The 2026–27 season is the 122st season in the existence of Galatasaray S.K., and the club's 69th 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, Turkish Super Cup and UEFA Champions League.
Kits Galatasaray's 2026–27 kits, manufactured by Puma, were unveiled on 4 July 2026 and went on sale on the same day.
Sponsor
Supplier: Puma Main sponsor: Pasifik Holding Main sponsor (Europe): Pasifik Holding
Side sponsor: – Back sponsor: – Sleeve sponsor: Misli, Sürat Kargo
Sleeve sponsor (Europe): Turkish Airlines Shorts sponsor: Reges Elektrik Socks sponsor: Port Filo
Match
Season overview
Background
Pre-season On 7 July, Galatasaray started their preparations for the new season with a training session at the Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay Facilities.
On 9 July, the 2026–27 Süper Lig fixtures were announced.
On 3 September, Galatasaray representing Turkey in the league phase of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League season, has submitted its squad list to UEFA.
Management team PositionStaff Head Coach Okan Buruk Assistant Coach İrfan Saraloğlu Assistant Coach Ismael García Gómez Assistant Coach Can Mutlu Assistant Coach Orhan Atik Goalkeeping Coach Fadıl Koşutan Goalkeeping Coach Can Okuyucu Goalkeeping Coach Eray İşcan Athletic Performance Coach Kaan Arısoy Athletic Performance Coach Yusuf Köklü Athletic Performance Coach Gürkan Fuat Demir Athletic Performance Coach Vural Durmuş Match and Performance Analyst Yılmaz Yüksel Match and Performance Analyst Serhat Doğan Match and Performance Analyst Ali Yavuz Match and Performance Analyst Furkan Uçar Administrative Manager Uğur Yıldız Scouting and Performance Analysis Manager Emre Utkucan Doctor Yener İnce Doctor Hakan Çelebi Media and Communications Manager Coşkun Gülbahar Media Officer Egehan Şengül Interpreter Ersan Zeren Interpreter Utku Yurtbil Nutritionist Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi Physiotherapist Mustafa Korkmaz Physiotherapist Burak Koca Physiotherapist Samet Polat Physiotherapist Erkan Özyılmaz Masseur Sedat Peker Masseur Batuhan Erkan Masseur Ozan Abaylı Masseur Serdal Yılmaz Material Manager Hasan Çelik Material Manager Veli Muğlı Material Manager İlyas Gökçe Material Manager Harun Karakaş
Players
First team Notes: Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 September 2026. Age as of 30 June 2027. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Signed inContract endsTransfer fee Goalkeepers 1 Uğurcan Çakır GK 2025 2030 €27,500,000 19 Günay Güvenç GK 2023 2028 €250,000 24 Jankat Yılmaz GK 2018 2027 Youth system 70 Enes Emre Büyük GK 2025 2027 Youth system Defenders 3 El Chadaille Bitshiabu CB 2026 2027 Loan 4 Ismail Jakobs LB 2024 2029 €8,000,000 6 Davinson Sánchez CB 2023 2029 €9,500,000 17 Eren Elmalı LB 2025 2028 €3,500,000 23 Kaan Ayhan (3rd captain) CB 2023 2028 €2,800,000 42 Abdülkerim Bardakcı (captain) CB 2022 2027 €2,800,000 88 Kazımcan Karataş LB 2022 2027 €1,150,000 90 Wilfried Singo RB 2025 2030 €30,800,000 91 Arda Ünyay CB 2025 2028 €500,000 Midfielders 5 Eyüp Aydın DM 2023 2027 €250,000 7 Roland Sallai RW 2024 2028 €6,000,000 8 Gabriel Sara CM 2024 2029 €18,000,000 10 Leroy Sané RW 2025 2028 Free 11 Yunus Akgün RW 2011 2029 Youth system 18 Lesley Ugochukwu DM 2026 2027 Loan 20 İlkay Gündoğan CM 2025 2027 Free 27 Rafael Leão LW 2026 2030 €38,000,000 29 Armando Güner RW 2026 2030 €350,000 34 Lucas Torreira DM 2022 2028 €6,000,000 53 Barış Alper Yılmaz LW 2021 2028 Undisclosed 74 Renato Nhaga CM 2026 2030 €6,500,000 76 Berat Luş LW 2024 2027 Youth system 83 Aleksey Batrakov AM 2026 2031 €25,000,000 99 Mario Lemina DM 2025 2028 €2,500,000 Forwards 21 Deniz Gül CF 2026 2031 €10,000,000 45 Victor Osimhen (vice-captain) CF 2024 2029 €75,000,000 62 Ada Yüzgeç CF 2019 2029 Youth system Player(s) on loan during the season 3 Metehan Baltacı CB 2012 2028 Youth system 21 Ahmed Kutucu CF 2025 2028 €5,900,000 24 Elias Jelert RB 2024 2029 €9,000,000 26 Carlos Cuesta CB 2025 2028 €8,000,000 – Ali Yeşilyurt CB 2023 2028 Youth system – Halil Dervişoğlu CF 2023 2027 €500,000
Reserve team
Contracts and transfers
New contracts Player Team 21 July 2026 99 MF Mario Lemina 30 June 2028First team
Transfers in DatePlayerFromFeeTeam83 Aleksey Batrakov Lokomotiv Moscow€25,000,000 + Add-onsFirst team 27 Rafael Leão AC Milan€38,000,000 + Add-onsFirst team 21 Deniz Gül Porto€10,000,000 + Add-onsFirst team
Loans in DatePlayerFromFeeOption to buyTeam13 July 202618MF Lesley Ugochukwu Burnley£3,000,000YesFirst team 2 September 20263DF El Chadaille Bitshiabu RB Leipzig€2,000,000YesFirst team
Loan returns DatePlayerReturning fromFeeTeam— Jankat Yılmaz EyüpsporLoan returnFirst team — Ali Yeşilyurt Yalova FKLoan returnFirst team — Ali Turap Bülbül ÜmraniyesporLoan returnFirst team — Elias Jelert SouthamptonLoan returnFirst team — Kadir Subaşı Ankara DemirsporLoan returnFirst team — Kazımcan Karataş İstanbul BaşakşehirLoan returnFirst team — Victor Nelsson Hellas VeronaLoan returnFirst team — Ali Efe Çördek Arnavutköy Belediyesi FSKLoan returnFirst team — Berat Luş Esenler EroksporLoan returnFirst team — Eyüp Aydın KasımpaşaLoan returnFirst team — İlhami Siraçhan Nas Kahramanmaraş İstiklal SporLoan returnFirst team — Nicolò Zaniolo UdineseLoan returnFirst team — Halil Dervişoğlu Çaykur RizesporLoan returnFirst team
Released DatePlayerSubsequent clubFeeTeam9 Mauro IcardiEnd of contractFirst team12 Batuhan Şen Fatih KaragümrükEnd of contractFirst team14 Wilfried ZahaEnd of contractFirst team33 Gökdeniz Gürpüz SaarbrückenEnd of contractFirst team99 Mario LeminaEnd of contractFirst team
Transfers out DatePlayerToFeeTeam— Nicolò Zaniolo Udinese€5,000,000First team— Umut Erdem Çaykur RizesporUndisclosedFirst team— Ali Efe Çördek 12 BingölsporUndisclosedFirst team81 Ali Turap Bülbül AmedsporUndisclosedFirst team25 Victor Nelsson NordsjællandContract terminationFirst team– İlhami Siraçhan Nas Adana 01 FKContract terminationFirst team
Loans ended DatePlayerReturning toFeeTeam22 Yáser Asprilla GironaLoan returnFirst team 77 Noa Lang NapoliLoan returnFirst team 93 Sacha Boey Bayern MunichLoan returnFirst team
Loans out DatePlayerLoaned toFeeOn loan untilTeam— Przemysław Frankowski Stade Rennais€5,500,000 + Add-ons30 June 2027First team— Carlos Cuesta Vasco da Gama€750,000 + Add-ons31 December 2026First team— Ali Yeşilyurt ElazığsporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team21 Ahmed Kutucu Çaykur RizesporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team72 Berat Yılmaz ÜmraniyesporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team58 Recep Yalın Dilek BandırmasporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team— Halil Dervişoğlu GaziantepUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team12 Elias Jelert Le HavreUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team3 Metehan Baltacı GençlerbirliğiUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team
Friendlies
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions
Overall record
Current position Competition won
Süper Lig
League table
Results summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results by round
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleAlanyaspor Amedspor Beşiktaş Çaykur Rizespor Çorum2–2 Erzurumspor 4–0 Eyüpspor Fenerbahçe Gaziantep Gençlerbirliği Göztepe3–2 İstanbul Başakşehir 3–2 Kasımpaşa Kocaelispor1–0 Konyaspor Samsunspor Trabzonspor 0–4
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2026.
Turkish Cup
Turkish Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
As the champions of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray entered the UEFA Champions League in the league phase.
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 27 August 2026.
Galatasaray were drawn against Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Aston Villa, Sporting CP, Feyenoord, Lille, VfB Stuttgart and AEK Athens.
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Statistics
Starting 11
Overall Includes all competitions for senior teams.
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