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

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

## Season overview
### Pre-season

On 30 April, Asuman Baş, who has been the team manager for 2 seasons, was given a plaque of appreciation for her efforts and bid farewell.
On 3 May, Neşve Büyükbayram was appointed as Team Manager.
On 1 August, The 2024–25 Volleyball Season fixtures in the Sultanlar Ligi have been announced.
On 8 August, Adnan Mert Paşaoğlu was appointed as assistant coach.
On 23 August, Galatasaray Daikin's BVA Cup program has been announced. Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team will play as the home team in the BVA Cup to be held in Istanbul.
On 5 September, Galatasaray Daikin's captain in the new season will be İlkin Aydın.
On 30 December, Galatasaray Daikin parted ways with head coach Guillermo Naranjo Hernández.
On 31 December, Alberto Bigarelli was appointed as the head coach of Galatasaray Daikin Women's Volleyball Team.

## Technical Staff

    As of 1 January 2025
| Name | Job |
| Neslihan Turan | Administrative Manager |
| Neşve Büyükbayram | Team Manager |
| Alberto Bigarelli | Head Coach |
| Adnan Mert Paşaoğlu | Assistant Coach |
| Emre Türkileri | Assistant Coach |
| Ioannis Paraschidis | Conditioner |
| Uğur Şimşek | Statistics Coach |
| Dinçer Kaya | Physiotherapist |
| Murat Beder | Masseur |

### Staff changes

| Change | Date | Staff member | Staff position | Ref. |
| Out | 30 December 2024 | Guillermo Naranjo Hernández | Head Coach | |
| In | 31 December 2024 | Alberto Bigarelli | Head Coach | |

## Team roster

    As of 10 September 2024
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
| 2 | İlkin Aydın (c) | Outside Hitter | (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 25) | 1.83 | Turkey |
| 4 | Britt Bongaerts | Setter | (1996-11-03) 3 November 1996 (age 28) | 1.85 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Eylül Akarçeşme | Libero | (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) | 1.70 | Turkey |
| 6 | Sude Hacımustafaoğlu | Outside Hitter | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | 1.80 | Turkey |
| 7 | Ceylan Arısan | Middle-blocker | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 8 | Yasemin Güveli | Middle-blocker | (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 9 | Eline Timmerman | Middle-blocker | (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26) | 1.92 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Ayçin Akyol | Middle-blocker | (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) | 1.88 | Turkey |
| 11 | Aslıhan Kılıç | Setter | (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 26) | 1.80 | Turkey |
| 12 | Bihter Dumanoğlu | Libero | (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 30) | 1.75 | Turkey |
| 14 | Alexia Căruțașu | Opposite | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) | 1.88 | Romania / Turkey |
| 16 | Yasemin Özel | Opposite | (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) | 1.85 | Turkey |
| 24 | Katarina Lazović | Outside Hitter | (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25) | 1.82 | Serbia |
| 27 | Ana Kalandadze | Outside Hitter | (1998-12-10) 10 December 1998 (age 26) | 1.86 | Georgia |

## Transfers
### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Contract length |
| 12 June 2024 | Bihter Dumanoğlu | 1-year |
| 12 June 2024 | Sude Hacımustafaoğlu | 1-year + 1-year |
| 13 June 2024 | Katarina Lazović | 1-year |
| 17 January 2025 | Britt Bongaerts | 2-year |
| 21 January 2025 | Eylül Akarçeşme | 1-year |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 13 May 2024 | Alexia Căruțașu | VakıfBank | Free |
| 14 May 2024 | Yasemin Güveli | Çukurova Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | Free |
| 15 May 2024 | Yasemin Özel | PTT Spor Kulübü | Free |
| 16 May 2024 | Aslıhan Kılıç | Muratpaşa Belediyesi Sigorta Shop | Free |
| 17 May 2024 | Eylül Akarçeşme | Nilüfer Belediyespor | Free |
| 17 June 2024 | Eline Timmerman | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | Free |
| 18 June 2024 | Ana Kalandadze | PGE Rysice Rzeszów | Free |
| 19 June 2024 | Britt Bongaerts | Allianz MTV Stuttgart | Free |
| 7 August 2024 | Ceylan Arısan | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 7 May 2024 | Kanami Tashiro | Toray Arrows | End of contract |
| 7 May 2024 | Duygu Düzceler | İBB Spor Kulübü | End of contract |
| 7 May 2024 | Yağmur Karaoğlu | Yeşilyurt | End of contract |
| 7 May 2024 | Danielle Cuttino | LOVB Atlanta | End of contract |
| 8 May 2024 | Fatma Beyaz | Zeren Spor Kulübü | End of contract |
| 8 May 2024 | Emine Arıcı | Türk Hava Yolları | End of contract |
| 8 May 2024 | Elifsu Eriçek | Bolu Belediyespor | End of contract |
| 8 May 2024 | Logan Eggleston | LOVB Austin | End of contract |
| 8 May 2024 | Arzum Tezcan | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | End of contract |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Until |
| 3 June 2024 | İrem Nur Özsoy | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | Undisclosed | End of season |
| 3 July 2024 | Melisa Sazalan | Göztepe SK | Undisclosed | End of season |
| 29 July 2024 | Selen Ursavaş | TED Ankara Kolejliler | Undisclosed | End of season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 August 2024 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | – | Türk Hava Yolları | – | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 4 September 2024 | – | Aras Kargo | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 12–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 15–12 | – | 63–87 | Report |
| 5 September 2024 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Beşiktaş | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | – | 94–78 | Report |
| 28 September 2024 | – | Galatasaray Daikin | 4–0 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–18 | – | 100–70 | Report |

## Competitions
### Turkish Women'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 |
| 5 October 2024 | 13:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–15 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 12 October 2024 | 19:00 | Aras Kargo | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 68–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 October 2024 | 19:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Zeren Spor | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–13 | – | – | 75–55 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 22 October 2024 | 17:00 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 15–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | – | – | 52–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 26 October 2024 | 13:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 29 October 2024 | 17:30 | Fenerbahçe Medicana | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–55 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 2 November 2024 | 15:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 2–3 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–15 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 12–15 | 104–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 9 November 2024 | 14:00 | Türk Hava Yolları | 3–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | 29–27 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–11 | 116–105 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 November 2024 | 13:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 25–17 | 25–11 | 18–25 | 26–24 | – | 94–77 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 November 2024 | 13:00 | Keçiören Belediyesi Sigorta Shop | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 15–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 22–25 | – | 81–96 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 1 December 2024 | 17:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Beşiktaş | 25–13 | 25–23 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 6 December 2024 | 18:00 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 22–25 | 25–11 | 14–25 | 19–25 | – | 80–86 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 December 2024 | 17:00 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 3–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 104–103 | 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 | 14:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 3–0 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–14 | – | – | 75–50 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 12 January 2025 | 14:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Aras Kargo | 25–18 | 25–13 | 26–28 | 25–19 | – | 101–78 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 January 2025 | 14:00 | Zeren Spor | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 31–29 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 12–25 | – | 83–104 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 January 2025 | 15:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–12 | – | – | 75–43 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 26 January 2025 | 13:00 | Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü | 2–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 23–25 | 9–25 | 27–25 | 25–19 | 6–15 | 90–109 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 2 February 2025 | 16:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 0–3 | Fenerbahçe Medicana | 18–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | – | – | 51–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 9 February 2025 | 15:00 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–23 | 7–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | – | 72–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 26 February 2025 | 19:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Türk Hava Yolları | 25–23 | 25–14 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–55 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 February 2025 | 15:00 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 13–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | – | – | 52–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 2 March 2025 | 15:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Keçiören Belediyesi Sigorta Shop | 25–13 | 26–24 | 25–19 | – | – | 76–56 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 8 March 2025 | 18:00 | Beşiktaş | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 18–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | – | – | 53–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 16 March 2025 | 19:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 0–3 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 19–25 | 20–25 | 24–26 | – | – | 63–76 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 March 2025 | 17:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–1 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 25–17 | 25–19 | 29–31 | 25–18 | – | 104–85 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Playoffs
### Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Galatasaray Daikin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 118 | 1.271 |
| 2 | Zeren Spor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 133 | 131 | 1.015 |
| 3 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 116 | 150 | 0.773 |

##### Results

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 September 2024 | 16:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Zeren Spor | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 21 September 2024 | 14:00 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 21–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | – | – | 60–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### 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 |
| 12 February 2025 | 15:30 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 3–2 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–20 | 26–28 | 25–17 | 18–25 | 15–12 | 109–102 | Report 1 Report 2 |

### BVA Cup
#### Results

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 September 2024 | 19:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | ZOK Igman | 25–6 | 25–7 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–29 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 11 September 2024 | 19:00 | KV Drita | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 8–25 | 12–25 | 7–25 | – | – | 27–75 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 12 September 2024 | 19:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | PAOK | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–58 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |

### CEV Challenge Cup
#### 32nd finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 October 2024 | 20:00 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | AO Thiras | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–50 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 October 2024 | 19:00 | AO Thiras | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 14–25 | 11–25 | 17–25 | – | – | 42–75 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |

#### 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 |
| 5 November 2024 | 19:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | VC Wiesbaden | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–14 | – | – | 75–53 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 14 November 2024 | 21:30 | VC Wiesbaden | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 15–25 | 15–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | – | 75–92 | 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 |
| 27 November 2024 | 21:30 | Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 18–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | – | – | 48–75 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 12 December 2024 | 19:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–0 | Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen | 25–9 | 25–12 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–39 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |

#### 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 |
| 8 January 2025 | 20:00 | Olympiacos SFP | 0–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 11–25 | 24–26 | 17–25 | – | – | 52–76 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 January 2025 | 20:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 3–2 | Olympiacos SFP | 25–13 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–9 | 15–8 | 107–80 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 February 2025 | 19:30 | Galatasaray Daikin | 1–3 | Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 | 29–27 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | – | 83–102 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| 18 February 2025 | 22:00 | Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 | 1–3 | Galatasaray Daikin | 25–22 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 25–27 | – | 93–99 | P2 Report 1 Report 2 |
| Golden set | Golden set | Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri'76 | 15–13 | Galatasaray Daikin |