Ordu Mixed squad, composed of capable football players of these three teams, including Kara Ali, participated in the 1966 Turkish Junior Championship which was held in Mersin.

The good play of the team and the second prize won in the competition made Mr. Orhan Şeref Apak, then-current president of the Turkish Football Federation, excited.

As such, Apak stated to Kara Ali, the star of Ordu Mixed squad, that he wished to see Orduspor in the Turkish Second League and instructed for necessary action to be taken.

Very few people know that Mr. Ali Ataoğlu who was also serving as the physical training regional manager, received loan from the bank in his name for the purpose of using for Orduspor.

On 8 March 1967 the temporary board of directors, registrars and auditors of Orduspor met at Çarşamba Karlıbel Office building and made the appointments.

The first board of directors was composed of the following members: Nedim Aktürk (vice president), Kemal Ergöknil (general captain), Nihat Özel (secretary, Faik İbrişim (accountant), Hasan Akınoğlu (treasurer), Rıza Şimşek, Halit Gürsoy, Muzaffer Altınel, Abbas Furtun ve Hamdi Özel (members).

The ministers, senators, members of parliament sharing this joy, in a convoy of nearly 100 vehicles passed through Ünye, Fatsa and Perşembe districts and entered the city under intense enthusiasm of the people and welcomed with flowers and cheers.

Orduspor had the following players in the first eleven in their first preparation game: Hüsnü, Nevzat, Ahmet, Teoman, İhsan, Erol, İsmail, Üstün, B.Orhan, Yener, Aydın.

In the first match of the UEFA Cup, Orduspor won against the Czechoslovak team Baník Ostrava and managed to catch the attention of the European press.

The club's Board aims to attain this objective by establishing a seamless squad through the implementation of a corporate management structure and enhancing the brand value of Orduspor.

They also have other objectives such as developing talent at grassroots level, building a strong supply of talented young players for the first team, by introducing new amateur branches to integrate the team with the entire local community from primary school to university level, to create sustainable success with local and expatriate fans of Orduspor and to take the club beyond the Turkish border and lure it to Europe.

19 Eylül Stadium receives its name from the visit of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, to Ordu on 19 September.