# Eczacıbaşı Dynavit

Eczacıbaşı Dynavit is the professional women's volleyball department of Eczacıbaşı S.K., a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The team plays its home matches at the Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu hall in Istanbul. Eczacıbaşı has won a record 16 Turkish League titles and a record nine Turkish Cups, amongst others. In the 2014–15 season they won the CEV Champions League and that gave them the ticket to capture the 2015 FIVB World Club Championship in Zürich, a year later the club became the first club in the world to win the FIVB World Club Championship back-to-back by defending their crown in the Philippines during the 2016 FIVB World Club Championship in Manila. Eczacıbaşı VitrA is the most successful Turkish volleyball club with 28 national championship titles overall since the introduction of a national league in 1956.

## Team names

Due to sponsorship, the women's volleyball team have competed under the following names:
* Eczacıbaşı (1966–2007)
* Eczacıbaşı Zentiva (2007–2010)
* Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2010–2021)
* Eczacıbaşı Dynavit (2021–)

## History

The club has invested in women's volleyball for approximately 40 years and has pioneered for Turkish women's volleyball. The team plays in the CEV Champions League regularly.
The international achievements of Eczacıbaşı have set an example for Turkish volleyball and contributed to the success of the Turkish National Women's Volleyball Team. With its systematic and modern approach to the sport and close to 40 years' experience, Eczacıbaşı is one of the most highly respected volleyball clubs in Europe.
Eczacıbaşı women's volleyball team won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. The club also finished 2nd in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 1980 and the CEV Cup of 1993; 3rd in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 2000 and the Top Teams Cup of 2005; and 4th in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 1984 and the Champions' League of 2001 and 2002; in the season 2014–15 won the CEV Champions League and the 2015 FIVB World Club Championship in Zürich, and a year later the club became won the FIVB World Club Championship back-to-back by defending their crown during the 2016 FIVB World Club Championship in Manila, becoming the first club in volleyball history to achieve this outstanding feat.
Eczacıbaşı has won more national championships than any other women's volleyball team in Turkey, with 27 Turkish League Championships under its belt since it entered the league in 1968. In the 1972–1973 season, the team began to set its first record of consecutive wins, winning 17 Turkish League titles in a row. It repeated this performance another five years between 1999 and 2003, when it also won five Turkish Cups.
Over the years, Eczacıbaşı has worked with many internationally renowned players, such as Irina Ilchenko (Irina Simirrnova), Lioubov Chachkova (Lioubov Kılıç), Yelena Godina, Antonina Zetova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Tatyana Gracheva, Barbara Ružić (Barbara Jelić), Antonella Del Core, Mirka Francia, Neslihan Demir, Jordan Larson, Esra Gümüş, Gülden Kayalar and Kim Yeon-koung.
The team play their home matches in the 2024–25 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season at the Cebeci Sport Hall in Sultangazi, Istanbul.

## Team roster 2024–2 5

As of August 2024.
| No. | Player | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Position | Country |
| 1 | Tuna Aybüke Özel | 24 April 2002 | 1.62 | Libero | Turkey |
| 2 | Simge Şebnem Aköz | 23 April 1991 | 1.68 | Libero | Turkey |
| 3 | Tijana Bošković (C) | 8 March 1997 | 1.94 | Opposite hitter | Serbia |
| 4 | Beyza Arici | 27 July 1995 | 1.92 | Middle-blocker | Turkey |
| 7 | Hande Baladin | 1 September 1997 | 1.90 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 8 | Sinead Kisal | 8 November 1993 | 1.96 | Middle blocker | Trinidad and Tobago/ Turkey |
| 9 | Alexa Gray | 7 August 1994 | 1.85 | Outside hitter | Canada |
| 10 | Yaprak Erkek | 2 September 2001 | 1.82 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir Akyol | 14 August 1990 | 1.86 | Setter | Turkey |
| 12 | Elif Şahin | 19 January 2001 | 1.89 | Setter | Turkey |
| 14 | Dana Rettke | 21 January 1999 | 2.04 | Middle Blocker | United States |
| 15 | Jovana Stevanović | 30 June 1992 | 1.91 | Middle Blocker | Serbia |
| 16 | Anna Nicoletti | 3 January 1996 | 1.93 | Opposite hitter | Italy |
| 22 | Kathryn Plummer | 16 October 1997 | 2.01 | Outside hitter | United States |

### Technical staff

As of August 2024
| Name | Position |
| Faruk Eczacıbaşı | President |
| Ferhat Akbaş | Head coach |
| Przemysław Kawka | Coach assistant |
| Canberk Tekmen | Coach assistant |
| Kaan Incekara | Coach assistant |
| Erman Güçin | Coach assistant |
| Mehmet Sönmez | Statistician |
| Omer Faruk Korkmaz | Statistician |
| Kübra Güneş Doğan | Physiotherapist |
| Łukasz Filipecki | Physical Preparation Coach |

## Honours
### International competitions

* FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
** Winners (3): 2015, 2016, 2023
** Runners-up (1): 2019
** Third (1): 2018
* CEV Women's Champions League
** Winners (1): 2014–15
** Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2022–23
** Third (3): 1999–00, 2001–02, 2016–17
* CEV Cup
** Winners (3): 1998–99, 2017–18, 2021–22
** Third (1): 2004–05
* CEV Challenge Cup
** Runners-up (1): 1992–93

### National competitions

* Turkish Women's Volleyball League
** Winners (16) (record): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
** Runners-up (7): 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
** Third (9): 1991–92, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22
* Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (defunct)
** Winners (12) (record): 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
** Runners-up (1): 1971–72
** Third (2): 1969–70, 1970–71
* Turkish Cup
** Winners (9) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2018–19
** Runners-up (4): 1997–98, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2020–21
** Third (5): 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22
* Turkish Super Cup
** Winners (5) (record): 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020
** Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2013–14, 2021–22

## Notable players

* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Played at least one season for the club.
* 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.
* To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
Players written in italic still play for the club.