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Main article: History of Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray SK was founded in October 1905 (the exact day is disputed, but is traditionally accepted as "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 2–0.¹³ 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.¹⁴

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)¹⁵ 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.¹⁶

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.¹⁷

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

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 25 league titles since then.

The Turkish Football Federation began organizing the 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.¹⁸

Historically, one of the clubs biggest achievements came in the 1986–1987 season where they won national championships in 15 different sport branches. Another achievement in this period was reaching the semi-final of the Champions League 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 with 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. 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 local players, the home stadium of Ali Sami Yen Stadium created a huge advantage, as it was literally dubbed "Hell" by media and the visitors due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.¹⁹

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;²⁰ Boduri who died aged 21;²¹ Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match;²² 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;²³

Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who scored three goals in the 1954 FIFA World Cup;²⁴ Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray;²⁵ Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin" for his national duties;²⁶ Fatih Terim, the team captain of Galatasaray and the Turkish national football team for many years, who won the UEFA Cup in 2000 as the Galatasaray's coach;²⁷ Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League;²⁸ Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves;²⁹ Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray;³⁰ Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray;³¹ Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian specializing in free kicks;³² Cláudio Taffarel the World Cup-winning goalkeeper for Brazil;³³ Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described by some as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey;³⁴ Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, dubbed "Super Mário" by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the 2000 UEFA Super Cup match against Real Madrid along with Okan Buruk who was the man of the match and the current coach; and Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in Süper Lig history with 249.

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

Name and pronunciation

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.³⁵

Galatasaray is a compound word and is pronounced as such, with a very brief pause between the two words.³⁶ 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.³⁷ However, the shortened form "Gala" is sometimes used by English speakers.

Crest and colours

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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.³⁸

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.³⁹ The eight-piece halved design kit was ordered from the Sports Outfitter William Shillcock based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.⁴⁰ 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.⁴¹ 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."⁴²

Kit history

Home kit

The Galatasaray home kit has always been fundamentally the same since 1908. The traditional shirt of Galatasaray is the eight-piece halved design called "parçalı" (sectional). 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 of the 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.⁴³ The classic eight-piece halved design would become the iconic look of Galatasaray for years to come. The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).⁴⁴

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Suppliers

On 20 November 2023, it was announced that Puma would be the new kit supplier of Galatasaray starting from the 2024–25 season, ending the club's 13-year partnership with Nike.⁴⁵ Previous kit manufacturers have featured: 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).

Shirt Sponsor History

Since 2020, Galatasaray's primary shirt sponsor has 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 (2020–2025) for domestic matches. SOCAR has been the primary shirt sponsor for international matches since 2023.

Grounds

Main articles: Ali Sami Yen Stadı and Rams Park

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.⁴⁶ 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.⁴⁷ 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.⁴⁸ 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.⁴⁹ The stadium was demolished in 2011 after Galatsaray moved to the newly built Rams Park.

Rams Park

The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Rams Park in the Seyrantepe area of Sarıyer.⁵⁰ It is also known as Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 53,978 seats, making it the largest private stadium used by a club in Turkey.⁵¹

Stadium rituals

Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the chorus of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played, followed by the sound of a roaring lion. However, two players have a unique song played in the stadium after they score: Mauro Icardi (Aşkın Olayım by Simge), and Bafetimbi Gomis (O Sen Olsan Bari by Aleyna Tilki). In addition, after the starting 11 is announced in the stadium, the Galatasaray "Warchant" is played, accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show," where they display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags as the start of the song "Gerçekleri Tarih Yazar" is played. Throughout the match, the fans loudly whistle whenever the opponent team gets the ball. After the match, if Galatasaray wins, the fans will call the team to the stands to celebrate. In these celebrations, the players and fans perform a signature chant called an "üçlü". The "üçlü" ritual is also always performed by the fans at the start of every match.

Stadium history

# Stadium Years52 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 Rams Park 2011–

# Stadium Years played 1 Ali Sami Yen Stadı 34 2 Dolmabahçe Stadı 28 3 Taksim Stadı 18 4 Papazın Çayırı 17 5 Rams Park 14 6 Şeref Stadı 8 7 Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı 1

Support and fanbase

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 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.'⁵³⁵⁴

Records

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.⁵⁵

On May 12, 2024, Galatasaray broke the longest home winning streak record (17), beating their own record (14 on 11 March 2023) in Turkish Süper Lig history with a 3–2 win over FK Karagümrük.⁵⁶

Chants

Galatasaray fans' chants are an integral part of their football culture, creating a hostile and loud environment. Some of Galatasaray's most well known chants include:

Chant name	Lyrics (Turkish)	Lyrics (English)
Gerçekleri Tarih Yazar (History Writes the Truth)	Dört sene üst üste şampiyon olduk. Avrupa'nın kralı olduk. Gerçekleri tarih yazar, tarihi de Galatasaray.	We became champions four years in a row. We became the king of Europe. History writes the truth, and history is written by Galatasaray.
Şereftir Seni Sevmek (It Is An Honour To Love You)	Şereftir seni sevmek, senle ağlayıp gülmek. Galatasaray sevgisi sürecek sonsuza dek. Yetmiyor ki stadlar, kalbimiz senle çarpar. Layıksın bu sevgiye, şanlı Galatasaray.	It is an honour to love you, to cry and laugh with you. The love for Galatasaray will last forever. Stadiums are not enough. Our hearts beat with you. You are worthy of this love, glorious Galatasaray.
Adanmış Hayatların Umudu (The Hope of Dedicated Lives)	Sen gözümün nuru, adanmış hayatların umudu, şanlı Galatasaray. Ol, sen şampiyon ol, inlesin tüm ülke zaferinle, şanlı Galatasaray.	You're the light of my eyes, the hope of dedicated lives, glorious Galatasaray. Be, be the champion, let the whole country moan with your victory, glorious Galatasaray.
Çocukluk Aşkımsın (You Are My Childhood Love)	Çocukluk aşkımsın, sen ilk göz ağrımsın. Kimseyi, kimseyi, sevmedim senin gibi. Sevdanın uğruna terk ettim her şeyi. Hayatın anlamı Galatasaray.	You are my childhood love. You are my first love. I’ve loved no one, no one like you. For the sake of your love, I gave up everything. The meaning of life is Galatasaray.

There are dozens of other chants however those listed above are the most popular.^57585960

Istanbul derbies

Main articles: The Intercontinental Derby (football) and Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry

"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 sports.⁶¹ 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 jammed traffic near the sold out stadium, loud support throughout the match and taunting choreography displays by supporters before kick off.⁶² Other top level Istanbul 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".⁶³

Honours

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

Galatasaray S.K. honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	Süper Lig	25	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, 2024–25
	Turkish Cup	19	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, 2018–19,2024–25
	Turkish Super Cup	17	1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023
	Prime Minister's Cup	5	1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995
	Turkish National Division	1	1939
	50th Anniversary Cup	1	1973
Continental	UEFA Cup	1	1999–2000
	UEFA Super Cup	1	2000
Regional	Istanbul Football League	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	2S	1942, 1943

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Doubles, Trebles and Quadruples

• International trebles
  • Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup (1): 1999–2000
• Domestic trebles
  • Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and TFF Super Cup (2): 1992–93, 2014-15
• Doubles
  • Süper Lig and Turkish Cup (5): 1962–63, 1972–73, 1998–99, 2018–19, 2024–25
  • Süper Lig and TFF Super Cup (9): 1968–69, 1971–72, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2022–23

Other

• Turkish Amateur Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 1952
• Istanbul Shield
  • Winners (1): 1932–33
• TSYD Cup
  • Winners (12): 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 (shared-record)
  • Runners-up (9): 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1991
• Atatürk Gazi Cup
  • Winners (1): 1928
• Emirates Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013
• Antalya Cup
  • Winners (1): 2014⁶⁴
• Uhrencup
  • Winners (1): 2016⁶⁵

Players

Current squad

As of 1 July 2025⁶⁶⁶⁷

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 4 DF  SEN Ismail Jakobs 5 MF  TUR Eyüp Aydın 6 DF  COL Davinson Sánchez 7 FW  HUN Roland Sallai 9 FW  ARG Mauro Icardi (Captain) 10 FW  GER Leroy Sané 11 FW  TUR Yunus Akgün 12 GK  TUR Batuhan Şen 17 DF  TUR Eren Elmalı 18 MF  TUR Berkan Kutlu (3rd captain) 19 GK  TUR Günay Güvenç 20 MF  BRA Gabriel Sara 21 FW  TUR Ahmed Kutucu 23 DF  TUR Kaan Ayhan (2nd captain) 24 DF  DEN Elias Jelert 25 DF  DEN Victor Nelsson 26 DF  COL Carlos Cuesta 29 MF  POL Przemysław Frankowski 30 MF  AUT Yusuf Demir 33 MF  TUR Gökdeniz Gürpüz

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 MF  URU Lucas Torreira 42 DF  TUR Abdülkerim Bardakcı 47 MF  TUR Siraçhan Nas 50 GK  TUR Jankat Yılmaz 53 FW  TUR Barış Yılmaz 64 FW  TUR Eren Aydın 77 FW  ESP Álvaro Morata (on loan from Milan) 83 MF  TUR Efe Akman 84 MF  TUR Baran Aksaka 88 DF  TUR Kazımcan Karataş 90 DF  TUR Metehan Baltacı 99 MF  GAB Mario Lemina — DF  GER Derrick Köhn — DF  TUR Ali Bülbül — MF  TUR Taylan Antalyalı — MF  ITA Nicolò Zaniolo — MF  TUR Berat Yılmaz — MF  TUR Efe Çördek — FW  TUR Baran Demiroğlu — FW  TUR Halil Dervişoğlu

Academy players with first team shirt numbers

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  TUR Eren Paşahan 56 MF  TUR Berk Kızıldemir 60 MF  TUR Ayaz Yükseloğlu 62 MF  TUR Taha Cebeci 63 MF  TUR İsa Halidi 65 DF  TUR Kadir Subaşı 67 MF  TUR Berat Luş

No. Pos. Nation Player 68 MF  TUR Furkan Koçak 70 GK  TUR Enes Büyük 71 DF  TUR Hasan Turan 72 FW  TUR Çağrı Balta 80 MF  TUR Dağhan Kahraman 91 DF  TUR Arda Ünyay

Out on loan

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 — DF  TUR Ali Yeşilyurt (at Zimbru until 20 January 2026) — FW  CIV Wilfried Zaha (at Charlotte until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TUR Yalın Dilek (at First Vienna until 30 June 2026)

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 2014–20 Fernando Muslera 2020–25 Mauro Icardi 2025–

Coaching staff

Technical staff

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

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

Presidents

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents

Name	From–to
Faruk Süren	1996–01
Mehmet Cansun	2001–02
Özhan Canaydın	2002–08
Adnan Polat	2008–11
Ünal Aysal	2011–14
Duygun Yarsuvat	2014–15
Dursun Özbek	2015–18
Mustafa Cengiz	2018–21
Burak Elmas	2021–22
Dursun Özbek	2022–

Coaching history

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. managers

Recent seasons

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)68
	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			34	21	8	5	66	35	71		5R	Champions League	QF	Süper Kupa	C	Burak Yılmaz	32
2013–14		2nd	34	18	11	5	59	32	65		C		R16				18
2014–15		1st	34	24	5	5	60	35	77				GS		F		22
2015–16		6th	34	13	12	9	69	49	51						C	Lukas Podolski	17
												Europa League	R32
2016–17		4th	34	20	4	10	65	40	64		R16	—					17
2017–18		1st	34	24	3	7	75	33	75		SF	Europa League	2QR	—		Bafétimbi Gomis	32
2018–19			34	20	9	5	72	36	69		C	Champions League	GS	Süper Kupa	F	Henry Onyekuru	16
												Europa League	R32
2019–20		6th	34	15	11	8	55	37	56		QF	Champions League	GS		C	Radamel FalcaoAdem Büyük	11
2020–21		2nd	40	26	6	8	80	36	84			Europa League	PQR	—		Mbaye Diagne	11
2021–22		13th	38	14	10	14	51	53	52		5R	Champions League	2QR			Kerem Aktürkoğlu	13
												Europa League	R16
2022–23		1st	36	28	4	4	83	27	88		QF	—				Mauro Icardi	23
2023–24			38	33	3	2	92	26	102			Champions League	GS	Süper Kupa	C		32
												Europa League	R32
2024–25			36	30	5	1	91	31	95		C				F	Victor Osimhen	37
2025-26												Champions League

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 U21 have won the Turkish Youth League three times.⁶⁹

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

Sponsorship

Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:⁷⁰[needs update]

Licensee	Product
Puma	Technical sponsor
Pasifik Holding	Main sponsor (chest)
NEF	Official sponsor
Turkish Airlines
SOCAR
Rams Global
Tunç Holding
Türk Telekom
Burger King
Medicana
Ülker
Hardline Nutrition
HDI Sigorta
Denizbank
Aroma
Socios.com
Maximum
Passolig
İGA Pass
Diversey
Damat Tween
Spor Toto
Arkham Intelligence	Official sponsor (sleeve)71
Misli	Official sponsor (sleeve)

Further reading

• Birand, M. A., & Polat, M. M. (2006). Passion that continues for 100 years. Istanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 164788939.
• Turagay, U., Özgün, G., Gökçin, B., Ahunbay (2006). 17 May: The story of a championship. Istanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 169899400.
• Hasol, D. (2004). Dreams/realities in Galatasaray. Istanbul: 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, Istanbul: 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. Istanbul: Doğan Kardeş yayınları. OCLC 27753643.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galatasaray S.K. (football). Wikinews has news related to: Galatasaray

• Official website (in Turkish, English, and French)
• ultrAslan Supporters' Group (in Turkish)

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