Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball, currently known as Fenerbahçe Medicana for sponsorship reasons, are the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1927, they are one of the most successful volleyball teams in Turkey, having won five Turkish Volleyball League titles, four Turkish Cups, and four Turkish Super Cups, among others. In Europe Fenerbahçe have won two Balkan Cups and the CEV Challenge Cup in the 2013–14 season, thus writing volleyball history as the women's team won another continental title, the CEV Cup, the very same day.[1][2][3] By achieving this unparalleled feat, Fenerbahçe became the first and only sports club in Turkey and one of a few in Europe with European titles won in both the men's and women's volleyball departments.
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| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Short name | FB Fener | ||
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| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Ground | Ülker Sports Arena Metro Energy Hall (Capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Chairman | Ali Koç | ||
| Manager | Slobodan Kovač | ||
| Captain | Fabian Drzyzga | ||
| League | Efeler Ligi | ||
| 2023–24 | 2nd place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Championships | |||
| 1 CEV Challenge Cup 2 Balkan Cups 5 Turkish Championships 4 Turkish Cups 4 Turkish Super Cups | |||
The club play their home matches at the 7,000-seated TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.[4]
Previous names
edit- Fenerbahçe (1927–2011)
- Fenerbahçe Grundig (2011–2015)
- Fenerbahçe (2015–2019)
- Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta (2019–2023)
- Fenerbahçe Parolapara (2023–2024)
History
editAfter a series of intermittent existences, 1927–1935, 1940–1942, 1943–1971, it was founded in its present form in 1976. The team began in the Istanbul Fourth League and was promoted to the Third League in 1977, to the Second League in 1982 and finally to the First League in 1984. As champions of the Istanbul First League in 1985, Fenerbahçe were promoted to the top-level Men's Volleyball League.[citation needed]
Honours
editSource:[5]
European competitions
edit- Top 16 (1): 2008–2009
Winners (1): 2013–14
- Winners (2) (shared-record): 2009, 2013
Domestic competitions
edit- Winners (5): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19
Runners-up (6): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2023–24
Third place (4): 2006–07, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Third place (3): 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68
- Winners (4): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
- Winners (4) (shared-record): 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020
- Runners-up (3): 2010, 2014, 2019
- Turkish Federation Cup
- Winners (2): 1961–62, 1965–66
- Runners-up (2): 1960–61, 1969–70
- Winners (10): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
- Runners-up (6): 1934–35, 1945–46, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66
- Third place (4): 1931–32, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1961–62
The road to the CEV Challenge Cup victory
edit| Round | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| Qualification Round 1 |  Anorthosis Famagusta
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3–0 | 1–3 |
| Qualification Round 2 |  AZS Politechnika Warszawska
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3–1 | 0–3 |
| 16th Final |  Lokomotyv Kharkiv
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3–1 | 3–2 |
| 8th Final |  VaLePa Sastamala
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3–0 | 3–2 |
| Quarterfinal |  Stroitel Minsk
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3–0 | 2–3 |
| Semifinal |  Nantes Rezé Métropole
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3–1 | 0–3 |
| Final |  Andreoli Latina
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3–0 | 3–2 |
Roster
editSeason 2024–2025
| No. | Player | D.O.B. | Position | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kaan Gürbüz
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16/08/2001 | Opposite | 1.95 |
| 2 | Caner Pekşen
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09/06/1987 | Setter | 1.84 |
| 4 | Ahmet Samet Baltacı
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08/06/1999 | Middle blocker | 2.06 |
| 5 | Baturalp Burak Güngör
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28/07/1993 | Libero | 1.90 |
| 7 | Osman Çağatay Durmaz
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09/09/1996 | Middle blocker | 2.00 |
| 8 |  Dražen Luburić
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02/11/1993 | Opposite | 2.02 |
| 9 | Hakkı Çapkınoğlu
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20/07/1990 | Middle blocker | 2.00 |
| 11 | Fabian Drzyzga
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03/01/1990 | Setter | 1.97 |
| 13 | Yiğit Gülmezoğlu
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28/12/1995 | Outside hitter | 1.94 |
| 15 | Mert Cuci
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10/08/2005 | Middle blocker | 2.03 |
| 17 |  Meisam Salehi
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17/11/1998 | Outside hitter | 1.98 |
| 18 |  Denis Karyagin
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28/09/2002 | Outside hitter | 2.02 |
| 19 | Yasin Aydın
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11/07/1995 | Outside hitter | 1.94 |
| 21 | Caner Dengin
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15/12/1987 | Libero | 1.87 |
Technical and managerial staff
editStaff as of December 01, 2024[6]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hulusi Belgü
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Board member |
| Dariusz Stanicki
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Team manager |
| Slobodan Kovač
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Head coach |
| Mert Karatop
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Assistant coach |
| Mehmet Yücel
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Assistant coach |
Team captains
editThis is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.
| Period | Captain |
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| 2005–2006 | Burak Hascan
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| 2006–2009 | Hakan Fertelli
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| 2009–2015 | Arslan Ekşi
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| 2015–2018 | Selçuk Keskin
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| 2018–2021 | Ulaş Kıyak
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| 2021–2022 |  Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
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| 2022–2023 | Saeid Marouf
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| 2023–2024 | Hasan Yeşilbudak
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| 2024–present | Fabian Drzyzga
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Head coaches
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This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.
| Period | Head coach |
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| 1927–1929 | Aziz Torun
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| 1955–1958 | Alaaddin Güneş
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| 1958–1959 | Atilla Sesören
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| 1959–1961 | Alaaddin Güneş
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| 1961–1962 | Ayhan Demir
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| 1962–196? | Alaaddin Güneş
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| 1966–1969 | Hilmi Tüker
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| 1969–1970 | Metin Bıkmaz
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| 1976–1977 | Alaaddin Güneş
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| 1978–1979 | Mustafa Elitez
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| 1980–1985 | Erkan Yasa
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| 1985–1990 | İsmail Vuran
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| 1990–1992 |  Richard Mislinkova
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| 1992–1993 | Abdullah Paşaoğlu
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| 1993–2001 | İsmail Vuran
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| 2002 | Cem Akyol
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| 2002–2003 | Deniz Esinduy
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| 2005–2007 | Jesús Savigne
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| 2007–2011 |  György Demeter
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| 2011–2012 |  Daniel Castellani
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| 2012 | Daniele Bagnoli
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| 2013 | Fabio Soli
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| 2013–2015 | Daniel Castellani
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| 2015–2018 | Veljko Bašić
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| 2018–2020 | Mariusz Sordyl
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| 2020–2021 | Erkan Toğan
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| 2021–2023 | Daniel Castellani
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| 2023–2024 | Kerem Eryılmaz
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| 2024–present | Slobodan Kovač
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Home halls
editThis is a list of the home halls the senior team played at in the recent years.
| # | Hall | Period |
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| 1 | Caferağa Sport Hall | 2004–2006 |
| 2 | Burhan Felek Sport Hall | 2006–2007 |
| 3 | Caferağa Sport Hall | 2007–2008 |
| 4 | 50th Anniversary Sport Hall | 2008–2010 |
| 5 | Burhan Felek Sport Hall | 2010–2015 |
| 6 | Ülker Sports Arena | 2015– |
Notable players
edit| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Domestic Players
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European Players
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Non-European Players
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Players whose names are italicized still play for the team[7]
Sponsorship and kit manufacturers
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1 Main sponsorship 2 Back sponsorship 3 Lateral sponsorship 4 Short sponsorship 5 Sleeves sponsorship |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russia wins three of the European Cups, Fenerbahçe – two". www.cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. March 31, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe writes history by claiming CEV Challenge Cup!". www.cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "What a day for Fenerbahçe! Yellow Angels win CEV Cup!". www.cev.eu. European Volleyball Confederation. March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Fenerbahçe started with winning
- ^ "Erkekler Kupa Şampiyonlukları". tvf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Technical Staff Team squad Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Team rosters since 1999-00
External links
edit- Official website of Fenerbahçe SK (in Turkish and English)