Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
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Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi (ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby, Galatasaray A.Ş.) is a Turkish
football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K.
multi-sport club of Istanbul
. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey
, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.
It is one of the three European
clubs to ever achieve a continental quadruple
, by winning the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup
, the Turkish Super League Championship and the Turkish Cup in 2000. The club's colors are red and yellow, and their home stadium is the Türk Telekom Arena.
club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen
. Their first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and they won this match by 2–0. 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.
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 colony of Galata
. Galatasaray translates directly as '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 Rûm
club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of City 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.
Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asim Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.
At first, the colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. These are the colors in the Turkish flag. However, the Turkish Republic was not founded at that time. Therefore, this inspiration caused repressive administration of the day feel uncomfortable and the administration hounded the footballers. For this reason, the colors were changed to yellow and dark blue until 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. 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."
Since there were not any 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 1907–1908, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.
While the football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles. Galatasaray is also the first Turkish team among the big teams (Besiktas, Fenerbahce) who is relegated to 2nd division.
Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkcell 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 17 league titles since then.
The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Fortis Turkey 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 14 trophies since then.
Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season.
Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first Turkish football club ever to win a European trophy. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of home grown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium
which is literally called "Hell" by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.
There are many successful footballers that have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. Few examples may be 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç
, Boduri who died aged 21, Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match, Gündüz Kılıç
nicknamed Baba (father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in 1950s with great success on both, Bülent-Reha Eken brothers, Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in 1954 FIFA World Cup
, Coşkun Özarı
a life devoted to Galatasaray, Turgay Şeren
the heroic goalkeeper that called "the Panther of Berlin", Fatih Terim
the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish National Football team for years and won Uefa Cup at 2000 as the coach, Metin Oktay
the legendary six time top scorer of the Turkish league, Zoran Simović
another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves, Cüneyt Tanman
who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray, Tanju Çolak an extraordinary goalscorer and European Golden Boot
1988 winner with Galatasaray, Cevad Prekazi an Albanian teammate of Tanju specializing in free kicks, Taffarel the world cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil
, Gheorghe Hagi
, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey, Brazilian striker Mário Jardel
, who was called Super Mário by the fans and scored Galatasarays only two goals in the European Super Cup Final in 2000 against Real Madrid
, and last but not least, Hakan Şükür
, the player who scored most goals in the first division of Turkish football history (249 goals).
. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata Palace'.
There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname "Cim Bom Bom" or the shortened 'Cim Bom'. The shortened form 'Gala' is sometimes used in Europe/Americas.
It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words.
cruiser HMS Barham
football team played in 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow.
Ali Sami Yen, the main founder of Galatasaray wrote the following in his diaries:
“Our goalkeeper Asım Tevfik, left-forwarder Emin Bülent
and right midfielder Ali Sami Yen are commissioned for the task of determining new team colors.
“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.”
The red and yellow were inspired from the colors of the roses which Gül Baba
offered to Sultan Bayezid II
.
The sleeve next to the red body part is yellow and the other one yellow. The shorts are white and the socks red.
This classic combination has been used during Ali Sami Yen
era as Galatasaray SK president.
From 1925-1950, 1987-1991 and 2009-2012 the club used beside the classic style also a back to front style of the halved kit. The shorts stayed white till 1983. Like many other turkish clubs in the 1980s the club started to wear a colorful (red) short. A black short was mainly used during Fatih Terim
's time as Galatasaray SK manager in the late 1990s and from 2002-2004.
The colour of the shorts were black in the 1920s-1940s and at the black short periods.
Because of lack of money the club used to wear standard kits with standard red and yellow colours, which were more brighter than the original colours. From 1943-1983 the red tone stayed mainly the same, but the yellow was still standard like Göztepe SK or Kayserispor
.
For the 100th anniversary year former Galatasaray SK president Özhan Canaydın
brought back the original colours.
In some years the clubs also used striped kits as an alternative for the halved one. Ironically the club won the 2000 UEFA Cup Final
and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup
with striped kits.
Since 2008 the club uses again white shorts and for the first time as first alternative / choice white socks.
Because of this and the fact that the club uses the back to front style of the halved kit style since 2009 the fans started a campaign to bring back the real classic Galatasray SK home kit back.
in an all white strip.
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. 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
opened. 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. Today, due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, it has an all-seater capacity of 24,990.
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.
financial district in Şişli
. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey.
by the Hermes House Band
played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Florida State Warchant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags.A lot of people call stadium 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthem
. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Two hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was packed! 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!'
, Beşiktaş J.K.
, Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa
although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide 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".
Coaching staff
Last updated: 23 May 2011
1 Galatasaray SK started season in UCL
but joined UC
after group stage.
Div. = Division;TS = Turkcell Super League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Fortis Turkey Cup.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.
is the center of the department. Club has been supporting and serving Turkish Football since the Republican Period has given more than 300 footballers to the National teams.
The goal is to raise footballers who are loyal to Galatasaray traditions, who can develop creative ideas, have a high standard of capturing strategical points, fast, technical, powerful, determined, loyal to fair play principles and have respect for the arbitrager, rival and supporters.
Galatasaray Star Team became champions in Europe recently, and Galatasaray S.K. PAF
were the champions for three consecutive years in Turkish Youth League between the years 2005–2007 (For the 2007–2008 season, they finished runners-up after Sivasspor
).
The organization consists of 75 football academies that are located in Turkey and elsewhere:
Turkey:
Adana, Adıyaman
, Ankara (3), Antalya (3), Bandırma
, Batman
, Bursa, Bingöl
,Çorlu, Çorum
, Denizli
, Düzce
, Edirne
, Elazığ
, Erzurum
, Eskişehir
, Diyarbakır
, Gaziantep, Gebze
, Gölcük, Hatay
, İnegöl
, İzmir, İstanbul
European Side(22), Istanbul
Asian Side(12) Kahramanmaraş
, Karaman
, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Kuşadası
, Ordu
, Malatya
, Manisa
, Mersin, Midyat
, Nusaybin, Sakarya, Torbalı
and Zonguldak
.
Australia
Melbourne (2)
Netherlands:
Rotterdam, Den Haag, Amsterdam
United Kingdom:
London
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
multi-sport club of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey
Football in Turkey
Association football is a national sport in Turkey, tracing its roots back to the Ottoman Empire. The first matches were played in Selanik, now known as Thessaloníki, in 1875. The sport was brought over by some lovely English people living in the area. The Turkish football league system currently...
, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.
It is one of the three European
UEFA
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clubs to ever achieve a continental quadruple
Tuples in association football
The quadruple is a term sometimes used in football that refers to a club winning four tournaments in a single season, usually their country's top-tier league and the two most highly-regarded domestic cup competitions, as well as the top-level continental cup competition - in European football, the...
, by winning the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup
2000 UEFA Super Cup
The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup...
, the Turkish Super League Championship and the Turkish Cup in 2000. The club's colors are red and yellow, and their home stadium is the Türk Telekom Arena.
History
Galatasaray Sports Club was founded in the fall of 1905, by Galatasaray High School (a high school founded in 1481) students as a footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami Frashëri and he is the son of Sami Frashëri, one of the most famous Albanian writers, philosophers and playwrights...
. Their first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and they won this match by 2–0. 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.
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 colony of Galata
Galatia
Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Galatia was named for the immigrant Gauls from Thrace , who settled here and became its ruling caste in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. It has been called the "Gallia" of...
. Galatasaray translates directly as '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 Rûm
Rûm
Rûm, also Roum or Rhum , an indefinite term used at different times in the Muslim world to refer to the Balkans and Anatolia generally, and for the Byzantine Empire in particular, for the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm in Asia Minor, and referring to Greeks living outside of Greece or non-muslims...
club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of City 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
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, 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.
Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asim Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.
At first, the colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. These are the colors in the Turkish flag. However, the Turkish Republic was not founded at that time. Therefore, this inspiration caused repressive administration of the day feel uncomfortable and the administration hounded the footballers. For this reason, the colors were changed to yellow and dark blue until 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami Frashëri and he is the son of Sami Frashëri, one of the most famous Albanian writers, philosophers and playwrights...
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."
Since there were not any 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 1907–1908, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.
While the football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles. Galatasaray is also the first Turkish team among the big teams (Besiktas, Fenerbahce) who is relegated to 2nd division.
Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkcell Super League
Turkcell Super League
The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions 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 17 league titles since then.
The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Fortis Turkey Cup
Fortis Turkey Cup
The Turkish Cup is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. Its current sponsored name is the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası....
) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 14 trophies since then.
Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season.
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen...
which is literally called "Hell" by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.
There are many successful footballers that have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. Few examples may be 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç
Esfak Aykaç
Eşfak Aykaç was a Turkish former football player and coach. He only played for Galatasaray SK and after his career he coached the club....
, Boduri who died aged 21, Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match, Gündüz Kılıç
Gündüz Kiliç
"Baba" Gündüz Kılıç was a Turkish football player and coach. He was Ali Kılıç's son and Altemur Kılıç's brother.Born in 1919 in Istanbul, Gündüz Kılıç attended Galatasaray Lycee and then started his football career as a center forward with Galatasaray SK. He was strong, big, well-educated,...
nicknamed Baba (father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in 1950s with great success on both, Bülent-Reha Eken brothers, Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in 1954 FIFA World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
, Coşkun Özarı
Coskun Özari
Coşkun Özarı was a Turkish football player and coach.Born 1931 in Istanbul, Coşkun Özarı joined Galatasaray as a very young student. After graduating from Galatasaray Lycee, he first appeared in the Galatasaray starting line-up at the age of 17...
a life devoted to Galatasaray, Turgay Şeren
Turgay Seren
Turgay Sabit Şeren is the former goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played at Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches as the 1954 FIFA World Cup. His heroic saves against West Germany in 1951 in Berlin was what he is still remembered for. Turkey had...
the heroic goalkeeper that called "the Panther of Berlin", Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....
the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish National Football team for years and won Uefa Cup at 2000 as the coach, Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay nicknamed the Uncrowned King by Galatasaray fans, was a legendary Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goalscorers in Turkey....
the legendary six time top scorer of the Turkish league, Zoran Simović
Zoran Simovic
Zoran Simović is a retired Montenegrin footballer, playing goalkeeper for Napredak in Serbia, NK Hajduk Split in Croatia and Galatasaray in Turkey....
another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves, Cüneyt Tanman
Cüneyt Tanman
Cüneyt Tanman is a retired Turkish football player.With the exception of the 1975-76 season where he was loaned to Giresunspor, Tanman player for Galatasaray S.K. during his football career. He played between 1974 and 1988 and used to played most positions for the team. He played 431 games for...
who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray, Tanju Çolak an extraordinary goalscorer and European Golden Boot
European Golden Boot
The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league...
1988 winner with Galatasaray, Cevad Prekazi an Albanian teammate of Tanju specializing in free kicks, Taffarel the world cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
, Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey, Brazilian striker Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel de Almeida Ribeiro is a former Brazilian professional footballer.Jardel was most noted for his positioning on the field and "being at the right place, at the right time"...
, who was called Super Mário by the fans and scored Galatasarays only two goals in the European Super Cup Final in 2000 against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, and last but not least, Hakan Şükür
Hakan Sükür
Hakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a...
, the player who scored most goals in the first division of Turkish football history (249 goals).
Name and Pronunciation
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 colony of GalataGalatia
Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Galatia was named for the immigrant Gauls from Thrace , who settled here and became its ruling caste in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. It has been called the "Gallia" of...
. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata Palace'.
There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname "Cim Bom Bom" or the shortened 'Cim Bom'. The shortened form 'Gala' is sometimes used in Europe/Americas.
It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words.
Team colors and kit
Galatasaray wore red and white colors when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue in 1907-1908 season. For a match against the British Royal NavyRoyal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
cruiser HMS Barham
HMS Barham
Three warships of the Royal Navy have been given the name HMS Barham in honour of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham. A fourth was planned but never completed:...
football team played in 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow.
Ali Sami Yen, the main founder of Galatasaray wrote the following in his diaries:
“Our goalkeeper Asım Tevfik, left-forwarder Emin Bülent
Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu
Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu was a Turkish footballer, a poet and one of the founder of Galatasaray SK. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club. His grandfather was Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Pasha and his father was Ömer Muzaffer Bey. He lost his mother during childhood. He graduated from...
and right midfielder Ali Sami Yen are commissioned for the task of determining new team colors.
“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.”
The red and yellow were inspired from the colors of the roses which Gül Baba
Gül Baba (poet)
Gül Baba , also known as Cafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who took part in a number of campaigns in Europe from the reign of Mehmed II onwards....
offered to Sultan Bayezid II
Bayezid II
Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...
.
The official color codes
| Color | Pantone | CMYK color model | Hex Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| |1235 | C%0 M%30 Y%100 K%0 | #FCB514 or #FFB517 | |
| 201 | C%0 M%100 Y%65 K%34 | #A32638 or #B50043 | |
Home kit
The Galatasaray AŞ home kit have always been fundamentally the same since 1908. The two team colours, yellow and red, split across the shirt. The part at the logo side is red and the other one yellow. The back is the same as the front, making it looking halved also from the side. So the home kit exists of eight parts.The sleeve next to the red body part is yellow and the other one yellow. The shorts are white and the socks red.
This classic combination has been used during Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami Frashëri and he is the son of Sami Frashëri, one of the most famous Albanian writers, philosophers and playwrights...
era as Galatasaray SK president.
From 1925-1950, 1987-1991 and 2009-2012 the club used beside the classic style also a back to front style of the halved kit. The shorts stayed white till 1983. Like many other turkish clubs in the 1980s the club started to wear a colorful (red) short. A black short was mainly used during Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....
's time as Galatasaray SK manager in the late 1990s and from 2002-2004.
The colour of the shorts were black in the 1920s-1940s and at the black short periods.
Because of lack of money the club used to wear standard kits with standard red and yellow colours, which were more brighter than the original colours. From 1943-1983 the red tone stayed mainly the same, but the yellow was still standard like Göztepe SK or Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
.
For the 100th anniversary year former Galatasaray SK president Özhan Canaydın
Özhan Canaydin
Özhan Canaydın was a businessman, basketballer and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.-Basketball career:...
brought back the original colours.
In some years the clubs also used striped kits as an alternative for the halved one. Ironically the club won the 2000 UEFA Cup Final
2000 UEFA Cup Final
The 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match contested between Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England on 17 May 2000 at Parken in Copenhagen...
and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup
2000 UEFA Super Cup
The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup...
with striped kits.
Since 2008 the club uses again white shorts and for the first time as first alternative / choice white socks.
Because of this and the fact that the club uses the back to front style of the halved kit style since 2009 the fans started a campaign to bring back the real classic Galatasray SK home kit back.
Away kit
Since 1963-1964 the Galatasaray AŞ away strip has more often than not been a white shirt, white shorts and white socks with some red and yellow elements at the sleeves or collar. It is also one of the favourite kits every year, because the club won the 2000 UEFA Cup Final2000 UEFA Cup Final
The 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match contested between Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England on 17 May 2000 at Parken in Copenhagen...
in an all white strip.
Kit history
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1977–1978 | None | Volvo Volvo AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services... / PeReJa |
| 1978–1979 | None | |
| 1979–1982 | Telefunken Telefunken Telefunken is a German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903, as a joint venture of Siemens & Halske and the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft... |
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| 1982–1983 | MEBan | |
| 1983–1985 | Telefunken Telefunken Telefunken is a German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903, as a joint venture of Siemens & Halske and the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft... |
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| 1985–1986 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Denizcilik Bankası |
| 1986–1991 | TürkBank | |
| 1991–1992 | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
ADEC Saat / Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and... |
| 1992–1995 | Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and... |
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| 1995–1997 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
VakıfBank VakifBank VakıfBank is the fifth largest bank in Turkey with its $46 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009. The company offers some of the largest services in Turkey, and operates 610 branches domestically... |
| 1997–1998 | Bank Ekspres | |
| 1998–2000 | Marshall Marshall Marshall may refer to:* "Marshall", a British/Commonwealth spelling for the military rank of marshal* Marshall * Marshall Aerospace, an aerospace contractor based in Cambridge, England* Marshall Amplification, a brand of guitar amplifier... |
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| 2000–2001 | Telsim | |
| 2001–2002 | Lotto Lotto Sport Italia Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut... |
Aria Avea AveA , the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.4 million by the end of June 2009.TT&TİM İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş... |
| 2002–2004 | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
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| 2004–2005 | Avea Avea AveA , the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.4 million by the end of June 2009.TT&TİM İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş... |
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| 2005–2009 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
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| 2009- | Türk Telekom Türk Telekom Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was being separated from the Post Office in 1995. In November 2005 it was privatized to Oger Telecom.... |
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| 2011- | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Stadium
When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football LeagueIstanbul Football League
Istanbul Lig or originally Constantinople Football Association League was founded by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears and started with the 1904-05 season with only four teams as "Istanbul Sunday League". The matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene FC, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were...
took place at Papazın Çayırı - now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium
Taksim Stadium
Taksim Stadium was the first football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks it was transformed into a stadium in 1921 and was located in the center of the city, on Taksim Square. The ground was the home of all major football clubs in Istanbul,...
, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams. 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
Şeref Stadium
Şeref Stadium was a football stadium in Beşiktaş, İstanbul. It was named after Beşiktaş's former president Şeref Bey.-External links:*http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlIST.html...
and Dolmabahçe Stadi
BJK Inonu Stadium
Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of...
Ali Sami Yen Stadi
On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen StadiumAli Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen...
opened. Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami Frashëri and he is the son of Sami Frashëri, one of the most famous Albanian writers, philosophers and playwrights...
, it is in the Mecidiyeköy
Mecidiyeköy
Mecidiyeköy is a neighbourhood located in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is also one of the prominent business quarters of Istanbul. It is situated between Fulya, Kuştepe, Gültepe, Esentepe, and Gülbahar neighbourhoods...
quarter of the Şişli
Sisli
Şişli is one of 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south...
district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Today, due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, it has an all-seater capacity of 24,990.
After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...
–Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Olympiacos F.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Olympiacos C.F.P. , Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a Greek association football club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus....
match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen...
has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.
Türk Telekom Arena
The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near MaslakMaslak
Maslak is a neighbourhood and one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is an exclave of the municipality of Şişli, though being far north and actually closer to the municipalities of Beşiktaş and Sarıyer.Maslak is in direct competition...
financial district in Şişli
Sisli
Şişli is one of 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south...
. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey.
Stadium Anthem
Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song I Will SurviveI Will Survive
"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...
by the Hermes House Band
Hermes House Band
The Hermes House Band is a Dutch pop band, established in 1984 by members of the Hermes fraternity/sorority in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They have released more than twenty five albums and singles.-History:...
played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Florida State Warchant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags.A lot of people call stadium 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthem
Stadium history
| # | Stadium | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papazın Çayırı Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006... |
1905–1921 |
| 2 | Taksim Stadi Taksim Stadium Taksim Stadium was the first football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks it was transformed into a stadium in 1921 and was located in the center of the city, on Taksim Square. The ground was the home of all major football clubs in Istanbul,... |
1921–1940 |
| 3 | Şeref Stadi Şeref Stadium Şeref Stadium was a football stadium in Beşiktaş, İstanbul. It was named after Beşiktaş's former president Şeref Bey.-External links:*http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlIST.html... |
1940–1948 |
| 4 | Dolmabahçe Stadi BJK Inonu Stadium Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of... |
1948–1966 |
| 5 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... |
1966–1972 |
| 6 | Dolmabahçe Stadi BJK Inonu Stadium Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of... |
1972–1980 |
| 7 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... |
1980–1984 |
| 8 | Dolmabahçe Stadi BJK Inonu Stadium Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of... |
1984–1986 |
| 9 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... |
1986–2003 |
| 10 | Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi | 2003–2004 |
| 11 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... |
2004–2011 |
| 12 | Türk Telekom Arena | 2011– |
| # | Stadium | Years played |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadium was the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen... |
34 |
| 2 | Dolmabahçe Stadi BJK Inonu Stadium Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of... |
28 |
| 3 | Taksim Stadi Taksim Stadium Taksim Stadium was the first football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks it was transformed into a stadium in 1921 and was located in the center of the city, on Taksim Square. The ground was the home of all major football clubs in Istanbul,... |
18 |
| 4 | Papazın Çayırı Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006... |
17 |
| 5 | Şeref Stadi Şeref Stadium Şeref Stadium was a football stadium in Beşiktaş, İstanbul. It was named after Beşiktaş's former president Şeref Bey.-External links:*http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlIST.html... |
8 |
| 6 | Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi | 1 |
| 7 | Türk Telekom Arena | 1 |
Player records
- Most Süper Lig appearances
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Bülent KorkmazBülent KorkmazBülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan ....
– 430
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- Most Süper Lig goals
- Hakan ŞükürHakan SükürHakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a...
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European matches
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 fiercest in the world, along with ultrAslanUltraslan
ultrAslan is an ultras group who support Turkish football club Galatasaray. They were named as "ultrAslan" in 2001 but their history goes way back. They have branches both in Turkey and abroad...
. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Two hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was packed! 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!'
Record
Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray’s new stadium Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. A peak reading of 131.76 dBA was recorded.Istanbul derbies
"The big three" clubs of IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Beşiktaş J.K.
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa
Kasimpasa S.K.
Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium. The club was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Turkish...
although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide 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".
Honours and achievements
International competitions
- UEFA Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 20002000 UEFA Super CupThe 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup...
- Winners (1): 2000
- UEFA Europa League:
- Winners (1): 1999-20002000 UEFA Cup FinalThe 2000 UEFA Cup Final was a football match contested between Galatasaray of Turkey and Arsenal of England on 17 May 2000 at Parken in Copenhagen...
- Winners (1): 1999-2000
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
:- Semi-Finals (1): 1988–1989
- Quarter-Finals (4): 1962–1963, 1969–1970, 1993–1994, 2000–2001
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
:- Quarter-Finals (1): 1991–1992
Domestic competitions
- Süper Lig:
- Winners (17): 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, 2005-06Süper Lig 2005-06The 2005–06 Süper Lig season began with Turkcell signing a 5 year sponsorship deal with the Turkish Football Federation to name the league Turkcell Süper Lig....
, 2007-08 - Runners-up (9): 1959, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1974-75, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2002-03
- Winners (17): 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
- Türkiye Kupası: (record)
- Winners (14): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 20052005 Turkish Cup FinalThe 2005 Turkish Cup Final was a football match played on 11 May 2005 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. It was the final and deciding match of the 2004–05 Türkiye Kupası .-Match details:-References:...
- Runners-up (5): 1969, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998
- Winners (14): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005
- Süper KupaTurkish Super CupThe TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
: (record)- Winners (11): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008
- Runners-up (7): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2006
Defunct Domestic competitions
- Milli Küme Şampiyonası:
- Winners (1): 1938-39
- Chancellor CupChancellor CupThe Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....
:- Winners (5): 1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995
- TSYD CupTSYD CupThe TSYD Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout 6 regions of Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the Big Three of Turkey; Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK,...
: (shared-record)- Winners (12): 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Atatürk Gazi Cup:
- Winners (1): 1928
- 50. Yıl Cup:
- Winners (1):1973
Defunct Regional Titles
- Istanbul Football LeagueIstanbul Football LeagueIstanbul Lig or originally Constantinople Football Association League was founded by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears and started with the 1904-05 season with only four teams as "Istanbul Sunday League". The matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene FC, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were...
: (shared-record)- Winners (15): 1908-091908–09 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1908–09 İstanbul Football League season was the 5th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the first time.-Season:-Matches:Galatasaray - Cadi-Keuy FC: 4-0Galatasaray - HMS Imogene FC: 11-0-References:...
, 1909–101909–10 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1909–10 İstanbul Football League season was the 6th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the second time.-Season:-Matches:Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 5-1Galatasaray - Strugglers FC: 4-1Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe SK: 3-0...
, 1910–111910–11 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1910–11 İstanbul Football League season was the 7th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the third time.-Season:-Matches:Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe SK: 5-0Galatasaray S.K...
, 1914–151914–15 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1914–15 İstanbul Football League season was the 10th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the fourth time.-Season:-Matches:-----------------------------Final Match:Kick-off listed in local time ----...
, 1915–161915–16 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1915–16 İstanbul Football League season was the 11th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the fifth time.-Season:-Matches:Galatasaray SK - Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 SK: 4-0Galatasaray SK - Fenerbahçe SK: 2-2...
, 1921–221921–22 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1921–22 İstanbul Football League season was the 15th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the sixth time.-Season:-References:* Tuncay, Bülent . Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6...
, 1924–25, 1925–261925–26 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1925–26 İstanbul Football League season was the 19th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 8th time. The tournament was single-elimination, not league as in the past.-Season:-Finals:Quarter Finals...
, 1926–271926–27 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1926–27 İstanbul Football League season was the 20th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 9th time.-Season:-References:* Tuncay, Bülent . Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6...
, 1928–291928–29 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1928–29 İstanbul Football League season was the 21st season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 10th time.-Season:...
, 1930–311930–31 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1930–31 İstanbul Football League season was the 23rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 11th time.-Season:-References:...
, 1948–491948–49 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1948–49 İstanbul Football League season was the 41st season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 12th time.-Season:-Topscorer:...
, 1954–551954–55 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1954–55 İstanbul Football League season was the 45th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 13th time.-Season:...
, 1955–561955–56 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1955–56 İstanbul Football League season was the 46th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 14th time.-Season:...
, 1957–581957–58 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1957–58 İstanbul Football League season was the 33rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK became champions for the 15th time in their history.-Season:-Topscorer:...
- Winners (15): 1908-09
- Istanbul Football CupIstanbul Cup (football)The Istanbul Football Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The cup replaced the Istanbul Shield in 1942 and lasted until 1947.-Past winners:...
: (shared-record)
- Istanbul ShieldIstanbul ShieldIstanbul Shield was a soccer tournament which organised between 1930 and 1939. The final match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in 1931 wasn't played. And Istanbulspor received the shield.Fenerbahçe won the trophy for 4 times...
:- Winners (1): 1932-33
- Union Club Cup:
- Winners (1): 1909
Current squad
As of 15 September 2011Out on loan
Reserves and Academy squad
Former players
For details on former players, see :Category:Galatasaray S.K. footballers, List of Galatasaray S.K. footballers and List of foreign football players in Galatasaray.Club captains
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | Tugay Kerimoglu Tugay Kerimoglu Tugay Kerimoğlu is a Turkish former footballer who played the majority of his career for Galatasaray and Blackburn Rovers. Primarily a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, he was also competent as an attacking midfielder or playing in the holding role.Continually recognised for his ability he was... |
| 1995–2005 | Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan .... |
| 2005–2008 | Hakan Şükür Hakan Sükür Hakan Şükür is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı , representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.Şükür represented Turkey a... |
| 2008–2009 | Ümit Karan Ümit Karan Ümit Karan is a retired Turkish football player.He formerly played for Gençlerbirliği S.K., Ankaraspor, Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor.-Club career:... |
| 2006–2011 | Arda Turan Arda Turan Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.... |
| 2011– | Sabri Sarıoğlu Sabri Sarioglu Sabri Sarıoğlu , or simply Sabri is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Galatasaray as a midfielder. Sabri is a right winger who can also play as a wingback and right back.-Club career:... |
Presidents
| Name | From–to |
|---|---|
| Ali Tanriyar Ali Tanriyar Ali Tanrıyar is a Turkish politician, former interior minister of Turkey and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.... |
1986–90 |
| Alp Yalman Alp Yalman Alp Yalman is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.Yalman was born in Istanbul. After graduating from Robert College in Turkey, he studied Social and Political Science in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland... |
1990–96 |
| Faruk Süren Faruk Süren Faruk Süren is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.Süren was born in Istanbul. He graduated from a German high school in Germany, then studied business administration in Istanbul University. After serving as vice-president for years, he was elected as... |
1996–01 |
| Mehmet Cansun Mehmet Cansun Mehmet Cansun is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.He works in advertising industry as the owner of Kamera Reklam Group. In 2001 he was elected as the president of Galatasaray. Although his presence continued only 8 months, Galatasaray won Turkish... |
2001–02 |
| Özhan Canaydın Özhan Canaydin Özhan Canaydın was a businessman, basketballer and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.-Basketball career:... |
2002–08 |
| Adnan Polat Adnan Polat Adnan Polat , is a Turkish businessman born in Erzurum, a city in north-east Turkey. He is past the chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.... |
2008–11 |
| Ünal Aysal Ünal Aysal Ünal Aysal , is a Turkish businessman. He is currently the president of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray S.K..-Business career:He was graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1961... |
2011– |
Club officials
Football Management Trade I.C.| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| General Director | Sedef Köksal |
| Sportive Coordinator | Bülent Tulun |
| 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 |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Fatih Terim Fatih Terim Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey.... |
| Assistant Manager | Hasan Şaş Hasan Sas Hasan Gökhan Şaş is a former Turkish international football player, most commonly known for his time at Galatasaray.-Galatasaray:... |
| Assistant Manager | Ümit Davala Ümit Davala Ümit Davala is a Turkish former international footballer who is currently an assistant manager of Galatasaray.-Club career:... |
| Fitness Coach |  Adam Rotchstein |
| Trainer | Metin Çakıroğlu |
| Fitness Coach | Fatih Yıldız |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Claudio TaffarelCláudio Taffarel Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent.... |
Managerial history
| From–to | Names |
|---|---|
| 2000–02 |  Mircea LucescuMircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu... |
| 2002–04 | Fatih Terim Fatih Terim Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey.... |
| 2004–05 | Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time... |
| 2005–07 |  Eric Gerets |
| 2007–08 |  Karl-Heinz FeldkampKarl-Heinz Feldkamp Karl-Heinz Feldkamp is a German football manager and former player.Feldkamp has been coaching football since 1968. In Germany, he has coached Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul... Cevat GülerCevat Güler Cevat Güler is a Turkish former football player and coach.After Karl Heinz Feldkamp resigned at the end of 2007–2008 season, he took over the managership and became the first coach to win the Turkcell Süper Lig by joining a club after the season start... |
| 2008–09 | Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04... Bülent KorkmazBülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan .... |
| 2009–10 |  Frank RijkaardFrank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,... |
| 2010–11 | Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,... Gheorghe HagiGheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time... Bülent ÜnderBülent Ünder Bülent Ünder is a Turkish former professional footballer and a football manager.- Playing career :Ünder played his entire career for Galatasaray. He played eight seasons for his club. His team won the Turkish league championship for three times, and won the Turkish Cup twice during his playing... |
| 2011–present | Fatih Terim Fatih Terim Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey.... |
Recent seasons
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup Fortis Turkey Cup The Turkish Cup is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. Its current sponsored name is the Ziraat Türkiye Kupası.... | |Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... | Manager | |
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| 2005/06 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
1 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 34 | 83 | UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1st round | Eric Gerets | |
| 2006/07 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
3 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 37 | 56 | UCL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
|group stage | Eric Gerets | |
| 2007/08 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
1 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 79 | UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
3rd round | Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Karl-Heinz Feldkamp is a German football manager and former player.Feldkamp has been coaching football since 1968. In Germany, he has coached Borussia Dortmund, Kaiserslautern, and Eintracht Frankfurt, among others. He previously coached Galatasaray in 1992–93, and also coached another Istanbul... /Cevat Güler Cevat Güler Cevat Güler is a Turkish former football player and coach.After Karl Heinz Feldkamp resigned at the end of 2007–2008 season, he took over the managership and became the first coach to win the Turkcell Süper Lig by joining a club after the season start... |
|
| 2008/09 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
5 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 61 | UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
last 16 | Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04... /Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan .... |
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| 2009/10 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
3 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 64 | UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
last 32 | Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,... |
|
| 2010/11 | TS Turkcell Super League The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League... |
8 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 46 | UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
Play-off round | Frank Rijkaard Frank Rijkaard Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,... /Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time... /Bülent Ünder Bülent Ünder Bülent Ünder is a Turkish former professional footballer and a football manager.- Playing career :Ünder played his entire career for Galatasaray. He played eight seasons for his club. His team won the Turkish league championship for three times, and won the Turkish Cup twice during his playing... |
Last updated: 23 May 2011
1 Galatasaray SK started season in UCL
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
but joined UC
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
after group stage.
Div. = Division;TS = Turkcell Super League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Fortis Turkey Cup.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.
Youth Facilities
Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in FloryaFlorya
Florya is a neighborhood belonging to the Bakırköy district of the greater Istanbul, Turkey. It is located along Marmara Sea, and borders to the northeast the neighborhood of Yeşilköy, to the northwest that of Küçükçekmece. It is one of the high class and rich areas of Istanbul...
is the center of the department. Club has been supporting and serving Turkish Football since the Republican Period has given more than 300 footballers to the National teams.
The goal is to raise footballers who are loyal to Galatasaray traditions, who can develop creative ideas, have a high standard of capturing strategical points, fast, technical, powerful, determined, loyal to fair play principles and have respect for the arbitrager, rival and supporters.
Galatasaray Star Team became champions in Europe recently, and Galatasaray S.K. PAF
Galatasaray S.K. PAF
-History:They have been members of the Turkish Youth league formed in 1988 and Turkish PAF League formed in 1999. They play their home games at Metin Oktay Facilities in Florya, which is also the training ground of Galatasaray S.K...
were the champions for three consecutive years in Turkish Youth League between the years 2005–2007 (For the 2007–2008 season, they finished runners-up after Sivasspor
Sivasspor
Sivasspor is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas, Turkey formed in the year 1967. They play in the Turkish Süper Lig. Their manager is currently Riza Calimbay. They finished 15th in the 2010–11 Süper Lig. Their current captain is Hayrettin Yerlikaya....
).
Football Academy
Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. This organization is open for the whole year and gives education on technical and strategical areas in football by giving an opportunity to kids to practice what they learn during the lessons.The organization consists of 75 football academies that are located in Turkey and elsewhere:
Turkey:
Adana, Adıyaman
Adiyaman
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, Ankara (3), Antalya (3), Bandırma
Bandirma
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, Batman
Batman
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, Bursa, Bingöl
Bingöl
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,Çorlu, Çorum
Çorum
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, Denizli
Denizli
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, Düzce
Düzce
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, Edirne
Edirne
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, Elazığ
Elazig
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, Erzurum
Erzurum
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, Eskişehir
Eskisehir
Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
, Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...
, Gaziantep, Gebze
Gebze
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, Gölcük, Hatay
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
, İnegöl
Inegöl
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, İzmir, İstanbul
Istanbul
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European Side(22), Istanbul
Istanbul
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Asian Side(12) Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaras
-Industry:Kahramanmaraş's industry is mainly based on textile and ice cream. Kahramanmaraş is one of the biggest textile industry cities of Turkey. Companies like Kipaş, İskur, Arsan and Bozkurt are one of the richest companies in the city...
, Karaman
Karaman
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, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Kuşadası
Kusadasi
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, Ordu
Ordu
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, Malatya
Malatya
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, Manisa
Manisa
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, Mersin, Midyat
Midyat
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, Nusaybin, Sakarya, Torbalı
Torbali
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and Zonguldak
Zonguldak
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Australia
Melbourne (2)
Netherlands:
Rotterdam, Den Haag, Amsterdam
United Kingdom:
London
Sponsorship
Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include.| Licensee | Product |
|---|---|
| Türk Telekom Türk Telekom Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was being separated from the Post Office in 1995. In November 2005 it was privatized to Oger Telecom.... |
Main Sponsor |
| Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Technical Sponsor |
| Avea Avea AveA , the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.4 million by the end of June 2009.TT&TİM İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş... |
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| Ülker Ülker Ülker is a major Turkish manufacturer of food products, which are exported internationally, to 110 countries.The company's core products are cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although Ülker has expanded to other product categories.... |
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| Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakirköy district, Istanbul... |
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| Hedef Filo Hizmetleri | Official Sponsor |
| HDI-Gerling | Official Sponsor |
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| Sarar Sarar Sarar is a newly created sub-regions in Somaliland, a de facto independent republic which is claimed in whole by Somalia. It was by Somaliland's president, Dahir Riyale Kahin on March 22, 2008. It was formed from the original Sool region.... |
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| JohnsonDiversey | Official Sponsor |
| GNC GNC GNC can refer to several things:*General Nutrition Centers*Gibraltar Nynex Communications, a former telecommunications operator in Gibraltar*Guagua National Colleges a private school in Guagua Pampanga.*Guidance, Navigation and Control... |
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| Powerade Powerade Powerade is a sports drink manufactured and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. First introduced in 1988, its primary competitor is PepsiCo's Gatorade... |
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| Zorlu Holding Zorlu Holding Zorlu Holding is one of the biggest corporate groups in Turkey. The group was founded by the late Hacı Mehmet Zorlu and is currently headed by two co-chairmen, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu and Zeki Zorlu.... |
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| Tiglon Tiglon A tiglon , tigon, and tion is a hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness . Thus, it has parents with the same genus but of different species. The tiglon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tiglons were more... |
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| Panini | Collectible stickers |
| Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... |
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| Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
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