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Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)

For the parent multi-sport club, see Fenerbahçe S.K.

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe]), currently known as Fenerbahçe Opet for sponsorship reasons, are the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Fenerbahçe
NicknameSarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)
Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)
Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop)
LeaguesTurkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
ArenaMetro Enerji Sports Hall
(capacity: 2,500)[1]
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colors    Yellow, navy blue
PresidentAli Koç
Team managerNalan Ramazanoğlu
Head coachValérie Garnier
Team captainAlperi Onar
Championships2 European Super Cup
2023, 2024
2 EuroLeague Women
2023, 2024
18 Women's Basketball Super League
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
3 Turkish Basketball Championship
1956, 1957, 1958
14 Turkish Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024
12 Turkish Super Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
1 Triple Crown
2024
Retired numbers1 (7)
Websitefenerbahce.org

Founded in 1954, they became the most successful club in domestic and international competitions, having won a grand total of 51 trophies, and achieved considerable success in European competitions, winning four European titles in a row, an unparalleled feat in Turkish women's basketball history. Fener became EuroLeague winners in 2023 and 2024 and were the runners-up on four occasions, in the 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, and 2021–22 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. The team play their matches at the club's own 2,500-seat Metro Enerji Sports Hall.[2]

In 2023, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish club to date to win the FIBA Europe SuperCup by crushing France's LDLC ASVEL Féminin on their own homeground with a dominating victory and a point differential of 57, a record in the SuperCup's history.[3]

Domestically, Fenerbahçe won a record 21 Turkish championship titles (3 in the former Turkish Women's Basketball Championship and 18 in the Turkish Women's League), a record 14 Turkish Cups, and a record 12 Turkish Super Cups, among others. Currently, the team holds the record of winning 6 season titles in a row.

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball team has scored a perfect season in 2023–24 Women's Basketball Super League by winning all 35 season games.[4] The team also won all the championships that they compete in 23-24 season; Turkish Women's Basketball Cup, FIBA Europe SuperCup Women and EuroLeague Women.[5]

Previous names

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  • Fenerbahçe (1954–2019)
  • Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021)
  • Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022)
  • Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–2024)

Players

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For a listing of past rosters, see Fenerbahçe (women's basketball) past rosters.
 
Fenerbahçe women's basketball and volleyball team founders Ayten Salih and İnci Önen with their teammates Süheda Özçiçekçi and their first coach Altan Dinçer.

Team roster

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Season 2024–2025

Fenerbahçe Opet roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 1   Akarpa, Sudenur 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2004-06-30)30 June 2004
SG 2   Uzun, Sevgi 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 26 – (1997-11-25)25 November 1997
SG 3   Atkins, Ariel 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 28 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996
PG 4   Çakır, Olcay 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 31 – (1993-07-13)13 July 1993
F 5     Williams, Gabby (DC) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 28 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996
PG 8   Leković, Marija 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-07-21)21 July 2003
F 9   Saçalır, İdil 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 22 – (2002-01-04)4 January 2002
PG 10   Onar, Alperi (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 28 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
PF 11   Meesseman, Emma 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993
C 13   Milić, Nikolina 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1994-04-12)12 April 1994
PF 15   Şenyürek, Tilbe 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-04-26)26 April 1995
PG 22   Allemand, Julie 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 28 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996
C 25   Badiane, Marième 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994
PG 30   Yılmaz, Ayşe 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-08-13)13 August 2003
C 31   Charles, Tina 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 35 – (1988-12-05)5 December 1988
SG   Adıcan, Doğa 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 23 – (2001-02-15)15 February 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Camille Aubert
  •   Ömer Buharalı
  •   Semih Akdemir
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  •   Injured
Updated: 4 August 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Nikolina Milić Tina Charles Marième Badiane
PF Emma Meesseman Tilbe Şenyürek Sudenur Akarpa
SF Gabby Williams İdil Saçalır
SG Ariel Atkins Sevgi Uzun Doğa Adıcan Ayşe Yılmaz
PG Julie Allemand Alperi Onar Olcay Çakır Marija Leković

Team captains

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Alperi Onar

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.

Period Captain
1996–2006   Serap Yücesir
2006–2009   Nalan Ramazanoğlu
2009–2012   Nevriye Yılmaz
2012–2019   Birsel Vardarlı
2019–2022   Tuğçe Canıtez
2022–2023   Olcay Çakır
2023–   Alperi Onar

Head coaches

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Marina Maljković
Period Head coach
1955–1960   Önder Dai
196?–1968   Mehmet Baturalp
1980–1985   Yaman Eymür
1987–2000   Göksel Zeren
2000–2009   Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2009–2010   Haydar Kemal Ateş
2010   Aydın Uğuz
2010–2011   László Rátgéber
2011–2012   George Dikeoulakos
2012–2014   Roberto Íñiguez
2014–2015   Jacek Winnicki
2015–2017   George Dikeoulakos
2017–2018   Fırat Okul
2018–2019   Valérie Garnier
2019–2022   Víctor Lapeña
2022–2023   Marina Maljković
2023–   Valérie Garnier

Notable players

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See also: Category:Fenerbahçe women's basketball players

Italic written players still play for the club.

Honours

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2017–18 Turkish Women's Basketball League championship ceremony

European competitions

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Fenerbahçe S.K.
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Fenerbahçe
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
  FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2023
  FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2024
EuroLeague Women
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2012–13
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2013–14
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2015–16
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2016–17
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2020–21
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2021–22
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2022–23
  FIBA Euroleague Women 2023–24
FIBA EuroCup
  FIBA Eurocup Women 2004–05
  Winners (2) (Turkish record): 2023, 2024[6]   
  Winners (2) (Turkish record): 2022–23,[7] 2023–24[8]   
  Runners-up (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2021–22
  Third place (2): 2015–16, 2020–21
  Fourth place (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
  Runners-up (1): 2004–05
  Fourth place (1): 2003–04

National competitions

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  Winners (18) (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, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23,[9] 2023–24[10]
  Runners-up (10): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17
  • Turkish Basketball Championship
  Winners (3): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58
  Runners-up (1): 1958–59
  Winners (14) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023–24[11]
  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 (10): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
  • Istanbul Basketball League
  Winners (5): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
  Runners-up (8): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity.
  2. ^ Ulkercity built running Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Fenerbahce Alagoz Holding claim first SuperCup Women title". FIBA.basketball. 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-kadin/2024/4/fenerbahce-alagoz-holding-namaglup-sampiyon [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-kadin/2024/4/gururumuzsunuz-ilkleri-basaran-ve-tarih-yazan-fenerbahce-alagoz-holding-203-gunde-2-si-avrupa-kupa [bare URL]
  6. ^ 2023 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women Champions
  7. ^ 2022-23 EuroLeague Women Champions
  8. ^ 2023-24 EuroLeague Women Champions
  9. ^ 2022-23 Women's Turkish League Champions
  10. ^ 2023-24 Women's Turkish League Champions
  11. ^ 2023-24 Women's Turkish Cup Champions
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