Galatasaray S.K. (women's football) explained

Clubname:Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Fullname:Turkish: Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
(Galatasaray Sports Club)
Short Name:GS
Nickname:Dişi Aslanlar (The Lionesses)
Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow Reds)
Cimbom (The Cimbom)
Founded:2011
Chairman:Dursun Özbek
Chrtitle:President
Manager: Metin Ülgen
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Super League
Season:2023–24
Position:Super League, 1st of 16
Current:2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's football) season
Ground:Domestic matches: Florya Metin Oktay Facilities
International matches: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Website:https://www.galatasaray.org/sl/galatasaray-kadin-futbol-takimi/46

Galatasaray Women's Football (tr|Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımı) is a women's football section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.

History

Foundation years

Galatasaray S.K. opened initially a football school for girls of age category 6-12 at its Florya Metin Oktay Facilities (tr|Florya Kız Futbol Okulu) in the beginning of 2011. The training of girls was conducted by women trainers on weekends.

The women's football side of Galatasaray S.K. was founded in 2011. It consisted in age categories of little girls, cadets and junior girls. It was an important place in the infrastructure with the female players it has trained, The little girls became champion in the Istanbul Girls' U-13 League ("İstanbul Minik Kızlar Futbol Ligi") in 2015, the cadets played in the finals of the Turkish Girls' U-15 Championship ("Türkiye Yıldız Kızlar Futbol Şampiyonası"), and the juniors advanced to the second round of the Turkish Girls' U-17 Championship ("Türkiye Genç Kızlar Futbol Şampiyonası"). Some members of the Yellow*Reds were admitted to the Turkey girls' national U-17 team.

Closing year

The umbrella club's management announced the closure of the women's football department, which was active four years long, with effect of end September 2016 due to downsizing measures caused by financial issues.

Senior Women's Team

On 18 September 2021, the senior women's football team has been founded. Nurcan Çelik was appointed as the first coach.

In the 2022-23 Super League season, the team played semi-finals in the play-offs, lost, however, to Fenerbahçe S.K.. The team finished the 2023-24 Super League season as champion.

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:

Stadium

The team played their home matches in the 2021-2022 season at Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium situated in Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul Province. In the 2022-23 season, they play the home matches at the club-owned training stadium of Florya Metin Oktay Facilities located in the Florya neighborhood of Bakırköy district in Istanbul.

Statistics

Season League Rank Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2021-22align=left Super League Gr. B 6 22 8 5 9 35 31 +4 29
align=left Super League bgcolor=cc9966 3 22 19 1 2 94 14 +80 58
align=left Super League bgcolor=gold 1 30 23 2 5 71 29 +42 71
align=left Super League 1(1) 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 3
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

Event Stage Date Venue Opponent Result Scorers
2024–25Qualifying round 1 Semi-finals4 September 2024 bgcolor=ccffcc 4–1 Topçu, Stašková, Karabulut, Usme, Hapsatou.https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2041228--racing-union-vs-galatasaray/
7 September 2024 bgcolor=ccffcc 5–0 Hapsatou (3), Stašková, Usme.https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2041257--biik-vs-galatasaray/
Qualifying round 219 September 2024 bgcolor=ffffcc 2–2 Stašková (2).https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042532--galatasaray-vs-slavia-praha/
25 September 2024 bgcolor=ccffcc 2–1 Karabulut, Parlak.https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042544--slavia-praha-vs-galatasaray/matchinfo/
Group A8 October 2024 bgcolor=ffcccc 0–3 https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042655--lyon-vs-galatasaray/
17 October 2024 bgcolor=ffcccc 1–6 Stašková. https://fr.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042669--galatasaray-vs-roma/
13 November 2024 bgcolor=ffcccc 0–5 https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042677--galatasaray-vs-wolfsburg/
20 November 2024 bgcolor=ffcccc 0–5 https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2042680--wolfsburg-vs-galatasaray/
11 December 2024
17 December 2024

Current squad

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PlayerPosition(s)Signed inDate of birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1Gamze Nur YamanGK202225 April 1999 WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
17Handan KurğaGK202210 September 1993 Konak Belediyespor
23Müge İnanGK20225 January 1994 Fatih Karagümrük
Defenders
2Jazmin WardlowDF202230 October 1997 Central Coast Mariners
5Eda KarataşDF202315 June 1995 ALG Spor
13Fatma Sare ÖztürkDF20225 July 2000 Trabzonspor
20Berna YeniçeriDF202226 January 1996 Beşiktaş
Midfielders
7Arzu KarabulutMF202430 January 1991 ALG Spor
8Emine Ecem Esen (captain)MF20223 May 1994 ALG Spor
10İsmigül YalçınerMF202120 October 1994 Kireçburnu Spor
15Berra PekgözMF202318 June 2007 Tunç Spor
16Ebru TopçuMF202227 August 1996 ALG Spor
18Kristina BakarandzeMF202219 May 1998 ALG Spor
21Ecem CumertMF20247 February 1998 Fenerbahçe
22Nazlıcan ParlakMF202327 May 1993 Fenerbahçe
24Arzu AkkurtMF20211 July 2004 1207 Antalya Spor
77İrem ErenMF202417 August 2000 Fatih Vatan Spor
Forwards
11Catalina UsmeFW202425 December 1989 Pachuca
12Andrea StaškováFW202412 May 2000 AC Milan
25Hapsatou Malado DialloFW202414 April 2005 Eibar
99Benan AltıntaşFW202310 November 2001 Ankara BB Fomget

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Metin Ülgen
Assistant Sporting Director Gülfem Kocaoğlu
Assistant Coach Mustafa Engin Özmen
Analyst Birkan İpek
Physiotherapist Gülin Köseoğlu
Outfitter Davut Kilvan
Youth Coach Taner Taşdemir
Athletic Performance Coach Durmuş Samet Kösemen

Coaching history

2021–2022 Nurcan Çelik
2022–present Metin Ülgen

Honours

Women's Super League
  • Winners (1): 2023-24
  • Third places (1): 2022-23
  • Crystal Feet - Best Team Award: 2023-24.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: BIIK Shymkent 0-5 Galatasaray . UEFA . 9 September 2024 .