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Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (, ''Fenerbahçe Sports Club''), commonly known as Fenerbahçe or simply Fener, is a Turkish professional
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based in the
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district of
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, Turkey. Fenerbahçe is parent to a number of different competitive departments including
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, which have won European and domestic titles over the club's history. Fenerbahçe is one of the oldest and most successful multi-sport clubs in Turkey, having won as many as 18 international titles, including 14 major European titles, one World championship and three regional Balkan titles in five sports (
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, and
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). They have won 10 European titles with six of their sports departments ( men's and
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, wheelchair basketball, men's and
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, and women's table tennis), being one of two sports clubs in Turkey and one of a few in
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to have achieved this rare feat. Fenerbahçe is one of the most supported Turkish clubs with millions of fans inside Turkey and all over the world The club has 309,026 paid members as of 16 September 2012. In its 101st year of 2008; with a market value of $2 billion, it surpassed Manchester United to become the world's most valuable club. Also, in March 2008, Fenerbahçe's record application was accepted by
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, which envisages Fenerbahçe to have the highest number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 departments entirely, a total of 1134 cups and medals.


History


Foundation and early history

Fenerbahçe was founded as a football club in 1907 in
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, by
Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (9 September 1886 – 21 August 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents were Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founde ...
(then Nurizade Ziya
Bey Bey, also spelled as Baig, Bayg, Beigh, Beig, Bek, Baeg, Begh, or Beg, is a Turkic title for a chieftain, and a royal, aristocratic title traditionally applied to people with special lineages to the leaders or rulers of variously sized areas in ...
), Ayetullah Bey, and Necip Okaner (then Enver Necip Bey). This group of individuals founded the club secretly in order to keep a low profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule. So strict that the Sultan,
Abdul Hamid II Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...
, forbade the Turkish youth to set up a club or engage in the game of football played by the English families that was watched in envy. The club's name comes from Fenerbahçe, a neighbourhood in Istanbul. The name literally means "lighthouse garden" in
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(from ''fener'', meaning "lighthouse", and ''bahçe'', meaning "garden"), referring to a historic lighthouse located at Fenerbahçe Cape.
Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (9 September 1886 – 21 August 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents were Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founde ...
was elected the first President of the club, Ayetullah Bey became the first General Secretary, and Enver Necip Okaner was given the post of the General Captain. The
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situated on the Fenerbahçe Cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first crest, which sported the yellow and white colours of
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s around the lighthouse. The kits were also designed with yellow and white stripes. The crest and the colours of the club were changed in 1910 when Hikmet Topuzer redesigned the badge and Ziya Songülen changed the colours to yellow and navy, from then on the iconic colours of the club. Fenerbahçe's activities were kept in secrecy until a legislation reform in 1908, when, under a new law, all football clubs had to register to exist legally. Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul League in 1909, finishing fifth in their first year. The founding line-up included
Ziya Songülen Nurizade Ziya Songülen (9 September 1886 – 21 August 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents were Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founde ...
, Ayetullah Bey, Necip Okaner,
Galip Kulaksızoğlu Galip Kulaksızoğlu (1889 Kadıköy – 22 November 1939, Istanbul) was a Turkish people, Turkish Association football, footballer and Manager (association football), manager. He was among the founding line-up of the Turkish football club Fe ...
, Hassan Sami Kocamemi,
Asaf Beşpınar Asaf Beşpınar (25 September 1887, Punjab – 26 May 1946, Istanbul) was an Indian-Turkish people, Turkish Association football, footballer and engineer. He was among the founding line-up of the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe S.K. (football ...
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Enver Yetiker Enver Kemal Yetiker (1875 Kadıköy, Istanbul – 1955, Istanbul) was a Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish cit ...
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Şevkati Hulusi Bey Şevkati Hulusi Bey (born 1894, Kadıköy, Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a p ...
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Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan (1879, – 1963) was a Turkish association football, footballer, Manager (association football), manager, referee (association football), referee and pioneering figure. He was the first ever Turkish footballer and referee. ...
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Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan (1868, Kadıköy, Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a popu ...
, and Nasuhi Baydar. Fenerbahçe played against the staff of the
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that occupied Istanbul during the
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. Some British soldiers formed football teams that were named after the players' speciality, for example
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. These teams played against each other and against local football teams in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe won many of these matches. General Harrington Cup is a football tournament held in Istanbul in 1923. This tournament is one of the most important football events held in British-occupied Istanbul. General Sir Charles Harrington, who gave his name to the cup, was the commander of the British occupation forces in Istanbul at that time. Local football teams in Istanbul and teams formed by the occupying forces participated in the tournament. The final match was played at Taksim Stadium on 1923. In this final match, Fenerbahçe and the British occupation forces team, faced each other. Fenerbahçe won this match 2-1 and won the cup. File:FBStad.Ataturk.jpg, Picture of Atatürk during his visit to the club File:1932 05 28 Cumhuriyet Fenerbahce Galatasaray.jpg, Fenerbahçe fans at Taksim Stadium during the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray match in the Akşam newspaper dated 28 May 1932


Branch outlines

The men's football department is the most known of the club and has won a total of 54 domestic trophies, including a record 28 Turkish championship titles (19
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, six National Division, and three
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titles), among others, which make the club the most successful in the country. The club is also leading the all-time table of the Turkish Super League. In international club football, Fenerbahçe won the
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in
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, the first international trophy won by a Turkish football team. The men's basketball team is one of the most successful in Turkey and also has one of the highest rankings in Europe, being the first team in Turkish basketball history to have won the
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and a match against an
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team. They became European champions in the 2016–17 season and runners-up in 2015–16 and 2017–18. The club have played in five consecutive
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s (
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) so far, which is also a Turkish record. They won another F4 in 2023. In
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, the women's basketball team won the
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by defeating ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir 99–60 in the all-Turkish final. By achieving this feat, Fener became the first and only sports club in history to be crowned European champions in both men's and women's basketball. Eventually in the same year, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish club to date to win the FIBA Europe SuperCup by crushing France's
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on their own homeground with a dominating victory and a point differential of 57, a record in the SuperCup's history. In volleyball, Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish club ever to be crowned World champions in an Olympic team sport, by winning the
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undefeated in
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. They also were crowned European Champions by winning the
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in the 2011–12 season, having reached the final before in
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. Furthermore, they won the
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in
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. The men's volleyball team won the
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, also in the 2013–14 season, thus writing volleyball history as the women's team won another continental title, the aforementioned
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, the very same day. By achieving this unparalleled feat, Fenerbahçe became the only sports club in Turkey and one of few in Europe with European titles won in both the men's and women's volleyball departments. They also became Balkan Champions in 2009 and 2013. The table tennis department of Fenerbahçe is the best in Turkey and one of the best in Europe, with the women's team having won the
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two times in a row, in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, which is a Turkish record. They became the only Turkish team that played in a
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Final, and they won the Champions League title in
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undefeated, thus achieving the only Triple Crown ever for a Turkish table tennis team. The men's team reached the final of the ETTU Cup in 2008, which is the best result for any Turkish team to date. File:Fenerbahçe SK 1907-08.jpg, The first men's football team, in the 1907-08 season File:Fenerbahçe Basketball - Monaco Basket 20240501.jpg, A choreography during a EuroLeague Basketball match


Club crest and colours

Since the club's foundation, Fenerbahçe has used the same badge, which has only undergone minor alterations. It was designed by Hikmet Topuzer, nicknamed Topuz Hikmet, who played as left winger, in 1910, and had made as
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s by Tevfik Haccar Taşçı (then Tevfik Haccar) in
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. The crest consists of five colours. The white section which includes the writing ''Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü ★ 1907 ★'' represents purity and open-heartedness, the red section represents love and attachment to the club and symbolises the
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. The yellow section symbolises other ones' envy and jealousy about Fenerbahçe, while the navy symbolises nobility. The
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leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the force and the power of being a member of Fenerbahçe. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative. Hikmet Topuzer describes the story of the emblem as below: File:Hikmet Topuzer.jpg, Hikmet Topuzer File:Tevfik haccar.jpg, Tevfik Haccar Taşçı File:00890 00003 1329R0415 12029.pdf, The cover of the Ottoman sports magazine İdman with Fenerbahce's original color tones (28 June 1913)


European and worldwide honours


Active departments


Men's football

The club were founded as a football club in 1907, hence the men's football department are the first and oldest of the club. They have won a record 28 Turkish championship titles over the course of their history, including 19
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titles, six National Division titles, and three former
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titles. Fenerbahçe also won the
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in
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
, the first ever international trophy won by a Turkish football club. Turkish football championships: 28 titles (record) *
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(since 1959) : Winners (19):
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, 2013–14 : ''Runners-up (25):'' 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1970–71,
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, 2023–24 *
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(1937–1950) : Winners (6) (record):
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: ''Runners-up (2):''
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Turkish Football Championship The Turkish Football Championship () was a top-level association football, football competition in Turkey. It was the first nationwide championship in Turkish football history. The championship was organised by the Turkish Football Federation (the ...
(1924–1951) : Winners (3) (shared-record):
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
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1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
: ''Runners-up (2):''
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
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1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
National cups (26) *
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
: Winners (7): 1967–68, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1982–83, 2011–12,
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: ''Runners-up (11):'' 1962–63, 1964–65, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18 *
Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...
: Winners (9):
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1990,
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
: ''Runners-up (10):'' 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1996,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
*
Prime Minister's Cup Prime Minister's Cup may refer to: *Prime Minister's Cup (Laos), a football competition in Laos *Prime Minister's Cup (Turkey), a defunct football competition in Turkey *Başbakanlık Kupası (Northern Cyprus), a tournament of the Cyprus Turkish Fo ...
: Winners (8) (record): 1945, 1946, 1950, 1973, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1998 : ''Runners-up (7):'' 1944, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994, 1995 *
Atatürk Cup The Atatürk Cup was a football competition in Turkey. The first edition was played between the winners of the Prime Minister's Cup and the Presidential Cup in 1998 to memorialize the 60th anniversary of Atatürk's death. Fenerbahçe defeated Be ...
: Winners (1) (shared-record):
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
*
Spor Toto Cup The Spor Toto Cup was a league cup in Turkey. The competition ran from 1964 to 1971 and 2012. Champions Performance by club References Links Spor Toto Cup in soccerway {{Turkey-footy-competition-stub Defunct football cup compe ...
: Winners (1): 1967 Regional competitions: *
Istanbul Football League The Istanbul Football League () was founded as a regional association football, football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Empire, ...
: Winners (16) (record): 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 : ''Runners-up (18):'' 1915–16, 1917–18, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1955–56, 1957–58 *
Istanbul Football Cup The Istanbul Football Cup () was a football competition for Istanbul clubs in Turkey. The cup replaced the Istanbul Shield in 1942 and lasted until 1947. The final match between Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe was cancelled in 1947 It was the ...
: Winners (1): 1944–45 : ''Runners-up (2):'' 1941–42, 1943–44 *
Istanbul Shield The Istanbul Shield () was a association football, football tournament for Istanbul clubs in Turkey which was organised between 1930 and 1939. At the beginning it was decided that the club which would win the most titles during the nine-year span wo ...
: Winners (4) (record): 1929–30, 1933–34, 1937–38 , 1938–39 : ''Runners-up (1):'' 1932–33 International competitions: *
Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...
: Winners (1): 1966–67 Other competitions: * Atatürk Cup : Winners (1) (shared-record): 1963–64 *
General Harrington Cup The General Harington Cup was a single friendly football match between the Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK and a team put together by General Charles Harington composed of soldiers and professional players. It took place at the conclus ...
: Winners (1): 1923 *
Fleet Cup The Fleet Cup ( Turkish: ''Donanma Kupası'') was a football competition in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Sout ...
: Winners (4) (record): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 *
TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup (, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competi ...
: Winners (12) (shared-record): 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995 * TSYD Challenge Cup : Winners (2) (record): 1976, 1980


Women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...

Originally founded in 1995 and re-founded in 2021, the women's football department of Fenerbahçe competes in the
Turkish Women's Football Super League The Women's Football Super League, also known as the Turkcell Women's Football Super League () for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's Association football, football league of Turkey. In the 2024–25 Turkish Women's Football Super Leagu ...
.


Men's basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

Initially founded in 1913, the men's basketball department could not persist due to the
Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans, Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg), Greece, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Montenegro, M ...
and
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. Eventually, under the initiative of Muhtar Sencer and Cem Atabeyoğlu, they were founded in their current permanent form in 1944. Fenerbahçe are one of the most successful clubs in Turkish basketball history, having won the
EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
as the first Turkish team, as well as 14 championship titles (11 in the
Basketball Super League Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
and three in the former
Turkish Basketball Championship The Turkish Basketball Championship () was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation, from 1946 to 1967. In the 1966–67 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Bask ...
), eight Turkish Cups, and seven Turkish Super Cups, among others. They have also played in five consecutive
EuroLeague Final Four The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, fo ...
s (
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, and
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
) and seven in total, so far, a record in Turkish basketball. On 5 October 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
team. As of 2024, Fenerbahçe is considered to be one of the two top teams of the Turkish Super League and 5th in European rankings. European competitions: *
EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
Winners (2): 2016-17,
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:''Runners-up (2)'': 2015-16, 2017-18 :''Fourth-place (3)'': 2014–15, 2018–19, 2023–24 * FIBA Europe League :''Fourth-place (1)'': 2004–05 Domestic competitions: *
Turkish League Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...
Winners (14): 1957, 1959, 1965, 1990–91, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10,
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, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24 :''Runners-up (16)'': 1954, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2008–09, 2018–19,
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*
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
Winners (8): 1966–67, 2009–10,
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2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
,
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
,
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
:''Runners-up (5)'': 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2014–15,
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
* Turkish Presidential Cup Winners (7): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013,
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
:''Runners-up (11)'': 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014,
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
,
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
,
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
*Turkish Federation Cup Winners (5): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 :''Runners-up (2)'': 1948, 1951 *
Istanbul Basketball League The Istanbul Basketball League ( Turkish: ''İstanbul Basketbol Ligi'') was a regional basketball league competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation from 1926 to 1966. The league lost its first level status after the n ...
Winners (7): 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 :''Runners-up (3)'': 1950-51, 1953-54, 1957-58


Women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It was first played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large parts via women's college compet ...

In 1954, Fenerbahçe founded the first women's basketball team in Turkey. They became the most successful in Turkey, and achieved considerable success in European competitions. They became
EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
runners-up on three occasions, in the
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, 2013–14, and 2016–17 seasons, and reached the third place twice in
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
and
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
. The club also became fourth in the 2011–12 and 2014–15 seasons. Furthermore, Fenerbahçe became runners-up in the EuroCup in 2005. Overall, Fener played in four major European finals and managed to be among the best four European clubs seven times. In
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, Fenerbahçe finally won the EuroLeague by defeating ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir 99–60 in the all-Turkish final. By achieving this feat, Fener became the first sports club in history to be crowned European champions in both men's and women's basketball. Eventually in the same year, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish club to date to win the FIBA Europe SuperCup by crushing France's
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on their own homeground with a dominating victory and a point differential of 57, a record in the SuperCup's history. in
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
Fenerbahçe successfully defended their crown by defeating first-time finalists Villeneuve d'Ascq LM to become back-to-back champions in EuroLeague. Domestically, Fenerbahçe won 21 Turkish championship titles (three in the former Turkish Women's Basketball Championship and 18 in the
Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The ...
), 14 Turkish Cups, and 12 Turkish Super Cups, all of them records. The team has scored a
perfect season A perfect season is a sports season, including any requisite playoff portion, in which a team remains and finishes undefeated and untied. The feat is extremely rare at the professional level of any team sport, but has occurred more commonly at th ...
in
2023–24 Women's Basketball Super League The 2023–24 Women's Basketball Super League (), officially called the ING Women's Basketball Super League, was the 44th edition of the top-tier level professional women's basketball league in Turkey. The season ended with Fenerbahçe winning the ...
by winning all 35 season games. The team also won all the championships that they compete in 23-24 season;
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup The Turkish Women's Basketball Cup ( Turkish: ''Basketbol Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası''), also known as Bitci Turkish Women's Basketball Cup for sponsporship reasons, is a basketball cup competition in Turkish basketball, run by the Turkish Basketb ...
,
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women The SuperCup Women (or Women SuperCup) is a super cup competition organized by FIBA Europe and contested between the winners of EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women. History The first edition of the Cup took place on October 20, 2009, and wa ...
and EuroLeague Women. European competitions (4) *
European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
: Winners (2) (Turkish record):
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, 2023–24 *
European Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was original ...
: Winners (2) (Turkish record):
2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
National championships (21) (record) *
Women's Basketball Super League The Women's Basketball Super League (, KBSL), also known as the ING Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was establ ...
: Winners (18) (record): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19,
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, 2021–22,
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, 2023–24 * Turkish Basketball Championship (defunct) : Winners (3): 1956, 1957, 1958 National cups (26) (record) *
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
: Winners (14) (record): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023–24 *
Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...
: Winners (12) (record): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019


Wheelchair basketball (mixed gender)

The team became champion in the Wheelchair Basketball Super League under the name of 'Engelli Yıldızlar SK' in the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons, and in the 2018-19 season under the name of '1907 Fenerbahçe Engelli Yıldızlar SK'. In Europe the team came second in the Andre Vergauwen Cup in 2006-2007 and the Willi Brinkmann Cup in 2005-2006, and became the champion in EuroLeague 3 in the 2018-19 season under the name of 1907 Fenerbahce Disabled Stars SK. In the 2022-2023 season, Fenerbahçe Göksel Çelik Wheelchair Basketball team became the champion in EuroCup II. The team also beat the Bidaideak Bilbao BSR and became the 2024
EuroCup 1 The EuroCup 1, formerly called the André Vergauwen Cup, is the second level European wheelchair basketball competition for clubs held by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Results Performances Titles by club Titles by ...
champions in 2023-24 season. National championships (5) *
Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League The Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League (, TTSB Süper Ligi) is the top-flight professional league for wheelchair basketball teams in Turkey with men and women players. Established in 1997, it is governed by the Turkey Disabled Sports Feder ...
: Winners (6): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-24 European competitions (3) *
EuroCup 1 The EuroCup 1, formerly called the André Vergauwen Cup, is the second level European wheelchair basketball competition for clubs held by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Results Performances Titles by club Titles by ...
,
EuroCup 2 The EuroCup 2, formerly called the Willi Brinkmann Cup, is the third level European wheelchair basketball competition for clubs held by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Results Performances Titles by club Titles by ...
,
EuroCup 3 The EuroCup 3, formerly called the IWBF Challenge Cup, is the fourth level European wheelchair basketball competition of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Winners Titles by club Medals (2009–2025) See also * IW ...
: Winners (3): 2018–2019, 2022–2023, 2023–2024


Men's volleyball

Founded in 1927, they are one of the most successful volleyball teams in Turkey, having won five Turkish Volleyball League titles, four
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
s and three Turkish Super Cups, among others. In Europe, Fenerbahçe have won two
Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup (officially ''Coupe Balkanique de Football'') was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles. ...
s and the
CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup. History * # ...
in the 2013–14 season. European competitions (3) *
European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi ...
: Winners (1) (shared Turkish record): 2013–14 *
Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup (officially ''Coupe Balkanique de Football'') was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles. ...
: Winners (2) (shared-record): 2009, 2013 National championships (5) *
Turkish Men's Volleyball League Efeler Ligi, known for sponsorship reasons as AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi, is the highest professional men's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation. Founded in 1970, the league is considered one of the top nation ...
: Winners (5): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19 National cups (10) *
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
: Winners (4): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19 *
Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...
: Winners (4) (shared-record): 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020 * Turkish Federation Cup (defunct) : Winners (2): 1962, 1966


Women's volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

Founded in 1928 by
Sabiha Gürayman Sabiha Rıfat (Ecebilge) Gürayman (1910 – 4 January 2003) was a Turkish construction engineer and volleyball player. As Turkey's first female civil engineer, she served as chief engineer for 10 years at the construction of Anıtkabir, the mauso ...
who also became captain of the team, the women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe was the first in Turkey and was closed the same year due to a lack of opponents.Dağlaroğlu, Rüştü; "Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907-87", İstanbul (1988), p.514 As a young woman, Sabiha Gürayman also played for the club's men's volleyball team, being the first female athlete to play in a men's team in Turkish sports history. Refounded in their current form in 1954, they became one of the best volleyball teams in Turkey and in the world. They were crowned World Champions by winning the
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undefeated in
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, thus achieving the first Intercontinental Quadruple ever in Turkish volleyball history, after having won the
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,
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, and the
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in 2010. Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish team to claim a World Championship title. After being runners-up in the
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in
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, Fenerbahçe were eventually crowned European Champions in the 2011–12 season after defeating French powerhouse
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in three straight sets (25–14, 25–22, and 25–20) in the final game. The club also reached the third place of the Champions League twice, in the
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and 2015–16 seasons. Fenerbahçe also won the
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by defeating Russia's Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 (25-11, 28–26, 25-22) in the 2014 finals in front of their passionate home crowd, thus writing volleyball history as the men's team won another continental title, the
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, the very same day. By achieving this unparalleled feat, Fenerbahçe became the first and only sports club in Turkey and one of a few in
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with European titles won in both the men's and women's volleyball departments. Domestically, Fenerbahçe won 15 championship titles (seven in the
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and eight in the former
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), four
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s and four
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s, among others. International competitions (1) *
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: Winners (1):
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European competitions (2) *
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: Winners (1): 2011–12 *
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: Winners (1): 2013–14 National championships (15) *
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: Winners (7): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17,
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, 2023–24 *
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(defunct) : Winners (8): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1972 National cups (11) *
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: Winners (4): 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2023–24 *
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: Winners (5) (shared-record): 2009, 2010, 2015, 2022, 2024 * Turkish Federation Cup (defunct) : Winners (2): 1960, 1977


Men's table tennis

Founded in 1928, the table tennis department of Fenerbahçe became the most successful in Turkey. The men's team won the Turkish Super League five times, the Turkish Cup a record 11 times and the Istanbul Championship a record 23 times. They also reached the final of the
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in 2008, which is the best result for any Turkish team so far. * Turkish Super League : Winners (6) (record): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020-21 * Turkish Cup : Winners (12): 1951, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1983, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015


Women's table tennis

The women's team is the most successful in Turkey and one of the most successful in Europe, having won the Turkish Championship a record 13 times, the Turkish Cup a record 14 times, the
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two times in a row in 2012 and 2013, and the
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as the first and only Turkish club in the 2014–15 season. *
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: Winners (1) (Turkish record): 2014–15 *
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: Winners (2) (Turkish record): 2011–12, 2012–13 * Turkish Super League : Winners (16) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 * Turkish Cup : Winners (16) (record): 1968, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023 * Istanbul Championship/League (defunct) : Winners (11): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002


Athletics (men's & women's)

The department was founded in 1913 and is one of the most successful in Turkey, with the men's team having won a record 20 championships in the Turkish Men's Athletics League, amongst others. The women's team won 8 championships in the Women's Athletics League and became runners-up in the European Champion Clubs Cup in 2015. Fenerbahçe athletes won many medals representing Turkey, such as in Olympics;
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(1948-bronze),
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(2004-silver) and
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(2016-bronze),
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(2010 and 2012) and
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(2018) became European champions,
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(1950) and
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(2011) became European third. While
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became World champion in 2017 and Karin Melis Mey came third in the World in 2009,
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,
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,
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and
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won the Inter-Army World championships.


Boxing (men's & women's)

Founded in 1914, they are the most successful boxing department in Turkey. Overall, Fenerbahçe Boxing has nurtured some of the greatest boxers in Turkish boxing history, with numerous Mediterranean, European, Olympic, and Worldwide honours won for Turkish sports and the club itself. The club's athletes have won nine gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals in world championships, whilst winning five silver and two bronze medals at the Olympics, and securing nine gold, one silver and nine bronze medals in European championships. Athletes have also won seven gold medals in Mediterranean games and eight gold medals in Balkan games.


Rowing (men's & women's)

Founded in 1910. Fenerbahçe Rowers use the Dereağzı Facilities as homeground. Founded in 1914, both the men's and women's rowing teams are the most successful in Turkey, having won the Turkish Men's Rowing Championship a record 35 times and the Women's Rowing Championship a record 18 times, amongst others. Fenerbahçe has been the club that has provided the most athletes to the national team since Tonguç Türsan, who achieved Turkey's first official success in the international arena by winning the silver medal in single sculls at the
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.


Sailing (men's & women's)

Founded in 1910, the department consists of
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and
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teams and uses the Dereağzı Facilities, belonging to the club.


Swimming (men's & women's)

Founded in 1913, the swimming department of Fenerbahçe is the most successful in Turkey, with the men's team having won 23 national championships and the women's team a record 33 national championships altogether. In the combined category, they have won a total of 23 national championships, which is also a Turkish record.


Fenerbahçe Esports (mixed gender)

Founded in 2016, the team has three championships and two runners-up in the
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Championship League.


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branches


Gymnastics

Gymnastics activities began when former president
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purchased a chin-up bar and parallel bars and set them up next to the club in 1914. The activities were led by İlhami Polater, air pilot (later Lieutenant General) Asım Uçar, General Nuri Bey and Colonel Kadri Bey, and the activities were increased by the fact that famous physical education experts of the period
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and Mazhar Kazancıoğlu occasionally gave lessons to young Fenerbahçe fans. However, this sport was neglected after 1924 and became disbanded in 1930. It was later reactivated under 'Fenerbahçe Spor Okulları' (Fenerbahçe Sports Schools).


Chess

Although not being directly a branch of the club, several Fenerbahçe affiliated organizations competed in national championships in 2023 and 2024. The club also has a semi-professional presence under 'Fenerbahçe Spor Okulları' (Fenerbahçe Sports Schools).


Inactive departments


Bicycle and triathlon

In cycling, which has been active since 1912, Fenerbahçe athletes won their first period championships, while Vecdi Çağatay, who came first in the 1912 and 1913 Fenerbahçe Sports Festivals and the 1914 Friday Union Festivals, stood out as the first champion. The first Turkish cyclists to participate in the
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and
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were the brothers
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and
Galip Cav Galip Cav (3 November 1912 – 1950) was a Turkish cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit and time trial events at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international m ...
. In 1924, Cavit Cav became both the speed and endurance champion in the Turkish Cycling Championships, which were first held in
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. He maintained this success until 1932. Galip and Cavit Cav brothers became the first Turkish athletes to complete the long-distance race by completing the
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leg in 50.5 hours, starting on July 10, 1926. Tayyar Güner, who completed the 3,500-kilometer Anatolian tour starting from Istanbul in 1956 and
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, who helped Fenerbahçe win the Istanbul championship in 1959, were the last notable cyclists to achieve success in the yellow-navy blue jersey. The activity in the
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branch in the early 1990s, although there were some isolated successes, was not long-lasting.


Cricket

At the beginning of the century, Fenerbahçe was the only Turkish club to show interest in cricket activities in
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and Moda and a team was established in the yellow-navy club in 1911. The team, consisting of a complete team of athletes such as Sait Selahattin Cihanoğlu,
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,
Tevfik Taşçı Tevfik Haccar Taşçı (1890 Kadıköy, Istanbul – Istanbul 1979) was a Turkish footballer, who was among the first squads of Fenerbahçe. He was the third president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK between 1909 and 19 ...
, Fahri Ayad, competed against English teams between 1911 and 1914. With the end of World War I and the British leaving Turkey, it was left without a rival and disbanded.


Tennis

The tennis team, founded in 1914 with the efforts of former president Sabri Toprak, won its first İstanbul, Turkey and Challenge Cup championships in 1922, also defeating the British. In 1923, it became the team that brought the first female tennis players of Turkey to the courts. 3 The national team, consisting of Fenerbahçe tennis players Suat Subay, Sedat Erkoğlu and Vahram Şirinyan, became champions in the 1930 Balkan Championship in
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by defeating their Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian opponents, and in 1931 they won third place in
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. The Turkish and Challenge Cup championships, which were held by Fenerbahçe tennis players in the men's singles and doubles until 1937, were passed on to the Tennis, Fencing and Mountaineering Sports Club, which was founded in 1936, due to the club's financial difficulties restricting its activities to football, athletics and rowing. The tennis branch, which gained momentum with the reopening of the Fernerbahçe courts to sports in 1942, performed its last important activity in 1949 with matches against the visiting Cercle de la Jeunesse team from
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; although it was invited to
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in 1950, it became history in the 1950s.


Wrestling

In wrestling, which was taken into operation in 1914, Seyfi Cenap Berksoy and Dürrü Sade (who also served as presidents of the Wrestling Federation) represented Turkey as athletes in the
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and İlhami Polater (1922), the first
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style champion in Turkey, became the most important Fenerbahçe athletes of the classical period. Fenerbahçe wrestling team, which was reactivated in 1959 under the supervision of coach
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. The team won its first Istanbul championship in Greco-Roman in 1961. The captain of the Fenerbahçe Greco-Roman team, which was the Istanbul champion for three years in a row between 1966 and 1968,
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won the European championship in 1967 and 1968, and the World championship in 1967. Fenerbahçe wrestling team, which was re-established in 1981 and continued its activities until 1987, reached the second places in Istanbul and Turkey.


Field hockey

The team, which was formed in 1914 with the efforts of the founding director
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, came first in the Istanbul Championship organized by the Hockey Association, which was founded by six Istanbul teams in 1915. In 1923, the Turkish Sports Association Alliance also took up this sport, and Fenerbahçe became the club with the most first-place finishes, winning four championships in the eight Istanbul Leagues organized between 1915 and 1926. The match in which the yellow-navy team won 3-1 against the English on April 14, 1926 was the last match of the Fenerbahçe field hockey team due to lack of competition and was the last competition seen in this sport in Turkey until the 2000s.


Skating and roller hockey

Former presidents first practiced it in a 16x30 meter concrete skating rink built next to the club's premises, which was moved to Kuşdili in 1914, and these activities formed the basis for the establishment of the roller hockey team in 1923. In the 1923-24 season, Fenerbahçe, which was included in the Istanbul 2nd League in which
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clubs competed, beat Nişantaşı 6-4 and then beat Vefa 20-3 on March 7, 1924, establishing the current points record in this sport.Dağlaroğlu, Rüştü, "Fenerbahçe Sports Club History 1907-1957", İstanbul (1957) p.531 Galatasaray's withdrawal and the league remaining unfinished, which was accepted as a demonstration sport at the
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, caused this sport to become history in Turkey in 1924, and forced Fenerbahçe, which had focused on this sport by establishing two young teams, to end its activities.


Scouting

Fenerbahçe turned to this field in 1915 upon the application of the Minister of War
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, who wanted to revive the scouting activities that started under the leadership of the Ottoman Scouts Society, which was founded in 1912, and after the
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, Fenerbahçe established its first scouting team under the leadership of
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with the equipment sent by the government. As a result of the defeats in the Balkan and Tripoli Wars, the
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of the period focused on the Scouting Club system, which was aimed at accustoming Muslim, Turkish youth to war conditions and mobilizations. In accordance with this understanding, Fenerbahçe Club first established the Keşşaflık Ocağı team in 1913 to train scouts consisting of youth players in all branches of sports. During the National Struggle years, the branch, which was content with
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and
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activities due to the seizure of equipment by the occupying forces, was reorganized in 1923 with the efforts of football player Alaattin Baydar. The activities that were performed in
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and
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, which had just been liberated from enemy occupation, and were appreciated at the highest level, were eliminated in 1932 when the scouting equipment was completely reduced to ashes in the fire of Fenerbahçe Museum.


Fencing

Air pilot Asım Uçar and Sait Bey epee, Sedat and Feyzi Beys distinguished themselves in the
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branch of this Olympic sport, which was taken into operation in 1917. The yellow-navy team, coached by Colonel Grodetski, one of the White Russians who fled the
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and settled in
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, performed at the Himaye-i Etfal Festival on June 20, 1920 and at the Fenerbahçe Festival in 1921 Although they had successful competitions, they lost their vitality when Asım Uçar left
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to join the National Struggle.


Fikir ve Sahne

Fenerbahçe's 1918 bylaws state that "The club is divided into Sports and Intellectual Training Branches. The idea and stage branch, founded in the spring of 1919 by the then president (also a playwright and former wrestler)
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in accordance with the 4th article of the ruling that "Each branch has separate statutes", carried out efforts to raise awareness among the public and members during the National Struggle years through conferences, theater plays and concerts led by
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and
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, and the Fenerbahçe magazine was published every 15 days. The branch was forced to end its activities on March 16, 1920, when the Occupation Army Command declared a ban on meetings after the
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.


Baseball

The activities of the team, which was formed in July 1919 under the supervision of an
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coach and consisting of leading Fenerbahçe football players of the period, primarily
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,
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,
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, Alaattin Baydar and
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, were limited to competitions with
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teams when other Turkish clubs did not show interest in this sport, and it ended in a short time.


Billiards

Fenerbahçe and
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athletes showed interest in this sport in the early years of the
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In the Istanbul Championship held in 1924, yellow-navy athlete Major Fuat Bey became the champion with 183 points. A year later, Beşiktaş's Nafi Bey came first with 187 shots and the Prime Minister of the period
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showed great interest in this sport, but over the years it has become an activity specific to coffeehouses, and this has also extinguished the clubs' early interest.


Motor sports

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s, which started with the establishment of the
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in 1923, Fenerbahçe drivers Ziya Koşar (1927, Veliefendi) and Atatürk watched the races in which Samiye Burhan Cahit Morkaya (1931, İstinye-Maslak) won their first championships. While Morkaya became the first female champion, The
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and Turing Club cups were also won by the aforementioned Fenerbahçe racers and the cups were donated to the Fenerbahçe Museum. The successes of the first generation Fenerbahçe racers were also left in history as this sport was neglected from the
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years to the 1970s.


Weightlifting

The first championship of the yellow-navy colors in weightlifting, which was launched in 1925, was the Istanbul lightweight championship won by the famous master of description and rower of the 1940s and 50s Kenan Dinçman on October 8, 1926. The weightlifting branch, which was revived after 1957, became the Istanbul champion and second in Turkey in the youth category in 1968, and reached the Istanbul championship in 1969. Fenerbahçe, which won individual championships until 1976, won its last team success with the Istanbul championship on March 19, 1972.


Hunting

The work that
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and Sait Selahattin Cihanoğlu first started in 1913 became more organized with the establishment of the hunting branch in 1925. The activities, which are particularly concentrated in the Kayışdağı Forest, Katırlı and Alemdağ forests in
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, Cihanoğlu's Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan regions The branch reached its peak with the hunting party in 1925-1926, which included the hunting party of 1925-1926. Cihanoğlu donated the heads of 22 game animals he hunted, including a lion, to the Fenerbahçe Museum. This branch, which experienced its most active period in the 1930s, lost its popularity as the club's activities focused on Olympic sports and became history with Cihanoğlu's death in 1975.


Tower and trampoline diving

While Fenerbahçe athletes Fahri Ayad and Kemal Bey stand out as pioneers in both the tower and trampoline diving categories, Mısırlı Şefik, Mahir Canbakan and Suat Erler became the first champions, especially after 1925. Fenerbahçe was represented in this sport by Kiryako Şakir in the 1930s, Mustafa Keskin in the 1940s and Muammer Çolpan after 1950, and all three athletes held the Istanbul and Turkish championships for a long time. Having also played for the national team from 1966 to 1971 and winning his last championship in the pole vault at the Turkish Swimming and Diving Championship held in Adana on August 25, 1969 Çolpan also said goodbye to this sport and the diving branch ended at Fenerbahçe.


Water polo

Although the initial activities of the water polo team captained by
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and Said Salahaddin Cihanoğlu on the shores of Moda and Kalamış in 1912 stopped due to lack of competition, activities that were activated with the opening of the Büyükdere, Sarıyer, Büyükdere pool in 1931 were resumed by Fenerbahçe with the team founded in 1932 under the leadership of Rüştü Dağlaroğlu re-joined. The team, which closed the Vakit Newspaper and Haliç tournaments as champions, finished third in the 1932 İstanbul League and became a rival to Galatasaray (men's water polo team), Galatasaray in 1933. After a controversial match, Istanbul lost to its opponent 3-2 in overtime and came second. After disbanding in 1936, the teams that were re-established in the 1940s and 1953 were also short-lived.


Water skiing

This sport, which was first practiced in the United States, US in 1922, was pioneered in Turkey in 1937 by Fenerbahçe's all-around athlete
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and sailors Faruk Hızer and Semih Arıcan. On July 25, 1937, on the Maritime Day of Modaspor The cup that Faruk Hızer won and received from Prime Minister
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is one of the most interesting awards exhibited in the Fenerbahçe Museum even in 2024.


Handball

The handball team, which was formed in 1942 as a result of the joint effort with Haydarpaşa High School, participated in the Istanbul Handball League that started the same year and became the Istanbul champion in the 1943-44 and 1944-45 seasons. The spectator record for handball of the period, which was played in open fields due to insufficient halls, was approximately The record was broken in the match played on April 8, 1945 with 12,000 people before the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray football match, which Fenerbahçe won 7-4 and secured the championship. The team came second in the first Turkish Handball Championship in 1945, losing 7-5 to Kara Harp Okulu, Harbokulu in the finals on July 1, 1945. After becoming the champion of Istanbul in 1945-46, it protested the arrangements against it and withdrew from the league as of the 1946-47 season.


Rugby

Under the leadership of Reşat Ersü, who also played in the national match against France with the Italian national team, and in cooperation with Haydarpaşa High School, a rugby team was formed in Fenerbahçe in 1945 and beat the high school team 8-7 on 12 May 1945 at the Haydarpaşa High School Sports Day. Before the football match in which Fenerbahçe beat Beşiktaş 4-0 at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe Stadium on 18 May 1947, Fenerbahçe's rugby team's 12-0 win over Galatasaray SK, Galatasaray in front of approximately 18,000 spectators caused the red-yellow club to disband the team, and this match went down in history as the last rugby match until the Turkish League was founded in 2007.


Archery

Archery began operating in Fenerbahçe in 1966 and achieved various successes in the short period until 1971. Fenerbahçe archer Sadık Öğretir, who held Turkish records for a long time, brought Fenerbahçe the Istanbul championship on September 19, 1966 On January 18, 1968, he also came first in the Turkish Archery Championship held in Mersin with 1003 points, which is a Turkish record. Öğretir was also on the national team that participated in the World Archery Championship held in Amersfoort, Netherlands on July 23-29, 1967.


Judo

Fenerbahçe Club first included judo in its field of study in 1967. Despite the hopeful statements in the Board of Directors report presented to the Fenerbahçe Sports Club Congress held on March 17, 1968, the activities carried out for the youth did not receive the expected attention and this sport was bid farewell in 1971.Dağlaroğlu, Rüştü; "Fenerbahçe Sports Club History 1907-1987", İstanbul (1988), p.564


Bridge

A bridge team was established in Fenerbahçe in 1984 with the initiative of former athlete and basketball player Orhan Zeren. The team came third among 44 club and institution teams in the Institutions and Inter-Clubs Turkey Bridge Championship organized by the Turkish Bridge Federation on April 14-15, 1984, behind Seydişehirspor and Turkish Airlines. The team that became the champions of Istanbul in 1986 earned the right to go to the European Champion Clubs' Cup, but since Fenerbahçe Sports Club did not grant the team the right to represent, Ankara champion Ankara Bridge Club participated in the Cup instead of Fenerbahçe. The bridge team, which was re-established in 1999, came third once again among 44 teams in the Turkish Championship held in Burdur on 16-17 October 1999.


Shooting

Although shooting activities that started in 1986 were successful in a short time, this sport had a short life at Fenerbahçe and activities ended in 1988. The Trap-Skeet Competitions Prime Ministry Cup, Fenerbahçe's greatest success in this sport, is currently exhibited in the Fenerbahçe Museum.


Mountaineering

A mountaineering team consisting of Tunç Fındık and Mustafa Kalaycı was formed in 2007 as part of the Fenerbahçe World Summits project, which was part of the club's 100th anniversary celebrations during the term of President Yıldırım. Within the scope of the project, the team climbed Mount Ararat, Aconcagua, Aconcagua Summit in Argentina, Somoni Summit in Tajikistan, Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc Summit in France and Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Summit in Tanzania while waving the Turkish and Fenerbahçe flags. They reached the summit of the world's highest mountain Everest on May 21, 2007 and planted the Turkish and Fenerbahçe flags.


Facilities


Stadia

The Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), football team of Fenerbahçe play their home games at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (simply known as ''Kadıköy'' or ''Mabet'' ("shrine" in
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) among supporters) in Kızıltoprak,
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,
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. The stadium was opened in 1908 and most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006. Its seating capacity is 50,509. The stadium does not have a soccer-specific stadium, running track around the pitch, which is unusual for a typical Turkish stadium. The Ülker Sports and Event Hall, Ülker Sports Arena is a multi-purpose arena, indoor arena in Ataşehir, Istanbul, with a capacity of 13,800 seats. The arena completed and opened in January 2012 after over two years of construction. Fenerbahçe Basketball, Fenerbahçe's basketball team play their home games at the Ülker Sports Arena.


Training facilities

The Can Bartu Training Facilities are a training complex located in Samandıra, Sancaktepe,
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. The construction for this training complex began in 1997 during former president Ali Haydar Şen, Ali Şen's presidency. The construction was completed in 2000. The Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), football department of Fenerbahçe use the facilities. The Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities are a large complex located at Dereağzı,
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, Istanbul. Re-opened in 1989 and renovated in 1998. Fenerbahçe S.K. A2, Fenerbahçe's A2, U18, U17, U16, U15, and U14 teams play their home games in the complex. The facilities also serve the basketball, volleyball, Fenerbahçe Athletics, athletics, Fenerbahçe Boxing, boxing, Fenerbahçe Rowing, rowing, and Fenerbahçe Sailing, sailing departments. The area will be redeveloped into an 'olympic village' including an arena for the volleyball team. The Topuk Yaylası Facilities are a training complex near a forest and a lake, located in the Topuk Plateau in Kaynaşlı, Düzce Province. The construction began in 2010 and was completed in 2011. All departments of the club use the complex for their pre-season trainings. The Türk Telekom Ankara Facilities are a complex located in İncek in the suburbs of
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. The complex hosts Fenerbahçe's all departments that visit Ankara or a nearby locality for their games as well as other clubs. The Samim Göreç Basketball Hall is a basketball hall with a training facility, located in the Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities in Dereağzı. First opened in 1982 and refurbished on 24 February 2001. The Fenerbahçe Basketball, men's basketball and Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball, women's basketball departments of Fenerbahçe use the hall and the training facility for their trainings. The Muhtar Sencer Volleyball Hall is a volleyball hall located in the Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities in Dereağzı. Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball, Fenerbahçe's men's volleyball and Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, women's volleyball teams use the hall for their trainings. The Vefa Küçük Swimming Pool is a semi-Olympic-sized swimming pool on the :tr:Fenerbahçe Adası, Fenerbahçe Isle. The pool was built by the former vice-president Vefa Küçük and opened on 16 July 1999, and serves the Fenerbahçe Swimming, swimming department. There is also an Olympic-sized swimming pool located on the Fenerbahçe Isle, which was opened in 2004. The pool is also used by the swimming department of the club. The Fikirtepe Facilities are located in Fikirtepe,
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. They opened on 1 July 1998 and serve the development of the youth football departments.


Fenerbahçe Museum

The Fenerbahçe Museum (Turkish: ''Fenerbahçe Müzesi'') is devoted to the history of the club. Founded in 1908 by Ali Rıza Bey, the museum is housed in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. Many of the trophies won by the club are on display there. There are 426 trophies on exhibition out of approximately 3.000 trophies won. Also, Turkey's first basketball museum, "Fenerbahçe Basketball Museum", was opened at Ülker Sports and Event Hall.


Other facilities

The club's headquarters were initially located on the Fenerbahçe Isle near to the stadium. In 2006, the headquarters moved into the stadium to gather all the sections under one roof. The Faruk Ilgaz Social Facilities are a social complex with an indoor hall, a restaurant, a patisserie, and an Olympic swimming pool, located next to the club's headquarters. They were initially opened on 15 May 1969 but rebuilt during the presidency of former president Aziz Yıldırım as a modern complex and re-opened on 21 January 2004. The Fenerbahçe Guesthouse is an inn with a capacity of 60 guests. The inn also hosts new transfers. The Todori Facility is a restaurant owned and operated by the club, located in Kalamış, Kadıköy. The Entertainment and Recreation Center is located in the Faruk Ilgaz Social Facilities. The swimming pool is located in the Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities and hosts the club members and their families. Fenerbahçe plans to develop the Kenan Evren High School land next to the stadium, building a shopping mall in Ataşehir next to the arena, and expanding Samandıra facilities.


Media and brands


TV

Fenerbahçe TV (FB TV) is the first television channel of a sports club in Turkey. The channel launched in 2004 over satellite (Free-To-Air on Turksat 2A, Turksat 3A located 42° East, 11957 V 27500 5/6), D-Smart 82. Canal satellite network services and cable service.


Radio

Fenerbahçe Radyo (FB Radyo) is a nationwide FM radio network broadcasting from
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. It is the first sports club radio station in Turkey. Broadcasting Pop Music in Turkish and other languages, FB Radyo can be listened to via terrestrial broadcast, Free-To-Air on Turksat (satellite)#Turksat 2A, Turksat 3A Satellite (located 42° East, 11804 V 24444 5/6, VPID: 516, APID:690, SPID:5), BlackBerry and iPhone applications.


Fenerium

Fenerium is the club's own company which markets licensed products and sponsors some of the club's departments and teams. The company was established in 2000. The headquarter is located in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in
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. Fenerium has 96 stores in total. 46 are based in
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, 8 in
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, 4 in
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, 3 in Antalya, 2 in Adana, Aydın, Gaziantep, Hatay, Konya, Muğla, Sakarya Province, Sakarya, and Samsun. The other stores are located in
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, Çanakkale, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Elazığ, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli Province, Kocaeli, Malatya, Manisa, Mersin, Şanlıurfa, and Tekirdağ. There is one store serving abroad, located in Northern Cyprus (North Nicosia Fenerium).


Supporters

It has been estimated that; of the 30 million people interested in football in Turkey, 8 million 580 thousand are Fenerbahçe fans while another research suggests 32% of football fans in Turkey support Fener. The club has a strong following worldwide, both by the Turkish diaspora and non-Turks. The main supporter groups are; Genç Fenerbahçeliler (ultras), 1907 ÜNİFEB (university youth) and 1907 Fenerbahçe (non-governmental organisation).


Club officials

Source:


Presidential history


Sponsorship

Companies that Fenerbahçe SK currently have sponsorship deals with:


Trivia

* A Fenerbahce (fish), genus of African fish has been named in honour of the club by a group of Turkish biologists. * Best group stage finish for a Turkish club in the UEFA Europa League, Europa League: : 15 points in 6 games against FC Twente, Twente, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol and FC Steaua București, Steaua București, in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, 2009–10 season * In the 1988–89 season, Fenerbahçe set a record for the highest goals scored in a single season with 103 goals scored in 36 matches of the regular season. * Fenerbahçe is the biggest contributor among Turkish teams regarding the UEFA coefficient. * 1909 First March: Composed by the Ottoman Armenian musician Krikor Sinanyan, the founding conductor of the first orchestra in Istanbul, at the request of Fenerbahçe's founder and first president Nurizade Ziya Songülen, this anthem is the first anthem composed for a team in the history of Turkish football. * As part of the club's 100th anniversary celebrations, mountain climbers Tunç Fındık and Mustafa Kalaycı in the last leg of the "Fenerbahçe at World Summits" project, planted the Fenerbahçe flag on the summit of Everest. * Fenerbahçe's 3000th goal was scored by Alex de Souza. * Fenerbahçe's 4000th goal was scored by Sebastian Szymański. * Adidas, team's longest kit sponsor since 1984, has renewed their sponsorship in 2025 with an all-time highest-budgeted deal in Turkish sports history.https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/canli-fenerbahce-baskani-ali-koc-aciklamalarda-bulunuyor-turk-spor-tarihinin-en-buyuk-anlasmasi-7393317


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References

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External links


Official website of Fenerbahçe SK

Official website of 1907 Fenerbahçe Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fenerbahce S.K. Fenerbahçe S.K., Sports clubs and teams established in 1907 Sport in Kadıköy 1907 establishments in the Ottoman Empire