Begin of the European era

Gündüz Kılıç started managing Galatasaray back in 1952, and it was under him that the team first competed in European competition in 1956–57, qualifying for the European Cup by winning the regional Istanbul Football League the previous season. The first game was a preliminary round game against Romanian side Dinamo București which ended up in a 3–4 loss on aggregate.

The 1969–70 European Cup season was a remarkable one, because the club make it to the quarter finals. In that round the opponent Legia Warsaw won the clash 1–3 on aggregate.

Knocking the doors of Europe: 1988–89 European Cup

The first-ever European success was achieved during the 1988–89 season of the European Cup club competition, when the club was being coached by Mustafa Denizli. Galatasaray started in the first round and reached the semi-finals where they got eliminated by Romanian club Steaua București and future Gala legend Gheorghe Hagi. Throughout the competition Galatasaray has played against Rapid Wien, Neuchâtel Xamax, Monaco and Steaua București. The second round game against Neuchâtel Xamax was an incredible one; Galatasaray lost the away game by 3-0 and the return game was being played in front of 35,000 fans at the Ali Sami Yen stadium and Galatasaray won the game by 5–0 and promoted to the quarter-finals on 5–3 aggregate.

The weather conditions were the real opponents: 1991–92 season

Galatasaray had built a strong squad that season and reached the quarter-finals after eliminating Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt and Baník Ostrava. In the quarter-finals, the opponents were German side Werder Bremen and Galatasaray took the lead 0–1 in the first game, but eventually lost the game (1–2). Unfortunately, the second leg at Ali Sami Yen was played in bad weather conditions due to snowfall during the match. Both sides failed to score and Werder Bremen won 2–1 on aggregate. That year, the German side won the trophy and according to many analysts, Galatasaray would have won the cup if they could have knocked out Werder Bremen in Istanbul.

The unforgettable millennium season

1999–2000 UEFA Cup

Main articles: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup and 2000 UEFA Cup Final

Galatasaray v Arsenal

17 May 2000	Galatasaray	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Arsenal	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
20:45 CEST		Report [2]		Attendance: 38,919[3] Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)[4]
	Penalties
	Penbe Şükür Davala Popescu		Šuker Parlour Vieira

The 1999–2000 UEFA Cup competition was won by Galatasaray after they defeated Arsenal in the final. The victory marked the first time a Turkish side had won a European club football trophy, prompting wild celebrations on the streets of Istanbul.^[5]

Galatasaray entered the competition after finishing in third position in Group H after the first group stage of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, resulting in their transfer to the UEFA Cup, ahead of fourth-placed Milan. Their final group stage victory, against Milan, began a series of victories against Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Mallorca and Leeds United en route to the final, held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.^[6]

The final was scoreless through both the first 90 minutes and after extra time. After 94th minute Gala played remaining part of the extra time with 10 players; Gheorghe Hagi received a straight red card, after game footage showed the player holding and striking Tony Adams in the back; the Arsenal captain was awarded a yellow card for hitting Hagi during the altercation. In the ensuing penalty shoot-out, Patrick Vieira and Davor Šuker missed for Arsenal, while Galatasaray's Ergün Penbe, Hakan Şükür, Ümit Davala all converted past goalkeeper David Seaman. Gheorghe Popescu then scored the winning kick to win the UEFA Cup for Galatasaray.

Galatasaray had won an impressive treble that season, also winning the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup.

2000 UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2000 UEFA Super Cup

Real Madrid v Galatasaray

25 August 2000	Real Madrid	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Galatasaray	Stade Louis II, Monaco
20:45 CEST	Raúl 79' (pen.)	Report	Jardel 41' (pen.),  102'	Attendance: 15,000[7] Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)[8]

The 2000 UEFA Super Cup was a football match played on 25 August 2000 in the Stade Louis II in Monaco between Real Madrid of Spain and Galatasaray of Turkey. Real Madrid qualified by beating Valencia in the 2000 UEFA Champions League Final, while Galatasaray had made it to the Super Cup after beating Arsenal in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final. Galatasaray won the match 2–1, both goals scored by Brazilian international Mário Jardel, the latter a golden goal. The equalizer of Real Madrid was scored by a penalty goal by Spanish international Raúl Gonzalez.^[9]

By competition

As of 22 February 2024^[10]

Legend: Pld = Matches played. W= Wins. D = Draws. L = Losses. GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference. W% = Win percentage.

By club/country

As of 22 February 2024

More information Country, Club ...

Country	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	KS Vllaznia	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Austria	Austria Wien	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1
	Rapid Wien	8	4	0	4	13	13	0
	Sturm Graz	4	0	2	2	3	7	–4
Subtotal		15	5	3	7	19	24	–5
Azerbaijan	Neftçi	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Subtotal		1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Belgium	Anderlecht	4	0	1	3	3	13	–10
	Club Brugge	4	0	3	1	2	4	–2
Subtotal		8	0	4	4	5	17	–12
Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
	Levski Sofia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
Croatia	Hajduk Split	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
	Slaven Koprivnica	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Subtotal		3	3	0	0	6	2	+4
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia	Baník Ostrava	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
	Mladá Boleslav	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3
	Sparta Prague	6	2	1	3	8	13	–5
Subtotal		10	4	2	4	16	18	–2
Denmark	Copenhagen	4	1	1	2	5	5	0
	Randers	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		6	2	2	2	8	7	+1
England	Arsenal	3	0	1	2	2	8	–6
	Chelsea	4	0	1	3	1	9	–8
	Leeds United	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
	Liverpool	4	1	2	1	6	6	0
	Manchester United	8	2	4	2	10	13	–3
	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	0	2	2	6	–4
Subtotal		23	4	9	10	25	44	–19
Estonia	Levadia Tallinn	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	6	1	+5
Finland	Lahti	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
France	Girondins de Bordeaux	5	1	2	2	6	8	–2
	Marseille	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
	Monaco	6	2	1	3	7	12	–5
	Nantes	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
	Paris Saint-Germain	6	2	0	4	5	14	–9
Subtotal		21	7	5	9	23	36	–13
Germany East Germany West Germany	1. FC Magdeburg	3	0	3	0	3	3	0
	Bayer Leverkusen	2	0	1	1	1	5	–4
	Bayern Munich	4	0	1	3	3	12	–9
	Borussia Dortmund	6	1	1	4	4	13	–9
	Eintracht Frankfurt	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
	Hamburger SV	2	0	1	1	3	4	–1
	Hertha BSC	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4
	KFC Uerdingen 05	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
	Schalke 04	4	1	2	1	4	5	–1
	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
	Werder Bremen	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1
Subtotal		32	7	13	12	33	51	–18
Greece	Olympiacos	3	2	0	1	2	3	–1
	Panathinaikos	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
	Panionios	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Subtotal		6	5	0	1	9	4	+5
Hungary	Ferencváros	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Ireland	Cork City	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
	Waterford	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3
Subtotal		4	4	0	0	8	3	+5
Israel	Maccabi Netanya	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	10	1	+9
Italy	AC Milan	6	2	1	3	9	14	–5
	Bologna	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
	Juventus	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2
	Lazio	6	2	2	2	4	5	–1
	Parma	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
	Roma	4	1	2	1	6	7	–1
Subtotal		26	8	10	8	32	38	–6
Kazakhstan	Astana	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
	Tobol	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Subtotal		4	1	3	0	6	4	+2
Lithuania	Žalgiris	2	1	1	0	3	2	0
Subtotal		2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Luxembourg	Avenir Beggen	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Moldova	Tiraspol	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	8	2	0	6	8	17	–9
Subtotal		8	2	0	6	8	17	–9
Norway	Molde	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2
	Rosenborg	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
	Tromsø	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1
Subtotal		6	3	1	2	9	8	1
Poland	GKS Katowice	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
	Legia Warsaw	5	1	1	3	3	6	–3
	Polonia Bytom	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
	Widzew Łódź	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Subtotal		11	4	2	5	11	11	0
Portugal	Benfica	5	2	1	2	6	5	+1
	Braga	2	1	0	1	2	3	–1
	Porto	2	0	0	2	2	4	–2
Subtotal		9	3	1	5	10	12	–2
Romania	CFR Cluj	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
	Dinamo București	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
	FC U Craiova	2	1	0	1	2	3	–1
	Steaua București	4	0	2	2	3	8	–5
Subtotal		14	6	4	4	23	19	+4
Russia Soviet Union	CSKA Moscow	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3
	Spartak Moscow	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1
	Torpedo Moscow	2	0	0	2	2	7	–5
Subtotal		12	3	3	6	12	18	–6
Scotland	Rangers	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
	St Johnstone	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2
Subtotal		5	2	2	1	9	7	+2
Serbia Yugoslavia	OFK Beograd	2	1	1	0	7	3	+4
	Red Star Belgrade	4	0	2	2	2	6	–4
Subtotal		6	1	3	2	9	9	0
Slovakia Czechoslovakia	Spartak Trnava	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Subtotal		2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Slovenia	Olimpija Ljubljana	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Subtotal		2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Spain	Athletic Bilbao	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
	Atlético Madrid	6	0	2	4	2	8	–6
	Barcelona	10	1	3	6	7	16	–9
	Deportivo de La Coruña	2	1	0	1	1	2	–1
	Mallorca	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
	Real Madrid	9	3	0	6	10	28	–18
	Real Sociedad	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1
	Villarreal	2	0	1	1	2	5	–3
Subtotal		34	8	6	20	32	66	–34
Sweden	AIK	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
	Helsingborgs IF	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1
	IFK Göteborg	2	0	0	2	0	2	–2
	Östersunds FK	2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
Subtotal		7	1	2	4	6	10	–4
Switzerland	AC Bellinzona	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2
	Grasshopper Club Zürich	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2
	Sion	6	4	0	2	18	12	+6
	St. Gallen	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
	Neuchâtel Xamax	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
	Zürich	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Subtotal		17	11	2	4	42	29	+13
Ukraine	Karpaty Lviv	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
	Metalist Kharkiv	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1
Subtotal		3	0	2	1	3	4	–1
Total		316	113	84	119	427	472	–45

Close

Five-year ranking

More information Rank, Club ...

Rank	Club	Points
53	Real Sociedad	33.000
	Olympique Marseille
54	Zenit	32.000
55	Galatasaray	31.500
56	İstanbul Başakşehir	31.000
	Celtic

Close

Source: ^[295]

Five-year ranking history

More information Season, Rank ...

Season Rank Points Ref. 1963 72 1.000 [296] 1964 39 2.000 [297] 1965 32 3.000 [298] 1966 24 4.000 [299] 1967 29 4.000 [300] 1968 53 3.000 [301] 1969 87 2.000 [302] 1970 82 2.333 [303] 1971 131 1.333 [304] 1972 102 1.833 [305] 1973 77 2.333 [306] 1974 65 2.833 [307] 1975 112 1.500 [308] 1976 86 2.000 [309] 1977 80 2.250 [310] 1978 106 1.750 [311] 1979 141 1.250 [312] 1980 114 1.750 [313] 1981 145 1.250 [314] 1982 202 0.500 [315] 1983 110 1.750 [316] 1984 109 1.750 [317] 1985 135 1.250 [318] 1986 97 2.000 [319] 1987 61 3.000 [320] 1988 70 2.750 [321] 1989 38 4.000 [322] 1990 32 4.500 [323] 1991 46 3.750 [324] 1992 37 4.083 [325]

Season Rank Points Ref. 1993 33 4.416 [326] 1994 34 4.166 [327] 1995 37 4.332 [328] 1996 36 4.332 [329] 1997 29 4.499 [330] 1998 40 3.832 [331] 1999 68 31.175 [332] 2000 33 51.925 [333] 2001 16 71.987 [334] 2002 15 78.362 [335] 2003 18 78.495 [336] 2004 15 74.656 [337] 2005 35 50.872 [338] 2006 71 33.634 [339] 2007 97 26.791 [340] 2008 87 30.469 [341] 2009 60 33.445 [342] 2010 43 43.890 [343] 2011 45 44.510 [344] 2012 60 38.310 [345] 2013 41 54.400 [346] 2014 36 55.340 [347] 2015 38 50.020 [348] 2016 32 57.920 [349] 2017 31 58.840 [350] 2018 49 29.500 [351] 2019 68 22.500 [352] 2020 64 23.500 [353] 2021 94 17.000 [354] 2022 54 32.000 [355]

Season Rank Points Ref. 2023 55 31.500 [356]

Close