Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, which competes in the Turkish Basketball Second League, the third tier. Their home arena is Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu Sports Hall with a capacity of 2,833 seats.
Formerly known as Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor, the team was founded and sponsored by Afyonkarahisar Municipality in 2013. In 2018, the club earned promotion to the first-tier Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the first time, after winning the TBL promotion play-offs.
Their first season in the BSL, 2018–2019, they finished 14th, avoiding relegation by one point. Their second season, they finished 13th, and in their third season, 2020–2021, they finished 10th. However the following season, 2021–22, the team would be relegated in 16th earning only 4 wins the whole season. The club was scheduled to play in the second tier Turkish Basketball First League, but due to financial issues, did not register. They were relegated again, and are currently due to play in the Turkish Basketball Second League, the third tier, but have failed to do so in the 2022–2023 season.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueRecordTurkish Cup2013–143 TB3L1st 9–62014–152 TB2L 15th 11–232015–162 TB2L 8th 18–192016–172 TBL 5th 24–152017–182 TBL 3rd 24–152018–191 BSL 14th 6–222019–201 BSL14th 7–152020–211BSL10th 12–182021–221BSL16th 4-26
Promoted as winners of the play-offs. Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players Current roster
Notable players
Cemal Nalga Cevher Özer Egemen Güven Earl Calloway Jacob Pullen Christos Tapoutos Evaldas Kairys Edgaras Želionis Donatas Tarolis Paco Cruz Talib Zanna Darrius Garrett Mihajlo Andrić Miha Zupan Gregor Hrovat Mustafa Shakur Quincy Douby J. P. Macura Wayne Selden Jr. Pierre Jackson
Sponsors Shirt manufracturer Barex Front sponsor HDI Sigorta
External links Eurobasket.com Team Profile
References