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Fenerbahçe Basketball, commonly referred as Fenerbahçe () or Fenerbahce Istanbul in European matches, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Beko for sponsorship reasons, are a professional
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team and the men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major
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based in
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, Istanbul, Turkey. They are one of the most successful clubs in Turkish basketball history, being the first Turkish team to have won the (2 times)
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, as well as 15 Turkish championships (12 titles in the
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and 3 in the former
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), 9 Turkish Cups, and 7 Turkish Presidential Cups, among others. They play their home matches at the club's own
Ülker Sports and Event Hall Fenerbahçe Ülker Sports and Event Hall () is a multi-purpose arena, indoor arena that is located in Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is owned and operated by Fenerbahçe S.K. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts and 13,0 ...
. It was founded in 1913 as a basketball branch under the roof of Fenerbahçe S.K. This is the first basketball team established within a sports club in the
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. Besides the two European championship titles in
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and
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, Fenerbahçe have also been EuroLeague runners-up in
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and
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. Fener also have played in seven
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s (
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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 ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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) to date, a record in Turkish basketball. As of 2025, Fenerbahçe is considered to be one of the two top teams of the
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and 1st in European rankings. In 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an
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team. In 2015, Fenerbahçe made history by defeating the
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on their home court at the
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, becoming the first and only Turkish team to beat an
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franchise in the
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. With this remarkable achievement, Fenerbahçe became one of only three teams in global basketball history to accomplish such a feat. Many memorable players in European basketball have played for Fenerbahçe over the years, some of which have included:
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
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Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is now serving as the head coach for Trefl Sopot of the PLK. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievemen ...
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Thabo Sefolosha Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (; born 2 May 1984) is a Swiss former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega Basket Serie A. In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play i ...
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Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and he is a Vice President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point s ...
, Damir Mršić,
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Semih Erden Semih Erden (born July 28, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the center position. Professional career Early years Erden played with Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball League in 2003–04 ...
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Tanoka Beard Tanoka Dwight Beard (born September 29, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. During his career, he was able to play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), cen ...
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Nikos Zisis Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; ; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at both the ...
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James Gist James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a power forward and small ball center. Born in Adana, Turkey, he played high school basketball for Our Lady of Good Co ...
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, Nikola Kalinić,
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, Ali Muhammed,
Nicolò Melli Nicolò Melli (born 26 January 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Italian national ba ...
, Bogdan Bogdanović,
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. Also, the most accomplished coach in the history of European basketball,
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
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History


Early history and first titles

In 1913, Fenerbahçe S.K. established its first basketball team under the roof of a association sports club, but since there was no knowledge of basketball in the
Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
at that time and there was no team in the country, this attempt remained at the training level only. The branch, which was also interrupted by the
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and
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, was re-established in 1919 under the roof of Fenerbahçe S.K., this time under the supervision of an American instructor. However, this first serious basketball attempt in the country also died out on its own, as no other team could be found to play matches. Also, In the second attempt in 1919, this time an announcement was made to the public by placing an advertisement in local newspapers in
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.Eventually, under the initiative of Muhtar Sencer and Cem Atabeyoğlu, it was founded in its current permanent form in 1944 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in
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. Fenerbahçe, who dominated the sport with notable players of the period such as Altan Dinçer, Sacit Seldüz, Hikmet Vardar, Erdoğan Karabelen, Yılmaz Gündüz and Mehmet Baturalp under the leadership of memorable coach Samim Göreç, became champions of the
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in 1954–55, 1955–56, and 1956–57. By defeating their rivals Galatasaray 55–47 on February 5, 1955, which was the first basketball game broadcast live on radio in Turkey, Fener celebrated their first championship. The club made a new breakthrough in amateur sports, after
İsmet Uluğ İsmet Uluğ (1901 – 27 August 1975) was a Turkish people, Turkish boxer and association football, football player of rivals Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe. Born in Istanbul, he played as ...
, one of the former football players and boxers of the club became president in 1962, and won Istanbul League titles again in 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1965–66. Fenerbahçe won
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titles in 1957, 1959, and 1965 undefeated, just before the current professional
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was founded in 1966, and made it to the European Champions Cup in
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and
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
. They remained a solid team in the rest of the 1960s, but had mixed success in the following decades, especially the 70s and 80s. Those decades were dominated by the likes of
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 Turkey, the United States, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), E ...
and
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, and later also Ülkerspor, who won most of the titles. As these teams belonged to notable corporations with a solid financial background and support, traditional sports clubs such as Fenerbahçe had difficulties keeping up with them. Fenerbahçe finished the league leader three times with stars such as
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is well known for being the player that scor ...
, Aytek Gürkan, Can Sonat, Ferhat Oktay, Pete Williams and
Larry Richard Larry Richard (born 23 April 1965) is a former professional basketball player from United States who played for Eczacıbaşı B.K., 2 years with Fenerbahçe and 3 years with Efes Pilsen SK Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as ...
in the seasons 1984–85, 1987–88 and 1989–90, but was eliminated in the playoffs.
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is well known for being the player that scor ...
broke the record by scoring 153 points in a game of the 1987–1988 season, in which the yellow-navy blues team beat Hilalspor 175–101. Fenerbahçe would reach championship in 1991 that the fans were waiting for.
Levent Topsakal Mete Levent Topsakal (born 9 June 1966) is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and currently assistant manager of Turkey national basketball team The Turkey men's national basketball team () represents Turkey in international ...
,
Larry Richard Larry Richard (born 23 April 1965) is a former professional basketball player from United States who played for Eczacıbaşı B.K., 2 years with Fenerbahçe and 3 years with Efes Pilsen SK Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as ...
,
Hüsnü Çakırgil Hüsnü Çakırgil (born 3 October 1965 in Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He was well known for his great 3 point shooting ability. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. Professional career ...
and head coach Çetin Yılmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over
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.


1990s and 2000s

Fenerbahçe returned to the
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in 1992, but lost in the preliminary round. The club were back in the Turkish League finals in 1992, 1993, and 1995, but could not find a way to win the championship for some time. Fenerbahçe continued to have success in the late 90s. A third-place finish in the 1997–98 season allowed the club to return to the EuroLeague in 1998–99 season, and with players like
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,
Marko Milič Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior Slovenian national ...
,
Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is now serving as the head coach for Trefl Sopot of the PLK. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievemen ...
,
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
, and the late
Conrad McRae Conrad Bastien McRae (January 11, 1971 – July 10, 2000) was an American professional basketball player who had a successful career in Europe, for teams in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. He was also selected by the Washington Bullets, in the ...
, Fenerbahçe advanced to the eighth-final playoffs, losing there to
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. İbrahim Kutluay won the EuroLeague top scorer trophy with an average of 21.4 points. The club made it to the
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quarter-finals in 1994–95. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the
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in 1995–96 and repeated this achievement in 2000–01. The early 2000s, however, were with very limited success. After
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 b ...
started as a coach in 2004, Fenerbahçe returned to the Turkish League semifinals and had a great return to European competitions, finishing in fourth place in the 2004–05 FIBA Europe League. In the summer of 2006, the basketball club acquired a main sponsorship deal with
Ülker Ülker is a Turkish multinational food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its products are exported internationally, to 110 countries. Ülker's core products are biscuits, cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although it has ex ...
, to form Fenerbahçe Ülker. After the sponsorship agreement, Fenerbahçe dominated the Turkish League and became the league champions two times in a row after 16 years and the team returned to the
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. After losing the Turkish League championship to
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 Turkey, the United States, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), E ...
in the 2008–09 season, in a closely contested playoff finals, Fenerbahçe became Turkish League champions again in the 2009–10 season, this time by defeating Efes Pilsen in the finals 4–2.


2010s

Fenerbahçe Ülker headed into the
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season with five new transfers: Engin Atsür,
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
,
Marko Tomas Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard an ...
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Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League clubs Pınar Karşıyaka and Ef ...
, and
Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič (, born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At in height, he played primarily at the center position. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič was an ...
. With new head coach
Neven Spahija Neven Spahija (born 6 November 1962) is a Croatian professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Ha ...
, Fenerbahçe Ülker continued their domination in the Turkish League, winning both the Turkish Cup and the Turkish League, over long time rivals
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and
Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
, respectively. After two disappointing seasons, in 2011–12 and 2012–13 where Fenerbahçe Ülker finished in fifth place in the Turkish league, legendary coach
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
was then signed as the team's head coach, and the roster was strengthened with the likes of former Toronto Raptor
Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza (; born January 3, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy ...
, promising
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, consistent
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, and hot Turkish prospects
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and
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. Fenerbahçe became the Turkish League champions once again, after beating eternal rivals
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in the playoff's finals of the 2013–14 season. Success in the
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, however, continued to elude the team.


Golden age with Obradović

In the 2014–15 season, Fenerbahçe reached the
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for the first time in their history. In the quarterfinals, Fenerbahçe knocked out
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with three straight wins. In the semifinals, the team lost to
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, and eventually finished fourth. At the end of the season, the club's sponsorship agreement with Ülker ended. In the 2015–16 season, Fenerbahçe impressed in the EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16, and qualified once again for the
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tournament, by eliminating the defending champions,
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, in the playoffs, again with a score of 3–0. During their first Final Four match against Laboral Kutxa, Fenerbahçe faced risking elimination once again before
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made a game-tying lay-up to force the game into overtime, where Bogdan Bogdanović would help lead the team in overtime to win 88–77. The club became the first Turkish team to ever make it to the
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game. Their final opponent in the EuroLeague competition was
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. Fenerbahçe lost 101–96 after
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. In the following 2016–17 season, Fenerbahçe won their first European championship. The club beat Greek powerhouse
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80–64 in the
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of the Final Four, that was held in
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. Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish team in history to win the EuroLeague title.
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was named
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. Following their European title, Fenerbahçe acquired a new main sponsor deal in the 2017 off-season. Doğuş Group signed a three-year contract with the club, worth an amount of €45 million, which guaranteed the club the largest name sponsorship deal in European basketball history. In the 2017–18 EuroLeague, 2017–18 season, Fenerbahçe finished second at the regular season of the EuroLeague. In the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs, Playoffs, they faced off against Saski Baskonia, Kirolbet Baskonia, whom they eliminated with 3–1 in the best-of-five series. Thus the club managed to reach the EuroLeague Final Four for the fourth time in a row, improving their record. The team eventually lost against Real Madrid in the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, championship final. Fenerbahçe also continued their domination of the Turkish Super League – after a setback in 2015, Fenerbahçe won the 2016, 2017, and 2018 championships in dominating fashion. Before the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Doğuş Group, Doğuş withdrew from the sponsorship deal which originally was projected for three years. Following the unexpected retraction, a new main sponsorship agreement with Beko was initiated. During the 2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19 season, Fenerbahçe became the only team who stayed undefeated at home after a 30-game regular season and secured the best record after a regular season (25–5) under the new EuroLeague format (2016–17 EuroLeague, 2016–17 season to present). Fener also became the earliest EuroLeague Playoffs qualifiers ever in the modern EuroLeague era. Domestically, the Yellow-Navy Blues defeated rivals Anadolu Efes in the 2019 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2019 Turkish Cup final to claim their sixth title. Fenerbahçe defeated BC Žalgiris, 3–1, in the EuroLeague quarterfinals, qualifying to their fifth consecutive Final Four. In the EuroLeague Final Four, however, Fenerbahçe was beaten by Anadolu Efes in the semifinals, and Real Madrid in the third place game, finishing in a disappointing fourth place. In the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe once again made the finals – however, in an upset, they were again defeated by Anadolu Efes in a seven game series. The 2019–2020 season was the last under Obradović. Fenerbahçe managed to win the 2020 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2020 Turkish Cup by beating Bandırma B.İ.K., Teksüt Bandırma in the quarterfinals, Türk Telekom B.K., Türk Telekom in the semifinals, and Darüşşafaka Basketbol, Darüşşafaka in the finals. Despite improving their roster with signings like Derrick Williams (basketball), Derrick Williams and Nando De Colo, Fenerbahçe struggled in the EuroLeague – at the time the season was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic, Fenerbahçe was fighting for the final playoff spot, and in the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe was just 4th – behind Anadolu Efes, Karşıyaka Basket, Pınar Karşıyaka and Galatasaray S.K., Galatasaray. Both tournaments were cancelled with no champions announced. In the summer, coach Obradović resigned.


2020s (present)

Fenerbahçe signed former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoškov to replace Obradović. Fenerbahçe underwent many changes during the post season, though managed to keep top players like Vesely and De Colo on the roster. The team greatly struggled in the EuroLeague, suffering many embarrassing blowout loses in the beginning, and fell quickly behind Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Super League standings, but with the late season signing of Marko Gudurić, the team greatly improved. A winning streak in the EuroLeague helped Fenerbahçe make the EuroLeague playoffs with a 20-14 record and 7th place in the regular season. In the playoffs, Fenerbahçe was swept by CSKA Moscow. In the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe returned to the finals and faced the 2021 EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes, who easily swept Fenerbahçe in the finals. Despite signing a long term contract, Igor Kokoškov, Kokoškov left Fenerbahçe during the summer. During the off-season, Fenerbahçe signed Aleksandar Đorđević, Saša Đorđević as the new head coach. Fenerbahçe had higher expectations for the season than the previous year. In the EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe struggled, and for the first time since the 2013–2014 season, failed to make the playoffs – finishing in a disappointing 12th place, and coach Đorđević suffered much criticism. Anadolu Efes repeated as the 2022 EuroLeague champions. In the re-established Turkish Cup, Fenerbahçe was beaten by Anadolu Efes. Afterwards, Dimitris Itoudis was signed in and in the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahçe got their revenge – they finished over Efes in the regular season standings, earning home-court advantage for the playoffs, and made the finals – in the finals, Fenerbahçe beat Anadolu Efes 3-1 to win the championship, their record breaking 10th Turkish League championship. In the first match of the semi-finals of the 2022-23 Turkish Basketball Super League Play-Offs, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Anadolu Efes by 108-66, with a difference of 42 points. With this result, Fenerbahçe broke new record in its competition against Anadolu Efes. The yellow-navy blue team achieved its biggest victory in all the matches it played against its opponent in history, with a difference of 42 points. In addition, this result was the most different defeat suffered by Anadolu Efes in a Basketball Super League match. However, Efes rebounded and shocked Fenerbahçe with a 3-1 win in the semifinals – a disaster for Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Basketball Cup for the 8th time in the 2023-24 season by defeating Anadolu Efes 67-80 in the Turkish Basketball Cup final. With the appointment of
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
as head coach on December 14, 2023, Fenerbahçe once again participated in the Final Four after a 3-year hiatus. In the 2023-24 Euroleague season, Nigel Hayes-Davis broke the EuroLeague records, record for most points scored in a EuroLeague game by scoring 50 points against Alba Berlin. Fenerbahçe, which successfully completed the Play-Offs in the 2023–24 Turkish Basketball League, faced Anadolu Efes in the finals and won the final games 3–1, winning its 11th Championship. In the 2024–25 season, Fenerbahçe defeated Beşiktaş 104–81 in the Turkish Basketball Cup final and took the Turkish Basketball Cup to its museum for the 9th time. They qualified for the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four for the sixth time in the 2023–24 season, but bowed out in the semi-finals. The club finished the 2024–25 EuroLeague regular season in second place, beat Paris Basketball, Paris 3–0 in the Play-Off qualifiers, qualified for the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four, Final Four held in Abu Dhabi, and beat Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos 82–76 in the semi-finals, making it to the EuroLeague finals for the fourth time, winning it against AS Monaco Basket, Monaco 81–70 and winning the
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for the second time. Fenerbahçe, which completed the 2024–25 season as the EuroLeague champion, defeated rivals Beşiktaş 4–1 in the Turkish Super League final series and declared its 15th championship. Fener thus completed the 2024–25 Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball) season, 2024–25 season with a historic Triple Crown (European basketball), Triple Crown (Turkish Cup, Turkish Super League and
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championship), becoming the first Turkish team to achieve this feat.


International record

Fenerbahçe participated in European competitions numerous times throughout their history and became one of the most successful Turkish clubs ever. By winning the former
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, the club represented Turkey for their first time in the EuroLeague, FIBA European Champions Cup in 1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1959–60 and again in 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1965–66. Some years later, they made it to the FIBA Saporta Cup, FIBA European Cup quarter-finals in the 1994–95 FIBA European Cup, 1994–95 season. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA Korać Cup in 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup, 1996 and repeated this achievement in 2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup, 2001. In the 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague, 1998–99 season of the FIBA EuroLeague, they reached the Top 16 stage, but lost there to
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. The club became fourth in the 2004–05 FIBA Europe League, 2004–05 season of the FIBA EuroChallenge. The first major success in the modern era
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was achieved in the 2007–08 Euroleague, 2007–08 season, where Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals. The first EuroLeague Final Four, Final Four participation in the history of the club followed some years later, in the 2014–15 Euroleague, 2014–15 season, when the team eliminated reigning European champions
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in the play-offs with three straight victories under the guidance of legendary coach
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. In the semi-final game they lost against Real Madrid and eventually finished fourth. In the 2015–16 Euroleague, next season, the club reached EuroLeague Finals, the final of the competition with a convincing overall performance, again by eliminating the reigning champions (
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) with three straight wins, and lost dramatically against
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in overtime. Then eventually, in
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, Fenerbahçe managed to win the EuroLeague trophy as the first and only Turkish club ever, in their own city, by defeating Greek team
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in the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four, final game with a score of 80–64. From the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs, quarter-finals onwards, the club eliminated their opponents in dominating fashion, first sweeping Greek team Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos Superfoods with 3–0 wins despite the home-court disadvantage, and then defeating European powerhouses
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and
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with being behind only for a few seconds in total in the Final Four in
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. Fenerbahçe, which finished the 2024–25 EuroLeague regular season in second place, beat Paris Basketball, Paris 3–0 in the Play-Off qualifiers, qualified for the 2025 EuroLeague Final Four, Final Four held in Abu Dhabi, and beat Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos 82–76 in the semi-finals, making it to the EuroLeague finals for the fourth time, winning it against AS Monaco Basket, Monaco 81–70 and winning the EuroLeague for the "second" time.


Statistics in European competitions

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; PD = Point Difference; PCT = Winning percentage.


By team and by country


EuroLeague Finals

On 15 May 2016, Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish basketball club to play
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final and on 21 May 2017, became the first Turkish basketball club to won
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.


Games against NBA teams

On 5 October 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an
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team, having beaten the Boston Celtics by a score of 97–91 at the Ülker Sports Arena. By defeating the
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101–96 in
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on 5 October 2015, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club and only List of games played between NBA and international teams#Performance by team, third club in basketball history to win against an NBA team in the United States.


Players


Current roster


Depth chart


Team captains


Retired numbers


Notable players

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, (4 seasons: '05-'06, '07-'10) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, GER Engin Atsür, (2 seasons: '10-'12) *{{flagicon, TUR Efe Aydan, (4 seasons: '82-'86) *{{flagicon, TUR Doğuş Balbay, (2 seasons: '04-'06) *{{flagicon, TUR Can Bartu, (2 seasons: '55-'57) *{{flagicon, TUR :tr:Mehmet Baturalp, Mehmet Baturalp (Deceased, † 2017), (13 seasons: '54-'67) *{{flagicon, TUR Erdal Bibo, (5 seasons: '01-'06) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, BIH ''Tarik Biberovic'', (7 seasons: '18-...) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, IRE ''Metecan Birsen'', (8 seasons: '11-'15, '21-...) *{{flagicon, TUR Ömer Büyükaycan, (1 season: '93-'94) *{{flagicon, TUR
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, (5 seasons: '90-'95) *{{flagicon, TUR Serhat Çetin, (3 seasons: '08-'10, '14-'15) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, BIH Nedim Dal, (1 season: '01-'02) *{{flagicon, TUR Hakan Demirel, (4 seasons: '05-'08, '11-'12) *{{flagicon, TUR Kemal Dinçer, (9 seasons: '84-'93) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, GEO Zaza Enden, (8 seasons: '95-'03) *{{flagicon, TUR Orhun Ene, (1 season: '92-'93) *{{flagicon, TUR
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, (6 seasons: '05-'10, '14-'15) *{{flagicon, TUR
Harun Erdenay Hakkı Harun Erdenay (born 27 May 1968 in Ankara) (nickname: "Pegasus") is a Turkish former professional basketball player, and he is a Vice President of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a player, he was famous for his spectacular 3-point s ...
, (1 season: '93-'94) *{{flagicon, TUR Barış Ermiş, (2 seasons: '12-'14) *{{flagicon, TUR Murat Evliyaoğlu, (1 season: '00-'01) *{{flagicon, TUR Samet Geyik, (1 season: '22-'23) *{{flagicon, TUR Zeki Gülay, (11 seasons: '91-'96, '01-'07) *{{flagicon, TUR Şehmus Hazer, (2 seasons: '21-'23) *{{flagicon, TUR Güray Kanan, (8 seasons: '90-'98) *{{flagicon, TUR İlkan Karaman (Deceased, † 2024), (2 seasons: '12-'14) *{{flagicon, TUR
Erman Kunter Erman Kunter (born 8 October 1956) is a Turkish former professional basketball player and coach. He most recently served as head coach of Galatasaray, of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He is well known for being the player that scor ...
, (2 seasons: '87-'89) *{{flagicon, TUR
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
, (7 seasons: '93-'99, '06-'07) *{{flagicon, TUR :tr:Ali Limoncuoğlu, Ali Limoncuoğlu, (11 seasons: '82-'93) *{{flagicon, TUR ''
Melih Mahmutoğlu Melih Mahmutoğlu (born 12 May 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Club career Early years Mahmutoğlu started to play youth bas ...
'', (12 seasons: '13-...) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, USA Bobby Dixon, Ali Muhammet, (6 seasons: '15-'21) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, RUS Can Maxim Mutaf, (5 seasons: '06-'11) *{{flagicon, TUR
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, (9 seasons: '04-'05, '06-'14) *{{flagicon, TUR Tamer Oyguç, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, BIH Asım Pars (Deceased, † 2024), (1 season: '00-'01) *{{flagicon, TUR
Kaya Peker Kaya Peker (born August 2, 1980) is a retired Turkish professional basketball player. He played at the center position. Professional career During his club career, Peker first played with the Turkish Super League clubs Pınar Karşıyaka and Ef ...
, (3 seasons: '10-'13) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, SLO{{flagicon, BIH Emir Preldžić, (8 seasons: '07-'15) *{{flagicon, TUR Cenk Renda, (4 seasons: '91-'95) *{{flagicon, TUR :tr:Necdet Ronabar, Necdet Ronabar, (7 seasons: '83-'90) *{{flagicon, TUR Oğuz Savaş, (9 seasons: '06-'15) *{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, KOS{{flagicon, ALB
Kenan Sipahi Kenan Sipahi (; born May 26, 1995) is a Kosovo-born Turkish professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Early years Kenan Sipahi was born ...
, (4 seasons: '13-'16, '20-'21) *{{flagicon, TUR ''Sertaç Şanlı'', (2 seasons: '23-...) *{{flagicon, TUR Tolga Tekinalp, (2 seasons: '99-'01) *{{flagicon, TUR
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Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
, (6 seasons: '06-'12) *{{flagicon, ALB{{flagicon, TUR Ermal Kuqo, (4 seasons: '95-'99) *{{flagicon, AZE{{flagicon, TUR{{flagicon, RUS Rasim Başak, (7 seasons: '03-'10) *{{flagicon, BIH{{flagicon, TUR Damir Mršić, (7 seasons: '01-'02, '04-'10) *{{flagicon, BIH{{flagicon, USA J.R. Bremer, (1 season: '12-'13) *{{flagicon, CRO
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, (3 seasons: '11-'14) *{{flagicon, CRO
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, (2 seasons: '08-'10) *{{flagicon, CRO
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, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, CRO
Marko Tomas Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard an ...
, (2 seasons: '10-'12) *{{flagicon, CRO Roko Ukić, (2 seasons: '10-'12) *{{flagicon, CRO
Luka Žorić Luka Žorić (born November 5, 1984) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the center position. Professional career In March 2011, Žorić received the award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriati ...
, (2 seasons: '13-'15) *{{flagicon, CZE
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
, (8 seasons: '14-'22) *{{flagicon, FRA Nando de Colo, (3 seasons: '19-'22) *{{flagicon, FRA Joffrey Lauvergne, (2 seasons: '18-'20) *{{flagicon, FRA{{flagicon, MAR{{flagicon, ALG Amine Noua, (1 season: '23-'24) *{{flagicon, FRA Léo Westermann, (1 season: '19-'20) *{{flagicon, GEO{{flagicon, USA Ricky Hickman, (2 season: '14-'16) *{{flagicon, GER{{flagicon, TUR İsmet Akpınar, (2 seasons: '21-'23) *{{flagicon, GER Danilo Barthel, (2 seasons: '20-'22) *{{flagicon, GRE{{flagicon, NGR Kostas Antetokounmpo, (1 season: '22-'23) *{{flagicon, GRE{{flagicon, USA Nick Calathes, (2 seasons: '22-'24) *{{flagicon, GRE{{flagicon, USA Tyler Dorsey, (2 seasons: '22-'24) *{{flagicon, GRE Georgios Papagiannis, (1 season: '23-'24) *{{flagicon, GRE
Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σλούκας born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a ...
, (5 seasons: '15-'20) *{{flagicon, GRE
Nikos Zisis Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; ; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at both the ...
, (1 season: '14-'15) *{{flagicon, ISR Yam Madar, (1 season: '23-'24) *{{flagicon, ITA
Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeag ...
, (5 seasons: '15-'20) *{{flagicon, ITA ''
Nicolò Melli Nicolò Melli (born 26 January 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Italian national ba ...
'', (3 seasons: '17-'19, '24-...) *{{flagicon, ITA Achille Polonara, (2 seasons: '20-'22) *{{flagicon, LAT Kaspars Kambala, (2 seasons: '05-'07) *{{flagicon, LAT ''Artūrs Žagars'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, LIT
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
, (1 season: '10-'11) *{{flagicon, LIT
Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza (; born January 3, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy ...
, (1 season: '13-'14) *{{flagicon, LIT
Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič (, born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At in height, he played primarily at the center position. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič was an ...
, (1 season: '10-'11) *{{flagicon, LIT Edgaras Ulanovas, (1 season: '20-'21) *{{flagicon, MKD
Pero Antić Pero Antić (, ; born July 29, 1982) is a Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member and captain of the Macedonian nat ...
, (2 seasons: '15-'17) *{{flagicon, MKD{{flagicon, USA Marques Green, (1 season: '08-'09) *{{flagicon, MKD{{flagicon, USA
Bo McCalebb Lester "Bo" McCalebb (; born May 4, 1985) is an American-Macedonian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Macedonian national team internationally. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. Born and raised i ...
, (2 seasons: '12-'14) *{{flagicon, SRB Bogdan Bogdanović, (3 seasons: '14-'17) *{{flagicon, SRB{{flagicon, ISR Radisav Ćurčić, (1 season: '99-'00) *{{flagicon, SRB ''Marko Gudurić'', (6 seasons: '17-'19, '20-...) *{{flagicon, SRB Nikola Kalinić, (5 seasons: '15-'20) *{{flagicon, SRB Dragan Lukovski, (1 season: '00-'01) *{{flagicon, SRB
Boban Marjanović Boban Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represents the Serbia men' ...
, (1 season: '24-'25) *{{flagicon, SRB
Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...
, (3 seasons: '13-'15, '22-'23) *{{flagicon, SLO
Marko Milič Marko Milič (born May 7, 1977) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior Slovenian national ...
, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, SLO Gašper Vidmar, (7 seasons: '07-'14) *{{bkicon, SPA{{bkicon, USA Lorenzo Brown, (1 season: '20-'21) *{{flagicon, SWI{{flagicon, South Africa
Thabo Sefolosha Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (; born 2 May 1984) is a Swiss former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega Basket Serie A. In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play i ...
, (1 season: '11-'12) *{{flagicon, UKR Alexander Lokhmanchuk, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, ANG ''Jilson Bango'', (1 season: '25-...) *{{flagicon, CTA{{flagicon, USA Romain Sato, (1 season: '12-'13) *{{flagicon, NGA{{flagicon, USA
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
, (2 seasons: '15-'17) *{{flagicon, NGA Tonye Jekiri, (1 season: '22-'23) *{{flagicon, SEN{{flagicon, USA Pierriá Henry, (1 season: '21-'22) *{{flagicon, South Sudan{{flagicon, CAN Marial Shayok, (1 season: '21-'22) *{{flagicon, JOR{{flagicon, TUR Ahmet Düverioğlu, (6 seasons: '16-'22) *{{flagicon, LIB{{flagicon, TON Paul Afeaki Khoury, (1 season: '94-'95) *{{flagicon, AUS{{flagicon, DEN
David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champi ...
, (1 season: '12-'13) *{{flagicon, NZL{{flagicon, AUS Mark Dickel, (1 season: '02-'03) *{{flagicon, KOR{{flagicon, USA Moon Tae-jong, (1 season: '05-'06) *{{flagicon, BAH{{flagicon, USA Trevor Harvey (basketball), Trevor Harvey, (2 seasons: '03-'05) *{{flagicon, CAN{{flagicon, JAM Anthony Bennett (basketball), Anthony Bennett, (1 season: '16-'17) *{{flagicon, CAN ''Khem Birch'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, CAN Tyler Ennis (basketball), Tyler Ennis, (1 season: '18-'19) *{{flagicon, CAN ''Dyshawn Pierre'', (5 seasons: '20-...) *{{flagicon, CAN{{flagicon, ITA Jay Triano, (1 season: '85-'86) *{{flagicon, MEX Alex Pérez (basketball), Alex Pérez, (1 season: '20-'21) *{{flagicon, USA
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Griz ...
, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, USA ''Wade Baldwin IV'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, USA Eddie Basden, (1 season: '06-'07) *{{flagicon, USA
Mike Batiste Michael James Batiste (born November 21, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time All-EuroLeague se ...
, (1 season: '12-'13) *{{flagicon, USA
Tanoka Beard Tanoka Dwight Beard (born September 29, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. During his career, he was able to play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), cen ...
, (1 season: '00-'01) *{{flagicon, USA Cory Blackwell, (1 season: '86-'87) *{{flagicon, USA Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991), Devin Booker, (2 seasons: '21-'23) *{{flagicon, USA Winford Boynes, (1 season: '83-'84) *{{flagicon, USA Joe Ira Clark, (1 season: '06-'07) *{{flagicon, USA ''Bonzie Colson'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, USA Dallas Comegys, (3 seasons: '95-'98) *{{flagicon, USA Carsen Edwards, (1 season: '22-'23) *{{flagicon, USA Corsley Edwards, (1 season: '05-'06) *{{flagicon, USA Morris Finley, (1 season: '12-'13) *{{flagicon, USA{{flagicon, TUR
James Gist James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a power forward and small ball center. Born in Adana, Turkey, he played high school basketball for Our Lady of Good Co ...
, (1 season: '11-'12) *{{flagicon, USA Drew Goudelock, (1 season: '14-'15) *{{flagicon, USA Erick Green, (1 season: '18-'19) *{{flagicon, USA Lynn Greer, (2 seasons: '9-'11) *{{flagicon, USA ''Devon Hall'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, USA ''Nigel Hayes-Davis'', (2 seasons: '22-...) *{{flagicon, USA Curtis Jerrells, (1 season: '11-'12) *{{flagicon, USA Keith Jennings (basketball), Keith Jennings, (1 season: '99-'00) *{{flagicon, USA Bernard King (basketball, born 1981), Bernard King, (1 season: '03-'04) *{{flagicon, USA Tarence Kinsey, (3 seasons: '07-'08, '09-'11) *{{flagicon, USA Sean May, (1 season: '10-'11) *{{flagicon, USA ''Skylar Mays'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, USA ''Errick McCollum'', (1 season: '24-...) *{{flagicon, USA
Conrad McRae Conrad Bastien McRae (January 11, 1971 – July 10, 2000) was an American professional basketball player who had a successful career in Europe, for teams in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. He was also selected by the Washington Bullets, in the ...
(Deceased, † 2000), (2 seasons: '93-'94, '98-'99) *{{flagicon, USA Johnathan Motley, (2 seasons: '22-'24) *{{flagicon, USA James Nunnally, (3 seasons: '16-'18, '19-'20) *{{flagicon, USA Kyle O'Quinn, (1 season: '20-'21) *{{flagicon, USA{{flagicon, TUR Kevin Rankin (basketball), Kevin Rankin, (1 season: '94-'95) *{{flagicon, USA
Larry Richard Larry Richard (born 23 April 1965) is a former professional basketball player from United States who played for Eczacıbaşı B.K., 2 years with Fenerbahçe and 3 years with Efes Pilsen SK Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as ...
, (3 seasons: '89-'92) *{{flagicon, USA Marc Salyers, (1 season: '04-'05) *{{flagicon, USA Jeff Sanders, (1 season: '99-'00) *{{flagicon, USA Nate Sestina, (1 season: '23-'24) *{{flagicon, USA Devin Smith (basketball), Devin Smith, (1 season: '08-'09) *{{flagicon, USA Mitch Smith, (1 season: '94-'95) *{{flagicon, USA Willie Solomon, (3 seasons: '06-'08, '09-'10) *{{flagicon, USA Billy Thompson (basketball), Billy Thompson, (1 season: '93-'94) *{{flagicon, USA{{flagicon, TUR Henry Turner (basketball), Henry Turner, (3 seasons: '95-'98) *{{flagicon, USA Brad Wanamaker, (1 season: '17-'18) *{{flagicon, USA Tyson Wheeler, (1 season: '98-'99) *{{flagicon, USA James White (basketball), James White, (1 season: '07-'08) *{{flagicon, USA{{flagicon, TUR ''Scottie Wilbekin'', (3 seasons: '22-...) *{{flagicon, USA Derrick Williams (basketball), Derrick Williams, (1 season: '19-'20) *{{flagicon, USA Pete Williams, (2 seasons: '87-'89) *{{flagicon, USA{{flagicon, TUR Rickie Winslow, (1 season: '95-'96) ''Italic'' written players still play for the club.


Coaches

{{col-begin {{col-2 {, , width="25%" style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center" , {, style="font-size:85%; width:100%" , - style="color:#FFED00; background:#133A61;" !Period !Coach , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1944–49, , {{flagicon, Turkey ''none'' , - , style="text-align:"center", 1949–50, , {{flagicon, Turkey Feridun Koray , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1951–65, , {{flagicon, Turkey Samim Göreç , - , style="text-align:"center", 1965–66, , {{flagicon, Turkey Samim Göreç / Sacit Seldüz / Mehmet Baturalp / Altan Dinçer , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1966–67, , {{flagicon, Turkey Erol Demiroma / Altan Dinçer , - , style="text-align:"center", 1967–68, , {{flagicon, Turkey Altan Dinçer , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1968–69, , {{flagicon, Turkey Önder Dai , - , style="text-align:"center", 1969–71, , {{flagicon, Turkey Mehmet Baturalp , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1971–72, , {{flagicon, Turkey Mehmet Baturalp / Altan Dinçer / Deniz Sine / Bülent Yüksel , - , style="text-align:"center", 1972–73, , {{flagicon, Turkey Altan Dinçer , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1973–75, , {{flagicon, Turkey Önder Seden , - , style="text-align:"center", 1975–76, , {{flagicon, Turkey Önder Seden / Hüseyin Kozluca , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1976–78, , {{flagicon, Turkey Tuluğ Siyavuş , - , style="text-align:"center", 1978–79, , {{flagicon, Turkey Tuluğ Siyavuş / Hüseyin Kozluca , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1979–82, , {{flagicon, Turkey Mehmet Baturalp , - , style="text-align:"center", 1982–83, , {{flagicon, Turkey Önder Seden , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1983–84, , {{flagicon, Turkey Aydan Siyavuş / Önder Okan , - , style="text-align:"center", 1984–85, , {{flagicon, Turkey Önder Okan , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1985–86, , {{flagicon, USA Dennis Perryman / {{flagicon, Turkey Erdal Poyrazoğlu / Mahmut Uslu , - , style="text-align:"center", 1986–87, , {{flagicon, Turkey Faruk Akagün / Rıza Erverdi , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1987–88, , {{flagicon, Turkey Rıza Erverdi / Doğan Hakyemez {{col-2 , width="25%" style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center" , {, style="font-size:85%; width:100%" , - style="color:#FFED00; background:#133A61;" !Period !Coach , - , style="text-align:"center", 1988–89, , {{flagicon, Turkey Fehmi Sadıkoğlu / Rıza Erverdi , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1989–93, , {{flagicon, Turkey Çetin Yılmaz , - , style="text-align:"center", 1993–94, , {{flagicon, Turkey Necati Güler / {{flagicon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992 Faruk Kulenović , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1994–95, , {{flagicon, Turkey Murat Didin , - , style="text-align:"center", 1995–96, , {{flagicon, Turkey Murat Didin / Murat Özgül , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1996–98, , {{flagicon, Turkey Murat Özgül , - , style="text-align:"center", 1998–99, , {{flagicon, Turkey Murat Özgül / Halil Üner , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 1999–00, , {{flagicon, Turkey Halil Üner , - , style="text-align:"center", 2000–01, , {{flagicon, BIH Nihat İziç , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2001–04, , {{flagicon, Turkey Murat Özgül , - , style="text-align:"center", 2004–07, , {{flagicon, Turkey
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 b ...
, - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2007–09, , {{flagicon, MNE Bogdan Tanjević , - , style="text-align:"center", 2009–10, , {{flagicon, MNE Bogdan Tanjević / {{flagicon, Turkey Ertuğrul Erdoğan , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2010–12, , {{flagicon, Croatia
Neven Spahija Neven Spahija (born 6 November 1962) is a Croatian professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Ha ...
, - , style="text-align:"center", 2012–13, , {{flagicon, Italy Simone Pianigiani / {{flagicon, Turkey Ertuğrul Erdoğan , - style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2013–20, , {{flagicon, Serbia
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
, - , style="text-align:"center", 2020–21, , {{flagicon, Serbia Igor Kokoškov , -style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2021–22, , {{flagicon, Serbia Aleksandar Đorđević , - , style="text-align:"center", 2022–23 , , {{flagicon, Greece Dimitrios Itoudis , -style="background:#EFEFEF" , style="text-align:"center", 2023–present , , {{flagicon, Lithuania
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
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Honours


European competitions

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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, 2024–25 EuroLeague, 2024–25 : ''Runners-up (2)'': 2015–16 EuroLeague, 2015–16, 2017–18 EuroLeague, 2017–18 : ''Fourth-place (3)'': 2014–15, 2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19, 2023–24 EuroLeague, 2023–24 * FIBA Europe League : ''Fourth-place (1)'': 2004–05


Team honours

* Triple Crown (European basketball), Triple Crown : Winners (1): 2024–25 Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball) season, 2024–25


National competitions

*
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 ...
/ Basketbol Süper Ligi, Turkish Super League : Winners (15): 1957, 1959, 1965, 1990–91, 2006–07 Turkish Basketball League, 2006–07, 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League, 2007–08, 2009–10,
2010–11 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 ...
, 2013–14, 2015–16 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2015–16, 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2016–17, 2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2017–18, 2021–22 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2021–22, 2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2023–24, 2024–25 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2024–25 : ''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 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2018–19, 2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2020–21 * Turkish Basketball Cup, Turkish Cup : Winners (9): 1966–67, 2009–10, 2010–11 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2010–11, 2012–13 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2012–13, 2016 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2016, 2019 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2019, 2020 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2020, 2024 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2024, 2025 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2025 : ''Runners-up (5)'': 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2014–15 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2014–15, 2022 Turkish Basketball Cup, 2022 * Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Turkish Presidential Cup : Winners (7): 1990, 1991, 1994, 2007, 2013, 2016 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2016, 2017 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2017 : ''Runners-up (11)'': 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2018, 2019 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2019, 2022 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2022, 2024 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, 2024 *Turkish Federation Cup (defunct) : Winners (5): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 : ''Runners-up (2)'': 1948, 1951


Regional competitions

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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 ...
(defunct) : 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


Season by season

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left" !Season !Turkish basketball league system, Tier !Basketbol Süper Ligi, League !{{Tooltip, Pos., Position !Turkish Basketball Cup, Turkish Cup !Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Presidential Cup ! colspan=2 , Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions, European competitions , - , - , style="background:#EFEFEF" , 1998–99 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:#cc9966; text-align:center", 3rd , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , style="text-align:center", — , 1 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, R16, Round of 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 1999–00 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 10th , style="text-align:center", Group stage , style="text-align:center", — , 2 1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup, Saporta Cup , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, GS, Group stage , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2000–01 Turkish Basketball League, 2000–01 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 5th , style="text-align:center", Group stage , style="text-align:center", — , 3 2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup, Korać Cup , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, QF, Quarterfinals , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2001–02 Turkish Basketball League, 2001–02 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 8th , style="text-align:center", Group stage , style="text-align:center", — , 3 2001–02 FIBA Korać Cup, Korać Cup , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, R1, First round , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2002–03 Turkish Basketball League, 2002–03 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 6th , style="text-align:center", Group stage , style="text-align:center", — , colspan=2, , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2003–04 Turkish Basketball League, 2003–04 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 8th , style="text-align:center", Group stage , style="text-align:center", — , 4 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup, Europe Cup , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, SFC, Conference semifinals , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2004–05 Turkish Basketball League, 2004–05 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 4th , style="text-align:center", Quarterfinalists , style="text-align:center", — , 3 2004–05 FIBA Europe League, Europe League , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, 4th , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2005–06 Turkish Basketball League, 2005–06 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:center", 7th , style="text-align:center", Semifinalists , style="text-align:center", — , 3 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup, EuroCup , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, R2, Second round , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2006–07 Turkish Basketball League, 2006–07 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="text-align:center", Semifinalists , style="background:gold; text-align:center", Champions , 1 2006–07 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, RS, Regular season , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2007–08 Turkish Basketball League, 2007–08 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="text-align:center", Semifinalists , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , 1 2007–08 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, QF, Quarter finals , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2008–09 , style="text-align:center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2nd , style="text-align:center", Semifinalists , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , 1 2008–09 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:center", {{Tooltip, T16, Top 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2009–10 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:gold; text-align:center", Champions , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , 1 2009–10 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, RS, Regular season , - , style="background:#EFEFEF",
2010–11 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 ...
, style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2010-11 Turkish Cup Basketball, Champions , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , 1 2010–11 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, T16, Top 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2011–12 Turkish Basketball League, 2011–12 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:"center", 5th , style="text-align:"center", 2011-12 Turkish Cup Basketball, Quarterfinalists , style="text-align:"center", — , 1 2011–12 Euroleague, Euroleague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, T16, Top 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2012–13 Turkish Basketball League, 2012–13 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="text-align:"center", 5th , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2012–13 Turkish Cup Basketball, Champions , style="background:gold; text-align:center", Champions , 1 2012–13 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, T16, Top 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2013–14 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="text-align:"center", 2013–14 Turkish Cup Basketball, Semifinalists , style="background:silver; text-align:center", Runners-up , 1 2013–14 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, T16, Top 16 , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2014–15 Turkish Basketball League, 2014–15 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, TBL , style="background:#cc9966; text-align:center", 3rd , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2014–15 Turkish Cup Basketball, Runners-up , style="text-align:"center", — , 1 2014–15 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, 4th , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2015–16 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2015–16 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2016 Turkish Cup Basketball, Champions , style="background:gold; text-align:center", Champions , 1 2015–16 Euroleague, EuroLeague , , style="background:silver; text-align:center", {{Tooltip, RU, Runners-up , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2016–17 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="text-align:"center", 2017 Turkish Basketball Cup, Quarterfinalists , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2017 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Champions , 1 2016–17 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="background:gold; text-align:center", {{Tooltip, C, Champions , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2017–18 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="text-align:"center", 2018 Turkish Basketball Cup, Quarterfinalists , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2018 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Runners-up , 1 2017–18 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="background:silver; text-align:center", {{Tooltip, RU, Runners-up , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2018–19 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2018–19 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2nd , style="background:gold; text-align:center" , 2019 Turkish Basketball Cup, Champions , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2019 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Runners-up , 1 2018–19 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, 4th , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2019–20 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2019–20 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, CX, Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2020 Turkish Basketball Cup, Champions , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, Cancelled, Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , 1 2019–20 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, CX, Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2020–21 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2nd , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, Cancelled, Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, Cancelled, Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , 1 2020–21 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, QF, Quarterfinals , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2021–22 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2021–22 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2022 Turkish Basketball Cup, Runners-up , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2022 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Runners-up , 1 2021–22 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", 12th , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2022–23 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2022–23 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:#cc9966; text-align:center", 3rd , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, Cancelled, Cancelled due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake , style="text-align:"center" style="background:black; color:white", {{Tooltip, Cancelled, Cancelled after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake , 1 2022–23 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, QF, Quarterfinals , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2023–24 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2024 Turkish Basketball Cup, Champions , style="background:silver; text-align:center", 2024 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Runners-up , 1 2023–24 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="text-align:"center", {{Tooltip, 4th , - , style="background:#EFEFEF", 2024–25 Basketbol Süper Ligi, 2024–25 , style="text-align:"center", 1 , style="text-align:left", Basketball Super League, BSL , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 1st , style="background:gold; text-align:center", 2025 Turkish Basketball Cup, Champions , , 1 2024–25 EuroLeague, EuroLeague , , style="background:gold; text-align:center", {{Tooltip, C, Champions


Individual awards and achievements

{{Columns-start, num=2 NBA Draft * Bogdan Bogdanović *
Bojan Bogdanović Bojan Bogdanović (; born 18 April 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he plays the small forward position. Bogdanović has also ...
* Emir Preldžić *
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
(undrafted) *
Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at , was sought after by many of the top Euroleague b ...
* Ömer Yurtseven (NCAA) *
Semih Erden Semih Erden (born July 28, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the center position. Professional career Early years Erden played with Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball League in 2003–04 ...
* Tarik Biberović 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
''Chosen:'' *
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
*
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
''Nominated:'' *
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
*
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award, EuroLeague Legends *
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
*
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
EuroLeague Basketball 2000–10 All-Decade Team
''Chosen:'' *
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
''Nominated:'' *
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
*
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
''Chosen:'' * Bogdan Bogdanović * Nando de Colo ''Nominated:'' *
Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σλούκας born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a ...
* Michael Batiste * Devin Smith (basketball), Devin Smith *
Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeag ...
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Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
*
Nicolò Melli Nicolò Melli (born 26 January 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Italian national ba ...
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Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...
*
James Gist James Clough Gist III (born October 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a power forward and small ball center. Born in Adana, Turkey, he played high school basketball for Our Lady of Good Co ...
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Pero Antić Pero Antić (, ; born July 29, 1982) is a Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member and captain of the Macedonian nat ...
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Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
EuroLeague MVP *
Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...
( 2014–15) *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top ...
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Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
( 2016–17) * Nigel Hayes-Davis (2024–25 EuroLeague, 2024–25) All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague First Team *
Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...
( 2014–15) *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
( 2015–16, 2017–18 EuroLeague, 2017–18, 2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19) * Bogdan Bogdanović ( 2016–17){{cite web, url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7svd7bevhvxpms6h/the-2016-17-all-euroleague-team-presented-by-7days, title=The 2016-17 All-EuroLeague Team presented by 7DAYS!, publisher=Euroleague Basketball , access-date=18 May 2019, date=11 May 2017 *
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
( 2016–17) *
Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σλούκας born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a ...
(2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19) * Nigel Hayes-Davis (2023–24 EuroLeague, 2023–24) All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague Second Team * Andrew Goudelock ( 2014–15) *
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
( 2015–16) *
Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeag ...
( 2015–16) * Nando de Colo (2020–21 EuroLeague, 2020–21) {{Column EuroLeague MVP of the Month *
Nemanja Bjelica Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who is the head of basketball operations of Bahçeşehir Koleji. He represented the senior Serbian national team in ...
( 2014–15, March) *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
( 2015–16, January), (2018–19 Euroleague, 2018–19, December), (2020–21 EuroLeague, 2020–21, January) *
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
( 2015–16, April) * Bogdan Bogdanović ( 2016–17, April) EuroLeague Rising Star * Bogdan Bogdanović ( 2014–15) Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year, EuroLeague Coach of the Year *
Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
( 2016–17) *
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball), Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. Durin ...
(2024–25 EuroLeague, 2024–25) Gianluigi Porelli EuroLeague Executive of the Year, EuroLeague Executive of the Year * Maurizio Gherardini ( 2016–17) EuroLeague Magic Moment of the Season *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(2017–18 EuroLeague, 2017–18 with an Alley-oop, Alley-oop dunk over Brandon Davies) *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(2018–19 EuroLeague, 2018–19 with an Alley-oop dunk) *
Jan Veselý Jan Veselý (born 24 April 1990) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he can play both the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Cente ...
(2020–21 EuroLeague, 2020–21 with a Posterized, Poster dunk) EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season, EuroLeague records since 2000–01 * Andrew Goudelock: Most 3-point field goals made in a game (10) (2014–15 Euroleague, 2014–15, Week 5) *
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
: Most blocked shots (68) ( 2016–17) Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, EuroLeague Top Scorer *
İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born 7 January 1974) is a former Turkish people, Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolif ...
(1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague, 1998–99) EuroLeague individual statistics, EuroLeague Rebounding Leaders *1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague, 1998–99
Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is now serving as the head coach for Trefl Sopot of the PLK. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievemen ...
: 10.00 ''(in 18 games)'' *2008–09 Euroleague, 2008–09
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
: 8.64 ''(in 14 games)'' *2010–11 Euroleague, 2010–11
Mirsad Türkcan Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
: 7.33 ''(in 12 games)'' EuroLeague individual statistics, EuroLeague Blocked Shoots Leaders *2007–08 Euroleague, 2007–08
Ömer Aşık Ömer Faruk Aşık (; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at , was sought after by many of the top Euroleague b ...
: 2.06 ''(in 15 games)'' * 2015–16
Ekpe Udoh Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh ( ; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball f ...
: 2.12 ''(in 25 games)'' Basketbol Süper Ligi Finals MVP, Turkish Super League Finals MVP * Tarence Kinsey (2009–10) * Oğuz Savaş (2010–11) *
Luigi Datome Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward (basketball), power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeag ...
(2015–16) * Bogdan Bogdanović (2016–17) * Brad Wanamaker (2017–18) *
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(2021–22) * Nigel Hayes-Davis (2023–24) * Khem Birch (2024–25) Basketbol Süper Ligi Mr. King, Turkish League Top Scorer * Hüseyin Kozluca (1968–69) *
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Sponsorship and kits

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Ülker Ülker is a Turkish multinational food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its products are exported internationally, to 110 countries. Ülker's core products are biscuits, cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although it has ex ...
x/1 / Ülker, içim2/3 , - , 2012–2013 , ,
Ülker Ülker is a Turkish multinational food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its products are exported internationally, to 110 countries. Ülker's core products are biscuits, cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although it has ex ...
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Ülker Ülker is a Turkish multinational food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its products are exported internationally, to 110 countries. Ülker's core products are biscuits, cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although it has ex ...
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x/1 / Odeabank2 / Ülker, metro3 , - , 2016–2017 , , Ülker, metrox/1 / QNB Finansbank2 / Borajet, Borajet Airlines4 (*) , - , 2017–2018 , , Doğuş Group, Doğuşx/1 / QNB Finansbank2 , - , 2018–2021 , , Bekox/1 / QNB Finansbank2 , - , 2021–2022 , , Bekox/1 / Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC2 / Safiport3 , - , 2022–2023 , , Bekox/1 / Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC2 / Mahkeme Lokantası3 , - , 2023–present , , Bekox/1 / Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC2 / Mahkeme Lokantası5 x Name sponsorship 1 Main sponsorship 2 Back sponsorship 3 Short sponsorship 4 Transportation sponsorship 5 Arm side sponsorship
(*) One Embraer E-Jet family, Embraer 195 jet (TC-YAT) is painted with the club's livery {{col-3 {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" , - ! style="color:#FFED00; background:#163962;", Period ! style="color:#FFED00; background:#163962;", Kit manufacturers , - , 1990–1994 , , Reebok , - , 1994–2000 , , Adidas , - , 2000–2013 , , Fenerium , - , 2013–2021 , , Nike, Inc., Nike , - , 2021–2023 , , Fenerium , - , 2023–present , , Adidas {{col-3 {{col-end


Home courts and museum

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Ülker Sports and Event Hall Fenerbahçe Ülker Sports and Event Hall () is a multi-purpose arena, indoor arena that is located in Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is owned and operated by Fenerbahçe S.K. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts and 13,0 ...
, 13,800 , {{center, 2012–present


Museum

The Fenerbahçe Basketball Museum, which is the first and only basketball museum in Turkey, contains the entire history of the basketball team from 1913 to the present. The museum is located in the Ülker Sports and Event Hall, Ülker Sports Arena, the team's basketball hall. Previously located in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in
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, the club's headquarters, the trophies and all awards belonging to the basketball branch were transferred to this new museum, which was opened on November 18, 2022. The museum displays the trophies and awards of the men's basketball team, as well as the women's basketball team.{{Cite web , title=Türkiye'nin ilk basketbol müzesi "Fenerbahçe Basketbol Müzesi" Ülker Spor ve Etkinlik Salonu'nda açıldı , publisher=Fenerbahçe SK , url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2022/10/turkiye-nin-ilk-basketbol-muzesi-fenerbahce-basketbol-muzesi%E2%80%9D-ulker-spor-ve-etkinlik-salonu-nda-aci , access-date=2025-06-20 , language=tr


Trivia

* First team to achieve the greatest success in European cups by clubs in Turkey (2016–17 season
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 ...
Champion) * First and only Turkish team to achieve the Triple Crown (European basketball), Triple Crown (2024–25) * First team to win the Turkish Cup (1966–67) * First team to win the Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, Presidential Cup for 2 consecutive years (1989–90, 1990–91) * Only Turkish team to win against
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 ...
teams (October 5, 2012 Fenerbahçe 97–91 Boston Celtics) * Turkish team with the most wins against NBA teams. It is the 4th team in Europe (2 Wins) * Only Turkish team to beat an NBA team in the Americas. In Europe, it is the 2nd team after CSKA Moscow (October 5, 2015 Brooklyn Nets 96–101 Fenerbahçe) * The Turkish team that finished the EuroLeague 1st round groups as the leader the most (3 times: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16) * The Turkish team that won the most in a single EuroLeague season (28 wins in the 2018–19 season, 25 wins in the regular season, 3 wins in the play-offs) * The Turkish team that won the most at home in a single EuroLeague season (14 wins – 0 losses in the 2015–16 season) * The Turkish team that won the most in the same season in EuroLeague history, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos and Barcelona on the road * First Turkish team to advance to the EuroLeague EuroLeague Finals, finals (2015–16 season) * Turkish team with the highest winning average in the EuroLeague (Fenerbahçe 54%, Anadolu Efes 51%) * Only Turkish team to advance to the EuroLeague EuroLeague Final Four, Final Four for five consecutive seasons (2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 seasons) * First Turkish team to become EuroLeague#Teams by number of championships, champions in the EuroLeague (2016–17 season) * First Turkish team to finish the regular season as the leader in the EuroLeague (2018–19 season) * First Turkish team to play in three consecutive
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 ...
finals (2016, 2017, 2018)


See also

{{Portal, Turkey, Basketball, Sports * Fenerbahçe Koleji (basketball team), Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel * Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball, Fenerbahçe Opet


References

{{Reflist, 30em


External links

{{Commons category * {{Official website, https://www.fenerbahce.org/branches/menbasketball/news {{in lang, en, tr
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