Moda F.C.
Turkish association football club
Moda FC is a defunct sports club based in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.
History
The club which was founded by Englishmen in 1903 and was active until 1910. They won the Constantinople title in 1908.
Τhe club's biggest rival was Cadi-Keuy F.C. and it was considered Constantinople's early crosstown derby.
Honours
Istanbul Football League:
Winners: 1907–08
League tables
Istanbul Football League:
Matches
November 1906: Galatasaray – Moda FC: 1–1
19 January 1910: Fenerbahçe SK – Moda FC: 1–2
1910: Galatasaray – Moda FC: 2–0
1910: Galatasaray – Moda FC: 8–0
1906: Cadi-Keuy FC – Moda FC: 0–5
See also
List of Turkish Sports Clubs by Foundation Dates
Sources
Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
Dağlaroğlu, Rüştü. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907–1957
Moda Futbol Kulübü. Türk Futbol Tarihi vol.1. page(22).
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