Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
| Full name | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Ground |
Burhan Felek Sport Hall, Istanbul (Capacity: 7,000) | ||
| Chairman | Osman Demren | ||
| Manager | Giovanni Guidetti | ||
| Captain | Gözde Kırdar | ||
| League |
Turkish Women's Volleyball League CEV Champions League | ||
| 2012/13 |
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Champion CEV Champions League Champion | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Vakıfbank İstanbul, winner of the 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship and the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League, is a Turkish volleyball club.
As of January 23, 2014, the team holds a 73-game winning streak record in domestic and international official competitions.[1]
Vakıfbank İstanbul won all 52 official games played during 2012-13 season [2] and all 51 official games played in year 2013.[3]
The team collected five championship trophies in 2013. (Perfect season#Volleyball)
History
The team was established following a merger between two separate teams: Vakıfbank and Güneş Sigorta. Vakıfbank was originally an Ankara-based team but moved to İstanbul after the merge. Their name changed to Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta, Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom (VGSTT), Vakıfbank Türk Telekom and Vakıfbank respectively.[4]
Vakıfbank won two unbeaten CEV Champions League championships in 2011 and 2013, and is the only unbeaten champions of the Champions League history. They also placed second in 1998 and 1999 in this competition. They won 2013 Club World Championship, CEV Top Teams Cup in 2004 and CEV Challenge Cup in 2008 while finishing 2nd in the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in 2011 and 3rd in the European Confederation Cup of 2000.[5]
The team is coached by Italian Giovanni Guidetti. They won 47 games of 47 in 2012–2013 season in all competitions including Champions League (12 games), Turkish League (29 games) and Turkish Cup (6 games). After this season, they kept most of the team roster and coaching staff for 2013–2014 season with little changes: Jelena Nikolic, who took a break volleyball for one year, came back to the team and Italian international Carolina Costagrande transfers from Chinese club Guangdong Evergrande V.C. instead of Polish spiker Malgorzata Glinka and Japanese Saori Kimura. Glinka left the team after three great seasons and moved to her home country for familial reasons.
2016 - 2017 roster
| Jersey No. | Name | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gizem Örge (L) | 26 April 1993 | 1.68 | Libero |  Turkey |
| 2 | Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma (C) | 25 November 1985 | 1.83 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 3 | Cansu Özbay | 17 Octobre 1996 | 1.82 | Setter | Turkey |
| 5 | Zhu Ting | 29 November 1994 | 1.95 | Outside hitter |  China |
| 6 | Kübra Akman | 13 October 1994 | 1.97 | Middle Blocker | Turkey |
| 7 | Özgenur Yurdagülen | 6 August 1993 | 1.93 | Middle Blocker | Turkey |
| 8 | Melis Durul | 21 Octobre 1993 | 1.86 | Opposite Hitter/Outsite Hitter | Turkey |
| 9 | Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak | 20 April 1990 | 1.84 | Middle Blocker | Turkey |
| 10 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 15 November 1990 | 1.92 | Opposite Hitter |  Netherlands |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir | 14 August 1990 | 1.86 | Setter | Turkey |
| 12 | |||||
| 15 | Kimberly Hill | 30 November 1989 | 1.93 | Outside Hitter |  United States |
| 16 | Milena Rašić | 25 October 1990 | 1.93 | Middle Blocker |  Serbia |
| 17 | Cansu Çetin | 26 May 1993 | 1.83 | Outside Hitter | Turkey |
| 18 | Ayça Aykaç | 27 February 1996 | 1.75 | Libero | Turkey |
Coach: 
Giovanni Guidetti
Notable players
- Carolina Costagrande (2013-2015)
-
Elitsa Vasileva (2014-2015) -
Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale (2010-2013) -
Maja Poljak (2009-2011) -
Kinga Maculewicz (2008-2010) -
Annerys Vargas (2007-2008) -
Angelina Grün (2008-2009) - Christiane Fürst (2011-2014)
- Jelena Nikolić (2008-2012/2013-2014)
- Jovana Brakočević (2012-2014)
- Neslihan Demir (2002-2006/2008-2010)
- Polen Uslupehlivan (2008-2010/2012-2014)
- Arzu Göllü (2007-2010)
- Özge Kırdar Çemberci (2008-2012)
- Nilay Özdemir (2009-2012)
- Elif Ağca Öner (2001-2007/2008-2009)
- Gizem Güreşen (2009-2015)
- Bahar Toksoy (2007-2015)
- Ergül Avcı (2011-2013)
- Aysun Özbek (1996-2008)
- Güldeniz Önal (2008-2015)
-
Sheilla Castro (2014-2016) - Debby Stam (2009-2010)
- Robin de Kruijf (2014-2016)
- Anne Buijs (2015-2016)
Achievements
International success
-
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship:
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Women's CEV Champions League:
- CEV Cup
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Champion (1): 2004
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- CEV Women's Challenge Cup
- Champion (1): 2008
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- Women's Top Volley International
- Champion (1): 2008
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National success
- Turkish Champions Cup: 2013
, 2014 - Turkish League: 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014
- Turkish Cup: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014
Previous names
- 1986–1999: Güneş Sigorta
- 1999–2009: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta
- 2009–2011: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
- 2011–2012: Vakıfbank Türk Telekom
- 2012–: Vakıfbank
See also
References
- ↑ "Vakıfbank 73 yaptı çeyrek finale kaldı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- ↑ "Genel Fikstür". Turkish Volleyball Federation (in Turkish). 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Genel Fikstür". Turkish Volleyball Federation (in Turkish). 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ Yeni isimleri Vakıfbank Türk Telekom oldu (Turkish)
- ↑ Historic achievements of Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta women's volleyball team
- ↑ "VakıfBank First Team". VakıfBank Sports Club. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "VakıfBank Istanbul - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.