Club | Galatasaray |
---|---|
Most appearances | Bülent Korkmaz (101) |
Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (37) |
First entry | 1956–57 European Cup |
Latest entry | 2024–25 UEFA Europa League |
Titles | |
Europa League | 1 |
Super Cup | 1 |
Galatasaray S.K. is a Turkish professional football club, found in 1905 by Ali Sami Yen, based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. The club is Turkey's most successful football team in UEFA competitions.
Gala has first participated in a European competition in 1956, entering the European Cup, and have competed in forty eight seasons of European competitions since then. The club has achieved their most successful period in late 80s, the millennium year (2000) and beyond. They have won once both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup title. Making them the first and only Turkish club to have won a European competition trophy. The successful millennium year resulted also in a qualification to the FIFA Club World Cup, but the second edition of the tournament had been cancelled owing to a combination of factors such as the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner in same year. [1] Despite having reached several times the quarter-finals and also once the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League campaign, the club has not won the trophy so far.
"Our aim is to play together like Englishmen, to have a color and a name, and to beat the non-Turkish teams".
—Ali Sami Yen, about the founding mission of Galatasaray.
Gündüz Kılıç started managing Galatasaray back in 1952, and it was under him that the team first competed in European competition in 1956–57, qualifying for the European Cup by winning the regional Istanbul Football League the previous season. The first game was a preliminary round game against Romanian side Dinamo București which ended up in a 3–4 loss on aggregate.
The 1969–70 European Cup season was a remarkable one, because the club make it to the quarter finals. In that round the opponent Legia Warsaw won the clash 1–3 on aggregate.
The first-ever European success was achieved during the 1988–89 season of the European Cup club competition, when the club was being coached by Mustafa Denizli. Galatasaray started in the first round and reached the semi-finals where they got eliminated by Romanian club Steaua București and future Gala legend Gheorghe Hagi. Throughout the competition Galatasaray has played against Rapid Wien, Neuchâtel Xamax, Monaco and Steaua București. The second round game against Neuchâtel Xamax was an incredible one; Galatasaray lost the away game by 3-0 and the return game was being played in front of 35,000 fans at the Ali Sami Yen stadium and Galatasaray won the game by 5–0 and promoted to the quarter-finals on 5–3 aggregate.
Galatasaray had built a strong squad that season and reached the quarter-finals after eliminating Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt and Baník Ostrava. In the quarter-finals, the opponents were German side Werder Bremen and Galatasaray took the lead 0–1 in the first game, but eventually lost the game (1–2). Unfortunately, the second leg at Ali Sami Yen was played in bad weather conditions due to snowfall during the match. Both sides failed to score and Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate. That year, the German side won the trophy and according to many analysts, Galatasaray would have won the cup if they could have knocked out Werder Bremen in Istanbul.
17 May 2000 | Galatasaray | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Arsenal | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen |
20:45 CEST | Report [2] | Attendance: 38,919 [3] Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain) [4] | ||
Penalties | ||||
Penbe Şükür Davala Popescu | Šuker Parlour Vieira |
The 1999–2000 UEFA Cup competition was won by Galatasaray after they defeated Arsenal in the final. The victory marked the first time a Turkish side had won a European club football trophy, prompting wild celebrations on the streets of Istanbul. [5]
Galatasaray entered the competition after finishing in third position in Group H after the first group stage of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, resulting in their transfer to the UEFA Cup, ahead of fourth-placed Milan. Their final group stage victory, against Milan, began a series of victories against Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Mallorca and Leeds United en route to the final, held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. [6]
The final was scoreless through both the first 90 minutes and after extra time. After 94th minute Gala played remaining part of the extra time with 10 players; Gheorghe Hagi received a straight red card, after game footage showed the player holding and striking Tony Adams in the back; the Arsenal captain was awarded a yellow card for hitting Hagi during the altercation. In the ensuing penalty shoot-out, Patrick Vieira and Davor Šuker missed for Arsenal, while Galatasaray's Ergün Penbe, Hakan Şükür, Ümit Davala all converted past goalkeeper David Seaman. Gheorghe Popescu then scored the winning kick to win the UEFA Cup for Galatasaray.
Galatasaray had won an impressive treble that season, also winning the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.
25 August 2000 | Real Madrid | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Galatasaray | Stade Louis II, Monaco |
20:45 CEST | Raúl 79' (pen.) | Report | Jardel 41' (pen.), 102' | Attendance: 15,000 [7] Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) [8] |
The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 in the Stade Louis II in Monaco between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final. Galatasaray won the match 2–1, both goals scored by Brazilian international Mário Jardel, the latter a golden goal. The equalizer of Real Madrid was scored by a penalty goal by Spanish international Raúl Gonzalez. [9]
This 2000-01 season was a remarkable Champions League run for experienced Galatasaray, cementing their place as a strong force in European football following their UEFA Cup and Super Cup wins the previous year. After surviving two separate group stages, Galatasaray faced Spanish club Real Madrid, the defending champions in the quarterfinals. They won the first leg 3-2 at Ali Sami Yen, an incredible victory that energized fans and demonstrated Galatasaray’s competitive level. However, in the return leg at Santiago Bernabéu, Galatasaray lost 3-0, ending their journey in the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 5-3.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 191 | 63 | 46 | 82 | 239 | 301 | −62 | 32.98 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 100 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 161 | 130 | +31 | 40.00 |
UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37.50 |
Total | 324 | 116 | 87 | 121 | 444 | 487 | −43 | 35.80 |
Legend: Pld = Matches played. W= Wins. D = Draws. L = Losses. GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference. W% = Win percentage.
Country | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Albania | KS Vllaznia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
Austria | Austria Wien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
Rapid Wien | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
Sturm Graz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | |
Subtotal | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | –5 | |
Azerbaijan | Neftçi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
Belgium | Anderlecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | –10 |
Club Brugge | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
Subtotal | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | –12 | |
Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
Levski Sofia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
Croatia | Hajduk Split | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Slaven Koprivnica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia | Baník Ostrava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Mladá Boleslav | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | |
Subtotal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | –2 | |
Denmark | Copenhagen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Randers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | |
England | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
Chelsea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | |
Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
Subtotal | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 46 | –18 | |
Estonia | Levadia Tallinn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
Finland | Lahti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
France | Girondins de Bordeaux | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 |
Marseille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Monaco | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | –5 | |
Nantes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | –9 | |
Subtotal | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 36 | –13 | |
Germany East Germany West Germany | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
Hamburger SV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
Hertha BSC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
KFC Uerdingen 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | |
Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
Werder Bremen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
Subtotal | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 51 | –18 | |
Greece | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
Panathinaikos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |
Panionios | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
PAOK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
Hungary | Ferencváros | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Ireland | Cork City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Waterford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
Israel | Maccabi Netanya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
Italy | Bologna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Juventus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
Lazio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | |
Milan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | –5 | |
Parma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
Roma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | |
Subtotal | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 38 | –6 | |
Kazakhstan | Astana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Tobol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
Latvia | RFS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Subtotal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Lithuania | Žalgiris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
Luxembourg | Avenir Beggen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
Moldova | Tiraspol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |
Netherlands | Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
PSV | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | –9 | |
Subtotal | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | –9 | |
Norway | Molde | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Rosenborg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Tromsø | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
Poland | GKS Katowice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Legia Warsaw | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | –3 | |
Polonia Bytom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
Widzew Łódź | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Subtotal | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
Portugal | Benfica | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
Porto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
Subtotal | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | –2 | |
Romania | CFR Cluj | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Dinamo București | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
FC U Craiova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
Steaua București | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | |
Subtotal | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
Russia Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
Spartak Moscow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
Torpedo Moscow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | |
Subtotal | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | –6 | |
Scotland | Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
St Johnstone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
Subtotal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
Serbia Yugoslavia | OFK Beograd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Red Star Belgrade | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |
Subtotal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
Slovakia Czechoslovakia | Spartak Trnava | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
Spain | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Atlético Madrid | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | –6 | |
Barcelona | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | –9 | |
Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
Mallorca | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
Real Madrid | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 | –18 | |
Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |
Subtotal | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 66 | –34 | |
Sweden | AIK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
IF Elfsborg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
Helsingborgs IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | |
Malmö FF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Östersund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |
Subtotal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | –3 | |
Switzerland | Bellinzona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
Grasshopper | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
Neuchâtel Xamax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
Sion | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | |
St. Gallen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
Zürich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Subtotal | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | |
Ukraine | Karpaty Lviv | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
Total | 324 | 116 | 87 | 121 | 444 | 487 | –43 |
All results (home, away and neutral) list Galatasaray's goal tally first.
Colour key
Key
Rank | Club | Points |
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53 | Real Sociedad | 33.000 |
Marseille | ||
54 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 32.000 |
55 | Galatasaray | 31.500 |
56 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 31.000 |
Celtic |
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