambition to become a consistent contender in Turkish and European football.