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Galatasaray
Galatasaray SK crest
Full name Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Founded 1 October 1905 (1905-10-01) (106 years ago)
as Galata-Serai Football Club[1]
Nicknames Cimbom
Aslan (The Lion)
Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)
Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)
Gala (Mostly used outside of Turkey)
Club colors Red and Yellow
President Ünal Aysal
Website http://www.galatasaray.org/

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby], Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball, Tennis and Superleague Formula Motorsports. Galatasaray Sports Club is one of the most important members of Galatasaray Community as Galatasaray University and Galatasaray High School.

The football team of the club is the greatest and only European cup winner team in Turkey, holding highest number of Turkish League, TSYD Cup, Turkish Super Cup as well as Turkish Cups.[2][3] Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000.

İhsan Emre Vural and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they finished first in the 2004 Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland. The club's Wheelchair Basketball team won the Champions Cup in 2008, 2009 and 2011. They also won Kitakyushu Champions Cup and became world champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[4][5] Galatasaray women's basketball team won the FIBA Eurocup 2009.[6]

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[edit] Name

The name Galatasaray comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata Palace'.

[edit] History

Active departments of Galatasaray
Football pictogram.svg Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg
Football Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's)
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Basketball (Men's) Basketball (Women's) Wheelchair Basketball
Athletics pictogram.svg Poker-sm-211-As.png Equestrian pictogram.svg
Athletics Bridge Equestrian
Judo pictogram.svg Rowing pictogram.svg Sailing pictogram.svg
Judo Rowing Sailing
Swimming pictogram.svg Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo pictogram.svg
Swimming Water Polo (Men's) Water Polo (Women's)
Tennis pictogram.svg F1 pictogram.svg Handball pictogram.svg
Tennis SL Formula Handball
Main article: History of Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray Sports Club was founded in the fall of 1905, by Galatasaray High School (an elite high school founded in 1481) students as a football club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen. Their first match was against Cadi Keuy FRC and they won this match 2–0.[7] There were discussions about the clubs name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.[8]

According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over Rûm club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı Efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of Galata (City) Palace), and, after this event, they adopted that name and started to call their club "GalataSaray". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally.[9]

“ Our aim is to play together, to have a color and a name and to beat the teams of outside of Turkey. ”

—Ali Sami Yen

Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asim Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.

At first, the colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. These are the colors in Turkish flag. However, Turkish Republic was not founded at that time. Therefore, this inspiration caused repressive administration of the day feel uncomfortable and the administration hounded the footballers. For this reason, the colors were changed to yellow and dark blue till 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen stated, "We were imagining brightness of yellow - red fire over our team and thinking that it would carry us from one victory to another."[9]

While the football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles.

Turkcell Super League formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 17 league titles since then.[10]

The Turkish Football Federation started to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name Ziraat Turkish Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 14 trophies since then.[11]

[edit] Crest

Main article: Galatasaray SK strip
The first Galatasaray SK crest.

Galatasaray's first emblem was a figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak, drawn by 333 [School Number] Şevki Ege. This replaced in 1925 by the current “Ghayn-Sin” crest, designed by Ayetullah Emin[12]

[edit] Team colors and kit

Main article: Galatasaray SK strip
Galatasaray's classic home kit
Galatasaray's classic away kit

Galatasaray wore red and white colors when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue in 1907–1908 season. For a match against the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham football team played in 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen, the main founder of Galatasaray wrote the following in his diaries: “Our goalkeeper Asım Tevfik, left-forwarder Emin Bülent and right midfielder Ali Sami Yen are commissioned for the task of determining new team colors. “After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko’s store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did.” The red and yellow were inspired from the colors of the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.[13]

[edit] Departments

First Badge - Gâ Sin
Sport Teams
Football Galatasaray
Volleyball Galatasaray Women' s Volleyball Team
Volleyball Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team
Basketball Galatasaray Medical Park (men's basketball)
Basketball Galatasaray Women' s Basketball Team
Wheelchair Basketball Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team
Athletics Galatasaray Athletics
Bridge Galatasaray Bridge
Equestrian Galatasaray Equestrian
Judo Galatasaray Judo
Rowing Galatasaray Rowing
Sailing Galatasaray Sailing
SL Formula Galatasaray S.K.
Swimming Galatasaray Swimming
Water Polo Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team
Water Polo Galatasaray Women's Water Polo Team
Handball Galatasaray Handball Team
Chess Galatasaray Chess Team (to be opened soon) [14]
Tennis Galatasaray Tennis Team (to be opened soon) [15]

[edit] Defunct Departments

  • Gymnastics 1868
  • Wrestling 1887
İstanbul Championship: Winner(8) 1945 to 1955
Turkish Championship: Winner(2)
  • Cycling 1898
  • Boxing 1904 the first club in Turkey.

The first boxer in Turkey was Sabri Mahir.

  • Swedish Gymnastics 1908
  • Hockey 1911
  • Field Hockey 1915
  • Baseball 1925
  • Table Tenis 1925
  • Cricket 1926
  • Aviation & Gliding 1931
  • Skiing & Mounteenering 1931
  • Motocross 1931
  • Fencing 1931
  • Water ballet 1995

[edit] Reactivated Departments

  • Tennis 1910
  • Handball 1926
İstanbul Championship: Winner(8) 1945 to 1955
Turkish Championship: Winner(2)

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Main article: Türk Telekom Arena

Galatasaray played during its first years in different fields, since there were not any stadiums in Istanbul. In 1921, the first stadium, Taksim Stadium opened.[16] Galatasaray played there until 1940. When the historic Taksim Stadium was demolished, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in İnönü Stadium.

On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.[17] It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. It is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had a capacity of over 35,000. Today, due to improvements in security and prohibition of standing spectators, it has an all-seater capacity of 24,990. The nickname of the stadium is "Hell".[18]

After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record for a Turkish stadium was broken there, in a Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. But the Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.[19]

The new Türk Telekom Arena stadium was built by the government with taxpayers money, and will be the new home ground for Galatasaray S.K., replacing the old Ali Sami Yen Stadium. The new stadium has a capacity of 52,695 seats.

Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song I Will Survive by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". This makes it easy for fans to participate.

In addition, before every game the Florida State Seminoles' War chant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show", where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves.[20]

[edit] Other facilities

Nevzat Özgörkey Equestrian Facilities - outside
Nevzat Özgörkey Equestrian Facilities - inside

[edit] Club officials

Board of Directors
Office Name
President Ünal Aysal
Deputy President Ali Dürüst
Vice President Adnan Öztürk
Vice President Refik Arkan
Board secretary Aka Gündüz Özdemir
Treasurer Adnan Nas
Galatasaray Sportif AŞ CEO Lütfi Arıboğan
Presidents
Main article: List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents
From-to Names
1905–1918 TurkeyAli Sami Yen
1990–1996 TurkeyAlp Yalman
1996–2001 TurkeyFaruk Süren
2001–2002 TurkeyMehmet Cansun
2002–2008 TurkeyÖzhan Canaydın
2008–2011 TurkeyAdnan Polat
2011– TurkeyÜnal Aysal

[edit] Other businesses

GSStore.jpg
Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Galatasaray Store

Galatasaray AŞ owns a chain of shops, Galatasaray Store, selling club merchandise in Turkey, Germany, Northern Cyprus. Shops are in İstanbul (21), Ankara (4), İzmir (1), Bursa (1), Adana (1), Çorum (1), Antalya (2), İzmit (1), Kayseri (1), Konya (1), Samsun (1), Gaziantep (1), Mersin (1), Şanlıurfa (1) and Lefkoşa (1).[21][22]

The club also owns an online betting company, GS Bilyoner,[23] an insurance company, GS Sigorta HDI,[24][25] and an Internet service provider company, GSNET.[26][27]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Gayin-sin.net
  2. ^ Turkish Football Federation Official Website
  3. ^ Erdinc Sivritepe's Archive
  4. ^ Kitakyushu Cup Champion is Galatasaray!
  5. ^ Galatasaray European Wheelchair Basketball Champion!
  6. ^ Galatasaray EuroCup Champion!
  7. ^ "First match and foundation". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-17. http://www.galatasaray.org/English/Corporate/history/detail.asp?pid=2422&haberid=289785. 
  8. ^ "How Galatasaray Founded". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-23. http://www.cimbom.org/general/founded.html. 
  9. ^ a b "History of founding from official site". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-22. http://www.galatasaray.org/English/Corporate/history/detail.asp?pid=2422&haberid=289786. 
  10. ^ "Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi". Galatasaray.org. 2007-11-21. http://www.galatasaray.org/English/Corporate/history/detail.asp?pid=2422&haberid=289790. 
  11. ^ "Information about Turkish Cup". Tff.org. 2007-11-20. http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=411. 
  12. ^ http://www.galatasaray.org/tarih/pages/tarihlogo.php
  13. ^ "Yellow Red since 100 Years". GALATASARAY.ORG. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulupbilgi/pages/yellowred.php. 
  14. ^ "Olağan Genel Kurul Yapıldı". GALATASARAY.ORG. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/13022.php. 
  15. ^ "Olağan Genel Kurul Yapıldı". GALATASARAY.ORG. http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/13022.php. 
  16. ^ "En Eski Stadı". İstanbul'un Enleri. 2007-09-16. http://www.istanbulunenleri.com/?p=23. 
  17. ^ "Ali Sami Yen Stadium". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070609231747/http://www.galatasaray.org/english/corporate/facilities/tesis.asp?tesis=1. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  18. ^ "Ali Sami Yen Stadium Information". The Stadium Guide. http://www.stadiumguide.com/alisemiyen.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  19. ^ "Zulümpiyat! Stadı". Fotomaç. 2006-10-20. http://www.fotomac.com.tr/2006/10/20/gal105.html. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
  20. ^ Galatasaray fans show at Youtube
  21. ^ GS Store Official Website
  22. ^ GS Store Germany
  23. ^ Vatan Newspaper
  24. ^ Sigortam.net
  25. ^ "Official Website". GSSigortaHDI. http://www.gssigorta.com.tr/index.php. Retrieved 12 June 2012. 
  26. ^ GS NET Official Website
  27. ^ Galatasaray.org

[edit] References

  • Birand, M. A., & Polat, M. M. (2006). Passion that continues for 100 years. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 164788939
  • Turagay, U., Özgün, G., Gökçin, B., Ahunbay (2006). 17 May: The story of a championship. İstanbul: D Yapım. OCLC 169899400
  • Hasol, D. (2004). Dreams/realities in Galatasaray. İstanbul: Yapı Yayın. ISBN 975-8599-44-5
  • Tuncay, B. (2003). Galatasaray with European Success and Notable Players. Yapı Kredi Kü̈ltü̈r Sanat Yayıncılık. ISBN 978-975-08-0427-4
  • Yamak, O. (2001). Galatasaray: Story of 95 years. Sinerji. OCLC 59287768
  • Çakır, A. (1995). 90 questions about history of Galatasaray SK. Cağaloğlu, İstanbul: Demir Ajans Yayınları. OCLC 42434622
  • Tekil, S. (1986). History of Galatasaray, 1905–1985. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. OCLC 25025508
  • Tekil, S. (1983). Galatasaray 1905–1982: Memories. Arset Matbaacılık Koll. Şti. OCLC 62614035
  • İsfendiyar, F. (1952). History of Galatasaray. İstanbul: [Doğan Kardeş yayınları]. OCLC 27753643

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