Turkish Women's Volleyball League Explained

Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi
Current Season:2023–24 Turkish Women's Volleyball League
Pixels:270px
Administrator:Turkish Volleyball Federation
Sport:Volleyball
Inaugural:1984–85
Domestic Cup:Turkish Cup
Turkish SuperCup
Teams:14
Country:Turkey
Continent:Europe
Confed:CEV
Champion:Fenerbahçe (7th title)
Champ Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Eczacıbaşı (16 titles)
Confed Cup:CEV Champions League
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Relegation:1. Ligi
Sponsor:Vodafone
Tv:TRT Spor
TRT Spor Yıldız
Website:tvf.org.tr

The Turkish Women's Volleyball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the League of Sultans (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), known for sponsorship reasons as Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 clubs are currently participating in the league. It is often regarded as the best professional women's volleyball league in the world. Its clubs have obtained significant successes in European and other international competitions. Eczacıbaşı are the most successful club, having won 16 championships so far.[1]

It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984).

Teams

The following teams compete in the Sultanlar Ligi.

2023–24 season

Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi
CityTeamArena
IstanbulVakıfBank S.K.Vakıfbank Sports Palace
IstanbulEczacıbaşı DynavitEczacıbaşı Sports Hall
IstanbulFenerbahçe OpetTVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
IstanbulGalatasaray DaikinTVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
IstanbulBeşiktaş AyosBJK Süleyman Seba Sports Hall
IstanbulTürk Hava YollarıTVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
IstanbulSarıyer BelediyesporBahçeköy Sports Hall
AnkaraPTT Spor KulübüBaşkent Volleyball Hall
AnkaraKarayollarıBaşkent Volleyball Hall
AksarayKuzeyborusporAksaray Atatürk Kapalı Sports Hall
AdanaÇukurova BelediyesporAdana ASKİ Atatürk Sports Hall
AntalyaMuratpaşa BelediyesporAntalya Sports Hall
AydınAydın Büyükşehir BelediyesporAydın Mimar Sinan Sports Hall
BursaNilüfer BelediyesporTVF Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall

Title holders

Source: [2]

Performance by club

ClubTitlesWinning years
Eczacıbaşı161985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
VakıfBank131992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Fenerbahçe72009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2024
Emlak Bankası31990, 1991, 1996

MVP by Edition

All-time team records

Summary by team since 1977/1978

TeamVictoriesFirst VictoryLast Victory
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul231977/19782011/2012
Vakifbank Istanbul91992/19932021/2022
Fenerbahçe Istanbul52008/20092022/2023
Vakifbank Ankara31991/19921997/1998
Emlakbank Ankara31989/19901995/1996
TeamWinnersSecond placeThird place
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul2342
Vakifbank Istanbul941
Fenerbahçe Istanbul542
Vakifbank Ankara300
Emlakbank Ankara300
Galatasaray Istanbul10
THY SK Istanbul1
Podiums by city since 1977/1978
LocationWinnersSecond placeThird place
Istanbul37136
Ankara600

Various statistics since 2009/2010

1
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul13
2Fenerbahçe Istanbul13
3Galatasaray Istanbul13
4Vakifbank Istanbul13
5Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa12
6Beşiktaş Istanbul11
7Ilbank SK Ankara9
8Yeşilyurt SK8
9Sarıyer Istanbul7
10Bursa BBSK6
1
Vakifbank Istanbul352
2Fenerbahçe Istanbul343
3Eczacıbaşı Istanbul341
4Galatasaray Istanbul334
5Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa281
6Beşiktaş Istanbul277
7Ilbank SK Ankara230
8Yeşilyurt SK171
9Bursa BBSK153
10Çanakkale Belediyespor151
1
Vakifbank Istanbul310
2Fenerbahçe Istanbul290
3Eczacıbaşı Istanbul274
4Galatasaray Istanbul207
5Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa122
6Beşiktaş Istanbul89
7Bursa BBSK76
8Ilbank SK Ankara75
9Sarıyer Istanbul56
10Yeşilyurt SK56
1
Vakifbank Istanbul88 %
2Fenerbahçe Istanbul85 %
3Eczacıbaşı Istanbul80 %
4Galatasaray Istanbul62 %
5THY SK Istanbul58 %
6Bursa BBSK50 %
7Aydin Büyüksehir Bld Spor46 %
8Ankara PTT SK44 %
9Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa43 %
10Seramiksan SK38 %

(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

TeamSFirsBestPtsMPWLGFGAdiff
1Vakifbank Istanbul132009/20101st66235231042975247+728
2Fenerbahçe Istanbul132009/20101st63334329053922283+639
3Eczacıbaşı Istanbul132009/20101st61534127467889333+556
4Galatasaray Istanbul132009/20102nd541334207127719517+202
5Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa122009/2010-403281122159463578-115
6Beşiktaş Istanbul112009/2010-36627789188375643-268
7Ilbank SK Ankara92009/2010-30523075155309535-226
8Bursa BBSK62012/2013-2291537677292279+13
9Yeşilyurt SK82009/2010-22717156115236395-159
10Sarıyer Istanbul72012/2013-2061505694215335-120
11Çanakkale Belediyespor62013/2014-20115150101214355-141
12Halkbank Ankara52013/2014-1731363799183332-149
13BSK Istanbul52009/2010-15913029101116331-215
14Ereğli Belediyespor52009/2010-1421123082129264-135
15THY SK Istanbul42018/20193rd136865036168144+24
16Aydin Büyüksehir Bld Spor42018/2019-123843945153161-8
17Ankara Karayollari42018/2019-109802951127176-49
18Trabzon Idman Ocagi32014/2015-104802456109195-86
19MKE Ankaragücü32009/2010-8770175376179-103
20TED Ankara Kolejliler32010/2011-8669175279166-87
21Seramiksan SK22016/2017-7756213596128-32
22Ankara PTT SK32019/2020-7552232989103-14
23DYO Karsiyaka Izmir22009/2010-524483646116-70
24Kuzeyboru SK22020/2021-413011194967-18
25Çan Gençlik Kale SK12020/2021-37307233672-36
26Salihli Belediye Spor12015/2016-32284242678-52
27Pursaklar V. Ihtisas12011/2012-26224182759-32
28Dicle üniversitesi12010/2011-24222201461-47
29Vakifbank Ankara12017/2018-0000000

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sezon Şampiyonları. tvf.org.tr. Turkish Volleyball Federation. 3 March 2018. tr.
  2. Web site: Kadınlar Lig Şampiyonlukları. tvf.org.tr. Turkish Volleyball Federation. 16 April 2022. Turkish.
  3. Web site: Misli.com Sultanlar Ligi'nde Madalya, Kupa ve Ödüller Sahiplerini Buldu. tvf.org.tr. 15 May 2022.

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