GALATASARAY SPOR KULÜBÜNÜN İNGİLİZCE TANITIMI

GALATASARAY SPOR KULÜBÜNÜN İNGİLİZCE TANITIMI

History of Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK was founded in the fall of 1905, by Galatasaray High School (a high school founded in 1481) students as a football club. Galatasaray’s first president was Ali Sami Yen . Their first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and they won this match by 2–0. There were discussions about the club’s name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.
The first photo of Galatasaray (1905)
The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School , which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy ) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means “Galata palace”.
Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asım Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.
“ Our aim is to play together, to have a colour and a name, and to beat the teams of outside of Turkey. ”
— Ali Sami Yen
Since there weren’t any other Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1907–1908, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.
While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles, six Sunday League titles and three Friday League titles until 1952. Upon the initiation of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League , was played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles.
2000 UEFA Cup Final match line-up against Arsenal FC , 17 May 2000.
Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi ( Turkish Super League today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 18 league titles since then.
The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize “Turkish Cup” (today it is organized with the name Fortis Turkey Cup ) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 14 trophies since then.
Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season.
Galatasaray’s most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first Turkish football club ever to win a European trophy. They were aided in this by one of Turkey’s best generation of home grown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000 . Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium which is literally called “Hell” by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.
2000 UEFA Super Cup match line-up against Real Madrid , 25 August 2000.
There are many successful footballers who have played for
There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname “Cim Bom Bom” (pronounced ‘Jim Bom Bom’) or the shortened ‘Cim Bom’. The shortened form ‘Gala’ is sometimes used in Europe/Americas.
It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words.
Galatasaray’s first emblem was drawn by 333 [School Number] Şevki Ege. This was the figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak. The eagle was a model emblem that Galatasaray dwelled on in the beginning. But when the name did not attract too much interest, Şevki Ege’s composition was pushed aside. It was replaced by the current design in the 1920s. This replaced in 1925 by the current “Ghayn-Sin” crest, designed by Ayetullah Emin
Team colours and kit
Galatasaray’s “classic” home kit
Galatasaray wore red and white colours when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue during the 1907–1908 season. For a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham ‘s crewmen, played on 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II .
Since 1908 the club’s home kit has typically beenan 8-piece halved design. The shirt’s front, back and sleeves are made up of two alternating colours. This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the “classic” kit in 2012. The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).
Away kit
Since 1960–1961 the Galatasaray away strip is usually a white shirt, white shorts and white socks with some red and yellow elements at the sleeves or collar. [ citation needed ] The club’s original away kit was all white, and it is the colours in which the club won the 2000 UEFA Cup Final