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

Current:2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season
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Galatasaray
Leagues:Turkish Super League
EuroCup Women
History:Galatasaray
(1954–2010)
Galatasaray Medical Park
(2010–2012)
Galatasaray
(2012–2013)
Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
Galatasaray (2015–present)
Arena:Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall
(capacity 2,200)
Location:Istanbul, Turkey
Colors:Yellow and red
President: Dursun Özbek
Coach: Tolga Esenci
Captain: Meltem Yıldızhan
Championships:Turkish League (13)
Turkish Cup (11)
President Cup (8)
Euroleague (1)
FIBA Eurocup (2)
Website:www.galatasaray.org
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Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.

The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

Sponsorship naming

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

Home courts

CourtCapacityPeriod
112,2702007
23,5002008–2009
312,2702009–2017
43,5002017–2021
516,0002021
62,1002021–2022
73,0122022–2023
82,2002023–present

Players

Depth chart

Honours

International competitions

Domestic competitions

Technical staff

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Team captains

DatesName
2008–2010 Yasemin Horasan
2010–2014 Işıl Alben
2014–2015 Nevriye Yılmaz
2015–2020 Işıl Alben
2020–2021 Cansu Köksal
2021–2022 Pelin Bilgiç
2022–2023 Işıl Alben
2023– Meltem Yıldızhan

Head coaches

DatesName
1994–1996 Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
1996–2002 Ekrem Memnun
2005–2007 Ayhan Avcı
2007–2009 Cem Akdağ
2009 Hakan Acer
2009 Okan Çevik
2009–2010 Zafer Kalaycıoğlu
2010–2012 Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu
2012–2016 Ekrem Memnun
2016–2018 Marina Maljkovic
2018–2022 Efe Güven
2022–2023 Alper Durur
2023–2024 Miloš Pađen
2024 Tolga Esenci
2024–present Ekrem Memnun

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Medya Bilgilendirme . 2013-09-28 . Galatasaray SK Official Website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055217/http://www2.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/17955.php . 2013-09-21 .
  2. http://www.galatasaray.org/basketbol/bayan/haber/19849.php Fenerbahçe 58 - Galatasaray Odeabank 69
  3. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1999.compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.html FIBA EuroLeague Women
  4. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_Rn2Om4j3HOcXtTFwJWFsh3.coid_Uzl,UjH8IPkVp6DfdW6AL3.articleMode_on.html Galatasaray Win EuroCup Women After OT Thriller
  5. http://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/17-18/news/galatasaray-take-second-eurocup-women-title Galatasaray take second EuroCup Women title
  6. Web site: Women's Turkish League Champions . 2008-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515133015/http://www.tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf/TBFV1_Sampiyonlar_Form?OpenForm&Lig=2 . 2008-05-15 . dead .
  7. Web site: Women's Turkish Cup Champions . 2008-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515133010/http://www.tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf/TBFV1_Sampiyonlar_Form?OpenForm&Lig=10 . 2008-05-15 . dead .
  8. Web site: Women's Turkish President's Cup Champions . 2008-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515133110/http://www.tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf/TBFV1_Sampiyonlar_Form?OpenForm&Lig=8 . 2008-05-15 . dead .
  9. Web site: Kadın Basketbol İdari ve Teknik Kadro. Galatasaray Sports Club. 11 October 2023. 11 October 2023.
  10. Web site: TEKNİK KADRO. Turkish Basketball Federation. 11 October 2023. 11 October 2023.