Alpella Spor Kulübü, or Alpella B.K., is a defunct professional
basketball
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club that was based in
Turkey
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. The club was founded as a humble successor to the
Turkish Basketball League club
Ãœlker G.S.K.
Ãœlker Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Ãœlker or Ãœlkerspor, was a Turkish professional basketball club that was based in Istanbul, Turkey. The club competed in the Turkish Basketball League. They played their home games at the Abdi Ä ...
, after the
Ãœlker
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corporation, which owned and sponsored the club, decided to abolish it, and merge it with
Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe then became known as Fenerbahçe Ülker.
History
Alpella played in the final of the
Turkish President's Cup against
Efes Pilsen
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
in 2006. They also played for 2 seasons in the
top-tier Turkish Basketball League, in the
2006–07 and
2007–08 seasons. Finally, its league rights were bought by
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...
, after the club was
relegated down to the
TB2L, following the 2007–08 season.
Honours
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Turkish Presidential Cup
: ''Runners-up (1)'': 2006
External links
Eurobasket.com Team PageTBLStat.net Profile
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Defunct basketball teams in Turkey
Basketball teams established in 2006
Basketball teams disestablished in 2008