Ülker Sports and Event Hall

FenerbahÃÂ§e ÃÂlker Sports and Event Hall () is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in AtaÃÂehir, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is owned and operated by FenerbahÃÂ§e S.K. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts and 13,059 for basketball games, and it has hosted national and international sports events, such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and weightlifting; as well as concerts and congresses.

Structure and features

Designed by ÃÂmerler Architecture, the arena covers an area of approximately and is one of the major sports arenas in the city of Istanbul. The arena also has fast-food cafeterias and restaurants. It also has 6 locker room areas, 5 additional small locker rooms, 44 lounge areas, VIP seating areas, and a 2,500 capacity hall, which can be used for both training and practice games. Including the lounge and VIP areas, the arena can seat up to 13,800 people for sporting events.

The arena has the biggest scoreboard in Europe, whilst having the first basketball museum of Turkey.

History

ÃÂlker Sports Arena was inaugurated on 25 January 2012, with the FenerbahÃÂ§e versus EA7 Emporio Armani game in the EuroLeague 2011Ã¢ÂÂ12 season's Top 16 stage. FenerbahÃÂ§e's small forward Marko Tomas, scored the first points in the arena, with a 2-point jump shot, during the game against EA7 Emporio Armani. FenerbahÃÂ§e S.K.'s basketball departments, FenerbahÃÂ§e Men's Basketball and FenerbahÃÂ§e Women's Basketball, are currently playing their home games in the arena.

Museum

The FenerbahÃÂ§e 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 ÃÂÃÂ¼krÃÂ¼ SaracoÃÂlu Stadium in KadÃÂ±kÃÂ¶y, 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 menÃ¢ÂÂs basketball team, as well as the women's basketball team.