Denizlispor is a sports club based in
Denizli,
Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include
football,
volleyball,
basketball,
table tennis,
chess, and
gymnastics. The Denizlispor Football squad, which was originally founded in 1966, is currently the largest and most popular of the club’s teams with a
seating capacity of up to 19,500 fans at Denzili Atatürk Stadium. As part of the Turkish Football Federation’s Süper Lig, Denizlispor have gained international recognition in recent years, when their fifth-place finish in 2002 qualified them for a match in the UEFA Cup. That year, the team made a surprising run, defeating other European teams like
FC Lorient,
Sparta Prague, and
Olympique Lyonnais, before losing in the fourth round to
FC Porto, who would eventually go on to win the tournament. In anticipation of a promising season, the green and black hope to improve on last year’s seventh-place finish by adding
Darryl Roberts to their roster.