Galatasaray S.K. (women's football)
Full name | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Dişi Aslanlar (The Lionesses) Sarı Kırmızılılar (The Yellow Reds) Cimbom (The Cimbom) | ||
Short name | GS | ||
Founded | 2011–2016 18 September 2021 | ||
Ground | |||
Capacity | 1,500 | ||
President | Burak Elmas | ||
Head coach | Nurcan Çelik | ||
League | Turkcell Women's Football League | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 |
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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]
- Head coach: Nurcan Çelik
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff[]
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Nurcan Çelik |
Sporting Director | Vahit Mert |
Athletic Performance Coach | Alper Çıkıkçı |
Goalkeeping Coach | Yunus Ulucan |
Physiotherapist | Gülin Köseoğlu |
Outfitter | Umut Sarıaltun |
Last updated: 8 October 2021
Source: Galatasaray SK
Notable former players[]
- Şilan Aykoç,[5] Turkey girls' U-15
- Şevval Dursun,[6]
- Berivan İçen,[6] Turkey girls' U-17, Turkey women's,[7]
References[]
- ^ "Galatasaray Florya Kız Futbol Okulu Açılıyor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b Bucak, Efkan (6 October 2016). "Galatasaray, kadın futbol şubesini kapattı". Karar (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Galatasaray (September 2021). "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımı'nın temeli, Galatasaray Lisesi'nde atıldı!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi (- Bitexen Adana İdmanyurduspor 2-0 Galatasaray Hepsiburada Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Göktürk, Erdem (March 2015). "İstanbul Minik Kız Futbol Ligi" (PDF) (in Turkish). TFF Kadın Futbolu. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b Yıldız, Serkan (7 August 2016). "Berivan İçen istedi Cimbom gol yağdırdı". Amatör Lig (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Oyuncular - Futbolcular - Berivan İçen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
External links[]
- Galatasaray Sports Club official website (in Turkish and English)
- GS Kadın Futbol Takımı (@kadinfutbolgs) • Instagram (in Turkish)
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's football)
- Galatasaray S.K. (football)
- Women's football clubs in Turkey
- Association football clubs established in 1905
- Association football clubs established in 2012
- Association football clubs established in 2021
- 1905 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- 2012 establishments in Turkey
- 2021 establishments in Turkey
- Football clubs in Istanbul
- Association football clubs disestablished in 2016
- 2016 disestablishments in Turkey
- Defunct football clubs in Turkey