## What Is Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ)?

In the spring of 2021, the Turkish football club Göztepe S.K. and the world's leading sports and entertainment fintech blockchain services provider Chiliz announced their partnership and the launch of the GOZ fan token on [Socios.com](https://www.socios.com/). Göztepe are the fourth Turkish club to present fan tokens on the Socios platform, joining Galatasaray, Trabzonspor and İstanbul Başakşehir.

[Chiliz (CHZ)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/chiliz/) offers sports and entertainment organizations blockchain-backed products, services and tools to attract and monetize a global audience. The company was established in 2018 and opened one more office in Turkey in early 2021.

By purchasing GOZ and joining the community, token holders get access to voting rights in club polls, VIP rewards, partner and sponsor promotions, chat forums, games and much more.

The pre-sale took place in two stages on April 27, 2021, GOZ tokens were only available to a limited circle of fans and investors.

Who Are the Founders of Göztepe S.K. Fan Token?

Turkish football club Göztepe S.K. (Göztepe Spor Kulübü) or simply Göztepe was founded on June 14, 1925 in İzmir. The club became famous domestically when the team won the Turkish championship in 1950. In fact, Göztepe is the first Turkish team to play a semi-final in Europe in 1969.

The home stadium is called Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadı and has a capacity of about 12,500 spectators. Göztepe's main rival is Karşıyaka S.K. (or just Karşıyaka) — one more Turkish sports team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir. Göztepe S.K. also known as a multi-sport club, because in addition to football, athletes are engaged in fencing, triathlon, handball, sailing, swimming and windsurfing.

Alexandre Dreyfus (CEO of Chiliz and Socios.com):

Dreyfus is a skilled web entrepreneur with over 20 years of digital experience. In the 90s, he developed an interactive travel guide, Webcity, and later in the 2000s founded online poker projects Winamax and Chilipoker. In 2013, he became an owner of the Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob. In 2017 he founded Chiliz, a digital currency for sports & entertainment platforms. And in 2018, Socios.com was founded, with the goal of providing football and sports clubs with an opportunity to monetize their fan bases by introducing blockchain technology.

What Makes Göztepe S.K. Fan Token Unique?

Göztepe fan token generates income for the football club, and token holders receive a range of rights and advantages, for example: vote for club decisions, participate in chats, win gifts from sponsors, and enjoy VIP privileges.

The unique features of GOZ include:

A fan must have at least one $GOZ to join the community, participate in the life of the team, take part in contests and receive Fan Rewards;

Token owners get access to exclusive content, up-to-date information, quizzes, tournaments and VIP events. The list of privileges can also be supplemented by VIP access to the home stadium, presence at important games of the season, attending autograph sessions;

Due to Socios, Göztepe aims to get closer to the fan base and collect opinions on some issues. Token holders can vote in one poll once, but the number of tokens of each user is taken into account;

Socios.com is a social platform that brings together people with similar interests. Anyone can join from anywhere in the world.

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How Many Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ) Coins Are There in Circulation?

GOZ is the name of the fan token of Göztepe S.K. (Göztepe Spor Kulübü) — a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. GOZ deployed on Chiliz Chain — a proof-of-authority ([PoA](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/proof-of-authority-poa)) sidechain built on Ethereum. GOZ is a digital asset with an unlimited expiration date. 

GOZ, fan tokens in general, are regarded as a membership that can be obtained by purchasing tokens. Then, token owners get access to the club life of their favorite team, acquire the right to vote in making official decisions (the weight of the vote depends on the number of tokens), and most importantly, they get the opportunity to earn Fan Rewards by participating in polls, chats, games and contests on Socios.com.

GOZ allows users to become part of the football community by showing entry to VIP experiences and exclusive products/content/events.

As of April 2022, the total supply of $GOZ is 7,000,000 coins. There are 1,100,000.00 $GOZ (16%) in circulation among the fans of Göztepe S.K.

How Is the Göztepe S.K. Fan Token Network Secured?

The Socios.com platform is protected by the [Ethereum](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/) blockchain with a [smart contract](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/smart-contract) algorithm and a proprietary crowd control mechanism. Socios ensures the transparency and security of digital revenue streams, acting as a connecting link between the football club and its fans. 

As for Chiliz Chain, the blockchain securely stores data through a set of programming codes and a public registry of information.

Where Can You Buy Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ)?

As of April 2022, Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ) can be purchased and traded on [Chiliz](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/chiliz/) and [Paribu](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/paribu/). Plus, like most of the fan tokens, $GOZ can be obtained through the Socios.com app with $CHZ.

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Following the massive success of PSG’s launch in January 2020, Manchester City Football Club decided to launch CITY in March 2021. Its success will mainly depend on the club’s success on the pitch and the development of blockchain technology. The token price spiked when Cristiano Ronaldo was rumored to join the club, but decreased after the transfer failed to go through.

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FC Porto was founded in 1893 and is the second richest football team in Portugal, known for its huge fan base. The PORTO token launched on Nov. 6, 2021. By holding the PORTO token, fans can gain exposure to the football club’s activities by voting on decisions and gaining access to exclusive discounts and club rewards. The PORTO token also allows holders to collect rare non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and unlock fan badges through their engagement with the token.

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Fan Tokens allow fans across multiple sports verticals to exercise their share of influence within their favourite teams/leagues/clubs. Through Socios.com, fans empowered to participate in certain club decisions, for example, choosing a goal celebration song in a football stadium, choosing which fighters should go head to head in MMA and more. Thanks to Fan Tokens, holders receive access to once in a lifetime experiences such as player meet and greets, training day events & much much more.

The growing list of partnerships launching their Fan Tokens on the Socios.com platform include some of the biggest sporting organizations in the world such as FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester City, UFC, ROUSH Fenway Racing, Aston Martin, just to name a few.

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“We are very satisfied with this new international collaboration. Our partnership with Binance will allow us to extend our digital presence and connect with our fans and followers from all over the world like never before.”

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The pandemic hit football clubs hard, and as a result, the concept of a fan token was born. The fans were delighted, then the investors picked up the enthusiasm.

The collaboration between Binance and Santos FC was confirmed in November 2021 with an official statement published on the football club’s social network pages. The agreement of the two parties layed out the conditions to the launch the fan token. Binance acquired the status of sponsor and licensee, earning the right to operate NFTs products. The goal of this alliance is to increase fan engagement, build relationships between the club and fans, and attract the attention of Binance customers.

$SANTOS owners receive a number of benefits: participation in the life of the club and the right to vote in polls. Moreover $SANTOS token holders can gain access to exclusive rewards, privileges, limited & collectible NFTs and to the gamification process.

SANTOS was available via Binance Launchpad from November 27, 2021 to December 28, 2021.

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Participate in team voting polls

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Enjoy gamification features tied to fan rewards or great experiences

After Socios had first popularized fan tokens, Binance took over the launch of new tokens like PORTO. The Binance logo will be featured on the new Alpine A522 cars starting from next season. Alpine executives were highly pleased with the deal. Laurent Rossi, the CEO of the F1 team, said that "partnering with Binance fuels our passion to change the racing landscape as well as open doors for more innovative fan engagement." Binance was equally buoyant about the deal, with Helen Hai, CEO of Binance Fiat Exchange noting that "we Binance aim to bring equally exciting experiences to the blockchain and drive even more utility for ALPINE holders, to extend the range of activities fans can already do on our platform. We are just approaching 'turn one' of 'lap one' on the token race track; and possibilities are truly endless."