Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball
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Fenerbahçe Universal , as known as Yellow Angels, is the women's volleyball
department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club
based in Istanbul
, Turkey
. The senior team's name sponsor is the Turkish healthcare group Universal Hospitals Group.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team play their matches in the 7000-seated Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
The senior team was renamed as Fenerbahçe Acıbadem due to sponsorship agreement with Acıbadem Healthcare Group
from 2007 to 2011.
Fenerbahçe finally returned to the First League in 2002-03 season.Fenerbahçe finished 2nd in 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. They gained their 9th Turkish title in the history in 2008-09 season with beating 3-2 their archrival Eczacıbaşı SK in the final and it was their first ever title since league system was applied.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball shine in 2009-10 season without a loss in both of Turkish and European competitions and still continue their unbeaten run.They finished 1st the first round of 2009-10 season without a loss in 22 matches and reached the final of Women's CEV Champions League
without a loss, after beating hosts RC Cannes
3-2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 9-15) in final-four that is held in Cannes
. In the final they faced Volley Bergamo
and lost the match. Yekaterina Gamova won the best scorer and Nataša Osmokrović
won the best server awards.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball were on top of the world on 21 December 2010 in Doha
-Qatar
after beating South American titleholders Sollys Osasco
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-17) to become the first team in 16 years to claim the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship where Katarzyna Skowrońska
selected the tournement MVP. Skowrońska also won the best scorer and Eda Erdem
won the best server awards.
Italic written players still plays for the team
Volleyball
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department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club
Sports club
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based in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The senior team's name sponsor is the Turkish healthcare group Universal Hospitals Group.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team play their matches in the 7000-seated Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names
- Fenerbahçe (1928–2007)
- Fenerbahçe Acıbadem (2007–2011)
- Fenerbahçe Universal (2011–present)
History
Women's Volleyball Department of Fenerbahçe SK was founded in 1928 by Sabiha Rıfat Gürayman who was a girl playing for men's volleyball team of Fenerbahçe, and was the first woman architect of Turkey. However, the department was closed due to lack of opponent. In 1954 a new era started with taking help from Çamlıca Girls' Highschool, starting from 1958 those girls won 8 Turkish Championships alongside many titles. In 1977, Fenerbahçe SK Women's Volleyball Branch was closed due to financial issues. In 1989, it was refounded and promoted from Istanbul First League to the Turkish Second League in 1993 and to the Turkish First League in 1994. They were relegated to the Turkish Second League in 1995-96 season.The senior team was renamed as Fenerbahçe Acıbadem due to sponsorship agreement with Acıbadem Healthcare Group
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Turkey's leading healthcare institution, Acıbadem, operates with over 6000 employees in 20 different location through a network of 6 general hospitals, medical centers, outpatient clinics, 1 ophthalmology center and laboratories...
from 2007 to 2011.
Fenerbahçe finally returned to the First League in 2002-03 season.Fenerbahçe finished 2nd in 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. They gained their 9th Turkish title in the history in 2008-09 season with beating 3-2 their archrival Eczacıbaşı SK in the final and it was their first ever title since league system was applied.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball shine in 2009-10 season without a loss in both of Turkish and European competitions and still continue their unbeaten run.They finished 1st the first round of 2009-10 season without a loss in 22 matches and reached the final of Women's CEV Champions League
Women's CEV Champions League
The Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
without a loss, after beating hosts RC Cannes
RC Cannes
RC Cannes is a French volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Palais des Victoires in Cannes.The team won Women's CEV Champions League twice, in 2001/2002 and 2002/2003.-Team Roster Season 2010-2011:...
3-2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 9-15) in final-four that is held in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
. In the final they faced Volley Bergamo
Volley Bergamo
The Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo is the volleyball team of Bergamo.-2011-2012 Team Roster:As of August 2011Coach: Davide Mazzanti-Transfers:*Christiane Fürst transferred to Fenerbahçe Acıbadem for 2010-11 season....
and lost the match. Yekaterina Gamova won the best scorer and Nataša Osmokrović
Nataša Osmokrović
Nataša Osmokrović is an international Croatian volleyball player who plays for Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.-Career:...
won the best server awards.
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball were on top of the world on 21 December 2010 in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
-Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
after beating South American titleholders Sollys Osasco
Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco
Osasco Voleibol Clube is a women's volleyball club, based in Osasco, São Paulo , Brazil. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.-History:...
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-17) to become the first team in 16 years to claim the 2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship where Katarzyna Skowrońska
Katarzyna Skowronska
Katarzyna Ewa Skowrońska-Dolata is a female Polish volleyball player who plays for the Polish National Team.-Career:...
selected the tournement MVP. Skowrońska also won the best scorer and Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem
Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...
won the best server awards.
Current squad
Squad as of November 17, 2011| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 |  FabianaFabiana Claudino Fabiana Marcelino Claudino is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia... |
Middle blocker | 1.93 |
| 3 |  Nihan Güneyligil |
Libero | 1.70 |
| 4 | Merve Dalbeler Merve Dalbeler Merve Dalbeler is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 183 cm and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-References:... |
Libero/Outside-Hitter | 1.80 |
| 5 |  Lioubov SokolovaLioubov Sokolova Lioubov Sokolova Kılıç is a Russian volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe from Turkey. Her maiden name is Lioubov Sokolova. She is also known as Lioubov Kılıç... |
Opposite-Outside hitter | 1.93 |
| 6 | Yağmur Koçyiğit Yağmur Koçyiğit Yağmur Koçyiğit is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm and plays as an outside hitter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. She signed 3 years contract with team on July 2010... |
Outside Hitter | 1.83 |
| 7 | Duygu Bal Duygu Bal Duygu Bal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as a middle blocker. She plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe.... |
Middle Blocker | 1.90 |
| 8 | İpek Soroğlu İpek Soroğlu İpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Career:İpek signed a 3 years contract with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem on June 2009... |
Middle Blocker | 1.92 |
| 9 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu Seda Tokatlioglu Seda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe... |
Opposite-Outside Hitter | 1.92 |
| 10 |  Yeon-Koung KimYeon-Koung Kim Kim Yeon-Koung is a South Korean women's volleyball player. She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe.Kim is South Korea’s most decorated player within the last few years and is known as the Asian Gamova.-Career:... |
Opposite-Hitter | 1.92 |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir Naz Aydemir Naz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva... |
Setter | 1.86 |
| 12 | Seda Eryüz Seda Uslu Eryüz Seda Eryüz is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter.She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Universal.... |
Setter | 1.80 |
| 14 | Eda Erdem Eda Erdem Eda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:... |
Middle Blocker | 1.87 |
| 15 |  Logan TomLogan Tom Logan Maile Lei Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
Outside Hitter | 1.86 |
| 17 | Didem Ege Didem Ege Didem Ege is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 173 cm and plays as libero. She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Universal.... |
Libero | 1.72 |
Technical and managerial staff
Squad as of November 17, 2011| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hakan Dinçay |
Board member responsible to volleyball |
| Violet Duca Violet Duca Violet Kostanda Duca is a Turkish former volleyball player and current Fenerbahçe Acıbadem manager. She is Greek descent. Her father Hristo Kostanda is a former footballer and played for Beşiktaş JK. She played 120 times for national team. .... |
Team Manager |
| Zé Roberto José Roberto Guimarães José Roberto Lages Guimarães is a Brazilian former volleyball player and current coach. He known as Zé Roberto. He is coaching for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. He played volleyball between years 1967-1988 as a professional player and coaching since 1988... |
Head coach |
| Kamil Söz |
Assistant coach |
| Mehmet Mert Karatop |
Statistician and Trainer |
| Turgay Aslanyürek |
Conditioner |
Notable players
- Ergül AvcıErgül AvcıErgül Avcı is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and also played before for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem, Yeşilyurt and Bursa Nilüfer Belediye for 2009-10 season from Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Clubs:* 2008-09 Women's CEV Top...
- Naz AydemirNaz AydemirNaz Aydemir is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal and wears the number 17. She's won one league championship with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva...
- Duygu BalDuygu BalDuygu Bal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as a middle blocker. She plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe....
- Çiğdem Can RasnaÇigdem Can RasnaÇiğdem Can Rasna is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She played 280 times for national team...
- Pelin ÇelikPelin ÇelikPelin Çelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 172 cm and plays as setter for Azeri volleyball club Rabita Baku. She played 275 times for national team...
- Songül DikmenSongül DikmenSongül Dikmen Gürsoytrak is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 173 cm tall and plays as libero who is currently free agent and last played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. She also played for İller Bankası, Emlak Toki, Gaziantep Şahinbey Bld. and Konya Ereğli...
- Eda ErdemEda ErdemEda Erdem is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 187 cm tall and plays as a middle blocker. Erdem has a block height of 302 cm and spike height of 308 cm.-Career:...
- Cemre ErolCemre ErolCemre Erol is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 183 cm tall and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 2009 season start and wears number 10. She also played for Gazi University from Ankara....
- Ayça Naz İhtiyaroğluAyça Naz IhtiyarogluAyça Naz İhtiyaroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 169 cm and plays as libero. She plays for Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team since 2009 season start and wear 8 number. She played 53 times for national team. She also played for Yeşilyurt and Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.Ayça is engaged with...
- Özge KırdarÖzge KırdarÖzge Kırdar Çemberci is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as setter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 9. She is regular national team player...
- Yağmur KoçyiğitYağmur KoçyiğitYağmur Koçyiğit is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm and plays as an outside hitter. She plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. She signed 3 years contract with team on July 2010...
- Aysun ÖzbekAysun ÖzbekAysun Özbek is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 185 cm tall and weighs 73 kg. Playing in the middle blocker position, she has competed for Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta since 1996. She wears the number 5 jersey and is the team's captain.Özbek also played over 200 times for the national team...
- Özlem ÖzçelikÖzlem ÖzçelikÖzlem Özçelik is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 190 cm and plays as middle blocker. She plays for Beşiktaş.Özlem played 312 times for national team...
- İpek Soroğluİpek Soroğluİpek Soroğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm and plays as middle blocker and plays for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem.-Career:İpek signed a 3 years contract with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem on June 2009...
- Eylem ŞenkalEylem ŞenkalEylem Şenkal is a Turkish model, TV star and volleyball player in Turkey.She did her secondary studies in Kadir Has High School and then registered at İstanbul University and she graduated in Sport Academy of Marmara University....
- Seda TokatlıoğluSeda TokatliogluSeda Tokatlıoğlu is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 192 cm tall and plays as an outside spiker. However, she played as an opposite both in Turkish National Volleyball Team and in Fenerbahçe...
- Seda EryüzSeda Uslu EryüzSeda Eryüz is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 180 cm and plays as setter.She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Universal....
- Nihan Güneyligil
- Didem EgeDidem EgeDidem Ege is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 173 cm and plays as libero. She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Universal....
- Oksana Parkhomenko
- Valeriya KorotenkoValeriya KorotenkoValeriya Korotenko is an Azerbaijani professional volleyball player. She is currently playing for Fenerbahçe....
- Nisa Kuliyeva
- Marina TumasMarina TumasMarina Tumas is a Belarusian volleyball player. She is 186 cm. She plays for İller Bankası Team in Turkey. She played over 130 times for national team...
- Frauke DirickxFrauke DirickxFrauke Dirickx is a female volleyball player from Belgium. She finished in seventh place with the Women's National Team at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg...
- BiaAna Beatriz Francisco das ChagasAna Beatriz Francisco das Chagas also known as Bia is a Brazilian volleyball player. She is 179 cm and 62 kg...
- FabianaFabiana ClaudinoFabiana Marcelino Claudino is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia...
- FofãoHélia SouzaHélia Rogério de Souza , nicknamed Fofão, is a Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for the her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in 2008 and twice won a bronze medal in 1996 and 2000...
- TatiTatiana Alves dos SantosTatiana Alves dos Santos is a Brazilian volleyball player. She is 183 cm. She played for Blumenau , Lupo Nautico, Farça Olimpica, Zaon, sparta Vassauras in Brazil, Zarechie Odintsova in Russia, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta in Turkey and JT Marvelous in Japan...
- Radosveta Teneva-Milichevich
- Nataša OsmokrovićNataša OsmokrovićNataša Osmokrović is an international Croatian volleyball player who plays for Azerbaijani club Rabita Baku.-Career:...
- Christiane FürstChristiane FürstChristiane Fürst is a female volleyball player from Germany, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place. She is currently free agent and last played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem...
- Alice BlomAlice BlomAlice Blom is a female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a spiker for Azerbaijani Igtisadchi Baku....
- Katarzyna SkowrońskaKatarzyna SkowronskaKatarzyna Ewa Skowrońska-Dolata is a female Polish volleyball player who plays for the Polish National Team.-Career:...
- Yekaterina Gamova
- Lioubov SokolovaLioubov SokolovaLioubov Sokolova Kılıç is a Russian volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe from Turkey. Her maiden name is Lioubov Sokolova. She is also known as Lioubov Kılıç...
- Anja SpasojevićAnja SpasojevicAnja Spasojević is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as wing spiker for Universitet Belgorod. She began her professional career in Red Star Belgrade, and then played in Asystel Novara, Voléro Zürich and Fenerbahçe Acıbadem...
- Vesna Tomašević
- Yeon-Koung KimYeon-Koung KimKim Yeon-Koung is a South Korean women's volleyball player. She currently plays for Turkish giants Fenerbahçe.Kim is South Korea’s most decorated player within the last few years and is known as the Asian Gamova.-Career:...
- Therese CrawfordTherese CrawfordTherese Crawford is an American volleyball player. She is 176 cm tall and plays outside hitter. Therese has been playing for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team since the start of the 2007 season and wears number 10. She plays for national team...
- Nicole DavisNicole DavisNicole Marie Davis is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 5'6" and plays at the libero position. She played for Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball Team for the 2007 season and wore the number 1 jersey. She was the first foreign-born libero to play in the Turkish league and led her team to a...
- Kim GlassKim GlassKimberly Marie Glass is an American indoor volleyball player. She is 6'3" and plays as an outside hitter. She currently plays for Modřanská Prostějov. She joined the U.S. national team on May 23, 2007...
- Logan TomLogan TomLogan Maile Lei Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics...
Italic written players still plays for the team
Honours
International success
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FIVB Club World Championship:
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Winner (1): 2010
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- Women's CEV Champions LeagueWomen's CEV Champions LeagueThe Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
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Runners-up (1): 2009-10 -
Third (1): 2010-11Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11The Women's CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2010–11 season and was the 37th edition.-Teams of the 2010–2011 competition:The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:...
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- CEV Champion Club's CupWomen's CEV Champions LeagueThe Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
:- Quarter-Final (1): 1968-69
- CEV Cup Winner's CupWomen's CEV Top Teams CupThe CEV Top Teams Cup was an official competition for women's Volleyball clubs of Europe and took place every year from 1972/73 to 2006/07.Before 2001, it was the CEV Cup Winner's Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Cup.-Cup Winners Cup:-Top Teams Cup:...
:- Quarter-Final (1): 1973-74
- Women's CEV Top Teams CupWomen's CEV Top Teams CupThe CEV Top Teams Cup was an official competition for women's Volleyball clubs of Europe and took place every year from 1972/73 to 2006/07.Before 2001, it was the CEV Cup Winner's Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Cup.-Cup Winners Cup:-Top Teams Cup:...
:- Third (1): 2008-09Women's CEV Cup 2008-09The Women's CEV Cup 2008-09 is the 37th edition of the European Women's CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former Top Teams Cup.-Teams of the 2008-2009:The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions...
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Turkish championships (11)
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Turkish Women's Volleyball LeagueTurkish Women's Volleyball LeagueThe Turkish Women's Volleyball League , is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation...
:- Winners (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
- Runners-up (2): 2006-07, 2007-08
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- Turkish Women's Volleyball ChampionshipTurkish Women's Volleyball ChampionshipThe Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship is a defunct volleyball league competition in Turkish volleyball, run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation from 1956 to 1983.-Champions:-All champions:...
:- Winners (8): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1969, 1972
- Runners-up (3): 1961, 1973, 1975
- Third (3): 1962, 1974, 1977
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Other competitions
- Turkish Cup:
- Winner (1): 2009-10
- Runners-up (1): 2008-09
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- Turkish Super Cup:
- Winners (2): 2009, 2010
- Runners-up (1): 2011
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- Istanbul LeagueIstanbul Women's Volleyball LeagueThe Istanbul Women's Volleyball Championship is a defunct volleyball league competition in Turkish volleyball, run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation from 1955 to 1984.-Champions:* 1954-55 Season...
:- Winners (10): 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
- Runners-up (5): 1959-60, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1973-74, 1974-75
- Third (7): 1954-55, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1976-77
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See also
- See also Fenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Grundig is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The senior team's name sponsor is Grundig....
team - See also Turkey women's national volleyball teamTurkey women's national volleyball teamThe Turkey women's national volleyball team is the women's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's biggest success came in 2003, when Turkey won the silver medal at the 2003 European...