Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü ( en, Anadolu Efes Sports Club), formerly known as Efes Pilsen, is a Turkish professional

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team based in

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. Efes is the most recent Euroleague champion and on the first place of European Club Ranking after the Final Four 2020-21. Efes is also the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Super League (BSL), having won the league's championship 15 times. Efes has won a total of 40 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club. The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, which has a

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of 16,000 for basketball games. The club has its own practice facility in the district of Bahçelievler, which was built in 1982. The team competes in the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. The team is owned by the

Efes Beverage Group 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 ...

. Anadolu Efes has developed a fierce rivalry with Fenerbahçe in recent years. The two clubs often meet in playoff series and cup finals.

History

The club was established in 1976 as Efes Pilsen S.K., by taking over the Turkish second-division club Kadıköyspor, which had failed due to financial problems. Its initial sponsor was its former longtime namesake,

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 ...

, a subsidiary of the Anadolu Group. It won the 1978 Turkish second division national championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has continuously competed ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978–79), Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Turkish national league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs. After finishing 2nd in the

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, Efes Pilsen S.K. won the

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, which marked the first-ever European-wide title won by a Turkish club in any team sport. Efes Pilsen S.K. (later renamed Anadolu Efes S.K.) has also become a fixture in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, making it to the competition's EuroLeague Final Four in

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, and also to the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 Final Four, and finishing 3rd on both occasions. In 2011, the club changed its name to Anadolu Efes S.K., after the TAPDK (

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) in Turkey prohibited the advertisement of tobacco and alcohol products in sports organizations. In the 2017–18 season, Efes finished in the 16th and last place in the EuroLeague. In the 2018–19 season, Efes had success in the EuroLeague as it managed to clinch the fourth-seed in the regular season. In the play-offs, the team beat

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to advance to its first EuroLeague Final Four in 19 years. In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history. In the championship game, Efes was defeated by CSKA Moscow, eventually finishing as the runner-up. In the same season, Efes won its first BSL championship since 2009. In Game 7 of the Finals against Fenerbahçe, Efes won 89–74 after Shane Larkin scored 38 points. Larkin was later named

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. In the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.

Home arenas

* Abdi İpekçi Arena: 1986–2010, 2012–2017 * Sinan Erdem Dome: 2010–2012, 2017–present Image:Abdi İpekçi Arena 2.jpg,

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of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Retired numbers

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Turkish Super League : Winners (15) (record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2018–19,

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: Runners-up (12): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22 *

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: Winners (12) (record): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15,

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: Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2013–14,

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* Turkish Presidential Cup : Winners (13) (record): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015,

: Runners-up (11): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012,

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European competitions

* EuroLeague : Winners (2):

, 2021–22 : Runners-up (1): 2018–19 : 3rd place (2): 1999–00, 2000–01 : Final Four (5):

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* FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct) : Runners-up (1): 1992–93 * FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) : Winners (1): 1995–96

Other competitions

* FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct) : 3rd place (1):

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*Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008 * Bandirma Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008 * Sarajevo Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2010 * Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2014 * Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 2016 *

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: Winners (1): 2018 * Zadar Basketball Tournament : Winners: 2019 * Gloria Cup : Winners (2): 2020, 2021

Notable players

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* Mustafa Abi *

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* Cenk Akyol *

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* Birkan Batuk *

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* Nikola Vujčić *

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* Thomas Heurtel * Stéphane Lasme *

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* Kaspars Kambala *

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* Josh Adams *

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* - Jordan Farmar *

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Players at the NBA draft

Season by season

: Cancelled due to the

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International record

Matches against NBA teams

In 2006, Efes Pilsen became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play with

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teams. They competed against the

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on October 11, and against the

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on October 12. In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.
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Head coaches

* Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984) *

Aydan Siyavuş Aydan Siyavuş (15 May 1947 - 11 January 1998) was a Turkish basketball coach and former basketball player. He coached a number of teams like Kadıköyspor, Eczacıbaşı, Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çukurova, Darüşşafaka, Karşıyak ...

(1984–1986) * Rusmir Halilovic (1986–1987) *

(1987–1990) * Halil Üner (1990–1992) *

Aydın Örs Aydın Örs (born 23 July 1946 in Ankara) is a Turkish former basketball coach and former head coach of Fenerbahçe. He started to play basketball in 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with the Turkish national ba ...

(1992–1999) * Ergin Ataman (1999–2001) *

Oktay Mahmuti Oktay Mahmuti ( mk, Октај Махмути; born 6 March 1968) is a Turkish-Macedonian professional basketball coach. Mahmuti is well-known for coaching defense, particularly during his time with Efes and Benetton Treviso. He is currently une ...

(2001–2007) * David Blatt (2007–2008) *

Ekrem Memnun Ekrem Memnun (born 16 July 1969) is a Turkish basketball Head coach. He is the current head coach of Çukurova Basketbol of the Women's Basketball Super League. Coaching career Ekrem Memnun started his coaching career in the Galatasaray youth t ...

(2008) * Ergin Ataman (2008–2010) * Velimir Perasović (2010–2011) *

(2011–2012) *

Ilias Zouros Ilias Zouros or Elias Zouros (Greek: Ηλίας Ζούρος; born March 11, 1966) is a Greek professional basketball coach, who last managed Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. Club coaching career Some of the teams Z ...

(2012) *

(2012–2013) * Vangelis Angelou (2013–2014) *

Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from 20 ...

(2014–2016) *

Ahmet Çakı Ahmet Çakı (born June 22, 1975) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach for Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Coaching career On June 20, 2016, Çaki was appointed as head coach of ...

(2016) * Velimir Perasović (2016–2017) * Ergin Ataman (2017–present)

References

External links

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Euroleague profile

TBLStat.net profile

Eurobasket.com profile
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