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Anadolu Efes S.K.
Basketball club in Istanbul
Basketball club in Istanbul
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anadolu Efes |
| logo | Anadolu Efes SK logo.svg |
| image_size | 150px |
| leagues | BSL |
| EuroLeague | |
| founded | |
| history | Efes Pilsen |
| (1976–2011) | |
| Anadolu Efes | |
| (2011–present) | |
| arena | Basketball Development Center |
| capacity | 10,000 |
| location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| colors | Navy, white, red, light blue |
| president | Tuncay Özilhan |
| coach | Pablo Laso |
| captain | Shane Larkin |
| sponsor | Efes Beverage Group |
| retired_numbers | 2 (7, 44) |
| championships | 2 EuroLeague |
| 1 FIBA Korać Cup | |
| 16 Turkish Championships | |
| 12 Turkish Cups | |
| 14 Turkish President's Cups | |
| website | |
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EuroLeague (1976–2011) Anadolu Efes (2011–present)
1 FIBA Korać Cup 16 Turkish Championships 12 Turkish Cups 14 Turkish President's Cups Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. 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 42 domestic trophies, more than any other Turkish basketball club.
The home arena of Anadolu Efes S.K. is the Turkcell Basketball Development Center in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 10,000 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
The 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. 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.
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.
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. In the semi-final, Efes beat Fenerbahçe 92–73 to reach its first EuroLeague Final in history. 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.
In the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships. But later in the following 2022–23 EuroLeague season they had ended 11th place in the season and out of the playoff bound.
Home arenas
- Abdi İpekçi Arena: 1986–2010, 2012–2017
- Sinan Erdem Dome: 2010–2012, 2017–2024
- Basketball Development Centre: 2024–present
Image:Abdi İpekçi Arena 2.jpg|Abdi Ipekçi Arena interior during a match Image:EuroBasket_2017_Top_16_Spain_vs_Turkey,_2017-09-10.jpg|Sinan Erdem Dome Image:Basketball Development Center 20250220 (2).jpg|Basketball Development Centre
For many years, Efes has used the Abdi İpekçi Arena, with a seating capacity of 12,270, to host its home games. From 2017 to 2024, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.
Since 2024, they used their newly opened arena Basketball Development Centre using their home games
Players
Current roster
- ESP Pablo Laso
- SLO Rado Trifunović
- CRO Tomislav Mijatović
- TUR Ümit Temoçin
- TUR Serhan Aydanarığ
- TUR İsmail Şenol
Depth chart
Retired numbers
| Anadolu Efes}}" | Anadolu Efes retired numbers | Anadolu Efes}}" | No | Anadolu Efes}}" | Nat. | Anadolu Efes}}" | Player | Anadolu Efes}}" | Position | Anadolu Efes}}" | Tenure | Anadolu Efes}}" | Ceremony date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MKD | Petar Naumoski | PG | 1992–1994, 1995–1999 | 9 February 2017 | ||||||||
| 44 | CRO | Krunoslav Simon | SG / SF | 2017–2022 | 1 December 2022 |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Turkish Super League : 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
- Turkish Cup : 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
- Turkish Presidential Cup : 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
- EuroLeague : 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
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FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct) : 3rd place (1): 1996
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Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008
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Bandirma Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2008
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Sarajevo Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2010
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Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game : Winners (1): 2014
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Αachen, Germany Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 1995
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Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 2016
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TUBAD Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 2018
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Zadar Basketball Tournament : Winners: 2019
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Instabul Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 1995
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Gloria Cup : Winners (2): 2020, 2021
Notable players
- TUR Mustafa Abi
- TUR Cenk Akyol
- TUR Ender Arslan
- TUR Volkan Aydın
- TUR Birkan Batuk
- TUR Hüseyin Beşok
- TUR Erdal Bibo
- TUR Onuralp Bitim
- TUR Semih Erden
- TUR Serkan Erdoğan
- TUR Murat Evliyaoğlu
- TUR Kerem Gönlüm
- TUR Sinan Güler
- TUR Ersan İlyasova
- TUR Furkan Korkmaz
- TUR İbrahim Kutluay
- TUR Mehmet Okur
- TUR Ömer Onan
- TUR Cedi Osman
- TUR Tamer Oyguç
- TUR Kaya Peker
- TUR Ufuk Sarıca
- TUR Kerem Tunçeri
- TUR Mirsad Türkcan
- TUR Hedo Türkoğlu
- TUR Alper Yılmaz
- ALBTUR Ermal Kuqo
- ARMUSA Bryant Dunston
- AUS Brock Motum
- CRO Stanko Barać
- CRO Mario Kasun
- CRO Damir Mulaomerović
- CRO Zoran Planinić
- CRO Marko Popović
- CRO Nikola Prkačin
- CRO Dario Šarić
- CRO Krunoslav Simon
- CRO Nikola Vujčić
- CRO Ante Žižić
- FRA Thomas Heurtel
- FRA Adrien Moerman
- GAB Stéphane Lasme
- GRE Michalis Kakiouzis
- GRE Stratos Perperoglou
- LAT Kaspars Kambala
- LTU Saulius Štombergas
- MNE Predrag Drobnjak
- MKD Petar Naumoski
- MNE Vlado Šćepanović
- MNE Milko Bjelica
- MNE Goran Nikolić
- MNE Slavko Vraneš
- PURUSA Daniel Santiago
- RUS Vasili Karasev
- SRB Dušan Kecman
- SRB Vasilije Micić
- SRB Igor Rakočević
- SRB Duško Savanović
- SRB Zoran Savić
- SRB Vladimir Štimac
- SLO Zoran Dragić
- SLO Jurica Golemac
- SLO Edo Murić
- SLO Boštjan Nachbar
- SLO Alen Omić
- SLOSRB Sasha Vujačić
- URU Esteban Batista
- USA Josh Adams
- USA Derrick Alston
- USA Derrick Brown
- USA Marcus Brown
- USA Elijah Bryant
- USA Will Clyburn
- USA Chris Corchiani
- USA Bryce Cotton
- USA Jon Diebler
- USABIH Henry Domercant
- USAKOS Justin Doellman
- USA Toney Douglas
- USATUR Erwin Dudley
- USAISR Jordan Farmar
- USA Jamon Gordon
- USA Antonio Granger
- URU Jayson Granger
- USA Kenny Green
- USA Kenny Gregory
- USA Marcus Haislip
- USA Tyler Honeycutt
- USAGEO Matt Janning
- USA Brian Howard
- USA Trajan Langdon
- USA Ricky Ledo
- USA Anthony Mason
- USA Errick McCollum
- USA Conrad McRae
- USA Drew Nicholas
- USA Daniel Oturu
- USA Scoonie Penn
- USA Mark Pope
- USA Larry Richard
- USA Scott Roth
- USA Willie Solomon
- USA Charles Smith
- USATUR Preston Shumpert
- USA Deshaun Thomas
- USA Bootsy Thornton
- USAISR Alex Tyus
- USA Rickie Winslow
- USA Andrew Wisniewski
- USA Sonny Weems
Players at the [[NBA draft]]
| Anadolu Efes}}" | Position | Anadolu Efes}}" | Player | Anadolu Efes}}" | Year | Anadolu Efes}}" | Round | Anadolu Efes}}" | Pick | Anadolu Efes}}" | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | TUR Mirsad Türkcan | 1998 | 1st round | 18th | Houston Rockets | ||||||
| SF | TUR Hedo Türkoğlu | 2000 | 1st round | 16th | Sacramento Kings | ||||||
| C/PF | TUR Mehmet Okur+ | 2001 | 2nd round | 38th | Detroit Pistons | ||||||
| SG/SF | TUR Cenk Akyol# | 2005 | 2nd round | 59th | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||
| SF | TUR Cedi Osman | 2015 | 2nd round | 31st | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||
| SG/SF | TUR Furkan Korkmaz | 2016 | 1st round | 26th | Philadelphia 76ers |
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Cup competitions | European Competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–77 | 2 | TB2L | ||||
| 1977–78 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | |||
| 1978–79 | 1 | TBL | 1st | |||
| 1979–80 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | EuroLeague | ||
| 1980–81 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup | ||
| 1981–82 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Korać Cup | ||
| 1982–83 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Korać Cup | ||
| 1983–84 | 1 | TBL | 1st | EuroLeague | ||
| 1984–85 | 1 | TBL | 5th | EuroLeague | ||
| 1985–86 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | |||
| 1986–87 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup | ||
| 1987–88 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Korać Cup | ||
| 1988–89 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Korać Cup | ||
| 1989–90 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Korać Cup | ||
| 1990–91 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Korać Cup | ||
| 1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Played Korać Cup | ||
| 1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Saporta Cup | ||
| 1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | EuroLeague | ||
| 1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | Korać Cup | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | EuroLeague | ||
| 1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | SuproLeague | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Semifinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Runner-up | EuroLeague | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Semifinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 4th | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Runner-up | EuroLeague | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | BSL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | Runner-up | EuroLeague | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 1st | Runner-up | EuroLeague | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BSL | – | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 1st | – | EuroLeague | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 2nd | Champion | EuroLeague | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 1st | – | EuroLeague | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | BSL | 2nd | Runner-up | EuroLeague | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | EuroLeague |
: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | EuroLeague | FIBA Saporta Cup | FIBA Korać Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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
In 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. In 2007, Efes Pilsen hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
Head coaches
- TUR Rıza Erverdi (1983–1984)
- TUR Aydan Siyavuş (1984–1986)
- SRB Rusmir Halilovic (1986–1987)
- TUR Aydan Siyavuş (1987–1990)
- TUR Halil Üner (1990–1992)
- TUR Aydın Örs (1992–1999)
- TUR Ergin Ataman (1999–2001)
- TUR Oktay Mahmuti (2001–2007)
- USAISR David Blatt (2007–2008)
- TUR Ekrem Memnun (2008)
- TUR Ergin Ataman (2008–2010)
- CRO Velimir Perasović (2010–2011)
- TUR Ufuk Sarıca (2011–2012)
- GRE Ilias Zouros (2012)
- TUR Oktay Mahmuti (2012–2013)
- GRE Vangelis Angelou (2013–2014)
- SRB Dušan Ivković (2014–2016)
- TUR Ahmet Çakı (2016)
- CRO Velimir Perasović (2016–2017)
- TUR Ergin Ataman (2017–2023)
- TUR Erdem Can (2023–2024)
- CRO Tomislav Mijatović (2024–2025)
- ITA Luca Banchi (2025)
- SRB Igor Kokoškov (2025)
- ESP Pablo Laso (2025–present)
References
References
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- [http://en.efesbasket.org/Efes-Pilsen-History/Our-Successes.aspx Our Successes] {{webarchive. link. (March 24, 2012 , efesbasket.org)
- [http://en.efesbasket.org/News/Senior-Team/announcement.aspx Announcement] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-24 , efesbasket.org)
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