Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi for sponsorship reasons, is the women's football branch of Fenerbahçe S.K., founded originally in 1995,[1] and re-founded in 2021.[2] The team plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.[3]
| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club) | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries) Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues) Dişi Kanaryalar (The Female Canaries) | |||
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| Founded | 4 April 1995 (First foundation) 26 August 2021 (Re-foundation) | |||
| Ground | Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 5,500 | |||
| President | Ali Koç | |||
| Head coach | Gökhan Bozkaya | |||
| League | Super League | |||
| 2023–24 | Super League, 3rd of 16 | |||
| Website | https://www.fenerbahce.org/ | |||
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History
editFoundation of the club
editFenerbahçe was founded in 1907 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, by Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey and Necip Okaner. The club's name comes from Fenerbahçe, a neighbourhood in Istanbul. The name literally means "lighthouse garden" in Turkish (from fener, meaning "lighthouse", and bahçe, meaning "garden"), referring to a historic lighthouse located at Fenerbahçe Cape.
Original establishment
edit1994–95: First season
editWomen's football in Turkey saw the establishment of the Women's League in 1994 with the participation of 12 clubs.[4][5]
On 4 April 1995, Fenerbahçe S.K. formed their women's football team under the leadershipo of board member Mehmet Ali Aydınlar. The team, managed by Saffet Aktarı and coached by Ziya Özgür, participated at the 1994–95 Women's League. After playing 12 matches, they finished the season with eight wins, two draws and two losses.
1995–96: Second season
editTo strengthen the team, more players were transferred, such as one from Dinarsuspor, three from Acarlar Spor, one from Yenidünya Spor and two expatriates from Romania. The team finished the 1995–96 season playing six matches with five wins and one loss. They scored in total 46 goals, and saw four goals in their net.[1] Some of the more significant matches were when the team played against Ankara Dedeoğlu, winning 20–0,[6] and won against Mersin Camspor with 4–0.[7] The squad consisted of Pervin Sanlı, Zerrin Koldamca, Nevra Selışık, Aycan Çağlar, Pınar Çimdik, Yeter Bayrak, Ana Rosca (ROM), Rebeka Fırıncıyan, Ayşe Oktay, Canan Oğuz, Leyla Ersan, Emine Akyüz, Sibel Cımbız, Seda Tamkan, Sevgi Özder, Füsun Öcal, Adriana Grigore (ROM), Nurdan Bekdemir.[1] Later, the women's branch was shut down for economic reasons.
Re-establishment
editThe re-establishment of the women's football branch of Fenerbahçe was announced on 26 August 2021, with the note:
As Fenerbahçe Sports Club, we have accepted it as one of our duties to add value to the society we belong to. Now, as Fenerbahçe, we are taking another important step with this awareness and approach; We are announcing that we will take part in women's football. As Fenerbahce Sports Club, which joined forces with HeForShe to ensure equality between men and women and increase the participation of women and girls in all areas of society, we believe that our Women's Football Team will make our Club proud with championships and will set a good example for future generations.
— Fenerbahçe, [2]
2021–22: First season
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First match and derby controversy
editWith a joint statement they made on 2 December 2021, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, the two archrivals, announced that they will hold two friendly matches between women's football teams in order to raise social awareness about violence against women.[8] Any match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray is one of the biggest events in the country, called the Intercontinental Derby.
The first match was held on 7 December 2021 at Galatasaray's Nef Stadium and was broadcast live all over Turkey. Fenerbahçe left the match with a convincing 7–0 win.[9] After the match, Fenerbahçe vice president Erol Bilecik, who congratulated the Fenerbahçe players in the dressing room, cited the historical 6–0 win of the men's team against Galatasaray on 6 November 2002. His speech sparked controversy, as Galatasaray fans started insulting Bilecik and Fenerbahçe female players and soon announcements were made from both clubs calling for the events to calm down.[9][10][11] The second match was cancelled after Galatasaray backed down.
Participation in the league
editAfter the re-establishment, Fenerbahçe took part in Group A of the 2021–22 Women's Super League in its first season. The team completed its group as the leader and participated in the play-offs with the first 4 teams in the group and eliminated Hakkarigücü SK in the play-off quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, the team was eliminated by Fatih Karagümrük.
As a result of the name sponsorship agreement made with Petrol Ofisi before the 2022–23 season, the name of the team was changed to Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi Women's Football Team.
Stadium
editThe team played their home matches in the beginning of the 2021–22 Super League season at the club's Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Sports Complex, also called as Fenerbahçe Dereağzı Facility in Kadıköy.[12] They moved to the Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium in Üsküdar from late March 2022 on.[13]
Starting with the semi-finals match of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season on 13 May 2024, the ream returned to their initial home ground Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium at Dereağzı, Kadıköy.[14]
Statistics
editAs of 22 September 2024[update]
| Season | League | Pos. (Gr.) | Play-offs | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| 1994–95 | Women's League | 2nd (4) | Semifinalist | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | Women's League | 3rd (1) | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | Super League | 1st (A) | Runners-up | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 19 | +91 | 58 |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 3rd (B) | Runners-up | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 36 |
| 2023–24 | Super League | 3rd | — | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 66 |
| 2024–25 | Super League | 1st (a) | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
- (a): Season in progress
Current squad
edit- As of 2 September 2024[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
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Current technical staff
edit- As of 6 August 2023[16]
| Position | Staff |
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| General manager |  Eren Şenyaprak
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| Head coach | Gökhan Bozkaya
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| Goalkeeping coach | Gökhan Güldağ
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| Athletic performance coach | Engin Sancak
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| Analyst Coach | Oğuz Yıldırım
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Coaching history
edit- Nihan Su (2021–22)
- Özkan Beceren (2022–23)
- Serhat Deniz (2023)
- Gökhan Bozkaya (2023–)
Kit history
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        2021–22 home
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   2021–22 away
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    2021–22 alt
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     2022–23 home
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     2022–23 away
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     2022–23 alt
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Squad history
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Fenerbahçe women's squad in the away match of the 2021–22 Turkish Women's Football Super League play-off against Fatih Karagümrük women's.
References
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- ^ a b c "Fenerbahçe'de Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Canarino. 28 October 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Son dakika: Fenerbahçe Kadın Futbol Takımı resmen kuruluyor". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ 1. Lige Katılım
- ^ Durkal, Koray (2012-03-08). "Türkiye'nin ilk kadın futbol takımı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Özgen, İlhan (20 March 2014). "Bir Dinaesu Vardı, N'oldu?". Toptak Saha (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Fenerbahçeli bayanlar patladı" (in Turkish). Donanım Haber. 28 October 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "F.Bahçe tam yol" (in Turkish). Donanım Haber. 11 November 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe ve Galatasaray kadın futbol takımları, kadına şiddete karşı toplumsal farkındalık yaratmak amacıyla hazırlık maçı yapıyor".
- ^ a b "Fenerbahçe Kulübü Başkan Vekili Erol Bilecik'ten Galatasaraylıları kızdıran sözler! "Cincona 6 Kasım'da 6 tane atmıştık..."". Hürriyet. 7 November 2021.
- ^ fanatik (7 December 2021). "Fenerbahçe Başkan Vekili Erol Bilecik, cincon dedi, Galatasaray..." Fanatik. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Sporx (2021-12-07). "Fenerbahçeli yöneticiden 7–0 sonrası gönderme: 'Cincon'". Sporx (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Fenerbahçe 5–0 1207 Antalyaspor Kadın Futbol Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi – Fenerbahçe 8–0 Altay" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi Play Off – Fenerbahçe A.Ş. 2–0 Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Kadın Futbol Takımı Kadrosu". fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Kadın Futbol Takımı Teknik Kadro". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 21 January 2023.