Adana Toros BYZ

Adana Toros BYZ

Full name	Adana Toros BYZ Voleybol Kulübü
Short name	Adana Toros
Founded	2011
Ground	Menderes Sports Hall (Capacity: 2000)
Chairman	Ertuğrul Doğaner
Manager	Aykut Lale
Captain	Rıdvan Karataş
League	Turkish Men's Volleyball First League
2015/16	Turkish Men's Volleyball Second League Champion
Uniforms
Home Away

Adana Toros BYZ is a volleyball club based in Adana. Club's men's team promoted to the top flight of the Turkish Men's Volleyball League in 2016, in just 5 years after the foundation.^[1] The club play their home games at the Menderes Sports Hall and is sponsored by Tatlıcı Köse, Sera Fresh, Bodyline and Anadolu Bal. Jersey colours are blue and navy.

History

Adana Toros was founded in 2011 in Adana, as 'Adana Beyzaspor'. The club promoted to the 3rd League of the Turkish Volleyball immediately, and at the 2013/14 season, the club promoted to the 2nd League.^[2] At the mean time, the club got its' new name Adana BYZ Algomed. In 2015, the club name has changed to Adana Toros BYZ.

Previous names

• Adana Beyzaspor (2011-2014)
• Adana BYZ Algomed (2014–2015)
• Adana Toros BYZ (2015–present)

Board of directors

Ertuğrul Doğaner

Team 2015/16

During a home game

Name	Task
İmam Gazali Hıradağı	Honorary President
Ertuğrul Doğaner	President
Veli Karahan	Vice-President
Kazım Bozan	Vice-President
Ömer Bozdoğan	Sports Director
Zübeyit Şendur	Board Member
Demet Ertem	Board Member
Murat Tanır	Board Member
Hasan Özkan	Press Secretary

Volleyball in 2015/16

Adana Toros started the season with 14 new players, including the Austrian national player Thomas Zass. The team finished the group stage at the top with 23 wins in 25 games, losing only 10 sets in total. At semi-final play-off stage in Ankara, the team won all the three games without losing a set.^[3]

Play-off finals are played in Bursa, in April 11–13. After beating Düzce Belediyesi and Gümüşhane Torul, Adana Toros guaranteed to promote to the Turkish Men's Volleyball League.

Current squad

Squad as of April 7, 2016 ^[4]

Zass joined the club with the support of Tatlıcı Köse

Cheers after a win

Baklava treat during training

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)
1	Ashlei Nemer	Outside Hitter	1.92
2	Murat Yenipazar	Setter	1.94
3	Mert Tetik	Outside Hitter	1.90
5	Sercan Cihangir	Setter	1.90
6	Metin Durmuş	Libero	1.87
7	Umut Yücel Baran	Middle Blocker	1.96
8	Rıdvan Karataş	Setter	1.92
9	Thomas Zass	Opposite	1.93
10	Engin Özbek	Outside Hitter	1.90
12	Onur Kurt	Middle Blocker	1.95
13	Turgay Doğan	Outside Hitter	1.90
14	Fatih Barış	Middle Blocker	2.04
16	Caner Demirci	Outside Hitter	1.95
17	Murat Palavar	Middle Blocker	2.05

Technical staff

Ömer Bozdoğan and Aykut Lale

Name	Job
Aykut Lale	Head coach
Ömer Bozdoğan	Assistant coach
Kenan Okludil	Assistant coach
Mehmet Yaşar Üçöz	Masseur

External links

• Turkish Volleyball 2nd League Group A

Gallery

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References

1. http://www.tvf.org.tr/haberler/detay/114030/
2. http://www.gazeteolay.com/spor/adana-byz-algomed-spor-iddiali-h35849.html
3. http://www.tvf.org.tr/icerik/328/