| 1979–80 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | | |||
| Manager | (until 30 September 1979) (until 10 May 1980) | |||
| Stadium | Inönü Stadi | |||
| 1. Lig | 9th | |||
| Türkiye Kupası | runner-up | |||
| UEFA Cup | 1st round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gökmen Özdenak (7) All: Gökmen Özdenak (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 40,032 vs Beşiktaş JK (2 March 1980) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,708 vs Gaziantepspor (5 March 1980) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 28,718 | |||
The 1979–80 season was Galatasaray's 76th in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| - | GK | | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| - | GK | | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| - | GK | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | DF | | 30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| - | DF | | 29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| - | DF | | 30 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| - | DF | | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| - | DF | | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| - | DF | | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| - | DF | | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| - | DF | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| - | MF | | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| - | MF | | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| - | MF | | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| - | MF | | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| - | MF | | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| - | FW | | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| - | FW | | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| - | FW | | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| - | FW | | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| - | FW | | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| - | FW | | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Kemal Yıldırım | 21 | Orduspor |
| MF | | Orhan Akyüz | 25 | Trabzonspor |
| DF | | İbrahim Sokullu | 34 | Edirnespor |
| GK | | Mustafa Cevlan | 19 | Tarsus Idman Yurdu SK |
| GK | | Haydar Erdoğan | 20 | Sarıyer G.K. |
| FW | | Oğuz Aydoğdu | 19 | Sarıyer G.K. |
| FW | | Metin Çekiçler | 18 | Galatasaray A2 |
| DF | | Eyüp Taş | 20 | Galatasaray A2 |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | Mehmet Oğuz | 30 | Fenerbahçe SK |
| MF | | Bahattin Demircan | 23 | Çaykur Rizespor |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Orduspor | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 30 |
| 8 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 | Galatasaray | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 29 |
| 10 | Adanaspor | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Beşiktaş | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 29 |
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 26 August 19791 | Göztepe | 3–1 | Galatasaray | İzmir |
| 16:30 EET | Ertürk Doğan Küçükduru Kadir Özateşler | Özdenak | Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Referee: Ünal Şahin |
| 2 September 19792 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Zonguldakspor | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Akyüz | Kaner Terim Kabin | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Referee: Sadık Deda |
| 9 September 19793 | Trabzonspor | 2–0 | Galatasaray | Trabzon |
| 15:45 EET | Bali | Kılıç Tekin | Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 16 September 19794 | Beşiktaş | 2–0 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Çoban Ergün | Arıca Akyüz Tekin Terim | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 39,998 Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 22 September 19795 | Galatasaray | 0–0 | Gaziantepspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 28,057 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
| 30 September 19796 | Diyarbakırspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Diyarbakır |
| 16:30 EET | Erül | Özdenak | Stadium: Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 7 October 19797 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Adana Demirspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Özdenak Tekin | Çelik | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
| 13 October 19798 | Eskişehirspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Eskişehir |
| 15:15 EET | Dinçer | Kılıç | Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium Referee: Nihat Güner |
| 3 November 19799 | Galatasaray | 0–0 | Altay | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Urgancı Şerif | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 26,603 Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 11 November 197910 | Kayserispor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Kayseri |
| 14:30 EET | Yavman | Terim Özdenak | Stadium: Kayseri Atatürk Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 25 November 197911 | Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Güneysu Çetiner | Terim | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| 2 December 197912 | Bursaspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Bursa |
| 14:30 EET | Kılıç Arıca | Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium Referee: Müşfik Talas |
| 8 December 197913 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | Orduspor | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Akyüz Erkasap Kılıç | Türközer | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Referee: İlyas Ayan |
| 30 December 197914 | Çaykur Rizespor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Rize |
| 13:45 EET | Dinçer | Stadium: Rize Atatürk Stadium Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 6 January 198015 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | Adanaspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Tekin Akyüz | Kahraman Açıkel Gençalp | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 21,681 Referee: İbrahim Acar |
| 10 February 198016 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Göztepe | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Erkasap Aday Tanman | Türken Küçükduru Sütçü Topuzoğlu | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 17 February 198017 | Zonguldakspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Zonguldak |
| 14:30 EET | Kayhan Sandalcı Yayın | Kılıç | Stadium: Kemal Köksal Stadium Referee: Sadık Deda |
| 24 February 198018 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Yıldız Tanman | Akçay Bali | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 2 March 198019 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | Aday | Kılıç Gülen Batmaz Ergün | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 40,032 Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 9 March 198020 | Gaziantepspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Gaziantep |
| 15:00 EET | Stadium: Kemal Ocak Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 15 March 198021 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Diyarbakırspor | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | İnal | Gezer Erül | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 22,225 Referee: Yılmaz Dinçel |
| 23 March 198022 | Adana Demirspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Adana |
| 14:45 EET | Gürcan | Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium Referee: İbrahim Acar |
| 29 March 198023 | Galatasaray | 2–1 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | Aday Erkasap Tekin | Şengül Şenoğlu Gürsel | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 29,384 Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 6 April 198024 | Altay | 3–1 | Galatasaray | Izmir |
| 15:30 EET | Denizli İncirmen | Terim | Stadium: İzmir Alsancak Stadium Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 13 April 198025 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Kayserispor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Erkasap Aday Özdenak | Çeçen Ürekli | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 32,952 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 27 April 198026 | Adanaspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Adana |
| 16:00 EET | Karasu | Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 4 May 198027 | Galatasaray | 0–0 | Fenerbahçe | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 39,765 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| 10 May 198028 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Yıldırım İnal Özdenak | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 23,459 Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 19 May 198029 | Orduspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Ordu |
| 16:00 EET | Çorlu | Yıldırım | Stadium: Ordu 19 Eylül Stadium Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 25 May 198030 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | Çaykur Rizespor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Çekiçler İnal Özdenak Terim | Gürbüz | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 28,730 Referee: Yılmaz Dinçel |
| 14 November 19791 | Bursaspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Bursa |
| Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium |
| 5 December 19792 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Bursaspor | İstanbul |
| Sokullu Kılıç | Stadium: Inönü Stadi |
| 27 January 19801 | Düzcespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| Sokullu Tekin Akyüz |
| 3 February 19802 | Galatasaray | 3–2 | Düzcespor | İstanbul |
| Sokullu Tanman Yıldız | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 11,707 |
| 5 March 19801 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Gaziantepspor | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | Özdenak | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 9,708 |
| 19 March 19802 | Gaziantepspor | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Galatasaray | Gaziantep |
| 14:45 EET | Aydoğdu Tanman | Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadium |
| 9 April 19801 | Adana Demirspor | 2–3 | Galatasaray | Adana |
| 15:00 EET | Çekiçler İnal | Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium |
| 23 April 19802 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | Adana Demirspor | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Akyüz | Stadium: Inönü Stadi |
| 14 May 19801 | Altay SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Altay |
| 18:00 EET | Kayıhan | Stadium: Alsancak Stadium Referee: İlyas Ayan |
| 28 May 19802 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Altay | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Kılıç | Denizli | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 30,650 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 19 September 19791 | Galatasaray | 0–0 | Crvena Zvezda | Istanbul |
| Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 10,574 Referee: |
| 3 October 19792 | Crvena Zvezda | 3–1 | Galatasaray | Belgrade |
| Savic Milovanovic | Tekin | Stadium: Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda Referee: |
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 15 August 19791 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Öner Kılıç İbrahim Sokullu | (Report) | Necdet Ergün | Stadium: İnönü Stadı Attendance: 40,050 Referee: Emin Tuncalı |
| 17 August 19792 | Fenerbahçe SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Raşit Çetiner | (Report) | Stadium: İnönü Stadı Attendance: 40,459 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 28,718 | 315,902 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 17,355 | 52,065 |
| UEFA Cup | 10,574 | 10,574 |
| Total | 25,236 | 378,541 |