Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team is the

wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...

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Galatasaray SK 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 de ...

, a major

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. Galatasaray play matches in 2.200-seat arena, called the

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History

Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by

IWBF Europe IWBF is an abbreviation for: * International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, governing body for wheelchair basketball * International Women's Boxing Federation, a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing Boxing (also known as "West ...

. Having only been founded in 2005, the basketball team has already won the IWBF Champions League twice in a row, in years 2007-08 and 2008–09, making them one of the finest wheelchair teams in

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. Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won the

Kitakyushu Champions Cup The Kitakyushu Champions Cup commemorates the 2002 Gold Cup World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Kitakyushu, which was the first to be held in Asia. 2011 tournament is the ninth to be held, demonstrating the vitality of our citizens and t ...

and became world champions in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as: * Galatasaray (2005–2021) * Galatasaray Tunç Holding (2021–present)

Home arenas

(2005–2021) * Beylikdüzü Spor Kompleksi (2021–2022) *

(2022–present)

Technical staff

Current roster

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League The Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League ( tr, Türkiye Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Süper Ligi, TTSB Süper Ligi) is the top-flight professional league for wheelchair basketball teams in Turkey with men and women players. Established in 19 ...

: ** Winners (10): (record) 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18 *

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and ...

: ** Winners (1): 2005–06 * Sinan Erdem Wheelchair Basketball Cup: ** Winners (2):

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

* Antalya Kepez Tournament: ** Winners (1):

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

International competitions

IWBF Champions Cup The IWBF Champions League, formerly IWBF Champions Cup, is the top European competition in wheelchair basketball clubs in mens. Events Since 2009, the European club competitions work as this: *Eurocup 1: IWBF Champions League *Eurocup 2: André ...

: ** Winners (5):

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

** Finalist (1):

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: ** Winners (4):

André Vergauwen Cup Results Titles by club Titles by country Medals (1977-2022) See also *Wheelchair basketball *IWBF Champions Cup *Willi Brinkmann Cup *IWBF Challenge Cup *Kitakyushu Champions Cup The Kitakyushu Champions Cup commemorates the 2002 Gold Cu ...

: ** Winner (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 ** Semi-finalist (1): 2006–07 * Chieti Tournament: ** Winners (1):

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

* South Eastern Europe (SEE) Championship Cup: ** Winners (1):

Head coaches

References

External links

Galatasaray S.K. official website

Unofficial Fan Site and Forum

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
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