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Leagues | Basketbol Süper Ligi Champions League | ||
Founded | 1974 | ||
History | Tofaş (1974–present) | ||
Arena | Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu | ||
Capacity | 7,500 | ||
Location | Bursa, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Blue, white, green | ||
President | Cengiz Eroldu | ||
Head coach | Orhun Ene | ||
Team captain | Tevfik Akdamar | ||
Championships | 2 Turkish Championships 3 Turkish Cups 1 Turkish President's Cup | ||
Website | www.tofasspor.com | ||
Tofaş Spor Kulübü ( English: Tofaş Sports Club) (more commonly known as Tofaş) is a professional basketball team that is based in Bursa, Turkey. Their home arena is the Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu, with a capacity of 7,500 seats. The team is sponsored by Turkish car manufacturer Tofaş.
The team competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
Tofaş was founded in 1974. The team won the BSL in two consecutive seasons, in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons. The following year, however, the team withdrew from the league, for financial reasons. They returned to competition in the BSL in the 2003–04 season, but were relegated to a league level the following year.
Tofaş next played in the BSL, from the 2009–10 season, to the 2014–15 season. In addition to the club's two Turkish Super League titles (1999, 2000), the team has also won three Turkish Cups (1993, 1999, 2000), and a Turkish President's Cup (1999). In the club's heyday, the team achieved significant success at the European-wide continental level. Such as being the runner-up in the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup's 1996–97 season Final against the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.
Tofaş also competed in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in the 1999–2000 season.
In 2015, Tofaş was relegated from the BSL to the First League. The club was immediately promoted back as it was the 2016 TBL champion. The club played in the European-wide second-tier level EuroCup, in the 2017–18 season. [1] The same season, Tofaş reached the 2018 finals of the BSL. Despite winning game 3 at home, [2] the team fell to Fenerbahçe and lost the series 4–1. [3]
Tofaş S.K. used the 3,500-seat capacity Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall, as its home arena for many years. The club then moved into the 7,500-seat capacity Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu. [4] [5]
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Updated: September 3, 2023 |
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Austin Wiley | Željko Šakić | |
PF | Luke Maye | Tolga Geçim | Ege Demir |
SF | Omar Prewitt | J. J. O'Brien | Tevfik Akdamar |
SG | Caleb Homesley | Batın Tuna | |
PG | Cassius Winston | Bora Satır |
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Turkish Cup | European competitions | |
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1974–76 | Lower divisions | |||||
1976–77 | 1 | TBL | 7th | |||
1977–78 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | |||
1978–79 | 1 | TBL | 4th | |||
1979–80 | 1 | TBL | 6th | |||
1980–81 | 1 | TBL | 5th | |||
1981–82 | 1 | TBL | 4th | |||
1982–83 | 1 | TBL | 8th | |||
1983–84 | 1 | TBL | 9th | |||
1984–85 | 1 | TBL | 7th | |||
1985–86 | 1 | TBL | 8th | |||
1986–87 | 1 | TBL | 6th | |||
1987–88 | 1 | TBL | 6th | |||
1988–89 | 1 | TBL | 11th | |||
1989–90 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | |||
1990–91 | 1 | TBL | 2nd | 3 Korać Cup | 1R | |
1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 6th | 2 European Cup | 2R | |
1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 5th | Champion | 3 Korać Cup | 3R |
1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 6th | 2 European Cup | GS | |
1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 4th | 3 Korać Cup | R32 | |
1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 4th | 3 Korać Cup | 3R | |
1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 4th | 3 Korać Cup | RU | |
1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 4th | |||
1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | ||
1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 1st | Champion | 1 Euroleague | GS |
2000–03 | Lower divisions | |||||
2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 14th | Group stage | ||
2004–05 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | |||
2005–06 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | |||
2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 15th | Group stage | ||
2007–08 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | Quarterfinalist | ||
2008–09 | 2 | TB2L | 1st | |||
2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 10th | Group stage | ||
2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 9th | Group stage | ||
2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||
2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 8th | Group stage | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 |
2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 8th | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 16th | Group stage | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
2015–16 | 2 | TBL | 1st | |||
2016–17 | 1 | BSL | 8th | |||
2017–18 | 1 | BSL | 2nd | Runner-up | 2 EuroCup | RS |
2018–19 | 1 | BSL | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | RS |
2019–20 | 1 | BSL | 5th 1 | 2 EuroCup | QF 1 | |
2020–21 | 1 | BSL | 4th | 3 Champions League | R16 | |
2021–22 | 1 | BSL | 9th | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | QF |
2022–23 | 1 | BSL | 7th | 3 Champions League | PI |
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