Adana Toros BYZ explained

Clubname:Adana Toros BYZ
Short Name:Adana Toros
Fullname:Adana Toros BYZ Voleybol Kulübü
Founded:2011
Capacity:2000
Chairman:Ertuğrul Doğaner
Manager:Aykut Lale
Captain:Rıdvan Karataş
League:Turkish Men's Volleyball First League
Season:2015/16
Position:Turkish Men's Volleyball Second League Champion

Adana Toros BYZ is a volleyball club based in Adana. Club's men's team promoted to the top flight of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League in 2016, in just 5 years after the foundation.[1] The club play their home games at the Menderes Sports Hall and is sponsored by Tatlıcı Köse, Sera Fresh, Bodyline and Anadolu Bal. Jersey colours are blue and navy.

History

Adana Toros was founded in 2011 in Adana, as 'Adana Beyzaspor'. The club promoted to the 3rd League of the Turkish Volleyball immediately, and at the 2013/14 season, the club promoted to the 2nd League.[2] At the mean time, the club got its new name Adana BYZ Algomed. In 2015, the club name has changed to Adana Toros BYZ.

Previous names

Board of directors

NameTask
İmam Gazali HıradağıHonorary President
Ertuğrul DoğanerPresident
Veli KarahanVice-President
Kazım BozanVice-President
Ömer BozdoğanSports Director
Zübeyit ŞendurBoard Member
Demet ErtemBoard Member
Murat TanırBoard Member
Hasan ÖzkanPress Secretary

Volleyball in 2015/16

Adana Toros started the season with 14 new players, including the Austrian national player Thomas Zass. The team finished the group stage at the top with 23 wins in 25 games, losing only 10 sets in total. At semi-final play-off stage in Ankara, the team won all the three games without losing a set.[3]

Play-off finals are played in Bursa, on April 11–13. After beating Düzce Belediyesi and Gümüşhane Torul, Adana Toros guaranteed to promote to the Turkish Men's Volleyball League.

Current squad

Squad as of April 7, 2016 [4]

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)
1 Ashlei NemerOutside hitter1.92
2Setter1.94
3 Mert TetikOutside hitter1.90
5 Sercan CihangirSetter1.90
6 Metin DurmuşLibero1.87
7 Umut Yücel BaranMiddle blocker1.96
8 Rıdvan KarataşSetter1.92
9 Thomas ZassOpposite1.93
10 Engin ÖzbekOutside hitter1.90
12 Onur KurtMiddle blocker1.95
13 Turgay DoğanOutside hitter1.90
14 Fatih BarışMiddle blocker2.04
16 Caner DemirciOutside hitter1.95
17 Murat PalavarMiddle blocker2.05

Technical staff

NameJob
Aykut LaleHead coach
Ömer BozdoğanAssistant coach
Kenan OkludilAssistant coach
Mehmet Yaşar ÜçözMasseur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu . 2016-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160421171056/http://www.tvf.org.tr/haberler/detay/114030/ . 2016-04-21 . dead .
  2. Web site: 郴州佑谀环保科技有限公司.
  3. Web site: Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu . 2016-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151230163832/http://www.tvf.org.tr/icerik/328 . 2015-12-30 . dead .
  4. Web site: Beyza Algomed Spor'a Taze Kan.