Çaykur Rizespor

What Çaykur Rizespor does

Çaykur Rizespor is a multi-sport sports club headquartered in Rize, Turkey, operating primarily as a professional football club competing in the Trendyol Süper Lig — Turkey's top football division — following its May 2025 promotion via the TFF First League. The legal entity is RİZESPOR FUTBOL YATIRIMLARI SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ, structured as a Turkish Anonim Şirket (joint stock company). Beyond the first team, the club runs a youth development academy (Çaykur Rizespor Gençlik Geliştirme ve Futbol Eğitim Merkezi) and a training complex (Mehmet Cengiz Tesisleri), and operates an extensive amateur sports program spanning 26 disciplines including gymnastics, wrestling, taekwondo, skiing, swimming, sailing, tennis, archery, e-sports, and more.

The club's product surface includes the A Takım professional squad, Rizespor TV (an owned video platform for press conferences, highlights, and interviews), the Çaykur Didi Stadyumu home stadium, the Atmacasm e-commerce merchandise storefront, and the amateur branches portfolio. Fan engagement runs through the official website (caykurrizespor.org.tr), Rizespor TV, social media, stadium match-day events, and broadcast distribution of league fixtures. The "Çaykur" name prefix indicates a title-sponsorship relationship with Çaykur, the Turkish state-owned tea company, and the team's supporter identity is built around the "Atmacalar" (Hawks) brand.

Commercially, Çaykur Rizespor generates revenue through Süper Lig broadcast/prize money, the Çaykur title sponsorship, matchday ticket sales at Çaykur Didi Stadium, and merchandise sales via atmacasm.com; no pricing, membership subscription, or detailed financial figures are publicly disclosed. The customer base is concentrated on local Black Sea Region supporters and the wider Turkish football fan audience, with no disclosed enterprise or B2B customers. Governance was refreshed in June 2026 with the unanimous election of Ali Zeki Saruhan as President at the 95th Extraordinary General Assembly, and Recep Uçar was appointed Technical Director in December 2025 ahead of the club's first Süper Lig campaign.

Name

Çaykur Rizespor

Legal name

RİZESPOR FUTBOL YATIRIMLARI SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ

Website

https://caykurrizespor.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish multi-sport club headquartered in Rize, operating a professional football team in the Trendyol Süper Lig, a 26-branch amateur sports program, a youth academy, and merchandise and media channels serving local and national football fans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA), Community/Youth Esports Centers (Recreation Centers, Nonprofit Programs) (MPAFALAH)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Multi-sport amateur programs
• Youth football academy
• Licensed sports merchandise
• Matchday sports entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rize

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish multi-sport club whose primary offering is its professional men's football team competing in the Trendyol Süper Lig. The club also operates a youth football academy, runs 25+ amateur sports branches, sells licensed merchandise through its Atmacasm online store, and distributes video content via Rizespor TV.

Product overview

Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish multi-sport club headquartered in Rize, Turkey. The organization operates primarily as a professional football club competing in the Trendyol Süper Lig, supported by a Youth Academy (Çaykur Rizespor Akademi) for talent development. The club also maintains an extensive amateur sports program with over 25 branches including gymnastics, wrestling, martial arts, water sports, and team sports. Media engagement is handled through Rizespor TV, while commercial operations include the official merchandise store (Atmacasm). The club's home venue is Çaykur Didi Stadium, with additional training facilities at the Mehmet Cengiz Tesisleri complex.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Çaykur Rizespor A Takımı (Professional Football Team) Professional men's football team competing in the Trendyol Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. Delivers live professional football entertainment to fans through home and away matches distributed via stadium attendance and league TV broadcasting rights.
• Çaykur Rizespor Akademi (Youth Academy) Structured youth development and football education program focused on developing future football talent, delivered by an experienced technical team. Targets young athletes and their families seeking professional coaching pathways.
• Rizespor TV Official digital video platform featuring press conferences, match highlights, player interviews, and club announcements. Distributed to fans via the official website as a free content service supporting fan engagement.
• Atmacasm Official Merchandise Store Official e-commerce storefront selling licensed team merchandise including jerseys, apparel, and fan accessories. Targets individual supporters and football fans.
• Amatör Branşlar (Amateur Sports Branches Program) Multi-discipline amateur sports participation program covering 25+ branches including gymnastics, wrestling, taekwondo, skiing, swimming, sailing, tennis, archery, table tennis, rafting, canoe, judo, handball, weightlifting, mountaineering, boxing, basketball, badminton, athletics, volleyball, karate, chess, kick-boxing, cycling, and e-sports. Targets local young athletes and amateur sports participants.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Galatasaray: Top-tier Turkish multi-sport club operating a Süper Lig team plus many amateur branches under the same corporate structure as Çaykur Rizespor. Broader incumbent in the same operational model.
• Fenerbahçe: One of Turkey's 'Big Three' multi-sport clubs operating professional football alongside extensive amateur branches (basketball, volleyball, etc.). Same multi-sport club model but at vastly larger scale.
• Beşiktaş: Istanbul-based Süper Lig club and frequent reference opponent (Çaykur Rizespor recently played them). Much larger commercial footprint but directly comparable as a Turkish football club.

Direct peers

• Antalyaspor: Turkish Süper Lig club with similar provincial-city catchment and mid-table commercial profile. Comparable in fan base scale and dependence on regional sponsorship.
• Samsunspor: Black Sea region Turkish football club operating across professional and amateur divisions. Comparable in scale, regional identity, and multi-tier operational profile.
• Konyaspor: Turkish Süper Lig club noted as Çaykur Rizespor's opening-week 2026-27 opponent. Mid-table tier club with comparable regional commercial dynamics outside the Istanbul 'Big Three.'
• Trabzonspor: Turkish Süper Lig club also based in the Black Sea region. Most direct geographic and competitive peer to Çaykur Rizespor, sharing regional fan base dynamics and rivalry positioning.
• Kasımpaşa: Istanbul-based Turkish Süper Lig club that has historically operated as a mid-table promotion/relegation side, structurally comparable to Çaykur Rizespor's current competitive position.

Emerging players

• Eyüpspor: Rising Turkish football club with limited historical top-flight presence. Comparable to Çaykur Rizespor as an emerging Süper Lig participant building commercial infrastructure.
• Bodrum FK: Newly promoted/recently elevated Turkish football club with a smaller commercial base. Comparable emerging trajectory to Çaykur Rizespor's first post-promotion Süper Lig seasons.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CRizesporAS
• Facebookfacebook.com/CRizesporAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crizesporas

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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