2008–09 Galatasaray S.K. season

The 2008–09 season was Galatasaray's 105th in existence and the 51st consecutive season in the Süper 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.

Galatasaray
2008–09 season
PresidentTurkey Adnan Polat
Head coachGermany Michael Skibbe
(until 23 February 2009)
Turkey Bülent Korkmaz
(until end of the season)
StadiumAli Sami Yen Stadı
Süper Lig5th
Turkish CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Turkish Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Milan Baroš (20)

All:
Milan Baroš (26)
Average home league attendance21,500

Current squad edit

As of March 10, 2009; according to the official website. [1]. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   TUR Aykut Erçetin
2 DF   TUR Emre Güngör
3 DF   TUR Uğur Uçar
6 MF   SWE Tobias Linderoth
7 MF   TUR Aydın Yılmaz
8 MF   GER Barış Özbek
10 MF   BRA Lincoln
11 MF   TUR Hasan Şaş (1st vice-captain)
14 MF   TUR Mehmet Topal
15 FW   CZE Milan Baroš
17 FW   TUR Yaser Yıldız
18 MF   TUR Ayhan Akman (2nd vice-captain)
19 MF   AUS Harry Kewell
20 FW   COD Shabani Nonda
21 DF   TUR Emre Aşık
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   TUR Hakan Balta
23 DF   TUR Serkan Kurtuluş
26 GK   ITA Morgan De Sanctis
28 DF   TUR Semih Kaya
35 MF   TUR Ferdi Elmas
54 GK   TUR Orkun Uşak
55 MF   TUR Sabri Sarıoğlu
60 DF   TUR Alparslan Erdem
61 FW   TUR Serkan Çalık
66 MF   TUR Arda Turan
74 DF   TUR Volkan Yaman
76 DF   TUR Servet Çetin
80 DF   TUR Murat Akça
87 MF   TUR Mehmet Güven
99 FW   TUR Ümit Karan (captain)

Transfers edit

In edit

# Pos Player From Fee Date
7 MF   Aydın Yılmaz İ.B.B.Spor Loan return
17 FW   Yaser Yıldız Kartalspor unknown
21 DF   Emre Aşık Ankaraspor Loan return
35 MF   Ferdi Elmas Çaykur Rizespor unknown
19 MF   Harry Kewell Liverpool Free 03–07–2008
5 DF   Fernando Meira VfB Stuttgart unknown 22–07–2008
26 GK   Morgan De Sanctis Sevilla Loan 31–07–2008
60 DF   Alparslan Erdem Werder Bremen II unknown 02–08–2008
15 FW   Milan Baroš Lyon unknown 26–08–2008
23 DF   Serkan Kurtuluş Bursaspor unknown 01–09–2008

Out edit

# Pos Player To Fee Date
4 DF   Rigobert Song Trabzonspor
5 DF   Orhan Ak Antalyaspor
5 DF   Fernando Meira Zenit € 6,6 million 10–03–2009
7 MF   Okan Buruk İ.B.B.Spor
9 FW   Hakan Şükür Retired
13 DF   Uğur Akdemir Çaykur Rizespor
15 MF   Ahmed Barusso AS Roma Loan return
19 DF   Ismaël Bouzid Troyes AC
30 FW   Çağrı Yarkın Çaykur Rizespor

Loaned out edit

# Pos Player To Start End
DF   Gür Ege Gürel Beylerbeyi 10–06–2008 31–05–2009
DF   Serdar Keşçi Beylerbeyi 10–06–2008 31–05–2009
FW   Fatih Sercan Ekinci Beylerbeyi 10–06–2008 31–05–2009
FW   Mehmet Düz Beylerbeyi 10–06–2008 31–05–2009
MF   Eray Fırat Beylerbeyi 11–06–2008 02–02–2009
DF   İlker Cihan Beylerbeyi 16–06–2008 27–01–2009
MF   Recep Soner Cihan Beylerbeyi 16–06–2008 27–01–2009
MF   Oğuz Sabankay Eskişehirspor 03–07–2008 31–05–2009
MF   Volkan Bekçi Beylerbeyi 04–07–2008 31–05–2009
16 MF   Marcelo Carrusca Cruz Azul 08–07–2008
DF   Erkan Ferin Beylerbeyi 31–07–2008 15–01–2009
FW   Özgürcan Özcan Sakaryaspor 13–08–2008 31–05–2009
DF   Uğur Erdoğan Gaziantep B.B. 26–08–2008 31–05–2009
MF   Cihan Can Gaziantep B.B. 26–08–2008 31–05–2009
MF   Mülayim Erdem Gaziantep B.B. 26–08–2008 31–05–2009
FW   Cafercan Aksu Gaziantep B.B. 26–08–2008 31–05–2009
FW   Efecan Karaca Gaziantep B.B. 26–08–2008 31–05–2009
88 GK   Fırat Kocaoğlu Beylerbeyi 01–09–2008 31–05–2009
DF   Anıl Karaer MKE Ankaragücü 01–09–2008 02–02–2009
83 FW   Erhan Şentürk Diyarbakırspor 01–09–2008 31–05–2009
FW   Necati Ateş Real Sociedad 01–09–2008
MF   İrfan Başaran Beylerbeyi 02–09–2008 31–05–2009
DF   Erkan Ferin İstanbulspor 15–01–2009 31–05–2009
DF   İlker Cihan İstanbulspor 27–01–2009 31–05–2010
MF   Recep Soner Cihan İstanbulspor 27–01–2009 31–05–2010
DF   Anıl Karaer Beylerbeyi 02–02–2009 31–05–2009
MF   Harun Temur Beylerbeyi 02–02–2009 31–05–2009

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name TSL FTC TSC UCL UC Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Aykut Erçetin 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
2 DF   Emre Güngör 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 1 1
3 DF   Uğur Uçar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   Fernando Meira 21 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 38 0 8 0
6 MF   Tobias Linderoth 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
7 MF   Aydın Yılmaz 15 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 21 3 1 0
8 MF   Barış Özbek 25 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 36 3 5 0
10 MF   Lincoln 23 8 3 0 1 0 2 0 10 1 39 9 7 2
11 MF   Hasan Şaş 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 13 0 2 0
14 MF   Mehmet Topal 21 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 33 1 3 0
15 FW   Milan Baroš 31 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 5 43 26 15 0
17 FW   Yaser Yıldız 12 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 19 3 1 1
18 MF   Ayhan Akman 31 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 1 46 3 10 2
19 MF   Harry Kewell 26 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 4 37 13 4 0
20 FW   Shabani Nonda 24 5 1 0 1 1 2 2 7 0 35 8 5 0
21 DF   Emre Aşık 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 30 1 12 2
22 DF   Hakan Balta 28 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 44 1 2 0
23 DF   Serkan Kurtuluş 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0 2 0
26 GK   Morgan De Sanctis 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 41 0 2 0
28 DF   Semih Kaya 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
35 MF   Ferdi Elmas 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
54 GK   Orkun Uşak 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
55 MF   Sabri Sarıoğlu 25 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 40 1 7 0
60 DF   Alparslan Erdem 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
61 FW   Serkan Çalık 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 MF   Arda Turan 29 7 6 2 0 0 2 0 9 2 46 11 7 1
74 DF   Volkan Yaman 20 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 33 0 1 0
76 DF   Servet Çetin 20 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 33 2 5 0
80 DF   Murat Akça 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
83 FW   Erhan Şentürk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
87 MF   Mehmet Güven 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24 0 0 0
99 FW   Ümit Karan 18 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 28 3 3 1

Statistics accurate as of match played June 1, 2009

Competitions edit

Turkish Super Cup edit

All times at CEST

17 August 2008 Final Galatasaray 2–1 Kayserispor Duisburg, Germany
20:00 Kewell   66'
Nonda   73'
(Report) Topuz   89' Stadium: MSV-Arena
Referee: Selçuk Dereli

Süper Lig edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Trabzonspor 34 19 8 7 54 34 +20 65 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Fenerbahçe 34 18 7 9 60 36 +24 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Galatasaray 34 18 7 9 57 39 +18 61 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Bursaspor 34 16 10 8 47 36 +11 58
7 Kayserispor 34 13 11 10 38 26 +12 50
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ 2008–09 Turkish Cup was won by Champions League-qualified side Beşiktaş. Since cup runners-up Fenerbahçe secured a place in the European competitions via league position, the spot allocation for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League effectively reverted to league positions.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 18 7 9 57 39  +18 61 11 4 2 35 18  +17 7 3 7 22 21  +1

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWDDWWLWLWLWDWWWWLWDLLWWDLWDWDLWWLW
Position1564354655554333333355555454444455
Source: Galatasaray SK
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Kick-off listed in local time (EEST)

23 August 2008 1 Galatasaray 4–1 Denizlispor Istanbul
19:00 Kewell   35'
Balta   75'
Özbek   83'
Lincoln   89'
(Report) Yiğen   44' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Mustafa Kamil Abitoğlu
21 September 2008 4 Kocaelispor 1–4 Galatasaray İzmit
19:00 Gülleri   10' (Report) Baroš   31', 80'
Nonda   57'
Kewell   82'
Stadium: Ismet Pasa Stadium
Referee: Selçuk Dereli
29 September 2008 5 Galatasaray 4–1 Konyaspor Istanbul
21:00 Baroš   8', 61'
Lincoln   51'
Kewell   67'
(Report) Albayrak   11' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Yunus Yıldırım
5 October 2008 6 Bursaspor 2–1 Galatasaray Bursa
18:00 Sarp   38'
Yıldırım   48'
(Report) Turan   56' Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
19 October 2008 7 Galatasaray 3–0 Trabzonspor Istanbul
19:00 Turan   26'
Çetin   32'
Lincoln   60'
(Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Bünyamin Gezer
26 October 2008 8 Eskişehirspor 4–2 Galatasaray Eskişehir
19:00 Youla   20', 90+1'
Önür   66'
Lovrek   90+8'
(Report) Akman   35'
Baroš   50'
Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
2 November 2008 9 Galatasaray 3–1 Gaziantepspor Istanbul
19:00 Kewell   9'
Lincoln   11'
Turan   82'
(Report) Tabata   38' (pen.) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Halis Özkahya
9 November 2008 10 Fenerbahçe 4–1 Galatasaray Istanbul
19:00 Şahin   7'
Aşık   28' (o.g.)
Lugano   48'
Deivid   89'
(Report) Lincoln   2' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
30 November 2008 13 Galatasaray 3–1 Hacettepe Istanbul
19:00 Baroš   44', 57' (pen.), 72' (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Süleyman Abay
7 December 2008 14 Ankaragücü 0–3 Galatasaray Ankara
19:00 (Report) Baroš   60', 65'
Kewell   61'
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: Suat Arslanboğa
12 December 2008 15 Gençlerbirliği 1–3 Galatasaray Ankara
20:00 Eşer   25' (Report) Lincoln   28'
Baroš   38'
Turan   42'
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Referee: Halis Özkahya
21 December 2008 16 Galatasaray 4–2 Beşiktaş Istanbul
19:00 Çetin   8'
Baroš   15' (pen.), 53', 67' (pen.)
(Report) Delgado   13'
Hološko   55'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
24 January 2009 17 Sivasspor 2–0 Galatasaray Sivas
14:00 Dereli   51'
Badur   66'
(Report) Stadium: Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Yunus Yıldırım
31 January 2009 18 Denizlispor 0–2 Galatasaray Denizli
19:00 (Report) Baroš   9'
Nonda   71'
Stadium: Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Koray Gençerler
7 February 2009 19 Galatasaray 1–1 Kayserispor Istanbul
19:00 Nonda   27' (Report) Boyraz   89' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Selçuk Dereli
22 February 2009 21 Galatasaray 2–5 Kocaelispor Istanbul
19:00 Topal   14'
Lincoln   73'
(Report) Gülleri   24', 64', 87', 89'
Hacıoğlu   34'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Deniz Çoban
6 March 2009 23 Galatasaray 2–1 Bursaspor Istanbul
20:00 Baroš   10'
Yılmaz   30'
(Report) Öztürk   53' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: İlker Meral
26 April 2009 29 Galatasaray 1–1 Ankaraspor Istanbul
20:00 Özbek   23' (Report) Méyé   89' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Deniz Çoban
30 May 2009 34 Galatasaray 2–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:00 Turan   12'
Nonda   82'
(Report) Tum   46' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

Turkish Cup edit

Kick-off listed in local time (EEST)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Galatasaray 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
2 Ankaraspor 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
3 Kayserispor 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
4 Altay 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 4
5 Malatyaspor 4 0 0 4 5 14 −9 0
Source: tff.org (in Turkish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
30 October 2008 1 Ankaraspor 1–1 Galatasaray Ankara
16:00 de Nigris   44' (Report) Karan   8' Stadium: Yenikent Asaş Stadium
Referee: İlker Meral
8 January 2009 3 Altay 1–2 Galatasaray İzmir
20:00 Özer   21' (Report) Yıldız   85'
Baroš   89'
Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Deniz Çoban
17 January 2009 4 Galatasaray 4–2 Malatyaspor Istanbul
19:00 Yılmaz   18'
Karan   44'
Turan   70'
Yıldız   85' (pen.)
(Report) Akıcı   65'
Koyuncu   75'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa

Quarter-finals edit

27 January 2009 First leg Galatasaray 1–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:30 Akman   89' (Report) Balili   74' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
3 February 2009 Second leg Sivasspor 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–1 p)
Galatasaray Sivas
14:00 Kamanan   30' (Report) Turan   8' Stadium: Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Bünyamin Gezer
Penalties
Kurtuluş  
Diallo  
Balili  
Kamanan  
  Turan
  Balta
  Karan
  Yıldız

UEFA Champions League edit

All times at CET

Third qualifying round edit

UEFA Cup edit

All times at CET

First round edit

18 September 2008 First leg Bellinzona   3–4   Galatasaray Basel, Switzerland
20:00 Sermeter   32'
Lustrinelli   47'
La Rocca   90'
(Report) Kewell   39'
Baroš   61', 81'
Lincoln   90+5'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET GAL OLY HER BEN
1   Metalist Kharkiv 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–0
2   Galatasaray 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9 0–1 1–0
3   Olympiacos 4 2 0 2 9 3 +6 6 4–0 5–1
4   Hertha BSC 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2 0–1 1–1
5   Benfica 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 0–1 0–2
Source: RSSSF
6 November 2008 2 Benfica   0–2   Galatasaray Lisbon, Portugal
21:30 (Report) Aşık   51'
Karan   69'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 32 edit
26 February 2009 Second leg Galatasaray   4–3
(4–3 agg.)
  Bordeaux Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 Turan   43', 65'
Kewell   45'
Sarıoğlu   90'
(Report) Bellion   1'
Chamakh   72'
Cavenaghi   75'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Round of 16 edit
19 March 2009 Second leg Galatasaray   2–3
(3–4 agg.)
  Hamburg Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 Kewell   42' (pen.)
Baroš   49'
(Report) Guerrero   57', 60'
Olić   90'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Attendance edit

Competition Av. Att. Total Att.
Süper Lig 21,500 365,500[2]
Türkiye Kupası n/a n/a
Europe 21,168 105,839[3]
Total 21,424 471,339

References edit

  1. ^ "Turkcell Süper Lig Puan Cetveli ve Fikstürü" (in Turkish). tff.org.tr. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. ^ "Son deminde tıklım tıklım! - Turkcell Süper Lig- NTVSpor". Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. ^ "EFS Attendances".

External links edit