Beşiktaş J.K.

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [beˈʃiktaʃ], English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club), known as Beşiktaş is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team, the oldest in the country, is also one of the most successful teams in Turkey, having never been relegated to a lower division. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. The club competes in numerous branches including football, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, boxing, wrestling, chess, bridge, gymnastics, rowing, table tennis, paralympic sports, eSports and beach football.

The home ground of Beşiktaş was the İnönü Stadium with a seating capacity of 32,086, however the ground was demolished in order for the Vodafone Arena to be constructed on the same land. The club last won the Turkish Süper Lig championship during the 2008–09 season, achieving a "double" after also winning the Turkish Cup in the same season.

As of 3 March 2015, the club is ranked 57th in UEFA's overall club coefficient rankings and 34th for the 2014-15 season.

Beşiktaş JK (wheelchair basketball)

Beşiktaş Wheelchair Basketball Team is the professional wheelchair basketball team of Beşiktaş J.K., which is a Turkish sports club from İstanbul. The club plays their home matches at Süleyman Seba Sport Complex.

Current roster

Achievements

Domestic

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League:

• Winners (2): 2004–05, 2005–06

Winners (2): 2004–05, 2005–06

International

André Vergauwen Cup:

• Winner (1): 2011
• Finalist (1): 2010
• Third Place (1): 2009

Winner (1): 2011

Finalist (1): 2010

Third Place (1): 2009

Willi Brinkmann Cup:

• Winner (1): 2012

Winner (1): 2012

References

External links

Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)

Beşiktaş Women's Basketball is the women basketball section of Beşiktaş JK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.

Roster

Achievements

Domestic

Turkish Women's Basketball League:

• Winners (3): 1984, 1985, 2005
• Runners (3): 1986, 2006, 2007

Winners (3): 1984, 1985, 2005

Runners (3): 1986, 2006, 2007

Turkish Cup:

• Runners (4): 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007

Runners (4): 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007

Turkish President's Cup:

• Winners (1): 2006
• Runners (2): 2005, 2007

Winners (1): 2006

Runners (2): 2005, 2007

International

FIBA EuroCup:

Notable players

References

External links

Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş (pronounced [beˈʃictaʃ]) is a municipality (belediye) of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus. Directly across the Bosphorus is the municipality of Üsküdar.

The Beşiktaş municipality includes a number of important sites along the European side of the Bosphorus, from Dolmabahçe Palace in the south to Bebek in the north. The municipality also includes many inland (and relatively expensive, upper-middle class) neighborhoods such as Levent and Etiler. Some of its other well-known neighborhoods include Yıldız, Kuruçeşme, Ortaköy, and Arnavutköy.

Beşiktaş' historic centre is Çarşı, which adjoins the small Abbasağa Park. The Barbaros Boulevard, which runs in south-north direction, is a major street serving as a feeder for the inner-city motorway on the Bosphorus Bridge, and terminating in Zincirlikuyu Junction, an important bus transport hub.