Turkish_Women's_Volleyball_League
Turkish Women's Volleyball League
Top tier of professional women's volleyball in Turkey
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the League of Sultans (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), known for sponsorship reasons as Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 clubs are currently participating in the league. It is often regarded as the best professional women's volleyball league in the world. Its clubs have obtained significant successes in European and other international competitions. Eczacıbaşı are the most successful club, having won 16 championships so far.[1]
Quick Facts Sport, Founded ...
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Turkish Women's Volleyball League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984; 40 years ago (1984) |
| First season | 1984–85 |
| Administrator | Turkish Volleyball Federation |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | CEV |
| Most recent champion(s) | Fenerbahçe (7th title) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Eczacıbaşı (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TRT Spor TRT Spor Yıldız |
| Sponsor(s) | Vodafone |
| Relegation to | 1. Ligi |
| Domestic cup(s) | Turkish Cup Turkish SuperCup |
| International cup(s) | CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
| Official website | tvf.org.tr |
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It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984).
The following teams compete in the Sultanlar Ligi.
2023–24 season
| Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi | |||||||
| City | Team | Arena | |||||
| Istanbul | VakıfBank S.K. | Vakıfbank Sports Palace | |||||
| Istanbul | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall | |||||
| Istanbul | Fenerbahçe Opet | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall | |||||
| Istanbul | Galatasaray Daikin | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall | |||||
| Istanbul | Beşiktaş Ayos | BJK Süleyman Seba Sports Hall | |||||
| Istanbul | Türk Hava Yolları | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall | |||||
| Istanbul | Sarıyer Belediyespor | Bahçeköy Sports Hall | |||||
| Ankara | PTT Spor Kulübü | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Ankara | Karayolları | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Aksaray | Kuzeyboruspor | Aksaray Atatürk Kapalı Sports Hall | |||||
| Adana | Çukurova Belediyespor | Adana ASKİ Atatürk Sports Hall | |||||
| Antalya | Muratpaşa Belediyespor | Antalya Sports Hall | |||||
| Aydın | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Aydın Mimar Sinan Sports Hall | |||||
| Bursa | Nilüfer Belediyespor | TVF Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall | |||||
- 1984–85 Eczacıbaşı
- 1985–86 Eczacıbaşı
- 1986–87 Eczacıbaşı
- 1987–88 Eczacıbaşı
- 1988–89 Eczacıbaşı
- 1989–90 Emlak Bankası
- 1990–91 Emlak Bankası
- 1991–92 VakıfBank
- 1992–93 VakıfBank
- 1993–94 Eczacıbaşı
- 1994–95 Eczacıbaşı
- 1995–96 Emlak Bankası
- 1996–97 VakıfBank
- 1997–98 VakıfBank
- 1998–99 Eczacıbaşı
- 1999–00 Eczacıbaşı
- 2000–01 Eczacıbaşı
- 2001–02 Eczacıbaşı
- 2002–03 Eczacıbaşı
- 2003–04 VakıfBank
- 2004–05 VakıfBank
- 2005–06 Eczacıbaşı
- 2006–07 Eczacıbaşı
- 2007–08 Eczacıbaşı
- 2008–09 Fenerbahçe
- 2009–10 Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12 Eczacıbaşı
- 2012–13 Vakıfbank
- 2013–14 VakıfBank
- 2014–15 Fenerbahçe
- 2015–16 VakıfBank
- 2016–17 Fenerbahçe
- 2017–18 VakıfBank
- 2018–19 VakıfBank
- 2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- 2020–21 VakıfBank
- 2021–22 VakıfBank
- 2022–23 Fenerbahçe
- 2023–24 Fenerbahçe
Source: [2]
More information Club, Titles ...
| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Eczacıbaşı | 16 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 |
| VakıfBank | 13 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Fenerbahçe | 7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2024 |
| Emlak Bankası | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1996 |
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- 2007–08 –
Taismary Agüero (ITA) - 2008–09 –
Seda Tokatlıoğlu (TUR) - 2009–10 –
Yekaterina Gamova (RUS) - 2010–11 – Lyubov Sokolova (RUS)
- 2011–12 – Esra Gümüş (TUR)
- 2012–13 – Gözde Kırdar (TUR)
- 2013–14 – Gözde Kırdar (TUR)
- 2014–15 –
Kim Yeon-koung (KOR) - 2015–16 –
Kimberly Hill (USA) - 2016–17 –
Natália Pereira (BRA) - 2017–18 –
Zhu Ting (CHN) - 2018–19 – Zhu Ting (CHN)
- 2019–20 – cancelled
- 2020–21 –
Isabelle Haak (SWE) - 2021–22 – Zehra Güneş (TUR) [3]
- 2022–23 – Melissa Vargas (TUR)
- 2023–24 – Melissa Vargas (TUR)
Summary by team since 1977/1978
More information Team, Victories ...
| Team | Victories | First Victory | Last Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 23 | 1977/1978 | 2011/2012 |
| Vakifbank Istanbul | 9 | 1992/1993 | 2021/2022 |
| Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 5 | 2008/2009 | 2022/2023 |
| Vakifbank Ankara | 3 | 1991/1992 | 1997/1998 |
| Emlakbank Ankara | 3 | 1989/1990 | 1995/1996 |
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More information Team, Winners ...
| Team | Winners | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Vakifbank Istanbul | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Vakifbank Ankara | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Emlakbank Ankara | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Galatasaray Istanbul | 1 | 0 | |
| THY SK Istanbul | 1 |
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Podiums by city since 1977/1978
More information Location, Winners ...
| Location | Winners | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 37 | 13 | 6 |
| Ankara | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Various statistics since 2009/2010
| 1 | Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 13 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 13 |
| 3 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 13 |
| 4 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 13 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 12 |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 11 |
| 7 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 9 |
| 8 | Yeşilyurt SK | 8 |
| 9 | Sarıyer Istanbul | 7 |
| 10 | Bursa BBSK | 6 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 352 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 343 |
| 3 | Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 341 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 334 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 281 |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 277 |
| 7 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 230 |
| 8 | Yeşilyurt SK | 171 |
| 9 | Bursa BBSK | 153 |
| 10 | Çanakkale Belediyespor | 151 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 310 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 290 |
| 3 | Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 274 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 207 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 122 |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 89 |
| 7 | Bursa BBSK | 76 |
| 8 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 75 |
| 9 | Sarıyer Istanbul | 56 |
| 10 | Yeşilyurt SK | 56 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 88 % |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 85 % |
| 3 | Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 80 % |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 62 % |
| 5 | THY SK Istanbul | 58 % |
| 6 | Bursa BBSK | 50 % |
| 7 | Aydin Büyüksehir Bld Spor | 46 % |
| 8 | Ankara PTT SK | 44 % |
| 9 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 43 % |
| 10 | Seramiksan SK | 38 % |
(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)
More information Team, S ...
| Team | S | Firs | Best | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 13 | 2009/2010 | 1st | 662 | 352 | 310 | 42 | 975 | 247 | +728 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 13 | 2009/2010 | 1st | 633 | 343 | 290 | 53 | 922 | 283 | +639 |
| 3 | Eczacıbaşı Istanbul | 13 | 2009/2010 | 1st | 615 | 341 | 274 | 67 | 889 | 333 | +556 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 13 | 2009/2010 | 2nd | 541 | 334 | 207 | 127 | 719 | 517 | +202 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 12 | 2009/2010 | - | 403 | 281 | 122 | 159 | 463 | 578 | -115 |
| 6 | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 11 | 2009/2010 | - | 366 | 277 | 89 | 188 | 375 | 643 | -268 |
| 7 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 9 | 2009/2010 | - | 305 | 230 | 75 | 155 | 309 | 535 | -226 |
| 8 | Bursa BBSK | 6 | 2012/2013 | - | 229 | 153 | 76 | 77 | 292 | 279 | +13 |
| 9 | Yeşilyurt SK | 8 | 2009/2010 | - | 227 | 171 | 56 | 115 | 236 | 395 | -159 |
| 10 | Sarıyer Istanbul | 7 | 2012/2013 | - | 206 | 150 | 56 | 94 | 215 | 335 | -120 |
| 11 | Çanakkale Belediyespor | 6 | 2013/2014 | - | 201 | 151 | 50 | 101 | 214 | 355 | -141 |
| 12 | Halkbank Ankara | 5 | 2013/2014 | - | 173 | 136 | 37 | 99 | 183 | 332 | -149 |
| 13 | BSK Istanbul | 5 | 2009/2010 | - | 159 | 130 | 29 | 101 | 116 | 331 | -215 |
| 14 | Ereğli Belediyespor | 5 | 2009/2010 | - | 142 | 112 | 30 | 82 | 129 | 264 | -135 |
| 15 | THY SK Istanbul | 4 | 2018/2019 | 3rd | 136 | 86 | 50 | 36 | 168 | 144 | +24 |
| 16 | Aydin Büyüksehir Bld Spor | 4 | 2018/2019 | - | 123 | 84 | 39 | 45 | 153 | 161 | -8 |
| 17 | Ankara Karayollari | 4 | 2018/2019 | - | 109 | 80 | 29 | 51 | 127 | 176 | -49 |
| 18 | Trabzon Idman Ocagi | 3 | 2014/2015 | - | 104 | 80 | 24 | 56 | 109 | 195 | -86 |
| 19 | MKE Ankaragücü | 3 | 2009/2010 | - | 87 | 70 | 17 | 53 | 76 | 179 | -103 |
| 20 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | 3 | 2010/2011 | - | 86 | 69 | 17 | 52 | 79 | 166 | -87 |
| 21 | Seramiksan SK | 2 | 2016/2017 | - | 77 | 56 | 21 | 35 | 96 | 128 | -32 |
| 22 | Ankara PTT SK | 3 | 2019/2020 | - | 75 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 89 | 103 | -14 |
| 23 | DYO Karsiyaka Izmir | 2 | 2009/2010 | - | 52 | 44 | 8 | 36 | 46 | 116 | -70 |
| 24 | Kuzeyboru SK | 2 | 2020/2021 | - | 41 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 67 | -18 |
| 25 | Çan Gençlik Kale SK | 1 | 2020/2021 | - | 37 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 72 | -36 |
| 26 | Salihli Belediye Spor | 1 | 2015/2016 | - | 32 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 78 | -52 |
| 27 | Pursaklar V. Ihtisas | 1 | 2011/2012 | - | 26 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -32 |
| 28 | Dicle üniversitesi | 1 | 2010/2011 | - | 24 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 61 | -47 |
| 29 | Vakifbank Ankara | 1 | 2017/2018 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Men's
- Turkish Men's Volleyball League
- Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup
- Turkish Men's Volleyball Super Cup
- Women's
- Turkish Women's Volleyball League
- Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup
- Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup
- "Sezon Şampiyonları". tvf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Kadınlar Lig Şampiyonlukları". tvf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Misli.com Sultanlar Ligi'nde Madalya, Kupa ve Ödüller Sahiplerini Buldu". tvf.org.tr. Retrieved 15 May 2022.