Here are some information and “firsts & mosts” of Galatasaray.
The legendary Galatasaray striker
Metin Oktay is the first highest goal scorer of
Turkish Football League.
The only team which has championships in three different sports in
Turkey. 15 football, 4 volleyball and 4 basketball championships.
The first football team of
Turkey. (
Constantinople Football League) (1905-06).
The first basketball team of
Turkey (with Nişantaşı).
In 1987 Galatasaray Sports Club has owned 15 championships in 15 different branches including footbal and volleyball.
The first
Turkish champion of
Istanbul. (
Constantinople Football League)(1908-09).
No loses, no draws, even had no goals in its goal post in 1908-09.
The first winner of
The Istanbul Cup.(1940-41)
The first Turkish team joined
Champions League.(1993-94)
The only
UEFA Cup winner which came from
Champions League.
The highest ever scorer
Turkish team in
Champions League.(58 goals)
The one and only
Turkish team played quarter-final in
Champions League.(1993-94 and 2000-01)
The one and only
Turkish team played semi-final in
UEFA Cup.(1999-2000 vs
Leeds United)
The one and only
UEFA CupWinner
Turkish team.(1999-2000)
The one and only
UEFA Cup Winner without any loses.
Bologna 1-1 Galatasaray,
Galatasaray 2-1
Bologna,
B.Dortmund 0-2 Galatasaray,
Galatasaray 0-0
B.Dortmund,
R.Mallorca 1-4 Galatasaray,
Galatasaray 2-1
R.Mallorca,
Galatasaray 2-0
Leeds United,
Leeds United 2-2 Galatasaray,
Galatasaray 4-1
Arsenal
The one and only
Super Cup Winner
Turkish team.(1999-2000)
The best football team of the world in 2000.
1.Galatasaray 311.5
2.
Real Madrid 301
3.
Boca Juniors
Turkish Football League highest goal record. 105 goals in a season.(1962-63)
Had 7 championships in 10 seasons, in
Turkish Football League.
92-93,93-94,96-97,97-98,98-99,99-00,01-02
Hakan Şükür won The Best Scorer Of The World Award(
FIFA, 1997).
Had won 13
Turkish Cups.(highest)
Had won 15
Turkish Football League championships. (highest)
Had won 10
Turkish President Cups. (highest)
and much more...
http://www.galatasaray.org is the official website.