Konyaspor Kulübü, the Turkish football club based in Konya, uses a circular crest centered on a double-headed eagle, a symbol tied to the city’s Seljuk heritage. The club’s official statutes describe the emblem as a black “Çiftbaşlı Anadolu Kartalı” (Double-headed Anatolian Eagle) centered on a white field inside a round green frame, with the word “KONYASPOR” in green above the eagle and “1922” below it, surrounded by green wheat-ear patterns at the lower portion of the eagle.[1]
Design and History
The club traces its origins to 22 June 1922, when it was founded as Konya Gençlerbirliği with black and white colors and a sharp-eyed black eagle as its symbol.[2] A rival club, Konya İdmanyurdu, was founded in 1923 and used a large white star as its emblem, with players wearing plain green uniforms.[2]
In 1965, Konya Gençlerbirliği merged with Meramspor, Selçukspor, and Çimentospor, adopting the name Konyaspor while retaining black and white colors.[3] The decisive change came at the end of the 1980-81 season, when Konyaspor merged with its rival Konya İdmanyurdu. As part of the merger, the club adopted İdmanyurdu’s green and white colors, and the symbol was changed to a sharp-eyed, double-headed eagle in green and white, replacing the star.[2][3]
Following the 1981 merger, the club’s founding date was initially recorded as 1981. However, in a general assembly held in 2016, the founding date was officially registered as 22 June 1922, and the crest now displays “1922” accordingly.[2][3]
Meaning and Symbolism
The double-headed eagle is a historic Seljuk Empire symbol, referencing Konya’s role as the capital of the Seljuks in the 12th and 13th centuries.[4] The club is also nicknamed the “Anatolian Eagle,” a name that reflects the eagle motif at the center of its identity.[3]
The green and white color scheme was inherited from Konya İdmanyurdu as part of the 1981 merger agreement, closing the club’s earlier black and white era.[2][3] The green wheat-ear patterns described in the club statutes echo the agricultural identity of the Konya region, though the club has not published an official interpretation of this element.[1]
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