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Galatasaray
Full nameGalatasaray Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Cimbom
Aslan (The Lion)
Sarı-Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds)
Short name
  • GS
  • Gala
Founded20 October 1905; 119 years ago (1905-10-20)[1][2]
GroundRams Park
Capacity53,978[3]
Coordinates41°06′10″N 28°59′26″E / 41.10278°N 28.99056°E / 41.10278; 28.99056
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachOkan Buruk
LeagueSüper Lig
2023–24Süper Lig, 1st of 20 (champions)
Websitegalatasaray.org
Current season
Active departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Athletics Basketball
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Women's)
Chess Bridge Equestrian
e-Sports Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Judo Rowing Sailing
Tennis pictogram
Swimming Tennis Volleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		 Water Polo
(Men's)		 Water Polo
(Women's)
Wheelchair
Basketball
Closed departments of Galatasaray S.K.
Handball Superleague
Formula

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [galataˈsaɾaj spoɾ kuˈlyby], Galatasaray Sports Club), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray, is a Turkish professional football club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul. It is the association football branch of the larger Galatasaray Sports Club of the same name, itself a part of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee which includes Galatasaray High School where the football club was founded in October 1905 consisting entirely of student members. The team traditionally play in dark shades of red and yellow at home, with the shirts split down the middle between the two colours.

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.

Galatasaray also has accumulated the most Süper Lig (24), Turkish Cup (18) and Turkish Super Cup (17) titles in Turkey,[4][5][6] thus making them the most successful football club in Turkey, as those competitions are the top nationwide Turkish professional leagues and cups that are recognized and accounted for in accordance to the regulations set by the Turkish Football Federation[7] and UEFA.[8][9][10][11]

Galatasaray is the most successful Turkish club in European competitions. 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 treble by winning the Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, and the UEFA Cup in a single season. Despite having reached several times the quarter-finals and also once the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League campaign, the club has not won the trophy so far. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have been ranked first on the IFFHS World Rankings.[12] According to the same international organization, Galatasaray is the best Turkish club of the 20th century, and the 20th most successful club in Europe.[13] Galatasaray is the 11th[14] most participated team in the Champions League, the 18th[15] team to play the most matches and the 24th team to collect the most points.

Since 2011, the club's stadium has been the 53,798-capacity Rams Park in Seyrantepe, Istanbul. Previously, the club 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 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.

History

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Main article: History of Galatasaray S.K.
Ali Sami Yen, founder of the club
The first recorded photo of Galatasaray (1905)

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.[16] 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.[17]

In addition to Ali Sami Yen (Club member No. 1), who was the driving force behind the club's foundation, Asim Tevfik Sonumut (2), Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (3), Celal İbrahim (4), Boris Nikolov (5), Milo Bakić (6), Pavle Bakić (7), Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (8), Tahsin Nihat (9), Reşat Şirvanizade (10), Hüseyin Hüsnü (11), Refik Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu (12) and Abidin Daver (13)[18] were also involved in the decision to organize such a club.

Our aim is to play together, like the Englishmen, 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.[19]

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.[20]

While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul 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.

Line up of Galatasaray in 1988–89 European Cup semi-finals
The 2000 UEFA Cup Final match line-up against Arsenal F.C., 17 May 2000
The 2000 UEFA Super Cup match line-up against Real Madrid, 25 August 2000

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 23 league titles since then.

Nihat Bekdik
Gheorghe Hagi
Hakan Şükür

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.[21]

Probably the greatest record that the club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in the 1986–87 season.[citation needed] Another achievement in this period was reaching the semi-final of the European Cup in the 1988–89 season, making Galatasaray the first and only Turkish team to have played a semi-final in this competition.

Galatasaray's most successful era came in the 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 media and the visitors due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.[22] Moreover, the club's fanbase had bitterness with Leeds United, following the 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence when two Leeds fans were stabbed to death by Galatasaray fans. Four men were arrested and charged with their murders. The deaths led to an angry reaction in England with Galatasaray fans being banned from attending the second leg at Elland Road.

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;[23] Boduri who died aged 21;[24] Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match;[25] 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;[26]

Galatasaray is a team of emotions. It is a team of footballers who are in love with its colors and love each other. Galatasaray is a team of players who work with sacrifice and dedication. Galatasaray doesn't like the conceited, self-centered individuals. In short, Galatasaray is a team of people who pull the rope together, who know how to be sad together and rejoice together..

— Gündüz Kılıç

Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who scored three goals in the 1954 FIFA World Cup;[27] Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray;[28] Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin";[29] 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;[30] Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League;[31] Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves;[32] Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray;[33] Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray;[34] Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak specializing in free kicks;[35] Cláudio Taffarel the World Cup-winning goalkeeper for Brazil;[36] Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described by some as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey;[37] Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, dubbed "Super Mário" by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the 2000 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

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Galatasaray (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡalatasaˈɾaj]) is a quarter in Karaköy in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. Its name comes from that of Galata, which may in turn have derived from Galatai (meaning the "Galatians"), as the Celtic tribes were thought to have camped at Galata during the Hellenistic period before settling in Galatia in central Anatolia. Galatasaray translates directly as "Galata Palace" (saray means "palace" in Turkish). Galatasaray High School, established in the area in 1481, was the progenitor of Galatasaray S.K. as well as other institutions of Galatasaray Community.[38]

Galatasaray is a compound word and is pronounced as such, with a very brief pause between the two words.[39] 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)]). The person who brought this slogan to Turkey was Sabit Cinol. While Cinol was in Switzerland for education, he also played football. Inspired by the slogan of Servette, the club he played for, Cinol adapted this slogan for Galatasaray, and this adaptation was embraced by the club and the wider community.[40] However, the shortened form "Gala" is sometimes used by English speakers.

Crest and colours

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First crest

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.[41]

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.[42] The eight-piece halved design kit was ordered from the Sports Outfitter William Shillcock based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[43] After a heavy 0–5 loss 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.[44] 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."[19]

Home kit

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Galatasaray's classic home kit "Parçalı"

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.[45] 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 strip.[45] This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "Parçalı" kit in 2012.[45][46] The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).[47]

Kit history

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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Suppliers

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On 20 November 2023, it's been announced that Puma will be the new kit supplier as of 2024–25 season.[48] The partnership with Nike will come to an end after 13 seasons. 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, 2024–present); Gola (1981–82); Fatih (1984–85); and Lotto (2001–02) and Nike (2011–24) and Puma (2024–29).

Sponsors

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Since 2020, Galatasaray's shirt sponsors have been Sixt. 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 (2014–15), Dumankaya (2015–16), UNDP (2016), Nef (2016–19), Terra Pizza (2019–20) and Sixt (2020–) for domestic matches and since 2014 for international matches Turkish Airlines.

Grounds

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Main articles: Ali Sami Yen Stadı and Rams Park
Exterior of Rams Park
Main road to Rams Park

Ali Sami Yen Stadium

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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.[49] 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.[50] 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.[51] 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.[52] The stadium was in 2011 demolished after Galatsaray moved to the newly built Rams Park.

Rams Park

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The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Rams Park in the Seyrantepe area of Sarıyer.[53] It is also known as Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 53,798 seats, making it the largest private stadium used by a club in Turkey.[54]

Stadium rituals

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Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the "la la la" part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played, followed by the sound of a roaring lion. In addition, before every game the Galatasaray "Warchant" is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Throughout the match the fans whistle whenever the opponent team gets the ball.

Stadium history

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Support

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European matches

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Galatasaray fans

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 the UEFA 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.'[56][57]

Records

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Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray's new stadium Rams Park in Istanbul. A peak reading of 140.76 dBA was recorded.[58]

On May 12, 2024, Galatasaray broke the longest winning streak record (17), beating their own record (14 in 11 March, 2023) in Turkish Süper Lig history with a 3–2 win over FK Karagümrük.[59]

Istanbul derbies

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Main articles: Kıtalar Arası Derbi and Beşiktaş vs Galatasaray

"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.[60] The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters due to an assumed superiority that comes with winning the derby. 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.[61] 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 are used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".[62]

Honours

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See also: List of Galatasaray S.K. records and statistics and Galatasaray S.K. in European football
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Turkish Super League 24

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, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24

Turkish Cup 18

1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19

Turkish Super Cup 17

1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023

Continental UEFA Cup 1 1999–2000
UEFA Super Cup 1 2000
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Unofficial titles

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Regional competitions

  • 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
    • Winners (2): 1941–42, 1942–43 (shared-record)
  • Istanbul Shield
    • Winners (1): 1932–33

Doubles, Trebles and Quadruples

Other

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2025[63][64]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Fernando Muslera (captain)
4 DF Senegal SEN Ismail Jakobs (on loan from Monaco)
5 MF Turkey TUR Eyüp Aydın
6 DF Colombia COL Davinson Sánchez
7 FW Hungary HUN Roland Sallai
8 MF Germany GER Kerem Demirbay
9 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Icardi (vice-captain)
10 FW Belgium BEL Dries Mertens
11 FW Turkey TUR Yunus Akgün
12 GK Turkey TUR Batuhan Şen
18 MF Turkey TUR Berkan Kutlu (4th captain)
19 GK Turkey TUR Günay Güvenç
20 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Sara
22 MF Morocco MAR Hakim Ziyech
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Turkey TUR Kaan Ayhan (3rd captain)
24 DF Denmark DEN Elias Jelert
25 DF Denmark DEN Victor Nelsson
30 FW Austria AUT Yusuf Demir
33 MF Turkey TUR Gökdeniz Gürpüz
34 MF Uruguay URU Lucas Torreira
38 GK Turkey TUR Atakan Ordu
42 DF Turkey TUR Abdülkerim Bardakcı
44 FW Belgium BEL Michy Batshuayi
45 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Osimhen (on loan from Napoli)
53 FW Turkey TUR Barış Alper Yılmaz
58 DF Turkey TUR Ali Yeşilyurt
83 MF Turkey TUR Efe Akman
90 DF Turkey TUR Metehan Baltacı

Academy players with first team shirt numbers

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 DF Turkey TUR Eren Paşahan
51 MF Turkey TUR İsa Halidi
57 FW Turkey TUR Çağrı Balta
60 MF Turkey TUR Berk Kızıldemir
62 MF Turkey TUR Taha Cebeci
64 MF Turkey TUR Berat Yılmaz
65 DF Turkey TUR Kadir Subaşı
No. Pos. Nation Player
66 MF Turkey TUR Ayaz Yükseloğlu
67 DF Turkey TUR Berat Luş
68 FW Turkey TUR Yalın Dilek
70 GK Turkey TUR Enes Büyük
71 MF Turkey TUR Efe Eriş
75 DF Turkey TUR Arda Hacısalihoğlu
80 MF Turkey TUR Dağhan Kahraman

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Turkey TUR Jankat Yılmaz (at Adanaspor until 30 June 2025)
— DF Turkey TUR Ali Turap Bülbül (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2025)
— DF Turkey TUR Kazımcan Karataş (at Russia Orenburg until 30 June 2025)
— DF Germany GER Derrick Köhn (at Germany Werder Bremen until 30 June 2025)
— DF Denmark DEN Mathias Ross (at Czech Republic Sparta Prague until 30 June 2025)
— MF Turkey TUR Baran Aksaka (at Bulgaria Arda Kardzhali until 30 June 2025)
— MF Turkey TUR Taylan Antalyalı (at Bodrumspor until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Efe Çördek (at Ankara Demirspor until 30 June 2025)
— MF Turkey TUR Siraçhan Nas (at Boluspor until 30 June 2025)
— MF Italy ITA Nicolò Zaniolo (at Italy Atalanta until 30 June 2025)
— FW Turkey TUR Eren Aydın (at Boluspor until 30 June 2025)
— FW Turkey TUR Baran Demiroğlu (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2025)
— FW Turkey TUR Halil Dervişoğlu (at Gaziantep until 30 June 2025)
— FW Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Zaha (at France Lyon until 30 June 2025)

Reserves and Academy squad

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Main article: Galatasaray S.K. reserves and under 19s squad

Former players

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Further information: List of Galatasaray S.K. footballers and Category:Galatasaray S.K. footballers

Club captains

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Coaching staff

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager Turkey Okan Buruk
Assistant Manager Turkey İrfan Saraloğlu
Spain Ismael Garcia Gomez
Goalkeeping Coach Turkey Fadıl Koşutan
Turkey Can Okuyucu
Athletic Performance Coach Turkey Dursun Genç
Turkey Kaan Arısoy
Turkey Yusuf Köklü
Turkey Gürkan Fuat Demir
Match and Performance Analyst Turkey Yılmaz Yüksel
Turkey Serhat Doğan
Turkey M. Can Mutlu
Administrative Manager Turkey Uğur Yıldız
Scouting and Performance Analysis Manager Turkey Emre Utkucan
Team Translator Turkey Ersan Zeren
Turkey Utku Yurtbil
Doctor Turkey Yener İnce
Dietitian Turkey Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi
Physiotherapist Turkey Mustafa Korkmaz
Turkey Burak Koca
Turkey Samet Polat
Masseur Turkey Sedat Peker
Turkey Batuhan Erkan
Turkey Ozan Abaylı
Outfitter Turkey Hasan Çelik
Turkey Veli Muğlı
Turkey İlyas Gökçe

Last updated: 12 July 2022.
Source: Futbol A Takım İdari ve Teknik Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG

Presidents

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Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents
Name From–to
Turkey Faruk Süren 1996–01
Turkey Mehmet Cansun 2001–02
Turkey Özhan Canaydın 2002–08
Turkey Adnan Polat 2008–11
Turkey Ünal Aysal 2011–14
Turkey Duygun Yarsuvat 2014–15
Turkey Dursun Özbek 2015–18
Turkey Mustafa Cengiz 2018–21
Turkey Burak Elmas 2021–22
Turkey Dursun Özbek 2022–

Coaching history

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Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. managers

Recent seasons

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Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League Domestic Cup Europe Other Top goalscorer(s)[65]
Division Pos Pl. W D L GF GA Pts Comp. Result Comp. Result Comp. Result Player Goals
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 — — Süper Kupa C Lukas Podolski 17
2017–18 Süper Lig 1st 34 24 3 7 75 33 75 Türkiye Kupası SF Europa League 2QR — — Bafétimbi Gomis 32
2018–19 Süper Lig 1st 34 20 9 5 72 36 69 Türkiye Kupası C Champions League GS Süper Kupa F Henry Onyekuru 16
Europa League R32
2019–20 Süper Lig 6th 34 15 11 8 55 37 56 Türkiye Kupası QF Champions League GS Süper Kupa C Radamel Falcao
Adem Büyük 		11
2020–21 Süper Lig 2nd 40 26 6 8 80 36 84 Türkiye Kupası QF Europa League PQR — — Mbaye Diagne 11
2021–22 Süper Lig 13th 38 14 10 14 51 53 52 Türkiye Kupası 5R Champions League 2QR — — Kerem Aktürkoğlu 13
Europa League R16
2022–23 Süper Lig 1st 36 28 4 4 83 27 88 Türkiye Kupası QF — — — — Mauro Icardi 23
2023–24 Süper Lig 1st 38 33 3 2 92 26 102 Türkiye Kupası QF Champions League GS Süper Kupa C Mauro Icardi 25
Europa League R32

Youth facilities

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Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray U21 have won the Turkish Youth League three times.[66]

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

Sponsorship

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Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:[67][needs update]

Licensee Product
Puma Technical sponsor
Sixt Main sponsor (chest)
NEF Official sponsor
Turkish Airlines Official sponsor
SOCAR Official sponsor
Rams Global Official sponsor
Tunç Holding Official sponsor
Türk Telekom Official sponsor
Burger King Official sponsor
Medicana Official sponsor
Ülker Official sponsor
Hardline Nutrition Official sponsor
HDI Sigorta Official sponsor
Denizbank Official sponsor
Aroma Official sponsor
Socios.com Official sponsor
Maximum Official sponsor
Passolig Official sponsor
İGA Pass Official sponsor
Diversey Official sponsor
Damat Tween Official sponsor
Spor Toto Official sponsor
Arkham Intelligence Official sponsor (sleeve)[68]

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Further reading

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  • 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
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