Galatasaray Istanbul (basketball)
Galatasaray Istanbul (basketball) | |||
Founded | 1911 | ||
Hall |
Sinan Erdem Dome (16,500 seats) |
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Homepage | www.galatasaray.org | ||
president | Mustafa Cengiz | ||
Trainer | Ergin Ataman | ||
league |
Türkiye Basketbol Ligi 2015/16: Play-Off: Semifinals / League 3rd place |
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Eurocup 2015/16: 1st place |
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Colours | Yellow Red | ||
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successes | |||
Eurocup 2015/16 Turkish Championship: 1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013 Turkish Cup victory: 1970, 1972, 1995 Turkish Presidential Cup : 1985, 2011 |
The basketball team of Galatasaray is the first professional basketball team in Turkey was founded. This happened in 1911. Galatasaray plays in the highest Turkish basketball league, the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi , where they have won five titles so far. In addition, the club's basketball department - like the football team or the women's department - was the only Turkish club to win a European title ( Eurocup 2015/16 ).
Name changes due to sponsorship
On the basis of sponsorship agreements, the club has been selling its naming rights since summer 2005 and as a result has the respective sponsor name in its club name. The previous sponsoring-related name changes are:
- Galatasaray Cafe Crown (2005-2011)
- Galatasaray Medical Park (2011-2013)
- Galatasaray Liv Hospital (2013-2015)
- Galatasaray Odeabank (2015–)
successes
(Only current competitions)
- ULEB Eurocup : 2016
- Turkish Championship: 1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013
- Turkish Cup victory: 1970, 1972, 1995
- Turkish Presidential Cup: 1985, 2011
Awards
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Sedat-Simavi Prize
- 1985 (9th edition) in the category: Sport
- for the success of the Galatasaray school basketball team at the High Schools World Basketball Championship where they finished second.
- 2009 (33rd edition) in the category: Sport
- for the winning achievements of the Galatasaray basketball wheelchair team at the European and Intercontinental Basketball Wheelchair Championships.
- 1985 (9th edition) in the category: Sport
Current squad
Squad Galatasaray Istanbul in the 2014/2015 season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attention: The squad information is out of date! (current season: 2020/2021) |
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Web links
- Official club website (Turkish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Teşekkürler Café Crown
- ↑ Galatasaray ile Medical Park Sponsorluk Anlaşması İmzaladı
- ↑ Galatasaray Basketbol Erkek Takımı'nın yeni sponsoru Liv Hospital
- ↑ Proposed team list for 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
- ↑ Erkek Basketbol Kupa Koleksiyonu - GALATASARAY.ORG. Retrieved February 3, 2017 .
- ↑ 9. Sedat Simavi Ödülleri - 1985. … Liselerarası Dünya İkincisi "olması nedeniyle… Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti , 1985, accessed on May 2, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ 33. Sedat Simavi Ödülleri - 2009. … “Avrupa - Dünya ve Kıtalararası Basketbol Şampiyonu” olması nedeniyle… Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti, 2009, accessed on May 2, 2019 (Turkish).