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Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü (English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored by the Efes Pilsen brewery.

The club was founded in 1976 by a takeover of the second-division Kadıkoyspor club, which had failed due to financial problems. It won the 1978 second division championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has played ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978-79), Efes won the league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.

The club's main claim to fame was winning the Koraç Cup in 1996, marking the first-ever European title in a team sport by a Turkish club. More recently, it has become a fixture in the Euroleague, making the competition's Final Four in 2000 and narrowly missing the Final Four in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Two current NBA players, Hidayet Türkoğlu and Mehmet Okur, are products of Efes' youth program. A third former Efes player, Ibrahim Kutluay, also plays in the NBA.

Honors

Koraç Cup: 1996
Turkish league: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
Turkish Cup: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002

External links

Official site (in Turkish and English)

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 '''Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Efes Pilsen Sport Club'') is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[basketball]] club based in [[Istanbul|&#304;stanbul]] and sponsored by the [[Efes Pilsen]] brewery.
+The club was founded in [[1976]] by a takeover of the second-division Kad&#305;koyspor club, which had failed due to financial problems. It won the [[1978]] second division championship undefeated, earning promotion to the Turkish first division, where it has played ever since. In its first top-flight season (1978-[[1979|79]]), Efes won the league title, immediately establishing itself as one of the country's top clubs.
-The club's main claim to fame was winning the Koraç Cup in [[1996]], marking the first-ever [[Europe]]an title in a team sport by a Turkish club. Before that triumph, it had already established itself as one of the country's top basketball clubs. Since then, it has become a fixture in the [[Euroleague]], making the competition's [[Final Four]] in [[2000]] and narrowly missing the Final Four in [[2002]], [[2003]], and [[2004]].
+The club's main claim to fame was winning the Koraç Cup in [[1996]], marking the first-ever [[Europe]]an title in a team sport by a Turkish club. More recently, it has become a fixture in the [[Euroleague]], making the competition's [[Final Four]] in [[2000]] and narrowly missing the Final Four in [[2002]], [[2003]], and [[2004]].
-Two current [[NBA]] players, [[Hedo Turkoglu|Hidayet Türko&#287;lu]] and [[Ibrahim Kutluay]], are former Efes players. Türko&#287;lu was developed by the club.
+Two current [[NBA]] players, [[Hedo Turkoglu|Hidayet Türko&#287;lu]] and [[Mehmet Okur]], are products of Efes' youth program. A third former Efes player, [[Ibrahim Kutluay]], also plays in the NBA.
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