Founded in Istanbul in 1905, Galatasaray is one of Turkey’s defining football institutions, carrying a distinctive red-and-yellow identity from the Galatasaray High School tradition into the modern era. The club’s profile combines domestic authority, European ambition and a highly charged home setting at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex. Its interlaced G-S badge, parted shirt design and Lion nickname give the Istanbul giant a visual and cultural character that remains central to its place in Turkish football.
Galatasaray Upcoming matches by league
Süper Lig
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- Regular Season - 6
Trabzonspor
Galatasaray
Papara Park -
- Regular Season - 7
GalatasarayNo H2HKasımpaşa
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- Regular Season - 8
Gençlerbirliği S.K.No H2HGalatasaray
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- Regular Season - 9
GalatasarayNo H2HFenerbahçe
UEFA Champions League
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- Group Stage
Galatasaray
Barcelona
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- Group Stage
Lille
Galatasaray
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- Group Stage
Galatasaray
VfB Stuttgart
Galatasaray Last matches by league
Süper Lig
UEFA Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Türkiye Kupası
Super Cup
UEFA Europa League
Galatasaray Team Roster
Galatasaray’s recorded squad contains 34 players: five attackers, 14 defenders, four goalkeepers and 11 midfielders. The attacking group includes V. Osimhen alongside Berat Luş and C. Guner, while D. Sánchez, A. Bardakcı, K. Ayhan and V. Nelsson feature among the listed defenders. U. Çakır is the goalkeeper wearing number 1, with G. Güvenç, J. Yılmaz and A. Yilmaz also listed in that position. The midfield group includes Gabriel Sara, İ. Gündoğan, L. Sané, L. Torreira, L. Ugochukwu, M. Lemina and Y. Akgün, alongside B. Yılmaz, E. Aydin, N. Ogulcan Yancel and Renato Nhaga.
position Goalkeeper
Uğurcan Çakır
Günay Güvenç
Jankat Yılmaz
Arda Yilmaz
E. E. Buyuk
position Defender
El Chadaille Bitshiabu
Ismail Joshua Jakobs
Davinson Sánchez Mina
Roland Sallai
Evren Eren Elmalı
Kaan Ayhan
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Y. Kahraman
Kazımcan Karataş
Wilfried Stephane Singo
Arda Ünyay
Mario René Junior Lemina
position Midfielder
Eyup Aydin
Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara
Leroy Aziz Sané
Yunus Akgün
Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu
İlkay Gündoğan
Lucas Sebastián Torreira di Pascua
E. C. Karasu
Furkan Koçak
Renato Sam Na Nhaga
Aleksey Batrakov
position Attacker
Deniz Daniel Gül
C. Guner
Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão
Victor James Osimhen
Barış Alper Yılmaz
A. Yuzgec
Berat Luş
Last Galatasaray Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Okan Buruk’s tenure, which began on 1 June 2022 and is shown without an end date. The available timeline does not confirm him as the current coach, so the chronology remains date-based. Domènec Torrent’s spell ran from January to June 2022, following Fatih Terim from December 2017 to January 2022. Earlier entries cover Igor Tudor from February to December 2017 and Johannes Hendrikus Olde Riekerink from March 2016 to February 2017. The sequence brings Turkish, Spanish, Croatian and Dutch coaching backgrounds into the club’s recent history.
Okan Buruk
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okan Buruk | Türkiye | 1 June 2022 | |
| Domènec Torrent Font | Spain | 1 January 2022 | 1 June 2022 |
| Fatih Terim | Türkiye | 1 December 2017 | 1 January 2022 |
| Igor Tudor | Croatia | 1 February 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
| Johannes Hendrikus Olde Riekerink | Netherlands | 1 March 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
| Mustafa Denizli | Türkiye | 1 November 2015 | 1 March 2016 |
| Hamza Hamzaoğlu | Greece | 1 December 2014 | 1 November 2015 |
| Claudio Cesare Prandelli | Italy | 1 July 2014 | 1 November 2014 |
| Roberto Mancini | Italy | 1 September 2013 | 1 June 2014 |
| 1 January 2012 | |||
| Fatih Terim | Türkiye | 1 July 2011 | 1 September 2013 |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Romania | 1 October 2010 | 1 March 2011 |
| Bülent Korkmaz | Türkiye | 1 March 2009 | 1 June 2009 |
| Michael Heinz Skibbe | Germany | 1 June 2008 | 1 February 2009 |
| Eric Gerets | Belgium | 1 June 2005 | 1 May 2007 |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Romania | 1 March 2004 | 1 May 2005 |
| Fatih Terim | Türkiye | 1 July 2002 | 1 March 2004 |
| Mircea Lucescu | Romania | 1 July 2000 | 1 June 2002 |
| Fatih Terim | Türkiye | 1 July 1996 | 1 June 2000 |
| Mustafa Denizli | Türkiye | 1 July 1987 | 1 June 1992 |
Galatasaray Transfers
Recent arrivals recorded show a mixture of transfers, loans and returns from loan rather than a single movement type. U. Erdem is listed as a transfer from Manisa F.K., while C. Guner arrived from Borussia Mönchengladbach and Renato Nhaga from Casa Pia under the same category. L. Ugochukwu is recorded on loan from Burnley, and S. Boey on loan from Bayern München. The return entries include W. Zaha from Charlotte, E. Jelert from Southampton, V. Nelsson from Hellas Verona and P. Frankowski from Rennes. Several additional returns are recorded from Turkish and overseas clubs, and no fee is stated.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Bitshiabu |
RB Leipzig
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Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| D. Gül |
FC Porto
|
Transfer | 31 August 2026 |
| Rafael Leão |
AC Milan
|
Transfer | 28 August 2026 |
| A. Batrakov |
Lokomotiv
|
Transfer | 19 August 2026 |
| U. Erdem |
Manisa F.K.
|
Transfer | 4 August 2026 |
| L. Ugochukwu |
Burnley
|
Loan | 14 July 2026 |
| B. Yilmaz |
İskenderunspor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| P. Frankowski |
Rennes
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| W. Zaha |
Charlotte
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Yılmaz |
Eyüpspor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Isa Halidi |
Ankara Demirspor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Bülbül |
Ümraniyespor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| H. Dervişoğlu |
Rizespor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Aydin |
Kasımpaşa
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Karataş |
Başakşehir
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent departures recorded include loans, transfers, free-agent exits and returns from loan. H. Dervişoğlu moved to Gaziantep FK and A. Kutucu to Rizespor on loan, while A. Yesilyurt was loaned to Elazığspor. N. Zaniolo is listed as a transfer to Udinese. Gökdeniz Gürpüz, B. Kizildemir and B. Şen appear as free-agent departures, and S. Boey, N. Lang and Y. Asprilla are recorded as loan returns to Bayern München, Napoli and Girona. Further loans involve K. Karataş, E. Aydin and J. Yılmaz. The listed departures carry no recorded fee.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. Nelsson |
FC Nordsjaelland
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Free agent | 31 August 2026 |
| M. Baltacı |
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| E. Jelert |
Le Havre
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| A. Bülbül |
Amed
|
Transfer | 16 August 2026 |
| U. Erdem |
Rizespor
|
Transfer | 12 August 2026 |
| Recep Yalın Dilek |
Bandırmaspor
|
Loan | 12 August 2026 |
| H. Dervişoğlu |
Gaziantep FK
|
Loan | 12 August 2026 |
| E. Arac |
Adana 01 FK
|
Loan | 4 August 2026 |
| B. Yilmaz |
Ümraniyespor
|
Loan | 31 July 2026 |
| A. Kutucu |
Rizespor
|
Loan | 18 July 2026 |
| A. Yesilyurt |
Elazığspor
|
Loan | 15 July 2026 |
| B. Şen |
Fatih Karagümrük
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Kizildemir |
Amed
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Gökdeniz Gürpüz |
FC Saarbrücken
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Zaniolo |
Udinese
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Galatasaray’s recent movement spans transfers, loans, free-agent departures and returns from loan. Incoming activity includes transfer entries for U. Erdem, C. Guner and Renato Nhaga, a loan for L. Ugochukwu, and several players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. Outgoing activity includes loans for H. Dervişoğlu, A. Kutucu and A. Yesilyurt, a transfer involving N. Zaniolo, free-agent departures for Gökdeniz Gürpüz, B. Kizildemir and B. Şen, and returns involving players previously loaned to other clubs. The pattern is therefore mixed rather than concentrated in one form of registration change. The recent movement available here is a snapshot, not a complete transfer history, and the listed transactions contain no recorded fees. It offers a dated picture of player registration changes around the 2026 summer period without establishing a full balance of arrivals against departures.
Leagues Galatasaray has participated in
Galatasaray’s recorded competition portfolio through 2025 includes Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, Friendlies Clubs and the UEFA Champions League, all marked with recent activity in the available record. The club is also historically recorded in the Super Cup through 2024 and the UEFA Europa League through 2024, but those entries are not marked as recently active. Süper Lig participation extends from 2011 to 2025, while Türkiye Kupası runs across the same recorded span. Champions League participation is recorded from 2012, and Friendlies Clubs from 2020. The competition history therefore combines a recent domestic presence with a broad European and preparatory calendar.
More about Galatasaray
Galatasaray, officially Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, is an Istanbul football institution founded in 1905 in Turkey. Its origins are tied to Galatasaray High School, whose students established the club and helped shape a tradition that combines education, civic identity and sporting ambition. The team is widely known as the Lions, a nickname that fits the club’s forceful public image and the intense expectations surrounding it. The club’s visual identity is built around yellow and red, with the parted shirt, or parçalı design, as its most recognisable kit tradition. The interlaced G-S badge, designed in 1923, is another enduring emblem. Together, the badge, colors and shirt create a distinctive identity immediately associated with Istanbul football. Galatasaray plays at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, commonly known as RAMS Park, in the Seyrantepe district. The stadium is central to the club’s home culture and is associated with the famous “Welcome to Hell” atmosphere. That reputation reflects the emotional scale of support as much as the modern venue itself. The club operates through a membership-based structure in which the General Assembly plays a significant role and members elect the president and board. This model gives Galatasaray a civic dimension distinct from an individually owned football company. It also places leadership under sustained scrutiny from an engaged membership and a demanding football public. Within Turkey’s football ecosystem, Galatasaray is one of the Big Three and has never been relegated from the Süper Lig since its inception. Its domestic rivalry with Fenerbahçe forms the Intercontinental Derby, one of Istanbul’s defining sporting contests. Internationally, Galatasaray is Turkey’s most internationally successful club and the only Turkish club to win a major European trophy, having won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000. Those victories remain the foundation of its European-conquering reputation and its continuing place in the continent’s wider football conversation.
Last matches statistics for Galatasaray
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Galatasaray
0 - 2
Monza
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Galatasaray
0 - 3
Venezia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Galatasaray
3 - 3
Rennes
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Galatasaray
1 - 2
Villarreal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Galatasaray
2 - 2
Çorum FK
|
13 / 38 |
|
89 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
|
Erzurumspor FK
0 - 4
Galatasaray
|
4 / 10 |
|
90 | 12 | - | 4 |
|
Galatasaray
3 - 2
Göztepe
|
11 / 34 |
|
84 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
|
Başakşehir
2 - 3
Galatasaray
|
6 / 13 |
|
0% | 15 | 3 | 2 |
|
Sporting CP
3 - 1
Galatasaray
|
3 / 10 |
|
90 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
|
Galatasaray
1 - 0
Kocaelispor
|
8 / 28 |
|
89 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
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Galatasaray vs Kocaelispor
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584407
Sporting CP vs Galatasaray
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1635736
Başakşehir vs Galatasaray
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584394
Galatasaray vs Göztepe
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584389
Erzurumspor FK vs Galatasaray
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584378
Galatasaray vs Çorum FK
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584370
2025-2026
1st shirt
2025-2026
2nd shirt
2025-2026
3rd shirt
2025-2026
4th shirt
2025-2026
5th shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt
2021-2022
4th shirt