Turkish Women's Handball Super League
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The Turkish Women's Handball Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi) is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978–79 season as the Turkish Women's First League, it was renamed later to Super League. The current title holder is Muratpaşa Bld. SK (2011–12).
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| Founded | 1978–79 |
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| No. of teams | 10 (2024–25) |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Yalıkavak (2024–2025) |
| Most titles | T.M.O. Ankara |
| Relegation to | 1. Division |
| International cups | Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup |
| Official website | www |
Competition format
The Turkish Women's Handball Super League shares the season style with the men's league. As of the 2022–23 season, it consists of 10 teams, each playing 18 regular season games. The eight teams with most points at the end of the regular season advance to the play-offs. Both first round of play-offs and semi finals will be played in "best of three series". Final will be best of five" series. [1]
The lowest placed one team of the regular season is directly relegated to the first division, and two teams from first division will be promoted. [1]
Clubs
2022–23 season
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Adasokağı | Adana |
| Anadolu Üniversitesi | Eskişehir |
| Görele Bld | Giresun |
| İzmir BB | İzmir |
| Kastamonu Bld. | Kastamonu |
| Konyaaltı Bld. | Antalya |
| Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa | Tekirdağ |
| Üsküdar Bld. | Istanbul |
| Yalıkavak | Muğla |
| Yenimahalle Bld. | Ankara |
2024–25 season
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Adasokağı | Adana |
| Anadolu Üniversitesi | Eskişehir |
| Bursa BB | Bursa |
| Görele Bld. | Giresun |
| İzmir BB | İzmir |
| Kırşehir Bld. | Kırşehir |
| Ortahisar Bld. | Trabzon |
| Üsküdar Bld. | Istanbul |
| Yalıkavak | Muğla |
| Yenimahalle Bld. | Ankara |
2025–26 season
Champions
(incomplete)
The complete list of champions since 1978:[2]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | |||
| 1979–80 | Genel-İş | ||
| 1980–81 | Eti | ||
| 1981–82 | MTA | ||
| 1982–83 | Taç | ||
| 1983–84 | İstanbul Bankası, Yenişehir | ||
| 1984–85 | T.İ.Y. Erkut | ||
| 1985–86 | Altınordu | ||
| 1986–87 | Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp | ||
| 1987–88 | Arçelik | ||
| 1988–89 | Arçelik | ||
| 1989–90 | Arçelik | ||
| 1990–91 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 1991–92 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 1992–93 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 1993–94 | Kültür | ||
| 1994–95 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 1995–96 | Eyüboğlu Koleji | ||
| 1996–97 | Y.K.M. | ||
| 1997–98 | Y.K.M. | ||
| 1998–99 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 1999–2000 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 2000–01 | Anadolu Üniversitesi | ||
| 2001–02 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 2002–03 | T.M.O. Ankara | ||
| 2003–04 | Üsküdar Bld. | ||
| 2004–05 | Havelsan | ||
| 2005–06 | Çankaya Bld. | ||
| 2006–07 | Maliye Milli Piyango | ||
| 2007–08 | Maliye Milli Piyango | Üsküdar Bld. | İzmir B.B.[3] |
| 2008–09 | Maliye Milli Piyango | Üsküdar Bld. | |
| 2009–10 | Maliye Milli Piyango | Üsküdar Bld.[4] | |
| 2010–11 | Üsküdar Bld. | İzmir B.B. | Muratpaşa Bld. |
| 2011–12[5] | Muratpaşa Bld. SK | Üsküdar Bld. | Maliye Milli Piyango |
| 2012–13[6] | Muratpaşa Bld. | Üsküdar Bld. | |
| 2013–14[7] | Muratpaşa Bld. | Yenimahalle Bld. | Ardeşen GSK |
| 2014–15[8][9] | Yenimahalle Bld. | Muratpaşa Bld. SK | Kastamonu Bld. |
| 2015–16[10] | Ardeşen GSK | Zağnos | Muratpaşa Bld. |
| 2016–17[11] | Kastamonu Bld. | Yenimahalle Bld. | Ardeşen |
| 2017–18 | Muratpaşa Bld. | Kastamonu Bld. | Polatlı Bld. |
| 2018–19 | Kastamonu Bld. | Muratpaşa Bld. | Ardeşen |
| 2019–20 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemia | ||
| 2020–21 | Kastamonu Bld. | Yalıkavak | Yenimahalle Bld. |
| 2021–22 | Kastamonu Bld. | Yalıkavak SK | İzmir BB |
| 2022–23 | Kastamonu Bld. | Konyaaltı Bld. | İzmir BB |
| 2023–24 | Yalıkavak | Yenimahalle Bld. | Konyaaltı Bld. |
| 2024–25 | Yalıkavak | Adasokağı | Bursa BB |
Medal table
(incomplete)
As of: End of 2023–24 season
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.M.O. Ankara | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kastamonu Bld. | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Muratpaşa Bld. | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Maliye Milli Piyango | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Arçelik | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Üsküdar Bld. | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yalıkavak | 2 | 2 | |
| Y.K.M. SK | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yenimahalle Bld. | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ardeşen | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Altınordu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anadolu Üniversitesi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Çankaya ld. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyüboğlu Koleji | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gazi University Tıp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Genel-İş | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Havelsan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| İstanbul Bankası, Yenişehir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kültür | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MTA | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taç | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.İ.Y. Erkut | 1 | 0 | 0 |