Fenerbahçe Ülker
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| Nicknames | Yellow Canaries | |||
| Leagues | Turkish Basketball League, Euroleague |
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| Founded | 1913 (Basketball branch) | |||
| History | 1913 - Present | |||
| Arena | Abdi İpekçi Arena (capacity: 12,500)[1] |
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| Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
| Team colors | Yellow and Navy Blue |
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| President |  Aziz Yıldırım |
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| Head coach |  Bogdan Tanjević |
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| Championships | Turkish Championships (6): 1957, 1959, 1965, 1991, 2007, 2008 | |||
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Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional basketball section of Fenerbahçe SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.
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[edit] The history
One of the oldest clubs in European sports, Fenerbahçe, recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Its basketball team, Fenerbahçe Ülker, has some of the most loyal and die-hard fans in the world. Fenerbahçe SK was founded in 1907 and its basketball section achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey. Fenerbahçe won national titles in 1957, 1959 and 1965, just before the Turkish League was founded in 1966, and made it to the Euroleague in 1960 and 1966. Its fans had to wait until 1991 for another title, when Levent Topsakal, Larry Richard and head coach Çetin Yılmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over Tofaş S.K..
Fenerbahçe returned to the Euroleague in 1992, but lost in the preliminary round. Fenerbahçe was back in the Turkish League finals in 1992, 1993 and 1995, but could not find a way to win the championship for some time. A third-place finish in the 1997-98 season allowed the club to return to the Euroleague, and with players like Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Marko Milič, İbrahim Kutluay and the late Conrad McRae. Fenerbahçe advanced to the eighthfinal playoffs, losing there to Real Madrid. The club made it to the Korac Cup quarterfinals in 1996 and 2001, as well as finishing fourth 2005 FIBA Europe League, but it wasn't until summer 2006 that the team became a European powerhouse. Fenerbahçe merged with Ülkerspor, one of the winningest clubs in recent Turkish basketball history and a perennial Euroleague powerhouse since 1997.
Fenerbahçe Ülker play matches in 11.500-seat arena, called the Abdi İpekçi Arena. A new hall with capacity 12.000 is to be built in a few years.
Fenerbahçe Ülker lost to Efes Pilsen S.K. 4 games to 2 in the Turkish Basketball League Finals of 2008-2009 season.
[edit] Roster
As of September 2008
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Fenerbahçe Ülker roster
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- For a listing of past rosters, see Fenerbahçe Ülker past rosters.
[edit] Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Inactive |
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| C | Semih Erden | Oğuz Savaş | Ömer Aşık | Gašper Vidmar| |
| PF | Mirsad Türkcan | Rasim Başak | Enes Kanter | |
| SF | Gordan Giriček | Emir Preldžič | ||
| SG | Ömer Onan | Devin Smith | Serhat Çetin | |
| PG | Will Solomon | Damir Mršić | Marques Green | Maxim Can Mutaf| |
[edit] Notable players
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[edit] Achievements
[edit] International success
- Euroleague:
- Quarter-Final (1): 2007-08
- EuroChallenge:
- Fourth (1): 2004-05
- Korać Cup:
- Quarter-Final (2): 1995-96, 2000-01
[edit] Domestic success
[edit] Turkish Championships
- Turkish Basketball League:
- Winners (3): 1990-91, 2006-07, 2007-08
- Runners-up (8): 1967-68, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1982-1983, 1984-85, 1992-93, 1994-95, 2008-09
- Turkish Basketball Championship:
- Winners (3): 1957, 1959, 1965
- Runners-up (4): 1954, 1956, 1958, 1964
[edit] Other Competitions
- Turkish Cup:
- Winner (1): 1966-67
- Runners-up (3): 1993-94, 1996-97, 1998-99
- President Cup:
- Winners (4): 1989-90, 1990-91, 1993-94, 2006-07
- Runners-up (3): 1984-85, 1987-88, 2007-08
- Federation Cup:
- Winners (5): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
- GSGM Cup:
- Winners (2): 1987-88, 1991-92
- Runners-up (1): 1989-90
- Istanbul League:
- Winners (7): 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66
[edit] See also
- See also Turkish National Men's Basketball Team
- See also Fenerbahçe Women Basketball Team Fenerbahçe İstanbul
[edit] External links
- Official Fenerbahçe site (Turkish) (English) (German) (Portuguese)
- Fenerbahçe Ulker Official Web Page (Turkish)
- Euro League Page (English)
- Statistics (English)
