Galatasaray S.K. Volleyball

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Galatasaray S.K. Volleyball
Logo
Arena Burhan Felek Sports Complex
İstanbul, Turkey
Capacity: 1,460
Manager Flag of Turkey Ali Ümit Hızal (Men's Team)
Flag of Turkey Reşat Arığ (Women's Team)
Team Colors Red-Yellow
Website galatasaray.org/voleybol
Active departments of Galatasaray

Football

Basketball

Volleyball
Athletics Water Polo Swimming
Rowing Sailing Judo

Galatasaray S.K. Voleybol is a volleyball club, part of Galatasaray Sports Club, based in Istanbul, Turkey. Both Men's and Women's team play at Burhan Felek Sports Complex with capacity of 1,460 spectators.

First priority of Galatasaray S.K. is football, therefore volleyball branch is separated from the club and has semi-autonomous management by professionals. Since the branch had separated from the club, financial problems occurred and club tried to come over with sponsorship deals. Women branch team relegated to 2nd League in 2005-2006 season.

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[edit] Current squad

Men's Team [1]
  • Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz
  • Gustavo Scholtis
  • Ahmet Pezük
  • Can Ayvazoğlu (C)
  • Milan Markovic
  • Caner Dengin
  • Çağlar Özel
  • Caner Pekşen
  • Yasin Sancak
  • Halil İbrahim Akşeker
  • Inoslav Krnic
  • Ali Alp Çayır
Women's Team [2]
  • Neslihan Keskin (C)
  • Heval Aydın
  • Aslıhan Köyel
  • Brittany Joy Hochevar
  • Tuğçe Çekiç
  • Bahar Ekinci
  • Dilara Bilge
  • Gülen Erman
  • Youlia Kovtun
  • Serap Çalıkuşu
  • Elena Lik
  • Büşra İzal
  • Hatice Sungur

[edit] Honours

Men's team on a league match.
Men's team on a league match.

[edit] Men's team

  • İstanbul Volleyball League Championship: 16
    • 1931-1932, 1934-1935, 1943-1944, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1965-1966
  • Turkish Volleyball League Championship: 12
    • 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
  • National Volleyball League: 4
    • 1970-1971, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989

[edit] Women's team

  • İstanbul Women's Volleyball League Championship: 8
    • 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1977-1978
  • Turkish Women's Volleyball League Championship: 5
    • 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1965-1966 [3]

[edit] Notes

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