Turkish Women's Handball Super League

Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi

Founded	1978–79
No. of teams	10 (2022–23)
Country	Turkey
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion(s)	Kastamonu Bld. GSK (2022–2023)
Most titles	T.M.O. Ankara
Relegation to	1. Division
International cup(s)	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup
Official website	www.thf.gov.tr

The Turkish Women's Handball Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi) is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978–79 season as the Turkish Women's First League, it was renamed later to Super League. The current title holder is Muratpaşa Bld. SK (2011–12).

Competition format

The Turkish Women's Handball Super League shares the season style with the men's league. As of the 2022–23 season, it consists of 10 teams, each playing 18 regular season games. The eight teams with most points at the end of the regular season advance to the play-offs. Both first round of play-offs and semi finals will be played in "best of three series". Final will be best of five" series. [1]

The lowest placed one team of the regular season is directly relegated to the first division, and two teams from first division will be promoted. [1]

Teams

Current teams

2022–23 season

• Adasokağı SK (Adana)
• Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK (Eskişehir)
• Görele Belediye SK (Giresun)
• İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK (İzmir)
• Kastamonu Bld. GSK (Kastamonu)
• Konyaaltı Belediyesi SK (Antalya)
• Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa SK (Tekirdağ)
• Üsküdar Bld. SK (İstanbul)
• Yalıkavak SK (Muğla)
• Yenimahalle Bld. SK (Ankara)

Champions

(incomplete)
The complete list of champions since 1978:[2]

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1978–79
1979–80	Genel-İş SK
1980–81	Etispor
1981–82	MTA Spor
1982–83	Taçspor
1983–84	İstanbul Bankası, Yenişehir
1984–85	T.İ.Y. Erkutspor
1985–86	Altınordu SK
1986–87	Gazi University Tıp SK
1987–88	Arçelik SK
1988–89	Arçelik SK
1989–90	Arçelik SK
1990–91	T.M.O. Ankara
1991–92	T.M.O. Ankara
1992–93	T.M.O. Ankara
1993–94	Kültürspor
1994–95	T.M.O. Ankara
1995–96	Eyüboğlu Koleji SK
1996–97	Y.K.M. SK
1997–98	Y.K.M. SK
1998–99	T.M.O. Ankara
1999–2000	T.M.O. Ankara
2000–01	Anadolu University SK
2001–02	T.M.O. Ankara
2002–03	T.M.O. Ankara
2003–04	Üsküdar Bld. SK
2004–05	HAVELSAN SK
2005–06	Çankaya Belediyespor
2006–07	Maliye Milli Piyango SK
2007–08	Maliye Milli Piyango SK	Üsküdar Bld. SK	İzmir B.B. SK[3]
2008–09	Maliye Milli Piyango SK	Üsküdar Bld. SK
2009–10	Maliye Milli Piyango SK	Üsküdar Bld. SK[4]
2010–11	Üsküdar Bld. SK	İzmir B.B. SK	Muratpaşa Bld. SK
2011–12[5]	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Üsküdar Bld. SK	Maliye Milli Piyango SK
2012–13[6]	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Üsküdar Bld. SK
2013–14[7]	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Yenimahalle Bld. SK	Ardeşen GSK
2014–15[8][9]	Yenimahalle Bld. SK	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Kastamonu Bld. GSK
2015–16[10]	Ardeşen GSK	Zağnos SK	Muratpaşa Bld. SK
2016–17[11]	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Yenimahalle Bld. SK	Ardeşen GSK
2017–18	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Polatlı Belediyespor
2018–19	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	Ardeşen GSK
2019–20	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemia
2020–21	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Yalıkavak SK	Yenimahalle Bld. SK
2021–22	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Yalıkavak SK	İzmir Bld. GSK
2022–23[1]	Kastamonu Bld. GSK	Konyaaltı Bld. SK	İzmir Bld. GSK
2023–24[2]	Yalıkavak SK	Yenimahalle Bld. SK

Medal table

(incomplete)
As of: End of 2023–24 season

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze
T.M.O. Ankara	8	0	0
Kastamonu Bld. GSK	5	1	1
Muratpaşa Bld. SK	4	2	2
Maliye Milli Piyango SK	4	0	1
Arçelik SK	3	0	0
Üsküdar Bld. SK	2	5	1
Y.K.M. SK	2	0	0
Yenimahalle Bld. SK	1	3	1
Yalıkavak SK	1	2
Ardeşen GSK	1	0	3
Altınordu SK	1	0	0
Anadolu University SK	1	0	0
Çankaya Belediyespor	1	0	0
Etispor	1	0	0
Eyüboğlu Koleji SK	1	0	0
Gazi University Tıp SK	1	0	0
Genel-İş SK	1	0	0
Havelsan SK	1	0	0
İstanbul Bankası, Yenişehir SK	1	0	0
Kültürspor	1	0	0
MTA Spor	1	0	0
Taçspor	1	0	0
T.İ.Y. Erkutspor	1	0	0

See also

• Turkish Handball Super League
• Turkish women in sports

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