Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, "Galatasaray Sports Club") is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey, most notable for its association football department. The club also consists of various other departments including basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, water polo, handball, athletics, swimming, rowing, sailing, judo, bridge, motorsport, equestrian, and chess. Galatasaray S.K. is among the key members of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee together with Galatasaray University and the prestigious Lycée de Galatasaray. The football team of the club is the only European cup winner team in Turkey, holding the most
History of Galatasaray S.K. drawn against Bordeaux. The club beat the French side 4-3 on aggregate and progressed to face Hamburg. The first leg finished in a 1-1 draw but the club was eliminated from the fourth round following a 3-2 loss, despite Galatasaray leading 2-0 in the first half. Michael Skibbe was sacked after a 5-2 loss against relegation battlers Kocaelispor and was replaced with Bülent Korkmaz. Galatasaray competed with Fenerbahçe for a place in the UEFA Europa League but lost the battle despite a 2-1 win over Sivasspor, league runners up due to Fenerbahçe's 2-1 win against Trabzonspor at an away match.