Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)
Basketball team in Istanbul, Turkey
Fenerbahçe Nickname Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop)Leagues Turkish Super League EuroLeague Women Founded 1954; 71 years ago (1954 ) Arena Metro Enerji Sports Hall (capacity: 2,500)[ 1] Location Istanbul , TurkeyTeam colors Yellow, navy bluePresident Ali Koç Team manager Nalan Ramazanoğlu Head coach Valérie Garnier Team captain Alperi Onar Championships 2 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 13 Turkish Super Cups 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024 1 Triple Crown 2024Retired numbers 1 (7 )Website fenerbahce.org
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.
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 13 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
Fenerbahçe (1954–2019)
Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021)
Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022)
Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–2024)
Players
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
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)
27 – (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)
23 – (2002-01-04 ) 4 January 2002
PG
10
Onar, Alperi (C)
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
57 kg (126 lb)
29 – (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
C
18
Sabally, Nyara
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
93 kg (205 lb)
24 – (2000-02-26 ) 26 February 2000
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)
30 – (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)
36 – (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: 20 December 2024
Depth chart
Team captains
Alperi Onar
This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.
Head coaches
Marina Maljković
Notable players
Gülşah Akkaya (2 seasons: '95-'96, '99-'00)
Didem Akın (4 seasons: '98-'02)
Şükran Albayrak (6 seasons: '00-'06)
Melike Bakırcıoğlu (5 seasons: '05-'10)
Pelin Bilgiç (2 seasons: '16-'18)
Ayşe Cora (4 seasons: '16-'20)
Tuğçe Canıtez (9 seasons: '13-'22)
Olcay Çakır (9 seasons: '10-'16, '19-'21, '24-...)
Begüm Dalgalar (6 seasons: '05-'11)
Selin Ekiz (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Burcu Erbaş (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Duygu Fırat (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Melis Gülcan (2 seasons: '15-'17)
Ecem Güler (2 seasons: '10-'12)
Quanitra Hollingsworth (2 seasons: '13-'15)
Yasemin Horasan (1 season: '12-'13)
Şaziye İvegin (4 seasons: '04-'07, '10-'11)
Özge Kavurmacıoğlu (2 seasons: '10-'12)
Sariye Kumral (3 seasons: '00-'03)
Tuğçe Murat (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Nevin Nevlin (5 seasons: '08-'13)
Alperi Onar (4 seasons: '21-...)
Arzu Özyiğit (7 seasons: '98-'05)
Tuğba Palazoğlu (1 season: '14-'15)
Nalan Ramazanoğlu (11 seasons: '98-'09)
Kübra Siyahdemir (3 seasons: '11-'14)
Esra Şencebe (4 seasons: '03-'06, '12-'13)
Tilbe Şenyürek (4 seasons: '17-'19, '23-...)
Devran Tanaçan (5 seasons: '02-'04, '09-'12)
Esmeral Tunçluer (9 seasons: '00-'02, '07-'14)
Nevriye Yılmaz (7 seasons: '05-'12)
Nilay Yiğit (3 seasons: '04-'07)
Serap Yücesir (7 seasons: '98-'03, '04-'06)
Müjde Yüksel (2 seasons: '03-'05)
Sevgi Uzun (2 seasons: '19-'21, '23-...)
Esra Ural Topuz (4 seasons: '16-'20)
Birsel Vardarlı (12 seasons: '07-'19)
Anastasiya Verameyenka (6 seasons: '12-'14,'15-'19)
Sviatlana Volnaya (1 season: '07-'08)
Julie Allemand (1 season: '24-...)
Emma Meesseman (3 season: '22-...)
Gergena Baranzova (3 seasons: '02-'03, '07-'09)
Korana Longin-Zanze (2 seasons: '04-'06)
Shavonte Zellous (1 season: '15-'16)
Hana Horáková (1 season: '10-'11)
Michaela Pavlíčková (1 season: '02-'03)
Kia Vaughn (3 seasons: '17-'19, '20-'21)
Andrea Congreaves (1 season: '98-'99)
Marième Badiane (2 seasons: '23-...)
Olivia Époupa (1 season: '22-'23)
Émilie Gomis (1 season: '08-'09)
Sandrine Gruda (1 season: '16-'17)
Bria Hartley (1 season: '18-'19)
Isabelle Yacoubou (1 season: '13-'14)
Gabby Williams (1 season: '24-...)
Linda Fröhlich (1 season: '06-'07)
Nyara Sabally (1 season: '24-'25)
Satou Sabally (3 seasons: '20-'23)
Andrea Nagy (1 season: '98-'99)
Allie Quigley (2 seasons: '15-'17)
Anna Vajda (1 season: '10-'11)
Giorgia Sottana (2 seasons: '17-'19)
Cecilia Zandalasini (3 seasons: '18-'21)
Elīna Babkina (1 season: '11-'12)
Elīna Dikaioulaku (1 season: '11-'12)
Ieva Kubliņa (1 season: '12-'13)
Zane Tamane (1 season: '11-'12)
Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota (1 season: '10-'11)
Kamilė Nacickaitė (1 season: '15-'16)
Agnieszka Bibrzycka (3 seasons: '12-'15)
Ewelina Kobryn (1 season: '15-'16)
Elena Baranova (1 season: '99-'00)
Oksana Zakalyuzhnaya (2 seasons: '00-'02)
Miljana Bojović (1 season: '14-'15)
Ana Dabović (1 season: '17-'18)
Ivona Jerković (1 season: '04-'05)
Ivana Matović (4 seasons: '10-'14)
Nikolina Milić (2 seasons: '23-...)
Anna Cruz (1 season: '19-'20)
Laura Nicholls (2 seasons: '19-'21)
Astou Ndour (1 season: '14-'15)
Amanda Zahui B. (1 season: '21-'22)
Alina Iagupova (2 season: '21-'23)
Penny Taylor (3 seasons: '09-'12)
Tammy Sutton-Brown (5 seasons: '06-'11)
Matee Ajavon (2 seasons: '08-'10)
Ariel Atkins (1 season: '24-...)
Tina Charles (2 seasons: '14-'15, '24-...)
Marissa Coleman (1 season: '15-'16)
Napheesa Collier (1 seasons; '23-'24)
Clarissa Davis (2 seasons: '97-'99)
Bethany Donaphin (1 season: '03-'04)
Korel Engin (1 season: '05-'06)
Tonya Edwards (1 season: '99-'00)
Summer Erb (1 season: '03-'04)
Marie Ferdinand-Harris (1 season: '04-'05)
Andrea Gardner (1 season: '05-'06)
Bridgette Gordon (1 season: '99-'00)
Chelsea Gray (1 season: '19-'20)
Ebony Hoffman (2 seasons: '07-'08, '09-'10)
Shannon Johnson (1 season: '99-'00)
Jantel Lavender (2 seasons: '15-'17)
Kayla McBride (4 seasons: '20-'24)
Angel McCoughtry (4 seasons: '10-'14)
Danielle McCulley (1 season: '01-'02)
Coco Miller (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Kelly Miller (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Candace Parker (1 season: '16-'17)
Cappie Pondexter (5 seasons: '06-'08,'11-'14)
Aerial Powers (1 season: '17-'18)
Nicole Powell (3 seasons: '05-'06, '08-'10)
Kelsey Plum (2 seasons: '17-'19)
Katie Smith (1 season: '08-'09)
Kiah Stokes (4 seasons: '20-'24)
Breanna Stewart (1 seasons; '22-'23)
Shekinna Stricklen (1 season: '16-'17)
Diana Taurasi (1 season: '10-'11)
Barbara Turner (1 season: '06-'07)
Tan White (1 season: '05-'06)
Elizabeth Williams (2 seasons: '19-'20, '21-'22)
Italic written players still play for the club.
Honours
2017–18 Turkish Women's Basketball League championship ceremony
European competitions
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
Triple Crown (1) : 2023–24
National competitions
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 (13) (record): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024
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
See also
References
External links
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