Yalıkavak SK

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| chairman = Mehmet Esen

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| manager = {{flagicon|TUR}} Özcan Kıvanç

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Yalıkavak Sports Club ({{langx |tr|Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü}}), Armada Praxis Yalıkavak Spor for sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball club based in Yalıkavak, Bodrum of Muğla Province, Turkey. The team competes in the Turkish Super League.

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.

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.

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

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

Colors

The club colors are blue and white.

Arena

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

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. They won the 2022–23 Women's Handball Turkish Super Cup defeating the league-champion Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the final.

== 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. they won the Turkish Women's Handball Super Cup defeating Yenimahalle Bld. SK by 37–24.

= International =

= EHF European League =

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!Season

!Round

!Club

!1st leg

!2nd leg

!Aggregate

colspan="7" bgcolor=white|

rowspan=1|2021–22

|Round 1

|{{flagicon|HUN}} MTK Budapest

|align=center| 24–33

|align=center| 30–39

|align=center| 54–72

rowspan=1|2022–23

|Round 1

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Nykøbing Falster HK

|align=center| 21–29

|align=center| 24–37

|align=center| 45–66

= EHF European Cup =

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!Season A

!Round

|Club

!1st leg

!2nd leg

!Aggregate

colspan="7" bgcolor=white|

rowspan=4|2020–21

|Round 1

|{{flagicon|TUR}} İzmir BB GSK

|align=center| 30–26

|align=center| 31–22

|align=center| 61–48

Last 16

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Muratpaşa Bld. SK

|align=center| 39–20

|align=center| 28–26

|align=center| 67–46

Quarterfinals

|{{flagicon|ESP}}Rocasa Gran Canaria

|align=center colspan=3| 28–25

Semifinals

|{{flagicon|CRO}} RK Lokomotiva Zagreb

|align=center colspan=3| 0–10

rowspan=4|2023–24

|Round 1

|{{flagicon|POR}} ADA Sao Pedro do Sul

|align=center| 23–27

|align=center| 30–25

|align=center| 53–52

Round 2

|{{flagicon|ITA}} SSV Brixen Südtirol

|align=center| 36–27

|align=center| 28–19

|align=center| 64–46

Last 16

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Yenimahalle Bld. SK

|align=center| 27–23

|align=center| 36–23

|align=center| 63–46

Quarterfinals

|{{flagicon|POR}} SL Benfica

|align=center| 29–33

|align=center| 23–30

|align=center| 52–63

Current squad

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

;Goalkeepers

{{0}}1 {{flagicon|ROU}} Anca Mihaela Rombescu
12 {{flagicon|TUR}} Sude Karademir
16 {{flagicon|TUR}} Özlem Taşkın

;Wingers

;LW

10 {{flagicon|TUR}} Zehra Oğuz
18 {{flagicon|TUR}} Tuana Akman
24 {{flagicon|TUR}} Kübra Sarıkaya
48 {{flagicon|TUR}} Ümmügülsüm Bedel
61 {{flagicon|TUR}} İlke Yıldız

;RW

{{0}}4 {{flagicon|TUR}} Yasemin Özgür

;Line players:

{{0}}7 {{flagicon|TUR}} Yeliz Özel
14 {{flagicon|BRA}} Elaine Gomes Barbosa
17 {{flagicon|TUR}} Fatma Akgün
20 {{flagicon|FRA}} Mouna Chebbah
25 {{flagicon|TUR}} Duygu Kıyga

;Back players

;LB

{{0}}5 {{flagicon|TUR}} Perihan Topaloğlu Acar
23 {{flagicon|TUR}} Burcu Yavaş

;CB

{{0}}2 {{flagicon|TUR}} Gözde Seven
{{0}}3 {{flagicon|TUR}} Buket Seven

;RB

19 {{flagicon|TUR}} Ece Sözmen
77 {{flagicon|TUR}} Edanur Burhan

Former notable players

= Former notable players =

{{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Anastácio
{{flagicon|CZE}} Sára Kovářová
{{flagicon|NED}} Isabelle Jongenelen
{{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Baranik
{{flagicon|TUR}} Fatma Gül Sakızcan
{{flagicon|TUR}} Nurşah Sancak
{{flagicon|TUR}} Yasemin Şahin
{{flagicon|TUR}} 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

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{{cite web |url=https://www.thf.org.tr/takim/yalikavak-sk/389 |publisher=Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu |title=Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü |language=tr |access-date=18 March 2024 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/hdi-sigorta-kadinlar-turkiye-kupasinda-sampiyon-yalikavak-spor-42267245 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=HDI Sigorta Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası’nda şampiyon Yalıkavak Spor |date=13 May 2023 |language=tr |access-date=18 March 2024 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/hentbol/kadinlar-super-kupada-sampiyon-yalikavak-2523801 |newspaper=Fanatik |title=Kadınlar Süper Kupa'da şampiyon Yalıkavak! |date=6 September 2023 |language=tr |access-date=18 March 2024 }}

{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/club/GMoJfIbCPaXvh0c8vm4aqA/armada-praxis-yalikavaspor/ |publisher=EHF |title=Armada Praxis Yalıkavakspor |access-date=18 March 2024 }}

{{cite web |url=https://yalikavakspor.com/hakkimizda/ |publisher=Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü |title=Hakkımızda |language=tr |access-date=19 March 2024 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/diger-sporlar/sampiyon-armada-praxis-yalikavak-18692355 |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=Şampiyon Armada Praxis Yalıkavak |date=26 May 2024 |language=tr |accessdate=28 August 2024 }}

{{cite news |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/hentbol-kadinlar-super-kupayi-kazanan-armada-praxis-yalikavak-kupasina-kavustu/3314529 |newspaper=Anadolu News Agency |title=Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Kupa'yı kazanan Armada Praxis Yalıkavak kupasına kavuştu |author=Çakmak, Fatih |date=27 August 2024 |language=tr |accessdate=28 August 2024 }}

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Category:Women's handball clubs in Turkey

Category:Sport in Muğla Province

Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1987

Category:1987 establishments in Turkey

Category:Bodrum District