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Women's Basketball Super League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | Halkbank Turkish Women's Basketball Super League.png |
| pixels | 300px |
| formerly | TBF Turkish Women’s First Basketball League |
| founded | |
| first | 1980–81 |
| teams | 15 |
| relegation | TKBL |
| levels | 1 |
| country | Turkey |
| confed | FIBA |
| domest_cup | Turkish Cup |
| supercup | Presidential Cup |
| confed_cup | EuroLeague |
| EuroCup | |
| champions | Fenerbahçe (19th title) |
| most_champs | Fenerbahçe (19 titles) |
| tv | Tivibu |
| website | |
| current | 2025–26 season |
EuroCup
The Women's Basketball Super League (, KBSL), also known as the Halkbank Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation, it replaced the former Turkish Women’s Basketball League which ran between 1956 and 1980.{{Cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705054203/http://tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf/0/6E03D9A203D41B4AC225738E0056AB50/%24FILE/TUM.pdf | url=http://tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf/0/6E03D9A203D41B4AC225738E0056AB50/%24FILE/TUM.pdf | archive-date=2010-07-05 | title=Yurti̇çi̇ faali̇yetlerde dereceye gi̇ren takimlar | language=tr | trans-title=Teams that won in domestic activities
Fenerbahçe are the most successful team in the competition's history, having won 19 titles to date.
Competition system
The competition is played in two phases: regular season and playoffs. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Super League, ranking 13th and 14th, relegate into the Second League (TKBL). The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Super League.
The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for eight teams: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The four winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the championship title.
Performance by club
| Club | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Fenerbahçe | 19 | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Galatasaray | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015 |
| Beşiktaş | 3 | 1984, 1985, 2005 |
| Middle East Technical University | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Botaş SK | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| MTA | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
| İstanbul University | 1 | 1989 |
| Near East University | 1 | 2017 |
Current clubs (2024–25 season)
| Club | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul | Akatlar Spor ve Kültür Kompleksi |
| BOTAŞ | Ankara | Ankara Dsi Spor Salonu |
| Çukurova Basketbol | Mersin | Servet Tazegül Spor Salonu |
| Danilos Pizza | Kocaeli | Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall |
| Emlak Konut | Istanbul | Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul | Metro Enerji Spor Salonu |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul | Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi |
| İlkem Yapı Tarsus | Mersin | |
| Kayseri Basketbol | Kayseri | Kadir Has Kongre Merkezi Spor Salonu |
| Nesibe Aydın | Ankara | TOBB ETÜ Spor Salonu |
| Ormanspor | Ankara | Sait Zarifoğlu Spor Salonu |
| YTR Gayrimenkul Bodrum | Muğla | Bodrum Binnaz Karakaya Spor Salonu |
| Zonguldak Spor Basket 67 | Zonguldak |
Champions
| Before the Play-off System | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | Champion's Coach | After the Play-off System | Season | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Champion's Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | ODTÜ | DSİ Spor | TED Kolejliler | Turkey Osman Erverdi | |||||||
| 1981–82 | ODTÜ | TED Kolejliler | DSİ Spor | Turkey Osman Erverdi | |||||||
| 1982–83 | ODTÜ | TED Kolejliler | Kocaeli Kağıtspor | Turkey Kaya Gültekin | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | TED Kolejliler | Turkey Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Beşiktaş | M.T.A | TED Kolejliler | Turkey Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | |||||||
| 1985–86 | M.T.A | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Turkey Erdinç Talu | |||||||
| 1986–87 | M.T.A | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Beşiktaş | Turkey Erdinç Talu | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Galatasaray | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Lassa | Turkey Fehmi Sadıkoğlu | |||||||
| 1988–89 | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Galatasaray | Yükseliş Koleji | Turkey İsmet Kurteşi | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Galatasaray | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Yükseliş Koleji | USA Betsy Bailey | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Yükseliş Koleji | USA Betsy Bailey | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul Üniversitesi | USA Betsy Bailey | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | USA Betsy Bailey | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | BOTAŞ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | USA Betsy Bailey | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Brisa Spor | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Brisa Spor | BOTAŞ | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Turkey Ekrem Memnun | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | Fenerbahçe | Turkey Ekrem Memnun | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Beşiktaş | Turkey Göksel Zeren | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | Turkey Ekrem Memnun | ||||||
| 2000–01 | BOTAŞ | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | Turkey Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | Migros | Erdemir | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2002–03 | BOTAŞ | Erdemir | Fenerbahçe | Migros | Turkey Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Fenerbahçe | Erdemir | Migros | BOTAŞ | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Beşiktaş | Fenerbahçe | Mersin BB | Erdemir | Turkey Aziz Akkaya | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | BOTAŞ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | TED Kayseri | Beşiktaş | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Fenerbahçe | Mersin BB | Galatasaray | Samsun Basketbol | Turkey Haydar Kemal Ateş | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Mersin BB | Turkey Aydın Uğuz | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | TED Kayseri | BOTAŞ | HUN László Rátgéber | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Kayseri KASKİ | Mersin BB | GRE George Dikeoulakos | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Kayseri KASKİ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | ESP Roberto Íñiguez | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | Kayseri KASKİ | Turkey Ekrem Memnun | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Galatasaray | AGÜ Spor | Adana ASKİ | Fenerbahçe | Turkey Ekrem Memnun | ||||||
| 2015–16 | Fenerbahçe | Hatay BB | AGÜ Spor | Mersin BB | GRE George Dikeoulakos | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | Turkey Zafer Kalaycıoğlu | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Fenerbahçe | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Hatay BB | Çukurova Basketbol | FRA Valérie Garnier | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Fenerbahçe | Çukurova Basketbol | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | FRA Valérie Garnier | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Çankaya Üniversitesi | Nesibe Aydın | ESP Víctor Lapeña | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Fenerbahçe Safiport | Çukurova Basketbol | Nesibe Aydın | Ormanspor | SER Marina Maljković | ||||||
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe Safiport | Çukurova Basketbol | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | SER Marina Maljković | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Fenerbahçe Alagöz H. | Çukurova Basketbol | Galatasaray | Beşiktaş | FRA Valérie Garnier | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Fenerbahçe Opet | Çimsa ÇBK Mersin | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | SPA Miguel Méndez |
Notable players
Domestic Players
- Birsel Vardarlı
- Sevgi Uzun
- Işıl Alben
- Tuğçe Canıtez
- Melike Bakırcıoğlu
- Olcay Çakır
- Begüm Dalgalar
- Selin Ekiz
- Burcu Erbaş
- Seda Erdoğan
- Duygu Fırat
- Ecem Güler
- Gülşah Gümüşay
- Yasemin Horasan
- Tuğçe İnöntepe
- Naile İvegin
- Şaziye İvegin
- Özge Kavurmacıoğlu
- Ceyda Kozluca
- Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu
- Sariye Kumral
- Tuğçe Murat
- Arzu Özyiğit
- Tuğba Palazoğlu
- Nalan Ramazanoğlu
- Kübra Siyahdemir
- Yasemen Saylar
- Esra Şencebe
- Devran Tanaçan
- Esmeral Tunçluer Netherlands
- Gülşah Akkaya
- Aylin Yıldızoğlu
- Nevriye Yılmaz Bulgaria
- Nilay Yiğit
- Serap Yücesir
- Müjde Yüksel
European Players
;
- Anastasiya Verameyenka
- Marina Kress
- Sviatlana Volnaya
- Yelena Leuchanka
;
- Emma Meesseman
;
- Gergena Baranzova Turkey
;
- Korana Longin-Zanze
;
- Hana Horáková
;
- Alba Torrens
;
- Linda Frohlich
;
- Émilie Gomis Senegal
- Isabelle Yacoubou Benin
- Marine Johannès
;
- Andrea Nagy
- Anna Vajda
;
- Shay Doron
;
- Elīna Babkina
- Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota
- Zane Tamane
;
- Gintarė Petronytė
;
- Agnieszka Bibrzycka
;
- Elena Baranova
- Epiphanny Prince USA
;
- Milica Dabović
- Ivona Jerković
- Ivana Matović
- Ivanka Matić
- Jelena Spirić
Non-European Players
;
- Penny Taylor ENG
;
- Tammy Sutton-Brown
;
- Candace Parker
- Matee Ajavon Liberia
- Chantelle Anderson
- Seimone Augustus
- Kara Braxton
- Kiesha Brown
- Tamika Catchings
- Tina Charles
- Marissa Coleman
- Monique Currie
- Clarissa Davis
- Diamond DeShields
- Bethany Donaphin
- Katie Douglas
- Summer Erb
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris
- Sylvia Fowles
- Andrea Gardner
- Lindsey Harding
- Laura Harper
- Vanessa Hayden
- Doneeka Hodges
- Ebony Hoffman
- Alexis Hornbuckle
- Katrina McClain Johnson
- Shannon Johnson
- Vickie Johnson
- Erlana Larkins
- Ivory Latta
- Doneeka Lewis
- Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
- Angel McCoughtry
- Danielle McCulley
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin
- Coco Miller
- Kelly Miller
- Peony Nazario
- Courtney Paris
- Jia Perkins
- Cappie Pondexter
- Nicole Powell
- Sheri Sam
- Katie Smith
- Tangela Smith
- Breanna Stewart
- Andrea Stinson
- Diana Taurasi
- Nikki Teasley
- Barbara Turner
- Tan White
- Gabby Williams France
- Sophia Young
References
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