Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) explained

Clubname:Fenerbahçe
Short Name:FB
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Nickname:Sarı Melekler (The Yellow Angels)
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Fullname:Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Founded:1928 (closed due to lack of opponents)
1954
Ground:Burhan Felek Sport Hall
Capacity:7,000
Colors:Yellow and Navy Blue
Chairman: Ali Koç
Manager: Marco Fenoglio
Captain: Eda Erdem Dündar
League:Sultanlar Ligi
CEV Champions League
Season:2023–24
Position:Champion
Titles:1 World Championship
1 European Championship
1 CEV Cup
15 Turkish Championships
4 Turkish Cups
4 Turkish Super Cups
Website:https://www.fenerbahce.org/branslar/voleybolkadin/haberler
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Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, commonly known as Fenerbahçe and officially known as Fenerbahçe Medicana for commercial reasons, are the professional women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their matches at the 7.000-seated Burhan Felek Sport Hall. Fenerbahçe compete in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League, which is considered to be one of the best and most competitive leagues in the world.

Founded in 1928, Fenerbahçe are one of the best volleyball teams in Turkey and in the world. They were crowned World Champions by winning the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship undefeated in 2010, thus achieving the first Intercontinental Quadruple ever in Turkish volleyball history, after having won the Turkish League, Turkish Cup, and the Turkish Super Cup in 2010.[1] Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish team to claim a World Championship title. After being runners-up in the CEV Champions League in 2010, Fenerbahçe finally were crowned European Champions in the 2011–12 season after defeating French powerhouse RC Cannes in three straight sets (25–14, 25–22, and 25–20) in the final game.[2] The club also reached the third place of the Champions League twice, in the 2010–11 and 2015–16 seasons.

Fenerbahçe also won the CEV Cup by defeating Russia's Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 (25-11, 28-26, 25-22) in the 2014 finals in front of their passionate home crowd, thus writing volleyball history as the men's team won another continental title, the CEV Challenge Cup, the very same day.[3] [4] 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.

In Turkey the club have won 15 Turkish Championship titles (7 in the current Turkish Women's Volleyball League and 8 in the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship), 4 Turkish Cups, and 4 Turkish Super Cups, among others.

Previous names

History

The women's volleyball department was founded in 1928 by Sabiha Gürayman who, as a young woman, played for the club's men's volleyball team, and was the first woman architect in Turkey. However, the section was closed due to lack of opponents. In 1954, a new era started with assistance from Çamlıca Girls' High School (tr). Starting in 1958, the girls won eight Turkish Championships among many other titles. In 1977, the department was closed again until 1989, this time due to insufficient funds. In 1993, the team was promoted from the Istanbul First League to the Turkish Second League. The following year, they played in the Turkish First League. However, they were relegated to the Turkish Second League in the 1995–96 season.

Fenerbahçe returned to the Turkish First League in the 2002–03 season, and were runners-up in the 2006–07 season. The senior team was renamed as Fenerbahçe Acıbadem due to a sponsorship agreement with the Acıbadem Healthcare Group from 2007 to 2011. The Yellow Angels were runners-up after Eczacıbaşı SK in the 2007–08 season, too. They gained the ninth Turkish title in their history in the 2008–09 season, after defeating their archrivals Eczacıbaşı SK in the finals (3–2, 0–3, 3–1, 3–1), which was their first ever title in the league's current format that had started with the 1984–85 season.

Fenerbahçe's women's team shone in the 2009–10 season as the Yellow Angels finished the first round of the 2009–10 Turkish League undefeated in 22 matches (setting a 66:2 set ratio record), and reached the Final Four of the 2009–10 CEV Women's Champions League undefeated. The team then beat the host team RC Cannes in a thrilling five-setter, but eventually lost to Volley Bergamo in five sets in the final, even though they came back after falling two sets down: 22–25, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20, 9–15. Yekaterina Gamova was named the best scorer and Nataša Osmokrović was chosen the best server of the tournament.[5]

The star-studded team of Fenerbahçe were on top of the world on 21 December 2010 in Doha, Qatar after beating South American titleholders Sollys Osasco 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–17) to become the first team in 16 years to claim the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship[6] where Katarzyna Skowrońska was named the MVP and Best Scorer, while Eda Erdem Dündar was the Best Server.

In 2011, Fenerbahçe SK organized the Champions League Final Four in the Burhan Felek Sports Hall in Istanbul, however, in the semi-final the Yellow Angels lost to Turkish rivals Vakıfbank in a heart-breaking five setter (25–19, 21–25, 25–21, 19–25, 11–15), and lost the chance to be the very first team in Turkish volleyball history to win the Champions League title. The Yellow Angels settled for the third place after beating Scavolini Pesaro in four sets (14–25, 25–21, 25–21, 25–21), thanks to the national heroines Seda Tokatlıoğlu, Naz Aydemir and Eda Erdem Dündar.

In 2012 the club won the CEV Volleyball Champions League, which was organized in Baku on 24–25 March 2012, having defeated French powerhouse RC Cannes in the final in three straight sets (25–14, 25–22, and 25–20). Kim won the MVP award and the Best Scorer award, while Naz Aydemir was named the Best Setter.[7]

Honours

Worldwide competitions

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Team roster

Season 2024–2025

No.Player PositionDate of Birth Height (m)Country
1Gizem ÖrgeLibero26 April 19931.70
3Magdalena StysiakOpposite3 December 20002.03
8Aslı KalaçMiddle blocker13 December 19951.83
9Meliha İsmailoğluOutside hitter17 September 19931.88
12Ana Cristina de SouzaOutside hitter7 April 20041.93
14Eda Erdem Dündar (c) Middle blocker22 June 19871.88
17Bojana DrčaSetter29 March 19881.86
44Melissa VargasOpposite16 October 19991.93
Özlem GüvenLibero1 October 19971.65
Arelya Karasoy KoçaşSetter14 December 19961.82
Liza SafronovaOutside Hitter17 January 20061.90
Elitsa VasilevaOutside hitter13 May 19901.96
Dicle Nur BabatMiddle blocker15 September 19921.91
Hristina RusevaMiddle blocker1 October 19911.92

Season by season

SeasonLeagueTurkish CupTurkish Super CupEuropean competitionsWorldwide competitions
bgcolor=#efefef 2007-08TWVLalign=center bgcolor=silver2ndNot held
bgcolor=#efefef 2008–09TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=silver align=centerRunners-upbgcolor=#cc9966 align=center
bgcolor=#efefef 2009–10TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsbgcolor=silver align=center
2010–11TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=silver align=centerRunners-upbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centerbgcolor=gold align=center
2011–12TWVLbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centeralign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=gold align=center
2012–13TWVLbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centerbgcolor=silver align=centerbgcolor=#cc9966 align=center
2013–14TWVLbgcolor=silver align=center2ndbgcolor=silver align=centerRunners-upbgcolor=gold align=center
2014–15TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsalign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=center
2015–16TWVLbgcolor=silver align=center2ndNot heldbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsbgcolor=#cc9966 align=center
2016–17TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsNot heldbgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=center
2017–18TWVLbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centerbgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=centerSemi finalsalign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up
2018–19TWVLbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centeralign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up
2019–20TWVLCEV Champions League
2020–21TWVLbgcolor=silver align=center2ndbgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=centerSemi finals
2021–22TWVLbgcolor=silver align=center2ndalign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=#cc9966 align=centerbgcolor=#cc9966 align=center
2022–23TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stalign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up bgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsbgcolor=#cc9966 align=center
2023–24TWVLbgcolor=gold align=center1stbgcolor=gold align=centerChampionsalign=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up bgcolor=#cc9966 align=center

Home halls

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

HallPeriod
1Burhan Felek Sport Hall2004–2007
2Caferağa Sport Hall – Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall12007–2008
350th Anniversary Sport Hall2008–2010
4Burhan Felek Sports Hall2010–
5Ülker Sports Arena2015–

1 CEV Champions League games only.

Notable players

Domestic Players

European Players

Non-European Players

Players written in italic still play for the club.

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

PeriodKit sponsors
2005–2006 Century 211 – Merit Life 2 – Adahan Logistics4
2006–2007 Acıbadem1 2 4
2007–2011 Acıbadem1 2 3 4
2011–2012 Universal1 3 4 – Bonus2
2012–2013 none
2013 Fenercell1 – Bonus2
2013 Grundig1 3 – Bonus2
2013–2016 Grundig1 – Bonus2 – Fenercell3
2016 Grundig1 – Bonus2 –Barilla2 – Fenercell3
2016–2017 Bonus2 – Barilla2 – Fenercell3
2017–2018 none
2018–2019 Opet1
2019–2020 Opet1 – Corendon Airlines2 – Kafkas Jewellery3 – Fluo4
2020–2021 Opet1 – Corendon Airlines2
2021–2022 Opet1 – Corendon Airlines2 – Asperox3 – Gossef
2022–2023 Opet1 – 1907 Fenerbahçe Derneği2 – Sanmar2 – Tirebolu 42 Çay4
1 Main sponsorship2 Back sponsorship3 Lateral sponsorship4 Short sponsorship
Period Kit manufacturers
2000–2018 Fenerium
2018–2022 Bilcee
2022– Joma

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fenerbahce crowned Women's Club World champions. fivb.org. FIVB. 21 December 2010. 21 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Fenerbahce and a Korean star named Kim shine in Baku. cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. 25 March 2012. 21 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120428195132/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=12286&ID=551. 28 April 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: What a day for Fenerbahçe! Yellow Angels win CEV Cup!. cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. 29 March 2014. 21 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Russia wins three of the European Cups, Fenerbahçe – two. cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. 31 March 2014. 21 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Volley BERGAMO wins 2010 CEV Indesit European Champions League!. CEV. 2010-04-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100407083445/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/16651_EN.html. 2010-04-07.
  6. Web site: Fenerbahce crowned Women's Club World champions. www.fivb.org. 21 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Fenerbahce and a Korean star named Kim shine in Baku. www.cev.lu. 21 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120428195132/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=12286&ID=551. 28 April 2012. dead.

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