Galatasaray U21

Galatasaray S.K. A2, commonly known as Galatasaray S.K. U21 is a football club based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the reserve team of Galatasaray and the club play in the A2 League.

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
ChairmanMustafa Cengiz
ManagerCeyhun Müderrisoğlu
LeagueA2 League
2019–201st
WebsiteClub website

History

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

  • 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

Players

Current squad

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

Coaching staff

[2]

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

References

  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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