Description: Translation: Samsun Sports Club. Samsunspor was founded in 1965 by the combination of 4 amateur teams from Samsun - 19 Mayıs, FenerGençlik, Akınspor and Samsunspor. The stadium name translates as May 19th Stadium. May 19th is a historic date in Turkish history, being the day that Kemal Atatürk landed in Samsun to begin the Turkish national movement.
Sports map specialist Bill Turianski contributes an article to Albion Road roughly once a month, bringing us something from his collection of sports maps.
Full Name: Samsunspor Kulübü
