Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball, currently known as Fenerbahçe Medicana for sponsorship reasons, are the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1927, they are one of the most successful volleyball teams in Turkey, having won five Turkish Volleyball League titles, five Turkish Cups, and four Turkish Super Cups, among others. In Europe Fenerbahçe have won two Balkan Cups and the CEV Challenge Cup in the 2013–14 season, thus writing volleyball history as the women's team won another continental title, the CEV Cup, the very same day. By achieving this unparalleled feat, Fenerbahçe became the first and only sports club in Turkey and one of a few in Europe with European titles won in both the men's and women's volleyball departments.

The club play their home matches at the 7,000-seated TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.Fenerbahçe started with winning

Previous names Fenerbahçe (1927–2011) Fenerbahçe Grundig (2011–2015) Fenerbahçe (2015–2019) Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta (2019–2023) Fenerbahçe Parolapara (2023–2024) Fenerbahçe Medicana (2024–present)

History After a series of intermittent existences, 1927–1935, 1940–1942, 1943–1971, it was founded in its present form in 1976. The team began in the Istanbul Fourth League and was promoted to the Third League in 1977, to the Second League in 1982 and finally to the First League in 1984. As champions of the Istanbul First League in 1985, Fenerbahçe were promoted to the top-level Men's Volleyball League.

Honours Source: European competitions

European competitions CEV Champions League Top 16 (1): 2008–2009 CEV Top Teams Cup / CEV Cup Semifinalists (2): 2016–17, 2023–24 Quarterfinalists (4): 2004–05, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2013–14 Balkan Cup Winners (2) (shared-record): 2009, 2013

Domestic competitions Turkish Men's Volleyball League Winners (5): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19 Runners-up (6): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2023–24 Third place (5): 2006–07, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Turkish Men's Volleyball Championship Third place (3): 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68 Turkish Cup Winners (5): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2024–25 Runners-up (3): 2010–11, 2013–14, 2022–23 Turkish Super Cup Winners (4): 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020 Runners-up (4): 2010, 2014, 2019, 2025 Turkish Federation Cup Winners (2): 1961–62, 1965–66 Runners-up (2): 1960–61, 1969–70 Istanbul Men's Volleyball League Winners (10): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 Runners-up (6): 1934–35, 1945–46, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 Third place (4): 1931–32, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1961–62

The road to the CEV Challenge Cup victory Round Opponent Home  Away Qualification Round 1 Anorthosis Famagusta3–01–3Qualification Round 2 AZS Politechnika Warszawska3–10–316th Final Lokomotyv Kharkiv3–13–28th Final VaLePa Sastamala3–03–2Quarterfinal Stroitel Minsk3–02–3Semifinal Nantes Rezé Métropole3–10–3Final Andreoli Latina3–03–2

Roster Players as of June 8, 2026Team squad No. Player D.O.B. Position Height (m)1 Kaan Gürbüz16/08/2001Opposite1.972 Barthélémy Chinenyeze25/02/1998Middle blocker2.045 Mert Matić 22/05/1995Middle blocker2.117 Mirza Lagumdžija 18/05/2001Outside hitter2.078 Burutay Subaşı 15/07/1990Libero1.9412 Adis Lagumdžija 29/03/1999Opposite2.1113 Yiğit Gülmezoğlu28/12/1995Outside hitter1.9421 Caner Dengin15/12/1987Libero1.87 Bedirhan Bülbül 29/07/1999Middle blocker2.01 Matthew John Anderson 18/04/1987Outside hitter2.08 Muhammed Kaya 07/02/1995Setter1.90 Beytullah Hatipoğlu 24/02/1992Libero1.90 Fernando Kreling 13/01/1996Setter1.85

Technical and managerial staff Staff as of January 12, 2026Technical Staff Team squad Name Position Mustafa Aydın AcunBoard member Caner PekşenTeam manager Taner AtikHead coach Mert KaratopAssistant coach Kutay DerinStatistics Umut BeycanPhysiotherapist

Team captains This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years. Period Captain 2005–2006 Burak Hascan 2006–2009 Hakan Fertelli 2009–2015 Arslan Ekşi 2015–2018 Selçuk Keskin 2018–2021 Ulaş Kıyak 2021–2022 Salvador Hidalgo Oliva 2022–2023 Saeid Marouf 2023–2024 Hasan Yeşilbudak 2024–present Fabian Drzyzga

Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years. Period Head coach 1927–1929 Aziz Torun 1955–1958 Alaaddin Güneş 1958–1959 Atilla Sesören 1959–1961 Alaaddin Güneş 1961–1962 Ayhan Demir 1962–196? Alaaddin Güneş 1966–1969 Hilmi Tüker 1969–1970 Metin Bıkmaz 1976–1977 Alaaddin Güneş 1978–1979 Mustafa Elitez 1980–1985 Erkan Yasa 1985–1990 İsmail Vuran 1990–1992 Richard Mislinkova 1992–1993 Abdullah Paşaoğlu 1993–2001 İsmail Vuran 2002 Cem Akyol 2002–2003 Deniz Esinduy 2005–2007 Jesús Savigne 2007–2011 György Demeter 2011–2012 Daniel Castellani 2012 Daniele Bagnoli 2013 Fabio Soli 2013–2015 Daniel Castellani 2015–2018 Veljko Basić 2018–2020 Mariusz Sordyl 2020–2021 Erkan Toğan 2021–2023 Daniel Castellani 2023–2024 Kerem Eryılmaz 2024–2026 Slobodan Kovač 2026–present Taner Atik

Home halls This is a list of the home halls the senior team played at in the recent years.

# Hall Period1Caferağa Sport Hall2004–20062Burhan Felek Sport Hall2006–20073Caferağa Sport Hall2007–2008450th Anniversary Sport Hall2008–20105Burhan Felek Sport Hall2010–20156Ülker Sports Arena2015–

Notable players CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least one season for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Domestic Players

Kadir Arslan Murat Aslan Yasin Aydın Can Ayvazoğlu Dünya Baltacıoğlu Emre Batur Kenan Bengü Deha Bozkan Mustafa Cengiz Hakkı Çapkınoğlu Erden Çevikel Alperay Demirciler Turgay Doğan Ersin Durgut Osman Çağatay Durmaz Arslan Ekşi Hakan Fertelli Emin Gök Yiğit Gülmezoğlu Uğur Güneş Baturalp Burak Güngör Kaan Gürbüz Barış Hamaz Burak Hascan Özkan Hayırlı Oğuzhan Karasu Cengizhan Kartaltepe Kemal Kayhan Serkan Kılıç Berat Kısal Adis Lagumdžija Mirza Lagumdžija Soner Mezgitçi Ali Peçen Yasin Sancak Bora Josef Stanicki Nuri Şahin Ayberk Sevinç Burutay Subaşı Resul Tekeli Ceyhun Tendar Ahmet Toçoğlu Metin Toy Ahmet Tümer Furkan Yalçınkaya Burak Yavuz Tolga Gani Zengin

European Players

Frank Depestele Kevin Klinkenberg Wout Wijsmans

Denis Karyagin Lyudmil Naydenov Nikolay Penchev Ivan Tasev

Tomislav Čošković

Yacine Louati Barthélémy Chinenyeze Earvin N'Gapeth Guillaume Quesque Thibault Rossard

Marcus Böhme

Nikos Samaras (†)

Péter Nagy

Matej Černič

Dick Kooy Wouter ter Maat

Novica Bjelica Konstantin Čupković Andrija Gerić Vladimir Grbić Dražen Luburić Ivan Miljković Miloš Nikić

Lukáš Diviš

Alen Pajenk Alen Šket

Dariusz Stanicki Fabian Drzyzga

Alexandre Ferreira

Yuriy Gladyr

Non-European Players

Jerónimo Bidegain Lucas Chávez Santiago Darraidou Juan Pablo Porello Rodrigo Quiroga Camilo Sato

Luiz Felipe Fonteles Maicon França Thiago Soares Alves

Nicholas Hoag Graham Vigrass

Ihosvany Hernández Salvador Hidalgo Oliva Leonel Marshall

Mahdi Jelveh Ghaziani Saeid Marouf Mohammad Mousavi Meisam Salehi

Arinze Kelvin Nwachukwu

Ismail Moalla

Brook Billings Gabriel Gardner Jeffrey Jendryk William McKenzie James Polster

Ernardo Gómez

Players whose names are italicized still play for the teamFenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Team rosters since 1999-00

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Period Kit sponsors 2004–2005 Anadolu Sigorta1 – Sırma2 – Franke4 2005–2006 Genel Sigorta1 – Blue House 2 – Kosifler3 – Formart4 2006–2007 İstikbal3 – Özsüt5 2007–2008 yüzyıllarca.com1 – Alpet3 2008–2009 Alpet3 – Pilsa5 2009–2010 none 2010–2011 Kiğılı1 2011– Grundig1 2 3 1 Main sponsorship 2 Back sponsorship 3 Lateral sponsorship 4 Short sponsorship 5 Sleeves sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturers 2000– Fenerium

See also Fenerbahçe SK Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball

References

External links Official website of Fenerbahçe SK