2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Dursun Özbek |
| Arena | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall |
| Turkish Women's Volleyball League | Regular season |
| Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup | Pre-season |
| Women's CEV Cup | Regular season |
It is the 2025–26 season of the Women's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.
Season overview
Pre-season
On 29 May, It was announced that a 2-year contract was signed with head coach Massimo Barbolini.[1]
Galatasaray, who will compete in the CEV Cup, will face Portuguese representative FC Porto in the first round.[2]
On 20 August, Vodafone Sultans League 2025–26 Volleyball Season Fixtures Have Been Drawn.[3][4]
Sponsorship and kit manufacturers
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Technical Staff
- As of 16 October 2025[6]
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Neslihan Turan | Administrative Manager |
| Mustafa Yurdaer Kobal | Assistant Administrative Manager |
| Neşve Büyükbayram | Team Manager |
| Massimo Barbolini | Head Coach |
| Alberto Bigarelli | Assistant Coach |
| Emre Türkileri | Assistant Coach |
| Ioannis Paraschidis | Assistant Coach / Conditioner |
| Oğulcan Akbal | Statistics Coach |
| Dinçer Kaya | Physiotherapist |
| Murat Beder | Masseur |
| Defne Heybeli | Media Officer |
| Özkan Arslan | Outfitter |
Staff changes
| Change | Date | Staff member | Staff position | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | 20 June 2025 | Alberto Bigarelli | Assistant Coach | [7] |
| Out | 30 June 2025 | Adnan Mert Paşaoğlu | Assistant Coach | [8] |
Team roster
- As of 30 November 2025[9]
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Frantti | Outside Hitter | 3 March 1996 | 1.85 | United States |
| 2 | İlkin Aydın (c) | Outside Hitter | 5 January 2000 | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 3 | Aslı Tecimer | Outside Hitter | 12 May 2000 | 1.80 | Turkey |
| 4 | İrem Nur Özsoy | Libero | 13 June 2003 | 1.70 | Turkey |
| 5 | Eylül Akarçeşme | Libero | 1 October 1999 | 1.70 | Turkey |
| 7 | Wang Yuanyuan | Middle-blocker | 14 July 1997 | 1.96 | China |
| 8 | Yasemin Güveli | Middle-blocker | 5 January 1999 | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 9 | Eline Timmerman | Middle-blocker | 30 December 1998 | 1.92 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Ayçin Akyol | Middle-blocker | 15 June 1999 | 1.88 | Turkey |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir | Setter | 14 August 1990 | 1.86 | Turkey |
| 12 | Britt Bongaerts | Setter | 3 November 1996 | 1.85 | Netherlands |
| 13 | Büşra Güneş | Middle-blocker | 8 August 1997 | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 14 | Alexia Căruțașu | Opposite | 10 June 2003 | 1.88 | Romania / Turkey |
| 15 | Kaja Grobelna | Opposite | 4 January 1995 | 1.88 | Belgium |
| 17 | Myriam Sylla | Outside Hitter | 8 January 1995 | 1.84 | Italy |
| 18 | Martyna Łukasik | Outside Hitter | 26 November 1999 | 1.90 | Poland |
Transfers
New contracts
| Date | Player | Contract length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2025 | Yasemin Güveli | 1-year | [10] |
| 1 July 2025 | İrem Nur Özsoy | 1-year | [11] |
| 15 August 2025 | Eline Timmerman | 1-year | [12] |
Contract extensions
Transfers in
| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2025 | Naz Aydemir | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | Free | [13][14] |
| 26 June 2025 | Kaja Grobelna | Queenseis Kariya | Free | [15] |
| 2 July 2025 | Aslı Tecimer | İBB Spor Kulübü | Free | [16] |
| 3 July 2025 | Büşra Güneş | Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü | Free | [17] |
| 4 July 2025 | Ali Frantti | VakıfBank | Free | [18] |
| 11 August 2025 | Myriam Sylla | Numia Vero Volley Milano | Free | [19] |
| 22 November 2025 | Wang Yuanyuan | Tianjin Bohai Bank | Free | [20] |
Transfers out
| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2025 | Ana Kalandadze | Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü | End of contract | [21][22] |
| 5 May 2025 | Aslıhan Kılıç | Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü | End of contract | [23][24] |
| 5 May 2025 | Bihter Dumanoğlu | Papara Göztepe | End of contract | [25][26] |
| 5 May 2025 | Ceylan Arısan | Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü | End of contract | [27] |
| 6 May 2025 | Sude Hacımustafaoğlu | Papara Göztepe | End of contract | [28] |
| 6 May 2025 | Katarina Lazović | VakıfBank | End of contract | [29][30] |
| 6 May 2025 | Yasemin Özel | Beşiktaş | End of contract | [31][32] |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Martyna Łukasik | Imoco Volley | Undisclosed | [33] |
Loans out
| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2025 | Melisa Sazalan | Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor | Undisclosed | End of season | [34] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2025 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | 2–2 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–19 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 24–26 | – | 100–96 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 10 September 2025 | 15:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 2–1 | Beşiktaş | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | – | – | 70–71 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 18 September 2025 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 25–17 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 26–24 | – | 94–86 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 30 September 2025 | 18:00 | Eurotek Laica UYBA | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–59 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 1 October 2025 | 21:00 | Igor Gorgonzola Novara | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–9 | 25–18 | 27–25 | – | – | 77–52 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 4 October 2025 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 5 October 2025 | – | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 2–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
Competitions
Turkish Women's Volleyball League
League table
Regular season (1st Half)
- All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2025 | 18:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–16 | 26–24 | 25–23 | – | – | 76–63 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 18 October 2025 | 18:00 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 16–25 | 14–25 | 28–30 | – | – | 58–80 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 21 October 2025 | 18:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | İlbank Spor Kulübü | 25–12 | 25–16 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–44 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 26 October 2025 | 18:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–17 | – | – | 76–60 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 16 November 2025 | 17:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–19 | – | – | 75–56 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 20 November 2025 | 19:30 | Fenerbahçe Medicana | 3–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | 27–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 15–11 | 114–111 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 November 2025 | 17:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–55 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 30 November 2025 | 16:00 | Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–23 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | – | 78–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 7 December 2025 | 17:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Türk Hava Yolları | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–15 | – | 98–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 11 December 2025 | 18:00 | Zeren Spor | 3–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | 19–25 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–11 | 15–10 | 101–89 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 14 December 2025 | 19:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Beşiktaş | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–11 | – | – | 75–51 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 December 2025 | 18:00 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–61 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 21 December 2025 | 17:00 | Göztepe Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | – | 83–97 | Report 1 Report 2 |
Regular season (2nd Half)
- All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | İlbank Spor Kulübü | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Fenerbahçe Medicana | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Aras Kargo Spor Kulübü | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Türk Hava Yolları | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Zeren Spor | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Beşiktaş | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Göztepe Spor Kulübü | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup
CEV Cup
16th finals
- All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2025 | 23:00 | FC Porto | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–22 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | – | 88–97 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 3 December 2025 | 19:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | FC Porto | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–51 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
8th finals
- All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2026 | – | Darta Bevo Roeselare | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | P2 |
| – | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Darta Bevo Roeselare | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
References
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- ^ "#Transfer: Papara Göztepe'mize Hoş Geldin Bihter Dumanoğlu Yarkın 💛❤️". Goztepe Woman's Volleyball Official X Account. May 5, 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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- ^ "Takımımızda 6 yıl forma giyen Sude Hacımustafaoğlu'na emekleri için teşekkür eder, bundan sonraki kariyerinde başarılar dileriz". Official X Account of Galatasaray Volleyball Department. May 6, 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Takımımızda 1.5 yıl forma giyen Katarina Dangubić'e emekleri için teşekkür eder, bundan sonraki kariyerinde başarılar dileriz". Official X Account of Galatasaray Volleyball Department. May 6, 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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External links
- Official Galatasaray Volleyball Branch Website (in Turkish and English)