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

Caferağa Sport Hall
(capacity: 1,500)
Ülker Sports Arena (Dec 2011–)
(capacity: 15,000)^[1]

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Team colors

Yellow and Navy Blue

President

Aziz Yıldırım

Head coach

George Dikeoulakos

Championships

9 Turkish Championships:
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
9 Turkish Cups:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
7 President Cups:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010

Website

http://www.fenerbahce.org/basketbolbayan

Uniforms

Home

Away

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 in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall.^[2] In December 2011 they will move to the 15.000-seated Ülker Sports Arena after the arena open.^[3]^[4]

1 Players
2 Achievements
- 2.1 International success
- 2.2 Domestic success
  - 2.2.1 Turkish championships (10)
  - 2.2.2 Other competitions
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Players

Current squad

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.0 !PG	5	Latvia !	Babkina, Elīna	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)
1.0 !PG	7	Turkey !	Vardarlı, Birsel	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)
1.0 !PG	21	Turkey !	Çakır, Olcay	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	60 kg (132 lb)
2.0 !SG	9	Turkey !	Tunçluer, Esmeral	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)
2.0 !SG	N/A	USA !	Pondexter, Cappie	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)
3.0 !SF	4	Turkey !	Kavurmacıoğlu, Özge	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	77 kg (170 lb)
3.0 !SF	10	Turkey !	Siyahdemir, Kübra	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	65 kg (143 lb)
3.0 !SF	14	Australia !	Taylor, Penny	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)
3.0 !SF	35	USA !	McCoughtry, Angel	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	73 kg (161 lb)
4.5 !PF	6	Latvia !	Tamane, Zane	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	77 kg (170 lb)
4.5 !PF	8	Turkey !	Güler, Ecem	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)
4.5 !PF	11	Turkey !	Yılmaz, Nevriye (C)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	88 kg (194 lb)
5.5 !F/C	12	Turkey !	Türkyılmaz, Emel	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
6.0 !C	13	Turkey !	Tanaçan, Devran	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
6.0 !C	15	Serbia !	Matović, Ivana	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (198 lb)
6.0 !C	23	Turkey !	Nevlin, Nevin	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)

Head coach

George Dikeoulakos

Assistant coach(es)

Aydın Uğuz

Athletic trainer(s)

Deniz Kasımoğlu

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague

Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-10-07

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Inactive
C	Ivana Matović	Nevin Nevlin	Devran Tanaçan
PF	Nevriye Yılmaz	Zane Tamane	Ecem Güler	Emel Türkyılmaz
SF	Penny Taylor	Kübra Siyahdemir	Özge Kavurmacıoğlu
SG	Angel McCoughtry	Esmeral Tunçluer		Cappie Pondexter
PG	Birsel Vardarlı	Elīna Babkina	Olcay Çakır

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, (2 seasons: '10-'12)
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)
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 , (4 seasons: '08-'12)
Arzu Özyiğit, (7 seasons: '98-'05)
Nalan Ramazanoğlu, (11 seasons: '98-'09)
Kübra Siyahdemir, (1 season: '11-'12)
Esra Şencebe, (3 seasons: '03-'06)
Esmeral Tunçluer , (7 seasons: '00-'02, '07-'12)
Birsel Vardarlı, (5 seasons: '07-'12)
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)

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)

Germany

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

France

Émilie Gomis , (1 season: '08-'09)

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)
Zane Tamane, (1 season: '11-'12)

Russia

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

Serbia

Ivona Jerković, (1 season: '04-'05)
Ivana Matović, (2 seasons: '10-'12)

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)
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, (2 seasons: '10-'12)
Danielle McCulley, (1 season: '01-'02)
Coco Miller, (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Kelly Miller, (2 seasons: '02-'04)
Cappie Pondexter, (3 seasons: '06-'08, '12)
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)

Italic players still plays for the team

Achievements

Medal record
Women’s Basketball
Competitor for Fenerbahçe SK
Turkish Championship
Gold	TBB Championship	1956
Silver	TBB Championship	1959
Turkish Women's Basketball League
Gold	TBB League	1998-99
Silver	TBB League	1999-00
Silver	TBB League	2000-01
Gold	TBB League	2001-02
Gold	TBB League	2003-04
Silver	TBB League	2004-05
Gold	TBB League	2005-06
Gold	TBB League	2006-07
Gold	TBB League	2007-08
Gold	TBB League	2008-09
Gold	TBB League	2009-10
Gold	TBB League	2010-11
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Silver	Turkish Cup	1994-95
Gold	Turkish Cup	1998-99
Gold	Turkish Cup	1999-00
Gold	Turkish Cup	2000-01
Gold	Turkish Cup	2003-04
Gold	Turkish Cup	2004-05
Gold	Turkish Cup	2005-06
Gold	Turkish Cup	2006-07
Gold	Turkish Cup	2007-08
Gold	Turkish Cup	2008-09
Silver	Turkish Cup	2009-10

International success

EuroLeague Women:
- Quarter-Final (5): 2006-07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
EuroCup Women:
- Runners-up (1): 2004-05
- Fourth (1): 2003-04

Domestic success

Turkish championships (10)

Turkish Women's Basketball League:
- Winners (9): 1998-99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11
- Runners-up (7): 1990-91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2004–05
Turkish Women's Basketball Championship:
- Winners (1): 1956
- Runners-up (1): 1959

Other competitions

Turkish Cup:
- Winners (9 - record): 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Runners-up (2): 1994-95, 2009–10
President Cup:
- Winners (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Runners-up (6): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
GSGM Cup:
- Winner (1): 1991
- Runners-up (1): 1992
Istanbul League:
- Winners (6): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1968

Active departments of Fenerbahçe
The Club	Athletics	Basketball (Men's)
Basketball (Women's)	Boxing	Football
Rowing	Sailing	Swimming
Table Tennis	Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)

References

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 Spor Külübü

Footballers · Managers · Captains · Foreigners · Reserves · Academy · Records and Statistics · Current season

History	Club history · Seasons · Fenerbahçe Museum · General Harington Cup

Facilities	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · Fenerbahçe Ülker City · Caferağa Sport Hall · Sinan Erdem Dome

Training ground	Lefter Küçükandonyadis Facilities

Basketball teams	Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball · Basketballers · Basketball Coaches · Men's Past Rosters · Women's Past Rosters

Voleyball teams	Men's Volleyball · Women's Volleyball · Volleyballers · Volleyball Coaches

Other teams	Athletics · Boxing · Rowing · Sailing & Windsurfing · Swimming · Table Tennis

Rivalries	Galatasaray · Beşiktaş · Turkish Super League Derbies · All-time Turkish Super League table

Supporters group	Genç Fenerbahçeliler (GFB) · Kill For You (KFY) · Group CK · 1907 UniFeb

Anthems	The Anthem · 1907 Anthem · Samanyolu · Kıraç, 100th Year Anthem · Athena, 100th Year Anthem · Athena, Assaulting Anthem

Media	FB TV · FB Radio · Fenerium · FenerCell · Fenerbahçe Magazine · Fenerbahçe Newspaper

Others	19.07 · Aşk Tutulması · Fenerbahçe College

Parent club: Fenerbahçe Sports Club

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2011-12 Squad

4 Özge \| 5 Babkina \| 6 Tamane \| 7 Birsel \| 8 Ecem \| 9 Esmeral \| 10 Kübra \| 11 Nevriye (C) \| 12 Emel \| 13 Devran \| 14 Penny Taylor \| 15 Matović \| 21 Olcay \| 23 Nevin \| 35 McCoughtry \| NA Pondexter Coach: George Dikeoulakos

Fenerbahçe Istanbul EuroLeague Women seasons

2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2008-09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12

Turkish Women's Basketball League · 2011-12 clubs

Beşiktaş · Botaş Spor · Ceyhan Belediyesi · Fenerbahçe İstanbul · Galatasaray Medical Park · Homend Antakya Belediyesi · İstanbul Üniversitesi · Kayseri Kaski · Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi · Samsun Basketbol · Tarsus Belediyesi · Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler

Squads

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1988-99 TBBL and Cup Champion Squad

8 Nalan \| 9 Davis \| 10 Didem \| 11 Nagy \| 12 Serap (C) \| 15 Arzu \| N/A Ceren \| N/A Ceyda \| N/A Tuğba \| N/A Yeliz Coach: Murat Yosmaoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2001-02 TBBL Champion Squad

4 Ceyda \| 5 McCulley \| 6 Sariye \| 8 Şükran \| 9 Esmeral \| 10 Didem \| 11 Nalan \| 12 Serap (C) \| 13 Oksana \| 14 Arzu \| 15 Melis Coach: Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2003-04 TBBL and Cup Champion Squad

4 Melike \| 5 Esra \| 6 C.Miller \| 7 Nilay \| 8 Şükran \| 9 Nalan \| 10 Müjde \| 11 K.Miller \| 12 Serap (C) \| 13 Donaphin \| 15 Arzu Coach: Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2005-06 TBBL, Cup and Super Cup Champion Squad

4 Şaziye \| 5 Esra \| 6 White \| 7 Nilay \| 8 Şükran \| 9 Nalan \| 10 Powell \| 11 Nevriye \| 12 Serap (C) \| 13 Begüm \| 14 Longin-Zanze \| 15 Korel \| 17 Melike \| 22 Gardner Coach: Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2006-07 TBBL and Cup Champion Squad

4 Şaziye \| 5 Burcu \| 7 Nilay \| 8 Begüm \| 9 Nalan (C) \| 10 Pondexter \| 11 Nevriye \| 12 Melike \| 13 Frohlich \| 14 Selin \| 15 Sutton-Brown \| 19 Duygu \| 22 Tuğçe \| 32 Turner Coach: Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2007-08 TBBL, Cup and Super Cup Champion Squad

5 Volnaya \| 6 Esmeral \| 7 Birsel \| 8 Begüm \| 9 Nalan (C) \| 10 Pondexter \| 11 Nevriye \| 12 Selin \| 13 Gagi \| 14 Melike \| 15 Sutton-Brown \| 22 Tuğçe \| 24 Burcu \| 32 Hoffman Coach: Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2008-09 TBBL and Cup Champion Squad

4 Gomis \| 5 Burcu \| 6 Esmeral \| 7 Birsel \| 8 Begüm \| 9 Nalan (C) \| 10 Powell \| 11 Nevriye \| 12 Ajavon \| 13 Gagi \| 14 Melike \| 15 Sutton-Brown \| 18 Duygu \| 22 Tuğçe \| 23 Nevin \| 24 Selin \| 30 Smith Coach: Haydar Kemal Ateş

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2009-10 TBBL Champion Squad

5 Melike \| 7 Birsel \| 8 Begüm \| 9 Esmeral \| 10 Powell \| 11 Nevriye (C) \| 12 Ajavon \| 14 Penny Taylor \| 15 Sutton-Brown 22 Devran \| 23 Nevin \| 32 Hoffman \| Coach: Aydın Uğuz

Fenerbahçe Istanbul 2010-11 TBBL Champion Squad

4 Şaziye \| 5 Jēkabsone-Žogota \| 6 Horáková \| 7 Birsel \| 8 Begüm \| 9 Esmeral \| 10 Özge \| 11 Nevriye (C) \| 12 Ecem \| 14 Penny Taylor \| 15 Matović \| 20 Sutton-Brown \| 21 Olcay \| 22 Devran \| 23 Nevin \| 35 McCoughtry 13 Diana Taurasi (until 16.02.2011) Coach: László Rátgéber