Galatasaray S.K. (football)

Galatasaray

Full name	Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Cimbom (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒimbom]) Sarı-Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) Aslanlar (The Lions) Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe) Gala (referred by non-Turkish nationals)
Short name	GS
Founded	30 October 1905; 113 years ago (1905-10-30)[1][2][3][4][5] as Galata-Serai Football Club[6] Galatasaray, Galata, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Ground	Türk Telekom Stadı
Capacity	52,223[7]
Owner	Galatasaray S.K. (66.42%)[8]
Chairman	Mustafa Cengiz
Manager	Fatih Terim[9]
League	Süper Lig
2017–18	Süper Lig, 1st (champion)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Active departments of Galatasaray
Football Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's) Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's) Wheelchair Basketball Athletics Equestrian Judo Rowing Sailing Swimming Water Polo (Men's) Water Polo (Women's) Bridge Chess

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, also known simply as Galatasaray, is a Turkish football club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul. It is the association football branch of the larger Galatasaray Sports Club, itself a part of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee which includes the prestigious Lycée de Galatasaray, where the football club was founded in October 1905 consisting entirely of student members.

Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish football clubs; domestically, they have won 21 Süper Lig titles, 17 Turkish Cups and 15 Turkish Super Cups. Galatasaray is one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Süper Lig since 1959, following the dissolution of the Istanbul Football League.

Internationally, Galatasaray has won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000, becoming the first and only Turkish team to win a major UEFA competition. In the 1999–2000 season, the club achieved the rare feat of completing a quadruple by winning the Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in a single season. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have been ranked first on the IFFHS World Rankings.^[10]

Since 2011, the club's stadium is the 52,332-capacity Türk Telekom Stadium in Seyrantepe, Istanbul. Previously, the club had played at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, as well as a succession of other grounds in Istanbul, which included groundshares with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe at the Taksim Stadium and İnönü Stadium.

The club has a long-standing rivalry with other major Istanbul teams, namely with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. The derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe is dubbed the Kıtalar Arası Derbi (English: Intercontinental Derby) due to the location of their headquarters and stadiums on the European (Galatasaray) and Asian (Fenerbahçe) sides of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul.

As a result of the team's 20th championship for the 2014–15 Süper Lig season, their logo hereafter contains four stars representing their 20 championships for the league; each star corresponds to five of the team's championships.

History[edit]

Galatasaray SK was founded in October 1905 (the exact day is disputed, but is traditionally accepted as "17 Teşrinievvel 1321" according to the Rumi calendar, which corresponds to "30 October 1905" according to the Gregorian calendar) by Ali Sami Yen and other students of Galatasaray High School (a high school in Istanbul which was established in 1481) as a football club. Ali Sami Yen became Galatasaray SK's first president and was given the club's membership number "1". The team's first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and Galatasaray won this match with a score of 2–0.^[11] There were discussions about the club's name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.^[12]

“	Our aim is to play together, to have a colour and a name, and to beat the non-Turkish teams.	”
— Ali Sami Yen

The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means "Galata palace".

According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over a local Greek club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (English: "Gentlemen of Galata Palace"), and, after this incident, they adopted that name and started to call their club "Galata Sarayı". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally.^[13]

Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asım Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.

Since there weren't any other Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1908–1909, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.^[14]

While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles^{[citation needed]}, six Sunday League titles^{[citation needed]} and three Friday League titles^{[citation needed]} until 1952. Upon the initiation of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League, was played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles.

Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkish Super League today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 21 league titles since then.

The Turkish Football Federation began organizing the Turkish Cup (today it is organized with the name Ziraat Turkish Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 16 trophies since then.^[15]

Probably the greatest record that the club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in the 1986–87 season.^{[citation needed]}

Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first and only Turkish football club to win a major UEFA competition. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of homegrown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, after having played in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium, literally dubbed "Hell" by Galatasaray supporters due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.^[16]

There are many successful footballers who have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. The team's legendary players include Nihat Bekdik nicknamed Aslan (Lion); the 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç;^[17] Boduri who died aged 21;^[18] Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match;^[19] Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (Father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in the 1950s, with great success in both duties;^[20] Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who scored three goals in the 1954 FIFA World Cup;^[21] Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray;^[22] Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin";^[23] Fatih Terim, the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish national football team for many years, who won the UEFA Cup in 2000 as the team's coach;^[24] Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League;^[25] Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves;^[26] Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray;^[27] Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray;^[28] Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak specializing in free kicks;^[29] Cláudio Taffarel the World Cup-winning goalkeeper for Brazil;^[30] Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey;^[31] Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, dubbed "Super Mário" by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the 200 European Super Cup Final against Real Madrid; and last, but not least, Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in Süper Lig history with 249.

Name and pronunciation[edit]

The name Galatasaray (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj]) itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which took its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn ("Galata Palace Imperial School"), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Thus Galatasaray literally means "Galata Palace". "Galatasaray" is a compound word and it is pronounced as such, with a very brief pause between the two words.^[32] There is no diminutive form of the club's name. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname Cim-Bom(-Bom)—pronounced [dʒim bom (bom)])—of uncertain etymology. However, the shortened form "Gala" is sometimes used by English speakers.

Crest and colours[edit]

Galatasaray's first emblem was drawn by 333 [School Number] Şevki Ege. This was the figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak. The eagle was a model emblem that Galatasaray dwelled on in the beginning. But when the name did not attract too much interest, Şevki Ege’s composition was pushed aside. It was replaced by the current design in the 1920s. This replaced in 1925 by the current "Ghayn-Sin" crest, which are the first two Arabic letters of "G"alata "S"aray, designed by Ayetullah Emin.^[33]

At first, the colours of Galatasaray were red and white. These are the colours in the modern Turkish flag. The Turkish Republic, however, was not founded at that time. Therefore, this decision caused the repressive administration of the day to feel uncomfortable and the administration subsequently pressured the footballers. For this reason, on December 26, 1906 the colors were changed to yellow and black,.^[34] The eight-piece halved design kit was ordered from the Sports Outfitter William Shillcock based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.^[35] After a heavy 0-5 lost to Baltalimanı in a friendly match the new colours yellow and black were counted as inauspicious.

“	We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did.	”
— Ali Sami Yen

On 6 December 1908, for a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.^[36] Ali Sami Yen stated, "After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko's store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did."^[13]

Home kit[edit]

The Galatasaray home kit have always been fundamentally the same since 1908. The traditional shirt of Galatasaray is the eight-piece halved design. This consists of the shirt’s front, back and sleeves being made up of two colours, resulting in the shirt being split into eight parts. (Two same colours are never next to each other within the 8 parts.) The colours continue in an alternating order, from yellow to red. This results in the front of the shirt being the opposite of the back and the shirt also having an halved design from the side. This alternating colour order of eight parts creates a complete halved design for the shirt.^[37] The classic eight-piece halved design would become the look of Galatasaray for around 80 years, until 1985 when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts and the sleeves were made up by one colour and not halved. Created over a century ago, the classic Galatasaray kit combination consists of the eight-piece halved traditional shirt, white shorts and red socks and are usually worn as part of the home strp.^[37] This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "classic" kit in 2012.^[37][38] The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).^[39]

Kit history[edit]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Galatasaray's kit is manufactured by Nike, who have held the contract since 2011. Previous kit manufacturers have been: Çamlıca (1978–79); Adidas (1978–82, 1984–91, 1995–2001, and 2005–11); Umbro (1979–81, 1982–83, 1991–95, and 2002–05); Puma (1980–81); Gola (1981–82); Fatih (1984–85); and Lotto (2001–02).

Since 2016, Galatasaray's shirt sponsors have been nef. Previous sponsors include: Volvo and PeReJa (1977–78); Halı Fleks (1979–80); Telefunken, Alo, and THY (1980–81); Borsaş and Meban (1981–83); Telefunken (1983–84); Modell's (1984–85); Denizbank (1984–86); TürkBank (1986–91); ADEC Saat (1991–92); SHOW TV (1991–95); Emek Sigorta (1992–95); VakıfBank (1995–97); Bank Ekspres (1997–98); Marshall (1998–2000); Telsim (2000–01); Aria (2001–04); Avea (2004–09); Türk Telekom (2009–14); Huawei for domestic matches (2014–2015) and Turkish Airlines for UEFA Champions League matches (2014–2016).

Overview Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 1977–1978 None Volvo / PeReJa 1978–1979 Çamlıca / Adidas None 1979–1980 Umbro / Adidas Halı Fleks 1980–1981 Puma / Umbro / Adidas Telefunken / Alo / THY 1981–1982 gola / Adidas Borsaş / Meban 1982–1983 Umbro Meban 1983–1984 None Telefunken 1984–1985 Fatih / Adidas Modells / Denizcilik Bankası 1985–1986 Adidas Denizbank 1986–1991 TürkBank 1991–1992 Umbro ADEC Saat / Show TV 1992–1995 Show TV / Emek Sigorta 1995–1997 Adidas VakıfBank 1997–1998 Bank Ekspres 1998–2000 Marshall 2000–2001 Telsim 2001–2002 Lotto Aria 2002–2004 Umbro 2004–2005 Avea 2005–2009 Adidas 2009–2011 Türk Telekom 2011–2014 Nike 2014–2015 Huawei / Turkish Airlines 2015–2016 Turkish Airlines 2016– nef

Grounds[edit]

Ali Sami Yen Stadium[edit]

When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football League took place at Papazın Çayırı – now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams.^[40] When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished in 1940, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in Şeref Stadi and Dolmabahçe Stadi On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.^[41] Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen, it is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, the all-seater capacity reduced to 22,000 in 1993. A few years later, the rebuilt of main stand, which was damaged by an earthquake, slightly increased the capacity.^[42] After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.^[43] The stadium was in 2011 demolished after Galatsaray moved to the newly built Türk Telekom Stadium.

Türk Telekom Stadium[edit]

The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Stadium in the Seyrantepe area of Sarıyer^[44]. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,223 seats, making it the largest private stadium used by a club in Turkey.^[45]

Stadium anthems[edit]

Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Galatasaray War Chant, which is borrowed from the original Warchant created by Florida State University, is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Many people^[who?] call the Turk Telekom Stadium 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans.^{[citation needed]}

Stadium history[edit]

#	Stadium	Years[46]
1	Papazın Çayırı	1905–1921
2	Taksim Stadı	1921–1940
3	Şeref Stadı	1940–1948
4	Dolmabahçe Stadı	1948–1966
5	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	1966–1972
6	Dolmabahçe Stadı	1972–1980
7	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	1980–1984
8	Dolmabahçe Stadı	1984–1986
9	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	1986–2003
10	Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı	2003–2004
11	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	2004–2011
12	Türk Telekom Stadı	2011–0000

#	Stadium	Years played
1	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	34
2	Dolmabahçe Stadı	28
3	Taksim Stadı	18
4	Papazın Çayırı	17
5	Şeref Stadı	8
6	Türk Telekom Stadı	7
7	Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı	1

Support[edit]

European matches[edit]

Galatasaray fans attach high importance to European competitions, and Galatasaray is known as the Conqueror of Europe by their fans. This nickname underlines the importance of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup Galatasaray managed to win during the 1999–2000 season. Galatasaray fans also have a reputation in Europe as being one of the most fanatic in the world, along with ultrAslan. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Three hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was overcrowded! The chanting was brilliant: one side starts, then the other, then quiet, then all of them chanting! The players really enjoyed it. Before it was good, after it wasn't for us.'^[47][48]

Record[edit]

Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray’s new stadium Türk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul. A peak reading of 140.76 dBA was recorded.^[49]

Popularity of Galatasaray in Turkey[edit]

The latest poll by June 2012 places Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe S.K. comes second with a 35.9% level, Beşiktaş J.K. third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%.^{[50][51][52][53]}

Istanbul derbies[edit]

"The big three" clubs of Istanbul – Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray – have a century-long history of rivalry. The Galatasaray–Fenerbahçe rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football.^[54] The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters as much as the result. Supporters are often quoted as stating that winning the league without winning the derby is hollow. There is always huge interest in the derby due to its fierce nature on and off the pitch. Many documentaries have been made about the derby including an episode of The Real Football Factories International. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions, though this has been on the decline in recent years. The typical features of derby days include sell out stadiums, loud support throughout the match and taunting choreography displays by supporters before kick off.^[55] Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nationwide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.

Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".^[56]

Honours[edit]

International competitions[edit]

• UEFA Europa League

Winners (1): 1999–2000

• UEFA Super Cup

Winners (1): 2000

Domestic competitions[edit]

National titles[edit]

• Süper Lig (record)

Winners (21): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18

Runners-up (10): 1959, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14

• Türkiye Kupası (record)

Winners (17): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016

Runners-up (5): 1969, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998

• Süper Kupa (record)

Winners (15): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

Runners-up (9): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018

• Turkish National Division

Winners (1): 1939

Runners-up (5): 1937, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1950

• Turkish Football Championship

Runners-up (1): 1949

• Prime Minister's Cup

Winners (5): 1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995

Runners-up (2): 1980, 1989

• Atatürk Cup

Runners-up (1): 2000

Doubles, trebles and quadruples[edit]

• Doubles

Süper Lig and Turkish Cup (6): 1962–63, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2014–15

• Trebles

Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and TFF Super Cup (2): 1992–93, 2014–15

• Quadruples

Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup (1): 1999–2000

Regional titles[edit]

• Istanbul Football League

Winners (15): 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58

• Istanbul Football Cup (shared-record)

Winners (2): 1941–42, 1942–43

• Istanbul Shield

Winners (1): 1932–33

• Union Club Cup (record)

Winners (1): 1909

Others[edit]

• Turkish Amateur Football Championship

Winners (1): 1952

• TSYD Cup (shared-record)

Winners (12): 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999

Runners-up (9): 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1991

• Atatürk Gazi Cup (record)

Winners (1): 1928

• 50. Yıl Cup (record)

Winners (1): 1973

UEFA ranking[edit]

As of 21 February 2019^[57]

66		Steaua	23.000
67		Galatasaray	22.500
68		RB Leipzig	22.000

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Sources:^[58] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Fernando Muslera (vice-captain) 2 DF Mariano Filho 5 DF Ahmet Çalık 8 MF Selçuk İnan (captain) 10 MF Younès Belhanda 11 FW Sinan Gümüş 13 GK İsmail Çipe 14 DF Martin Linnes 15 MF Ryan Donk 17 MF Badou Ndiaye (on loan from Stoke City) 19 DF Ömer Bayram 20 MF Emre Akbaba 21 FW Henry Onyekuru (on loan from Everton) 22 FW Konstantinos Mitroglou (on loan from Marseille)

No. Position Player 25 MF Fernando Reges 26 DF Semih Kaya (on loan from Sparta Prague) 27 DF Christian Luyindama (on loan from Standard Liège) 33 DF Emre Taşdemir 35 MF Yunus Akgün 40 DF Gökay Güney 41 MF Mustafa Kapı 45 DF Marcão Teixeira 52 MF Celil Yüksel 55 DF Yuto Nagatomo 88 MF Muğdat Çelik 89 MF Sofiane Feghouli 91 FW Mbaye Diagne

U21 players[edit]

Only professional players and/or players with first team numbers are listed. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 12 GK Batuhan Şen 29 DF Kaan Arslan 36 MF Atalay Babacan 37 MF Recep Gül 38 FW Malik Karaahmet 39 FW Ahmet Sivri 47 MF Abdussamed Karnuçu 48 DF Emirhan Civelek 49 FW Ali Kol 50 MF Batuhan Tekin 61 MF Metehan Mertöz

No. Position Player 62 MF Serkan Sefil 64 MF Mikail Okyar 98 DF Sefa Özdemir 99 GK Boran Güngör — GK Emircan Seçgin — DF Bekir Gökçimen — DF Ogün Çalışkan — DF Süleyman Luş — MF Ferhan Evren — MF Mirza Cihan — MF Mutlu Aksu

Other players under contract[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 9 FW Eren Derdiyok

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 48 MF Doğan Davas (on loan at Bandırmaspor until 31st May 2019) 97 MF Birhan Vatansever (on loan at İnegölspor until 31st May 2019) 3 DF Maicon Roque (on loan at Al-Nassr until 31st May 2020)

Reserves and Academy squad[edit]

Former players[edit]

Club captains[edit]

Technical Staff[edit]

Position	Staff
Manager	Fatih Terim
Assistant Manager	Ümit Davala
Assistant Manager	Hasan Şaş
Assistant Manager	Levent Şahin
Goalkeeper Coach	Cláudio Taffarel
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach	Fadıl Koşutan
Conditioner	Yasin Küçük
Director of football	Şükrü Hanedar
General manager of footballing	Uğur Yıldız
Assistant manager of footballing	Mert Çetin
Head of scouting	Emre Utkucan
Scout	Halil Cihan Ünal
Physiotherapists	Mustafa Korkmaz Burak Koca Samet Polat
Doctors	Dr. Yener İnce Dr. İsmail Erman Büyükgök
Academy development	Nedim Yiğit

Presidents[edit]

The presidents in the early 1900s can not be identified entirely because of gaps in knowledge, due to wars and other negative local externalities such as coups and government intervention.

Source: Republic of Turkey

Name	From–to
Ahmetcan Akkoyun	1923-27
Sabri Çaya	1931-33
Ali Uras	1979–86
Ali Tanrıyar	1986–90
Alp Yalman	1990–96
Faruk Süren	1996–01
Mehmet Cansun	2001–02
Özhan Canaydın	2002–08
Adnan Polat	2008–11
Ünal Aysal	2011–14
Duygun Yarsuvat	2014–15
Dursun Özbek	2015–18
Mustafa Cengiz	2018–

Club officials[edit]

Football Management Trade I.C.

Position	Name
Sportive Coordinator	Mehmet Özbek
Financial and Administrative Affairs Director	Sedef Hacısalihoğlu
Competition and External Relations Director	Yeşim Toroslu
Florya Metin Oktay Facilities Director	Fahri Yılmaz
Manager of Team	Cenk Ergün
Executive Assistant	Ezgi Ekiz

Managerial history[edit]

Recent seasons[edit]

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	League									Domestic Cup		Europe		Other		Top goalscorer[59]
	Division	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Competition	Result	Competition	Result	Competition	Result	Name(s)	Goals
2007–08	Süper Lig	1st	34	26	5	3	82	34	83	Türkiye Kupası	SF	UEFA Cup	GS	& —	& —	Ümit Karan	17
2008–09	Süper Lig	5th	34	18	7	9	57	39	61	Türkiye Kupası	QF	Champions League	3QR	Süper Kupa	C	Milan Baroš	26
												UEFA Cup	R16
2009–10	Süper Lig	3rd	34	19	7	8	61	35	64	Türkiye Kupası	QF	Europa League	R32	& —	& —	Milan Baroš Shabani Nonda	16
2010–11	Süper Lig	8th	34	14	4	16	41	46	46	Türkiye Kupası	QF	Europa League	POR	& —	& —	Milan Baroš	11
2011–12	Süper Lig	1st	40	25	11	4	78	30	86	Türkiye Kupası	R16	& —	& —	& —	& —	Selçuk İnan	13
2012–13	Süper Lig	1st	34	21	8	5	66	35	71	Türkiye Kupası	5R	Champions League	QF	Süper Kupa	C	Burak Yılmaz	32
2013–14	Süper Lig	2nd	34	18	11	5	59	32	65	Türkiye Kupası	C	Champions League	R16	Süper Kupa	C	Burak Yılmaz	18
2014–15	Süper Lig	1st	34	24	5	5	60	35	77	Türkiye Kupası	C	Champions League	GS	Süper Kupa	F	Burak Yılmaz	22
2015–16	Süper Lig	6th	34	13	12	9	69	49	51	Türkiye Kupası	C	Champions League	GS	Süper Kupa	C	Lukas Podolski	17
												Europa League	R32
2016–17	Süper Lig	4th	34	20	4	10	65	40	64	Türkiye Kupası	R16	Europa League	2Q	Süper Kupa	C	Lukas Podolski	17
2017–18	Süper Lig	1st	34	24	4	6	75	33	75	Türkiye Kupası	SF	Europa League	2QR	& —	& —	Bafétimbi Gomis	32

Youth facilities[edit]

Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey.^{[citation needed]} Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray S.K. PAF have won the Turkish Youth League three times.^[60]

Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. They are located in 79 sites, in Turkey, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.

Sponsorship[edit]

Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:^[61]

Licensee	Product
Nef	Main Sponsor (chest)
Garenta	Co Sponsor (back)
fluo	Co Sponsor (shorts)
Jeunesse Global	Co Sponsor (socks)
Nike	Technical Sponsor
Türk Telekom	Official Sponsor
Odeabank	Official Sponsor
Medical Park	Official Sponsor
Turkish Airlines	Official Sponsor
Denizbank	Official Sponsor
HDI Sigorta	Official Sponsor
trendyol.com	Official Sponsor
TEMSA	Official Sponsor
Arena of Valor	Official Sponsor
Sci-Mx	Official Sponsor
Hummel	Official Sponsor
Perform Group	Official Sponsor
Passolig	Official Sponsor
JohnsonDiversey	Official Sponsor
The Global Goals	Official Sponsor
Spor Toto	Official Sponsor

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Birand, M. A., & Polat, M. M. (2006). Passion that continues for 100 years. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 164788939
• Turagay, U., Özgün, G., Gökçin, B., Ahunbay (2006). 17 May: The story of a championship. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 169899400
• Hasol, D. (2004). Dreams/realities in Galatasaray. İstanbul: Yapı Yayın. ISBN 978-975-8599-44-8
• Tuncay, B. (2003). Galatasaray with European Success and Notable Players. Yapı Kredi Kü̈ltü̈r Sanat Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-975-08-0427-4
• Yamak, O. (2001). Galatasaray: Story of 95 years. Sinerji. OCLC 59287768
• Çakar, A. (1995). 90 questions about history of Galatasaray SK. Cağaloğlu, İstanbul: Demir Ajans Yayınları. OCLC 42434622
• Tekil, S. (1986). History of Galatasaray, 1905–1985. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. OCLC 25025508
• Tekil, S. (1983). Galatasaray 1905–1982: Memories. Arset Matbaacılık Koll. Şti. OCLC 62614035
• İsfendiyar, F. (1952). History of Galatasaray. İstanbul: Doğan Kardeş yayınları]. OCLC 27753643

External links[edit]

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• Galatasaray Sports Club official website (in Turkish) (in English) (in French)
• ultrAslan Supporters' Group (in Turkish)