Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)
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| Nickname | The Queens of the Hoop The Yellow-Navy Blues | ||
| Leagues | Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Arena | Metro Enerji Sports Hall (capacity: 2,500)[1] | ||
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Yellow, navy blue | ||
| Main sponsor | Safiport | ||
| President | Ali Koç | ||
| Team manager | Arzu Özyiğit | ||
| Head coach | Víctor Lapeña | ||
| Team captain | Tuğçe Canıtez | ||
| Championships | 18 Turkish Championships 1956, 1957, 1958, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 13 Turkish Cups 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 12 Turkish Super Cups 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (7) | ||
| Website | fenerbahce.org | ||
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championship ceremony
Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball (Turkish: Fenerbahçe Kadın Basketbol), commonly known as Fenerbahçe (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe]), currently also known as Fenerbahçe Safiport for sponsorship reasons, are the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Founded in 1954, they became the most successful club in domestic competitions, having won 43 national trophies, and achieved considerable success in European competitions. They became EuroLeague runners-up on three occasions, in the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2016–17 seasons and reached the third place twice in 2016 and 2021. They also became fourth in the 2011–12 and 2014–15 seasons. Furthermore, Fenerbahçe became runners-up in the EuroCup in 2005. Overall, they played in four major European finals and managed to be among the best four European clubs seven times.
Domestically, Fenerbahçe won a record 18 Turkish championship titles (3 in the former Turkish Women's Basketball Championship and 15 in the Turkish Women's League), a record 13 Turkish Cups, and a record 12 Turkish Super Cups, among others. The team play their matches at the club's own 2,500-seat Metro Enerji Sports Hall.[2][3]
Players[]
Current roster[]
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Depth chart[]
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Elizabeth Williams | Amanda Zahui B. | Kiah Stokes |
| PF | Satou Sabally | Tuğçe Canıtez | |
| SF | Alina Iagupova | Manolya Kurtulmuş | |
| SG | Kayla McBride | Alperi Onar | |
| PG | Olcay Çakır Turgut | Bria Hartley |
Honours[]
European competitions[]
- Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17
- Third place (2): 2015–16, 2020–21
- Fourth place (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Fourth place (1): 2003–04
- Southern Conference FIBA Europa
- Winners (1): 2004–05
Domestic competitions[]
- Winners (15) (record): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, , 2018–19, 2020–21
- Runners-up (9): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17
- Winners (13) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019, 2020
- Runners-up (6): 1994–95, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22
- Winners (12) (record): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
- Runners-up (8): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
Team captains[]
This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.
| Period | Captain |
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| 1996–2006 |  Serap Yücesir
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| 2006–2009 | Nalan Ramazanoğlu
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| 2009–2012 | Nevriye Yılmaz
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| 2012–2019 | Birsel Vardarlı
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| 2019–present | Tuğçe Canıtez
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Head coaches[]
| Period | Head coach |
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| 1955–1960 |
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| 196?–1968 |
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| 1980–1985 | Yaman Eymür
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| 1987–2000 | Göksel Zeren
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| 2000–2009 | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
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| 2009–2010 | Haydar Kemal Ateş
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| 2010 | Aydın Uğuz
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| 2010–2011 |  László Rátgéber
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| 2011–2012 |  George Dikeoulakos
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| 2012–2014 |  Roberto Íñiguez
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| 2014–2015 |  Jacek Winnicki
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| 2015–2017 | George Dikeoulakos
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| 2017–2018 | Fırat Okul
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| 2018–2019 |  Valérie Garnier
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| 2019–present | Víctor Lapeña
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Notable players[]
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Domestic Players
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European Players
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Non-European Players
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Italic written players still play for the club.
Sponsorship and kit manufacturers[]
1 Main sponsorship 2 Back sponsorship 3 Short sponsorship |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity.
- ^ Ulkercity built running Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New basketball venue to be built
External links[]
- Official website (in Turkish)
- Fenerbahçe at TBF.org (in Turkish)
- Fenerbahçe at FIBA
Categories:
- Fenerbahçe Basketball
- Women's basketball teams in Turkey
- EuroLeague Women clubs
- 1954 establishments in Turkey
- Basketball teams established in 1954