The 1998–99 season was Galatasaray's 95th in existence and the 41st 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.
| 1998–99 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Faruk Süren | |||
| Head coach | Fatih Terim | |||
| Stadium | Ali Sami Yen Stadı | |||
| 1. Lig | 1st | |||
| Turkish Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Hakan Şükür (19) All: Hakan Şükür (26) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 30,226 vs Gaziantepspor (1. Lig, 30 May 1999) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,502 vs Bursaspor (1. Lig, 7 February 1999) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 26,388 | |||
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Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | CL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK |  Claudio Taffarel
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32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| - | GK | Mehmet Bölükbaşi
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | GK | Kerem İnan
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | DF | Alper Tezcan
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2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | DF |  Iulian Filipescu
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12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Gheorghe Popescu
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29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Bülent Korkmaz (C)
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21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Fatih Akyel
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30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| - | DF | Vedat İnceefe
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13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | Hakan Ünsal
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31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 67 | MF | Ergün Penbe
|
24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Okan Buruk
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28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 12 |
| 11 | MF | Hasan Şaş
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24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| - | MF | Tolunay Kafkas
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14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Tugay Kerimoğlu
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22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Suat Kaya
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23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Emre Belözoğlu
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27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 22 | MF | Ümit Davala
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25 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Gheorghe Hagi
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28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 18 |
| - | MF | Faruk Atalay
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF |  Ufuk Talay
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8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Arif Erdem
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27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 19 |
| - | FW | Burak Akdiş
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17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Hakan Şükür
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33 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 26 |
Players in / out edit
In edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
|
Claudio Taffarel | 32 | Clube Atlético Mineiro |
| MF |
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Tolunay Kafkas | 30 | Trabzonspor |
| MF |
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Hasan Şaş | 22 | MKE Ankaragücü |
| FW |
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Burak Akdiş | 21 | Kartal S.K. |
| DF |
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Alper Tezcan | 18 | Galatasaray A2 |
| GK |
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Kerem İnan | 18 | Galatasaray A2 |
| MF |
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Faruk Atalay | 17 | Galatasaray A2 |
Out edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |
|
Mehmet Gönülaçar | 26 | Sakaryaspor on loan |
| GK |
|
Pierre Esser | 28 | Eintracht Trier |
| DF |
|
Feti Okuroğlu | 27 | Trabzonspor |
| FW |
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Ion Ionuț Luțu | 23 | FC Universitatea Craiova |
| MF |
|
Ceyhun Eriş | 21 | Göztepe SK on loan |
| GK | 
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Richard Kingson | 20 | Sakaryaspor on loan |
| MF |
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Osman Coşkun | 26 | Sakaryaspor on loan |
| DF |
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Adnan İlgin | 25 | Bursaspor |
| GK |
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Volkan Kilimci | 26 | Elazığspor on loan |
| DF |
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Iulian Filipescu | 24 | Real Betis |
1. Lig edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 30 | +55 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 58 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 5 | Kocaelispor | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
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
| 8 August 1998 1 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Altay S.K. | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Gheorghe Hagi  5', 51'Suat Kaya 86' |
Report | Cüneyt Yis 20p' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Sadık İlhan |
| 16 August 1998 2 | Bursaspor | 0–5 | Galatasaray SK | Bursa |
| 20:00 EET | (Report) | Gheorghe Hagi 49' Hakan Şükür 57', 63', 82'Arif Erdem 84' |
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadı Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 22 August 1998 3 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Kocaelispor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Gheorghe Hagi 34p' Hakan Ünsal 48'Hasan Şaş 68' |
Report | Nuri Çolak 77' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Kadir Tozlu |
| 30 August 1998 4 | Istanbulspor | 1–4 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Sergen Yalçın 58' |
(Report) | Hasan Şaş 7', 45' Tugay Kerimoğlu 81'Hakan Şükür 88' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadium Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
| 12 September 1998 5 | Galatasaray SK | 5–0 | Erzurumspor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Hakan Şükür 22', 88p' Fatih Akyel 53'Ümit Davala 81'Hakan Ünsal 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 20 September 1998 6 | Fenerbahçe SK | 2–2 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Viorel Moldovan 15' Elvir Baljić 18' |
Report | Gheorghe Hagi 23' Hakan Şükür 87' |
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: ? Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 27 September 1998 7 | Galatasaray SK | 0–2 | Gençlerbirliği SK | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Ümit Karan 37' Lahcen Abrami 80' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bülent Uzun |
| 17 October 1998 8 | Adanaspor | 2–2 | Galatasaray SK | Adana |
| 20:00 EET | Atakan Sancarbarlaz 19', 43' |
(Report) | Tugay Kerimoğlu 44p' Hasan Şaş 64' |
Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı Referee: Yılnur Önen |
| 24 October 1998 9 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Samsunspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Hakan Şükür 79', 81' Hakan Ünsal 89' |
Report | Cenk İşler 21' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mustafa Çulcu |
| 31 October 1998 10 | KDÇ Karabükspor | 0–3 | Galatasaray SK | Karabük |
| 18:00 EET | Report | Gheorghe Hagi 5', 39' Arif Erdem 89' |
Stadium: Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 8 November 1998 11 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | 0–5 | Galatasaray SK | Çanakkale |
| 19:00 EET | (Report) | Gheorghe Hagi 10p' Arif Erdem 36'Hakan Şükür 54'Okan Buruk 59'Tolunay Kafkas 88' |
Stadium: 18 Mart Stadı Referee: Sadık İlhan |
| 15 November 1998 12 | Galatasaray SK | 3–5 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Ogün Temizkanoğlu 14og' Bülent Korkmaz 45'Burak Akdiş 88' |
(Report) | Serdar Tatlı 6', 31', 89' Selahattin Kınalı 65'Orhan Çıkırıkçı 86' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 20,079 Referee: Serdar Tatlı |
| 21 November 1998 13 | Sakaryaspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Adapazarı |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Adapazarı Atatürk Stadı Referee: Erdal Güleç |
| 12 December 1998 14 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Antalyaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Emre Belözoğlu 58' Okan Buruk 78'Arif Erdem 89' |
Report | Gocho Guintchev 61' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Kazım Erçakır |
| 16 December 1998 15 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Fatih Akyel 13' Emre Belözoğlu 86' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
| 20 December 1998 16 | Gaziantepspor | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Gaziantep |
| 19:00 EET | Cem Beceren 64' |
Report | Hakan Şükür 29' Suat Kaya 87' |
Stadium: Kamil Ocak Stadium Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 23 December 1998 17 | MKE Ankaragücü | 2–2 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 19:00 EET | Tarık Daşgün 61p' Hakan Keleş 68' |
Report | Hakan Şükür 20' Okan Buruk 27' |
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: Sadık İlhan |
| 31 January 1999 18 | Altay SK | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | İzmir |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Gheorghe Hagi 35' Arif Erdem 54' |
Stadium: İzmir Alsancak Stadium Referee: Metin Tokat |
| 7 February 1999 19 | Galatasaray SK | 5–0 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Gheorghe Hagi 2', 20', 82' Arif Erdem 44', 69' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 11,502 Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 12 February 1999 20 | Kocaelispor | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | İzmit |
| 20:00 EET | Roman Dąbrowski 79' |
Report | Hakan Şükür 53', 58' |
Stadium: İsmet Paşa Stadium Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 21 February 1999 21 | Galatasaray SK | 3–3 | Istanbulspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Okan Buruk 32' Arif Erdem 57'Fatih Akyel 89' |
Report | Ümit Davala 44og' Enes Demirović 81p'Mithat Yavaş 86' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Muhittin Boşat |
| 28 February 1999 22 | Erzurumspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Erzurum |
| 12:00 EET | (Report) | Burak Akdiş 66' |
Stadium: Cemal Gürsel Stadı Referee: Serdar Tatlı |
| 7 March 1999 23 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Okan Buruk 55' Hakan Şükür 82' |
Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 19,122 Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
| 14 March 1999 24 | Gençlerbirliği SK | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 19:00 EET | Hamid Merakchi 20' |
Report | Gheorghe Hagi 12' Okan Buruk 35' |
Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: Erol Ersoy |
| 19 March 1999 25 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | Adanaspor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Hakan Şükür 85' |
Report | Altan Aksoy 35' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Ali Uluyol |
| 3 April 1999 26 | Samsunspor | 0–3 | Galatasaray SK | Samsun |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Arif Erdem 8' Gheorghe Popescu 23'Ergün Penbe 90' |
Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Referee: Bülent Uzun |
| 10 April 1999 27 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | KDÇ Karabükspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Arif Erdem 19' Okan Buruk 30' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: İsmet Arzuman |
| 17 April 1999 28 | Galatasaray SK | 5–2 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Ümit Davala 10' Arif Erdem 14', 55', 90'Okan Buruk 38' |
(Report) | Tamer Tuna 35' Bülent Uygun 82' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: İlhami Kaplan |
| 24 April 1999 29 | Trabzonspor | 0–3 | Galatasaray SK | Trabzon |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Okan Buruk 36' Arif Erdem 52'Hakan Şükür 71p' |
Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Referee: Bülent Uzun |
| 30 April 1999 30 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | Sakaryaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Okan Buruk 16' Gheorghe Hagi 47'Hakan Şükür 52p' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: ? Referee: Serdar Tatlı |
| 9 May 1999 31 | Beşiktaş JK | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Mehmet Özdilek 75' |
Report | Okan Buruk 4' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadium Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 14 May 1999 32 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | MKE Ankaragücü | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Burak Akdiş 44' Hakan Şükür 66' |
Report | Hakan Keleş 47' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ayhan Yücebilgiç |
| 23 May 1999 33 | Antalyaspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Antalya |
| 17:00 EET | Fazlı Ulusal 78' |
(Report) | Burak Akdiş 25' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Mustafa Çulcu |
| 30 May 1999 34 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Gaziantepspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Report | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 30,226 Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
Türkiye Kupası edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
Sixth round edit
| 18 November 1998 1 | Adanaspor | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Adana |
| 19:00 EET | (Report) | Gheorghe Popescu 3' Burak Akdiş 76' |
Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı Referee: Kazım Erçakır |
| 23 January 1999 2 | Galatasaray SK | 4–1 | Adanaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Arif Erdem 35', 48' Emre Belözoğlu 47'Hakan Şükür 61' |
(Report) | Atakan Sancarbarlaz 20' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Adnan Şeker |
Quarter-final edit
| 27 January 1999 1 | Istanbulspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Tugay Kerimoğlu 35' Gheorghe Popescu 70' |
(Report) | Stadium: Çetin Emeç Stadı Referee: Muhittin Boşat |
| 3 February 1999 2 | Galatasaray SK | 3–2 | Istanbulspor | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Arif Erdem 40' Gheorghe Hagi 62'Hasan Şaş 79' |
(Report) | Mithat Yavaş 4' Mehmet Yozgatlı 82' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
Semi-final edit
| 17 February 1999 1 | Sakaryaspor | 2–1 | Galatasaray SK | Adapazarı |
| 13:00 EET | Hüseyin Çimşir 10' Mehmet Honca 83' |
(Report) | Emre Belözoğlu 71' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Murat Ilgaz |
| 10 March 1999 2 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Sakaryaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | Arif Erdem 24' Ümit Davala 64' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: İbrahim Aksoy |
Final edit
| 14 April 1999 1 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 19:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 14,513 Referee: Muhittin Boşat |
| 5 May 1999 2 | Beşiktaş JK | 0–2 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Ümit Davala 52', 68' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadı Referee: Oğuz Sarvan |
UEFA Champions League edit
Second qualifying round edit
| 12 August 1998 1 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Istanbul |
| Gheorghe Hagi 59p' Hakan Şükür 65' |
(Report) | Johann Vogel 87' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee:  Marc Batta |
| 26 August 1998 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–3 | Galatasaray SK | Zürich |
| Kubilay Türkyılmaz 45' Johann Vogel 70' |
(Report) | Hakan Şükür 17', 45' Gheorghe Hagi 65p' |
Stadium: Hardturm Referee:  Vítor Melo Pereira |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Galatasaray
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Rosenborg
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Athletic Bilbao
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
Source: UEFA
| 16 September 1998 1 | Juventus FC | 2–2 | Galatasaray SK | Torino |
| 21:45 EET | Filippo Inzaghi 16' Alessandro Birindelli 68' |
(Report) | Hakan Şükür 44' Ümit Davala 63' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 37,192 Referee:  Markus Merk |
| 30 September 1998 2 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | Okan Buruk 15' Gheorghe Hagi 90' |
(Report) | Ismael Urzaiz 16' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 24,000 Referee:  Graham Poll |
| 21 October 1998 3 | Rosenborg BK | 3–0 | Galatasaray SK | Trondheim |
| 21:45 EET | Sigurd Rushfeldt 69', 86', 90' |
(Report) | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee:  Nikolai Levnikov |
| 4 November 1998 4 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | Rosenborg BK | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | Hakan Şükür 55', 74' Arif Erdem 66' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug |
| 2 December 1998 5 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | Juventus FC | Istanbul |
| 21:45 EET | Suat Kaya 90' |
(Report) | Nicola Amoruso 77' |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Attendance: 22,920 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 9 December 1998 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Bilbao |
| 21:45 EET | Julen Guerrero 44' |
(Report) | Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee:  Urs Meier |
Friendly Matches edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
TSYD Kupası edit
| 26 July 1998 1 | Fenerbahçe SK | 1–4 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | Elvir Baljić 8' |
(Report) | Hakan Şükür 35' Hasan Şaş 51', 62'Arif Erdem 69' |
Stadium: Fenerbahçe Stadı Referee: Serdar Çakır |
| 2 August 1998 2 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadı Referee: Orhan Erdemir |
Attendance edit
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 26,388 | 448,596 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 14,513 | 14,513 |
| Champions League | 22,306 | 66,920 |
| Total | 25,239 | 530,029 |
References edit
- ^ "Galatasaray 2022/2023 Fikstür | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com.
- 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