Beşiktaş men's basketball section started out in the year 1933, before being halted in 1936, and then resuming once again in 1940. Since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.
According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.
Galatasaray SK is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history, and basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 11 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of basketball team.
Honours
Competition Beşiktaş Galatasaray Turkish Super League 2 5 Turkish Championship – 11 Turkish Cup 1 3 Turkish Super Cup 1 2 EuroCup - 1 FIBA EuroChallenge 1 - Total 5 22
Head to Head As of 18 November 2024 MatchesWinsBeşiktaşDrawsWinsGalatasarayTurkish League13357373Turkish Cup9702EuroCup1001Total matches14364376
Sponsorship naming Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş have been also known as:
Galatasaray Cafe Crown: 2005–2011 Galatasaray Medical Park: 2011–2013 Galatasaray Liv Hospital: 2013–2015 Galatasaray Odeabank: 2015–2018 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta: 2018–2020 Galatasaray Nef: 2021–2022
Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011 Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012 Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020 Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021-
Turkish League Matches
Season Date Home team Score Away team1967/6802-12-1967Beşiktaş 60–62Galatasaray1967/6823-03-1968Galatasaray 69–60Beşiktaş1968/6926-10-1968Galatasaray 75–62Beşiktaş1968/6912-03-1969Beşiktaş 65–80Galatasaray1969/7015-11-1969Beşiktaş 70–67Galatasaray1969/7024-01-1970Galatasaray 63–66Beşiktaş1970/7129-11-1970Galatasaray 84–64Beşiktaş1970/7113-02-1971Beşiktaş 60–70Galatasaray1971/7214-11-1971Beşiktaş 82–56Galatasaray1971/7213-02-1972Galatasaray 68–70Beşiktaş1972/7304-11-1972Beşiktaş74–74Galatasaray1972/7321-01-1973Galatasaray 80–73Beşiktaş1973/7430-12-1973Galatasaray65–65Beşiktaş1973/7410-02-1974Beşiktaş 77–74Galatasaray1974/7507-12-1974Galatasaray74–74Beşiktaş1974/7501-03-1975Beşiktaş 87–74Galatasaray1975/7616-11-1975Beşiktaş 73–57Galatasaray1975/7631-01-1976Galatasaray 76–95Beşiktaş1976/7717-10-1976Galatasaray 88–80Beşiktaş1976/7723-01-1977Beşiktaş 82–66Galatasaray1977/7802-10-1977Galatasaray 67–61Beşiktaş1977/7829-01-1978Beşiktaş 83–68Galatasaray1978/7915-10-1978Beşiktaş 83–72Galatasaray1978/7927-01-1979Galatasaray 89–92Beşiktaş1979/8006-01-1980Beşiktaş 103–76Galatasaray1979/8029-03-1980Galatasaray 86–103Beşiktaş1980/8109-11-1980Galatasaray 87–93Beşiktaş1980/8123-11-1980Beşiktaş 101–82Galatasaray1981/8208-01-1982Beşiktaş 126–79Galatasaray1981/8207-02-1982Beşiktaş 94–89Galatasaray1981/8217-03-1982Beşiktaş 100–79Galatasaray1982/8303-10-1982Beşiktaş 87–86Galatasaray1982/8312-12-1982Galatasaray 113–118Beşiktaş1983/8419-10-1983Beşiktaş 80–95Galatasaray1983/8408-01-1984Galatasaray 91–86Beşiktaş1984/8517-11-1984Beşiktaş 90–104Galatasaray1984/8502-02-1985Galatasaray 110–103Beşiktaş1985/8602-11-1985Galatasaray 97–80Beşiktaş1985/8621-12-1985Beşiktaş 100–87Galatasaray1986/8714-12-1986Beşiktaş 80–64Galatasaray1986/8714-02-1987Galatasaray 73–80Beşiktaş1986/8708-03-1987Galatasaray 82–73Beşiktaş1986/8710-03-1987Beşiktaş 88–61Galatasaray1986/8712-03-1987Galatasaray 88–78Beşiktaş1987/8806-12-1987Galatasaray 78–66Beşiktaş1987/8827-02-1988Beşiktaş 68–90Galatasaray1989/9021-10-1989Galatasaray 90–77Beşiktaş1989/9018-01-1990Beşiktaş 88–90Galatasaray1990/9130-09-1990Galatasaray 97–100Beşiktaş1990/9129-12-1990Beşiktaş 87–102Galatasaray1991/9228-12-1991Beşiktaş 83–70Galatasaray1991/9225-03-1992Galatasaray 91–79Beşiktaş1992/9306-12-1992Beşiktaş 70–69Galatasaray1992/9314-03-1993Galatasaray 83–77Beşiktaş1993/9412-12-1993Galatasaray 72–77Beşiktaş1993/9410-04-1994Beşiktaş 91–101Galatasaray1994/9522-12-1994Galatasaray 80–58Beşiktaş1994/9528-03-1995Beşiktaş 67–76Galatasaray1995/9602-12-1995Galatasaray 84–61Beşiktaş1995/9617-03-1996Beşiktaş 76–66Galatasaray1996/9710-11-1996Beşiktaş 67–70Galatasaray1996/9729-03-1997Galatasaray 85–71Beşiktaş1997/9814-09-1997Galatasaray 87–78Beşiktaş1997/9817-01-1998Beşiktaş 82–87Galatasaray1998/9912-09-1998Beşiktaş 61–73Galatasaray1998/9903-01-1999Galatasaray 60–62Beşiktaş1999/0018-12-1999Galatasaray 63–85Beşiktaş1999/0025-03-2000Beşiktaş 80–71Galatasaray2000/0119-11-2000Beşiktaş 82–60Galatasaray2000/0103-03-2001Galatasaray 64–62Beşiktaş
Season Date Home team Score Away team2001/0229-12-2001Galatasaray 82–78Beşiktaş2001/0206-04-2002Beşiktaş 102–77Galatasaray2002/0302-11-2002Beşiktaş 74–88Galatasaray2002/0322-02-2003Galatasaray 82–65Beşiktaş2003/0408-11-2003Galatasaray 71–89Beşiktaş2003/0415-02-2004Beşiktaş 94–76Galatasaray2004/0518-12-2004Galatasaray 71–83Beşiktaş2004/0527-03-2005Beşiktaş 75–64Galatasaray2005/0623-10-2005Beşiktaş Cola Turka 80–62Galatasaray Cafe Crown2005/0603-02-2006Galatasaray Cafe Crown 62–77Beşiktaş Cola Turka2006/0711-11-2006Beşiktaş Cola Turka 60–67Galatasaray Cafe Crown2006/0724-02-2007Galatasaray Cafe Crown 70–81Beşiktaş Cola Turka2006/0704-05-2007Galatasaray Cafe Crown 83–65Beşiktaş Cola Turka2006/0706-05-2007Galatasaray Cafe Crown 80–73Beşiktaş Cola Turka2006/0708-05-2007Beşiktaş Cola Turka 81–89Galatasaray Cafe Crown2007/0824-11-2007Beşiktaş Cola Turka 75–80Galatasaray Cafe Crown2007/0807-03-2008Galatasaray Cafe Crown 66–83Beşiktaş Cola Turka2008/0927-12-2008Beşiktaş Cola Turka 66–58Galatasaray Cafe Crown2008/0918-04-2009Galatasaray Cafe Crown 111–94Beşiktaş Cola Turka2008/0916-05-2009Galatasaray Cafe Crown 84–74Beşiktaş Cola Turka2008/0918-05-2009Galatasaray Cafe Crown 80–66Beşiktaş Cola Turka2008/0921-05-2009Beşiktaş Cola Turka 113–71Galatasaray Cafe Crown2008/0923-05-2009Beşiktaş Cola Turka 102–115Galatasaray Cafe Crown2009/1002-01-2010Beşiktaş Cola Turka 87–96Galatasaray Cafe Crown2009/1017-04-2010Galatasaray Cafe Crown 95–84Beşiktaş Cola Turka2010/1121-11-2010Beşiktaş Cola Turka 71–73Galatasaray Cafe Crown2010/1125-04-2011Galatasaray Cafe Crown 81–73Beşiktaş Cola Turka2010/1112-05-2011Galatasaray Cafe Crown 94–90Beşiktaş Cola Turka2010/1115-05-2011Beşiktaş Cola Turka 70–80Galatasaray Cafe Crown2011/1217-12-2011Beşiktaş Milangaz 73–65Galatasaray Medical Park2011/1202-04-2012Galatasaray Medical Park 92–81Beşiktaş Milangaz2011/1215-05-2012Galatasaray Medical Park 75–74Beşiktaş Milangaz2011/1217-05-2012Galatasaray Medical Park 72–81Beşiktaş Milangaz2011/1220-05-2012Beşiktaş Milangaz 74–65Galatasaray Medical Park2011/1222-05-2012Beşiktaş Milangaz 84–73Galatasaray Medical Park2012/1302-12-2012Galatasaray Medical Park 64–60Beşiktaş2012/1325-03-2013Beşiktaş 72–76Galatasaray Medical Park2013/1420-10-2013Galatasaray Liv Hospital 87–82Beşiktaş Integral Forex2013/1403-02-2014Beşiktaş Integral Forex 82–78Galatasaray Liv Hospital2013/1413-05-2014Galatasaray Liv Hospital 70–72Beşiktaş Integral Forex2013/1417-05-2014Beşiktaş Integral Forex 64–66Galatasaray Liv Hospital2013/1420-05-2014Galatasaray Liv Hospital 78–65Beşiktaş Integral Forex2014/1523-11-2014Galatasaray Liv Hospital 100–94Beşiktaş Integral Forex2014/1514-03-2015Beşiktaş Integral Forex 64–65Galatasaray Liv Hospital2015/1628-12-2015Galatasaray Odeabank 90–76Beşiktaş Sompo Japan2015/1601-05-2016Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 71–76Galatasaray Odeabank2016/1721-11-2016Galatasaray Odeabank 84–78Beşiktaş Sompo Japan2016/1720-03-2017Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 90–84Galatasaray Odeabank2017/1816-12-2017Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 80–78Galatasaray Odeabank2017/1822-04-2018Galatasaray Odeabank 77–73Beşiktaş Sompo Japan2018/1925-11-2018Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 72–74Galatasaray Odeabank2018/1923-03-2019Galatasaray Odeabank 93–87Beşiktaş Sompo Japan2019/2012-10-2019Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 74–65Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta2019/2001-02-2020Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 74–68Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta2020/2110-10-2020Galatasaray 97–89Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta2020/2124-01-2021Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 82–64Galatasaray2021/2230-11-2021Galatasaray Nef 90–73Beşiktaş Icrypex2021/2227-03-2022Beşiktaş Icrypex62–74Galatasaray Nef2022/2322-10-2022Galatasaray Nef 67–74Beşiktaş Emlakjet2022/2304-03-2023Beşiktaş Emlakjet 85–76Galatasaray Nef2023/2424-12-2023Galatasaray Ekmas 89–83Beşiktaş Emlakjet2023/2422-04-2024Beşiktaş Emlakjet76–77Galatasaray Ekmas2024/2509-11-2024Galatasaray91–88Beşiktaş Fibabanka
Turkish Cup Matches SeasonDateHome team Score Away team1968/6909-03-1968Beşiktaş 58–54Galatasaray1970/7124-03-1971Beşiktaş 52–51Galatasaray1991/9205-02-1992Beşiktaş 81–82Galatasaray1998/9925-03-1999Beşiktaş 88–66Galatasaray2007/0804-10-2007Beşiktaş Cola Turka 73–58Galatasaray Cafe Crown2008/0906-10-2008Beşiktaş Cola Turka 88–73Galatasaray Cafe Crown2010/1110-10-2010Beşiktaş Cola Turka 89–80Galatasaray Cafe Crown2011/1216-02-2012Beşiktaş Milangaz 76–69Galatasaray Medical Park2013/1404-10-2013Beşiktaş Integral Forex 67–69Galatasaray Liv Hospital
European Competitions SeasonDateCompetitionRoundHome team Score Away team2007/0810.04.2008ULEB CupQuarter-finalsBeşiktaş Cola Turka 60–61Galatasaray Cafe Crown
See also The Intercontinental Derby Beşiktaş - Fenerbahçe rivalry (basketball)
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