The 2021–22 season was the 118th season in the existence of Galatasaray and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Galatasaray participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. Galatasaray was eliminated in the 5th round of the Turkish Cup and finished the season in 13th place, the worst ranking in its history. This meant that the team would not compete in Europe in the 2022-23 season for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Overview
June 2021 Galatasaray Sports Club elected its 38th president at the Ordinary Elective General Assembly held on 19 June 2021. Burak Elmas became the new president of the Yellow-Red Club.
August 2021 In the statement made on 19 August 2021, the Professional Football Disciplinary Committee of the Turkish Football Federation banned Marcão from 8 official matches and fined 21.000 Turkish Liras, for inflicting violence on his teammate Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the match between Galatasaray and Giresunspor in the Süper Lig.
September 2021 In the first week of the Süper Lig, the yellow and red club announced that the Brazilian football player was fined for Marcão, who attacked Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the match played with Giresunspor. In the information made by the club on 2 September 2021, Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş. It was announced that with the decision taken by the Board of Directors, a fine of 150,000 Euros was imposed.
October 2021 In the statement made on 12 October 2021, a sponsorship and advertising promotion agreement regarding stadium naming rights worth 725.000.000 Turkish Liras + VAT for a total of 10 (5+5) seasons, including 5 seasons, was signed between Galatasaray Sports Club and Timur Şehircilik Planning A.Ş. In accordance with this agreement, the name of the stadium, which was Türk Telekom Stadium, was changed to Nef Stadium.
November 2021 In a statement made on 25 November 2021, the Turkish Football Federation Professional Football Disciplinary Committee announced that Fatih Terim, who received a red card in the Fenerbahçe derby, was banned for 5 matches and fined 29,500 Turkish Liras. Terim will not be at the head of his team in 6 matches with the penalty he received from a double yellow card.
December 2021 Galatasaray Sports Club Vice President and Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş. Acting Chairman, Attorney Doctor Rezan Epözdemir announced on 15 December 2021 that he resigned from these duties and membership of the board of directors for personal reasons.
Galatasaray Sports Club General Secretary Şükrü Köksal Ünlü announced on 16 December 2021 that he resigned from this position and from the board of directors for personal reasons.
In the statement made by Galatasaray Sports Club on 17 December 2021, Galatasaray Sports Club Association Vice President and Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş. Acting Chairman, Lawyer Doctor Rezan Epözdemir, on 15 December 2021 and Galatasaray Sports Club Association General Secretary Şükrü Köksal Ünlü resigned from their duties and all board memberships on 16 December 2021, with the common opinion of the board of directors and in accordance with the Bylaws, Ibrahim, one of the alternate members of the Board of Directors of Galatasaray Sports Club Association. It has been announced that Reha Keskin and Ahmet Ozan Şener will serve as members of the board of directors.
January 2022 In the official statement made on 10 January 2022, Galatasaray manager Fatih Terim was sacked from his post after meeting with President Burak Elmas at Nef Stadium. On 11 January 2022, Elmas confirmed during a press conference the new manager Domènec Torrent. The same evening Torrent arrived in Istanbul to sign his new contract with the club.
On 14 January 2022, Domènec Torrent and his assistants Jordi Guerrero signed their contract with Jordi Gris Vila Florya Metin Oktay Facilities.
February 2022 Hakan Balta, who has been serving as the Assistant Administrative Director of the Football A Team as of 8 February 2022, has been appointed as the Technical Director of the Galatasaray Under-19 Football Team.
Club
Board of directors You can see the fields of the board members by moving the pointer to the dotted field.
Facilities
Kits Galatasaray's 2021–22 kits, manufactured by Nike, released on 14 July 2021 and were up for sale on the same day.
Supplier: Nike Main sponsor: Sixt
Back sponsor: Nesine.com Sleeve sponsor: Getir
Short sponsor: Bitget Socks sponsor: Tunç Holding
Management team
Terim coaching staff (until 10 January 2022) Position Name Manager Fatih Terim Assistant coach Necati Ateş Selçuk İnan Goalkeeping coach Fadıl Koşutan Athletic performance coach Scott Piri Yasin Küçük Managing director Şükrü Hanedar Managing director assistant Hakan Balta Administrative manager Uğur Yıldız Administrative manager assistant Mert Çetin Media and communication Eray Sözen Team translator Ersan Zeren Match analysis officer Halil Cihan Ünal Computing expert Olgu Şimşek Doctor Yener İnce Dietitian Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi Physiotherapist Mustafa Korkmaz Burak Koca Samet Polat Masseur Sedat Peker Batuhan Erkan Ozan Abaylı Outfitter Hasan Çelik Veli Muğlı İlyas Gökçe
Torrent coaching staff (from 11 January 2022) Position Name Sporting director Pasquale Sensibile Manager Domènec Torrent Assistant coach Albert Riera Jordi Gris Vila Jordi Guerrero Costa Goalkeeping coach Ricard Segarra Fadıl Koşutan Athletic performance coach Julian Jimenez Yasin Küçük Administrative manager Uğur Yıldız Scouting and performance analysis manager Emre Utkucan Media coordinator Emrah Kayalıoğlu Team translator Ersan Zeren Utku Yurtbil Team doctor Yener İnce Dietitian Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi Physiotherapist Mustafa Korkmaz Burak Koca Samet Polat Masseur Sedat Peker Batuhan Erkan Ozan Abaylı Outfitter Hasan Çelik Veli Muğlı İlyas Gökçe
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 May 2022. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Fernando Muslera (captain) GK 2011 2024 Lazio €6,750,000 + Cana 421 1 13 İsmail Çipe GK 2016 2023 Academy Trainee 17 0 23 Iñaki Peña GK 2022 2022 Barcelona Loan 8 0 99 Fatih Öztürk GK 2020 2022 Kasımpaşa Free 13 0Defenders 3 Omar Elabdellaoui RB 2020 2023 Olympiacos Free 20 0 5 Alpaslan Öztürk CB 2021 2024 Göztepe Free 16 1 6 Patrick van Aanholt LB 2021 2024 Crystal Palace Undisclosed 48 3 19 Ömer Bayram (4th captain) LB 2018 2024 Akhisar Belediyespor €400,000 126 2 24 Işık Kaan Arslan CB 2017 2025 Academy Trainee 2 0 25 Victor Nelsson CB 2021 2026 Copenhagen €7,000,000 45 1 45 Marcão (5th captain) CB 2019 2024 Chaves €4,000,000 141 2 88 Semih Kaya CB 2022 2022 Yeni Malatyaspor Free 211 5 93 Sacha Boey RB 2021 2025 Stade Rennais Undisclosed 19 1 Midfielders 4 Taylan Antalyalı DM 2019 2026 BB Erzurumspor Free 101 2 7 Kerem Aktürkoğlu LW 2020 2026 24 Erzincanspor Free 81 19 8 Ryan Babel LW 2019 2022 Fulham Free 100 17 15 Erick Pulgar DM 2022 2022 Fiorentina Loan 11 0 21 Olimpiu Moruțan AM 2021 2026 FCSB €3,500,000 34 3 22 Berkan Kutlu CM 2021 2026 Alanyaspor Undisclosed 48 0 33 Alexandru Cicâldău AM 2021 2026 Universitatea Craiova €6,500,000 40 5 53 Barış Alper Yılmaz LW 2021 2026 Ankara Keçiörengücü Undisclosed 23 0 54 Emre Kılınç RW 2020 2024 Sivasspor Free 78 9 63 Bartuğ Elmaz DM 2020 2022 Academy Trainee 2 0 66 Arda Turan (vice-captain) LW 2020 2022 İstanbul Başakşehir Free 236 48 89 Sofiane Feghouli (3rd captain) RW 2017 2022 West Ham United €4,250,000 162 34 Forwards 11 Mostafa Mohamed CF 2021 2025 Zamalek $4,000,000 58 17 18 Bafétimbi Gomis CF 2022 2023 Al Hilal Free 58 41 67 Halil Dervişoğlu CF 2021 2022 Brentford Loan 45 8 90 Mbaye Diagne CF 2019 2023 Kasımpaşa €13,000,000 62 26 Player(s) on loan during this season 17 Oğulcan Çağlayan RW 2020 2024 Çaykur Rizespor Free 29 4 20 Emre Akbaba AM 2018 2023 Alanyaspor €4,000,000 73 14 23 Emre Taşdemir LB 2019 2023 Bursaspor Free 31 0 27 Christian Luyindama CB 2019 2024 Standard Liège €5,000,000 79 5 30 Atalay Babacan AM 2019 2023 Academy Trainee 7 1 35 Aytaç Kara CM 2021 2024 Kasımpaşa Free 12 0 49 Valentine Ozornwafor CB 2019 2023 Enyimba €200,000 1 0 70 Yunus Akgün RW 2018 2024 Academy Trainee 28 5 77 Jesse Sekidika RW 2020 2024 Eskişehirspor €200,000 19 1 80 Ali Yavuz Kol CF 2018 2024 Academy Trainee 7 0 98 Berk Balaban GK 2020 2025 Academy Trainee 1 0 Player(s) transferred out during this season 2 DeAndre Yedlin RB 2021 2023 Newcastle United Free 36 1 9 Radamel Falcao CF 2019 2022 Monaco Free 43 20 12 Gustavo Assunção DM 2021 2022 Famalicão Loan 2 0
Transfers
Contracts renewals DatePositionNo. Player Contract endsRef. 16 June 2021DF19 Ömer Bayram 2024 16 June 2021DF23 Emre Taşdemir 2023 4 July 2021MF20 Emre Akbaba 2023 6 July 2021MF66 Arda Turan 2022 1 November 2021MF4 Taylan Antalyalı 2026 1 November 2021GK13 İsmail Çipe 2023 1 November 2021DF27 Christian Luyindama 2024 2 December 2021MF7 Kerem Aktürkoğlu 2026 27 December 2021FW11 Mostafa Mohamed 2025
In
Summer Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source 11 June 2021 5 DF Alpaslan Öztürk Göztepe Free 35 MF Aytaç Kara Kasımpaşa Free 30 June 2021 — GK Berk Balaban Ankaraspor Loan return — GK İsmail Çipe Kayserispor Loan return 40 DF Emin Bayram Boluspor Loan return — DF Gökay Güney Bandırmaspor Loan return — DF Ercan Şirin Serik Belediyespor Loan return — DF Süleyman Luş Şanlıurfaspor Loan return — DF Emirhan Civelek Akhisarspor Loan return — MF Abdussamed Karnuçu Tarsus İdman Yurdu Loan return — MF Ferhan Evren Afjet Afyonspor Loan return — MF Atalay Babacan Adanaspor Loan return 60 MF Erkan Süer Turgutluspor Loan return 21 MF Jimmy Durmaz Fatih Karagümrük Loan return — MF Metehan Mertöz Kırklarelispor Loan return 70 MF Yunus Akgün Adana Demirspor Loan return 77 MF Jesse Sekidika Konyaspor Loan return 90 FW Mbaye Diagne West Bromwich Albion Loan return 80 FW Ali Yavuz Kol Denizlispor Loan return 9 July 2021 53 MF Barış Alper Yılmaz Ankara Keçiörengücü Undisclosed 24 July 2021 33 MF Alexandru Cicâldău Universitatea Craiova €6,500,000 26 July 2021 93 DF Sacha Boey Stade Rennais Undisclosed 28 July 2021 6 DF Patrick van Aanholt Crystal Palace Undisclosed 29 July 2021 22 MF Berkan Kutlu Alanyaspor Undisclosed 11 August 2021 25 DF Victor Nelsson Copenhagen €7,000,000 25 August 2021 21 MF Olimpiu Moruțan FCSB €3,500,000
Winter Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source 2 February 2022 18 FW Bafétimbi Gomis Al Hilal Free 3 February 2022 88 DF Semih Kaya Yeni Malatyaspor Free
Loan in
Summer Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source 1 September 2021 67 FW Halil Dervişoğlu Brentford Undisclosed 8 September 2021 12 MF Gustavo Assunção Famalicão Undisclosed
Winter Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source 31 January 2022 23 GK Iñaki Peña Barcelona Free 3 February 2022 15 MF Erick Pulgar Fiorentina Free
Out
Summer Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source 30 June 2021 7 MF Henry Onyekuru Monaco Loan return 11 FW Halil Dervişoğlu Brentford Loan return 13 MF Peter Etebo Stoke City Loan return 36 DF Marcelo Saracchi RB Leipzig Loan return 83 MF Gedson Fernandes Benfica Loan return 2 DF Şener Özbayraklı İstanbul Başakşehir End of contract 14 DF Martin Linnes Molde End of contract 15 DF Ryan Donk Kasımpaşa End of contract 9 July 2021 — DF Emirhan Civelek İskenderunspor Free 11 July 2021 — MF Metehan Mertöz Eyüpspor Free 4 August 2021 21 MF Jimmy Durmaz Fatih Karagümrük Free 1 September 2021 9 FW Radamel Falcao Rayo Vallecano Contract termination
Winter Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source 21 January 2022 12 MF Gustavo Assunção Famalicão Contract termination 26 January 2022 2 DF DeAndre Yedlin Inter Miami Contract termination
Loan out
Summer