| Aliağa Petkim | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| History | Aliağa Petkim (1993–2014) | ||
| Arena | Enka Sport Hall | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Website | www.aliagaspor.org.tr | ||
Aliağa Gençlik S.K., known as Aliağa Petkim for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball team from the district of Aliağa in İzmir, Turkey. Their home arena was the Enka Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats. The team competes playing in the Turkish Basketball League.
Aliağa Petkim was established in 1993, and continued playing in the ranks of TB2L until in 2008-09 season. The team was promoted to the Turkish Basketball League after finishing second position in the TB2L in 2008.
In the 2012–13 season, the team played in the EuroChallenge Qualifying Round. Here it lost against Kataja from Finland.
After the team was relegated from the TBL in the 2013–14 season, the club was dissolved.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 2 | TB2L | 8th | |||
| 2005–06 | 2 | TB2L | 7th | |||
| 2006–07 | 2 | TB2L | 3rd | |||
| 2007–08 | 2 | TB2L | 2nd | |||
| 2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 14th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 13th | Group Stage | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 14th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 11th | Group Stage | 3 EuroChallenge | QR |
| 2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 16th | Group Stage | ||
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