Yalıkavak SK

Yalıkavak SK
Full name	Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü
Short name	Yalıkavak SK
Founded	1987
Arena	Binnaz Karakaya Sports Hall
President	Mehmet Esen
Head coach	Özcan Kıvanç
League	Turkish Women's Handball Super League
Club colours
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Website Official site

Yalıkavak SK

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Location of Yalıkavak SK

Club office at the Türkan Saylan Sports Complex in Geriş, Bodrum.

Yalıkavak Sports Club, also called Armada Praxis Yalıkavakspor, is a women's handball club based in Yalıkavak, Bodrum of Muğla Province, Turkey. The team competes in the Turkish Super League.[1]

History

The club was founded under the name Yalıkavak Belediyesi Spor Kulübü by the local municipality at Yalıkavak neighborhood of Bodrum district in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey on 19 October 1987. After the town municipality was abolished in 2014, the club continued its activities as Yalıkavak SK. The club has around 100 sportspeople in the football and handball sides. The women's handball team, nicknamed "Denizin kızları" ("The Mermaids"), was formed in 2008.[1]

Starting to compete in the Turkish Women's Handball First League in the 2016–17 season, the team reached the quarterfinals of the Women's Handball Turkish Cup. The youth team consisting of girls aged 10–12 became the Turkish champion twice. The club became runners-up in the youth and juniors championships twice. Eight club members were called up to the national team, and one of the club member started to play in the national beach handball team.[2]

The club is headquartered at the Türkan Saylan Sports Complex in Geriş, Bodrum. The club president is Mehmet Esen,[1] and the team's head coach Özcan Kıvanç.[3] The team is sponsored by Armada Praxis.[4]

Yalıkavak became champion in the 2023–24 Turkish Women's Handball Super Lesgue after winning over Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball)Yenimahalle Bld. SK in the play-offs by 3–1.[5] They won the Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup in 2024 defeating Yenimahalle Bld. SK by 37–24.[6]

Colors

The club colors are blue and white.[1]

Arena

The team play their home matches at Binnaz Karakaya Sports Hall located in Bodrum.[3]

Competitions

Domestic

2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons

Yalıkavak finished the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons of the Turkish Women's Handball Super League seasons as runners-up.

2022–23 season

Yalıkavak won the Women's Handball Turkish Cup in 2023 defeating Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the final.[4] They won the 2022–23 Women's Handball Turkish Super Cup defeating the league-champion Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the final.[7]

2023–24 season

Yalıkavakbecame champion in the 2023–24 Turkish Women's Handball Super after winning over Yenimahalle Bld. SK (women's handball)Yenimahalle SK in the play-off by 3–1.[5] they won the Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup defeating Yenimahalle Bld. SK by 37–24.[6]

International

EHF European League

See also: Women's EHF European League

Season	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2021–22[3]	Round 1	MTK Budapest	24–33	30–39	54–72
2022–23[3]	Round 1	Nykøbing Falster HK	21–29	24–37	45–66

EHF European Cup

See also: EHF European Cup Women

Season A	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2020–21[3]	Round 1	İzmir BB GSK	30–26	31–22	61–48
	Last 16	Muratpaşa Bld. SK	39–20	28–26	67–46
	Quarterfinals	Rocasa Gran Canaria	28–25
	Semifinals	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	0–10
2023–24	Round 1	ADA Sao Pedro do Sul	23–27	30–25	53–52
	Round 2	SSV Brixen Südtirol	36–27	28–19	64–46
	Last 16	Yenimahalle Bld. SK	27–23	36–23	63–46
	Quarterfinals	SL Benfica	29–33	23–30	52–63

Current squad

Team members at the 2023–24 Women's EHF European Cup:[3]

Goalkeepers 01 Anca Mihaela Rombescu 12 Sude Karademir 16 Özlem Taşkın Wingers LW 10 Zehra Oğuz 18 Tuana Akman 24 Kübra Sarıkaya 48 Ümmügülsüm Bedel 61 İlke Yıldız RW 04 Yasemin Özgür Line players 07 Yeliz Özel 14 Elaine Gomes Barbosa 17 Fatma Akgün 20 Mouna Chebbah 25 Duygu Kıyga

Back players LB 05 Perihan Topaloğlu Acar 23 Burcu Yavaş CB 02 Gözde Seven 03 Buket Seven RB 19 Ece Sözmen 77 Edanur Burhan

Former notable players

• Jaqueline Anastácio
• Valeriia Baranik
• Fatma Gül Sakızcan
• Nurşah Sancak
• Yasemin Şahin
• Kübra Yılmaz

Honours

Turkish Women's Handball Super League

Champions (1): 2023–24

Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2021–22

Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup

Champions (2) 2023, 2024

References

1. "Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
2. "Hakkımızda" (in Turkish). Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. "Armada Praxis Yalıkavakspor". EHF. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
4. "HDI Sigorta Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası'nda şampiyon Yalıkavak Spor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
5. "Şampiyon Armada Praxis Yalıkavak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
6. Çakmak, Fatih (27 August 2024). "Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Kupa'yı kazanan Armada Praxis Yalıkavak kupasına kavuştu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "Kadınlar Süper Kupa'da şampiyon Yalıkavak!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.