Turkish Men's Volleyball League

The Turkish Men's Volleyball League, officially called the Efe League (Turkish: Efeler Ligi), is the highest professional men's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation. Founded in 1970, the league is considered one of the top national leagues in European volleyball, as its clubs have made significant success in European competitions.

Turkish Men's Volleyball League

Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1970
Motto	Voleybolun Ligi (The League of Volleyball)
No. of teams	16
Country	Turkey
Confederation	CEV
Most recent champion(s)	Fenerbahçe (5th title)
Most titles	Eczacıbaşı (12 titles)
TV partner(s)	TRT Spor
International cup(s)	CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup
Official website	http://www.tvf.org.tr

The league succeeded the former Turkish Volleyball Championship, which was held from 1948 to 1970.

2020–21 season

Team	City	Arena
Afyon Belediyespor	Afyon	Atatürk Sports Hall
Arhavi Belediyespor	Arhavi	Arhavi Sports Hall
Arkas	İzmir	Atatürk Volleyball Hall
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor	Nilüfer	TVF Cengiz Göllü Sports Hall
Fenerbahçe	Istanbul	Ülker Sports and Event Hall
Galatasaray	Istanbul	Taç Sports Hall
Haliliye Belediyespor	Şanlıurfa	11 Nisan Sports Hall
Halkbank	Ankara	Başkent Volleyball Hall
İnegöl Belediyespor	İnegöl	İnegöl Sports Hall
İstanbul BBSK	Istanbul	Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall
Spor Toto	Ankara	Başkent Volleyball Hall
Solhanspor	Solhan	Solhan Sports Hall
Sorgun Belediyespor	Yozgat	Sorgun Sports Hall
TFL Altekma	İzmir	İzmir Ataturk Sports Hall
Tokat Belediye Plevnespor	Tokat	Hüseyin Akbaş Sports Hall
Ziraat Bankası	Ankara	Başkent Volleyball Hall

Champions

1970–71 Galatasaray 1971–72 İETT 1972–73 İETT 1973–74 İETT 1974–75 Muhafızgücü 1975–76 Eczacıbaşı 1976–77 Boronkay 1977–78 Eczacıbaşı 1978–79 Eczacıbaşı 1979–80 Eczacıbaşı

1980–81 Eczacıbaşı 1981–82 Eczacıbaşı 1982–83 Eczacıbaşı 1983–84 Eczacıbaşı 1984–85 Eczacıbaşı 1985–86 Eczacıbaşı 1986–87 Galatasaray 1987–88 Galatasaray 1988–89 Galatasaray 1989–90 Eczacıbaşı

1990–91 Eczacıbaşı 1991–92 Halkbank 1992–93 Halkbank 1993–94 Halkbank 1994–95 Halkbank 1995–96 Halkbank 1996–97 NETAŞ 1997–98 NETAŞ 1998–99 NETAŞ 1999–00 Arçelik

2000–01 Arçelik 2001–02 Erdemir 2002–03 Arçelik 2003–04 Erdemir 2004–05 Erdemir 2005–06 Arkas 2006–07 Arkas 2007–08 Fenerbahçe 2008–09 İstanbul BBSK 2009–10 Fenerbahçe

2010–11 Fenerbahçe 2011–12 Fenerbahçe 2012–13 Arkas 2013–14 Halkbank 2014–15 Arkas 2015–16 Halkbank 2016–17 Halkbank 2017–18 Halkbank 2018–19 Fenerbahçe

Source: [1]

Performance by club

Team	Titles[1]	Years won
Eczacıbaşı	12	1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991
Halkbank	9	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Fenerbahçe	5	2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019
Arkas	4	2006, 2007, 2013, 2015
Galatasaray	4	1971, 1987, 1988, 1989
Erdemirspor	3	2002, 2004, 2005
Arçelik	3	2000, 2001, 2003
NETAŞ	3	1997, 1998, 1999
İETT	3	1972, 1973, 1974
İstanbul BBSK	1	2009
Boronkay	1	1977
Muhafızgücü	1	1975

Sponsorship

• 2016–17: Amway – Turkish Airlines – PTT – Vestel – Acıbadem Healthcare Group

See also

• Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup
• Turkish Men's Volleyball Super Cup
• Turkish Women's Volleyball League

References

1. "Erkekler Lig Şampiyonlukları". tvf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

External links

• Official website