Galatasaray is the professional women's

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Galatasaray S.K. Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, a major

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. Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in

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which has a

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for 2,200 spectators. The team recently won the

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and the

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title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women. GalatasarayMP-TarsusBelediyesiBK-19-11-2011-03

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Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as: * Galatasaray (1954–2010) * Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012) * Galatasaray (2012–2013) * Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015) * Galatasaray (2015–2022) * Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

Home courts

Players

Current squad

Depth chart

Honours

International competitions

EuroLeague Women / FIBA Women's European Champions Cup ** Winners (1): 2013–14 ** Third (1): 1998–99 ** Quarter-finals (9): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2011–12,

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, 2014–15, 2015–16,

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* FIBA EuroCup ** Winners (2): 2008–09, 2017–18 ** Runners-up (1):

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** Third (2): 2007–08, 2021–22 ** Fourth (1): 2016–17 *

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** Runners-up (2):

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* Triple Crown (1) : 2013–14

Domestic competitions

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** Winners (13): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013–14, 2014–15 ** Runners-up (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13,

** Winners (1): 2005-06 *

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** Winners (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14 ** Runners-up (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16 * Turkish Presidential Cup ** Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008,

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** Runners-up (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Technical staff

Team captains

Head coaches

References

External links

Galatasaray S.K. official website
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