The 1968–69 season was Galatasaray's 65th season in existence and the 11th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.
| 1968–69 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Suphi Batur(until 18 January 1969) Selahattin Beyazıt | ||
| Manager |  Tomislav Kaloperović | ||
| Stadium | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Mithatpaşa Stadi | ||
| 1.Lig | 1st | ||
| Türkiye Kupası | finalist | ||
| Süper Kupa | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Metin Oktay (17) All: Metin Oktay (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,946 vs Fenerbahçe SK (Türkiye Kupası, 6 June 1969) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,672 vs Ankara Demirspor (1. Lig, 30 November 1968) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 30,939 | ||
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Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | Süper Kupa | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Yasin Özdenak
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | GK | Nihat Akbay
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28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| - | GK | Varol Ürkmez
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4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| - | DF | Muzaffer Sipahi
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28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ergün Acuner
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29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| - | DF | Doğan Sel
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Erdal Tuncer
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Bekir Türkgeldi
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tuncer İnceler
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | DF | Akın Aksaçlı
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19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ali Elveren
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13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ural Metiner
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Turan Doğangün
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30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| - | MF | Onursal Uraz
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Oğuz
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30 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| - | MF | Talat Özkarslı
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24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| - | MF | Mustafa Yürür
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu
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28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| - | FW | Uğur Köken
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29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| - | FW | Mazlum Fırtına
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16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| - | FW | Ahmet Celovic
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6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| - | FW | Atılay Özgür
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| - | FW | Ergin Gürses
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5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| - | FW | Muhlis Gülen
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11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Gökmen Özdenak
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26 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 |
| 10 | FW | Metin Oktay(C)
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30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 21 |
Players in / out edit
In edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
|
Nihat Akbay | 23 | Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. |
| GK |
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Varol Ürkmez | 31 | Altay SK |
| DF |
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Muzaffer Sipahi | 27 | Ankara Demirspor |
| MF |
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Mehmet Oğuz | 18 | Galatasaray A2 |
| DF |
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Akın Aksaçlı | 21 | Balıkesirspor |
| DF |
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Ali Elveren | 22 | İzmir Denizgücü SK SK |
| FW |
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Mazlum Fırtına | 22 | İzmir Denizgücü SK SK |
| FW |
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Ahmet Celovic | 28 |
Out edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
|
Tatomir Radunović | 28 | |
| GK |
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Faruk Özceylan | 20 | Trabzonspor |
| DF |
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Doğan Sel | 32 | Vefa SK |
| DF |
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Erdal Tuncer | 26 | |
| MF |
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Onursal Uraz | 24 | Şekerspor |
| MF |
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Mustafa Yürür | 30 | İzmirspor |
| FW |
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Yılmaz Gökdel | 28 | Vefa SK |
1.Lig edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 14 | +35 | 46 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 43 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bursaspor | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 32 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches edit
| 15 September 1968 1 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Vefa SK | Istanbul |
| 15:45 EET | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu  41' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 27,508 Referee: Nejat Şener |
| 22 September 1968 2 | PTT SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 15:45 EET | Ertan Adatepe 18' |
(Report) | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
| 29 September 1968 3 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | Istanbulspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 26' |
(Report) | Kosta Kasapoğlu 34' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 30,161 Referee: Nejat Şener |
| 6 October 1968 4 | Izmirspor | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Metin Oktay 44' Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 60' |
Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 13 October 1968 5 | Eskişehirspor | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Eskişehir |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Metin Oktay 6', 58' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı) Attendance: n/a Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
| 27 October 1968 6 | Galatasaray SK | 4–0 | Altınordu F.K. | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Metin Oktay 2', 38' Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 25', 54' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Necdet Oralalp |
| 3 November 1968 7 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 35' Mazlum Fırtına 75' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 17 November 1968 8 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Metin Oktay 55' |
(Report) | Abdullah Çevrim 85' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Vaclav Davidek |
| 24 November 1968 9 | Gençlerbirliği SK | 2–1 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 14:15 EET | Burhan Tözer 14' İlhan Söyler 81' |
(Report) | Metin Oktay 69' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Paul Schiller |
| 30 November 1968 10 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Ankara Demirspor | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Metin Oktay 43p' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 12,672 Referee: Luigi Grassi |
| 15 December 1968 11 | Göztepe SK | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 14:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: 22,915 Referee: Edgar Deuschel |
| 21 December 1968 12 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Altay SK | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Roland Magnusson 58og' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 29 December 1968 13 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Turan Doğangün 12', 61' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nejat Şener] |
| 5 January 1969 14 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 47', 85' Ahmet Celovic 58' |
(Report) | Ali Açıkgöz 4' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
| 11 January 1969 15 | Galatasaray SK | 4–2 | Şekerspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Mehmet Oğuz 21' Turan Doğangün 24'Metin Oktay 49'Gökmen Özdenak 81' |
(Report) | Ata Özbay 30', 83' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Walter Fercher |
| 15 February 1969 16 | Vefa SK | 0–3 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | (Report) | Turan Doğangün 37' Çetin Noyan 63og'Metin Oktay 82' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Faruk Talu |
| 22 February 1969 17 | Galatasaray SK | 5–0 | PTT SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | Metin Oktay 1', 70' Gökmen Özdenak 4', 52'Mehmet Oğuz 87' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
| 2 March 1969 18 | Istanbulspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 41,184 Referee: Eugen Boller |
| 8 March 1969 19 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Izmirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 39', 57' Metin Oktay 46' |
(Report) | İbrahim Ayhan 11' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Karl Niemeyer |
| 16 March 1969 20 | Galatasaray SK | 2–2 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Atılay Özgür 46' Metin Oktay 48p' |
(Report) | Nihat Atacan 23', 25' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 35,297 Referee: Herbert Schram |
| 23 March 1969 21 | Altınordu F.K. | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Metin Oktay 18' Mazlum Fırtına 69' |
Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Mario Clematide |
| 30 March 1969 22 | Bursaspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Bursa |
| 14:45 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
| 6 April 1969 23 | Fenerbahçe SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | Salim Görür 16' |
(Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 40,177 Referee: Gian Gaetano Vacchini |
| 13 April 1969 24 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Gençlerbirliği SK | Istanbul |
| 15:15 EET | Metin Oktay 49' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Joseph Heimann |
| 20 April 1969 25 | Ankara Demirspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 15:00 EET | Fikri Elma 19' |
(Report) | Metin Oktay 60' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Danilo Bigi |
| 4 May 1969 26 | Altay SK | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 15:45 EET | (Report) | Gökmen Özdenak 50' Metin Oktay 87' |
Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 11 May 1969 27 | Beşiktaş JK | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Uğur Köken 76' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 30,389 Referee: Erich Linemayr |
| 14 May 1969 28 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Göztepe SK | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 1' Gökmen Özdenak 45' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Veli Necdet Arığ |
| 18 May 1969 29 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Mersin |
| 15:15 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 25 May 1969 30 | Şekerspor | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 15:30 EET | Cengiz Erkazan 69' |
(Report) | Ahmet Celovic 22' Gökmen Özdenak 58' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 31,329 Referee: Walter Eschweiler |
Türkiye Kupası edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
1st round edit
| 30 October 1968 1 | Kütahyaspor | 1–3 | Galatasaray SK | Kütahya |
| 14:30 EET | Levent Saltuk 33' Cemal 37'Faik Bıkmaz 40'Ali Öktem 89' |
(Report) | Mehmet Oğuz 10' Turan Doğangün 12', 39' |
Stadium: Dumlupinar Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
| 13 November 1968 2 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Kütahyaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 14' Mehmet Oğuz 71' |
(Report) | Kemal Keskin 44' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Nevzat Tansuk |
2nd round edit
| 26 February 1969 1 | Eskişehirspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Eskişehir |
| 14:45 EET | (Report) | Ergün Acuner 29p' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı) Attendance: n/a Referee: Rudolf Schreiner |
| 26 March 1969 2 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 36' Metin Oktay 44' |
(Report) | Fethi Heper 8' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
1/4 Final edit
| 21 May 1969 1 | Altay SK | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 20:00 EET | (Report) | Metin Oktay 3' Ahmet Celovic 10' |
Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Veli Necdet Arığ |
| 28 May 1969 2 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Altay SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Metin Oktay 8' Uğur Köken 43' |
(Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 18,788 Referee: Necdet Oralalp |
1/2 Final edit
| 6 June 1969 1 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Ergün Acuner 20' Metin Oktay 78' |
(Report) | Ogün Altıparmak 15' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 42,946 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein |
Final edit
| 15 June 1969 1 | Göztepe SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Izmir |
| 20:30 EET | Ertan Öznur 26' |
(Report) | Stadium: Alsancak Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Cezmi Başar |
| 18 June 1969 2 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | Göztepe SK | Istanbul |
| 20:15 EET | Ahmet Celovic 23' |
(Report) | Nihat Yayöz 99' |
Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 24,830 Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi |
Süper Kupa edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 29 June 1969 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Göztepe SK | Ankara |
| 17:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 76' Ahmet Celovic 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: n/a Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
Friendly Matches edit
| 2 February 1969 | Beşiktaş JK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Ahmet Şahin 74' |
(Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 13,365 Referee: Hüseyin Maloğlu |
Spor Toto Kupası edit
| 10 August 1968 1 | Vefa SK | 2–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 17:00 EET | Zeki Temizer 61' Yılmaz Gökdel 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 16,174 Referee: Faruk Talu |
| 18 August 1968 2 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 17:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Faruk Talu |
Ali Sami Yen-Galip Kulaksızoğlu Kupası edit
| 24 August 1968 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Rıfat Atakanı |
Attendance edit
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 30,939 | 185,638 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 28,855 | 86,564 |
| Total | 30,245 | 272,202 |
References edit
- ^ "Galatasaray Futbol Takımı - 1968/1969 @ Mackolik.com". mackolik.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
External links edit
- Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Turkish Football Federation – Galatasaray A.Ş. (in Turkish and English)
- uefa.com – Galatasaray AŞ