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Club facts: Galatasaray

Galatasaray's Hakan Balta (right) in UEFA Cup action
Galatasaray's Hakan Balta (right) in UEFA Cup action ©Getty Images

Galatasaray AŞ
Formed:
1905
Nickname: Cimbom

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)
UEFA Cup (1): 2000
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2000

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
League title: 23 (2023)
Turkish Cup: 18 (2019)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)
2022/23:
did not take part in UEFA competition
2021/22:
round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League second qualifying round)
2020/21:
qualifying play-offs
2019/20:
UEFA Champions League group stage
2018/19:
round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)
2017/18:
second qualifying round
2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition
2015/16: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)
2014/15:
UEFA Champions League group stage
2013/14:
UEFA Champions League round of 16

Records
UEFA club competitions
Biggest home win
6-0: Galatasaray v Maccabi Netanya
06/08/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg

Biggest away win
1-5: twice, most recently v OFK Beograd
05/08/10, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg

Heaviest home defeat
1-6: Galatasaray v Real Madrid
17/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage
0-5: Galatasaray v Chelsea
20/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage

Heaviest away defeat
6-0 twice, most recently v Real Madrid
06/11/19, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Cup/Europa League
Biggest home win
6-0: Galatasaray v Maccabi Netanya (see above)

Biggest away win
1-5: OFK Beograd v Galatasaray (see above)

Heaviest home defeat
2-4: Galatasaray v Torpedo Moskva
22/10/75, second round first leg
1-3: Galatasaray v West Bromwich Albion
13/09/78, first round first leg

Heaviest away defeat
5-1: Bayer Leverkusen v Galatasaray
21/02/08, round of 32 second leg