Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a professional basketball team based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 Euroleague champion and on the first place of European Club Ranking after the Final Four 2020–21. Efes is also the most successful club in the history of the Turkish Super League (BSL), having won the league's championship 16 times. Efes has won a total of 41 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club.
Anadolu Efes | |||
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Leagues | BSL EuroLeague | ||
Founded | 1976 | ||
History | Efes Pilsen (1976–2011) Anadolu Efes (2011–present) | ||
Arena | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Navy, white, red, light blue | ||
Main sponsor | Efes Beverage Group | ||
President | Tuncay Özilhan | ||
General manager | Alper Yılmaz | ||
Head coach | Tomislav Mijatović | ||
Championships | 2 EuroLeague 1 FIBA Korać Cup 16 Turkish Championships 12 Turkish Cups 13 Turkish President's Cups | ||
Retired numbers | 2 (7, 44) | ||
Website | anadoluefessk.org | ||
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The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 16,000 for basketball games. The club has its own practice facility in the district of Bahçelievler, which was built in 1982. The team competes in the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. The team is owned by the Efes Beverage Group.
Anadolu Efes has developed a fierce rivalry with Fenerbahçe in recent years. The two clubs often meet in playoff series and cup finals.
History
editThe club was established in 1976 as Efes Pilsen S.K., by taking over the Turkish second-division club Kadıköyspor, which had failed due to financial problems.[1] Its initial sponsor was its former longtime namesake, Efes Pilsen, a subsidiary of the Anadolu Group. It won the 1978 Turkish second division national championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has continuously competed ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978–79), Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Turkish national league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.
After finishing 2nd in the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup, Efes Pilsen S.K. won the 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup, which marked the first-ever European-wide title won by a Turkish club in any team sport. Efes Pilsen S.K. (later renamed Anadolu Efes S.K.) has also become a fixture in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, making it to the competition's EuroLeague Final Four in 2000, and also to the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 Final Four, and finishing 3rd on both occasions.[2]
In 2011, the club changed its name to Anadolu Efes S.K., after the TAPDK (Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority) in Turkey prohibited the advertisement of tobacco and alcohol products in sports organizations.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Efes finished in the 16th and last place in the EuroLeague.
In the 2018–19 season, Efes had success in the EuroLeague as it managed to clinch the fourth-seed in the regular season. In the play-offs, the team beat FC Barcelona to advance to its first EuroLeague Final Four in 19 years.[4] In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history.[5] In the championship game, Efes was defeated by CSKA Moscow, eventually finishing as the runner-up. In the same season, Efes won its first BSL championship since 2009. In Game 7 of the Finals against Fenerbahçe, Efes won 89–74 after Shane Larkin scored 38 points. Larkin was later named BSL Finals MVP.[6]
In the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.
Home arenas
edit- Abdi İpekçi Arena: 1986–2010, 2012–2017
- Sinan Erdem Dome: 2010–2012, 2017–present
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Abdi Ipekçi Arena interior during a match
For many years, Efes has used the Abdi İpekçi Arena, with a seating capacity of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.[7]
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: August 26, 2024 |
Depth chart
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Retired numbers
editAnadolu Efes retired numbers | |||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony date |
7 | Petar Naumoski | PG | 1992–1994, 1995–1999 | 9 February 2017[8] | |
44 | Krunoslav Simon | SG / SF | 2017–2022 | 1 December 2022[9] |
Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- Winners (16) (record): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Runners-up (13): 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2023–24
- Winners (12) (record): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2018, 2022
- Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2017, 2019, 2024
- Winners (14) (record): 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
- Runners-up (11): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2016
European competitions
edit- Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- 3rd place (2): 1999–00, 2000–01
- Final Four (5): 2000, 2001, 2019, 2021, 2022
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- Runners-up (1): 1992–93
- FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1995–96
Other competitions
edit- FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)
- 3rd place (1): 1996
- Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2008
- Bandirma Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2008
- Sarajevo Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2010
- Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2014
- Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament
- Winners (1): 2016
- Winners (1): 2018
- Winners: 2019
- Gloria Cup
- Winners (2): 2020, 2021
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Cedi Osman
- Furkan Korkmaz
- Volkan Aydın
- Tamer Oyguç
- Murat Evliyaoğlu
- Hüseyin Beşok
- Ufuk Sarıca
- Mehmet Okur
- Hidayet Türkoğlu
- İbrahim Kutluay
- Serkan Erdoğan
- Alper Yılmaz
- Erdal Bibo
- Ömer Onan
- Mustafa Abi
- Kaya Peker
- Ender Arslan
- Ersan İlyasova
- Sinan Güler
- Kerem Tunçeri
- Semih Erden
- Kerem Gönlüm
- Cenk Akyol
- Birkan Batuk
- Onuralp Bitim
- Mirsad Türkcan
- Ermal Kuqo
- Bryant Dunston
- Brock Motum
- Damir Mulaomerović
- Dario Šarić
- Marko Popović
- Nikola Prkačin
- Nikola Vujčić
- Mario Kasun
- Zoran Planinić
- Stanko Barać
- Thomas Heurtel
- Stéphane Lasme
- Michalis Kakiouzis
- Stratos Perperoglou
- Kaspars Kambala
- Saulius Štombergas
- Petar Naumoski
- Predrag Drobnjak
- Vlado Šćepanović
- Goran Nikolić
- Slavko Vraneš
- Milko Bjelica
- - Daniel Santiago
- Vasili Karasev
- Vasilije Micić
- Igor Rakočević
- Zoran Savić
- Duško Savanović
- Vladimir Štimac
- Dušan Kecman
- Jurica Golemac
- Boštjan Nachbar
- Zoran Dragić
- Edo Murić
- Alen Omić
- Sasha Vujačić
- Esteban Batista
- Conrad McRae
- Larry Richard
- Marcus Brown
- Trajan Langdon
- Willie Solomon
- Drew Nicholas
- Scott Roth
- Anthony Mason
- Henry Domercant
- Marcus Haislip
- Chris Corchiani
- Brian Howard
- Andrew Wisniewski
- Derrick Alston
- Rickie Winslow
- Kenny Green
- Jon Diebler
- Bryce Cotton
- Toney Douglas
- Derrick Brown
- Ricky Ledo
- Tyler Honeycutt
- Josh Adams
- Errick McCollum
- Mark Pope
- Scoonie Penn
- Deshaun Thomas
- Bootsy Thornton
- Antonio Granger
- Jayson Granger
- Sonny Weems
- Kenny Gregory
- Charles Smith
- Justin Doellman
- Preston Shumpert
- Erwin Dudley
- Jordan Farmar
- Alex Tyus
- Jamon Gordon
- Matt Janning
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
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PF | Mirsad Türkcan | 1998 | 1st round | 18th | Houston Rockets |
SF | Hedo Türkoğlu | 2000 | 1st round | 16th | Sacramento Kings |
C/PF | Mehmet Okur+ | 2001 | 2nd round | 38th | Detroit Pistons |
SG/SF | Cenk Akyol# | 2005 | 2nd round | 59th | Atlanta Hawks |
SF | Cedi Osman | 2015 | 2nd round | 31st | Minnesota Timberwolves |
SG/SF | Furkan Korkmaz | 2016 | 1st round | 26th | Philadelphia 76ers |
Season by season
edit- ^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
International record
editSeason | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1993–94 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 50–54 (L) in Barcelona, 73–64 (W) and 62–76 (L) in Istanbul | |
1996–97 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by ASVEL, 81–71 (W) in Istanbul, 70–80 (L) in Villeurbanne and 57–62 (L) in Istanbul | |
1997–98 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Benetton Treviso, 57–67 (L) in Treviso, 59–58 (W) in Istanbul and 68–76 (L) in Treviso | |
1998–99 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by Žalgiris, 68–69 (L) in Kaunas and 70–84 (L) in Istanbul | |
1999–00 | Final four | 3rd place in Thessaloniki, lost to Panathinaikos 71–81 in the semi-final, defeated FC Barcelona 75–69 in the 3rd place game | |
2000–01 | Final four | 3rd place in Paris, lost to Panathinaikos 66–74 in the semi-final, defeated CSKA Moscow 91–85 in the 3rd place game | |
2004–05 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Panathinaikos, 96–102 (L) in Athens, 75–63 (W) in Istanbul and 76–84 (L) in Athens | |
2005–06 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by CSKA Moscow, 57–66 (L) in Moscow and 71–75 (L) in Istanbul | |
2012–13 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–2 by Olympiacos, 62–67 (L) and 53-71 (L) in Piraeus, 83–72 (W) and 74–73 (W) in Istanbul, 72–82 (L) in Piraeus | |
2014–15 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–1 by Real Madrid, 71–80 (L) and 85–90 (L) in Madrid, 75–72 (W) and 63–76 (L) in Istanbul | |
2016–17 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–2 by Olympiacos, 87–72 (L) and 73–71 (W) in Piraeus, 64–60 (W) and 62–74 (L) in Istanbul, 78–87 (L) in Piraeus | |
2018–19 | Final | lost to CSKA Moscow 83–91 in the Final (Vitoria-Gasteiz) | |
2020–21 | Champions | defeated FC Barcelona 86–81 in the Final (Cologne) | |
2021–22 | Champions | defeated Real Madrid 58–57 in the Final (Belgrade) | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1980–81 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Turisanda Varese and Parker Leiden | |
1986–87 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with Cibona, Scavolini Pesaro and Maes Pils | |
1992–93 | Final | lost to Sato Aris 48–50 in the Final (Turin) | |
FIBA Korać Cup | |||
1989–90 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Bosna, 91–107 (L) in Istanbul and 78–117 (L) in Sarajevo | |
1995–96 | Champions | defeated Stefanel Milano, 76–68 (W) in Istanbul and 70–77 (L) in Milan in the double finals of Korać Cup |
Matches against NBA teams
editIn 2006, Efes Pilsen became the first Turkish basketball club to be invited to play with NBA teams. They competed against the Denver Nuggets in Denver, Colorado on October 11, and against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, California on October 12.[10] In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.[11]
Head coaches
edit- Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984)
- Aydan Siyavuş (1984–1986)
- Rusmir Halilovic (1986–1987)
- Aydan Siyavuş (1987–1990)
- Halil Üner (1990–1992)
- Aydın Örs (1992–1999)
- Ergin Ataman (1999–2001)
- Oktay Mahmuti (2001–2007)
- David Blatt (2007–2008)
- Ekrem Memnun (2008)
- Ergin Ataman (2008–2010)
- Velimir Perasović (2010–2011)
- Ufuk Sarıca (2011–2012)
- Ilias Zouros (2012)
- Oktay Mahmuti (2012–2013)
- Vangelis Angelou (2013–2014)
- Dušan Ivković (2014–2016)
- Ahmet Çakı (2016)
- Velimir Perasović (2016–2017)
- Ergin Ataman (2017–2023)
- Erdem Can (2023–2024)
- Tomislav Mijatović (2024–present)
References
edit- ^ History Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
- ^ Our Successes Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
- ^ Announcement Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, efesbasket.org
- ^ "Anadolu Efes becomes the fourth 2019 Final Four team". May 2019.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes advances to EuroLeague final for the first time - Turkish News". Hürriyet Daily News. 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Shane Larkin scores career-high, leads Efes to Turkish League title". 21 June 2019.
- ^ "ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL Arena: SINAN ERDEM DOME". 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes retired the jersey of Naumoski". Eurohoops.net. 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Krunoslav Simon'un 44 Numaralı Forması, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'ndaki Yerini Aldı". Anadolu Efes. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors". ESPN.com. October 13, 2006.
- ^ Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.
External links
edit- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- Euroleague profile
- TBLStat.net profile
- Eurobasket.com profile