# 2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) season

It is the 2024–25 season of the Men's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.

## Season overview
### Pre-season

On 1 August, The 2024–25 Volleyball Season fixtures in the Efeler Ligi have been announced.

## Technical staff

    As of 15 August 2024
| Name | Job |
| Neslihan Turan | Administrative Manager |
| Mehmetcan Şamlı | Team Manager |
| Umut Çakır | Head Coach |
| Hüseyin Gültekin | Assistant Coach |
| Furkan Kasap | Assistant Coach |
| Mertcan Kır | Statistics Coach |
| Yalçın Ayhan | Physiotherapist |
| Turgay Aslanyürek | Conditioner |
| Aykut Yılmaz | Masseur |

## Team roster

    As of 11 January 2025
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
| 1 | Martin Atanasov | Outside Hitter | (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) | 1.99 | Bulgaria |
| 2 | Jiří Kovář | Outside Hitter | (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 35) | 2.02 | Italy / Czech Republic |
| 5 | Hasan Yeşilbudak | Libero | (1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 41) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 7 | Ahmet Tümer | Middle Blocker | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 8 | Aykut Acar | Middle-blocker | (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 25) | 1.92 | Turkey |
| 9 | Jean Patry | Opposite | (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28) | 2.07 | France |
| 10 | Arslan Ekşi (c) | Setter | (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985 (age 39) | 1.96 | Turkey |
| 11 | Muzaffer Yönet | Setter | (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27) | 1.97 | Turkey |
| 12 | Victor Cardoso | Outside Hitter | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) | 2.00 | Brazil |
| 13 | Oğuzhan Karasu | Middle-blocker | (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 14 | Selim Kalaycı | Opposite | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 25) | 2.02 | Turkey |
| 15 | Caner Ergül | Libero | (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 30) | 1.87 | Turkey |
| 17 | Doğukan Ulu | Middle-blocker | (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29) | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 18 | Ivan Zaytsev | Outside Hitter | (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 36) | 2.04 | Italy / Russia |
| 19 | Ahmet Ege Totik | Setter | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) | 1.82 | Turkey |

## Transfers
### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Contract length |
| 1 July 2024 | Aykut Acar | 1-year |
| 2 July 2024 | Onur Günaydı | 1-year |
| 3 July 2024 | Selim Kalaycı | 1-year |
| 5 July 2024 | Oğuzhan Karasu | 1-year |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 8 July 2024 | Doğukan Ulu | Halkbank | Free |
| 9 July 2024 | Hasan Yeşilbudak | Fenerbahçe | Free |
| 10 July 2024 | Caner Ergül | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | Jiří Kovář | Panathinaikos | Free |
| 13 July 2024 | Martin Atanasov | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | Free |
| 14 July 2024 | Jean Patry | Jastrzębski Węgiel | Free |
| 7 August 2024 | Victor Cardoso | Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 | Free |
| 8 August 2024 | Arslan Ekşi | Ziraat Bankası | Free |
| 27 December 2024 | Ivan Zaytsev | Vero Volley Monza | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 28 May 2024 | Jan Hadrava | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn | End of contract |
| 28 May 2024 | Jan Zimmermann | Gioiella Prisma Taranto | End of contract |
| 29 May 2024 | Miran Kujundžić | PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów | End of contract |
| 29 May 2024 | Nikola Mijailović | AO Flisvos | End of contract |
| 30 May 2024 | Beytullah Hatipoğlu | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | End of contract |
| 27 June 2024 | Baturalp Burak Güngör | Fenerbahçe Medicana | End of contract |
| 18 July 2024 | Osman Çağatay Durmaz | Fenerbahçe Medicana | Mutual agreement |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Until | Source |
| 23 September 2024 | Ozan Ataseven | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediyespor | Undisclosed | End of season | |
| 6 January 2025 | Onur Günaydı | ON Hotels Alanya Belediyespor | Undisclosed | End of season | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 September 2024 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–1 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–22 | 25–20 | 19–25 | – | – | 69–67 | Report |
| 20 September 2024 | 13:00 | Halkbank | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 23–25 | 30–32 | – | – | 73–82 | Report |
| 21 September 2024 | 13:00 | Ziraat Bankası | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–58 | Report |
| 26 September 2024 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–2 | İstanbul Gençlik Spor Kulübü | 26–24 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 24–26 | – | 97–95 | Report |
| 28 September 2024 | 13:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | İstanbul Gençlik Spor Kulübü | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | – | 87–84 | Report |

## Competitions
### Turkish Men's Volleyball League
#### 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 |
| 6 October 2024 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | ON Hotels Alanya Belediyespor | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 15–13 | 110–102 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 13 October 2024 | 13:00 | Türşad | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 8–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 51–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 20 October 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediyespor | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 25–21 | – | 100–85 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 25 October 2024 | 14:00 | İstanbul Gençlik Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 15–25 | – | 76–93 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 30 October 2024 | 17:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Halkbank | 18–25 | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–12 | 18–16 | 103–94 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 3 November 2024 | 19:30 | Fenerbahçe Medicana | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–16 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 15–11 | 108–95 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 10 November 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Arkas Spor | 24–26 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 20–25 | – | 92–97 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 November 2024 | 16:00 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 19–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | – | – | 58–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 24 November 2024 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Cizre Belediye | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | – | 97–87 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 1 December 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Ziraat Bankası | 18–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | – | – | 60–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 8 December 2024 | 17:00 | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | – | – | 56–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 December 2024 | 15:00 | Altekma SK | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–17 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 103–103 | 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 |
| 4 January 2025 | 13:00 | ON Hotels Alanya Belediyespor | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–22 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 13–15 | 100–111 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 7 January 2025 | 19:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Türşad | 25–12 | 25–16 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–50 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 11 January 2025 | 13:00 | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | – | – | 64–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 18 January 2025 | 19:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | İstanbul Gençlik Spor Kulübü | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–23 | 25–22 | – | 100–93 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 25 January 2025 | 19:00 | Halkbank | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–64 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 1 February 2025 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe Medicana | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 16–18 | 113–114 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 4 February 2025 | 19:00 | Arkas Spor | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–19 | – | 100–85 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 8 February 2025 | 19:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–65 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 February 2025 | 13:00 | Cizre Belediye | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 11–25 | – | 71–97 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 1 March 2025 | 19:30 | Ziraat Bankası | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–19 | – | – | 75–59 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 8 March 2025 | 17:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–64 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 March 2025 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Altekma SK | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–52 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Playoffs
### Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup
#### Quarter-finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 February 2025 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | İstanbul Gençlik Spor Kulübü | 25–22 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | – | 87–97 | Report 1 Report 2 |

### 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 |
| 12 November 2024 | 21:00 | Fino Kaposvár | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–21 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 8–15 | 90–108 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 21 November 2024 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Fino Kaposvár | 25–19 | 25–14 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–50 | 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 |
| 4 December 2024 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Ziraat Bankası | 25–22 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | – | 75–97 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 December 2024 | 19:00 | Ziraat Bankası | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |