Turkish Basketball League 2008-2009
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The 2008-09 Turkish Basketball League
is the 43rd edition of the top-flight professional basketball
league in Turkey
.The champion is Efes Pilsen
!Turkish Basketball League
2008-09 Champion
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|Efes Pilsen
Thirteenth Title
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
is the 43rd edition of the top-flight professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.The champion is Efes Pilsen
Regular season standings
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- Statistics correct as of June 19, 2009
| Clinches Play-off berth | |
| Eliminated from the Play-offs | |
| Relegated |
| 1 | Efes Pilsen | ||||||
| 2 | Türk Telekom Türk Telekom Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was being separated from the Post Office in 1995. In November 2005 it was privatized to Oger Telecom.... |
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| 3 | Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K... |
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| 4 | Galatasaray Cafe Crown Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators... |
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| 5 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats... |
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| 6 | Antalya BB | ||||||
| 7 | Mersin BB | ||||||
| 8 | Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires | ||||||
| 9 | Pınar Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group.... |
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| 10 | Oyak Renault Oyak Renault Oyak Renault is a basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. They played in this league between 1982-1984, 1992-2000, 2001-2004 and since 2006... |
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| 11 | Erdemirspor | ||||||
| 12 | Banvitspor | ||||||
| 13 | Kepez Belediyesi | ||||||
| 14 | Aliağa Petkim | ||||||
| 15 | Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, is a basketball club based in Konya, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League.The club sponsored by Selçuk University and Mutlu Akü Company.... |
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| 16 | CASA TED Kolejliler CASA TED Kolejliler Optimum TED Kolejliler, is a basketball club based in Ankara, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Second Basketball League. The team played in Turkish basketball league between 1966-1977, 1979-1981, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1990-1995, 1996-1997, 1998-2003 and 2006-2009.- Selected Former Players :-List of... |
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Clubs and Arenas
The league consists of the following member clubs:| Club | City | Foun.Year | Arena | Capacity | Nr.Ch. | Last Year |
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| Aliağa Belediyesispor Petkim Aliaga Belediyesi Aliağa Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü, known as Aliağa Petkim for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey, currently playing in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Enka Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats.The team was sponsored by... |
İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... |
Enka Sport Hall Enka Sport Hall Enka Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in Aliağa district of İzmir Province, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,500 spectators.... |
2nd (TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode... ) |
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| Antalya BŞB | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... |
Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall | 6th(RS), QF(Play-off) | |||
| Bandırma Banvit | Balıkesir Balikesir Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :... |
Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sport Hall is an indoor arena located in the Bandırma town of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. The arena mostly hosts basketball games and is the home arena of the Banvitspor and Bandırma Kırmızı basketball teams. It has a seating capacity for 2,500 spectators.... |
8th(RS), QF(Play-off) | |||
| Beşiktaş Cola Turka Besiktas Cola Turka Beşiktaş Milangaz is a professional basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a sports club from İstanbul, Turkey. Their home arena is the Sinan Erdem Dome with a capacity of 16,000 seats... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
BJK Akatlar Arena BJK Akatlar Arena Beşiktaş Milangaz Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Akatlar, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is the home court of Beşiktaş J.K.; it also serves the volleyball team. It is also suitable to host other events, such as concerts.... |
1st(RS), SF(Play-off) | |||
| CASA TED Kolejliler CASA TED Kolejliler Optimum TED Kolejliler, is a basketball club based in Ankara, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Second Basketball League. The team played in Turkish basketball league between 1966-1977, 1979-1981, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1990-1995, 1996-1997, 1998-2003 and 2006-2009.- Selected Former Players :-List of... |
Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... |
TOBB Sport Hall | 9th(RS) | |||
| Darüşşafaka Darüssafaka S.K. Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires, is a professional basketball club based in İstanbul, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League since 1992-93 season. Their home arena is the Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall, sometimes called Ayhan Şahenk Arena. The club is sponsored by Çelik Motor a subsidiary of Turkish... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall | 14th(RS) | |||
| Efes Pilsen | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall | 2nd(RS), SF(Play-off) | |||
| Erdemirspor | Zonguldak Zonguldak Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its population, according to the 2009 census, was 108,792. It is an important port on the Black Sea because of the coal mining in Zonguldak Province... |
Erdemir Sport Hall Erdemir Sport Hall Erdemir Sport Hall is an multi-purpose indoor sport venue that is located in the Karadeniz Ereğli town of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,000 spectators.... |
Winner (TB2L Turkish Second Basketball League There are a total of 24 teams participating in the league in two groups for the TBL2 2010-2011 season. Each team play each other in their group twice during the regular season. 8 teams from every group qualify for the play-offs and they play the other group teams in a 2-game win mode... ) |
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| Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Abdi İpekçi Arena Abdi Ipekçi Arena Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the... |
3rd(RS), Winner(Play-off) | |||
| Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Café Crown Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Ayhan Sahenk Sport Hall | 5th(RS), QF(Play-off) | |||
| Kepez Belediyesi | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... |
Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall | 11th(RS) | |||
| Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Mersin Mersin -Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban... |
Edip Burhan Sport Hall Edip Burhan Sport Hall Edip Burhan Sport Hall is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Yenişehir district of Mersin, Turkey. Opened in 1971, the hall has a seating capacity of 2,700 spectators. It is home to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., which plays currently in the Turkish Basketball League.... |
10th(RS) | |||
| Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, is a basketball club based in Konya, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League.The club sponsored by Selçuk University and Mutlu Akü Company.... |
Konya Konya Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:... |
Selçuk Üniversity 19 Mayıs Sport Hall | 13th(RS) | |||
| Oyak Renault Oyak Renault Oyak Renault is a basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. They played in this league between 1982-1984, 1992-2000, 2001-2004 and since 2006... |
Bursa | Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall is a multi-purpose indoor sport venue located in the district of Altıparmak, Osmangazi in Bursa, Turkey. The hall, with a capacity for 3,000 people, was built in 1972.... |
12th(RS) | |||
| Pınar Karşıyaka Pinar Karsiyaka Pınar Karşıyaka is a professional basketball team based in the city of İzmir in Turkey. It is a section of the Karşıyaka SK. The team was sponsored by Pınar since 1998. It is the product of Yasar Holding's Food and Beverage Group.... |
İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... |
Karşıyaka Pınar Arena | 7th(RS), QF(Play-off) | |||
| Türk Telekom Türk Telekom B.K. Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü is a professional basketball club of based in Ankara, Turkey. It is branch of the Türk Telekom GSK. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats which was opened in April 2010... |
Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... |
Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall is an indoor sport arena located in the district of Ulus in Ankara, Turkey. The hall with a seating capacity for 4,500 people and a parking lot for 500 cars was built in 1969.... |
4th(RS), RU(Play-off) |
Play-offs
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"!Turkish Basketball League
2008-09 Champion
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|Efes Pilsen
Thirteenth Title