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Galatasaray S.K







Galatasaray S.K.
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For other uses of Galatasaray, see Galatasaray (disambiguation)
Galatasaray S.K.

Full name
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Founded
October 20, 1905
Nicknames
Cim BomAslan (The Lion)Aslanlar (Lions)Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)Gala (Mostly used in Europe)
Anthem
Re re re Ra ra ra Galatasaray Galatasaray Cim bom bom...
Club colours
Yellow and Red
Chairman
Adnan Polat
Website
http://www.galatasaray.org/
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (English: 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 and Superleague Formula Motorsports.
The football team is the most successful in Turkish football, holding the joint record for Turkish League titles, and record number of both Turkish Cup and TSYD Cups. They are the only Turkish team to have won the UEFA Cup.
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 and 2009. They also won Kitakyushu Cup and became world champion in 2008.[1][2] Galatasaray women's basketball team won the FIBA Eurocup 2009.[3]

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