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Basketball club in Istanbul
"Anadolu Efes" redirects here. For the team's eponymous main sponsor, see Efes Beverage Group .
Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü , commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes , is a professional basketball team based in Istanbul , Turkey . 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 Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, which has a seating capacity of 16,000 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
See also: Efes Pilsen SK in European club competitions
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 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons Anadolu Efes won back-to-back EuroLeague Championships.
Home arenas
For many years, Efes has used the Abdi İpekçi Arena , with a seating capacity of 12,270, to host its home games. Currently, Efes uses the 16,000 seat Sinan Erdem Dome for its home games.
Players
For a listing of past rosters, see Anadolu Efes S.K. past rosters .
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Anadolu Efes roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Ht. Wt. Age
G
0
Larkin, Shane (C)
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
79 kg (174 lb)
32 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992
G
1
Beaubois, Rodrigue (C)
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
36 – (1988-02-24)24 February 1988
SF
3
Nwora, Jordan
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
26 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998
G/F
6
Bryant, Elijah
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
29 – (1995-04-19)19 April 1995
C
8
Altuntaş, Salih
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
18 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006
G
9
Tunca, Melih
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
19 – (2005-10-13)13 October 2005
PG
10
Öncel, Rıdvan
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
83 kg (183 lb)
27 – (1997-02-21)21 February 1997
F/C
11
Šmits, Rolands
2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
107 kg (236 lb)
29 – (1995-06-25)25 June 1995
PG
13
Thompson, Darius
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
89 kg (196 lb)
29 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
F
14
Johnson, Stanley
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
110 kg (243 lb)
28 – (1996-05-29)29 May 1996
C
17
Poirier, Vincent
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
110 kg (243 lb)
31 – (1993-10-17)17 October 1993
PG
18
Özdemiroğlu, Doğuş
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
28 – (1996-04-17)17 April 1996
PF
19
Yıldızlı, Burak Can
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
30 – (1994-04-22)22 April 1994
PG
23
Hollatz, Justus
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
82 kg (181 lb)
23 – (2001-04-21)21 April 2001
F/C
24
Osmani, Ercan
2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
102 kg (225 lb)
26 – (1998-08-04)4 August 1998
C
25
Oturu, Daniel
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
109 kg (240 lb)
25 – (1999-09-20)20 September 1999
SF
33
Yılmaz, Erkan
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
87 kg (192 lb)
27 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997
PF
35
Willis, Derek
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
104 kg (229 lb)
29 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Team manager Legend (C) Team captain(DC) Dual citizenship
Depth chart
Naumoski's retired #7 Efes jersey . Retired numbers
Anadolu Efes retired numbers
No
Nat.
Player
Position
Tenure
Ceremony date
7 Petar Naumoski PG 1992–1994, 1995–1999
9 February 2017
44 Krunoslav Simon SG / SF 2017–2022
1 December 2022
Honours
Domestic competitions
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 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 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
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 Runners-up (1): 1992–93 Winners (1) : 1995–96 Other competitions
3rd place (1): 1996 Sondrio, Italy Invitational Game Winners (1) : 2008Bandirma Invitational Game Winners (1) : 2008Sarajevo Invitational Game Winners (1) : 2010Istanbul, Turkey Invitational Game Winners (1) : 2014Crete Heraklion Basketball Tournament Winners (1) : 2016Winners (1) : 2018Winners : 2019Winners (2) : 2020, 2021Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
Season by season
^1 COVID-19 pandemic in Europe .International record
Season
Achievement
Notes
EuroLeague
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 )
FIBA Saporta Cup
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 )
FIBA Korać Cup
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
References
History Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , efesbasket.org
Our Successes Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , efesbasket.org
Announcement Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine , efesbasket.org
"Anadolu Efes becomes the fourth 2019 Final Four team" . May 2019."Anadolu Efes advances to EuroLeague final for the first time - Turkish News" . Hürriyet Daily News . 18 May 2019."Shane Larkin scores career-high, leads Efes to Turkish League title" . 21 June 2019."ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL Arena: SINAN ERDEM DOME" . 3 October 2024."Anadolu Efes retired the jersey of Naumoski" . Eurohoops.net. 9 February 2017."Krunoslav Simon'un 44 Numaralı Forması, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu'ndaki Yerini Aldı" . Anadolu Efes. 1 December 2022."Turkish power Efes Pilsen no match for Warriors" . ESPN.com . October 13, 2006.Efes Pilsen: 81 - Minnesota Timberwolves: 84.
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