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
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, Turkey
Team colors	Yellow, navy blue
President	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 2024
Retired numbers	1 (7)
Website	fenerbahce.org
Home Away

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

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

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 Valérie Garnier Assistant coach(es) Camille Aubert Ömer Buharalı Semih Akdemir Team manager Nalan Ramazanoğlu Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster Updated: 20 December 2024

Depth chart

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

Team captains

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

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

See also: Category:Fenerbahçe women's basketball 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

• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women

Winners (2) (Turkish record): 2023, 2024^[6]

• EuroLeague Women

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

• EuroCup Women

Runners-up (1): 2004–05

Fourth place (1): 2003–04

• Triple Crown (1) : 2023–24

National competitions

• Women's Basketball Super League

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

• Turkish Cup

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

• Turkish Presidential Cup

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

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Period Kit sponsors 2005–2006 Koç Allianz1 2 – Marshall3 – Molped3 2006–2007 Aras Cargo1 – Marshall3 – Molped3 2007–2009 Aras Cargo1 – Marshall3 2009–2010 Aras Cargo1 – Filli Boya3 2010–2013 Bonus1 – Aras Cargo2 2013–2016 Bonus1 – Turkuaz Petrol2 2016–2018 Bonus1 – Akasya2 2019–2021 Öznur Kablo1 2021–2022 Safiport1 – Alagöz Holding2 – Getir3 2022–2023 Alagöz Holding1 – Yemeksepeti2 – Smart3 2023–2024 Alagöz Holding1 - Yemeksepeti2 - Yükselen3 - Gain4 - DSV5 2024–present Opet1

Period Kit manufacturers 2000–2023 Fenerium 2023– Adidas

See also

• Fenerbahçe SK
• Fenerbahçe Basketball

References

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. "FENERBAHÇE ALAGÖZ HOLDİNG NAMAĞLUP ŞAMPİYON - Fenerbahçe SK".
5. "GURURUMUZSUNUZ: İLKLERİ BAŞARAN VE TARİH YAZAN FENERBAHÇE ALAGÖZ HOLDİNG, 203 GÜNDE 2'Sİ AVRUPA KUPASI OLMAK ÜZERE 4 ŞAMPİYONLUK ELDE ETTİ - Fenerbahçe SK".
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

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Fenerbahçe at TBF.org (in Turkish)
• Fenerbahçe at FIBA