Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football)
Women's association football club from Turkey
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Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı, currently also known as Fenerbahçe arsaVev for sponsorship reasons, is the women's football department of Fenerbahçe S.K., founded originally in 1995,[1] and re-founded in 2021.[2] The team plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.[3]
- Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries)
- Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues)
- Efsane (The Legend)
- Cumhuriyet (The Republic)
- Dişi Kanaryalar (The Female Canaries)
- FB
- Fener
26 August 2021 (Re-foundation)
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| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | |||
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| Founded | 4 April 1995 (First foundation) 26 August 2021 (Re-foundation) | |||
| Ground | Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (selected matches) | |||
| President | Aziz Yıldırım | |||
| Head coach | Gökhan Bozkaya | |||
| League | Super League | |||
| 2025–26 | Champions | |||
| Website | fenerbahce.org | |||
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History
Foundation of the club
Fenerbahçe was founded in 1907 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, by Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey and Necip Okaner. The club's name comes from Fenerbahçe, a neighbourhood in Istanbul. The name literally means "lighthouse garden" in Turkish (from fener, meaning "lighthouse", and bahçe, meaning "garden"), referring to a historic lighthouse located at Fenerbahçe Cape.
Original establishment
1994–95: First season
Women's football in Turkey saw the establishment of the Women's League in 1994 with the participation of 12 clubs.[4][5]
On 4 April 1995, Fenerbahçe S.K. formed their women's football team under the leadershipo of board member Mehmet Ali Aydınlar. The team, managed by Saffet Aktarı and coached by Ziya Özgür, participated at the 1994–95 Women's League. After playing 12 matches, they finished the season with eight wins, two draws and two losses.
1995–96: Second season
To strengthen the team, more players were transferred, such as one from Dinarsuspor, three from Acarlar Spor, one from Yenidünya Spor and two expatriates from Romania. The team finished the 1995–96 season playing six matches with five wins and one loss. They scored in total 46 goals, and saw four goals in their net.[1] Some of the more significant matches were when the team played against Ankara Dedeoğlu, winning 20–0,[6] and won against Mersin Camspor with 4–0.[7] The squad consisted of Pervin Sanlı, Zerrin Koldamca, Nevra Selışık, Aycan Çağlar, Pınar Çimdik, Yeter Bayrak, Ana Rosca (ROM), Rebeka Fırıncıyan, Ayşe Oktay, Canan Oğuz, Leyla Ersan, Emine Akyüz, Sibel Cımbız, Seda Tamkan, Sevgi Özder, Füsun Öcal, Adriana Grigore (ROM), Nurdan Bekdemir.[1] Later, the women's branch was shut down for economic reasons.
Re-establishment
The re-establishment of the women's football branch of Fenerbahçe was announced on 26 August 2021, with the note:
As Fenerbahçe Sports Club, we have accepted it as one of our duties to add value to the society we belong to. Now, as Fenerbahçe, we are taking another important step with this awareness and approach; We are announcing that we will take part in women's football. As Fenerbahce Sports Club, which joined forces with HeForShe to ensure equality between men and women and increase the participation of women and girls in all areas of society, we believe that our Women's Football Team will make our Club proud with championships and will set a good example for future generations.
— Fenerbahçe, [2]
2021–22: First season
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First match and derby controversy
With a joint statement they made on 2 December 2021, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, the two archrivals, announced that they will hold two friendly matches between women's football teams in order to raise social awareness about violence against women.[8] Any match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray is one of the biggest events in the country, called the Intercontinental Derby.
The first match was held on 7 December 2021 at Galatasaray's Nef Stadium and was broadcast live all over Turkey. Fenerbahçe left the match with a convincing 7–0 win.[9] After the match, Fenerbahçe vice president Erol Bilecik, who congratulated the Fenerbahçe players in the dressing room, cited the historical 6–0 win of the men's team against Galatasaray on 6 November 2002. His speech sparked controversy, as Galatasaray fans started insulting Bilecik and Fenerbahçe female players and soon announcements were made from both clubs calling for the events to calm down.[9][10][11] The second match was cancelled after Galatasaray backed down.
Participation in the league
After the re-establishment, Fenerbahçe took part in Group A of the 2021–22 Women's Super League in its first season. The team completed its group as the leader and participated in the play-offs with the first 4 teams in the group and eliminated Hakkarigücü SK in the play-off quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, the team was eliminated by Fatih Karagümrük.
As a result of the name sponsorship agreement made with Petrol Ofisi before the 2022–23 season, the name of the team was changed to Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi Women's Football Team.
2026–27
Champions League qualifiers
Having won the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Football Super League, Fenerbahçe started their first ever European campaign in the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League 2nd qualification round. In the mini-tournament, they first faced Ukrainian side FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and won 1-2, securing its first ever European win.[12] They subsequently faced the host OH Leuven in the final. After the match ended in a 1-1 draw, Fenerbahçe was eliminated following a peanlty shoutout (4-2), missing the chance to advance to the next qualifying round. Following their elimination, Fenerbahçe continued their campaign in the 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup.[13]
Sponsorship names
- Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi (2022–2025)
- Fenerbahçe ArsaVev (2025–present)
Stadium
The team plays their home matches at the club's Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Sports Complex, also called as Fenerbahçe Dereağzı Facility in Kadıköy.
Starting with the semi-finals match of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season on 13 May 2024, the ream returned to their initial home ground Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium at Dereağzı, Kadıköy.[14]
Statistics
As of 24 May 2026[update]
| Season | League | Pos. (Gr.) | Play-offs | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| 1994–95 | Women's League | 2nd (4) | Semifinalist | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | Women's League | 3rd (1) | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | Super League | 1st (A) | Semifinalist | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 19 | +91 | 58 |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 3rd (B) | Runners-up | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 36 |
| 2023–24 | Super League | 3rd | — | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 66 |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 2nd | — | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 11 | +74 | 68 |
| 2025–26 | Super League | 1st | — | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 9 | +127 | 83 |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
- (a): Season in progress
Squad
- As of 2 August 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Turkey
- Berdan Bozkurt
- İlayda Civelek,
- Ecem Cumert,
- Ezgi Çağlar,
- Meryem Cennet Çal,
- Sevinç Çorlu,
- Rebeka Fırıncıyan,
- Gülbin Hız,
- Fatma Kara,
- Safa Merve Nalçacı,
- Jessica O'Rourke,
- Sevgi Özder,
- Ana Rosca,
- Setenay Sırım,
- Narin Yakut,
- Songül Yeşilyurt
Azerbaijan
Cameroon
Canada
England
Ghana
- Alice Kusi,
- Faustina Adjei Kyeremeh
Ivory Coast
Latvia
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Portugal
Puerto Rico
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Slovenia
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Assistant Team Manager |  Can Sarı |
| Administrative Assistant | Semih Bozdoğan |
| Head Coach | Gökhan Bozkaya |
| Assistant Coach | Ahmet Dağ |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Alkan Birlik |
| Athletic Performance Coach | Engin Sancak |
| Analysis Coach | Oğuz Yıldırım |
| Physiotherapist | İrem Karataş |
| Physiotherapist | Buse İstanbulluoğlu |
| Masseur | Selim Can Akçe |
| Media Officer | Ataner Aygür |
| Interpreter | Semih Deral |
| Interpreter | Furkan Güzel |
| Kit Manager | Erkin Sözmen |
Last updated: 25 September 2025
Source: Fenerbahce.org
Coaching history
- Nihan Su (2021–22)
- Özkan Beceren (2022–23)
- Serhat Deniz (2023)
- Gökhan Bozkaya (2023–)
Honours
International results
| UEFA Women's Champions League | |||||||
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| Event | Stage | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Ref. |
| 2026–27 UEFA Women's Champions League | Second QR Semi-finals | Aug 5, 2026 |  Belgium Leuven |  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | W 2–1 | Ece Türkoğlu, Maria Alves | |
| Second QR Final | Aug 8, 2026 | OH Leuven | L 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Konya Plummer | |||
| 2026–27 UEFA Women's Europa Cup | Second qualifying round | ||||||
Kit history
Squad history
Fenerbahçe women's squad in the away match of the 2021–22 Turkish Women's Football Super League play-off against Fatih Karagümrük women's.
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