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Turkish Women's Volleyball League
The Turkish Women's Volleyball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: 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]
| Current season, competition or edition: 2021-22 Turkish Women's Volleyball League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Motto | Sultanlar Ligi |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | CEV |
| Most recent champion(s) | VakıfBank (13th title) (2021-22) |
| Most titles | Eczacıbaşı (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TRT Spor |
| 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 |
It succeeded the former Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (1956–1984).
2020–21 season
| Turkish Women's Volleyball League Teams | |||||||
| City | Team | Arena | |||||
| İstanbul | VakıfBank S.K. | Vakıfbank Sports Palace | |||||
| İstanbul | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Fenerbahçe Opet | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Sistem9 Yeşilyurt | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | THY | TVF Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall | |||||
| İstanbul | Sarıyer | Bahçeköy Sports Hall | |||||
| Ankara | PTT | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Ankara | Karayolları | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Ankara | Sigorta Shop | Kalecik Spor Salonu | |||||
| Ankara | İlbank | Başkent Volleyball Hall | |||||
| Aksaray | Kuzeyboru | Aksaray Sports Hall | |||||
| Aydın | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Aydın Mimar Sinan Sports Hall | |||||
| Bursa | Nilüfer Belediyespor | TVF Cengiz Göllü Voleybol Salonu | |||||
| Bolu | Bolu Bld | Bolu 17 Temmuz Spor Salonu | |||||
| Çanakkale | Çan Gençlik Kale SK | Çan Şehit Polis Halil İbrahim Eriç Sports Hall | |||||
Title holders
- 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
Source: [2]
Performance by club
| 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 | 5 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017 |
| Emlak Bankası | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1996 |
MVP by Edition
- 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]
All-time team records
Summary by team since 1977/1978
| Team | Victories | First Victory | Last Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eczacibasi Istanbul | 23 | 1977/1978 | 2011/2012 |
| Vakifbank Istanbul | 9 | 1992/1993 | 2020/2021 |
| Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 5 | 2008/2009 | 2016/2017 |
| Vakifbank Ankara | 3 | 1991/1992 | 1997/1998 |
| Emlakbank Ankara | 3 | 1989/1990 | 1995/1996 |
| Team | Winners | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eczacibasi 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 |
Podiums by city since 1977/1978
| Location | Winners | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 37 | 13 | 6 |
| Ankara | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Various statistics since 2009/2010
| 1 | Eczacibasi Istanbul | 13 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 13 |
| 3 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 13 |
| 4 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 13 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 12 |
| 6 | Besiktas Istanbul | 11 |
| 7 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 9 |
| 8 | Yesilyurt SK | 8 |
| 9 | Sariyer Istanbul | 7 |
| 10 | Bursa BBSK | 6 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 352 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 343 |
| 3 | Eczacibasi Istanbul | 341 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 334 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 281 |
| 6 | Besiktas Istanbul | 277 |
| 7 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 230 |
| 8 | Yesilyurt SK | 171 |
| 9 | Bursa BBSK | 153 |
| 10 | Çanakkale Belediyespor | 151 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 310 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 290 |
| 3 | Eczacibasi Istanbul | 274 |
| 4 | Galatasaray Istanbul | 207 |
| 5 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Bursa | 122 |
| 6 | Besiktas Istanbul | 89 |
| 7 | Bursa BBSK | 76 |
| 8 | Ilbank SK Ankara | 75 |
| 9 | Sariyer Istanbul | 56 |
| 10 | Yesilyurt SK | 56 |
| 1 | Vakifbank Istanbul | 88 % |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 85 % |
| 3 | Eczacibasi 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)
| 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 | Eczacibasi 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 | Besiktas 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 | Yesilyurt SK | 8 | 2009/2010 | - | 227 | 171 | 56 | 115 | 236 | 395 | -159 |
| 10 | Sariyer 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 | Eregli 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 |
See also
- 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
External links
- Official website
- Turkish Volleyball Federation
- Türkiye Kadınlar. women.volleybox.net (in English)
References
- ^ "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.