Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)

Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball (), also known as Fenerbahçe Tarfin for sponsorship reasons, are the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The team play their matches at the club's own 2,500-seat Metro Enerji Sports Hall.Ulkercity built running

Founded in 1954, they became the most successful club in domestic competitions, having won a grand total of 52 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 the 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2025–26 seasons and were the runners-up on four occasions, in the 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, and 2021–22 seasons. The club reached third place three times in 2015–16, 2020–21, and 2024–25 season. They also became fourth in the 2011–12 and 2014–15 seasons. Furthermore, Fenerbahçe became runners-up in the EuroCup in 2004–05.

In 2023, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish club 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. The team managed to repeat this success by beating arch-rivals Beşiktaş in the 2024 edition with a score of 79–63.

Domestically, Fenerbahçe won a record 23 Turkish championship titles (3 in the former Turkish Women's Basketball Championship and 20 in the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League), a record 15 Turkish Cups, and a record 14 Turkish Presidential Cups, among others. The team hold the record of winning 8 season titles in a row on two separate occasions.

Fener scored a perfect season in the 2023–24 season by winning all 35 season games. The team also achieved a historical feat by winning all the other competitions in which they competed in the same season; namely the 2024 Turkish Cup, 2024 Europe SuperCup and 2023–24 EuroLeague. The club continued on to repeat this success again in the 2025–26 season, winning all competitions they competed in.

Previous names Fenerbahçe (1954–2019) Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021) Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022) Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–2024) Fenerbahçe Opet (2024–2026) Fenerbahçe Tarfin (2026–present)

Players

Team roster

Depth chart

Team captains

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years. Period Captain 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–present Alperi Onar

Retired numbers Fenerbahçe retired numbersNoPlayerPositionTenureCeremony date 7 Birsel Vardarlı Point guard 2006–2019 22/12/2019

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 2023–2025 Valérie Garnier 2025–2026 Miguel Méndez 2026–present Ahmet Çakı

Notable players

Italic written players still play for the club.

Honours

European competitions

FIBA Europe SuperCup Women Winners (2) (Turkish record): 20232023 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women Champions, 20242024 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women Champions EuroLeague Women Winners (3) (Turkish record): 2022–232022-23 EuroLeague Women Champions, 2023–242023-24 EuroLeague Women Champions, 2025–262025-26 EuroLeague Women Champions Runners-up (4): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2021–22 Third place (3): 2015–16, 2020–21, 2024–25 Fourth place (2): 2011–12, 2014–15 EuroCup Women Runners-up (1): 2004–05 Fourth place (1): 2003–04

Team honours Triple Crown Winnners (2) (Turkish record): 2023–24, 2025–26

National competitions Turkish Basketball Super League Winners (20) (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, 2022–23,2022-23 Women's Turkish League Champions 2023–24,2023-24 Women's Turkish League Champions 2024–25, 2025–26 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 (defunct) Winners (3): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58 Runners-up (1): 1958–59 Turkish Cup Winners (15) (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, 2023–24,2023-24 Women's Turkish Cup Champions 2025–26 Runners-up (6): 1994–95, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22 Turkish Presidential Cup Winners (14) (record): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024, 2025 Runners-up (10): 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

Regional competitions Istanbul Basketball League (defunct) Winners (6): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61 Runners-up (7): 1959–60, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68

Season by season Season Division Turkish Cup Presidential Cup European competitions European Super Cup 1998–99 KBSLChampionChampion — — — — 1999–00 KBSLRunners-upChampion Champion 1 EuroLeague Women 2000–01 KBSLRunners-upChampion Champion 2 Ronchetti Cup 2001–02 KBSLChampion SemifinalistChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2002–03 KBSL 1st Semifinalist SemifinalistRunners-up 2 EuroLeague Women 2003–04 KBSLChampionChampion — 2 EuroCup Women 2004–05 KBSLRunners-upChampion Champion 2 EuroCup Women 2005–06 KBSLChampionChampionChampion 2 EuroCup Women 2006–07 KBSLChampionChampion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2007–08 KBSLChampionChampion Champion 1 EuroLeague Women 2008–09 KBSLChampionChampion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2009–10 KBSLChampionRunners-upRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2010–11 KBSL 2ndChampion SemifinalistChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2011–12 KBSL 1stChampionRunners-upRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2012–13 KBSL 1stChampionRunners-upChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2013–14 KBSL 2ndRunners-upRunners-upChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2014–15 KBSL 3rd SemifinalistChampionChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2015–16 KBSL 1stChampionChampionChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2016–17 KBSL 2ndRunners-up SemifinalistRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2017–18 KBSL 3rdChampion SemifinalistRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2018–19 KBSL 2ndChampionChampionRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2019–20 KBSL ChampionChampion 1 EuroLeague Women 2020–21 KBSL 1stChampionRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2021–22 KBSL 1stChampionRunners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2022–23 KBSL 2ndChampion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague Women 2023–24 KBSL 1stChampionChampion 1 EuroLeague Women Champion 2024–25 KBSL 1stChampion SemifinalistChampion 1 EuroLeague Women Champion 2025–26 KBSL 1stChampionChampionChampion 1 EuroLeague Women — 2026–27 KBSL 1 EuroLeague Women Final

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Period 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 2013–2016 Bonus1 – Turkuaz Petrol2 2016–2018 Bonus1 – Akasya2 2019–2021 Öznur Kablo1 2021–2022 Safiport1 – Alagöz Holding2 – Getir3 2022–2023 Alagöz Holding1 – Yemeksepeti2 – Smart3 2023–2024 Alagöz Holding1 - Yemeksepeti2 - Yükselen3 - Gain4 - DSV5 2024–2026 Opet1 2026–present Tarfin1

Period Kit manufacturers 2000–2023 Fenerium 2023– Adidas

See also Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe Basketball

References

External links

Fenerbahçe at TBF.org Fenerbahçe at FIBA