Galatasaray SK
Sign in to saveAlso known as Galatasaray, GS, Galatasaray Sports Club
Turkish multi-sports club in Istanbul
Key facts
- Full name
- Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, (Galatasaray Sports Club)
- Nicknames
- Cimbom ( Turkish pronunciation: [ dʒimbom ] ), Aslanlar (The Lions), Gala (referred to by non-Turkish nationals)
- School
- Galatasaray University , Galatasaray High School
- Founded
- 1 October 1905 ; 120 years ago ( 1905-10-01 ) as Galata-Serai Football Club by Ali Sami Yen
- Based in
- Istanbul , Turkey
- Stadium
- RAMS Park
- Colors
- Yellow and red
- Anthem
- Galatasaray Marşı
- President
- Dursun Özbek
- Head coach
- Okan Buruk
- Titles
- Intercontinental titles: 4 , European titles: 20 , Balkan titles: 3
- Mascot
- Lion
- Official fan club
- ultrAslan
- Local media
- GSTV
- Website
- Galatasaray SK
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Galatasaray
- Country
- Turkey
- Founded by
- Ali Sami Yen
- Headquarters
- Istanbul
- Subsidiary
- Galatasaray Daikin
- Official website
- www.galatasaray.org
Show 7 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Galatasaray S.K.
- Commons category
- Galatasaray S.K.
- social media followers
- 12449922
- inception
- 1905-00-00
- different from
- Galatasaray
- official color
- red
- nickname
- Cimbom
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby], Galatasaray Sports Club), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, water polo, handball, athletics, swimming, rowing, sailing, judo, bridge, motorsport, equestrian, esports, and chess. Galatasaray S.K. is among the key members of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee together with Galatasaray University and the prestigious Galatasaray High School.
The football branch of Galatasaray has accumulated the most Süper Lig (26), Turkish Cup (19), and Turkish Super Cup (17) titles in Turkey, thus making them the most decorated football club in Turkey, as those competitions are the top nationwide professional leagues and cups within the Turkish football system that is recognized and accounted for in accordance to the regulations set by the Turkish Football Federation and UEFA.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galatasaray SK” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.