Beşiktaş–Galatasaray is a Turkish football rivalry involving two of the most successful clubs in the Süper Lig. It is also a local derby, one of many involving Istanbul clubs.
History The first game played between the two sides was an Istanbul Football League game on 22 August 1924. The match, staged at Taksim Stadium, finished 2–0 to Beşiktaş. Galatasaray marked their first victory over Beşiktaş when they defeated them 6–1 in semi-final of the Istanbul Football League on 31 July 1925.
Fan's rivalry Beşiktaş and Galatasaray are two of the most popular Turkish clubs; both sides have large fanbases that follow them in domestic and international matches. Football hooliganism is a very common phenomenon between their fans in recent years, featuring anything from breaking seats, cursing, fighting, fireworks and street rioting. Beşiktaş' fans are known for their chanting supporting and are widely known as the fiercest fans in Europe. Galatasaray's fans are also well known and are similar to Beşiktaş' fans with their chants.
Football rivalry Both clubs compete each other for the title of the most successful football club in Turkey. Galatasaray is the more successful of the two teams, winning 59 official titles compared to Beşiktaş's 35, and is also the most successful in head-to-head matches. Galatasaray boast for their achievement to win the 2000 UEFA Cup Final and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup, being the only Turkish side to have made them so far.
Culture Both clubs are located on the European part of Istanbul. Beşiktaş JK were founded in the municipality of Beşiktaş, while Galatasaray SK were founded in the district of Galatasaray. Both clubs naturally draw the majority of their support from the side of the city that they are native to, but maintain a significant majority of support drawn from the rest of Turkey.
Honours
Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition. BeşiktaşCompetitionGalatasarayNational16Süper Lig2611Turkish Cup1910Turkish Super Cup173Turkish National Division (defunct)12Turkish Football Championship (defunct)—6Prime Minister's Cup (defunct)53Spor Toto Cup (defunct)—1Ataturk Cup (defunct)——50th Anniversary Cup (defunct)152Aggregate69Domestic13Istanbul Football League (defunct)152Istanbul Cup (defunct)215Aggregate17European—UEFA Europa League1—UEFA Super Cup1—Aggregate267Total aggregate88 Note: Calculated based on official tournaments.
Supporters
A poll involving 1.4 million people asked for the team the support in Turkey by bilyoner.com showed that alongside Galatasaray with 35%, Fenerbahçe with 34% and Beşiktaş with 19% make up most fans.pool made by bilyoner.com Galatasaray and Beşiktaş are followed by large masses on social media. Galatasaray's social media accounts are followed by more people.
BeşiktaşSocial mediaGalatasaray6.6 MnInstagram15.6 Mn5.9 MnX15.1 Mn5.4 MnFacebook11 Mn1.3 MnYouTube3 Mn19.2 MnTotal44.7 Mn
Highest attendance + Attendance Records Rank Attendance Date GameStadium 1 76,127 22 September 2013 Beşiktaş – Galatasaray Atatürk Olympic Stadium 2 70,847 3 August 2024 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Atatürk Olympic Stadium351,75028 October 2024Galatasaray – BeşiktaşRams Park 4 51,578 5 May 2019 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 5 50,463 6 May 2012 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 6 50,429 21 October 2023 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 7 50,304 29 April 2018 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 8 50,237 5 November 2022 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 9 49,965 22 February 2014 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park 10 49,817 26 February 2012 Galatasaray – Beşiktaş Rams Park
Head-to-head ranking in Süper Lig P.59606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425261111111111111111111111111111111111111111122222222222222222222222222333333333333333333333333333333334444444444444445555555555666666666788899991011111111121313141516171819202122 • Total: Beşiktaş with 27 higher finishes, Galatasaray with 41 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2025–26 season).
Statistics
Head-to-head As of 7 March 2026 TournamentMatchesWinsBeşiktaşDrawsWinsGalatasarayGoalsBeşiktaşGoalsGalatasaraySüper Lig136404452144167Turkish Cup151861118Turkish Super Cup94141210Total Süper Lig & Cup160455362167195Istanbul Football League62291122119103Turkish Federation Cup430142Istanbul Football Cup411257Turkish National Division184772939Spor Toto Cup1010002000 Atatürk Cup110021Total official matches250837394325343Friendly / Other109304037143165Total360116115129472501
Biggest wins (5+ goals) Margin Result Date7Galatasaray 9–2 Beşiktaş 30 June 19406 Beşiktaş 0–6 Galatasaray 18 July 1997 5 Galatasaray 6–1 Beşiktaş 31 July 1925 Beşiktaş 5–0 Galatasaray 17 March 1933 Beşiktaş 5–0 Galatasaray 29 December 1940 Galatasaray 0–5 Beşiktaş 3 August 2024
Most consecutive wins GamesClubPeriod7Galatasaray31 July 1925 – 19 April 19295Beşiktaş11 October 1931 – 20 October 19335Galatasaray27 January 2013 – 24 May 2015
Most consecutive draws GamesPeriod66 September 1969 – 14 March 1971519 June 1982 – 2 February 198342 February 1934 – 29 June 1934417 December 1951 – 9 November 1952
Most consecutive matches without a draw GamesPeriod1517 April 1955 – 21 September 1958115 March 2005 – 12 September 2009
Longest undefeated runs GamesClubPeriod17Galatasaray30 March 1975 – 15 August 197916Beşiktaş6 October 1931 – 26 January 193614Galatasaray31 July 1925 – 6 October 193112Galatasaray17 October 1965 – 29 December 196810Beşiktaş4 December 1951 – 21 February 195410Galatasaray20 November 2011 – 24 May 2015
Highest scoring matches GoalsHomeScoreAwayDate11Galatasaray9–2Beşiktaş30 June 19409Galatasaray5–4Beşiktaş30 April 19499Beşiktaş5–4Galatasaray6 November 19558Galatasaray4–4Beşiktaş4 January 19358Galatasaray4–4Beşiktaş21 November 19378Galatasaray4–4Beşiktaş11 May 19408Beşiktaş4–4Galatasaray16 June 19408Galatasaray4–4Beşiktaş26 May 1968
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal GamesClubPeriod5Galatasaray9 April 1972 – 5 March 19734Beşiktaş6 October 1931 – 17 March 19334Beşiktaş4 February 1951 – 30 March 19524Galatasaray17 October 1965 – 21 September 19664Galatasaray23 October 1980 – 8 August 19814Galatasaray9 January 1985 – 24 March 19854Galatasaray2 August 1998 – 5 May 19994Galatasaray22 September 2013 – 24 May 2015
Most consecutive games scoring GamesClubPeriod21Beşiktaş13 July 1934 – 12 November 193911Galatasaray6 February 1996 – 15 May 199810Beşiktaş27 December 1942 – 10 December 194410Galatasaray12 November 1976 – 15 August 197910Galatasaray5 May 1999 – 9 March 200210Galatasaray20 November 2011 – 14 December 2015
Player
Most appearances
Player Games ClubŞeref Görkey 63 BeşiktaşHakkı Yeten 61 BeşiktaşRıza Çalımbay 59 BeşiktaşBülent Korkmaz 51 Galatasaray
Top scorers Player Goals Games Rate ClubHakkı Yeten 29 61 0.47 BeşiktaşŞeref Görkey 26 63 0.41 BeşiktaşGündüz Kılıç 21 31 0.68 GalatasarayFeyyaz Uçar 18 44 0.41 BeşiktaşMetin Oktay 15 40 0.38 GalatasarayKemal Gülçelik 14 ? ? BeşiktaşŞükrü Gülesin 13 25 0.52 BeşiktaşHakan Şükür 13 45 0.29 GalatasarayRecep Adanır 10 ? ? Beşiktaş
Most goals by a player in a match Goals Player Club Score Date 5 Gündüz Kılıç Galatasaray 9–2 30 June 1940
Played for both teams
Players from Beşiktaş to Galatasaray Refik Osman Top Şükrü Gülesin Recep Adanır Ahmet Berman Ali Çoban Mersad Kovačević Saffet Sancaklı Sergen Yalçın Ayhan Akman Gökhan Zan Serdar Özkan Burak Yılmaz Cenk Gönen Ryan Babel Adem Büyük Günay Güvenç
Players from Galatasaray to Beşiktaş İbrahim Tusder Ali Soydan Ergun Acuner Suat Mamat Ahmet Yıldırım Emre Aşık Adrian Ilie Okan Buruk Berkant Göktan Mehmet Yozgatlı Dany Nounkeu Caner Erkin Mehmet Topal Gedson Fernandes Milot Rashica
Managers for both teams Leandro Remondini Gündüz Kılıç Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Mircea Lucescu Mustafa Denizli
Süper Lig matches