Who we are
The Fenerbahçe family, west of Kadıköy
California Fenerbahçe Society is a nonprofit public benefit corporation registered in the State of California and headquartered in the Los Angeles area, founded in 2025 by supporters who wanted a permanent home for Fenerbahçe culture on the West Coast.
We gather supporters and sports lovers under one roof, serve the social and cultural needs of our members, help them join Fenerbahçe Sports Club, and give the club every form of support we can — in the spirit of Atatürk's principles and contemporary life.
We are a sporting, social, cultural and educational organisation. We do not engage in politics. We collaborate with civil society organisations — above all with Fenerbahçe Sports Club — and we never act in a way that would cast a shadow on the club's honourable past.
- 01Community
- Watch parties, tournaments, dinners and family days that turn a fan base into a neighbourhood.
- 02Culture
- Turkish-American cultural life in California: festivals, national days, and the values we grew up with.
- 03Youth
- Football schools, camps and tournaments that pass the yellow-navy identity to the next generation.
- 04Stewardship
- Transparent governance under California nonprofit law, with audited books and member voting rights.
Governance
How the Society is run
Registered under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law.
Mandatory bodies
General Assembly
The Society's highest decision-making body, made up of all members in good standing. It elects the Board of Directors.
California Corporations Code §5210
Board of Directors
The executive and representative body. It runs day-to-day affairs and carries legal responsibility.
California Corporations Code §5210
Audit & Finance Committee
Reviews the Society's financial and administrative transactions on a regular basis.
California Corporations Code §5212
Optional bodies
Ethics Committee
Upholds the Society's ethical and disciplinary rules and rules on alleged breaches.
California Corporations Code §5150
Social, Cultural & Educational Committee
Plans and delivers the Society's social, cultural and educational programme.
California Corporations Code §5150
Official accreditation
Recognised by Fenerbahçe Sports Club
California Fenerbahçe Sevdalıları Derneği has been reviewed by Fenerbahçe Sports Club and certified as meeting the club's accreditation requirements. The certificate is signed by club President Sadettin Saran and General Secretary Orhan Demirel.
Valid through: 31 December 2027
Legal identity
- Registered name
- California Fenerbahçe Sevdalıları Derneği
- Trading as
- California Fenerbahce Society
- Entity type
- California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
- Registered office
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Emblem
- Used with the emblem and logo form approved by Fenerbahçe Sports Club for its affiliated associations.
Founders
Founding members
California Fenerbahçe Society was founded in 2025 by nine supporters in Los Angeles.
Gökhan Armağan
Eren Berber
Özgür Akman
Özgür Gürel
Sedat Bakır
Ogün Ali Tüzer
Cem Karamemiş
Ecesu Erdim
Ahmet Eren Kasap
Our home
The Society clubhouse
Our clubhouse on Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach is where the season lives — early kick-offs, late finals, dinners, meetings and everything between.
516 N Sepulveda BlvdManhattan Beach, CA 90266