Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.
Galatasaray | |||
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2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season | |||
Leagues | Turkish Super League EuroCup Women | ||
Founded | 1954 | ||
History | Galatasaray (1954–2010) Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012) Galatasaray (2012–2013) Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015) Galatasaray (2015–present) | ||
Arena | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall (capacity 2,200) | ||
Location | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Team colors | Yellow and red | ||
President | Dursun Özbek | ||
Head coach | Tolga Esenci | ||
Team captain | Meltem Yıldızhan | ||
Championships | Turkish League (13) Turkish Cup (11) President Cup (8) Euroleague (1) FIBA Eurocup (2) | ||
Website | www.galatasaray.org | ||
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The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is the most successful club in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.
Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:
# | Court | Capacity | Period |
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1 | 12,270 | 2007 | |
2 | 3,500 | 2008–2009 | |
3 | 12,270 | 2009–2017 | |
4 | 3,500 | 2017–2021 | |
5 | 16,000 | 2021 | |
6 | 2,100 | 2021–2022 | |
7 | Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi
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3,012 | 2022–2023 |
8 | 2,200 | 2023–present |
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | Inactive |
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C | Teaira McCowan | İnci Güçlü | |||
PF | NaLyssa Smith | Mikiah Herbert Harrigan | |||
SF | Myisha Hines-Allen | Meltem Yıldızhan | Sude Yılmaz | Harika Eldaş | Arifecan Vardar |
SG | Bria Hartley | Hind Ben Abdelkader | Yağmur Kübra Taşar | ||
PG | Julie Vanloo | Büşra Akbaş | Berna Şahin | Gizem Yavuz |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)
Medal record | ||
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Women’s basketball | ||
Representing Galatasaray | ||
EuroLeague Women | ||
FIBA Euroleague Women | 1998–99 | |
FIBA Euroleague Women | 2013–14 | |
FIBA EuroCup | ||
FIBA Eurocup Women | 2007–08 | |
FIBA Eurocup Women | 2008–09 | |
FIBA Eurocup Women | 2017–18 | |
FIBA Eurocup Women | 2021–22 | |
FIBA Eurocup Women | 2022–23 | |
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women | ||
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women | 2009 | |
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women | 2018 | |
Turkish Women's Basketball League | ||
TBB League | 1987–88 | |
TBB League | 1989–90 | |
TBB League | 1990–91 | |
TBB League | 1991–92 | |
TBB League | 1992–93 | |
TBB League | 1993–94 | |
TBB League | 1994–95 | |
TBB League | 1995–96 | |
TBB League | 1996–97 | |
TBB League | 1997–98 | |
TBB League | 1999–00 | |
TBB 2nd League | 2005–06 | |
TBB League | 2007–08 | |
TBB League | 2009–10 | |
TBB League | 2010–11 | |
TBB League | 2011–12 | |
TBB League | 2012–13 | |
TBB League | 2013–14 | |
TBB League | 2014–15 | |
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup | ||
Turkish Cup | 1992–93 | |
Turkish Cup | 1993–94 | |
Turkish Cup | 1994–95 | |
Turkish Cup | 1995–96 | |
Turkish Cup | 1996–97 | |
Turkish Cup | 1997–98 | |
Turkish Cup | 1998–99 | |
Turkish Cup | 1999–00 | |
Turkish Cup | 2000–01 | |
Turkish Cup | 2008–09 | |
Turkish Cup | 2009–10 | |
Turkish Cup | 2010–11 | |
Turkish Cup | 2011–12 | |
Turkish Cup | 2012–13 | |
Turkish Cup | 2013–14 | |
Turkish Cup | 2015–16 |
Staff member | Position |
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Müge Erdem | General Manager |
Işıl Alben | General Coordinator |
Melahat Aydın | Team Manager |
Tolga Esenci | Head Coach |
Selim Aldağ | Assistant Coach |
Batuhan Akkaya | Assistant Coach |
Serkan Bodur | Conditioner |
Altuğ Duramaz | Doctor |
Pelin Yılmaz | Physiotherapist |
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu | Masseuse |
Alaaddin Akkoyun | Material Manager |
Özcan Kör | Transportation Manager |
Dates | Name |
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2008–2010 | Yasemin Horasan |
2010–2014 | Işıl Alben |
2014–2015 | Nevriye Yılmaz |
2015–2020 | Işıl Alben |
2020–2021 | Cansu Köksal |
2021–2022 | Pelin Bilgiç |
2022–2023 | Işıl Alben |
2023– | Meltem Yıldızhan |
Dates | Name |
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1994–1996 | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
1996–2002 | Ekrem Memnun |
2005–2007 | Ayhan Avcı |
2007–2009 | Cem Akdağ |
2009 | Hakan Acer |
2009 | Okan Çevik |
2009–2010 | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
2010–2012 | Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu |
2012–2016 | Ekrem Memnun |
2016–2018 | Marina Maljkovic |
2018–2022 | Efe Güven |
2022–2023 | Alper Durur |
2023–2024 | Miloš Pađen |
2024 | Tolga Esenci |
2024–present | Ekrem Memnun |