Fenerbahçe (basketball)
Fenerbahçe (basketball) | |||
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Founded | 1913 | ||
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Ülker Sports Arena (since 2012) (13500 seats) |
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Homepage | fenerbahce.org | ||
president | Ali Koç | ||
Trainer | vacant | ||
league | ULEB EuroLeague 2018/19 : 4th place |
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Türkiye Basketbol Ligi 2018/19: 2nd place |
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Colours | Yellow-dark blue | ||
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Fenerbahçe (basketball) (officially Fenerbahçe Beko, due to name sponsorships with household appliance manufacturer beko ) is a Turkish basketball club in Istanbul and represents the men's basketball department of the Fenerbahçe SK sports club .
history
The later club Ülkerspor was founded in 1975 under the name Nasasspor and was a mediocre team in Turkish basketball for 20 years. With the takeover of the club by the food manufacturer Ülker , higher goals were also set.
The club was renamed Ülkerspor and already contested the final of the Turkish championship the following season and also gained the right to participate in the Korac Cup the next season . For the past twelve years, Ülkerspor, together with Efes Pilsen , have determined the Turkish basketball league. During this time they contested eight finals and this three times they won.
After winning the championship in 2006, the club stopped playing and merged with the basketball department of the Fenerbahçe SK sports club .
The merger as such ultimately looks similar to the two other traditional clubs in Istanbul. While the other two clubs were each supported by other brand names (such as Cola Turka at Besiktas and Café Crown at Galatasaray ) of the Ülker group , Fenerbahçe got the name of the group after the basketball operations at Ülkerspor were discontinued. Ülker's CEO , Murat Ülker, was an avowed fan and a member of the Fenerbahçe SK club. The sympathy of the company boss should therefore have made the decision easier when choosing a name. Ülkerspor was previously contractually bound to the ULEB Euroleague, as each year a Euroleague place was automatically guaranteed, so as not to lose this place, the choice of name played a role in the merger.
However, Fenerbahçe Istanbul still kept the club colors, logo, emblem, etc. The change and merger on the part of Ülkerspor and Ülker in this respect only amount to the sponsorship of the basketball department of the sports club. In 2015 the sponsorship contract with Ülker was terminated.
The greatest sporting success was winning the ULEB Euroleague Cup on May 21, 2017. With an 80-64 win against Olympiacos Piraeus , Fenerbahçe SK was crowned Euroleague champion. Finals MVP was chosen as Ekpe Udoh .
Fenerbahçe also played five times in a row in the final fours of the EuroLeague (2015-2019). It is currently a record in Turkish basketball history.
Name sponsorship
Period | Team name | sponsor | logo |
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2006-2015 | Fenerbahçe Ülker 1 | Ulker |
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2017-2018 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş | Doğuş Holding | |
2018– | Fenerbahçe Beko | Arçelik (Brand: Beko ) |
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successes
National
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Turkish champion :
- 9 × Basketbol Süper Ligi ( TBF - from 1966/67): 1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 3 × Turkish basketball championship (1946–1967): 1957, 1959, 1965
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Turkish basketball cup winner :
- 7 × Turkish basketball cup winner (TBF - from 1967): 1967, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2020
- 5 × Turkish Basketball Federation Cup Winner (until 1966): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
- 6 × Turkish Presidential Cup Winner (Supercup): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013, 2016
International
- ULEB- EuroLeague :
- FIBA EuroChallenge
- FIBA Korać Cup
- FIBA Europe Cup
Current squad (2018/19)
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Bobby Dixon; Turkish Ali Muhammed
Ahmad Hekmat Al-Dwairi; Turkish Ahmet Duverioğlu
Former
Known players (selection)
- Ömer Aşık (2005-2010), former NBA player and 2010 World Cup runner-up
- Efe Aydan (1982–1986), FIBA -Allstar (V edition - 1981)
- Can Bartu (1949–1957), Turkish national soccer and basketball player
- Semih Erden (2005–2010 and 2014–2015), former NBA player and Vice World Champion 2010
- Enes Kanter (2008–2009), current NBA player
- İbrahim Kutluay (1993–1999 and 2006–2007), former NBA player, Vice European Champion 2001 and multiple FIBA EuroStars Allstar (1996, 1998, 1999)
- Ömer Onan (2004–2005 and 2006–2014), Vice European Champion 2001 and Vice World Champion 2010
- Mirsad Türkcan (2006–2012), former NBA player and 2001 European runner-up
- David Andersen (2012-2013), former NBA player
- Anthony Bennett (2017), former NBA player
- Bojan Bogdanović (2011-2014), current NBA player
- Gordan Giriček (2008-2010), former NBA player
- Žan Tabak (1998–1999), former NBA player
- Roko Leni Ukić (2010–2012), former NBA player
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius (2010-2011), former NBA player
- Linas Kleiza (2013-2014), former NBA player
- Pero Antić (2015-2017), former NBA player
- Thabo Sefolosha ( Lockout 2011), current NBA player
- Nemanja Bjelica (2013-2015), current NBA player and EuroLeague MVP 2014/15
- Bogdan Bogdanović (2014-2017), current NBA player
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1998–1999), former NBA player
- Michael Batiste (2012-2013), former NBA player
- Andrew Goudelock (2014-2015), former NBA player
- Tarence Kinsey (2008 and 2009-2011), former NBA player
- Sean May (2010-2011), former NBA player
- Jason Thompson (2017-2018), former NBA player
- Ekpe Udoh (2015-2017), current NBA player and MVP of the EuroLeague Final Four 2017
Web links
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul (men's basketball) in the database of kicker.de
- Fenerbahce (men's basketball) in the database of ULEB - Euro League (English)
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul (men's basketball) in the EuroBasket.com database
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul (men's basketball) in the database of TBLStat.net (English)
- Fenerbahçe Istanbul (men's basketball) in the database of the Turkish Basketball Federation (Turkish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulker is leaving Fenerbahce at the end of this season . ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.euroleague.net/main/statistics
- ↑ a b Mehmet Durupınar: Türk basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi . Efes Pilsen Spor, Istanbul 2006, ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9 (Turkish).