Galatasaray S.K. (women's football)

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.

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 (2021-09-18)
GroundKüçükçekmece Belediyesi Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadı
Capacity1,500
PresidentBurak Elmas
Head coach Nurcan Çelik
LeagueTurkcell Women's Football League
WebsiteClub website

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 9 March 2022

SeasonLeagueRankPldWDLGFGAGDPts
2021-22Super League Gr. B6 (1)137332914+1524
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.
  • (1) Season in progress

Current squad

As of 25 March 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  TUR Evin Dinçer
25 GK  TUR Büşra Kenet
32 GK  TUR Gamze Nur Yaman
66 GK  TUR Sude Nur Sözüdoğru

2 DF  TUR İrem Barut
3 DF  TUR İlayda Uğur
4 DF  TUR Yaren Çetin
5 DF  TUR Zeynep Nisa Üner
6 DF  TUR Cemre Kara
22 DF  NGA Ijeoma Queenth Daniels
23 DF  TUR Fadime Kurnaz
44 DF  SRB Milica Denda
61 DF  TUR İlayda Gündoğdu

8 MF  TUR Zeynep Ece Güneş
10 MF  TUR İsmigül Yalçıner (Captain)
11 MF  TUR Elif Kesgin
15 MF  TUR Sibel Göker
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  TUR Zehra Yılmaz
17 MF  TUR Buse Çolak
18 MF  TUR Birgül Sadıkoğlu
19 MF  TUR Gözde Gül
21 MF  TUR Didem Dülber
24 MF  TUR Arzu Akkurt
30 MF  CMR Berthe Andiolo
33 MF  TUR Serpil Özer
67 MF  TUR Gülhanım Doğan
77 MF  BRA Amanda Ferreira De Alencar
78 MF  COL Angie Sandrith Telles Ortiz
99 MF  EGY Samia Adam

7 FW  TUR Erva Karaovalı
9 FW  TUR Elanur Laçin
14 FW  BIH Dajana Spasojević
20 FW  USA Elena Gracinda Santos
TBA FW  TUR Duru Gezer

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Nurcan Çelik
Sporting Director Vahit Mert
Coach Oğuz Karakaya
Athletic Performance Coach Alper Çıkıkçı
Goalkeeping Coach Yunus Ulucan
Analyst Birkan İpek
Physiotherapist Gülin Köseoğlu
Outfitter Umut Sarıaltun

Last updated: 14 March 2022
Source: Galatasaray SK

Notable former players

Kit history

2015–16 Turkish Junior Girls' Championship home

References

  1. "Galatasaray Florya Kız Futbol Okulu Açılıyor!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. 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. "Galatasaray Kadın Futbol Takımı Kadrosu - GALATASARAY.ORG". www.galatasaray.org.
  5. "Turkcell Kadınlar Süper Ligi (- Bitexen Adana İdmanyurduspor 2-0 Galatasaray Hepsiburada Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. Göktürk, Erdem (March 2015). "İstanbul Minik Kız Futbol Ligi" (PDF) (in Turkish). TFF Kadın Futbolu. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. Yıldız, Serkan (7 August 2016). "Berivan İçen istedi Cimbom gol yağdırdı". Amatör Lig (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. "Oyuncular - Futbolcular - Berivan İçen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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