Galatasaray U21

Galatasaray U21
Full nameGalatasaray U21
Nickname(s)Cimbom
Aslan (The Lion)
Sarı Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)
Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)
Gala (Mostly used outside of Turkey)
GroundMetin Oktay Training Center
Capacity2,500
ChairmanDursun Özbek
ManagerCeyhun Müderrisoğlu
LeagueU21 Ligi
2019–201st
Websitehttps://www.galatasaray.org/sl/futbol-akademisi-ana-sayfa/26

Galatasaray S.K. U21, commonly known as Galatasaray S.K. B is a football club based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the reserve team of Galatasaray and the club play in the U21 Ligi.

History

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They have been members of the Turkish Youth league formed in 1988 and Turkish PAF League formed in 1999. They play their home games at Metin Oktay Facilities in Florya, which is also the training ground of Galatasaray S.K. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, under special conditions.

The reserves head coach is Erkan Ültanır, who picks and manages the side. Galatasaray PAF won the Turkish PAF league titles in last three years.

Honours

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  • U21 Ligi
    • Winners (7): (record) 1989–90, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2014–15[1]
    • Runners-up (2): 1996–97, 2007–08

Former managers

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Players

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Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Turkey TUR Berk Balaban
-- GK Turkey TUR Emircan Seçgin
-- GK Turkey TUR Evra Saner Gülal
-- DF Turkey TUR Arda Kaan Yıldız
-- DF Turkey TUR Emin Bayram
-- DF Turkey TUR Berk Akdemir
-- DF Turkey TUR Işık Kaan Arslan
-- DF Turkey TUR Ercan Şirin
-- DF Turkey TUR Süleyman Luş
-- DF Turkey TUR Mustafa Yiğit Turgut
-- MF Turkey TUR Güney Gençel
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Turkey TUR Berkan Mahmut Keskin
-- MF Turkey TUR Göktan Işılak
-- MF Turkey TUR Atalay Yıldırım
-- MF Turkey TUR Atalay Babacan
-- MF Turkey TUR Mustafa Fettahoğlu
-- MF Turkey TUR Erkan Süer
-- MF Turkey TUR Abdussamed Karnuçu
-- MF Turkey TUR Mirza Cihan
-- FW Turkey TUR Erencan Yardımcı
-- FW Turkey TUR Deniz Pala
-- FW Turkey TUR Bozan Uymaz
-- FW Turkey TUR Yunus Akgün

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Football Academy Coordinator Turkey Ali Yavaş
Football Academy Administrative Manager Turkey Semih Egemen Ersoy
Academy Coach Coordinator - Technical Manager U19 Turkey Ceyhun Müderrisoğlu

References

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  1. ^ PAF League Champions Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Futbol Akademisi İdari ve Teknik Kadro". GALATASARAY.ORG. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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