Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the smoking habits of the soccer players In amateur soccer clubs and to determine the factors affecting these habits.

Materials and Methods: The study included athletes who were soccer players in Afyonkarahisar amateur soccer clubs. 258 players who were selected randomly were the subjects of this research. The questionnaire composed of 22 questions answered by the players was used as the method for collecting data.

Results: The mean age of the amateur soccer players was 23.94±4.81 years. According to our results, 41.5 % of amateur soccer players were smokers and of these smokers 64.5 % defined themselves as addicts. The adaptation effort to social environment was found to be effective on starting smoking (% 43,9) and the friend factor was determined to play a significant role in the development of this habit (%66,4). 53.3% of the amateur soccer players who smoke reported that they started smoking at the age of 18 and or older and of the players who smoke, 49.5 % of them were found to be consuming 10 -19 cigarettes per day. It was also determined that that smoking habits of amateur soccer players differ in accordance to their marital status, the place where they have lived for a long time and whether their parents were consuming alcohol when they were children.

Conclusion: It was found that the rate of smoking was high among the amateur soccer players. Of the players who were married, living in rural areas, who consume alcohol and with a history of parent cigarette smoking in their childhood had significantly higher rates of smoking when compared to the others. Considering these results, the negative effects of smoking on sport performance and on health should be explained to the amateur soccer players by panels and conferences. Further efforts should be taken for the players to quit smoking.