Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.
The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium.

Domestically, the club finished runners-up for the 2.Lig crown in 1968–69. The club yo-yoed between the top two divisions until 1993.
After winning promotion to the 1.Lig for the sixth time, the club competed in Europe three times over a thirteen year span, their longest in the top-flight.
In continental competition, the club won a Balkans Cup in 1993–94. They also competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice, but haven't won the competition.
The club have competed in the second division, now known as the 1.Lig, from 2006 until the promotion to Süper Lig in 2011 .