Turkish Women's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2021-22 Turkish Women's Volleyball League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Motto | Sultanlar ligi (Sultanlar League) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | CEV |
| Most recent champion(s) | VakıfBank (12th title) |
| Most titles | Eczacıbaşı (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TRT Spor |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | |
| Domestic cup(s) | Turkish Cup Turkish SuperCup |
| International cup(s) | CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
| Official website | TVF.org.tr |
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 12 clubs are currently participating in the league. It is often regarded as the best professional women's volleyball league in the world. Its clubs have obtained significant successes in European and other international competitions. Eczacıbaşı are the most successful club, having won 16 championships so far.[1]
It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984).
2020–21 season[]
| Turkish Women's Volleyball League Teams | |||||||
| City | Team | Arena | |||||
| İstanbul | VakıfBank S.K. | Vakıfbank Sports Palace | |||||
| İstanbul | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Fenerbahçe Opet | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Sistem9 Yeşilyurt | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | ||||||
| İstanbul | Sarıyer | Bahçeköy Sports Hall | |||||
| Ankara | Başkent Volleyball Hall | ||||||
| Ankara | Başkent Volleyball Hall | ||||||
| Ankara | Kalecik Spor Salonu | ||||||
| Ankara | İlbank | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Aksaray | Aksaray Sports Hall | ||||||
| Aydın | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Aydın Mimar Sinan Sports Hall | |||||
| Bursa | Nilüfer Belediyespor | TVF Cengiz Göllü Voleybol Salonu | |||||
| Bolu | Bolu 17 Temmuz Spor Salonu | ||||||
| Çanakkale | Çan Şehit Polis Halil İbrahim Eriç Sports Hall | ||||||
Title holders[]
- 1984–85 Eczacıbaşı
- 1985–86 Eczacıbaşı
- 1986–87 Eczacıbaşı
- 1987–88 Eczacıbaşı
- 1988–89 Eczacıbaşı
- 1989–90 Emlak Bankası
- 1990–91 Emlak Bankası
- 1991–92 VakıfBank
- 1992–93 VakıfBank
- 1993–94 Eczacıbaşı
- 1994–95 Eczacıbaşı
- 1995–96 Emlak Bankası
- 1996–97 VakıfBank
- 1997–98 VakıfBank
- 1998–99 Eczacıbaşı
- 1999–00 Eczacıbaşı
- 2000–01 Eczacıbaşı
- 2001–02 Eczacıbaşı
- 2002–03 Eczacıbaşı
- 2003–04 VakıfBank
- 2004–05 VakıfBank
- 2005–06 Eczacıbaşı
- 2006–07 Eczacıbaşı
- 2007–08 Eczacıbaşı
- 2008–09 Fenerbahçe
- 2009–10 Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12 Eczacıbaşı
- 2012–13 Vakıfbank
- 2013–14 VakıfBank
- 2014–15 Fenerbahçe
- 2015–16 VakıfBank
- 2016–17 Fenerbahçe
- 2017–18 VakıfBank
- 2018–19 VakıfBank
- 2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- 2020–21 VakıfBank
- 2021–22
Performance by club[]
| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Eczacıbaşı | 16 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 |
| VakıfBank | 12 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Fenerbahçe | 5 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017 |
| Emlak Bankası | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1996 |
MVP by Edition[]
- 2007–08 –
Taismary Agüero (ITA) - 2008–09 –
Seda Tokatlıoğlu (TUR) - 2009–10 –
Yekaterina Gamova (RUS) - 2010–11 – Lyubov Sokolova (RUS)
- 2011–12 – Esra Gümüş (TUR)
- 2012–13 – Gözde Kırdar (TUR)
- 2013–14 – Gözde Kırdar (TUR)
- 2014–15 –
Kim Yeon-koung (KOR) - 2015–16 –
Kimberly Hill (USA) - 2016–17 –
Natália Pereira (BRA) - 2017–18 –
Zhu Ting (CHN) - 2018–19 – Zhu Ting (CHN)
- 2019–20 – cancelled
- 2020–21 –
Isabelle Haak (SWE) - 2021–22 –
See also[]
- Men's
- Turkish Men's Volleyball League
- Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup
- Turkish Men's Volleyball Super Cup
- Wome's
- Turkish Women's Volleyball League
- Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup
- Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Sezon Şampiyonları". tvf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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Categories:
- National volleyball leagues
- Volleyball leagues in Turkey
- Women's volleyball in Turkey
- Women's sports leagues in Turkey
- Women's volleyball leagues
- National championships in Turkey
- Professional sports leagues in Turkey
- Turkish Women's Volleyball League