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Full name
  
Arkas Spor

Chairman
  
Lucien Arkas

Founded
  
2001

Location
  
İzmir, Turkey

Short name
  
Arkas

Captain
  
Bülent Kandemir

Manager
  
Glenn Hoag

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Ground
  
Karşıyaka Spor Salonu (Capacity: 5,000)

League
  
Turkish Men's Volleyball League

Arkas Spor Izmir is a professional volleyball team based in Izmir, Turkey. It plays in the Turkish Men's Volleyball League and in the CEV Champions League.

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The Körfez Sports Club began competing in the 2nd volleyball league in the 1999-00 Season. In 2001 it became the Saint Joseph Sports Club and in 2003 it was renamed Arkas Saint Joseph.

The club's name was changed to Arkas Sports Club at the Board of Directors meeting in May 2005. The club's primary sports branch is volleyball, but it is also active in sailing and bridge.

Arkas Sports Club is a young club that aims to increase the number of sports branches in which it participates every year. Arkas Spor is ranked 13th (as of October 2016) in the Men's European clubs ranking.

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Mission

To make a contribution to the development of Turkish sports and to help raise up the next generation of healthy sports enthusiasts, people that will be good examples for society. Operating with this goal in mind, our club's goal is to build a strong base of players by discovering young talent in Izmir and in Turkey, train players so that they can play for Turkish National Teams at the highest level and to revive the love of volleyball, which has begun to decline.

Vision

To build a base of sportsmen and women that have adopted Arkas's philosophy and that can achieve victories in Turkish Leagues and in Europe and ultimately become champions. To contribute to the success of the Turkish National Teams.

Staff

  • President: Lucien Arkas
  • Vice President: Bernard Arkas
  • Member of the board: Cenk Değer
  • Member of the board - Sports Coordinator: Yaşar Ergün
  • Member of the board - Press Secretary: Uğur Özden
  • Member of the board - International Relations Supervisor: Bahadır Osman
  • Member of the board: Atıf İnönü
  • First Team Squad

    This is the Arkas Spor team for the 2016–17 Turkish Men's Volleyball League season.

    Head coach: Glenn Hoag

    International competitions

  • CEV Champions League
  • Final Four (1): 2011-12
  • CEV Challenge Cup
  • Champions (1): 2008-09
  • National competitions

  • Turkish League
  • Champions (4): 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015
  • Turkish Cup
  • Champions (2): 2009, 2011
  • References

    Arkas Spor Wikipedia