Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball

Fenerbahçe

Nickname

Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop)

Leagues

Turkish Women's Basketball League
EuroLeague Women

Founded

1954

History

Fenerbahçe (1954-present)

Arena

Ülker Sports Arena
(capacity: 13,800)^[1]

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Team colors

Yellow and Navy Blue

President

Aziz Yıldırım

Head coach

George Dikeoulakos

2015-16 position

Regular: 1st
Play-off: Champions

Championships

12 Turkish Championships:
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
11 Turkish Cups:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016
11 President Cups:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Website

http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolbayan

Uniforms

Home

Away

Active departments of Fenerbahçe

Football	Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)

Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)	Table Tennis

Swimming	Rowing	Sailing

Athletics	Boxing

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Fenerbahçe play their matches at either the 1,500-seat Caferağa Sport Hall^[2] or the 13,800-seat Ülker Sports Arena.^[3]^[4] The team were expected to move into the newly built Ülker Sports Arena from the opening. However, they continue to play at the Caferağa Sport Hall after team's wish to not leave until the end of the season.

Players

Current squad

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

Fenerbahçe Istanbul roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.0 !PG	7000100000000000000♠1	TUR !	Bilgiç, Pelin	7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001610000000000000♠61 kg (134 lb)	7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994
1.0 !PG	7000700000000000000♠7	TUR !	Vardarlı, Birsel (C)	7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-07-12)12 July 1984
1.0 !PG	7000400000000000000♠4	TUR !	Korkmaz, Melisa	7000178000000000000♠1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001580000000000000♠58 kg (128 lb)	7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-03-28)28 March 1997
2.0 !SG	7000600000000000000♠6	TUR !	Arı, Merve	7000182000000000000♠1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001740000000000000♠74 kg (163 lb)	7001180000000000000♠18 – (1998-01-05)5 January 1998
2.0 !SG	7001300000000000000♠30	USA !	Quigley, Allie (DC)	7000178000000000000♠1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-06-20)20 June 1986
2.0 !SG	7000300000000000000♠3	TUR !	Cora, Ayşe	7000175000000000000♠1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	7001230000000000000♠23 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993
3.0 !SF	7000500000000000000♠5	TUR !	Gülcan, Melis	7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	7001200000000000000♠20 – (1996-05-28)28 May 1996
3.0 !SF	7001400000000000000♠40	USA !	Stricklen, Shekinna	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001810000000000000♠81 kg (179 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-07-30)30 July 1990
4.0 !PF	7001110000000000000♠11	BLR !	Verameyenka, Anastasiya	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001820000000000000♠82 kg (181 lb)	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987
4.0 !PF	7001120000000000000♠12	TUR !	Canıtez, Tuğçe	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb)	7001260000000000000♠26 – (1990-11-10)10 November 1990
5.0 !C	7001170000000000000♠17	FRA !	Gruda, Sandrine	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb)	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987
5.0 !C	7001140000000000000♠14	USA !	Lavender, Jantel	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb)	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-11-12)12 November 1988
5.0 !C	7001330000000000000♠33	TUR !	Ural, Esra	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (198 lb)	7001250000000000000♠25 – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991

Head coach

George Dikeoulakos

Assistant coach(es)

Sakis Paralikas
Tolga Esenci

Athletic trainer(s)

Vangelis Anyfantis

Team manager

Didem Akın

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster
Updated: 28 April, 2015

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Jantel Lavender	Sandrine Gruda	Esra Ural
PF	Anastasiya Verameyenka	Tuğçe Canıtez
SF	Shekinna Stricklen	Melis Gülcan
SG	Allie Quigley	Ayşe Cora
PG	Birsel Vardarlı	Pelin Bilgiç	Melisa Korkmaz

Achievements

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball
Medal record

Women’s Basketball
Representing Fenerbahçe SK
Euroleague Women
	Euroleague Women	2012–13
	Euroleague Women	2013–14
	Euroleague Women	2015–16
EuroCup Women
	EuroCup Women	2004-05
Southern Conference FIBA Europa
	Southern Conference FIBA Europa	2004-05
Turkish Championship
	TBB Championship	1956
	TBB Championship	1957
	TBB Championship	1958
	TBB Championship	1959
Turkish Women's Basketball League
	TBB League	1990-91
	TBB League	1991-92
	TBB League	1994-95
	TBB League	1995-96
	TBB League	1998-99
	TBB League	1999-00
	TBB League	2000-01
	TBB League	2001-02
	TBB League	2002-03
	TBB League	2003-04
	TBB League	2004-05
	TBB League	2005-06
	TBB League	2006-07
	TBB League	2007-08
	TBB League	2008-09
	TBB League	2009-10
	TBB League	2010-11
	TBB League	2011-12
	TBB League	2012-13
	TBB League	2013-14
	TBB League	2015-16
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
	Turkish Cup	1994-95
	Turkish Cup	1998-99
	Turkish Cup	1999-00
	Turkish Cup	2000-01
	Turkish Cup	2003-04
	Turkish Cup	2004-05
	Turkish Cup	2005-06
	Turkish Cup	2006-07
	Turkish Cup	2007-08
	Turkish Cup	2008-09
	Turkish Cup	2009-10
	Turkish Cup	2011-12
	Turkish Cup	2012-13
	Turkish Cup	2013-14
	Turkish Cup	2014-15
	Turkish Cup	2015-16
Turkish President Cup
	Turkish President Cup	1994-95
	Turkish President Cup	1998-99
	Turkish President Cup	1999-00
	Turkish President Cup	2000-01
	Turkish President Cup	2001-02
	Turkish President Cup	2003-04
	Turkish President Cup	2004-05
	Turkish President Cup	2005-06
	Turkish President Cup	2006-07
	Turkish President Cup	2007-08
	Turkish President Cup	2008-09
	Turkish President Cup	2009-10
	Turkish President Cup	2010-11
	Turkish President Cup	2011-12
	Turkish President Cup	2012-13
	Turkish President Cup	2013-14
	Turkish President Cup	2014-15
	Turkish President Cup	2015-16

International success

EuroLeague Women:
- Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Third (1): 2015–16
- Fourth (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
- Quarter-Final (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
EuroCup Women:
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Fourth (1): 2003–04
Southern Conference FIBA Europa:
- Champions (1): 2004–05

Domestic success

Turkish championships

Turkish Women's Basketball League:
- Champions (12): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Runners-up (8): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2013–2014
Turkish Women's Basketball Championship:
- Champions (3): 1956, 1957, 1958
- Runners-up (1): 1959

Other competitions

Turkish Cup:
- Champions (11 – record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Runners-up (5): 1994–95, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Turkish President Cup:
- Champions (11 – record): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Runners-up (7): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016
GSGM Cup:
- Champions (1): 1991
- Runners-up (1): 1992
Istanbul League:
- Champions (5): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
- Runners-up (8): 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

Team captains

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.

Dates	Name
1996–2006	Serap Yücesir
2006–2009	Nalan Ramazanoğlu
2009–2012	Nevriye Yılmaz
2012–	Birsel Vardarlı

As of 26 February 2012

Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.

Dates	Name
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	Erman Okerman
2015–present	George Dikeoulakos^[5]

^C Caretaker

As of 25 May 2015

Notable players

Domestic Players

Turkey

Gülşah Akkaya, (2 seasons: '95-'96, '99-'00)
Şükran Albayrak, (6 seasons: '00-'06)
Melike Bakırcıoğlu, (5 seasons: '05-'10)
Olcay Çakır, (4 seasons: '10-'14)
Begüm Dalgalar, (6 seasons: '05-'11)
Devran Tanaçan, (5 seasons: '02-'04, '09-'12)
Selin Ekiz, (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Korel Engin , (1 season: '05-'06)
Burcu Erbaş, (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Duygu Fırat, (3 seasons: '06-'09)
Ecem Güler, (2 seasons: '10-'12)
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)
Arzu Özyiğit, (7 seasons: '98-'05)
Nalan Ramazanoğlu, (11 seasons: '98-'09)
Kübra Siyahdemir, (3 seasons: '11-'14)
Esra Şencebe, (4 seasons: '03-'06, '12-'13)
Esmeral Tunçluer , (9 seasons: '00-'02, '07-'14)
Birsel Vardarlı, (8 seasons: '07-'15)
Tuğçe Canıtez, (3 seasons: '13-'16)
Quanitra Hollingsworth , (2 seasons: '13-'15)
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)

European Players

Belarus

Sviatlana Volnaya, (1 season: '07-'08)
Anastasiya Verameyenka, (3 seasons: '12-'14,'15-'16)

Bulgaria

Gergena Baranzova , (3 seasons: '02-'03, '07-'09)

Croatia

Korana Longin-Zanze, (2 seasons: '04-'06)

Czech Republic

Hana Horáková, (1 season: '10-'11)
Michaela Pavlíčková, (1 season: '02-'03)

England

Andrea Congreaves, (1 season: 1998-1999)

France

Émilie Gomis , (1 season: '08-'09)
Isabelle Yacoubou , (1 season: '13-'14)

Germany

Linda Frohlich, (1 season: '06-'07)

Hungary

Andrea Nagy, (1 season: '98-'99)
Anna Vajda, (1 season: '10-'11)

Latvia

Elīna Babkina, (1 season: '11-'12)
Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota, (1 season: '10-'11)
Ieva Kubliņa, (1 season: '12-'13)
Zane Tamane, (1 season: '11-'12)

Poland

Agnieszka Bibrzycka, (3 seasons: '12-'15)
Ewelina Kobryn, (1 season: '15-'16)

Russia

Elena Baranova, (1 season: '99-'00)

Serbia

Ivona Jerković, (1 season: '04-'05)
Ivana Matović, (4 seasons: '10-'14)
Miljana Bojović, (1 season: '14-'15)

Spain

Astou Ndour, , (1 seasons: '14-'15)

Non-European Players

Australia

Penny Taylor , (3 seasons: '09-'12)

Canada

Tammy Sutton-Brown, (5 seasons: '06-'11)

United States

Matee Ajavon , (2 seasons: '08-'10)
Tina Charles, (1 season: '14-'15)
Clarissa Davis, (2 seasons: '97-'99)
Bethany Donaphin, (1 season: '03-'04)
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)
Ebony Hoffman, (2 seasons: '07-'08, '09-'10)
Shannon Johnson, (1 season: '99-'00)
Angel McCoughtry, (4 seasons: '10-'14)
Danielle McCulley, (1 season: '01-'02)
Coco Miller, (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Kelly Miller, (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Cappie Pondexter, (5 seasons: '06-'08,'11-'14)
Nicole Powell, (3 seasons: '05-'06, '08-'10)
Katie Smith, (1 season: '08-'09)
Diana Taurasi, (1 seasons: '10-'11)
Barbara Turner, (1 season: '06-'07)
Tan White, (1 season: '05-'06)
Jantel Lavender, (1 season: '15-'16)
Marissa Coleman, (1 season: '15-'16)
Allie Quigley, (1 season: '15-'16)

Italic players still plays for the team

Sponsporship and Kit Manufacture

Years	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–	Bonus¹ – Turkuaz Petrol²
2016–	Bonus¹ – akasya²

¹ Main sponsorship ² Back sponsorship ³ Short sponsorship

Years	Kit manufacturers
2000–	Fenerium

References

↑ Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity.
↑ Caferaga Sport Hall @ tbf.org
↑ Ulkercity built running
↑ New basketball venue to builts
↑ "George Dikeoulakos Fenerbahçe'de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe.org. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

External links

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball site (Turkish)
Official Fenerbahçe site (Turkish) (English) (German) (Portuguese)
1907.org (Turkish)
Fenerbahce (Turkish)
EuroLeague Women page (English)

Fenerbahçe S.K.

Founded in May 3, 1907 Based in Istanbul

The club	The club Presidents General Harington Cup Supporters

Facilities	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Ülker Sports Arena

Football	Football Footballers (Foreign footballers) Reserves Academy Managers Captains Seasons Current season

Basketball	Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Basketball coaches Men's past rosters Women's past rosters Men's current season

Volleyball	Men's Volleyball Women's Volleyball Volleyballers Volleyball coaches

Other departments	Athletics Boxing Rowing Sailing & Windsurfing Swimming Table Tennis

Rivalries	Beşiktaş rivalry Galatasaray rivalry

Supporter groups	Genç Fenerbahçeliler

Media	FB TV Radio Fenerbahçe Fenercell

Miscellaneous	19.07 Aşk Tutulması Fenerbahçe University Big Three (Turkey)

Parent club Fenerbahçe Sports Club Website fenerbahce.org

Fenerbahçe 2015–16 squad

4 Olcay 5 Gökçe 6 Nacickaitė 7 Birsel (C) 8 Melisa 9 Melis 10 Hülya 11 Verameyenka 12 Tuğçe 13 Hollingsworth 14 Lavender 22 Kobryn 25 Coleman 30 Quigley Coach: George Dikeoulakos

Fenerbahçe Istanbul EuroLeague Women seasons

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Turkish Women's Basketball League · 2016-17 clubs

Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Adana ASKİ Beşiktaş Botaş Canik Belediye Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Girne Üniversitesi Hatay BŞB İstanbul Üniversitesi MBK Doğuş Hastanesi Mersin BŞB Tosyalı Toyo Osmaniye Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi

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