Galatasaray men's water polo team
| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 1910 |
| League | Türkiye Sutopu 1. Ligi |
| Based in | İstanbul, Turkey |
| Arena | Galatasaray Kalamış Facilities |
| Colors | Yellow & Red |
| President | Dursun Özbek |
| Head coach | Halil İbrahim Avcıoğlu |
| Championships | 39 |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | Galatasaray.org |
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Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team is the water polo team of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray S.K.
History
In the 1910s, water polo began to be played for the first time in Istanbul by Galatasaray fans.
Water polo, which became a branch in Bebek Facilities, continued its struggle for many years in Galatasaray Kuruçeşme Island. With the opening of the pool in Kalamış in 1968, it took its place in the water sports center.
In the Turkish Away Water Polo League, which started in the 1950s, it won the championship twice, in 1955 and 1957, and three times, 73, 75 and 77, for a long time in the 1970s. It was suspended for 14 years until 1991.
With the arrival of Hungarian coach Zoltan Gulyas in 1988, importance was given to infrastructure works, and it started to become a branch that tries to train Olympic athletes instead of a branch that makes the children of its members do sports.[1]
In 2011, Galatasaray Men's Water Polo Team won Turkish Water Polo Championship Cup.[2]
Domestic success
- Türkiye Sutopu Şampiyonası:
- Winners (9): 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
- Türkiye Sutopu 1. Ligi:
- Winners (30): 1955, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
International success
- LEN Champions League:
- Quarter-Finals (1): 2012–13
- LEN Challenger Cup
Current squad
- As of 15 March 2026[3]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
| – | Fatih Acar | November 22, 1998 | Wing | ||
| – | Ulvi Burtay Akkaya | May 2, 1998 | – | ||
| – | Orhan Arda Alpman | June 25, 2006 | – | ||
| – | Mithat Onur Ayaksız | May 12, 2006 | – | ||
| – | Selçuk Can Caner | December 3, 2001 | – | ||
| – | Engin Ege Çolak | January 3, 1997 | – | ||
| – | Nicolas Constantin-Bicari | December 5, 1991 | – | ||
| – | Atakan Destici | March 9, 1997 | – | ||
| – | Ali Hamza Erdağ | September 1, 2006 | – | ||
| – | Ekin Erkaplan | December 9, 2002 | Goalkeeper | ||
| – | Stefan Gak | February 25, 2002 | – | ||
| – | Osman Selim Gülenç (C) | July 7, 1992 | – | ||
| – | Ömer Faruk İpek | May 8, 2002 | Goalkeeper | ||
| – | Lukas Kaan Koçtürk | March 17, 2008 | – | ||
| – | Marko Krstic | July 2, 1986 | – | ||
| – | Efe Kuloğlu | January 29, 2005 | – | ||
| – | Kasra Mottaghi | December 22, 2009 | – | ||
| – | Efe Naipoğlu | August 5, 2006 | – | ||
| – | Ikkei Nitta | April 23, 1998 | – | ||
| – | Ali Çınar Nuray | March 17, 2006 | – | ||
| – | Yağız Kaan Özten | August 14, 2007 | Goalkeeper | ||
| – | Oğuz Berke Senemoğlu | July 3, 1995 | – | ||
| – | Mert Deniz Üçler | September 28, 2009 | – | ||
| – | Dejan Vujović | February 23, 1999 | – |
References
External links
- Galatasaray SK Official Web Site (in Turkish)
- Galatasaray SK - Water Polo - Global Sports Archive (in English)