Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)

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Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe]), 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.[2]

NicknameSarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)
Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)
Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop)
LeaguesWBSL
EuroLeague Women
Founded1954; 72 years ago (1954)
ArenaMetro Enerji Sports Hall
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2026–27 Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball) season
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NicknameSarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)
Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)
Potanın Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Hoop)
LeaguesWBSL
EuroLeague Women
Founded1954; 72 years ago (1954)
ArenaMetro Enerji Sports Hall
Capacity2,500[1]
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Team colors    Yellow, navy blue
PresidentAziz Yıldırım
Team managerArzu Özyiğit
Head coachvacant
Team captainAlperi Onar
Championships2 European Super Cups
2023, 2024
3 EuroLeague Women
2023, 2024, 2026
20 Turkish Basketball Super League
1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
3 Turkish Basketball Championship
1956, 1957, 1958
15 Turkish Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2026
14 Turkish Presidential Cups
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2024, 2025
2 Triple Crowns
2024, 2026
Retired numbers1 (7)
Websitefenerbahce.org
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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] The club continued on to repeat this success again in the 2025–26 season, winning all competitions they competed in.[6]

Previous names

  • Fenerbahçe (1954–2019)
  • Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo (2019–2021)
  • Fenerbahçe Safiport (2021–2022)
  • Fenerbahçe Alagöz Holding (2022–2024)
  • Fenerbahçe Opet (2024–2026)

Players

For a listing of past rosters, see Fenerbahçe (women's basketball) past rosters.
Fenerbahçe women's basketball and volleyball team founders Ayten Salih and İnci Önen with their teammates Süheda Özçiçekçi and their first coach Altan Dinçer.

Team roster

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Fenerbahçe roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 3 Turkey Yılmaz, Ayşe 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 23 – (2003-08-13)13 August 2003
PG 4 Turkey Çakır, Olcay 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 60 kg (132 lb) 33 – (1993-07-13)13 July 1993
F 5 United States France Williams, Gabby (DC) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 29 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996
PG 10 Turkey Onar, Alperi (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 57 kg (126 lb) 30 – (1996-01-02)2 January 1996
PF 11 Belgium Meesseman, Emma 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 33 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993
C 12 France Martinique Rupert, Iliana 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001
F 13 Turkey Vural, Tuana 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – (2007-04-03)3 April 2007
C 14 United States Turkey McCowan, Teaira (DC) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 29 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
PF 15 Turkey Şenyürek, Tilbe 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1995-04-26)26 April 1995
SG 21 United States McBride, Kayla 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 34 – (1992-06-25)25 June 1992
PG 22 Belgium Allemand, Julie 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 30 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996
F 24 Turkey Baş, Selen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2004-02-01)1 February 2004
PF 30 United States Stewart, Breanna (E) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 31 – (1994-08-27)27 August 1994
C 31 Serbia Milić, Nikolina 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1994-04-12)12 April 1994
PF 33 Turkey Avcı, Meltem 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997
C 35 The Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Jones, Jonquel Injured (DC) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 32 – (1994-01-05)5 January 1994
Head coach
  • Vacant
Assistant coach(es)
  • Spain Nacho Martínez
  • Turkey Fatih Emre Gezer
  • Turkey Semih Akdemir
Team manager
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • (E) EuroLeague player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 16 February 2026
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Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Iliana Rupert Nikolina Milić Teaira McCowan Jonquel Jones Injured
PF Emma Meesseman Tilbe Şenyürek Meltem Avcı Breanna Stewart
SF Gabby Williams Tuana Vural Selen Baş
SG Kayla McBride
PG Julie Allemand Alperi Onar Olcay Çakır Ayşe Yılmaz
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Team captains

Alperi Onar

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.

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Period Captain
1996–2006 Turkey Serap Yücesir
2006–2009 Turkey Nalan Ramazanoğlu
2009–2012 Turkey Nevriye Yılmaz
2012–2019 Turkey Birsel Vardarlı
2019–2022 Turkey Tuğçe Canıtez
2022–2023 Turkey Olcay Çakır
2023–present Turkey Alperi Onar
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Retired numbers

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Fenerbahçe retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
7TurkeyBirsel VardarlıPoint guard2006–201922/12/2019[7]
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Head coaches

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Period Head coach
1955–1960 Turkey Önder Dai
196?–1968 Turkey Mehmet Baturalp
1980–1985 Turkey Yaman Eymür
1987–2000 Turkey Göksel Zeren
2000–2009 Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2009–2010 Turkey Haydar Kemal Ateş
2010 Turkey Aydın Uğuz
2010–2011 Hungary László Rátgéber
2011–2012 Greece George Dikeoulakos
2012–2014 Spain Roberto Íñiguez
2014–2015 Poland Jacek Winnicki
2015–2017 Greece George Dikeoulakos
2017–2018 Turkey Fırat Okul
2018–2019 France Valérie Garnier
2019–2022[8] Spain Víctor Lapeña
2022–2023[8][9] Serbia Marina Maljković
2023–2025[10][11] France Valérie Garnier
2025–2026[12] Spain Miguel Méndez
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Notable players

See also: Category:Fenerbahçe women's basketball players

Italic written players still play for the club.

Honours

2017–18 Turkish Women's Basketball League championship ceremony

European competitions

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Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing Fenerbahçe
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
Gold medal – first placeFIBA Europe SuperCup Women2023
Gold medal – first placeFIBA Europe SuperCup Women2024
EuroLeague Women
Gold medal – first placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2022–23
Gold medal – first placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2023–24
Gold medal – first placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2025–26
Silver medal – second placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2012–13
Silver medal – second placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2013–14
Silver medal – second placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2016–17
Silver medal – second placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2021–22
Bronze medal – third placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2015–16
Bronze medal – third placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2020–21
Bronze medal – third placeFIBA EuroLeague Women2024–25
FIBA EuroCup
Silver medal – second placeFIBA EuroCup Women2004–05
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Winners (2) (Turkish record): 2023[13], 2024[14]
Winners (3) (Turkish record): 2022–23[15], 2023–24[16], 2025–26[17]
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
Runners-up (1): 2004–05
Fourth place (1): 2003–04

Team honours

Winnners (2) (Turkish record): 2023–24, 2025–26

National competitions

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,[18] 2023–24,[19] 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
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,[20] 2025–26
Runners-up (6): 1994–95, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22
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

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Season Division Pos. Pos. Turkish Cup Presidential Cup European competitions
1998–99 KBSL Champion Champion — ——
1999–00 KBSL Runners-up Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenGS
2000–01 KBSL Runners-up Champion Champion 2 Ronchetti Cup8F
2001–02 KBSL Champion Semifinalist Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenGS
2002–03 KBSL 1st Semifinalist Semifinalist Runners-up 2 EuroLeague WomenGS
2003–04 KBSL Champion Champion — 2 EuroCup WomenF4
2004–05 KBSL Runners-up Champion Champion 2 EuroCup WomenRU
2005–06 KBSL Champion Champion Champion 2 EuroCup Women8F
2006–07 KBSL Champion Champion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2007–08 KBSL Champion Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2008–09 KBSL Champion Champion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2009–10 KBSL Champion Runners-up Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2010–11 KBSL 2nd Champion Semifinalist Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2011–12 KBSL 1st Champion Runners-up Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenF4
2012–13 KBSL 1st Champion Runners-up Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenRU
2013–14 KBSL 2nd Runners-up Runners-up Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenRU
2014–15 KBSL 3rd Semifinalist Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenF4
2015–16 KBSL 1st Champion Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenF4
2016–17 KBSL 2nd Runners-up Semifinalist Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenRU
2017–18 KBSL 3rd Champion Semifinalist Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2018–19 KBSL 2nd Champion Champion Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenQF
2019–20 KBSL CX Cancelled Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenCX
2020–21 KBSL 1st Champion Runners-up Cancelled 1 EuroLeague WomenF4
2021–22 KBSL 1st Champion Runners-up Cancelled 1 EuroLeague WomenRU
2022–23 KBSL 2nd Champion Cancelled Runners-up 1 EuroLeague WomenC
2023–24 KBSL 1st Champion Champion Cancelled 1 EuroLeague WomenC
2024–25 KBSL 1st Champion Semifinalist Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenF4
2025–26 KBSL 1st Champion Champion Champion 1 EuroLeague WomenC
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