Galatasaray S.K. (women's football)

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Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Full nameGalatasaray Spor Kulübü
(Galatasaray Sports Club)
Nickname(s)Dişi Aslanlar (The Lionesses)
Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow Reds)
Cimbom (The Cimbom)
Short nameGS
Founded2011–2016
18 September 2021; 4 months ago (2021-09-18)
Ground
Capacity1,500
PresidentBurak Elmas
Head coachTurkey Nurcan Çelik
LeagueTurkcell Women's Football League
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Galatasaray SK
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e-Sports Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
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(Men's)
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Volleyball
(Women's)		 Water Polo
(Men's)		 Water Polo
(Women's)
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Basketball
Closed departments of Galatasaray SK
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Galatasaray Women's Football (Turkish: Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımı) is a defunct women's football section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. It was active four years between 2012 and 2016.

History[]

Foundation years[]

Galatasaray S.K. opened initially a football school for girls of age category 6-12 at its Florya Metin Oktay Facilities (Turkish: Florya Kız Futbol Okulu) in the beginning of 2011. The training of girls was conducted by women trainers on weekends.[1]

The women's football side of Galatasaray S.K. was founded in 2012. It consisted in age categories of little girls, cadets and junior girls. It was an important place in the infrastructure with the female players it has trained, The little girls became champion in the Istanbul Girls' U-13 League ("İstanbul Minik Kızlar Futbol Ligi"), the cadetss played in the finals of the Turkish Girls' U-15 Championship ("Türkiye Yıldız Kızlar Futbol Şampiyonası"), and the juniors advanced to the second round of the Turkish Girls' U-17 Championship ("Türkiye Genç Kızlar Futbol Şamğiyonası"). Some members of the Yellow*Reds were admitted to the Turkey girls' national U-17 team.[2]

Closing year[]

The umbrella club's management announced the closure of the women's football department, which was active four years long, with effect of end September 2016 due to downsizing measures caused by financial issues.[2]

Foundation of Senior Women's Team[]

On September 18, 2021, the senior women's football team has been founded.[3] Nurcan Çelik was appointed as the first coach.

Sponsorship naming[]

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

  • Galatasaray (2011–2016)
  • Galatasaray Hepsiburada (2021–present)

Statistics[]

As of 12 January 2022

Season League Rank Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2021-22 Super League Gr. B 6 (1) 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 7
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1) Season in progress

Current squad[]

As of 12 January 2022.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR
25 GK Turkey TUR
66 GK Turkey TUR Sude Nur Sözüdoğru
3 DF Turkey TUR
4 DF Turkey TUR
5 DF Turkey TUR
23 DF Turkey TUR
99 DF Egypt EGY Samia Adam
10 MF Turkey TUR
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Turkey TUR
17 MF Turkey TUR
19 MF Turkey TUR
22 MF Nigeria NGA Ijeoma Queenth Daniels
33 MF Turkey TUR (C)
67 MF Turkey TUR
78 MF Colombia COL
9 FW Turkey TUR
30 FW Cameroon CMR Berthe Andiolo

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Head Coach Turkey Nurcan Çelik
Sporting Director Turkey Vahit Mert
Athletic Performance Coach Turkey Alper Çıkıkçı
Goalkeeping Coach Turkey Yunus Ulucan
Physiotherapist Turkey Gülin Köseoğlu
Outfitter Turkey Umut Sarıaltun

Last updated: 8 October 2021
Source: Galatasaray SK

Notable former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Galatasaray Florya Kız Futbol Okulu Açılıyor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bucak, Efkan (6 October 2016). "Galatasaray, kadın futbol şubesini kapattı". Karar (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ Galatasaray (September 2021). "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımı'nın temeli, Galatasaray Lisesi'nde atıldı!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi (- Bitexen Adana İdmanyurduspor 2-0 Galatasaray Hepsiburada Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ Göktürk, Erdem (March 2015). "İstanbul Minik Kız Futbol Ligi" (PDF) (in Turkish). TFF Kadın Futbolu. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Yıldız, Serkan (7 August 2016). "Berivan İçen istedi Cimbom gol yağdırdı". Amatör Lig (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Oyuncular - Futbolcular - Berivan İçen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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