Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball (Turkish: Fenerbahçe Kadın Basketbol), commonly known as Fenerbahçe (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe]), also known as Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding for sponsorship reasons, are the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop) Sarı Lacivertliler (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 | Alagöz Holding | ||
| President | Ali Koç | ||
| Team manager | Nalan Ramazanoğlu | ||
| Head coach | Valérie Garnier | ||
| Team captain | Alperi Onar | ||
| Championships | 1 European Super Cup 2023 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 | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (7) | ||
| Website | fenerbahce.org | ||
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Founded in 1954, they became the most successful club in domestic competitions, having won 50 trophies, and achieved considerable success in European competitions. 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.
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.[2]
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. The team play their matches at the club's own 2,500-seat Metro Enerji Sports Hall.[3][4]
Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball team has scored a perfect season in 2023–24 Women's Basketball Super League by winning all 35 season games.[5] 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.[6]
Previous names (name sponsors)
- Fenerbahçe (1954–2019)
- Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021)
- Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022)
- Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–present)
Players
Team Roster
Season 2023-2024
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Emma Meesseman | Nikolina Milić | Marième Badiane | Kiah Stokes |
| PF | Natasha Howard | Napheesa Collier | Tilbe Şenyürek | Selin Rachel Gül |
| SF | Kitija Laksa | İdil Saçalır | ||
| SG | Kayla McBride | Sevgi Uzun | Doğa Adıcan | |
| PG | Yvonne Anderson | Alperi Onar | Marija Leković | Merve Aydın |
Honours
European competitions
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s basketball | ||
| Representing Fenerbahçe | ||
| FIBA Europe SuperCup Women | ||
 | FIBA Europe SuperCup Women | 2023 |
| EuroLeague Women | ||
 | FIBA Euroleague Women | 2011–12 |
 | FIBA Euroleague Women | 2012–13 |
| | FIBA Euroleague Women | 2013–14 |
| | FIBA Euroleague Women | 2014–15 |
| | 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 | 2003–04 |
| | FIBA Eurocup Women | 2004–05 |
Winners (2): 2022–23,[8] 2023–24[9] 
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,[10] 2023–24[11]
- 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[12]
- 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
Regional competitions
- 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
Team captains
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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
| 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
Italic written players still play for the club.
Sponsorship and kit manufacturers
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Turkish)
- Fenerbahçe at TBF.org (in Turkish)
- Fenerbahçe at FIBA