Galatasaray S.K. (women's football)

Galatasaray S.K. opened initially a football school for girls of age category 6-12 at its Florya Metin Oktay Facilities (Turkish: Florya Kız Futbol Okulu) in the beginning of 2011. The training of girls was conducted by women trainers on weekends.[1]

The women's football side of Galatasaray S.K. was founded in 2012. It consisted in age categories of little girls, cadets and junior girls. It was an important place in the infrastructure with the female players it has trained, The little girls became champion in the Istanbul Girls' U-13 League ("İstanbul Minik Kızlar Futbol Ligi"), the cadetss played in the finals of the Turkish Girls' U-15 Championship ("Türkiye Yıldız Kızlar Futbol Şampiyonası"), and the juniors advanced to the second round of the Turkish Girls' U-17 Championship ("Türkiye Genç Kızlar Futbol Şamğiyonası"). Some members of the Yellow*Reds were admitted to the Turkey girls' national U-17 team.[2]

The umbrella club's management announced the closure of the women's football department, which was active four years long, with effect of end September 2016 due to downsizing measures caused by financial issues.[2]

On September 18, 2021, the senior women's football team has been founded.[3] Nurcan Çelik was appointed as the first coach.

As of 7 December 2021[4]

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  TUR Ceren Yağcı — GK  TUR Evin Dinçer 25 GK  TUR Büşra Kenet 66 GK  TUR Sude Nur Sözüdoğru — DF  TUR Nurşin Akurt — DF  TUR Ceyda Karagözoğlu 3 DF  TUR İlayda Uğur 4 DF  TUR Yaren Çetin 5 DF  TUR Zeynep Nisa Üner 6 DF  TUR Cemre Kara 21 DF  TUR Didem Dülber 23 DF  TUR Fadime Kurnaz 44 DF  SRB Milica Denda 61 DF  TUR İlayda Gündoğdu 99 DF  EGY Samia Adam

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TUR Melin Ateş — MF  TUR Gülşah Çamlı 8 MF  TUR Zeynep Ece Güneş 10 MF  TUR İsmigül Yalçıner 11 MF  TUR Elif Kesgin 15 MF  TUR Sibel Göker 17 MF  TUR Buse Çolak 19 MF  TUR Gözde Gül 22 MF  NGA Ijeoma Queenth Daniels 24 MF  TUR Arzu Akkurt 33 MF  TUR Serpil Özer (C) 67 MF  TUR Gülhanım Doğan 77 MF  BRA Amanda Ferreira De Alencar 78 MF  COL Angie Ortiz — FW  TUR Duru Gezer 9 FW  TUR Elanur Laçin 30 FW  CMR Berthe Andiolo