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Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi

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Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi logo
LeaguesTurkish Basketball Second League
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HistoryAntalya BB
(1995–present)
ArenaDilek Sabancı Sport Hall
Capacity2,500
LocationAntalya, Turkey
Team colorsOrange and Navy
   
PresidentRecep Tokgöz
Head coachTimuçin Meriç
WebsiteAntalya BB Basketball

Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (English: Antalya Greater Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club), commonly abbreviated as Antalya BB is a basketball team based in the city of Antalya in Turkey. Their home arena is the Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats.

History

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It was founded first as Antalyaspor in 1966. It played in First League between 1993 and 1996. It qualified to play-offs in 1994–1995 season after finishing 6th with 17 wins. It 3–1 defeated Meysuspor at 1st round but was eliminated by Tofaş SAS by 3–0 at quarter final. It was renamed as Muratpaşa Belediyespor in 1996–1997 season and returned to First League in 1997. Muratpaşa Belediyespor played the league between 1997 and 1999. It merged with basketball branch of Antbirlik (founded in 1978), who played First League between 1981–1982 and 1994–1996. It also played in 2000–2001 season as Muratpaşa Belediyespor Antbirlik. It took present name in 2002 and was promoted to First League as champions of final group in 2006–2007 season. It finished 6th with 18 wins and qualified to play-offs but was eliminated by Fenerbahçe Ülker as 3–1 in 2007–2008 season. It finished again 6th and qualified to play-offs but was eliminated by again Fenerbahçe Ülker as 3–0 in 2008–2009 season.

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Turkish Cup European Competitions
1999–00 2 TB2L 4th
2000–01 2 TB2L 9th
2001–04 3 EBBL
2004–05 2 TB2L 8th
2005–06 3 EBBL 1st
2006–07 2 TB2L 1st
2007–08 1 TBL 6th Group Stage
2008–09 1 TBL 6th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge QR2
2009–10 1 TBL 11th Group Stage
2010–11 1 TBL 8th Group Stage
2011–12 1 TBL 13th Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 TBL 16th Group Stage
2013–14 2 TB2L 15th
2013–14 3 TB3L
2015–16 3 TB3L
2016–17 3 TB2L 1st

Notable players

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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.
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References

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