# 2015–16 Galatasaray S.K. season

The 2015–16 season was Galatasaray's 112th in existence and 58th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. They were aiming to lift an unprecedented 21st Turkish title, after winning the Süper Lig in the previous season.
In Europe, Galatasaray competed in the UEFA Champions League for a fifteenth season. They also competed in the UEFA Europa League, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup.
This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the season. The season covered a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Club
### Grounds

| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Türk Telekom Arena (52,652 / 105x68m) |
| Training ground | Florya Metin Oktay Sports Complex and Training Center |

### Kit

Uniform Manufacturer: Nike
Chest Advertising's: United Nations Development Programme (for League) / Turkish Airlines (for CL)
Back Advertising's: Garenta
Arm Advertising's: N/A
Short Advertising's: Coca-Cola
Socks Advertising's: Ariston Thermo

## Sponsorship

Companies that Galatasaray S.K. had sponsorship deals with during the season included the following.
| Licensee | Product |
| United Nations Development Programme | Main Sponsor (Süper Lig) |
| Turkish Airlines | Main Sponsor (UEFA Champions League) |
| Coca-Cola | Co-sponsor |
| Nike | Technical Sponsor |
| Opel | Official sponsor |
| Microsoft | Official Sponsor |
| Garenta | Official Sponsor |
| HDI-Gerling | Official Sponsor |
| Medical Park | Official Sponsor |
| Yandex | Official Sponsor |
| MNG Kargo | Official Sponsor |
| Sarar | Official Sponsor |
| Denizbank | Official Sponsor |
| W Collection | Official Sponsor |
| Fox International Channels | Media Sponsor |
| TTNET | Media Sponsor |
| Perform | Media Sponsor |
| Lukoil | Official Supplier |
| Diversey | Official Supplier |
| GNC | Official Supplier |

## Season overview

* On 31 May 2015, Galatasaray revealed the pre-season summer camp schedule. The camp schedule for the Galatasaray professional football team prior to the next football season began on 5 July at the Windischgarsten, Austria.
* On 13 June 2015, it was announced that head coach Hamza Hamzaoğlu had extended his ongoing contract for three more years.
* On 17 June 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Turkish player Bilal Kısa from Akhisar Belediyespor.
* On 18 June 2015, it was announced that defender Sabri Sarıoğlu had extended his contract until 2016.
* On 25 June 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had sold Nordin Amrabat to Málaga. Málaga had triggered the €3.5 million buyout clause for him.
* On 26 June 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray would not participate in the Afyon Cup between 11 and 14 July. Instead, the club played against SV Ried in Austria on 14 July.
* On 28 June 2015, Galatasaray's second pre-season camp schedule was announced. The second camp prior to the start of the league season began on 20 July at the Velden in Austria.
* On 2 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had loaned out Endoğan Adili to FC Wil.
* On 2 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of German player Lukas Podolski from Arsenal. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €2.5 million, with Podolski also receiving a salary of €3 million per year.
* On 7 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had sold Goran Pandev to Genoa.
* On 8 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Turkish player Jem Paul Karacan from Reading. Cem Karacan was set to receive a salary of €0.6 million per year.
* On 11 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of French player Lionel Carole from Troyes. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €1.5 million, with Carole also receiving a salary of €0.7 million per year.
* On 14 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had loaned out winger Bruma to Real Sociedad for €1.9 million. Real Sociedad also had a buy-out option for €7.5 million.
* On 20 July 2015, it was announced that Dany Nounkeu, Lucas Ontivero, Furkan Özçal and Umut Gündoğan would not be included the second camp squad.
* On 23 July 2015, Galatasaray's 2015–16 home and away kits were revealed.
* On 30 July 2015, it was announced that the contract of Dany Nounkeu had been terminated by Galatasaray.
* On 31 July 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Spanish player José Rodríguez from Real Madrid. Galatasaray would not be paying any transfer fee for the player, and José Rodríguez was also receiving a salary of €800,000 per year.
* On 5 August 2015, it was announced that Berk İsmail Ünsal and Emre Can Coşkun had been loaned out to Giresunspor and Alanyaspor, respectively.
* On 5 August 2015, it was announced that the club had extended the contracts of Alperen Uysal and Furkan Özçal. Subsequently, they were loaned out to Gaziantepspor and Kayserispor, respectively.
* On 6 August 2015, it was announced that Yekta Kurtuluş and Blerim Džemaili had not been included in the league squad. They were placed on the transfer list by the club.
* On 6 August 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray would participate in the Trofeo Bernabéu against Real Madrid on 18 August.
* On 8 August 2015, Galatasaray won the 2015 Turkish Super Cup against Bursaspor.
* On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Sercan Yıldırım had been loaned out to Bursaspor.
* On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Felipe Melo had extended his contract until 2019.
* On 17 August 2015, it was announced that the contract of Yekta Kurtuluş had been terminated by Galatasaray for €600,000.
* On 27 August 2015, it was announced that Umut Gündoğan had been loaned out to Şanlıurfaspor until the end of the season.
* On 28 August 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Turkish player Cenk Gönen from Beşiktaş. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €600,000, with Cenk also receiving a salary of €900,000 per year.
* On 29 August 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Belgian player Jason Denayer from Manchester City. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €430,000, with Denayer also receiving a salary of €800,000.
* On 30 August 2015, it was announced that Blerim Džemaili had been loaned out to Genoa.
* On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Alex Telles had been loaned out to Inter Milan for €1.3 million. Inter also had a buy-out option for €8.5 million.
* On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Felipe Melo had been sold to Inter Milan for €3.7 million.
* On 31 August 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of German player Kevin Großkreutz from Borussia Dortmund. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €1.5 million, with Großkreutz also receiving a salary of €1.85 million for the first year.
* On 2 September 2015, it was announced by FIFA that Galatasaray had failed to submit the relevant documentation for Kevin Großkreutz before the transfer window had closed. FIFA dismissed the case, because the signed documentations were not submitted on time by Galatasaray. FIFA refused to sanction Großkreutz's proposed move from Borussia Dortmund, and therefore the player was not available for Galatasaray until 1 January 2016.
* On 3 October 2015, it was announced that the contract of Wesley Sneijder had been extended by Galatasaray until 2018.
* On 9 October 2015, it was announced that the contract of Hakan Balta had been extended by Galatasaray until 2018.
* On 18 November 2015, Galatasaray announced the dismissal of head coach Hamza Hamzaoğlu.
* On 18 November 2015, it was announced that Galatasaray had entered negotiations with Mustafa Denizli.
* On 5 January 2016, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Dutch player Ryan Donk from Kasımpaşa. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €2.5 million, with Donk also receiving a salary of €750,000 during the second half of the season.
* On 6 January 2016, it was announced that Kevin Großkreutz had been sold to VfB Stuttgart for €2.2 million.
* On 12 January 2016, it was announced that Galatasaray had begun official negotiations regarding the transfer of Norwegian player Martin Linnes from Molde. The original bid by Galatasaray was reported as €2 million, with Linnes also receiving a salary of €475,000 during the second half of the season.
* On 1 February 2016, it was announced that Jem Karacan had been loaned out to Bursaspor for the rest of the season.
* On 5 February 2016, it was announced that Burak Yılmaz had been sold to Beijing Guoan for €8 million.
* On 1 March 2016, Galatasaray announced the dismissal of head coach Mustafa Denizli.
* On 2 March 2016, Galatasaray was banned from European competitions for one season by UEFA. Galatasaray were not able to qualify for either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League this season due to their failure to comply with financial regulations. The ban would come into force the first time that the Istanbul club qualified for either the Champions League or the Europa League within the next two seasons, though the sanction would be waived if Galatasaray failed to qualify for any continental competition in that timeframe.
* On 16 March 2016, Galatasaray announced that interim manager Jan Olde Riekerink would become the head of youth development.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 38 | EU | 2011 | 209 | 1 | 2018 | €6.75M + Lorik Cana | |
| 4 | MF | Hamit Altıntop | 42 | EU | 2012 | 79 | 3 | 2016 | €3.5M | |
| 5 | MF | Bilal Kısa | 41 | Non-EU | 2015 | 36 | 8 | 2017 | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Yasin Öztekin | 37 | EU | 2014 | 83 | 14 | 2018 | €2.5M | |
| 8 | MF | Selçuk İnan (C) | 39 | Non-EU | 2011 | 214 | 49 | 2019 | Free | |
| 17 | FW | Burak Yılmaz | 39 | Non-EU | 2012 | 141 | 82 | 2019 | €5M | Left the team after mid-season |
| 10 | MF | Wesley Sneijder (VC) | 40 | EU | 2013 | 143 | 40 | 2018 | €7.5M | |
| 11 | FW | Lukas Podolski | 39 | EU | 2015 | 43 | 17 | 2018 | €2.5M | |
| 14 | MF | José Rodríguez | 30 | EU | 2015 | 23 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Donk | 38 | EU | 2016 | 22 | 1 | 2018 | €2.5M | |
| 18 | MF | Sinan Gümüş | 30 | EU | 2014 | 34 | 12 | 2018 | Free | |
| 21 | DF | Aurélien Chedjou | 39 | EU | 2013 | 98 | 11 | 2017 | €6.3M | |
| 22 | DF | Hakan Balta | 41 | EU | 2007 | 310 | 12 | 2018 | €1M + Ferhat Öztorun | |
| 23 | DF | Lionel Carole | 33 | EU | 2015 | 33 | 0 | 2018 | €1.5M | |
| 26 | DF | Semih Kaya | 33 | Non-EU | 2008 | 175 | 3 | 2018 | Youth system | |
| 27 | DF | Martin Linnes | 33 | Non-EU | 2016 | 17 | 0 | 2019 | €2M | |
| 28 | DF | Koray Günter | 30 | EU | 2014 | 41 | 0 | 2018 | €2.5M | |
| 29 | MF | Olcan Adın | 39 | Non-EU | 2014 | 84 | 9 | 2018 | €4M + Salih Dursun | |
| 38 | DF | Tarık Çamdal | 33 | EU | 2014 | 38 | 0 | 2018 | €4.75M | |
| 52 | MF | Emre Çolak | 33 | Non-EU | 2009 | 176 | 17 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 55 | DF | Sabri Sarıoğlu | 40 | Non-EU | 2002 | 347 | 17 | 2017 | Youth system | |
| 64 | DF | Jason Denayer | 29 | EU | 2015 | 28 | 0 | 2016 | €0.43M | On loan from Manchester City |
| 67 | GK | Eray İşcan | 33 | Non-EU | 2011 | 13 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 99 | GK | Cenk Gönen | 36 | Non-EU | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2018 | €0.6M | |
* Last updated: 27 May 2016
* Source: Galatasaray.org, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
* Ordered by Last season starting 11 and position on pitch (from back right to front left).

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 27 | DF | Dany Nounkeu | 38 | EU | Evian | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | |
| 19 | FW | Sercan Yıldırım | 34 | Non-EU | Balıkesirspor | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | |
| 30 | MF | Furkan Özçal | 34 | EU | Karabükspor | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | |
| 90 | MF | Umut Gündoğan | 34 | EU | Adana Demirspor | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | |
| 41 | FW | Berk İsmail Ünsal | 30 | EU | Antalyaspor | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | |
| 5 | MF | Bilal Kısa | 41 | Non-EU | Akhisar Belediyespor | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| 6 | MF | Jem Karacan | 35 | EU | Reading | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| 14 | MF | José Rodríguez | 30 | EU | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| 23 | DF | Lionel Carole | 33 | EU | Troyes | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €1.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 11 | FW | Lukas Podolski | 39 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €2.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 99 | GK | Cenk Gönen | 36 | Non-EU | Beşiktaş | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €0.6M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 64 | DF | Jason Denayer | 29 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | Summer | 2016 | €0.43M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 12 | DF | Kevin Großkreutz | 36 | EU | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €1.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Donk | 38 | EU | Kasımpaşa | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | €2.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 27 | DF | Martin Linnes | 33 | EU | Molde | Transfer | Winter | 2019 | €2M | KAP.gov.tr |
Total spending: €11M

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 3 | MF | Felipe Melo | 41 | EU | Internazionale | Transfer | Summer | €3.7M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 53 | MF | Nordin Amrabat | 37 | EU | Málaga | Transfer | Summer | €3.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 11 | MF | Bruma | 30 | EU | Real Sociedad | Loan | Summer | €1.9M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 13 | DF | Alex Telles | 33 | EU | Internazionale | Loan | Summer | €1.3M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 23 | MF | Furkan Özçal | 34 | EU | Kayserispor | Loan | Summer | €0.5M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 6 | MF | Blerim Džemaili | 38 | EU | Genoa | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 90 | MF | Umut Gündoğan | 34 | EU | Şanlıurfaspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 94 | MF | Lucas Ontivero | 30 | EU | Olimpija Ljubljana | Loan | Summer | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| | MF | Endoğan Adili | 30 | EU | FC Wil | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 19 | FW | Sercan Yıldırım | 34 | Non-EU | Bursaspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 41 | FW | Berk İsmail Ünsal | 30 | Non-EU | Giresunspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 40 | DF | Emre Can Coşkun | 30 | Non-EU | Alanyaspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 45 | MF | Oğuzhan Kayar | 29 | Non-EU | Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 68 | GK | Alperen Uysal | 30 | Non-EU | Gaziantepspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 27 | DF | Dany Nounkeu | 38 | EU | Bursaspor | Contract termination | Summer | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| 35 | MF | Yekta Kurtuluş | 39 | Non-EU | Sivasspor | Contract termination | Summer | Free | KAP.gov.tr |
| 19 | FW | Goran Pandev | 41 | EU | Genoa | Transfer | Summer | Free | Genoa C.F.C. |
| 27 | DF | Emmanuel Eboué | 41 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Gökhan Zan | 43 | Non-EU | | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Aydın Yılmaz | 36 | Non-EU | Kasımpaşa | End of contract | Summer | Free | AslanStatistic |
| 32 | MF | İbrahim Coşkun | 29 | EU | Trabzonspor | Transfer | Summer | N/A | AslanStatistic |
| 38 | GK | Sinan Bolat | 36 | EU | Porto | Loan return | Summer | N/A | NTVSpor.net |
| | DF | Recep Burak Yılmaz | 29 | Non-EU | Kartalspor | Loan | Summer | N/A | AslanStatistic |
| | DF | Gökcan Gelmen | 28 | Non-EU | Fatih Karagümrük SK | Transfer | Summer | N/A | AslanStatistic |
| 12 | DF | Kevin Großkreutz | 36 | EU | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Winter | €2.2M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 40 | DF | Emre Can Coşkun | 30 | Non-EU | Giresunspor | Loan | Winter | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 45 | MF | Oğuzhan Kayar | 29 | Non-EU | Şanlıurfaspor | Loan | Winter | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 94 | MF | Lucas Ontivero | 30 | EU | Montreal Impact | Loan | Winter | €0.225M | KAP.gov.tr |
| 6 | MF | Jem Karacan | 35 | EU | Bursaspor | Loan | Winter | N/A | KAP.gov.tr |
| 17 | FW | Burak Yılmaz | 39 | Non-EU | Beijing Guoan | Transfer | Winter | €8M | KAP.gov.tr |
Total income: €21.3M
Expenditure: €10.3M

## Competitions
### Overall

| Trophy | Started round | First match | Result | Last match |
| Süper Lig | N/A | 16 August 2015 | 6th | 19 May 2016 |
| Turkish Cup | Group stage | 17 December 2015 | Winners | 22 May 2016 |
| Turkish Super Cup | Final | 8 August 2015 | Winners | Winners |
| Champions League | Group stage | 15 September 2015 | Group stage (3rd) | 8 December 2015 |
| Europa League | Round of 32 | 18 February 2016 | Round of 32 | 25 February 2016 |

### Turkish Super Cup

Source: Competitive Matches

### Süper Lig
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Osmanlıspor | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 51 | |
| 7 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 46 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, Galatasaray, were excluded from European competitions by UEFA, the Europa League group stage berth awarded to the Turkish Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team (Konyaspor), the third qualifying round berth was awarded to the fourth-placed team (İstanbul Başakşehir), and the second qualifying round berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Osmanlıspor).
* ↑ Galatasaray would have qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, but were excluded by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches
### Turkish Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Karşıyaka | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
| 4 | Kastamonuspor 1966 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | BEN | GAL | AST |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Astana | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Round of 32
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Minutes |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | Total |
| 1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4320 |
| 99 | GK | Cenk Gönen | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 483 |
| 67 | GK | Eray İşcan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 13 | DF | Alex Telles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 23 | DF | Lionel Carole | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2590 |
| 21 | DF | Aurélien Chedjou | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2482 |
| 22 | DF | Hakan Balta | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3755 |
| 28 | DF | Koray Günter | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1120 |
| 64 | DF | Jason Denayer | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2152 |
| 26 | DF | Semih Kaya | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2508 |
| 38 | DF | Tarık Çamdal | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 778 |
| 27 | DF | Martin Linnes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1120 |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Donk | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1488 |
| 55 | DF | Sabri Sarıoğlu | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2967 |
| 4 | MF | Hamit Altıntop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Bilal Kısa | 22 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2207 |
| 8 | MF | Selçuk İnan | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3677 |
| 3 | MF | Felipe Melo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 6 | MF | Jem Karacan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 452 |
| 14 | MF | José Rodríguez | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1282 |
| 52 | MF | Emre Çolak | 18 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1881 |
| 29 | MF | Olcan Adın | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2834 |
| 7 | MF | Yasin Öztekin | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3570 |
| 18 | MF | Sinan Gümüş | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1142 |
| 10 | MF | Wesley Sneijder | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3200 |
| 11 | FW | Lukas Podolski | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3670 |
| 17 | FW | Burak Yılmaz | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1467 |
| 9 | FW | Umut Bulut | 27 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2669 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
Statistics accurate as of 27 May 2016.

### Goals

Includes all competitive matches. In the case of a tie in total number of goals, players with more goals in Europe are ranked higher, followed by Süper Lig, Super Cup and Turkish Cup goals respectively. If all stats are the same, then the younger player is ranked higher.
    Last updated on 27 May 2016
| Position | Number | Name | Süper Lig | Europe | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | Lukas Podolski | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 8 | Selçuk İnan | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | 18 | Sinan Gümüş | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 17 | Burak Yılmaz | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | Yasin Öztekin | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | 9 | Umut Bulut | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Bilal Kısa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Wesley Sneijder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 29 | Olcan Adın | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Aurélien Chedjou | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 52 | Emre Çolak | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 26 | Semih Kaya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 22 | Hakan Balta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Ryan Donk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Jem Karacan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 55 | Sabri Sarıoğlu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Own Goals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| | | TOTAL | 69 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 103 |

### Assists

    Last updated on 26 May 2016.
| Position | Number | Name | Total |
| 1 | 10 | Wesley Sneijder | 10 |
| 1 | 11 | Lukas Podolski | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Yasin Öztekin | 9 |
| 3 | 55 | Sabri Sarıoğlu | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | Bilal Kısa | 5 |
| 4 | 8 | Selçuk İnan | 5 |
| 5 | 18 | Sinan Gümüş | 4 |
| 5 | 29 | Olcan Adın | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Umut Bulut | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | Aurélien Chedjou | 3 |
| 6 | 15 | Ryan Donk | 3 |
| 6 | 52 | Emre Çolak | 3 |
| 6 | 64 | Jason Denayer | 3 |
| 7 | 22 | Hakan Balta | 2 |
| 7 | 14 | José Rodríguez | 2 |
| 7 | 27 | Martin Linnes | 2 |
| 8 | 13 | Alex Telles | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | Burak Yılmaz | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | Lionel Carole | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 1 | GK | Fernando Muslera | 5 | | |
| 99 | GK | Cenk Gönen | | | |
| 67 | GK | Eray İşcan | | | |
| 21 | DF | Aurélien Chedjou | 6 | | |
| 28 | DF | Koray Günter | 1 | | |
| 64 | DF | Jason Denayer | 1 | | |
| 22 | DF | Hakan Balta | 8 | | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Alex Telles | | | |
| 27 | DF | Martin Linnes | | | |
| 23 | DF | Lionel Carole | 7 | 1 | |
| 38 | DF | Tarık Çamdal | 6 | | |
| 26 | DF | Semih Kaya | 8 | 1 | |
| 55 | DF | Sabri Sarıoğlu | 7 | | |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Donk | 6 | | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Jem Karacan | 2 | | |
| 5 | MF | Bilal Kısa | 3 | | |
| 14 | MF | José Rodríguez | 4 | | |
| 4 | MF | Hamit Altıntop | | | |
| 8 | MF | Selçuk İnan | 12 | | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Felipe Melo | | | |
| 10 | MF | Wesley Sneijder | 11 | | |
| 18 | MF | Sinan Gümüş | 3 | | |
| 52 | MF | Emre Çolak | 1 | | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Olcan Adın | 7 | | |
| 7 | MF | Yasin Öztekin | 11 | | |
| 11 | MF | Lukas Podolski | 7 | | |
| 9 | FW | Umut Bulut | 3 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | Burak Yılmaz | 5 | | |
Last updated: 26 May 2016 Source: http://www.ntvspor.net/istatistik Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| Games played | 55 | 27 | 26 | 2 |
| Games won | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Games drawn | 18 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Games lost | 13 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Biggest win | 6-0 vs Kayserispor | 6-0 vs Kayserispor | 4-1 vs Konyaspor | 1-0 vs Bursaspor & 1-0 vs Fenerbahçe |
| Biggest loss | 0-2 vs Atlético Madrid | 0-2 vs Atlético Madrid | 3-4 vs Rizespor | - |
| Biggest win (League) | 6-0 vs Kayserispor | 6-0 vs Kayserispor | 4-1 vs Konyaspor | - |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 4-1 vs Kastamonuspor | 4-1 vs Kastamonuspor | 3-1 vs Karşıyaka & 3-1 vs Çaykur Rizespor | - |
| Biggest win (UEFA) | 2-1 vs Benfica | 2-1 vs Benfica | - | - |
| Biggest win (Super Cup) | 1-0 vs Bursaspor | - | - | 1-0 vs Bursaspor |
| Biggest loss (League) | 3-4 vs Rizespor | 1-2 vs Osmanlıspor | 3-4 vs Rizespor | - |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | - | - | - | - |
| Biggest loss (UEFA) | 1-3 vs Lazio | 0-2 vs Atlético Madrid | 1-3 vs Lazio | - |
| Biggest loss (Super Cup) | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 103 | 57 | 44 | 2 |
| Goals conceded | 73 | 28 | 45 | 0 |
| Goal difference | +30 | +29 | -1 | +2 |
| Average GF per game | 1.87 | 2.11 | 1.69 | 1 |
| Average GA per game | 1.33 | 1.04 | 1.73 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 121 | – | – | – |
| Red cards | 7 | – | – | – |
| Most appearances | Yasin Öztekin (49) | – | – | – |
| Most minutes played | Fernando Muslera (4320) | – | – | – |
| Most goals | Lukas Podolski (17) | – | – | – |
| Most assists | Wesley Sneijder (9) | – | – | – |
| Points | 90 | 50 | 29 | 6 |
| Winning rate | 43.64% | 51.85% | 30.77% | 100% |

### Attendance

| Competition | Total. Att. | Avg. Att. |
| Süper Lig | 322,929 | 18,996 |
| Turkish Cup | 51,646 | 8,608 |
| Europe | 126,888 | 31,722 |
| Total | 501,463 | 18,573 |
* Sold season tickets: 32,070 & 197 suites = 34,237