The Women's Basketball Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL), also known as the Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's

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division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the

Turkish Basketball Federation The Turkish Basketball Federation ( tr, Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu, TBF) is the national federation for basketball in Turkey. It is headquartered in Istanbul. They organize the Basketball Super League, the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Turk ...

. There is also a Turkish Women’s Basketball League (TKBL), the second level in the Turkish women's basketball league system. Fenerbahçe are the most successful team in competition history, having won 16 championship titles to date.

Competition system

The competition is played in two phases: regular season and playoffs. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Super League, ranking 13th and 14th, relegate into the Second League (TKBL). The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Super League. The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for eight teams: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The four winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the championship title.

Performance by club

Current clubs (2021–22 season)

Champions

Notable players

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* Melike Bakırcıoğlu *

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* Olcay Çakır *

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* Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu * Sariye Kumral * Tuğçe Murat * Arzu Özyiğit *

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* Nalan Ramazanoğlu *

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* Serap Yücesir *

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* Sviatlana Volnaya *

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Agnieszka Bibrzycka Agnieszka Danuta "Biba" Bibrzycka (born October 10, 1982) is a basketball player who played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Career * Lotos Gdynia (2001–06) ** Polish Championship: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 **P ...

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* Laura Harper *

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* Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert *

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* Danielle McCulley *

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* Nicole Powell *

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* Nikki Teasley * Barbara Turner *

Sophia Young Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young (born December 15, 1983) is a Vincentian / American former professional women's basketball player who played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). High school years Born in ...

Tan White LaTanya Chantella White (born September 27, 1982) is a professional basketball player. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, White is 5'7" (1.70 m) tall and weighs 154 lb (70 kg). She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's ...

Players written in ''italic'' still play in the league.

References

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com Turkish Women's Basketball League

Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website
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