# Women's Basketball Super League

The Women's Basketball Super League (Turkish: Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL), also known as the ING Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation, it replaced the former Turkish Women’s Basketball League which ran between 1956 and 1980. There is also a Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL), the second level in the Turkish women's basketball league system. The present TKBL should not be confused with the former TKBL which ran between 1956 and 1980, after the KBSL was founded the TKBL became a second tier league.
Fenerbahçe are the most successful team in competition history, having won 18 championship titles to date.

## Competition system

The competition is played in two phases: regular season and playoffs. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Super League, ranking 13th and 14th, relegate into the Second League (TKBL). The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Super League.
The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for eight teams: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The four winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the championship title.

## Performance by club

| Club | Titles | Years won |
| Fenerbahçe | 18 | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Galatasaray | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015 |
| Beşiktaş | 3 | 1984, 1985, 2005 |
| Middle East Technical University | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Botaş SK | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| MTA | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
| İstanbul University | 1 | 1989 |
| Near East University | 1 | 2017 |

## Current clubs (2024–25 season)

| Club | City | Arena |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul | Akatlar Spor ve Kültür Kompleksi |
| BOTAŞ | Ankara | Ankara Dsi Spor Salonu |
| Çukurova Basketbol | Mersin | Servet Tazegül Spor Salonu |
| Danilos Pizza | Kocaeli | Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall |
| Emlak Konut | Istanbul | Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul | Metro Enerji Spor Salonu |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul | Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi |
| İlkem Yapı Tarsus | Mersin | |
| Kayseri Basketbol | Kayseri | Kadir Has Kongre Merkezi Spor Salonu |
| Nesibe Aydın | Ankara | TOBB ETÜ Spor Salonu |
| Ormanspor | Ankara | Sait Zarifoğlu Spor Salonu |
| YTR Gayrimenkul Bodrum | Muğla | Bodrum Binnaz Karakaya Spor Salonu |
| Zonguldak Spor Basket 67 | Zonguldak |

## Champions

Before the Play-off System :
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | Third Place | Champion's Coach |
| 1980–81 | ODTÜ | DSİ Spor | TED Kolejliler | TED Kolejliler | Osman Erverdi |
| 1981–82 | ODTÜ | TED Kolejliler | DSİ Spor | DSİ Spor | Osman Erverdi |
| 1982–83 | ODTÜ | TED Kolejliler | Kocaeli Kağıtspor | Kocaeli Kağıtspor | Kaya Gültekin |
| 1983–84 | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | TED Kolejliler | TED Kolejliler | Fehmi Sadıkoğlu |
| 1984–85 | Beşiktaş | M.T.A | TED Kolejliler | TED Kolejliler | Fehmi Sadıkoğlu |
| 1985–86 | M.T.A | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Erdinç Talu |
| 1986–87 | M.T.A | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Beşiktaş | Beşiktaş | Erdinç Talu |
| 1987–88 | Galatasaray | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Lassa | Lassa | Fehmi Sadıkoğlu |
| 1988–89 | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Galatasaray | Yükseliş Koleji | Yükseliş Koleji | İsmet Kurteşi |
| 1989–90 | Galatasaray | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Yükseliş Koleji | Yükseliş Koleji | Betsy Bailey |
| 1990–91 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Yükseliş Koleji | Yükseliş Koleji | Betsy Bailey |
| 1991–92 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul Üniversitesi | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Betsy Bailey |
| 1992–93 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | BOTAŞ | Betsy Bailey |
| After the Play-off System ||||||
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Semi-finalists | Champion's Coach |
| 1993–94 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | BOTAŞ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Betsy Bailey |
| 1994–95 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Brisa Spor | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 1995–96 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Brisa Spor | BOTAŞ | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 1996–97 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Ekrem Memnun |
| 1997–98 | Galatasaray | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | Fenerbahçe | Ekrem Memnun |
| 1998–99 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Beşiktaş | Göksel Zeren |
| 1999–00 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | Brisa Spor | Beşiktaş | Ekrem Memnun |
| 2000–01 | BOTAŞ | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu |
| 2001–02 | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | Migros | Erdemir | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2002–03 | BOTAŞ | Erdemir | Fenerbahçe | Migros | Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu |
| 2003–04 | Fenerbahçe | Erdemir | Migros | BOTAŞ | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2004–05 | Beşiktaş | Fenerbahçe | Mersin BB | Erdemir | Aziz Akkaya |
| 2005–06 | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | BOTAŞ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2006–07 | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2007–08 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | TED Kayseri | Beşiktaş | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2008–09 | Fenerbahçe | Mersin BB | Galatasaray | Samsun Basketbol | Haydar Kemal Ateş |
| 2009–10 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Mersin BB | Aydın Uğuz |
| 2010–11 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | TED Kayseri | BOTAŞ | László Rátgéber |
| 2011–12 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Kayseri KASKİ | Mersin BB | George Dikeoulakos |
| 2012–13 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Kayseri KASKİ | İstanbul Üniversitesi | Roberto Íñiguez |
| 2013–14 | Galatasaray | Fenerbahçe | BOTAŞ | Kayseri KASKİ | Ekrem Memnun |
| 2014–15 | Galatasaray | AGÜ Spor | Adana ASKİ | Fenerbahçe | Ekrem Memnun |
| 2015–16 | Fenerbahçe | Hatay BB | AGÜ Spor | Mersin BB | George Dikeoulakos |
| 2016–17 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Fenerbahçe | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2017–18 | Fenerbahçe | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Hatay BB | Çukurova Basketbol | Valérie Garnier |
| 2018–19 | Fenerbahçe | Çukurova Basketbol | BOTAŞ | Galatasaray | Valérie Garnier |
| 2019–20 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey |
| 2020–21 | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Nesibe Aydın | Çankaya Üniversitesi | Víctor Lapeña |
| 2021–22 | Fenerbahçe Safiport | Çukurova Basketbol | Ormanspor | Nesibe Aydın | Marina Maljković |
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe Safiport | Çukurova Basketbol | Galatasaray | BOTAŞ | Marina Maljković |
| 2023–24 | Fenerbahçe Alagöz H. | Çukurova Basketbol | Galatasaray | Beşiktaş | Valérie Garnier |

## Notable players

Players written in italic still play in the league.