sentences:  The club was formally registered as "BFC İzmirspor" in 1983 and was named for the city of İzmir, Turkey where many of the club members had roots.In its first season of play in 1983–84 in the C-Klasse amateur league the team captured the division title and they continued to enjoy other successes that would lead to their promotion to fourth-division play in the Landesliga Berlin in 1986, followed immediately by a climb into the third division Amateur-Oberliga Berlin the next season.Small businesses within the Turkish immigrant community in Berlin have played an important role in supporting the club throughout its history and in 1987 the team changed its name, becoming "Türkiyemspor Berlin" in order to broaden its appeal.