Fenerbahçe Basketball, commonly referred as Fenerbahçe () or Fenerbahce Istanbul in European matches, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Beko for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team and the men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Kadñköy, 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) EuroLeague, as well as 15 Turkish championships (12 titles in the Turkish Basketball Super League and 3 in the former Turkish Basketball Championship), 10 Turkish Cups, and 8 Turkish Presidential Cups, among others. They play their home matches at the club's own ÃÂlker Sports and Event Hall.
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 Ottoman Empire. Besides the two European championship titles in 2017 and 2025, Fenerbahçe have also been EuroLeague runners-up in 2016 and 2018. Fener also have played in seven EuroLeague Final Fours (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025) to date, a record in Turkish basketball. As of 2025, Fenerbahçe is the only Turkish Super League team to score a Triple Crown and holds the 1st place in European rankings. In 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an NBA team. In 2015, Fenerbahçe made history by defeating the Brooklyn Nets on their home court at the Barclays Center, becoming the first and only Turkish team to beat an NBA franchise in the United States. With this achievement, Fenerbahçe became one of only three teams in global basketball history to accomplish such a feat.
Many notable players in European basketball have played for Fenerbahçe over the years, some of which have included: à  arà «nas JasikeviÃÂius, à ½an Tabak, Conrad McRae, Nemanja Bjelica, ÃÂmer Aà Âñk, Thabo Sefolosha, Linas Kleiza, ÃÂmer Onan, Mirsad Türkcan, David Andersen, Harun Erdenay, Damir Mrà ¡iÃÂ, Bojan BogdanoviÃÂ, Semih Erden, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Tanoka Beard, Nikos Zisis, James Gist, Gordan GiriÃÂek, Mike Batiste, Marko MiliÃÂ, Will Solomon, Bo McCalebb, Ekpe Udoh, Pero AntiÃÂ, Luigi Datome, Nikola KaliniÃÂ, Kostas Sloukas, Jan Veselý, Ali Muhammed, Nicolò Melli, Bogdan BogdanoviÃÂ, Nando De Colo, Boban MarjanoviÃÂ, Khem Birch, and Talen Horton-Tucker. Also, the most accomplished coach in the history of European basketball, à ½eljko ObradoviÃÂ.
In 1913, Fenerbahçe S.K. established its first basketball team under the roof of an association sports club, but since there was no knowledge of basketball in the Ottoman Empire 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 Balkan Wars and World War I, 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 Istanbul.Eventually, under the initiative of Muhtar Sencer and Cem AtabeyoÃÂlu, it was founded in its current permanent form in 1944 and achieved considerable success when the sport established itself in Turkey.
Fenerbahçe, who dominated the sport with notable players of the period such as Altan Dinçer, Sacit Seldüz, Hikmet Vardar, ErdoÃÂan Karabelen, Yñlmaz Gündüz and Mehmet Baturalp under the leadership of memorable coach Samim Göreç, became champions of the Istanbul Basketball League in 1954âÂÂ55, 1955âÂÂ56, and 1956âÂÂ57. By defeating their rivals Galatasaray 55âÂÂ47 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 ðsmet UluÃÂ, one of the former football players and boxers of the club became president in 1962, and won Istanbul League titles again in 1962âÂÂ63, 1963âÂÂ64, 1964âÂÂ65 and 1965âÂÂ66.
Fenerbahçe won Turkish Basketball Championship titles in 1957, 1959, and 1965 undefeated, just before the current professional Turkish Super League was founded in 1966, and made it to the European Champions Cup in 1960 and 1966.
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 and Eczacñbaà Âñ, and later also ÃÂlkerspor, 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, Aytek Gürkan, Can Sonat, Ferhat Oktay, Pete Williams and Larry Richard in the seasons 1984âÂÂ85, 1987âÂÂ88 and 1989âÂÂ90, but was eliminated in the playoffs. Erman Kunter broke the record by scoring 153 points in a game of the 1987âÂÂ1988 season, in which the yellow-navy blues team beat Hilalspor 175âÂÂ101. Fenerbahçe would reach championship in 1991 that the fans were waiting for. Levent Topsakal, Larry Richard, Hüsnü ÃÂakñrgil and head coach ÃÂetin Yñlmaz led Fenerbahçe to the Turkish League title over Tofaà Â.
Fenerbahçe returned to the EuroLeague 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 1997âÂÂ98 season allowed the club to return to the EuroLeague in 1998âÂÂ99 season, and with players like Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Marko MiliÃÂ, à ½an Tabak, ðbrahim Kutluay, and the late Conrad McRae, Fenerbahçe advanced to the eighth-final playoffs, losing there to Real Madrid. ðbrahim Kutluay won the EuroLeague top scorer trophy with an average of 21.4 points.
The club made it to the Saporta Cup quarter-finals in 1994âÂÂ95. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the KoraàCup in 1995âÂÂ96 and repeated this achievement in 2000âÂÂ01. The early 2000s, however, were with very limited success. After Aydñn ÃÂrs 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 2004âÂÂ05 FIBA Europe League.
In the summer of 2006, the basketball club acquired a main sponsorship deal with ÃÂlker, to form Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker. 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 EuroLeague. After losing the Turkish League championship to Efes Pilsen in the 2008âÂÂ09 season, in a closely contested playoff finals, Fenerbahçe became Turkish League champions again in the 2009âÂÂ10 season, this time by defeating Efes Pilsen in the finals 4âÂÂ2.
Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker headed into the 2010âÂÂ11 season with five new transfers: Engin Atsür, à  arà «nas JasikeviÃÂius, Marko Tomas, Kaya Peker, and Darjuà ¡ LavrinoviÃÂ. With new head coach Neven Spahija, Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker continued their domination in the Turkish League, winning both the Turkish Cup and the Turkish League, over long time rivals Beà Âiktaà  and Galatasaray, respectively.
After two disappointing seasons, in 2011âÂÂ12 and 2012âÂÂ13 where Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker finished in fifth place in the Turkish league, legendary coach à ½eljko Obradoviàwas then signed as the team's head coach, and the roster was strengthened with the likes of former Toronto Raptor Linas Kleiza, promising power forward Nemanja Bjelica, consistent center Luka à ½oriÃÂ, and hot Turkish prospects Kenan Sipahi and Melih MahmutoÃÂlu. Fenerbahçe became the Turkish League champions once again, after beating eternal rivals Galatasaray in the playoff's finals of the 2013âÂÂ14 season. Success in the EuroLeague, however, continued to elude the team.
In the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Fenerbahçe reached the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in their history. In the quarterfinals, Fenerbahçe knocked out Maccabi Tel Aviv with three straight wins. In the semifinals, the team lost to Real Madrid, and eventually finished fourth. At the end of the season, the club's sponsorship agreement with ÃÂlker ended. In the 2015âÂÂ16 season, Fenerbahçe impressed in the EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16, and qualified once again for the Final Four tournament, by eliminating the defending champions, Real Madrid, in the playoffs, again with a score of 3âÂÂ0. During their first Final Four match against Laboral Kutxa, Fenerbahçe faced risking elimination once again before Kostas Sloukas made a game-tying lay-up to force the game into overtime, where Bogdan Bogdanoviàwould help lead the team in overtime to win 88âÂÂ77. The club became the first Turkish team to ever make it to the EuroLeague Final game. Their final opponent in the EuroLeague competition was CSKA Moscow. Fenerbahçe lost 101âÂÂ96 after overtime.
In the following 2016âÂÂ17 season, Fenerbahçe won their first European championship. The club beat Greek powerhouse Olympiacos 80âÂÂ64 in the championship game of the Final Four, that was held in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish team in history to win the EuroLeague title. Center Ekpe Udoh was named EuroLeague Final Four MVP. Following their European title, Fenerbahçe acquired a new main sponsor deal in the 2017 off-season. DoÃÂuà  Group signed a three-year contract with the club, worth an amount of â¬45 million, which guaranteed the club the largest name sponsorship deal in European basketball history.
In the 2017âÂÂ18 season, Fenerbahçe finished second at the regular season of the EuroLeague. In the Playoffs, they faced off against Kirolbet Baskonia, whom they eliminated with 3âÂÂ1 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 championship final. Fenerbahçe also continued their domination of the Turkish Super League â after a setback in 2015, Fenerbahçe won the 2016, 2017, and 2018 championships in dominating fashion.
Before the beginning of the 2018âÂÂ19 season, DoÃÂuà  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 2018âÂÂ19 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 (25âÂÂ5) under the new EuroLeague format (2016âÂÂ17 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 Cup final to claim their sixth title. Fenerbahçe defeated BC à ½algiris, 3âÂÂ1, 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 â however, in an upset, they were again defeated by Anadolu Efes in a seven-game series.
The 2019âÂÂ2020 season was the last under ObradoviÃÂ. Fenerbahçe managed to win the 2020 Turkish Cup by beating Teksüt Bandñrma in the quarterfinals, Türk Telekom in the semifinals, and Darüà Âà Âafaka in the finals. Despite improving their roster with signings like Derrick Williams and Nando De Colo, Fenerbahçe struggled in the EuroLeague â 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 â behind Anadolu Efes, Pñnar Karà Âñyaka and Galatasaray. Both tournaments were cancelled with no champions announced. In the summer, coach Obradoviàresigned.
Fenerbahçe signed former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoà ¡kov to replace ObradoviÃÂ. 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 GuduriÃÂ, the team greatly improved. A winning streak in the EuroLeague helped Fenerbahçe make the EuroLeague playoffs with a 20âÂÂ14 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, Kokoà ¡kov left Fenerbahçe during the summer.
During the off-season, Fenerbahçe signed Saà ¡a ÃÂorÃÂeviàas 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 2013âÂÂ2014 season, failed to make the playoffs â finishing in a disappointing 12th place, and coach ÃÂorÃÂeviàsuffered 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 â they finished over Efes in the regular season standings, earning home-court advantage for the playoffs, and made the finals â in the finals, Fenerbahçe beat Anadolu Efes 3âÂÂ1 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 108âÂÂ66, 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 3âÂÂ1 win in the semifinals â a disaster for Fenerbahçe.
Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Basketball Cup for the 8th time in the 2023âÂÂ24 season by defeating Anadolu Efes 67âÂÂ80 in the Turkish Basketball Cup final. With the appointment of à  arà «nas JasikeviÃÂius 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 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 2023âÂÂ24 Turkish Basketball League, faced Anadolu Efes in the finals and won the final games 3âÂÂ1, winning its 11th Championship.
In the 2024âÂÂ25 season, Fenerbahçe defeated Beà Âiktaà  104âÂÂ81 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 2023âÂÂ24 season, but bowed out in the semi-finals.
The club finished the 2024âÂÂ25 EuroLeague regular season in second place, beat Paris 3âÂÂ0 in the Play-Off qualifiers, qualified for the Final Four held in Abu Dhabi, and beat Panathinaikos 82âÂÂ76 in the semi-finals, making it to the EuroLeague finals for the fourth time, winning it against Monaco 81âÂÂ70 and winning the EuroLeague for the second time. Fenerbahçe, which completed the 2024âÂÂ25 season as the EuroLeague champion, defeated rivals Beà Âiktaà  4âÂÂ1 in the Turkish Super League final series and declared its 15th championship. Fener thus completed the 2024âÂÂ25 season with a historic Triple Crown (Turkish Cup, Turkish Super League and EuroLeague championship), becoming the first Turkish team to achieve this feat. Fenerbahçe, which did not renew the contracts of Errick McCollum, Marko GuduriÃÂ, Dyshawn Pierre and Sertaç à Âanlñ, whose contracts expired at the end of the 2024âÂÂ25 season, has begun restructuring its new squad. Before the start of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, Fener signed Mikael Jantunen, who had a strong performance for the Finnish national team at the EuroBasket 2025, as well as Brandon Boston Jr., Armando Bacot, and Talen Horton-Tucker from the NBA. Fener also re-signed Onuralp Bitim, who was loaned to Bayern Munich at the beginning of the 2024âÂÂ25 season. Fenerbahçe beat Beà Âiktaà  85âÂÂ83 to lift the 38th edition of the President's Cup, which serves as the Turkish Supercup, on 24 September. The reigning EuroLeague champions, who captured the triple crown last season and also won the Turkish League and Turkish Cup titles, have now lifted their fourth trophy of the calendar year. Thus, it achieved a significant success by winning trophies in a total of 4 official tournaments in one season.
Fenerbahçe participated in European competitions numerous times throughout their history and became one of the most successful Turkish clubs ever. By winning the former Turkish Basketball Championship, the club represented Turkey for their first time in the FIBA European Champions Cup in 1959âÂÂ60 and again in 1965âÂÂ66. Some years later, they made it to the FIBA European Cup quarter-finals in the 1994âÂÂ95 season. The following season Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA KoraàCup in 1996 and repeated this achievement in 2001. In the 1998âÂÂ99 season of the FIBA EuroLeague, they reached the Top 16 stage, but lost there to Real Madrid. The club became fourth in the 2004âÂÂ05 season of the FIBA EuroChallenge. The first major success in the modern era EuroLeague was achieved in the 2007âÂÂ08 season, where Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-finals. The first Final Four participation in the history of the club followed some years later, in the 2014âÂÂ15 season, when the team eliminated reigning European champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the play-offs with three straight victories under the guidance of legendary coach à ½eljko ObradoviÃÂ. In the semi-final game they lost against Real Madrid and eventually finished fourth. In the next season, the club reached the final of the competition with a convincing overall performance, again by eliminating the reigning champions (Real Madrid) with three straight wins, and lost dramatically against CSKA Moscow in overtime. Then eventually, in 2017, Fenerbahçe managed to win the EuroLeague trophy as the first and only Turkish club ever, in their own city, by defeating Greek team Olympiacos in the final game with a score of 80âÂÂ64. From the quarter-finals onwards, the club eliminated their opponents in dominating fashion, first sweeping Greek team Panathinaikos with 3âÂÂ0 wins despite the home-court disadvantage, and then defeating European powerhouses Real Madrid and Olympiacos with being behind only for a few seconds in total in the Final Four in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe, which finished the 2024âÂÂ25 EuroLeague regular season in second place, beat Paris 3âÂÂ0 in the Play-Off qualifiers, qualified for the Final Four held in Abu Dhabi, and beat Panathinaikos 82âÂÂ76 in the semi-finals, making it to the EuroLeague finals for the fourth time, winning it against Monaco 81âÂÂ70 and winning the EuroLeague for the "second" time.
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On 15 May 2016, Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish basketball club to play EuroLeague final and on 21 May 2017, became the first Turkish basketball club to won EuroLeague.
On 5 October 2012, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club to win against an NBA team, having beaten the Boston Celtics by a score of 97âÂÂ91 at the ÃÂlker Sports Arena. By defeating the Brooklyn Nets 101âÂÂ96 in Barclays Center on 5 October 2015, Fenerbahçe became the first and only Turkish basketball club and only third club in basketball history to win against an NBA team in the United States.
<small>Italic written players still play for the club.</small>
<small><s>crossed out</s> written players are leave the club by cancelled contract or loaned out in regular season.</small>
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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 ÃÂlker Sports Arena, the team's basketball hall. Previously located in the à Âükrü SaracoÃÂlu Stadium in Kadñköy, 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.