Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball

Fenerbahçe S.K.

Full name	Fenerbahçe Sports Club Men's Volleyball Department
Short name	Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball Fenerbahçe Grundig
Founded	1927
Ground	TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall, Istanbul (Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Aziz Yıldırım
Manager	Veljko Basić
Captain	Selçuk Keskin
League	Turkish Men's Volleyball League
2015-16	Regular: 2nd Play-off: 4th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Active departments of Fenerbahçe
Football	Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)
Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)	Table Tennis
Swimming	Rowing	Sailing
Athletics	Boxing

Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Fenerbahçe play their home matches at the 7,000-seated TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.^[1] Fenerbahçe is ranked 24th (as of October 2016) in the Men's European clubs ranking.^[2]

Previous names

• Fenerbahçe (1927-2011)
• Fenerbahçe Grundig (2011–2015)
• Fenerbahçe (2015–present)

History

After a series of intermittent existences, 1927–1935, 1941, 1946–1947, 1952–1971, 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 to the First League in 1984. As champions of the Istanbul First League in 1985, Fenerbahçe were promoted to Men's Volleyball League.

Current squad

Squad as of June 30, 2012 ^[3]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)
1	Selçuk Keskin (C)	Setter	1.93
2	Alen Pajenk	Middle Blocker	2.03
3	Sabit Karaağaç	Middle Blocker	2.02
4	Alperay Demirciler	Libero	1.80
5	Alen Sket	Outside Hitter	2.03
6	Guillaume Quesque	Outside Hitter	2.03
7	Metehan Baş	Opposite	2.01
8	Oğuzhan Karasu	Middle Blocker	2.05
9	Ediz Kaan Fırıncıoğlu	Outside Hitter	2.02
10	Batı Kayhan	Outside Hitter	1.95
11	İbrahim Emet	Middle Blocker	2.10
12	Bertuğ Göndeş	Middle Blocker	2.02
13	Anıl Durgut	Outside Hitter	2.00
15	Metin Toy	Opposite	2.00
16	Oğulcan Yatgın	Setter	2.01
18	Mehmet Özbek	Libero	1.83

Technical and managerial staff

Squad as of June 30, 2012 ^[4]

Name	Job
Hakan Dinçay	Board member responsible to volleyball
Dariusz Stanicki	Team Manager
Veljko Basić	Head coach

Honours

Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball

Medal record
Men’s Volleyball
Representing Fenerbahçe
Challenge Cup
	2013–14	Cup
Balkan Cup
	Thessaloniki 2009	Cup
	Tirana 2013	Cup
Turkish Championship
	1962	Champ'
	1967	Champ'
	1968	Champ'
Turkish League
	2003-04	League
	2005-06	League
	2007-08	League
	2008-09	League
	2009-10	League
	2010-11	League
	2011-12	League
	2013-14	League
Turkish Cup
	2007-08	Cup
	2010-11	Cup
	2011-12	Cup
	2013-14	Cup
Turkish Super Cup
	2010-11	Cup
	2011-12	Cup
	2012-13	Cup
	2014-15	Cup
Istanbul Volleyball League
	1926-27	League
	1927-28	League
	1928-29	League
	1931-32	League
	1932-33	League
	1933-34	League
	1934-35	League
	1945-46	League
	1949-50	League
	1961-62	League
	1962-63	League
	1963-64	League
	1964-65	League
	1965-66	League
	1966-67	League
	1967-68	League
	1968-69	League
	1984-85	League

International success

• CEV Champions League:
  • Top 16 (1): 2008–09
• CEV Top Teams Cup / CEV Cup:
  • Top 8 (2): 2004–05, 2011–12
• CEV Challenge Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2013–14
• BVA Cup:
  • Champions (2): 2009, 2013

Domestic success

• Turkish Men's Volleyball League:
  • Champions (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013-14
• Turkish Cup:
  • Champions (2): 2007–08, 2011–12
  • Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
• Turkish Super Cup:
  • Champions (2): 2011, 2012
  • Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2014
• Turkish Volleyball Championship:
  • Third (3): 1962, 1967, 1968
  • Fourth (4): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969
• Istanbul Volleyball League:
  • Champions (9): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
  • Runners-up (6): 1934–35, 1945–46, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66
  • Third (3): 1931–32, 1949–1950, 1961–1962

Team captains

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.

Dates	Name
2005–2006	Burak Hascan
2006–2009	Hakan Fertelli
2009–2015	Arslan Ekşi
2015–	Selçuk Keskin

As of 26 February 2012

Head coaches

This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.

Dates	Name
2005–2007	Jesús Savigne
2007–2011	György Demeter
2011–2012	Daniel Castellani
2012	Daniele Bagnoli
2013	Fabio Soli
2013–2015	Daniel Castellani
2015–	Veljko Basić

As of 26 February 2012

Home halls

This is a list of the home halls senior team have played in the recent years.

• Caferağa Sport Hall (2004–2006)
• Burhan Felek Sport Hall (2006–2007)
• Caferağa Sport Hall (2007–2008)
• 50th Anniversary Sport Hall (2008–2010)
• Burhan Felek Sport Hall (2010–2015)
• Fenerbahçe International Sports Complex Ülker Sports Arena (2015–)

Notable players

Players whose names are italicized still play for the team^[5]

Sponsporship and Kit Manufacture

See also

• See also Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball team
• See also Turkey men's national volleyball team

External links

• Official Fenerbahçe Volleyball Branch Website (Turkish) (English)
• Turkish Volleyball Federation Official Website (Turkish)
• Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball on Facebook (English)

References

Turkish Men's Volleyball League 2016-17
Adana Toros BYZ Afyon Belediyespor Arkas Spor Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Grundig Galatasaray Halkbank İnegöl Belediyespor İstanbul BBSK Tokat Belediye Plevnespor M. Milli Piyango Ziraat Bankası