2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) season

Galatasaray Daikin
2025–26 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachMassimo Barbolini
(until 20 February 2026)
Alberto Bigarelli
(from 20 February 2026)
ArenaTVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
Turkish Women's Volleyball League5th seed
PlayoffsRegular season
Turkish Women's Volleyball CupSemifinals
Women's CEV CupRegular season

It is the 2025–26 season of the Women's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.

Season overview

Pre-season

On 29 May, It was announced that a 2-year contract was signed with head coach Massimo Barbolini.[1]

Galatasaray, who will compete in the CEV Cup, will face Portuguese representative FC Porto in the first round.[2]

On 20 August, Vodafone Sultans League 2025–26 Volleyball Season Fixtures Have Been Drawn.[3][4]

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Technical Staff

As of 21 February 2026[9]
Name Job
Neslihan Turan Administrative Manager
Mustafa Yurdaer Kobal Assistant Administrative Manager
Neşve Büyükbayram Team Manager
Alberto Bigarelli Head Coach
Emre Türkileri Assistant Coach
Ioannis Paraschidis Assistant Coach / Conditioner
Oğulcan Akbal Statistics Coach
Dinçer Kaya Physiotherapist
Murat Beder Masseur
Defne Heybeli Media Officer
Özkan Arslan Outfitter

Staff changes

Change Date Staff member Staff position Ref.
In 20 June 2025 Alberto Bigarelli Assistant Coach [10]
Out 30 June 2025 Adnan Mert Paşaoğlu Assistant Coach [11]
Out 20 February 2026 Massimo Barbolini Head Coach [12]
In 20 February 2026 Alberto Bigarelli Head Coach

Team roster

As of 24 February 2026[13]
No. Player Position Date of Birth Height (m) Country
1 Ali Frantti Outside Hitter (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 1.85  United States
2 İlkin Aydın (c) Outside Hitter (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 1.83  Turkey
3 Aslı Tecimer Outside Hitter (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 1.80  Turkey
4 İrem Nur Özsoy Libero (2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 1.70  Turkey
5 Eylül Akarçeşme Libero (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 1.70  Turkey
7 Wang Yuanyuan Middle-blocker (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 1.96  China
8 Yasemin Güveli Middle-blocker (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 1.90  Turkey
9 Eline Timmerman Middle-blocker (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 1.92  Netherlands
10 Ayçin Akyol Middle-blocker (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 1.88  Turkey
11 Naz Aydemir Setter (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 1.86  Turkey
12 Britt Bongaerts Setter (1996-11-03) 3 November 1996 1.85  Netherlands
13 Büşra Güneş Middle-blocker (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 1.90  Turkey
14 Alexia Căruțașu Opposite (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 1.88  Romania /  Turkey
15 Kaja Grobelna Opposite (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 1.88  Belgium
17 Myriam Sylla Outside Hitter (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 1.84  Italy

Transfers

New contracts

Date Player Contract length Source
12 June 2025 Yasemin Güveli 1-year [14]
1 July 2025 İrem Nur Özsoy 1-year [15]
15 August 2025 Eline Timmerman 1-year [16]
30 January 2026 İlkin Aydın 2-year [17]
2 February 2026 Alexia Căruțașu 1-year + 1-year [18]

Contract extensions

Transfers in

Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
12 June 2025 Naz Aydemir Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Free [19][20]
26 June 2025 Kaja Grobelna Queenseis Kariya Free [21]
2 July 2025 Aslı Tecimer İBB Spor Kulübü Free [22]
3 July 2025 Büşra Güneş Aras Kargo Free [23]
4 July 2025 Ali Frantti VakıfBank Free [24]
11 August 2025 Myriam Sylla Numia Vero Volley Milano Free [25]
22 November 2025 Wang Yuanyuan Tianjin Bohai Bank Free [26]

Transfers out

Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
5 May 2025 Ana Kalandadze Aras Kargo End of contract [27][28]
5 May 2025 Aslıhan Kılıç Aras Kargo End of contract [29][30]
5 May 2025 Bihter Dumanoğlu Papara Göztepe End of contract [31][32]
5 May 2025 Ceylan Arısan Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü End of contract [33]
6 May 2025 Sude Hacımustafaoğlu Papara Göztepe End of contract [34]
6 May 2025 Katarina Lazović VakıfBank End of contract [35][36]
6 May 2025 Yasemin Özel Beşiktaş End of contract [37][38]
23 February 2026 Martyna Łukasik Imoco Volley Contract termination [39]

Loans in

Date Player From Fee Source
30 June 2025 Martyna Łukasik Imoco Volley Undisclosed [40]

Loans out

Date Player Transferred to Fee Until Source
17 August 2025 Melisa Sazalan Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor Undisclosed End of season [41]

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 September 2025 – Galatasaray Daikin 2–2 İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor 25–19 26–28 25–23 24–26 – 100–96 Report 1
Report 2
10 September 2025 15:30 Galatasaray Daikin 2–1 Beşiktaş 20–25 25–23 25–23 – – 70–71 Report 1
Report 2
18 September 2025 – Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Tianjin Bohai Bank 25–17 25–20 18–25 26–24 – 94–86 Report 1
Report 2
30 September 2025 18:00 Eurotek Laica UYBA 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 25–15 25–22 25–22 – – 75–59 Report 1
Report 2
1 October 2025 21:00 Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 25–9 25–18 27–25 – – 77–52 Report 1
Report 2
4 October 2025 – Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 VakıfBank Spor Kulübü – – – – – 0–0 Report 1
Report 2
5 October 2025 – Eczacıbaşı Dynavit 2–2 Galatasaray Daikin – – – – – 0–0 Report

Competitions

Turkish Women's Volleyball League

League table

Regular season (1st Half)

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 October 2025 18:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor 25–16 26–24 25–23 – – 76–63 Report 1
Report 2
18 October 2025 18:00 Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 16–25 14–25 28–30 – – 58–80 Report 1
Report 2
21 October 2025 18:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 İlbank Spor Kulübü 25–12 25–16 25–16 – – 75–44 Report 1
Report 2
26 October 2025 18:00 VakıfBank Spor Kulübü 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 26–24 25–19 25–17 – – 76–60 Report 1
Report 2
16 November 2025 17:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü 25–22 25–15 25–19 – – 75–56 Report 1
Report 2
20 November 2025 19:30 Fenerbahçe Medicana 3–2 Galatasaray Daikin 27–25 22–25 25–23 25–27 15–11 114–111 Report 1
Report 2
23 November 2025 17:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker 25–16 25–23 25–16 – – 75–55 Report 1
Report 2
30 November 2025 16:00 Aras Kargo 1–3 Galatasaray Daikin 25–23 21–25 19–25 13–25 – 78–98 Report 1
Report 2
7 December 2025 17:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Türk Hava Yolları 23–25 25–22 25–13 25–15 – 98–75 Report 1
Report 2
11 December 2025 18:00 Zeren Spor 3–2 Galatasaray Daikin 19–25 25–18 17–25 25–11 15–10 101–89 Report 1
Report 2
14 December 2025 19:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 Beşiktaş 25–20 25–20 25–11 – – 75–51 Report 1
Report 2
17 December 2025 18:00 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 25–23 25–17 25–21 – – 75–61 Report 1
Report 2
21 December 2025 17:00 Göztepe Spor Kulübü 1–3 Galatasaray Daikin 20–25 17–25 25–22 21–25 – 83–97 Report 1
Report 2

Regular season (2nd Half)

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 January 2026 15:00 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 19–25 23–25 11–25 – – 53–75 Report 1
Report 2
10 January 2026 19:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü 25–19 25–14 22–25 25–20 – 97–78 Report 1
Report 2
17 January 2026 14:00 İlbank Spor Kulübü 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 11–25 15–25 15–25 – – 41–75 Report 1
Report 2
21 January 2026 17:00 Galatasaray Daikin 0–3 VakıfBank Spor Kulübü 17–25 18–25 15–25 – – 50–75 Report 1
Report 2
24 January 2026 16:00 Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 17–25 18–25 21–25 – – 56–75 Report 1
Report 2
1 February 2026 17:00 Galatasaray Daikin 0–3 Fenerbahçe Medicana 19–25 13–25 23–25 – – 55–75 Report 1
Report 2
7 February 2026 18:00 Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 28–26 25–16 27–25 – – 80–67 Report 1
Report 2
10 February 2026 19:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Aras Kargo 20–25 25–19 25–21 25–14 – 95–79 Report 1
Report 2
14 February 2026 19:00 Türk Hava Yolları 2–3 Galatasaray Daikin 25–23 22–25 25–16 19–25 12–15 103–104 Report 1
Report 2
21 February 2026 14:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Zeren Spor 25–14 25–18 22–25 25–22 – 97–79 Report 1
Report 2
28 February 2026 13:00 Beşiktaş 2–3 Galatasaray Daikin 15–25 25–22 22–25 25–23 8–15 95–110 Report 1
Report 2
7 March 2026 20:00 Galatasaray Daikin 2–3 Eczacıbaşı Dynavit 23–25 25–22 25–23 18–25 9–15 100–110 Report 1
Report 2
14 March 2026 13:00 Galatasaray Daikin 0–3 Göztepe Spor Kulübü 21–25 20–25 20–25 – – 61–75 Report 1
Report 2

Playoffs

5–8th place
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 March 2026 15:00 Türk Hava Yolları – Galatasaray Daikin – – – – – 0–0 Report
12 April 2026 19:00 Galatasaray Daikin – Türk Hava Yolları – – – – – 0–0 Report

Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 March 2026 20:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü 26–24 25–23 25–22 – – 76–69 Report 1
Report 2

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 March 2026 15:00 VakıfBank Spor Kulübü 3–0 Galatasaray Daikin 25–19 25–20 25–16 – – 75–55 Report 1
Report 2

CEV Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's CEV Cup

16th finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 November 2025 23:00 FC Porto 1–3 Galatasaray Daikin 25–22 19–25 21–25 23–25 – 88–97 P2
Report 1
Report 2
3 December 2025 19:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 FC Porto 25–17 25–17 25–17 – – 75–51 P2
Report 1
Report 2

8th finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 January 2026 22:00 Darta Bevo Roeselare 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 15–25 22–25 14–25 – – 51–75 P2
Report 1
Report 2
14 January 2026 19:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Darta Bevo Roeselare 25–16 24–26 25–21 25–17 – 99–80 P2
Report 1
Report 2

Playoffs

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 January 2026 19:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 25–12 21–25 25–16 25–10 – 96–63 P2
Report 1
Report 2
4 February 2026 21:30 Allianz MTV Stuttgart 2–3 Galatasaray Daikin 25–23 25–23 21–25 23–25 11–15 105–111 P2
Report 1
Report 2

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 February 2026 22:00 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 2–3 Galatasaray Daikin 26–24 19–25 25–13 18–25 9–15 97–102 Report 1
Report 2
25 February 2026 20:00 Galatasaray Daikin 3–1 Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 22–25 25–21 25–22 25–17 – 97–85 Report 1
Report 2

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 March 2026 20:30 Galatasaray Daikin 3–0 C.S.O. Voluntari 2005 25–14 25–15 25–19 – – 75–48 Report 1
Report 2
18 March 2026 20:00 C.S.O. Voluntari 2005 0–3 Galatasaray Daikin 13–25 10–25 8–25 – – 31–75 Report 1
Report 2

Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 April 2026 – Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 – Galatasaray Daikin – – – – – 0–0 Report
8 April 2026 – Galatasaray Daikin – Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 – – – – – 0–0 Report

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