Established in 1966, the football team played in the Süper Lig after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the TFF First League in 2013–14.

[5] Balıkesirspor was founded on 6 June 1966 and started to compete in Turkish Second Football League in 1967–68 season.

In the 1991–92 season, Balıkesirspor earned promotion after finishing first in Third League Group 7.

They made the play-offs in the 1995–96 season by finishing their group first, but lost the chance for returning to the top tier after being defeated by Karabükspor.

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