Unfancied Trabzonspor take Turkish football by storm

And when that day comes at the end of the season in May, the northeastern city of Trabzon "will be on fire", Kordali says with a dreamy glint in his eye.

Trabzonspor are the uncontested leaders of the Super Lig after 17 matches, on course to lift their first championship trophy since 1984.

Although they suffered their first loss earlier this month, they rebounded with a 2-0 win against third-place Hatayspor in front of a feverish crowd last weekend.

Boosted by the arrival of Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik, they are nine points clear of second-place Konyaspor and the bookies' favourites to win the league.