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Galatasaray S.K.

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Galatasaray S.K.
Full nameGalatasaray Spor Kulübü
(Galatasaray Sports Club)
NicknamesCimbom (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒimbom])
Aslanlar (The Lions)
Gala (referred to by non-Turkish nationals)
Short nameGS
SchoolGalatasaray University
Galatasaray High School
Founded1 October 1905 (1905-10-01) as Galata-Serai Football Club by Ali Sami Yen
Based inIstanbul, Turkey
StadiumAli Sami Yen Sports Complex
Colors    Yellow and red
AnthemGalatasaray Marşı
PresidentDursun Özbek
TitlesIntercontinental titles: 4
European titles: 17
Balkan titles: 2
MascotLion
Official fan clubultrAslan
Local mediaGSTV
WebsiteGalatasaray SK
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: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby], Galatasaray Sports Club), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Gala, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, water polo, handball, athletics, swimming, rowing, sailing, judo, bridge, motorsport, equestrian,[1][2] esports, and chess.[3][4] Galatasaray S.K. is among the key members of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee together with Galatasaray University and the prestigious Galatasaray High School.

The football branch of Galatasaray has accumulated the most Süper Lig (24), Turkish Cup (18) and Turkish Super Cup (17) titles in Turkey,[5][6][7] thus making them the most decorated football club in Turkey, as those competitions are the top nationwide professional leagues and cups within the Turkish football system that is recognized and accounted for in accordance to the regulations set by the Turkish Football Federation[8] and UEFA.[9][10][11][12]

In the year 2000 Galatasaray also took claim of the UEFA Cup title by defeating Arsenal F.C.[13][14] and the UEFA Super Cup, by defeating Real Madrid C.F.[15] These accomplishments make Galatasaray the only Turkish football club to have reached that level of European success in the history of Turkish Football.

The club's wheelchair basketball team won the Champions Cup in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014. They also won the Kitakyushu Champions Cup and became world champions in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012.[16][17] Galatasaray women's basketball team won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and FIBA Eurocup in 2009 and 2018.[18] Galatasaray men's basketball team claimed their first EuroCup championship after defeating Strasbourg in 2016.[19]

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  2. ^ "Binicilik Ana Sayfa". galatasaray.org.
  3. ^ "Satranç Ana Sayfa – GALATASARAY.ORG". Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Satranç Ana Sayfa". galatasaray.org.
  5. ^ "Süper Lig Tarihçe Şampiyonluklar Arşiv Gol Krallığı TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Türkiye Kupası Tarihçe ve Arşiv TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Turkcell Süper Kupa Tarihçesi TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Ligler Ana Sayfa TFF". tff.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Developing football in Turkey | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Domestic | Turkey | National Associations | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Domestic | Turkey | National Associations | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. ^ Club Licensing Benchmarking Report: Living with the pandemic (PDF). UEFA.
  13. ^ "Snap shot: Galatasaray win historic UEFA Cup – UEFA Europa League – News – UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Galatasaray-Arsenal History | UEFA Europa League 1999/00". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  15. ^ "2000 Super Cup: Jardel doubles up for Galatasaray | UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. 1 September 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  16. ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  17. ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  18. ^ "GALATASARAY.ORG". Galatasaray.org. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul vs. Strasbourg – Game – Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". EurocupBasketball.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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