Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Yalıkavak SK
Turkish handball club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Yalıkavak Sports Club (Turkish: Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü), Armada Praxis Yalıkavak Spor for sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball club based in Yalıkavak, Bodrum of Muğla Province, Turkey. The team competes in the Turkish Super League.[1]
Yalıkavak SK
Location of Yalıkavak SK
.jpg)
Remove ads
History
Summarize
Perspective
The club was founded under the name Yalıkavak Belediyesi Spor Kulübü by the local municipality at Yalıkavak neighborhood of Bodrum district in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey on 19 October 1987. After the town municipality was abolished in 2014, the club continued its activities as Yalıkavak SK. The club has around 100 sportspeople in the football and handball sides. The women's handball team, nicknamed "Denizin kızları" ("The Mermaids"), was formed in 2008.[1]
Starting to compete in the Turkish Women's Handball First League in the 2016–17 season, the team reached the quarterfinals of the Women's Handball Turkish Cup. The youth team consisting of girls aged 10–12 became the Turkish champion twice. The club became runners-up in the youth and juniors championships twice. Eight club members were called up to the national team, and one of the club member started to play in the national beach handball team.[2]
The club is headquartered at the Türkan Saylan Sports Complex in Geriş, Bodrum. The club president is Mehmet Esen,[1] and the team's head coach Özcan Kıvanç.[3] The team is sponsored by Armada Praxis.[4]
Yalıkavak became champion in the 2023–24 Turkish Women's Handball Super Lesgue after winning over Yenimahalle Bld. SK in the play-offs by 3–1.[5] They won the Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup in 2024 defeating Yenimahalle Bld. SK by 37–24.[6]
Remove ads
Colors
The club colors are blue and white.[1]
Arena
The team play their home matches at Binnaz Karakaya Sports Hall located in Gümbet, Bodrum.[3]
Competitions
Summarize
Perspective
Domestic
2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons
Yalıkavak finished the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons of the Turkish Women's Handball Super League seasons as runners-up.
2022–23 season
Yalıkavak won the Women's Handball Turkish Cup in 2023 defeating Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the final.[4] They won the 2022–23 Women's Handball Turkish Super Cup defeating the league-champion Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the final.[7]
2023–24 season
Yalıkavak became champion in the 2023–24 Turkish Women's Handball Super League after winning over Yenimahalle SK in the play-offs by 3–1.[5] They won the 2024 Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup defeating Yenimahalle Bld. SK by 37–24.[6]
2024–25 season
Yalıkavak became again champion in the 2024–25 Turkish Women's Handball Super League after winning over Adasokağı SK in the play-offs by 3–1 (26–25, 29–33, 29–23, 28–18).[8]
International
EHF European League
EHF European Cup
Remove ads
Current squad
Team members at the 2024–25 Turkish Women's Handball Super League Play-offs
- 1
Anca Mihaela Rombescu (GK) - 2
Beyza Gedik - 4 Buket Seven (CB)
- 5 Gözde Seven (CB)
- 7 Yeliz Özel (CB, C)
- 9
Armina Isić (LB) - 12 Sude Karademir (GK)
- 13 Bilgenur Öztürkr (RW)
- 14 Nnurceren Akgün Gökttepe (LP)
- 16 Özlem Taşkın (GK)
- 17 Ceylan Aydemir (LW)
- 18 Tuana Akman (LW)
- 25 Hatice Özdemir
- 61 İlke Yıldız (LW)
- 77 Edanur Burhan (RB)
- GK: Goalkeeper
- LW: Left winger
- RW: Right winger
- LP: Line player
- CB: Center back
- LB: Left back
- RB: Right back
Remove ads
Former notable players
Honours
- Turkish Women's Handball Super League
- Champions (2): 2023–24, 2024–25
- Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
- Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup
- Winners (2) 2023, 2024
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads