Galatasaray's Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League
We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Galatasaray.
Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).
This page will be updated as and when relevant.
TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)
Biggest home victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
5-0: Galatasaray v Neuchâtel Xamax, 09/11/88, European Cup second round second leg
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
3-0: twice, most recently v Lokomotiv Moskva, 18/09/18, group stage
Biggest away victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-5: Avenir Beggen v Galatasaray, 10/08/94, European Cup qualifying round first leg
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-4: Hertha Berlin v Galatasaray, 26/10/99, first group stage
Biggest home defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-6: Galatasaray v Real Madrid, 17/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage
0-5: Galatasaray v Chelsea, 20/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-6: Galatasaray v Real Madrid, 17/09/13, group stage
0-5: Galatasaray v Chelsea, 20/10/99, first group stage
Biggest away defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
6-0: twice, most recently v Real Madrid, 06/11/19, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
6-0: Real Madrid v Galatasaray, 06/11/19, group stage
All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record
2024/25 Play-Offs
2023/24 Group stage
2021/22 Second qualifying round
2019/20 Group stage
2018/19 Group stage
2015/16 Group stage
2014/15 Group stage
2013/14 Round of 16
2012/13 Quarter-finals
2008/09 Third qualifying round
2006/07 Group stage
2003/04 Group stage
2002/03 Group stage
2001/02 Second group stage
2000/01 Quarter-finals
1999/00 Group stage
1998/99 Group stage
1997/98 Group stage
1994/95 Group stage
1993/94 Group stage
1988/89 Semi-finals
1987/88 First round
1973/74 First round
1972/73 First round
1971/72 First round
1969/70 Quarter-finals
1963/64 First round
1962/63 Quarter-finals
1956/57 Preliminary round
STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)
Most successive wins
5: 02/08/2023 - 29/08/2023
Most successive draws
5: 20/11/2001 - 13/03/2002
Most successive defeats
6 - 01/10/2014 - 15/09/2015
Most successive games without a defeat
8: 25/07/2023 - 03/10/2023
Most successive games without a win
14: 03/10/2018 - 25/07/2023
Most successive clean sheets
3: twice, most recently, 02/08/2023 - 15/08/2023
PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)
Top appearance makers
51: Arif Erdem
51: Ergün Penbe
50: Bülent Korkmaz
47: Hasan Sas
45: Fernando Muslera
Top goalscorers
13: Hakan Şükür
10: Burak Yılmaz
6: Mario Jardel
6: Ümit Karan
5: Ümit Davala
Youngest players
17y 59d: Emre Belözoglu (Galatasaray A.Ş. 2-0 AC Sparta Praha, 05/11/97)
17y 295d: Erencan Yardimci (Galatasaray A.Ş. 1-1 Club Brugge, 26/11/19)
18y 88d: Yunus Akgün (FC Porto 1-0 Galatasaray A.Ş., 03/10/18)
Youngest goalscorers
18y 269d: Mohamed Sarr (FC Lokomotiv Moskva 0-2 Galatasaray A.Ş., 18/09/02)
22y 14d: Fabio Pinto (Club Brugge 3-1 Galatasaray A.Ş., 23/10/02)
22y 30d: Bülent Akin (Galatasaray A.Ş. 3-2 Rangers FC, 27/09/00)
Oldest players
37y 179d: Fernando Muslera (F.C. Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray A.Ş., 12/12/23)
36y 220d: Dries Mertens (F.C. Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray A.Ş., 12/12/23)
36y 72d: Gheorghe Hagi (Real Madrid CF 3-0 Galatasaray A.Ş., 18/04/01)
Oldest goalscorers
36y 30d: Gheorghe Hagi (Galatasaray A.Ş. 2-0 AC Milan, 07/03/01)
35y 226d: Didier Drogba (Galatasaray A.Ş. 3-1 F.C. Copenhagen, 23/10/13)
33y 220d: Selcuk Inan (Galatasaray A.Ş. 3-0 FC Lokomotiv Moskva, 18/09/18)
Most goals in a match
3 goals: Burak Yılmaz (v Cluj, 07/11/12)
All hat-tricks
3 goals: Burak Yılmaz (v Cluj, 07/11/12)
