Fenerbahçe Table Tennis is the men's and women's table tennis department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The table tennis section of Fenerbahçe, which was founded in 1928, is the most successful in Turkey and one of the best in Europe, with the men's team having won the Turkish Super League 4 times and the Turkish Cup 11 times, among others. They were also ETTU Cup runners-up in the 2007–08 season, the best achievement for any Turkish team in European competitions so far. In the 2009–10 season they also reached the quarter-finals.
| Full name | Fenerbahçe Sports Club Table Tennis Section |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues) Fener |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Ground | Dereağzı Facilities, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Chairman |  Ali Koç |
| Manager |  Vahid Malmiri |
| League | Turkish Men's Table Tennis League Turkish Women's Table Tennis League |
| 2022-23 | 5 (Men) Champions (Women) |
| Website | Club website |
The women's team reached the European Champions League final in two consecutive seasons, in 2013–14 and 2014–15, being the first and only Turkish club that ever played in a Champions League Final, and they eventually won the Champions League title in 2015, thus achieving the first and only Triple Crown ever for a Turkish team.[1][2] Furthermore, the second-tier ETTU Cup was won two times in a row, in 2011–12 and 2012–13, which is also a Turkish record.[3][4] Throughout the years they dominated Turkish table tennis by winning the Turkish Super League a record 12 times and a record 13 Turkish Cups, among others.
Fenerbahçe Table Tennis players used to train in the Dereağzı Facilities. The teams play their home games in the Ülker Sports Arena with a capacity of 12,500, which opened in 2012.
Honours (Men) edit
European competitions edit
ETTU Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Quarter-finalist (1): 2009-10
National competitions edit
- Turkish Super League
Winners (6) (record): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018-19, 2020-21- Runners-up (8): 1985–86, 1987–88, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Turkish Cup
Winners (12): 1951, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1983, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015- Runners-up (9): 1971, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 2008, 2016
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Honours (Women) edit
European competitions edit
- European Champions League
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14
- ETTU Cup
Winners (2): 2011–12, 2012–13- Quarter-finalist (1): 2010-11
National competitions edit
- Turkish Super League
- Winners (16) (record): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
- Runners-up (4): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (16) (record): 1968, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Runners-up (2): 2002, 2006
Regional competitions edit
- Istanbul Championship/ League
- Winners (11): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Technical and managerial staff edit
| Name | Nat. | Position |
|---|---|---|
| David Sargisyan |
|
Men's and Women's Team Coach |
| Gürhan Yaldız |
|
Department Captain |
| Babur Üstündağ |
|
Coordinator and Youth Coach |
| Abdullah Karaoğlan |
|
Sport Hall Officer |
Current squads edit
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References edit
- ^ "Fenerbahce new European champion!". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "YALDIZ: "Fenerbahce aim to repeat all titles"". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahce clinched the title in superb display of fighting spirit". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahce did it again". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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External links edit
- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- Fenerbahçe Table Tennis site (in Turkish)