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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 | |||
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| 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 | ||
| 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 12 Turkish Super Cups 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 1 Triple Crown 2024 | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (7) | ||
| Website | fenerbahce.org | ||
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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 12 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]
- Fenerbahçe (1954–2019)
- Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021)
- Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022)
- Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–2024)
Team roster
Season 2024–2025
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Nikolina Milić | Tina Charles | Marième Badiane | |
| PF | Emma Meesseman | Tilbe Şenyürek | Sudenur Akarpa | |
| SF | Gabby Williams | İdil Saçalır | ||
| SG | Ariel Atkins | Sevgi Uzun | Doğa Adıcan | Ayşe Yılmaz |
| PG | Julie Allemand | Alperi Onar | Olcay Çakır | Marija Leković |
Team captains
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This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.
| Period | Captain |
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| 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
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)
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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)
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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)
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Sandrine Gruda (1 season: '16-'17) - Bria Hartley (1 season: '18-'19)
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Isabelle Yacoubou (1 season: '13-'14) - Gabby Williams (1 season: '24-...)
Linda Fröhlich (1 season: '06-'07)-
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)
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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)
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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)
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Diana Taurasi (1 season: '10-'11) - Barbara Turner (1 season: '06-'07)
- Tan White (1 season: '05-'06)
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Elizabeth Williams (2 seasons: '19-'20, '21-'22)
Italic written players still play for the club.
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European competitions
| Medal record | ||
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| 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): 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 (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
- 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
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