ISTANBULLS

MAGAZINE Issue 1 – January 2011

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Welcome

Welcome to the first issue of Istanbulls Magazine!

Istanbulls SC has been established in 2009 with

only one team and following season under the

sponsorship of Turkish Airlines and Pınar,

Istanbulls has started competing with five teams in

different levels; from veterans to youth. As a result

of our desire to communicate better with our

players, families and football lovers in UAE, we

are pleased to launch our monthly magazine.

Erol Muzaffer, Özhan Özden and Burhan

Ünalan have come up with the idea and I am

honoured to help Istanbulls to spread our news

and messages. In the first issue. A big thanks to

Ali Rıza Dikici; without him it wouldn’t be possible

you to read this.

This is our introduction issue, in which we have an

interview with Erol Muzaffer about the launch of

Istanbulls, presenting general information about

our teams, providing some football terms we use

on or off the pitch, latest results and current

standings.

We are also pleased to announce Istanbulls

Family BBQ party on 11th of February. All teams

will be there with families, kids and parents. A

perfect chance to gather together and socialise,

join us to share the fun!

Upcoming months, you will see things changing in

the magazine and getting better. Please do not

hesitate to share your thoughts and highly

valuable feedback.

Keep playing football!

Orkun Özbatur

Founding Istanbulls SC

Can you please explain us how it all

begun; how was Istanbulls established?

Between years 2006 and 2008 I played

football at Dubai Amateur Football League

(DAFL) with various teams.

During this time, I have played with Russian,

English, Arabian, Dutch, French, Romanian

and Persian teams and enjoyed playing as a

player pretty much.

At the end of 2008 I had a serious injury and

had to have a break for 1 year. At the end of

this inevitable break, I came up with an idea.

In UAE there are around 8000 Turk living

and unfortunately we have not had a single

Turkish team competing at the DAFL.

So I have thought, “Why don’t we have a

team?”, and decided to form a sports

team in which football would be the

primary sports.

As a result, I have started to discuss this

project with PINAR. By the courtesy of

their support I was able to form Istanbulls

SC. My primary objective was to create

a cooperation and socialisation between

Turks as well as giving the opportunity to

play sports.

What is the importance of Istanbulls

in Turkish community in Dubai/UAE?

Today Istanbulls have 5 football teams.

Two children’s teams; Under 9 & Under

11; two adult’s team and 1 veteran’s

team. Thus, we are providing opportunity

to play football for everyone willing to,

between the ages 6 and 55.

Today we have around 80 players and in

addition to this we have around 300

people who we are in a social interaction

with. Since we think this is only a start,

we believe this number will grow

exponentially.

Prestigious companies like Turkish

Airlines and Pınar which believe in and

support us are enabling us to see a

bright future for the teams.

EROL MUZAFFER Founder / Coach

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Founding Istanbulls SC

What do you expect from Istanbulls in

the future; what will be the next

steps?

Our mission as Istanbulls SC “Constant

Upturn & Progress”. In order to fulfil this

mission, every year, we would like to add

some more quality to our teams.

For the next year, primarily, we would like

to make our club more institutional. In

addition to this, we want to grow into

other sports fields. We have already

started our studies about making

Istanbulls SC a real multi-field sports

club.

You might see a much different Istanbulls

in front of you next year.

Istanbulls SC management stuff while signing sponsorship contract with THY

Why have you had a need of

increasing the number of teams in

second year?

At the year of foundation of our sports

club, we had only 1 adult team. But this

year we have 5 separate team competing

in various leagues. Prior to season start

we have realised that there is no problem

with increasing the number of teams in

our club.

Since we have enough human force, the

important issue is not the number of

teams, but the success and the quality of

the teams. So, I would like to keep the

number of teams in 5 and make the best

out of them.

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Istanbulls SC Teams

ISTANBULLS SC COACHES Hüseyin Can Moroğlu, Burhan Ünalan, Erol Muzaffer, Özhan Özden, Özkan Düzcan

ISTANBULLS VETS Medeni Menekse, Stephen Heeler, Arens Snaas, Howard Banks Craig Streak, Ozhan Ozden, Volkan Erkutlu Ala Atari*, Pete Stapley*, Ugur Calgara*, Akif Alabay*, Arda Tokbas*, Koray Ozkan* *Not shown in the picture

Istanbulls SC Teams

TURKISH AIRLINES ISTANBULLS (Dubai Amateur Football League) Ertuğrul Altınok, Özkan Düzcan, Yavuz Ayvaz, Ümit Çamur, Erol Muzaffer, Afşın Ö. Eren, Mohammad Adelian Sami Yıldırım, Orkun Özbatur, Adam R. Beesley, Timur Ediş, Ali Rıza Dikici, Joe Lawson, Arif Un

PINAR ISTANBULLS (Dubai Amateur Football League) Kemal Bostancı, Özgü Güleryüz, Burhan Ünalan, Ozan Tokdemir, Bekh Khoussainov, Jamoliddin Kholmatov, Izzet Atac Necip Camcigil, Gökhan Söğüt, H. Can Moroğlu, Erol Muzaffer, Mohamed El Nagar, Uğur Aslan, Mustafa Yılmaz

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Istanbulls SC Teams

ISTANBULLS U11 Aryen Algouneh, Arash Algouneh, Ahmet Karan Akturk, Bora Edis, Sencer Calgara Rishan Kaji, Kasra Saddad, Orkun Selcuk, Marius Potma

ISTANBULLS U9 Berk Ongan, Yalcin Alkan, Murat Aslan, Artun Selcun, Tan Lacin Derin Ozkan, Bartu Ciftci, Yigit Unlu, Kerem Edis, Aslan Cem Tokbas

Common Football Terms

As every single profession has its own

jargon, football creates its language from

action and movement terms; mostly using

metaphors.

In the first issue of Istanbulls Magazine we

would like to provide some common football

terms to help audience and parents get

better understanding of the game.

Charging – a method of running at and

unbalancing the player who has possession,

or is attempting to gain possession of ball.

Clearing – the act of moving the ball out of

the area of one’s own goal.

Fake (feint) – a move by a player meant to

deceive an opposing player. Used to gain an

advantage, it is frequently used when

dribbling to get past an opponent.

Screening (Shielding) – used by the person

with the ball to protect the ball from a

defender; the ball carrier keeps their body

between the ball and the defender.

Slide Tackle – a move where a player

attempts to win the ball by sliding towards

the ball.

Trap – the use of one’s body to slow down

and control a moving ball, most often using

the chest, thighs or feet.

First Touch (one touch pass) – when the

ball is received and propelled in a single

movement.

Banana Kick – a kick that curves such

that it takes the shape of a banana. This

is usually attempted on a corner kick to

curve the ball from the corner directly into

the goal.

Bicycle Kick (Scissors Kick) – when a

player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards

and over their own head, usually making

contact above waist level. Not too

frequent at the youth level!

Cut Back – dribbling the ball backwards

in the reverse way of the goal in an

attempt to keep possession of the ball.

Narrowing the Angle – when the goalie

comes out of the goal to make himself

closer and larger to an attacker.

Hospital Ball – a dangerous pass from

one teammate to another, resulting in a

pass that becomes a 50/50 ball instead

of one that is easily received.

"Man On" – the call a player makes to a

teammate who is closely marked by an

opposing player but may not be aware of

it.

"Pull Up" (push up) – a phrase used to

tell the defence to move up the field in a

more attacking position. Sometimes used

as the command for an offside trap.

Two Touch Pass (one-two play) – a

pass in which the ball is received by a

player with one touch and then played to

a teammate with the next touch.

Source: http://bit.ly/istanbulls_football_terms

Match Results & Standings

Date Home Team Score Away Team

30.Jan.2011 Romcom 2 - 1 Turkish Airlines Istanbulls Highlights

25.Jan.2011 Turkish Airlines Istanbulls 8 - 2 Allstars 2 Highlights

18.Jan.2011 Getmo Spartans 1 - 4 Turkish Airlines Istanbulls

11.Jan.2011 Safa C 1 - 6 Turkish Airlines Istanbulls

Turkish Airlines Istanbulls – DAFL Division 3

DAFL Division 3 P W D L GD PTS

1 MBC Group 12 10 1 1 46 31

2 Turkish Airlines Istanbulls 9 7 0 2 28 21

3 Precor 11 6 3 2 10 21

4 Panthers FC 11 6 1 4 10 19

5 Safa C 10 4 2 4 -3 14

6 Allstars 2 11 4 2 5 -12 14

7 Youngstars 11 4 2 5 -13 14

8 Romcom 11 3 1 7 -18 10

9 Najma Dolphins Vets 10 1 2 7 -13 5

10 Getmo Spartans 10 1 0 9 -35 3

Current Division Standings

January 2011 Game Results

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Being a champion is the unique goal of Turkish Airlines Istanbulls for 2010-2011 season.

Istanbulls did a great start to the league and won 7 matches against to 2 lost and took

place in second position after MBC. Our target is to won all matches till to next MBC

match and play final game with MBC to gain championship. Team is in good form and

looking forward to play the coming matches.

Match Results & Standings

Date Home Team Score Away Team

25.Jan.2011 Pınar Istanbulls 8 - 5 Athletico Dubai

18.Jan.2011 Managua 3 - 1 Pınar Istanbulls

11.Jan.2011 AFL Devils 3 - 5 Pınar Istanbulls

DAFL Division 4 P W D L GD PTS

1 Blues TBM 9 8 0 1 52 24

2 Pınar Istanbulls 9 5 2 2 7 17

3 AFL Bears 9 5 1 3 5 16

4 AFL Devils 10 5 1 4 -7 16

5 Managua 10 3 1 6 -18 10

6 Wafi 10 2 1 7 -20 7

7 Athletico Dubai 7 1 0 6 -19 3

8 Mantis Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Swift Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0

Current Division Standings

Pınar Istanbulls – DAFL Division 4

January 2011 Game Results

Pinar Istanbulls is our new formed team in 4th division and have more than 16 new

players in the squad. Against to its first year experience; set its target to keep its current

position in table and finish the league in top 2. The quality of football is getting better

and better in every match and we believe that only goal of the team will be

championship for next year.

Match Results & Standings

Istanbulls U9 – IFA U9 Premier Youth League Season Standings

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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD PT

1 Mini Milan 11 9 2 0 60 6 54 29

2 The Redkillers 11 8 2 1 48 10 38 26

3 Falcons 11 8 2 1 42 12 30 26

4 Ranches Warriors 11 8 0 3 24 6 18 24

5 Real Dubai 11 7 2 2 44 14 30 23

6 LFC Fins 11 5 1 5 28 16 12 16

7 Istanbulls 11 5 0 6 31 39 -8 15

8 Lightning Bolts 11 4 2 2 19 28 -9 14

9 Dutch All Stars 11 2 2 7 10 26

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16 8

10 GC United 11 2 0 9 8 35

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27 6

11 Barca Dubai 11 0 2 9 8 52

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44 2

12 Dutco Dragons 11 0 1 10 7 85

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78 1

Istanbulls U9 Team

Our First Season

I hope everybody enjoyed our first

season : I believe it was a very

promising start to their football

career :) We played 11 games; we

won 5, lost 6 and picked up 15

points, finished the league in 7th

place. Our form was the league

WWLWLLWWLLL.

All season 11 different players took

part and we averaged 8.7 players

on the pitch per game. Aslan Cem,

Yalcin, Yigit, Kerem, Berk and

Murat attended all games. We

scored 31 goals, our top goal scorer

is Murat with 15 goals and the

runner up is Artun with 11 goals.

Man of the match table is quite tight:

Murat deserved this postion 5 times

and Artun managed it in 3 games.

We didn't have any goalkeepers for the beginning of the season but Berk stepped up for this post and he

played very well, he finished 3 games without conceding any goals. Kerem is our joker, he played in every

position with high standard and passion, his performance was also outstanding. Aslan Cem always played

with a positive attitude and did his best. Yigit also played in defence and midfield areas whenever we

needed him. Bartu always played with passion and style, he never gave up and he is getting bigger and

stronger. Yalcin and Derin improved a lot, whenever the team needed them, they were always ready. Murat

is our top goal scorer, he battled most of his time and he did a fantastic job for the team. Artun is also great

striker and he scored many goals and created lots of chances.

Please don't forget Bartu and Aslan Cem are actually U7's team members and they challenged the older

and physically bigger players, extremly well.

Well done boys! You did great in your first year. I strongly believe this team deserved a better position in

the league. This team has potential to play quality and good team football. If you look at the beginning of

the season and now you can see a big difference. All of them improved a lot but we still need to work on

team play and helping each other.

All in all, even though our results weren't great, our style of play was good and we should look to build upon

that next year. Winning and losing are just things that are certain to happen in football but as long as

everyone has fun and does their best, its all we can ask for.

Match Results & Standings

Veteran team enjoyed their first season : We believe it was a very promising start to

their second career :) They played 8 games; won 3, lost 4 and drew 1 and picked up

10 points, finished the league in 5th place out of 10 teams. Their form was the league

DWLWLLWL.

All season 19 different players took part and we averaged 8.1 players on the pitch per

game. Ozhan attended all games and Craig was the runner up with 5 games. We

scored 21 goals (3 of them from our win by default). Our top goal scorer is Howard

with 6 goals and the runner up is Craig with 5 goals. Man of the match table is quite

tight : Howard, Craig and Pete sharing this position with 2 games.

We are sure if they had started the season with goalkeeper Ala the result would have

been different. Howard and Arend's injuries of course affected their place in the table;

we hope they will be back to the squad soon.

Veterans team started to play for fun and do some exercises, we think they doing

very well, enjoying themselves and great workout every Tuesday evening. They are

inspiring all young players, keep going on Vets!

Istanbulls Vets – Season 1 Results

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD PTS

1 Taifa Stars 8 8 0 0 60 12 48 24

2 Breast Homage Albion 8 5 1 2 36 16 20 16

3 Oldmen Athletic 8 5 1 2 29 23 6 16

4 Dubai Cascades FC 8 4 1 3 36 27 9 13

5 Istanbulls 8 3 1 4 24 34 -10 10

6 Jumeriah FC 8 2 2 4 16 23 -7 8

7 Shambles FC 8 2 1 5 21 35 -14 7

8 Dubai Petroleum 8 2 1 5 20 35 -15 7

9 Dubai Pashas 8 1 0 7 18 55 -37 3

Announcements

ISTANBULLS FAMILY BBQ

PARTY

We look forward to see all

our players, families, friends

and sponsors in our club

gathering!

We are going to set the fire,

please contribute with some

stuff to burn and enjoy the

heat of Istanbulls on the

Safa grass. Please confirm

your attendance.

Date: 11 February, 12.00

Location: Safa Park, Gate 5

Happy Birthday to Our

Players!

10 February – Tan Laçin

15 February – Jamoliddin

Kholmatov

19 February – Mohamed El

Nagar

22 February – Özgü Güleryüz

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