Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)

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

For the parent multi-sport club, see Fenerbahçe S.K.
Fenerbahçe Safiport
NicknameThe Queens of the Hoop
The Yellow-Navy Blues
LeaguesTurkish Super League
EuroLeague Women
Founded1954 (1954)
ArenaMetro Enerji Sports Hall
(capacity: 2,500)[1]
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colors    Yellow, navy blue
Main sponsorSafiport
PresidentAli Koç
Team managerArzu Özyiğit
Head coachMarina Maljković
Team captainTuğçe Canıtez
Championships18 Turkish Championships
1956, 1957, 1958, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
13 Turkish Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020
12 Turkish Super Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
Retired numbers1 (7)
Websitefenerbahce.org
Active departments of
Fenerbahçe
Football (Men's senior) Football (Men's U21) Football (Men's academy)
Football (Women's) Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's)
Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's) Table Tennis
Athletics Rowing Swimming
Boxing Sailing Esports
2017–18 Turkish Women's Basketball League championship ceremony

Founded in 1954, they became the most successful club in domestic competitions, having won 43 national trophies, and achieved considerable success in European competitions. They became EuroLeague runners-up on three occasions, in the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2016–17 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. Overall, they played in five major European finals and managed to be among the best four European clubs eight times.

Domestically, Fenerbahçe won a record 18 Turkish championship titles (3 in the former Turkish Women's Basketball Championship and 15 in the Turkish Women's League), a record 13 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.[2][3]

Previous names
  • Fenerbahçe
  • Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019-2021)
  • Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021-present)

Players
For a listing of past rosters, see Fenerbahçe (women's basketball) past rosters.

Current roster
Fenerbahçe roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightAge – Date of birth
F 0 Sabally, Satou 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 24 – (1998-04-25)25 April 1998
C 1 Zahui B., Amanda 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 28 – (1993-09-08)8 September 1993
G/F 3 Kurtulmuş, Manolya 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 24 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
G 4 Çakır Turgut, Olcay 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 28 – (1993-07-13)13 July 1993
G 10 Onar, Alperi 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 26 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
C 11 Williams, Elizabeth 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1993-06-23)23 June 1993
F 12 Canıtez, Tuğçe (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990
G 21 McBride, Kayla 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 29 – (1992-06-25)25 June 1992
G/F 23 Iagupova, Alina 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 30 – (1992-02-09)9 February 1992
G 32 Hartley, Bria 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 29 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992
C 41 Stokes, Kiah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1993-03-30)30 March 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Nacho Garcia
  • Ömer Buharalı
  • Can Nazlı
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: September 13, 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Elizabeth Williams Amanda Zahui B. Kiah Stokes
PF Satou Sabally Tuğçe Canıtez
SF Alina Iagupova Manolya Kurtulmuş
SG Kayla McBride Alperi Onar
PG Olcay Çakır Turgut Bria Hartley

Honours

European competitions
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
  • Southern Conference FIBA Europa
Winners (1): 2004–05

Domestic competitions
Winners (15) (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
Runners-up (9): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17
Winners (13) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019, 2020
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 (8): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018

Team captains
Tuğçe Canıtez

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–present Tuğçe Canıtez

Head coaches
Víctor Lapeña
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–present Marina Maljković

Notable players

Italic written players still play for the club.

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

See also

References
  1. Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity.
  2. Ulkercity built running Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. New basketball venue to be built
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