Afyon Belediye S.K.

Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, [1] is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The club currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Their home arena is Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,833 seats.

A former logo of the club
HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye
NicknameKeçiler (The Goats)
LeaguesBSL
Founded1985 (1985)
HistoryAfyon Belediyespor
1985–present
ArenaProf. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall
Capacity2,833
LocationAfyonkarahisar, Turkey
Team colors -  Purple-White
Main sponsorHDI Sigorta
PresidentCömert Küce
Head coachKorhan Aydanarığ
Team captainKenny Hayes
Websitehttp://www.afyonbasket.org

Formerly known as Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, the team was founded and sponsored by Afyonkarahisar Municipality in 2013. Their second season of Turkish Basketball League they finished eighth and competed in the play-offs.

In 2018, the club promoted to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the first time after winning the TBL promotion play-offs.[2]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup
2013–14 3 TB3L 1st 9–6
2014–15 2 TB2L 15th 11–23
2015–16 2 TB2L 8th 18–19
2016–17 2 TBL 5th 24–15
2017–18 2 TBL 3rd1 24–15
2018–19 1 BSL 14th 6–22
2019–20 1 BSL 14th2 7–15
2020–21 1 BSL 10th 12–18
2021–22 1 BSL 16th
^1 Promoted as winners of the play-offs.
^2 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 2 Gedikli, Tuğberk 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1991-10-13)13 October 1991
SG 5 Solkol, Mertcan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 26 – (1996-02-05)5 February 1996
PF 6 Aksu, Berkan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 21 – (2001-01-05)5 January 2001
PG 8 Edge, Şafak 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1992-06-17)17 June 1992
G 9 Diril, Bilgehan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 21 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
PF 10 Ülker, Barış 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 – (1997-01-17)17 January 1997
SF 11 Özkapıcı, Onur 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995
C 14 Hamilton, Johnny 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994
G 19 Hayes, Kenny (C) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 35 – (1987-04-16)16 April 1987
SF 23 Çevirgen, Hüseyin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000
PF 35 Filipovity, Marko 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996
Head coach
  • Korhan Aydanarığ
Assistant coach(es)
  • Erhan Yetim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: April 5, 2022

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Sponsors
Shirt manufracturer Barex
Front sponsor HDI Sigorta

References
  1. "Afyon Belediye SK". Twitter.com.
  2. "Afyon'da çifte sevinç: Afyon Belediyespor Basketbol Süper Ligi'nde" (in Turkish). CNN Turk. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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