Galatasaray S.K. (football)

Galatasaray SK

Full name	Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Cim Bom (Turkish pronunciation: [d͡ʒimbom]) Sarı-Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) Aslanlar (The Lions) Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe) Gala (mostly used by non-Turkish nationals)
Short name	GS
Founded	30 October 1905 (1905-10-30) as Galata-Serai Football Club Galatasaray, Galata, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Ground	Türk Telekom Arena
Ground Capacity	52,652
President	Dursun Özbek
Manager	Jan Olde Riekerink
League	Süper Lig
2015–16	Süper Lig, 6th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

Galatasaray is the most successful Turkish football club. They have won 51 domestic trophies, including a record 20 Süper Lig titles, a record 17 Turkish Cups and a record 14 Turkish Super Cups. It is one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Turkish Süper Lig since 1959, following the dissolution of the Istanbul Football League, and are the only club to have won the Süper Lig in four successive seasons.

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 competiton. In the 1999–2000 season, the club achieved the rare feat of completing a quadruple by winning the Turkish Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in a single season. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have been ranked 1st on the IFFHS World Rankings.

Since 2011, the club's stadium is the 52,652 capacity Türk Telekom Arena in Seyrantepe, Istanbul. Previously, the club had played at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, as well as a succession of other grounds in Istanbul, which included groundshares with Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe at the Taksim Stadium and İnönü Stadium.

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

As a result of the team's twentieth championship for the 2014–15 season of the Süper Lig, their logo hereafter contains 4 stars representing their 20 championships for the league. Each star corresponds to the team's 5 championships.

History

Main article: History of Galatasaray S.K.

Ali Sami Yen, founder of the club

The first ever 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. 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.

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

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

According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over a local Greek club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in 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.

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

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

While 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 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.

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 20 league titles since then.

Gheorghe Hagi

Hakan Şükür

Nihat Bekdik

The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "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.

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 and only Turkish football club to win a major UEFA competition. 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 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; 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 the 1950s, with great success in both duties; Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in the 1954 FIFA World Cup; Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray; Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin"; 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; Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super 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 the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray; Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak 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 both of Galatasaray's 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 Turkish Super League history, with 249 goals.

Name and pronunciation

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

Crest

The first Galatasaray SK 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.

Team colours and kit

Galatasaray wore red and white colours when founded, then played in yellow and black during the 1906–1908 season. For a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham's crewmen, played on 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.

Since 1908 the club's home kit has typically been an 8-piece halved design. The shirt’s front, back and sleeves are made up of two alternating colours. White shorts and red socks are usually worn as part of the home strip This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "classic" kit in 2012. The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).

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

Since 2014, Galatasaray's shirt sponsors have been Turkish Airlines and HUAWEI. Previous sponsors have been: 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); and Türk Telekom (2009–14)

Kit history

Galatasaray's "classic" home kit

Grounds

Main articles: Ali Sami Yen Stadı and Türk Telekom Arena

Ali Sami Yen Stadium

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. 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. 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. 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. In 2011, the stadium demolished after Galatsaray moved to newly built Türk Telekom Arena.

Türk Telekom Arena

Türk Telekom Arena

The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near Maslak 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.

Stadium anthems

Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Galatasaray War Chant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Many people call the Turk Telekom Arena 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans.

Stadium history

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

Galatasaray Store at Türk Telekom Arena

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

Support

European matches

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 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.'

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 140.76 dBA was recorded.

Popularity of Galatasaray in Turkey

According to media polls since 1978, Galatasaray is the most popular team among football fans in Turkey. The latest poll by June 2012 places Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe S.K. comes second with a 35.9% level, Beşiktaş J.K. third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%.

Istanbul derbies

Main articles: Kıtalar Arası Derbi and Beşiktaş vs Galatasaray

Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK 1913–1914

"The big three" clubs of Istanbul, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a century-long history of rivalry. The Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters as much as the result. Supporters are often quoted as stating that winning the league without winning the derby is hollow. There is always huge interest in the derby due to its fierce nature on and off the pitch. Many documentaries have been made about the derby including an The Real Football Factories International episode. 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. 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".

Honours

See also: List of Galatasaray S.K. records and statistics and Galatasaray S.K. in European football

The continental quadruple which Galatasaray won in the 1999–2000 season: the 2000 UEFA Super Cup, the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, the 1999–2000 Turkish Super League Championship Cup and the 1999–2000 Turkish Cup.

International competitions

• UEFA Europa League:
  • Winners (1): 1999-2000
• UEFA Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2000
• European Cup / UEFA Champions League:
  • Semi Final (1): 1988-1989
  • Quarter Final (5): 1962-1963, 1969-1970, 1993-1994, 2000-2001, 2012-2013
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Quarter Final (1): 1991–1992

National titles

• Süper Lig:
  • Winners (20): (record) 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
  • Runners-up (10): 1959, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14
• Türkiye Kupası: (record)
  • Winners (17): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (5): 1969, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998
• Süper Kupa: (record)
  • Winners (14): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015
  • Runners-up (8): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014

Regional titles

• Istanbul Football League: (shared-record)
  • Winners (15): 1908-09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58
• Istanbul Football Cup: (shared-record)
  • Winners (2): 1941-42, 1942–43
• Istanbul Shield:
  • Winners (1): 1932-33
• Union Club Cup: (record)
  • Winners (1): 1909

Others

• Milli Küme Şampiyonası:
  • Winners (1): 1938-39
  • Runners-up (5): 1936-37, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1942–43, 1949–50
• Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası:
  • Winners (1): 1953
  • Runners-up (1): 1927
• Chancellor Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995
  • Runners-up (2): 1980, 1989
• TSYD Cup: (shared-record)
  • Winners (12): 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999
  • Runners-up (9): 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1991
• Atatürk Gazi Cup: (record)
  • Winners (1): 1928
• 50. Yıl Cup: (record)
  • Winners (1):1973

UEFA ranking

See also: UEFA coefficient

As of 05 January 2016.

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Players

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Fernando Muslera (4th captain) 5 MF Bilal Kısa 7 MF Yasin Öztekin 8 MF Selçuk İnan (Captain) 9 FW Umut Bulut 10 MF Wesley Sneijder (Vice-captain) 11 FW Lukas Podolski 14 MF José Rodríguez Martínez 15 MF Ryan Donk 18 FW Sinan Gümüş 21 DF Aurélien Chedjou 22 DF Hakan Balta (3rd captain)

No. Position Player 23 DF Lionel Carole 26 DF Semih Kaya 27 DF Martin Linnes 28 DF Koray Günter 29 MF Olcan Adın 34 FW Volkan Pala 38 DF Tarık Çamdal 44 GK İsmail Çipe 55 DF Sabri Sarıoğlu 67 GK Eray İşcan 99 GK Cenk Gönen — MF Emrah Başsan

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player — GK Alperen Uysal (on loan to Gaziantepspor until 30 June 2016) — DF Emre Can Coşkun (on loan to Giresunspor until 30 June 2016) — DF Salih Dursun (on loan to Trabzonspor until 30 June 2016) — DF Alex Telles (on loan to Inter until 30 June 2016) — MF Jem Paul Karacan (on loan to Bursaspor until 30 June 2016) — MF Birhan Vatansever (on loan to Bergama Belediyespor until 30 June 2016) — MF Blerim Dzemaili (on loan to Genoa until 30 June 2016)

No. Position Player — MF Furkan Özçal (on loan to Kayserispor until 30 June 2016) — MF Oğuzhan Kayar (on loan to Şanlıurfaspor until 30 June 2016) — MF Endoğan Adili (on loan to FC Wil until 30 June 2016) — MF Bruma (on loan to Real Sociedad until 30 June 2016) — FW Lucas Ontivero (on loan to Montreal Impact until 31 December 2016) — FW Berk İsmail Ünsal (on loan to Giresunspor until 30 June 2016) — FW Sercan Yıldırım (on loan to Bursaspor until 30 June 2016)

Reserves and Academy squad

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

Former players

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

Club captains

Boris Nikolov	1905–12
Adil Giray	1920–24
Nihat Bekdik	1924–36
Gündüz Kılıç	1936–53
Bülent Eken	1953–54
Coşkun Özarı	1954–60
Turgay Şeren	1960–67
Metin Oktay	1967–69

Talat Özkarslı	1969–71
Uğur Köken	1971–73
Muzaffer Sipahi	1973–75
Nihat Akbay	1975–78
Mehmet Oğuz	1978–79
Gökmen Özdenak	1979–80
Fatih Terim	1980–85
Cüneyt Tanman	1985–91

Erdal Keser	1991–94
Tugay Kerimoğlu	1994–95
Bülent Korkmaz	1995–05
Hakan Şükür	2005–08
Ümit Karan	2008–09
Arda Turan	2009–11
Sabri Sarıoğlu	2011–14
Selçuk İnan	2014–

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Jan Olde Riekerink
Assistant Manager & Fitness Coach	Stefano Marrone
Assistant Manager	Orhan Atik
Assistant Manager	TBD
Assistant Manager	TBD
Goalkeeping Coach	Cláudio Taffarel
Goalkeeping Coach	Fadıl Koşutan
Goalkeeping Coach	Mehmet Bölükbaşı
Goalkeeping Coach	Hakan Bulut
Chief Scout	Emre Utkucan
Consultant	Abdullah Yener İnce
Doctor	Cihan Deniz Arslan
Doctor	Gürbey Kahveci
Doctor	Engin Dinç
Physiotherapist	Samet Polat
Physiotherapist	Mustafa Korkmaz
Physiotherapist	Burak Koca
Masseur	Şükrü Cenk Akkaya
Masseur	Hasan Kodal
Masseur	Ozan Abaylı
Masseur	Yasin Genç
Masseur	Serdal Yılmaz
Masseur	Yasin Eray
Masseur	Batuhan Erkan
Fitness Coach	Yasin Küçük
Fitness Coach	Vural Durmuş
Manciple	Hasan Çelik
Manciple	Veli Muğlı
Manciple	İlyas Gökçe
Transportation	Salih Necdet Büyükataman
Transportation	Feyyaz Yalçın
Nutrition	Vahit Sezgin

Presidents

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents

Name	From–to
Alp Yalman	1990–96
Faruk Süren	1996–01
Mehmet Cansun	2001–02
Özhan Canaydın	2002–08
Adnan Polat	2008–11
Ünal Aysal	2011–14
Duygun Yarsuvat	2014–15
Dursun Özbek	2015–

Club officials

Football Management Trade I.C.

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

Managerial history

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. managers

Recent seasons

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Manager
2005/06	TS	1	34	26	5	3	82	34	83		UC	1st round	Eric Gerets
2006/07	TS	3	34	15	11	8	58	37	56		UCL	group stage	Eric Gerets
2007/08	TS	1	34	24	7	3	64	23	79		UC	3rd round	Karl-Heinz Feldkamp/Cevat Güler
2008/09	TS	5	34	17	8	9	57	39	61		UC	last 16	Michael Skibbe/Bülent Korkmaz
2009/10	TS	3	34	19	7	8	61	35	64		UC	last 32	Frank Rijkaard
2010/11	TS	8	34	14	4	16	41	46	46	Quarter-Final	UC	Play-off Round	Frank Rijkaard/Gheorghe Hagi/Bülent Ünder
2011/12	TS	1	34	23	8	3	69	24	77	Last 16			Fatih Terim
2012/13	TS	1	34	21	8	5	66	35	71	Last 16	UCL	Quarter-Final	Fatih Terim
2013/14	TS	2	34	18	11	5	59	32	65	Winner	UCL	Last 16	Fatih Terim/Roberto Mancini
2014/15	TS	1	34	24	5	5	60	35	77	Winner	UCL	group stage	Cesare Prandelli/Hamza Hamzaoğlu
2015/16	TS	6	34	13	12	9	69	49	51	Winner	UC1	Play-off Round	Hamza Hamzaoğlu/Mustafa Denizli/Jan Olde Riekerink

Last updated: 21 May 2016
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.

Youth facilities

Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray S.K. PAF have won the Turkish Youth League three times.

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

Sponsorship

Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:

Licensee	Product
Nike	Technical Sponsor
General Motors	Official Sponsor
Microsoft	Technological Sponsor
Dumankaya	Co Sponsor
Türk Telekom	Co Sponsor
Opel	Co Sponsor
Garenta	Co Sponsor
Medical Park	Official Sponsor
Hedef Filo Hizmetleri	Official Sponsor
MNG Kargo	Official Sponsor
HDI-Gerling	Official Sponsor
Bilyoner	Official Sponsor
W Collection	Official Sponsor
JohnsonDiversey	Official Supplier
GNC	Official Supplier
Power plate	Official Supplier
Yandex	Official Sponsor

Further reading

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

External links

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