Afyon Belediye S.K.

Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, [1] is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The club currently plays in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Their home arena is Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,833 seats.

A former logo of the club
HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye
NicknameKeçiler (The Goats)
LeaguesBSL
Founded1985 (1985)
HistoryAfyon Belediyespor
1985–present
ArenaProf. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall
Capacity2,833
LocationAfyonkarahisar, Turkey
PresidentCömert Küce
Head coachVacant
Team captainVacant
Websitehttp://www.afyonbasket.org

Formerly known as Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, the team was founded and sponsored by Afyonkarahisar Municipality in 2013. Their second season of Turkish Basketball League they finished eighth and competed in the play-offs.

In 2018, the club promoted to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the first time after winning the TBL promotion play-offs.[2]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Record Turkish Cup
2013–14 3 TB3L 1st 9–6
2014–15 2 TB2L 15th 11–23
2015–16 2 TB2L 8th 18–19
2016–17 2 TBL 5th 24–15
2017–18 2 TBL 3rd1 24–15
2018–19 1 BSL 14th 6–22
2019–20 1 BSL 14th2 7–15
2020–21 1 BSL 10th 12–18
^1 Promoted as winners of the play-offs.
^2 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 10 Tırpancı, Ergi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
G 30 Diril, Bilgehan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 20 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
F/C 35 Çevirgen, Hüseyin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000
Head coach
  • Vacant
Assistant coach(es)
  • Erhan Yetim
  • Oğulcan Çağlar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: December 13, 2021

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Sponsors
Shirt manufracturer Barex
Front sponsor AFJET

References
  1. "Afyon Belediye SK". Twitter.com.
  2. "Afyon'da çifte sevinç: Afyon Belediyespor Basketbol Süper Ligi'nde" (in Turkish). CNN Turk. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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