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Efes Pilsen
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President Tuncay Ozilhan
Address Adnan Kahveci Bulvari, 5 34592 Istanbul - Turkey
Tel. +90 212 449 3876
Fax +90 212 642 9146
Arena ABDI IPEKÇI SPORTS HALL
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2009-2010 Games
Regular Season
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L,
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at Lietuvos Rytas
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77 - 70
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W,
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vs Partizan
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77 - 67
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L,
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at Unicaja
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93 - 88
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L,
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at Olympiacos
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105 - 90
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W,
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vs Entente Orleanaise
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77 - 64
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W,
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vs Lietuvos Rytas
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77 - 62
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L,
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at Partizan
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93 - 92
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L,
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vs Unicaja
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77 - 79
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L,
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vs Olympiacos
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85 - 93
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W,
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at Entente Orleanaise
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60 - 75
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Roster
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4
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KASUN, MARIO
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Croatia
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Center
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2.13
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1980
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7
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SMITH, CHARLES
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USA
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Forward
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1.93
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1975
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8
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RAKOCEVIC, IGOR
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Serbia
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Guard
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1.91
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1978
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9
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SHUMPERT, PRESTON
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USA
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Forward
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1.98
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1979
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10
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TUNCERI, KEREM
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.90
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1979
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11
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THORNTON, BOOTSY
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USA
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Guard
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1.95
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1977
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14
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PEKER, KAYA
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Turkey
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Center
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2.08
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1980
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15
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CANTEKIN, DUSAN
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Turkey
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Center
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2.19
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1992
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21
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NACHBAR, BOSTJAN
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Slovenia
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Forward
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2.06
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1980
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22
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POPOVIC, BOJAN
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Serbia
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Guard
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1.90
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1983
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23
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KUQO, ERMAL
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Albania
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Center
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2.07
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1980
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25
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SANTIAGO, DANIEL
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Puerto Rico
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Center
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2.16
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1976
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32
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GULER, SINAN
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.92
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1983
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33
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ARSLAN, ENDER
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.88
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1983
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44
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ISIK, ALI
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Turkey
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Forward
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2.05
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1990
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The Club
On the heels of a disappointing Euroleague season, Efes Pilsen showed its strength with its best domestic campaign in seven years as it won both the Turkish Cup and League crown last season. But dominance at home won’t be sweet for this mighty club until it restores its name to the best in European basketball. Efes is often called the Pride of Turkey for having won that country's first European title in any team sport by taking the Korac Cup in 1996. By giving Turkey its first international champion, Efes also solidified the long-improving reputation of Turkish basketball. Efes had made its first impact on the Turkish League with three titles between 1979 and 1984. A new streak of domestic dominance saw it take the Turkish crown in five of six seasons ending in 1997. The Korac Cup title in 1996 and a previous Saporta Cup final appearance in 1993 put Efes on the continental map with players like Petar Naumoski, Volkan Aydin, Ufuk Sarica, the late Conrad McRae, Tamer Oyguc and a young Mirsad Turkcan, all coached by Aydin Ors. Already a Euroleague regular, in 2000 Efes achieved another first among Turkish teams by making the Final Four, a milestone it repeated in the 2001 SuproLeague. Hedo Turkoglu, Mehmet Okur, Predrag Drobnjak, Ibrahim Kutluay and Damir Mulaomerovic were among those that helped Efes to its biggest Euroleague success. After that, Efes became the team that had most consistently come closest to the Final Four without making it. In 2003-04, that meant missing the Final Four by a single shot, just as in 2004-05, when Efes was the only team to reach the last game of the Euroleague playoffs before falling. Efes returned to the Euroleague playoffs in 2005-06, only to be swept by eventual champion CSKA Moscow. Home-grown players like Ender Arslan, Kaya Peker, Ermal Kuqo and Kerem Gonlum helped keep Efes fully competitive throughout those years. Even though the team did not make the Quarterfinal Playoffs in the next two seasons nor did it lift the league championship, Efes stayed loyal to its winning tradition by taking home Turkish Cup trophies in 2006 and 2007. The 2007-08 season was rare in that the club added no hardware to its trophy case and also missed the Turkish League finals for the first time since 1995. That led to a restructuring last season when Ergin Ataman was handed the head coaching reins and the roster was overhauled. The result was a tough time coming together in the Euroleague as the club missed the Top 16 by one win, but everything fell into place after that as Efes dominated the trophies in Turkey. With last year’s success now under its belt, Efes Pilsen will be determined to bounce back in the Euroleague this season and make a run at the Final Four.
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Korac Cup
1996 |
Turkish National League
1978-79, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2008-09 |
Turkish National Cup
1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
Turkish President Cup
1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009 |
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