Through the significant efforts of Karagümrük’s iconic figure, Muhtar Bey, the young members collected funds and secured a clubhouse on İşkembeci Malik Street.

During this period, the club transferred Baba Hakkı (the all-time top scorer in Karagümrük’s history) to Beşiktaş.

Notable players of the time included Necdet Gezen, journalist Asaf Ayçıl, Mustafa Çakar (father of referee Ahmet Çakar), Colonel Rıza Erseven (second top scorer in Karagümrük’s history after Baba Hakkı), and Galatasaray player Musa Sezer.

In the 1958–59 season, Karagümrük remained undefeated and led the league until the last week of the first half, when they lost 3–2 to Galatasaray.

Yozgatspor initially competed under the name “Karagümrük Sports Club” with red and black colors from January 23, 1959, to June 28, 1961.

These included Abdülkerim Durmaz, who later joined Fenerbahçe,[6] Oktay Derelioğlu, who transferred to Trabzonspor,[7] and Serdar Topraktepe, who moved to Beşiktaş.

Despite consistently finishing at the top of their group, they were unable to secure promotion until the 1999–2000 season when they finally broke their streak of misfortune and returned to the Third League.

[9] During the early 2000s, the club briefly found financial backing through sponsorship from Japanese electronics company Kyoto.

On June 26, 2018, Süleyman Hurma, a former sporting director of Kayserispor and Trabzonspor, purchased 71% of the club’s shares and became its president.

Karagümrük defeated Şanlıurfaspor in the quarter-finals and Manisa FK in the semi-finals, eventually beating Sakaryaspor in the final to secure promotion to the First League.

In January 2020, president Süleyman Hurma made an unprecedented decision by appointing Ömer Erdoğan as head coach despite his lack of managerial experience.

Karagümrük defeated Akhisar Belediyespor in the semi-finals and Adana Demirspor in the final, securing promotion to the Süper Lig.

[16] In the following seasons, Karagümrük continued to make bold managerial appointments, including hiring Volkan Demirel and, later, Italian legend Andrea Pirlo.

[17] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.