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| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Short name | FB Fener | ||
| Nickname | Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries) Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues) Sarı Melekler (The Yellow Angels) | ||
| Founded | 1928(initial) 1954(refounded) | ||
| Ground | Burhan Felek Sport Hall (Capacity: 7.000) | ||
| Chairman |  Sadettin Saran | ||
| Manager |  Marcello Abbondanza | ||
| Captain | Eda Erdem Dündar | ||
| League | Sultanlar Ligi CEV Champions League | ||
| 2024–25 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Championships | |||
| 1World Championship 1European Championship 1CEV Cup 15Turkish Championships 5Turkish Cups 6Turkish Super Cups | |||
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Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, commonly known asFenerbahçe and officially known asFenerbahçe Medicana for commercial reasons, are the professional women'svolleyball department ofFenerbahçe SK, a majorTurkishmulti-sport club based inIstanbul, Turkey. They play their matches at the 7.000-seatedBurhan Felek Sport Hall. Fenerbahçe compete in theTurkish Women's Volleyball League, which is considered to be one of the best and most competitive leagues in the world.
Founded in 1928, Fenerbahçe are one of the best volleyball teams in Turkey and in the world. They were crowned World Champions by winning theFIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship undefeated in2010, thus achieving the firstintercontinental quadruple ever in Turkish volleyball history, after having won the Turkish League,Turkish Cup, and theTurkish Super Cup in 2010.[1] Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish team to claim aWorld Championship title. After being runners-up in theCEV Champions League in2010, Fenerbahçe finally were crowned European Champions in the2011–12 season after defeating French powerhouseRC Cannes in three straight sets (25–14, 25–22, and 25–20) in the final game.[2] The club also reached the third place of the Champions League twice, in the2010–11 and2015–16 seasons.
Fenerbahçe also won theCEV Cup by defeating Russia'sUralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 3–0 (25–11, 28–26, 25–22) in the2014 finals in front of their passionate home crowd, thus writing volleyball history as themen's team won another continental title, theCEV Challenge Cup, the very same day.[3][4] By achieving this unparalleled feat, Fenerbahçe became the first and only sports club in Turkey and one of a few inEurope with European titles won in both the men's and women's volleyball departments.
In Turkey the club have won 15 Turkish Championship titles (7 in the currentTurkish Women's Volleyball League and 8 in the formerTurkish Women's Volleyball Championship), 5Turkish Cups, and 6Turkish Super Cups, among others.
The women's volleyball department was founded in 1928 bySabiha Gürayman who, as a young woman, played for the club's men's volleyball team, and was the first woman architect in Turkey. However, the section was closed due to lack of opponents. In 1954, a new era started with assistance from Çamlıca Girls' High School (tr). Starting in 1958, the girls won eightTurkish Championships among many other titles. In 1977, the department was closed again until 1989, this time due to insufficient funds. In 1993, the team was promoted from theIstanbul First League to the Turkish Second League. The following year, they played in theTurkish First League. However, they were relegated to the Turkish Second League in the 1995–96 season.[citation needed]
Fenerbahçe returned to the Turkish First League in the 2002–03 season, and were runners-up in the 2006–07 season. The senior team was renamed asFenerbahçe Acıbadem due to a sponsorship agreement with theAcıbadem Healthcare Group from 2007 to 2011. The Yellow Angels were runners-up afterEczacıbaşı SK in the 2007–08 season, too. They gained the ninth Turkish title in their history in the 2008–09 season, after defeating their archrivals Eczacıbaşı SK in the finals (3–2, 0–3, 3–1, 3–1), which was their first ever title in the league's current format that had started with the 1984–85 season.[citation needed]
Fenerbahçe's women's team shone in the 2009–10 season as the Yellow Angels finished the first round of the 2009–10 Turkish League undefeated in 22 matches (setting a 66:2 set ratio record), and reached the Final Four of the2009–10 CEV Women's Champions League undefeated. The team then beat the host teamRC Cannes in a thrilling five-setter, but eventually lost toVolley Bergamo in five sets in the final, even though they came back after falling two sets down: 22–25, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20, 9–15.Yekaterina Gamova was named the best scorer andNataša Osmokrović was chosen the best server of the tournament.[5]
The star-studded team of Fenerbahçe were on top of the world on 21 December 2010 inDoha,Qatar after beating South American titleholdersSollys Osasco 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–17) to become the first team in 16 years to claim the2010 FIVB Women's Club World Championship[6] whereKatarzyna Skowrońska was named theMVP and Best Scorer, whileEda Erdem Dündar was the Best Server.
In 2011, Fenerbahçe SK organized the Champions League Final Four in theBurhan Felek Sports Hall in Istanbul, however, in the semi-final the Yellow Angels lost to Turkish rivalsVakıfbank in a heart-breaking five setter (25–19, 21–25, 25–21, 19–25, 11–15), and lost the chance to be the very first team in Turkish volleyball history to win the Champions League title. The Yellow Angels settled for the third place after beating Scavolini Pesaro in four sets (14–25, 25–21, 25–21, 25–21), thanks to the national heroinesSeda Tokatlıoğlu,Naz Aydemir andEda Erdem Dündar.
In 2012 the club won the CEV Volleyball Champions League, which was organized inBaku on 24–25 March 2012, having defeated French powerhouseRC Cannes in the final in three straight sets (25–14, 25–22, and 25–20).Kim won the MVP award and the Best Scorer award, while Naz Aydemir was named the Best Setter.[7]
Fenerbahçe, which had an ambitious squad again as a result of the restructuring, managed to become the champion of theCEV Cup (which they lost in the finals a year ago) this time (Fenerbahçe women's volleyball team became the champion by defeating the RussianUraloçka team on March 29, 2014, whileFenerbahçe men's volleyball team also became the champion by defeating the ItalianAndreoli Latina team 3-0 in theCEV Challenge Cup on the same day, and the Yellow-Navy Blues became the first team to win two European Cups on the same day[8]). The Yellow-Navy Blues reached the finals of theTurkish Women's Volleyball League in the same season, and despite reaching the finals of theTurkish Cup, they remained in second place. However, theYellow Angels continued their rise in the 2014-15 season and left behindVakıfbank,Eczacıbaşı andGalatasaray Daikin in the final group held inAnkara andİzmir between 22 April and 1 May 2015 and reached the 12th Turkish championship in their history. The team also became the champion of the Turkish Cup in the same season (for the second time in their history), and closed the season with a double cup. The yellow-dark blue team was eliminated in the play-off round of theChampions League byVakıfbank. TheYellow Angels entered the 2015-16 season by defeatingVakıfbank and winning theChampions Cup championship (for the third time in its history), while in theTurkish League, despite finishing the regular season as the leader, they lost to the same team twice in the final group and finished the league in second place. In theCEV Women's Champions League, they came third in Europe. The 2016-17 season was another golden season for Fenerbahçe. Having won the double championship inTurkish League and Turkish Cup, theYellow Angels especially eliminatedEczacıbaşı in the semi-finals of the League, and came from behind 14-9 to win the golden set of the match on April 12, 2017 that determined the finalist, and surprisingly facedGalatasaray Daikin, who eliminatedVakıfbank in the finals. The Yellow-dark blue team won all three matches comfortably, reaching their 13th Turkish championship, while the Yellow-red team's championship longing since 1966 continued. The photo of the two teams' players arm in arm at the cup ceremony went down in history as one of the unforgettable moments in the eternal rivalry.[9]
After this championship, theYellow Angels maintained their claims in both the Turkish and European Cups, but they entered a five-year championship longing. The Yellow-Navy Blues finished third in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons in theTurkish League and second in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons (the 2019-20 season could not be completed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic), played in the finals of theTurkish Cup in the 2018-19, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. In theCEV Women's Champions League, they were semi-finalists in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons, and came third in the 2021-22 season.
Starting from the 2022-23 season, Fenerbahçe started to embrace the championships it missed again. Having started the aforementioned season by beatingVakıfbank 3-0 and becoming theChampions Cup champion for the fourth time in its history,[10] The Yellow Canaries defeated the same team in the golden set in theTurkish League semifinals andEczacıbaşı in all three matches in the final, reaching their 14th Turkish championship in their history.[11] In the 2023-24 season, theYellow Angels increased their level of success and won double championships in theTurkish League and Turkish Cup. However, that year they were eliminated in the semifinals in Europe.
In this way, the Yellow-Navy Blues, who reached their 15th Turkish championship, made a great contribution to theTurkish women's national volleyball team, which rose to the top of the world with the success they achieved. In this context,Eda Erdem (captain),Melissa Vargas (top scorer) andAslı Kalaç played in the national team that won theNations League,European Championship andWorld Cup championships in 2023.
A three-year agreement covering the 2025–26, 2026–27 and 2027–28 seasons has been reached withItalian Serie A1 clubPolisportiva Consolini on a project to enhance financial support and technical cooperation. Under this agreement, both clubs will conduct scouting activities worldwide to identify young talent and provide them with experience inRomagna before stepping onto the highest level.[12]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'svolleyball | ||
| RepresentingFenerbahçe | ||
| FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | ||
 | FIVB Club World Championship | 2010 |
 | FIVB Club World Championship | 2012 |
| FIVB Club World Championship | 2021 |
| CEV Women's Champions League | ||
| CEV Champions League | 2011–12 |
 | CEV Champions League | 2009–10 |
| CEV Champions League | 2010–11 |
| CEV Champions League | 2015–16 |
| CEV Champions League | 2018–19 |
| CEV Champions League | 2021–22 |
| CEV Champions League | 2022–23 |
| CEV Champions League | 2023–24 |
| Women's CEV Cup | ||
| CEV Cup | 2013–14 |
| CEV Cup | 2012–13 |
| CEV Cup | 2008–09 |
Winners (8): 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72
Runners-up (3): 1960–61, 1972–73, 1974–75
Third place (3): 1961–62, 1973–74, 1976–77Winners (5): 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2023–24, 2024–25Runners-up (5): 2008–09, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23Winners (6): (record) 2009, 2010, 2015, 2022, 2024, 2025Runners-up (4): 2011, 2014, 2017, 2023Winners (2): 1959–60, 1976–77Runners-up (1): 1965–66Winners (11): 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73Runners-up (5): 1959–60, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75Third place (6): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77Players as of September 17, 2025[13]
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
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| 1 | Gizem Örge | Libero | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (age 32) | 1.70 | Turkey |
| 2 | Helin Kayıkçı | Libero | (2005-07-13)13 July 2005 (age 20) | 1.75 | Turkey |
| 3 | Bojana Milenković | Outside hitter | (1997-03-06)6 March 1997 (age 28) | 1.85 |  Serbia |
| 4 | Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani | Opposite | (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (age 29) | 1.93 |  United States |
| 5 | Agnieszka Korneluk | Middle blocker | (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (age 31) | 2.00 |  Poland |
| 7 | Hande Baladın | Outside hitter | (1997-09-01)1 September 1997 (age 28) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 8 | Alessia Orro | Setter | (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (age 27) | 1.80 | Italy |
| 9 | Aslı Kalaç | Middle blocker | (1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (age 29) | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 10 | Arina Fedorovtseva | Outside hitter | (2004-01-19)19 January 2004 (age 21) | 1.96 |  Russia |
| 12 | Ana Cristina de Souza | Outside hitter | (2004-04-07)7 April 2004 (age 21) | 1.93 |  Brazil |
| 14 | Eda Erdem Dündar (c) | Middle blocker | (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (age 38) | 1.88 | Turkey |
| 15 | Arelya Karasoy Koçaş | Setter | (1996-12-14)14 December 1996 (age 28) | 1.82 | Turkey |
| 17 | Fatma Beyaz | Middle blocker | (1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (age 30) | 1.86 | Turkey |
| 41 | Liza Safronova | Outside hitter | (2006-01-17)17 January 2006 (age 19) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 44 | Melissa Vargas | Opposite | (1999-10-16)16 October 1999 (age 26) | 1.93 | Turkey |
Staff as of September 17, 2025[14]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hulusi Belgü | Board member |
| Dariusz Stanicki | Sporting director |
| Ecem Türker Kavaz | Team manager |
| Marcello Abbondanza | Head coach |
| Daniele Turino | Assistant coach |
| Recep Vatansever | Assistant coach |
| Aykın Başkan | Field coach |
| Artun Aksan | Statistics |
| Uğur Sarıer | Physiotherapist |
| Umut Beycan | Physiotherapist |
This is a list of the home halls the senior team played at in the recent years.
| # | Hall | Period |
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| 1 | Burhan Felek Sport Hall | 2004–2007 |
| 2 | Caferağa Sport Hall –Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall1 | 2007–2008 |
| 3 | 50th Anniversary Sport Hall | 2008–2010 |
| 4 | Burhan Felek Sports Hall | 2010– |
| 5 | Ülker Sports Arena | 2015– |
1CEV Champions League games only.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Players written initalic still play for the club.
This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.
| Period | Captain |
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| 1927-1928 | Sabiha Rıfat |
| 1954-1960 | Ayten Berkalp |
| 1960-? | Ayşe Çapa |
| ?-1973 | Perihan Özbilgin |
| 1973-1977 | Sema Esinduy |
| 2005-2006 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu |
| 2006-2008 | Özlem Özçelik |
| 2008-2011 | Çiğdem Can Rasna |
| 2011-2014 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu |
| 2014-present | Eda Erdem |
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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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| 1954-1963 | Alaaddin Güneş |
| 1970-1975 | Deniz Esinduy |
| 1982-1984 | Alaaddin Güneş |
| 1987-2003 | Abdullah Paşaoğlu |
| 2003-2005 |  Jesús Savigne |
| 2005-2008 | Adnan Kıstak |
| 2008-2009 | Üzeyir Özdurak |
| 2009-2010 |  Jan de Brandt |
| 2010-2012 | Zé Roberto |
| 2012-2013 | Kamil Söz |
| 2013-2017 | Marcello Abbondanza |
| 2017-2018 | Jan de Brandt |
| 2018 | Salih Erdoğan Tavacı |
| 2018-2023 | Zoran Terzić |
| 2023-2024 | Stefano Lavarini |
| 2024-2025 | Marco Fenoglio |
| 2025-present | Marcello Abbondanza |
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