Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club), commonly known as Fenerbahçe [pronounced fe-nehr-baah-che], is a sports club of İstanbul, Turkey. The team is based in the district of Istanbul named Fenerbahçe. The name of the district and the sports club derives from the lighthouse located in the district ('Fener' in Turkish means 'lighthouse'). The most popular branch of the club by far is the football team, but the club also competes in basketball, volleyball, rowing, boxing, sailing, athletics, swimming and table tennis. Fenerbahçe's football branch currently plays in the Turkcell Süper Lig. They are nicknamed the Yellow Canaries and play their home games at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu in Kadıköy.
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| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sarı Kanaryalar (The yellow canaries) | ||
| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Ground | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Capacity | 52,500 seats | ||
| Chairman |  Aziz Yıldırım | ||
| Manager |  Zico | ||
| League | Turkcell Süper Lig | ||
| 2005-06 | Süper Lig, 2nd | ||
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History
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü was first founded in 1899. In those times, there were no football teams in the Ottoman Empire as it was forbidden to play football. In Kadıkoy (Fenerbahçe's home) some Turkish men were playing football in "Papaz'ın Çayırı". Papaz'in Çayırı is the same place where the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadyumu was built. These men founded the first football club — Black Stockings — in the Ottoman Empire. Black Stockings were shutdown by the Sultan's men soon thereafter but, 8 years later, in 1907, most of the same people founded the Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü.
Nurizade Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah and Necip Okaner created Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü a century ago in 1907. The club had to be kept under wraps because of the strict Ottoman rule, under which Turkish youth were not allowed to set up clubs or play football, according to the Sultan Abdul Hamid's ruling. Songülen was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah became the first General Secretary, and Okaner was given the post of the General Captain. The lighthouse situated on the Fenerbahçe cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first emblem, which sported the yellow and white colors of daffodils around the lighthouse. It wasn't until 1910 that the emblem and colors of the club changed, when Topuz Hikmet redesigned the badge and changed the colors to yellow and navy, still seen now. Fenerbahçe's activities were kept in secrecy until a legislation change in 1908, when, under a new law, all football clubs had to register to exist legally. In 1959, the TFF founded a national league, which continues today under the name of the Türkiye Süper Ligi. The next year they participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
In 1918, after World War I, İstanbul was occupied by the British and French armies, like all of Anatolia. From 1918 to 1923, Fenerbahçe played 50 matches against the teams of occupying powers and won 41 of these matches, losing just 4. Fenerbahçe's victories were a great boost to the morale of the Turkish soldiers and public alike, making the Fenerbahçe most popular team in Turkey.
Atatürk and Fenerbahçe
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an alleged Fenerbahçe supporter. On 10 August, after a 3–3 draw against Galatasaray in the Gazi Cup, Atatürk had three Galatasaray and two Fenerbahçe supporters next to him, where he is quoted as having said: "We are three on three here, because I’m a Fenerbahçe supporter too".
When the club's wooden building at Kusdili, Kadiköy burnt down on the night of June 5, 1932, the first donation for a new building came from Atatürk. Atatürk has also visited the club and has signed the book of honour where he wrote the following:
I was informed of Fenerbahçe Club’s admirable activities and had made it a duty of mine to visit and congratulate the club. That visit has fallen on this day and I hereby record my tribute and congratulations." May 3, 1918 (3.5.1334 AH) signed by Army commander Mustafa Kemal
Rivalries
The club's arch-rival is the neighbouring club Galatasaray SK. The Fenerbahçe–Galatasaray rivalry is considered as one of the world's biggest rivalries, and derbies between the clubs are considered as "Derby of Turkey". Although Fenerbahçe has never come close to match the European Success and Reputation of Galatasaray, Fenerbahce has always challenged them consistently domestically. Overall, in the derbies between the two clubs, Fenerbahçe have won more games [2]. Fenerbahçe's biggest win against Galatasaray was a league match in the 2002–2003 season where they scored six unanswered goals 6–0. Another major rival is Beşiktaş JK, who are also located in İstanbul, in the Beşiktaş district. The head-to-head record between the two teams shows that Beşiktaş have won 116 of their games against Fenerbahçe's 113. Fenerbahçe also shares some rivalry with Trabzonspor, dating back to their neck to neck championship races during the late-1970s. Trabzonspor lost their momentum to fight for the league title but still the matches between Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe at the Trabzon Avni Aker Stadium are shown as one the hardest away matches for Fenerbahçe SK.
Football
Present
Currently, Fenerbahçe have the highest average attendance in the Turkish league[3]. The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is the biggest club stadium in Turkey. This stadium also frequently hosts national team games. The club chairman Aziz Yıldırım, who had just left the club, has returned to his post. He served his fourth two-year term since coming to power. He has stated that he will run once again for president. The squad is made up of many high-priced international players, from four different countries. Fenerbahçe's climbing team carries Fenerbahçe flags at the tops of famous mountains all over the world for the centenary year celebrations. Fenerbahce has recently been invited to attend meetings of the highly prestigious G-14 group of European club powers, a first step toward possible membership, for their current bold economic and sportive growth.
Best European matches
Despite being the wealthiest Turkish club that regularly improves its squad with international stars, Fenerbahçe has never been a significant player in the international area. Their only European triumph came in the now-defunct Balkans Cup. There are no significant memorable events other than individual home wins; Fenerbahçe has never been able to advance past qualifying groups in European Champions League. Fenerbahçe is notable, however, for ending the 40-year old European unbeaten home record of Manchester United after a 1–0 win at Old Trafford.
| Season | Opponent | Locale | Score | Competition |
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| 1961 |  AEK Athens FC |
Home | 5–1 | Balkans Cup |
| 1964 |  MTK Hungária FC |
Away | 3–1 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| 1967 | AEK Athens FC |
Home | 3–1 | Balkans Cup |
| 1968 |  Manchester City |
Home | 2–1 | European Cup |
| 1975 |  Benfica |
Home | 1–0 | European Cup |
| 1978 |  PSV Eindhoven |
Home | 2–1 | European Cup |
| 1985 |  Bordeaux |
Away | 3–2 | European Cup |
| 1996 | Manchester United |
Away | 1–0 | European Champions League |
| 1998 |  Parma F.C. |
Home | 1–0 | UEFA Cup |
| 2001 |  Rangers F.C. |
Home | 2–1 | European Champions League |
| 2004 |  Sparta Praha |
Away | 1–0 | European Champions League |
| 2004 | Manchester United |
Home | 3–0 | European Champions League |
| 2005 | PSV Eindhoven |
Home | 3–0 | European Champions League |
Current squad 2006/07
Turkish clubs are limited to six players without Turkish citizenship.
As of 1 September, 2006: 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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Players out on loan
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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For recent transfers, see the "Transfer Deals" section of 2006-07 in Turkish football.
Current staff
- Manager - Zico
- Assistant Managers - Moraci Vasconcelos Sant’anna, Eduardo Antunes Coimbra
- Assistant Managers -
- First team coaches - İrfan Saraloğlu, Zeki Önder Özen
- Goalkeeper coach - Murat Öztürk
- Physiotherapists -
Michael Schulten, Orhan Şakir
- Masseurs - Kamuran Bozan, Yilmaz Mete
- Club Doctor - Ethem Kavukçu
- Masseurs -
- Kit man - Ali Orçun Tunçsoy
- Press managers - Gökhan Demirer, Mehmet Çatay
Notable players
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- Other footballers Fenerbahce footballers.
Managers
| Season | Name | Country | |
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| 1907-1911 | Dalaklı Hüseyin | |
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| 1911-1915 | Galip Kulaksızoğlu | |
İstanbul Football League (3) |
| 1915-1921 | Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan | |
İstanbul Friday League |
| 1921-1924 | Mustafa Elkatipzade | |
İstanbul Friday League |
| 1924-1926 | Sami Coşar | |
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| 1926-1929 | Hikmet Mocuk | |
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| 1929-1932 | Necmettin cakan | |
İstanbul Football League, İstanbul Shield |
| 1932-1935 | Josef Svenk | |
Turkish Football Championship , İstanbul Football League, İstanbul Shield |
| 1935-1938 | James Elliot | |
National Heap, Turkish Football Championship (2), İstanbul Football League, İstanbul Shield |
| 1938-1939 | Josef Svenk | |
İstanbul Shield (2) |
| 1939-1941 | G. Nemetz | |
National Heap |
| 1941-1944 | John Prayer | |
National Heap, Turkish Football Championship , İstanbul Football League |
| 1945-1947 | Fikret Arıcan | |
İstanbul Cup, National Heap (2), Chancellor Cup (2), İstanbul Football League |
| 1947-1948 | Ignace Molnar | |
İstanbul Football League |
| 1948-1949 | Cihat Arman | |
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| 1949-1951 | Peter Molley | |
National Heap, Chancellor Cup |
| 1951-1951 | James Mc.Cormick | |
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| 1951-1953 | Lazslo Szekelly | |
İstanbul Professional League |
| 1953-1955 | Zarko Mihailovic |  |
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| 1955-1955 | Imre Markos | |
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| 1955-1956 | Fikret Arıcan | |
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| 1956-1957 | Laszlo Szekelly | |
İstanbul Professional League |
| 1957-1959 | Ignace Molnar | |
İstanbul Professional League |
| 1959-1960 | Mehmet Reşat Nayır | |
Turkish League Championships |
| 1960-1961 | Laszlo Szekelly | |
Turkish League Championships |
| 1961-1962 | Necdet Erdem | |
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| 1962-1964 | Miroslav Kokotovic | |
Turkish League Championships |
| 1964-1965 | Oscar Hold | |
Ataturk Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1965-1966 | Necdet Erdem | |
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| 1966-1967 | Abdullah Gegic | |
Spor-Toto Cup, Balkan Cup |
| 1967-1968 | Ignace Molnar | |
President Cup, Turkish Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1969-1970 | Trian Ionescu |  |
TSYD Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1970-1971 | Constantin Teasca | |
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| 1971-1972 | Sabri Kiraz | |
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| 1972-1975 | Didi | |
TSYD (2), Chancellor Cup, President Cup (2), Turkish Cup, Turkish League Championships (2) |
| 1975-1976 | Abdullah Gegić | |
TSYD Cup |
| 1976-1976 | Ilie Datcu | |
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| 1976-1976 | Nedim Günar | |
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| 1976-1978 | Tomislav Kaleperovic | |
TSYD Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1978-1979 | Necdet Niş | |
Turkish Cup |
| 1979-1979 | Şükrü Ersoy | |
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| 1979-1980 | Ziya Şengül | |
TSYD Cup |
| 1980-1982 | Friedel Rausch | |
TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup |
| 1982-1982 | Enver Katip | |
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| 1982-1984 | Branko Stanković | |
Fleet Cup (2), TSYD Cup, Turkish Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1984-1985 | Todor Veselinović | |
Fleet Cup (2), TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup (2), Turkish League Championships |
| 1985-1986 | Kálmán Mészöly | |
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| 1986-1986 | Ziya Şengül | |
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| 1986-1987 | Branko Stanković | |
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| 1987-1988 | Yilmaz Yücetürk, Pál Csernai, Ercan Aktuna | |
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| 1988-1990 | Todor Veselinović | |
Chancellor Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1990-1990 | Ömer Kaner | |
Chancellor Cup |
| 1990-1991 | Guus Hiddink, Erol Togay, Tınaz Tırpan | |
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| 1991-1993 | Jozef Vengloš |  |
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| 1993-1995 | Holger Osieck | |
TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup |
| 1995-1995 | Tomislav Ivić |  |
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| 1995-1996 | Carlos Alberto Parreira | |
TSYD Cup, Turkish League Championships |
| 1996-1997 | Sebastião Lazaroni, Todor Veselinović | |
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| 1997-1998 | Otto Barić | |
Chancellor Cup |
| 1998-1999 | Joachim Löw | |
Ataturk Cup |
| 1999-2000 | Rıdvan Dilmen, Zdeněk Zeman, Turhan Sofuoğlu | |
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| 2000-2001 | Mustafa Denizli | |
Turkish League Championships |
| 2001-2002 | Mustafa Denizli, Werner Lorant | |
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| 2002-2003 | Werner Lorant, Oğuz Çetin, Tamer Güney | |
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| 2003-2006 | Christoph Daum | |
Turkish League Championships (2) |
| 2006-Present | Zico | |
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Turkish League Achievements
During the early years of 20th century, organized football leagues existed only in İstanbul. After the Republic was founded, and with the establishment of the Turkish Football Federation in 1923, the federation started organizing leagues in different cities, although these leagues were localalised. Later on, the Federation started organizing inter-city leagues, first under the name of the National League (Milli Küme), and then Turkish League. Since its foundation, Fenerbahçe SK has won 25 national championships (some in the previous incarnation to the official league operating today), 16 inter-city league championships and 26 official cup titles organized by the Turkish Football Federation and 19 other cups.
Football Honours
- Turkish League Championships:
- Winners (16): 1959, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05
- Runners-up (15): 1960, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2005-2006
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (4): 1968, 1974, 1979, 1983
- Runners-up (7): 1963, 1965, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006
- Balkans Cup:
- Winners (1): 1966-1967
- Atatürk Cup:
- Winners (2): 1964, 1998
- President Cup:
- Winners (6): 1968, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1990
- Chancellor Cup:
- Winners (8): 1945, 1946, 1950, 1973, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1998
- TSYD Cup:
- Winners (12): 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995
- Turkish Football Championship:
- Winners (3): 1932-33, 1934-35, 1943-44
- İstanbul Football League:
- Winners (16): 1911-12, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1956-57, 1958-59
- İstanbul Cup:
- Winners (1): 1944
- Fleet Cup:
- Winners (4): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- İstanbul Shield:
- Winners (4): 1930, 1934, 1938, 1939
- National Heap:
- Winners (6): 1936-37, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50
- Spor Toto Cup:
- Winners (1): 1967
Basketball
Fenerbahçe's second biggest branch is its basketball team. In 2006 Fenerbahçe's basketball department was merged with Ülkerspor's department.
Fenerbahçe's honours before Fenerbahce merged with Ülkerspor
Honours
Men's Team
- Turkish Championship
- Winners (4): 1957, 1959, 1965, 1991
- Turkish Federation Cup
- Winners (6): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967
- Turkish Super Cup
- Winners (3): 1990, 1991, 1994
Women's Team
- Turkish Championship
- Winners (4): 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Turkish Federation Cup
- Winners (6): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Turkish Super Cup
- Winners (5): 1999, 2000, 2001,2004, 2005
Ülkerspor
Ülkerspor was a Turkish basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored by Ülker Food Group. The sports club was founded in 1975, however the basketball department was established by a takeover of the basketball team Nasaşspor in 1993. At the end of the 2005/06 season, it was announced that the club would be merged with the Fenerbahçe Basketball Club. It was also announced that all the current players that were contracted to Ülkerspor would be transferred to Fenerbahçe.
In their first season since becoming a club, Ülkerspor played in the final of the Turkish Basketball League and represented Turkey at the Korac Cup. In its brief history of 12 seasons, Ülkerspor played in the championship 8 times, won 3 times championship titles in those 8 years, and won two Turkish Cup's. The orange-green squad also won the President’s Cup 5 times and established itself as the country's second most successful club after crosstown rival Efes Pilsen.
Current squad
For the current squad, see Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor.
Ülkerspor Honours
- Turkish League:
- Winners (4): 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (2): 2003, 2004
- President’s Cup:
- Winners (5): 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Volleyball
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Another popular branch of Fenerbahçe's club is it's Volleyball branch.
Current Men's squad
| Name | Nationality | Position | Height [m] |
| Burak Hascan | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 2.03 |
| Hakan Fertelli | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 1.98 |
| Erhan Dünge | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 2.08 |
| Nuri Şahin | Turkey
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Libero | 1.98 |
| Can Ayvazoğlu | Turkey
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Setter | 1.90 |
| Volkan Güç | Turkey
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Opposite | 2.02 |
| Arslan Ekşi | Turkey
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Wing Spiker | 1.98 |
| Orhan Cinoğlu | Turkey
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Setter | 2.05 |
| Umut Çakır | Turkey
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Wing Spiker | 1.94 |
| Berat Kısal | Turkey
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Wing Spiker | 1.90 |
| Emre Batur | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 1.98 |
| Georgi Valon |  Bulgaria
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Setter | 2.00 |
Coach: Abdullah Paşaoğlu
Honours
- Turkish League
- Runners-up (2):
- Istanbul Champion
- Winners (5):
- European Top Teams Cup
- Quarterfinal 2004/2005:
Current Women's squad
| Name | Nationality | Position | Height [m] |
| Natalia Morozova |  Russia
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Middle Blocker | 1.88 |
| Alevtina Cherghanova | Russia
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Setter | 1.88 |
| Bilun Günal | Turkey
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Wing Spiker | 1.75 |
| Serra Yücel | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 1.83 |
| Pınar Peker | Turkey
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Setter | 1.85 |
| Çiğdem Kaplan | Turkey
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Wing Spiker | 1.82 |
| Selma Kaplan | Turkey
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Setter | 1.77 |
| Tülin Altıntaş | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 1.87 |
| Seda Tokatlıoğlu | Turkey
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Setter | 1.92 |
| Yasemin Alpullu | Turkey
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Libero | 1.73 |
| Selen Öndeş | Turkey
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Middle Blocker | 1.86 |
Coach: 
Jesus Savigne
Honours
- Turkish League
- Winners (8):
- Istanbul Champion
- Winners (9):