Vefa S.K.
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Vefa SK is a football club in İstanbul. The club was founded in 1908 when Turkish football was legalized. They played in the İstanbul League until the establishment of the Turkcell Super League in 1959, for which they qualified. However, their downfall began during the 1970's due to most of the population of Istanbul preferring the big three (Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş J.K.) and being unable to compete with the big city clubs. Vefa were relegated to the Second League (2. Lig) first time in 1963. They became the champions of the second league in 1964-65. They were relegated again in 1974. They stayed in the second league until 1987. They were relegated to the third league in 1994. They played in the third league from 1998 to 2000. Today they play in the ameteur leagues. Their ground is the 6,000 capacity Vefa Stadı.
