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Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK's crest
Full nameGalatasaray Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Cim Bom
Aslanlar (Lions)
Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)
Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)
Gala (Mostly used in Europe)
FoundedOctober 20, 1905
GroundAli Sami Yen Stadium,
Istanbul, Turkey
Capacity26,750 [1]
ChairmanTurkey Adnan Polat
ManagerNetherlands Frank Rijkaard [2]
LeagueTurkcell Süper Lig
2008–09Turkcell Süper Lig, 5th
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 (English: Galatasaray Sports Club), is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, famous for its football section. Galatasaray is the most successful club in the history of Turkish football, having won more trophies than any other Turkish club.[3]

Galatasaray holds the best international record by a Turkish team as well. They became the first Turkish club to capture a major European title beating Arsenal of England in the UEFA Cup final during the 1999–2000 season and also won the Super Cup when they beat the UEFA Champions League winner Real Madrid in the final.[4] They have also gone the farthest in a Champions League for a Turkish team when they reached the semi-finals of the 1988-89 season.

The club also operates amateur sport teams that compete at Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian and Motorsports (Superleague Formula).

İhsan Emre Vural and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they got first place in the 2004 Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland.

In European Champions League, Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team won the Champions Cup 2008 and Champions Cup 2009. Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won Kitakyushu Cup and became world champion in 2008.[5][6]

In FIBA Eurocup, Galatasaray women's basketball team won the FIBA Eurocup 2009.[7]

Nine of its players were selected to play for their national teams at the Euro 2008 finals.[8]

History

Main article: History of Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray's finishing positions in Turkish League since 1959.

Galatasaray was founded in the autumn of 1905, by Galatasaray Lisesi (an elite high school founded in 1481) students as a football club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen. Their first match was against Kadıköy Faure School and they won this match 2–0.[9] There were discussions about the clubs name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.[10]

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 event, 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.[11]

Our aim is to play together, to have a color and a name and to beat the teams of outside of Turkey.

— Ali Sami Yen

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 Turkish flag. However, 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 till 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen stated, "We were imagining brightness of yellow - red fire over our team and thinking that it would carry us from one victory to another."[11]

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.[12]

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.

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.[13]

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.[14]

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

Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club won the UEFA Cup and European Super Cup and becoming 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.[16]

Galatasaray is the only team to have won the Turkish League title, the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in the same season. Galatasaray holds the record of winning four consecutive Turkish league titles, which all of these came under the coaching of Fatih Terim and the visionary club president Faruk Süren.

There are many successful footballers played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. Few examples may be 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç,[17] Boduri who died aged 21,[18] Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match,[19] Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in 1950s with great success on both,[20] Bülent-Reha Eken brothers, Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in 1954 FIFA World Cup,[21] Coşkun Özarı a life devoted to Galatasaray,[22] Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper that called "the Panther of Berlin",[23] Fatih Terim the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish National Football team for years and the current coach,[24] Metin Oktay the legendary six time top scorer of the Turkish league,[25] Zoran Simović another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves,[26] Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray,[27] Tanju Çolak an extraordinary goalscorer and European Golden Boot 1988 winner with Galatasaray,[28] Cevad Prekazi an Albanian teammate of Tanju specializing in free kicks,[29] Taffarel the world cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil,[30] Gheorghe Hagi Romanian football hero that still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey,[31], 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).

UEFA Cup 2000

UEFA Cup Final match line-up against Arsenal F.C., 17 May 2000

Galatasaray's greatest success to date was their victory in the UEFA Cup 2000, in which they beat English side Arsenal on penalties in the final. It was the first time a Turkish side had won a UEFA tournament, prompting wild celebrations on the streets of Istanbul.[32] Galatasaray entered the competition as one of the third-placed teams in the first group stage of that year's UEFA Champions League. The Cimbom beat Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Mallorca and

to reach the final, played at the Parken Stadium.[33] The final was 0–0 after both full-time and extra time, so the game went to a penalty shoot-out. Patrick Vieira and Davor Šuker missed for Arsenal, whilst Galatasaray's Ergun Penbe, Hakan Şükür, Umit Davala and Gheorghe Popescu all scored, winning the cup for the Turkish side. The win completed a treble for Galatasaray, having already won the Super Lig and Turkish Cup that season.

Stadium

Ali Sami Yen

Main article: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Champions league matches draw over 70,000 spectators.

Galatasaray played its first years in different fields, since there were not any stadiums in Istanbul. In 1921, the first stadium, Taksim Stadium opened.[34] Galatasaray played there until 1940. When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished, 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 İnönü Stadium.

On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.[35] It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. It is in 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.[36]

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 82,000 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.[37]

The new Türk Telekom Arena stadium is set to open October 2009 and will be the new home ground for Galatasaray S.K., replacing the old Ali Sami Yen Stadium. The new stadium will be a capacity of 52,647 seats and 61,000 people (standing). The stadium will also be the first part of Ali Sami Yen Complex at Aslantepe, İstanbul. The Complex will also include a 15,500 seating multi-purpose sports hall, an Arena Complex (shopping-entertainment-business center) and a cineplex.[38]

Stadium Anthem

Galatasaray-Steaua Bucuresti 2008

Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song I Will Survive by the Hermes House Band played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". This makes it easy for fans to participate.

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[39]

Supporters and rivalries

ultrAslan

Main article: ultrAslan

There have been various different organized supporters groups, and in 2001 an ultras group, ultrAslan was founded. Unlike some other ultras groups, ultrAslan, are apolitical. Their symbol is a specially designed lion, and their name is always written in the same font on banners. Since 2003, UlrAslan obtained the right to sell products carrying the groups logo, and became a registered trademark.[40]

ultrAslan has various subdivisions, with fans in different cities in Turkey. Also ultrAslan-UNI was launched for fans in Turkish universities and ultrAslan-BH is the youth section, mostly made up of college students. ultrAslan-EUROPE,[41] which was established in 2004, has coordinators in a number of European countries. Other groups include uA-America,[42] uA-Asia, uA-Africa and uA-Australia.[43]

File:Fen-Gal fans.jpg
Galatasaray fans

Istanbul derbies

The big three clubs of Istanbul, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a long history of rivalry with each other. There is not any religion or class based difference between the fans but every match produces its own drama. The tension and the excitement are building and building weeks before match days. Unfortunately, sometimes this causes extremist fans to create violence and harm themselves, their own clubs, as well as opponents and the Police on match days. Fans also attach high importance to UEFA competitions.[44]

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.[45]

Players

Current squad

As of July 7 2009; according to the official website. [1]. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Aykut Erçetin
2 DF Turkey TUR Emre Güngör
3 DF Turkey TUR Uğur Uçar
5 DF Turkey TUR Gökhan Zan
6 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Linderoth
7 MF Turkey TUR Aydın Yılmaz
8 MF Turkey TUR Barış Özbek
9 FW Ivory Coast CIV Abdul Kader Keïta
10 MF Turkey TUR Arda Turan (captain)
14 MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Topal
15 FW Czech Republic CZE Milan Baroš
16 MF Turkey TUR Mustafa Sarp
17 FW Turkey TUR Yaser Yıldız
18 MF Turkey TUR Ayhan Akman (vice-captain)
19 MF Australia AUS Harry Kewell
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Shabani Nonda
21 DF Turkey TUR Emre Aşık
22 DF Turkey TUR Hakan Balta
23 DF Turkey TUR Serkan Kurtuluş
25 GK Argentina ARG Leo Franco
27 FW Turkey TUR Özgürcan Özcan
28 DF Turkey TUR Semih Kaya
54 GK Turkey TUR Orkun Uşak
55 MF Turkey TUR Sabri Sarıoğlu
60 DF Turkey TUR Alparslan Erdem
61 FW Turkey TUR Serkan Çalık
74 DF Turkey TUR Volkan Yaman
76 DF Turkey TUR Servet Çetin
80 DF Turkey TUR Murat Akça
83 FW Turkey TUR Erhan Şentürk
87 MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Güven
— MF Brazil BRA Lincoln

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Oğuz Sabankay (at İstanbul BŞB until June 2010)

PAF

For the PAF squads, see Galatasaray S.K. PAF.

Honours and achievements

International competitions

Domestic competitions

Istanbul Sunday League - Galatasaray SK 1908-09 Champion
Istanbul Sunday League - Galatasaray SK 1909-10 Champion
Istanbul Sunday League - Galatasaray SK 1910-11 Champion
File:Istanbul Football League Cup 1914-1915.jpg
Istanbul Sunday League 1914-15 Cup
Istanbul Friday League - Galatasaray SK 1915-16 Champion
Istanbul Friday League - Galatasaray SK 1921-22 Champion
Istanbul League - Galatasaray SK 1924-25 Champion
Istanbul League - Galatasaray SK 1925-26 Champion
  • National League:
    • Winners (1): 1938-39
    • Runners-up (5): 1936-37, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1949-50
  • Turkish Super League: (shared-record)
    • 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, 2007–08
    • Runners-up (9): 1959, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1974-75, 1978-79, 1985-86, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2002-03
  • Turkish Cup: (record)
    • Winners (14): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005
    • Runners-up (5): 1969, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998
  • Turkish Super Cup / President Cup: (record)
    • Winners (11): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008
    • Runners-up (7): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2006
  • 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
  • Istanbul Football League: (shared-record)
    • Winners (15): 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1914-15(also called Istanbul Football Association League), 1915-16, 1921-22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926-27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58
  • Istanbul Sunday League: (record)
    • Winners (4): 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1914-15(also called Istanbul Football Association League)
  • National League:
    • Winners (1): 1938-39
    • Runners-up (5): 1936-37, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1949-50

Records

  • First participation of a Turkish team in the Champions League
  • Most participations of a Turkish team in the Champions League (10)
  • First and only Turkish team to play in the European Cup/Champions League semi-finals
  • First Turkish team to play in the European Cup/Champions League quarter-finals
  • First and only Turkish team to win European trophies (2): 2000
  • First and only Turkish team to win a European tournament undefeated
  • Most Turkish league titles in a row (4): 1996-2000
  • Most Turkish league titles with Turkish managers (8)
  • Most home games in a row won (25; shared-record with Boca Juniors): 26 May 2001 - 17 November 2002
  • Most Turkish Cups won (14)
  • Most President's Cups won (10)
  • Most goals in one season: 105, Turkish League 1962-63
  • First team in the Turkish league to add a third star to its team logo due to the number of championships won (15th title): 2002
  • Players with most Turkish titles (8): Hakan Şükür, Bülent Korkmaz
  • Scorer of the 1,000th Turkish club goal in Europe: Ayhan Akman (March 12, 2009 - UEFA Cup first-leg tie at Hamburg, Germany) [46]

Club officials

The Board of Directors

Position Name
President Turkey Adnan Polat
Deputy President Turkey Mehmet Helvacı
Vice-President Turkey Yiğit Şardan
Football Committee Turkey Haldun Üstünel
Football Committee Turkey Tunca Hazinedaroğlu
Football Committee Turkey Murat Yalçındağ

Football Management Trade I.C.

Position Name
General Manager Turkey Mümtaz Tahincioğlu
Football Management Trade Manager Turkey Adnan Sezgin
Financial Director Turkey İlker Aktaş
Facilities Director Turkey Fahri Yılmaz
Manager of Team Turkey Cenk Ergün
Press and Operations Officer Turkey Yako Igual

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
Assistant Manager Netherlands Johan Neeskens
Fitness, Strength & Conditioning Coach Spain Albert Roca Puyol
Fitness Coach Spain Carles Cuadrat Xiqués
Goalkeeper Coach Turkey Nezih Ali Boloğlu
Club Doctor Turkey İlker Yücesir
Club Doctor Turkey Murat Çevik
Physiotherapist Turkey Mehmet Rahmi Alpözgen
Physiotherapist Turkey İlhan Er
Physiotherapist Turkey Cumhur Erol
Masseur Turkey Erkan Kazancı
Masseur Turkey Ufuk Kaynak
Masseur Turkey Bülent Kallenci

Presidents

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents
From-to Names
1990–1996 TurkeyAlp Yalman
1996–2001 TurkeyFaruk Süren
2001–2002 TurkeyMehmet Cansun
2002–2008 TurkeyÖzhan Canaydın
2008– TurkeyAdnan Polat

Managerial history

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. managers
From-to Names
2004–2005 RomaniaGheorghe Hagi
2005–2007 BelgiumEric Gerets
2007–2008 GermanyKarl-Heinz Feldkamp,
TurkeyCevat Güler
2008–2009 GermanyMichael Skibbe,
TurkeyBülent Korkmaz
2009– NetherlandsFrank Rijkaard

Recent seasons

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. seasons
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Manager
1996/97 TS 1 34 25 7 2 90 30 82 UCWC 2nd round Fatih Terim
1997/98 TS 1 34 23 6 5 86 43 75 UCL group stage Fatih Terim
1998/99 TS 1 34 23 9 2 85 30 78 winner UCL group stage Fatih Terim
1999/00 TS 1 34 24 7 3 77 23 79 winner UC1 winner Fatih Terim
2000/01 TS 2 34 23 4 7 77 35 73 UCL quarter-final Mircea Lucescu
2001/02 TS 1 34 24 6 4 75 31 78 UCL last 16 Mircea Lucescu
2002/03 TS 2 34 24 5 5 61 27 77 UCL group stage Fatih Terim
2003/04 TS 6 34 15 9 10 56 47 54 UC1 3rd round Fatih Terim
2004/05 TS 3 34 24 4 6 64 25 76 winner Gheorghe Hagi
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 Feldkamp/Güler
2008/09 TS 5 34 17 8 9 57 39 61 UC last 16 Skibbe/Korkmaz

Last updated: 1 June 2009
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.

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

Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. captains
Period Name
1994–2000 Turkey Tugay Kerimoğlu
2000–2005 Turkey Bülent Korkmaz
2005–2008 Turkey Hakan Şükür
2008–2009 Turkey Ümit Karan
2009– Turkey Arda Turan

Player records

Most appearances

# Name Career Appearances Goals
1 Turkey Bülent Korkmaz 1984–2005 630 16
2 Turkey Hakan Şükür 1992–1995
1995–2000
2003–2008 		547 295
3 Turkey Metin Oktay 1955–1961
1962–1969 		403 388
4 Turkey Suat Kaya 1986–1987
1992–2003 		351 14
5 Turkey Fatih Terim 1974–1985 327 129

Most goals

# Name Career Goals Appearances Goals/Game
Ratio
1 Turkey Metin Oktay 1955–1961
1962–1969 		388 403 0.963
2 Turkey Hakan Şükür 1992–1995
1995–2000
2003–2008 		295 547 0.539
3 Turkey Fatih Terim 1974–1985 129 327 0.394
4 Turkey Arif Erdem 1991–2000
2001–2005 		120 292 0.411
5 Turkey Tanju Çolak 1987–1991 116 107 1.084

Scorers in European competitions

Goals Player name
38 TurkeyHakan Şükür
16 TurkeyArif Erdem
15 TurkeyMetin Oktay
13 TurkeyÜmit Karan
11 BrazilMário Jardel
10 RomaniaGheorghe Hagi
10 TurkeyGökmen Özdanak
8 TurkeyÜmit Davala
7 TurkeyHasan Şaş
6 TurkeyTanju Çolak

Award winners

European Golden Boot

FIFA 100

The 100 Greatest Players of the 20th century

25 Romania Gheorghe Hagi

UEFA Euro 2004: Golden Boot

UEFA Jubilee Awards (Golden Players)

African Cup of Nations winners

Copa America winners

European Championship winners

Oceania Nations Cup winners

World Cup winners

Youth Facilities

Galatasaray has the most successful youth facilities in Turkey.[47] Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya 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).[48]

Football Academy

Galatasaray football academy train 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 31 football academies that are located in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Denizli, Eskişehir, Kayseri, Hatay, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Ordu, Malatya, Gaziantep, Sakarya, Zonguldak, Kuşadası, Nusaybin and Çorlu aims to spread its wings through all parts of Turkey. Other football schools which are ready to give training to children will be opened in Konya and Manisa in the following days.[49]

Important figures in the club's history

  • Ali Sami Yen (1886-1951): Taking the surname Yen in Turkey's Republican era, he was known as Ali Sami Bey, born in the Kandilli district of Istanbul. His father was the novelist and writer Semsettin Sami. He continued his education at the famous Galatasaray Lisesi, where he founded Turkey's first football-based sports club, Galatasaray A.S., together with his classmates. Ali Sami Yen is remembered as the number one in the list of the club's founders, being also the first manager of the Turkish national football team in 1923 and the first president of the Turkish Olympic Committee a year later. Galatasaray's home, the Ali Sami Yen Stadium is named after him. He was a pioneer in Turkish sports' history.
  • Ulvi Ziya Yenal (1908-1993): One of the first important players in Galatasaray's history, Yenal started to play football after he came to the Galatasaray Lisesi. At the age of 16, he was already a part of the newly-founded national team and won the Istanbul League Championship four times. After his retirement, he became first the president of the Turkish Football Federation and later the Tennis Federation. In 1953-54 and 1962-65, he was the president of Galatasaray A.S.
  • "Aslan" Nihat Bekdik (1902-1972): Like many of his fellows, he started playing football at school, and it did not take long for him to achieve his place in the A-team. Because of his impressing performances on the pitch, the spectators (and later, fans) called him "Aslan" (which means 'Lion' in English). Bekdik was a defense player for 18 years at Galatasaray, spending the last eight years as captain, becoming Istanbul Football League champions five times. In 1936, he retired from active playing, but continued to be an active sportsman in sailing and swimming, where he won several prizes. In 1957, he became a politician and died in 1972. He is today seen as the person responsible for Galatasaray's symbol, the lion.

Sponsors and licensees

According to Forbes Magazine,[50] Galatasaray is the Most Respected Brand in Turkey, with 98.9% Esteem rating, 95.7% Knowledge rating of and 98.8% Brand stature overall.[51]

Galatasaray Sportif is a subsidiary of Galatasaray Sports Club and operates as a specialty marketing management company for the Galatasaray brand. It executes various commercial operations concerning Galatasaray Professional Football Team, including primarily the media, sponsorship, licensed products, name rights, and advertising activities. The company was founded in 1997, is based in Istanbul and listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.[52]

Galatasaray Sportif Sanayi ve Ticari Yat. announced that it has extended its business deal with Adidas Spor Malzemeleri Satis ve Pazarlama A.S., which was signed on March 9, 2004, until May 31, 2015. [53]

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/verein/141/galatasaray-istanbul/stadion/uebersicht.html
  2. ^ Rijkaard in Galatasaray!
  3. ^ In addition to their 17 Football League titles, they have won the most number of Turkish Cups, and the most TSYD Cups. Galatasaray is also the only Turkish club to have lifted a European Championship Cup and, thus, become European Champions. They have also gone the farthest in a Champions League (Semifinals 1988-89)
  4. ^ "Galatasaray tops Madrid for Super Cup". Associated Press. CNN. 2000-08-25. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  5. ^ Kitakyushu Cup Champion is Galatasaray!
  6. ^ Galatasaray European Wheelchair Basketball Champion!
  7. ^ Galatasaray EuroCup Champion!
  8. ^ "Galatasaray is the third team with most players in Euro 2008™". Milliyet. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  9. ^ "First match and foundation". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "How Galatasaray Founded". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  18. ^ "Boduri Profile". Galatasaray Official. 2007-11-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  46. ^ Türk Futbolunun 1000. Golü Ayhan Akman'dan!
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