Galatasaray succeeded in making it to the last 16 teams in the “Giants League” for the 11th time in its history. The yellow-reds completed the league stage of the organization this season in 20th place with 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, and advanced to the last 16 play-off stages.
Galatasaray, who beat Juventus 5-2 in the first match of this round, made its way to the last 16 rounds with the score advantage, despite losing 3-2 to its opponent in the rematch.
The yellow-red team was among the last 16 teams in the 1962-63, 1963-64, 1969-70 and 1988-89 seasons in the organization previously held under the name of the European Champion Clubs’ Cup.
After the “Giants League” started to be played under the name of UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray was among the last 16 teams in the 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons until this season.
The yellow-reds, who beat Juventus in the last 16 play-off round match, managed to advance to the last 16 of the “Giants League” for the 11th time in their history this season.
Galatasaray will play against English representatives Liverpool or Tottenham in the last 16 rounds.
PROMOTED TO THE QUARTER FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 1962-1963 SEASON
Galatasaray made its name among the last 16 teams in the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, as it was then known, for the first time in the 1962-63 season.
In the first round of the season, the yellow-reds beat the Romanian representative Dinamo Bucharest with scores of 3-0 and 1-1, and advanced to the second round, where 16 teams competed. In this round, Galatasaray defeated the Polish team Polonia Bytom 4-1 at home and then lost 1-0 away to its opponent, thus advancing to the quarter-finals.
Galatasaray said goodbye to the organization by losing 5-0 and 3-1 to Italian giant Milan in the quarter-finals.
1963-64 ELIMINATED BY DRAW
In the 1963-64 season, when Galatasaray was among the last 16 teams in the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, it was eliminated by a draw in Zurich from Switzerland.
The yellow-reds became Ferencvaros’ opponent in the first round of the organization. Having defeated its Hungarian opponent 4-0 in the first match, Galatasaray lost 2-0 in the return leg and made its way to the second round, where the last 16 teams competed.
Galatasaray, which faced Zurich in this round, lost 2-0 to its opponent on the road and won the home match with the same score. The third match of the match was played in Rome, Italy. With this match ending 2-2, the team that advanced to the round was Zurich via the draw.
IN THE QUARTER FINAL BY DRAW IN THE 1969-70 SEASON
The yellow-reds made it to the quarter-finals for the second time in the 1969-70 season of the organization.
Matched with Waterford from Ireland in the first round of the season in question, Galatasaray beat its opponent 2-0 and 3-2 and advanced to the 2nd round, where the last 16 teams competed. The yellow-red team, which was paired with the Slovakian representative Spartak Trnava in this round, defeated its host opponent 1-0 in the first match, and left with a 1-0 defeat in the rematch. When the score did not change in the extra period, a draw was held and this time the lucky side, Galatasaray, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Facing the Polish team Legia Warsaw in the quarter-finals, the yellow-red team said goodbye to the tournament by losing 2-0 in the rematch after leaving the match with a 1-1 draw.
IN 1988-1989, XAMAX VICTORY OPENED THE DOOR TO THE SEMI-FINAL
Galatasaray achieved one of the greatest successes of Turkish football by reaching the semi-finals of the European Champion Clubs’ Cup for the first time in the 1988-89 season.
The yellow-reds, under the management of coach Mustafa Denizli, beat the Austrian team Rapid Wien in the first round of the “Giants League” and became the opponent of Switzerland’s Neuchatel Xamax in the second round, where 16 teams competed. Galatasaray, who lost the first match against the Swiss representative 3-0, achieved one of the most important victories in the history of Turkish football by beating its opponent 5-0 in the rematch.
The yellow-red team, which reached the quarter-finals, became the opponent of the French team Monaco in this round. Galatasaray, which beat Monaco 1-0 away, reached the semi-finals of the organization by drawing 1-1 in the rematch with its opponent in Cologne, Germany.
Galatasaray, which was eliminated by the Romanian team Steaua Bucharest in the semi-finals with scores of 4-0 and 1-1, lost its final dreams to its opponent.
Knocked Down MANCHESTER UNITED IN THE 1993-94 SEASON
Galatasaray eliminated English giant Manchester United in the second round of the 1993-94 season of the tournament, which was started to be organized under the name of UEFA Champions League.
The yellow-red team, which beat the Irish team Cork City 2-1 at home and 1-0 away in the first round of the season in question, became Manchester United’s opponent in the second round. In this round in which 16 teams competed, Galatasaray drew 3-3 with its opponent in the away field, and managed to qualify for the groups with the away goals rule as a result of the match ending 0-0 in the home field.
Although this round was called group matches and not shown as quarter-finals in the Champions League status, which included 2 groups of 4 at that time, the yellow-reds were among the 8 best teams in Europe.
Galatasaray, which finished last in Group A, which included Spanish representative Barcelona, Monaco and Russian team Spartak Moscow, said goodbye to the organization at this stage.
PARTICIPATED IN THE GROUP STAGE WITH 16 TEAMS IN THE 1994-95 SEASON
Galatasaray advanced to the group stage in the 1994-95 season and once again entered the last 16 teams in the organization.
Galatasaray, who beat the Luxembourg team Avenir Beggen 5-1 away and 4-0 at home in the qualifying round, thus qualified to take part in the Champions League stage, which consists of 4 groups of 4.
Galatasaray, which finished last in Group A, where the last 16 teams competed, including the Swedish team Göteborg, Barcelona and Manchester United, was eliminated from the organization.
QUARTER FINAL IN 2000-01 SEASON
After winning the UEFA Cup championship in 2000, Galatasaray reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 2000-01 season.
Finishing second in Group D, which included Austrian team Sturm Graz, Scottish representative Rangers and Monaco, Galatasaray qualified to participate in the second group matches. At this stage, Galatasaray finished second in Group B, which included the Spanish team Deportivo, Milan and the French team Paris Saint-Germain, and was matched with Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.
Galatasaray, who beat Real Madrid 3-2 at home, lost 3-0 to its opponent in the rematch and bid farewell to the organization in the quarter-finals.
AMONG THE LAST 16 TEAMS IN THE 2001-02 SEASON
The yellow-reds participated in the second group stage in the 2001-2002 season and were among the last 16 teams 2 times in a row.
In the first group stage, Galatasaray finished second in Group D, which included French representative Nantes, Dutch PSV and Italian team Lazio, and advanced to the next round.
Galatasaray, which entered the last 16 teams in the second group stage, was eliminated from the organization by finishing last in Group B, which included Barcelona, Liverpool and Roma.
IN THE LAST 16 TWO TIMES IN A ROW IN THE 2012-13 AND 2013-14 SEASONS
Galatasaray made it to the last 16 rounds of the UEFA Champions League twice in a row, in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.
The yellow-reds, under the management of coach Fatih Terim, finished second in Group H, where Manchester United, Romanian team CFR Cluj and Portuguese representative Braga competed in the group stage, in which they directly participated, and grabbed a ticket to the last 16 rounds.
Matched with the German representative Schalke 04 in the said round, Galatasaray made its name into the quarter-finals by beating its opponent 3-2 away, after drawing 1-1 at home.
The yellow-red team, which was Real Madrid’s opponent in the quarter-finals, won the home match 3-2 after losing 3-0 away to the Spanish giant and was eliminated from the organization.
In the following season, under the management of Italian coach Roberto Mancini, Galatasaray finished second in Group B, which included Real Madrid, Juventus and Danish representative Copenhagen, and advanced to the last 16 rounds of the “Giants League” for the second time in a row.
The yellow-reds, who faced Chelsea from England in this round, lost 2-0 away after the home match ended 1-1 and were left out of the tournament.
PASSED JUVENTUS TWICE AND PROVIDED THE ROUND OF 16
Galatasaray has advanced to the last 16 rounds of the UEFA Champions League, beating Juventus twice in its history.
The yellow-reds beat their opponent, with whom they first competed in Group B in the 2013-14 season, 1-0 in the last week and finished the group in second place. Galatasaray, which advanced to the last 16 rounds, said goodbye to the organization by being eliminated by the English team Chelsea in the said season. Juventus finished third in the group and went to the UEFA Europa League.
Galatasaray, which was matched with the Italian giant in the last 16 play-off rounds this season, eliminated its opponent once again and advanced to the round.
