Turkish basketball league 2019-2020 season to tip off

14 time champs Anadolu Efes are most successful team in Turkish basketball league, new season starts on Saturday

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish Basketball Super League's 2019-2020 season will tip off Saturday.

16 teams will compete in the 54th season of the league.

Anadolu Efes and Galatasaray Doga Sigorta will play their matches in Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Sport Hall which has a capacity for 16,500 people while Fenerbahce Beko will host their rivals in Ulker Sports Arena with 15,000 capacity.

14 time champs Anadolu Efes are the most successful team in Turkish basketball league which are followed by 9-time champs Fenerbahce, 8-time champs Eczacibasi and 5-time champs Galatasaray.

The first week matches are as follows:

Saturday

Arel Universitesi Buyukcekmece Basketbol-Darussafaka Tekfen

Turk Telekom-Galatasaray Doga Sigorta

Teksut Bandirma-Pinar Karsiyaka

Sunday

Bursaspor-TOFAS

Gaziantep Basketbol-Afyon Belediyespor

Bahcesehir Koleji-Besiktas Sompo Sigorta

Sigortam.net ITU Basketbol-Fenerbahce Beko

Monday

Anadolu Efes-OGM Ormanspor