# 2019–20 Galatasaray S.K. season

The 2019–20 season was Galatasaray's 116th season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 24 July 2020.

## Season overview

Galatasaray renewed the squad with new signings including Ryan Babel, Adem Büyük, Jimmy Durmaz and the Nigerian youngster Valentine Ozornwafor. Some key players whose loan contracts had ended at the end of the previous season left the club, including Henry Onyekuru and Badou Ndiaye. The club began its pre-season with the first training and medical tests in Florya on 4 July 2019. The team stayed in Istanbul until 14 July before beginning their Austria camp in Seefeld in Tirol from 17 to 23 July. The pre-season concluded after training sessions in Florya on 24 July.

## Squad information
### First team squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Fernando Muslera (VC) | 38 | EU | 2011 | 326 | 1 | 2021 | €6.75M + Cana | Second nationality: Italian |
| 2 | DF | Şener Özbayraklı | 34 | Non-EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Emre Taşdemir | 29 | Non-EU | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 5 | DF | Ahmet Çalık | 30 | Non-EU | 2017 | 41 | 3 | 2021 | €2.5M | |
| 6 | MF | Jean Michaël Seri | 33 | Non-EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Free | On loan from Fulham |
| 7 | FW | Adem Büyük | 37 | Non-EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Selçuk İnan (C) | 39 | Non-EU | 2011 | 318 | 59 | 2020 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Radamel Falcao | 38 | Non-EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | |
| 10 | MF | Younès Belhanda | 34 | EU | 2017 | 70 | 7 | 2021 | €8M | Second nationality: French |
| 11 | FW | Ryan Babel | 37 | EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | Second nationality: Surinamese |
| 14 | DF | Martin Linnes | 33 | Non-EU | 2016 | 104 | 5 | 2021 | €2M | |
| 15 | DF | Ryan Donk | 38 | EU | 2016 | 83 | 3 | 2020 | €2.5M | Second nationality: Surinamese |
| 19 | MF | Ömer Bayram | 33 | EU | 2018 | 20 | 1 | 2021 | €0.4M | Second nationality: Dutch |
| 20 | MF | Emre Akbaba | 32 | EU | 2018 | 21 | 3 | 2022 | €4M | Second nationality: French |
| 21 | FW | Jimmy Durmaz | 35 | EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | Second nationality: Turkish |
| 22 | DF | Mariano | 38 | Non-EU | 2017 | 67 | 2 | 2020 | €4M | |
| 26 | MF | Mustafa Kapı | 22 | Non-EU | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2020 | Youth system | |
| 27 | DF | Christian Luyindama | 30 | Non-EU | 2019 | 17 | 2 | 2022 | €5M | |
| 30 | MF | Atalay Babacan | 24 | Non-EU | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2020 | Youth system | |
| 34 | GK | Okan Kocuk | 29 | Non-EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | Free | |
| 35 | MF | Yunus Akgün | 24 | Non-EU | 2015 | 20 | 1 | 2020 | Youth system | |
| 40 | DF | Gökay Güney | 25 | Non-EU | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 45 | DF | Marcão | 28 | Non-EU | 2019 | 21 | 0 | 2022 | €4M | |
| 52 | MF | Celil Yüksel | 26 | Non-EU | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2020 | Youth system | |
| 55 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | 38 | Non-EU | 2017 | 41 | 1 | 2020 | €2.5M | |
| 89 | MF | Sofiane Feghouli | 34 | EU | 2017 | 71 | 20 | 2022 | €4.25M | Second nationality: French |
| 92 | MF | Steven Nzonzi | 35 | EU | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2020 | Free | On loan from Roma Second nationality: DR Congo |
| 97 | FW | Emre Mor | 27 | EU | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | €0.6M | On loan from Celta Vigo Second nationality: Danish |
* Last updated: 22 August 2019
* Source: Galatasaray.org, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles (for EU passport)
* Ordered by Last season starting 11 and position on pitch (from back right to front left).

## Transfers and loans

Due to breach of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations, Galatasaray and UEFA agreed on a settlement lasting until the end of the 2021–22 season. This meant that the club had a calculated restriction on the number of new transfers it could include within the first team squad for the purposes of participation in UEFA club competitions. This calculation was based on the club's net transfer position in each respective registration period covered by the settlement agreement.

### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | 27 | Christian Luyindama | Standard Liège | €5,000,000 | |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | | Birhan Vatansever | Sancaktepe Belediyespor | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | | Doğan Can Davas | Bandırmaspor | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | | Ryan Babel | Fulham | Free | |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | | Adem Büyük | Malatyaspor | Free | |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | | Valentine Ozornwafor | Enyimba | €300,000 | |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | | Jimmy Durmaz | Toulouse | Free | |
| 2 July 2019 | DF | | Şener Özbayraklı | Fenerbahçe | Free | |
| 18 July 2019 | GK | | Okan Kocuk | Bursaspor | Free | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €5,300,000 | €5,300,000 |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | 9 | Eren Derdiyok | Göztepe | Free | |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | 21 | Henry Onyekuru | Everton | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | 11 | Sinan Gümüş | Genoa | Free | |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | 17 | Badou Ndiaye | Stoke City | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | 26 | Semih Kaya | Sparta Prague | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | 88 | Muğdat Çelik | Gazişehir Gaziantep | Free | |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | | Birhan Vatansever | Bandırmaspor | Free | |
| 11 July 2019 | MF | 25 | Fernando | Sevilla | €4,500,000 | |
| 14 July 2019 | DF | | Emirhan Civelek | Kayserispor | Free | |
| 13 August 2019 | FW | | Çekdar Orhan | Akhisarspor | Free | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €4,500,000 | €4,500,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From club | Fee |
| 18 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Jean Michaël Seri | Fulham | €1,500,000 |
| 2 August 2019 | 31 May 2020 | FW | Emre Mor | Celta Vigo | €600,000 |
| 15 August 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Steven Nzonzi | Roma | Free |
* ↑ Option to buy for €18,000,000 end of the season.
* ↑ Option to buy for €8,000,000 end of the season.
* ↑ Option to buy for €16,000,000 end of the season.

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | FW | Recep Gül | Westerlo | Free |
| 12 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Doğan Can Davas | Bandırmaspor | Free |
| 10 August 2019 | 31 May 2021 | GK | İsmail Çipe | Kayserispor | €20,000 |
| 22 August 2019 | 31 May 2021 | FW | Kostas Mitroglou | PSV | €1,250,000 |
| 22 August 2019 | 31 May 2021 | DF | Valentine Ozornwafor | Almería | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Option to buy for €80,000 end of the season.

### Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 25 May 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Champions League | Champions League | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
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### Squad statistics

| | League | Europe | Cup | Others | Total |
| Games played | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games won | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games drawn | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games lost | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goals scored | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goals conceded | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goal difference | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheets | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goal by Substitute | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total shots | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players used | – | – | – | – | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red cards | - | - | - | - | - |
Last updated: 25 May 2019 Source:

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Süper Lig | Champions League | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Total |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | - | - | - | - | - |
As of match played 25 May 2019.

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Nat. | Name | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total | Total | Notes |
Last updated: 25 May 2019 Source: NTVspor.net Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Süper Lig | 16 August 2019 | 24 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 044.12 |
| Turkish Cup | 4 December 2019 | 12 February 2020 | Fifth round | Quarter-finals | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Turkish Super Cup | 7 August 2019 | 7 August 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 18 September 2019 | 11 December 2019 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 040.43 |
Source: Competitions

### Süper Lig
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 53 | |
| 8 | Gaziantep | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 46 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 2 | |

### Attendances

| Competition | Total. Att. | Avg. Att. |
| Süper Lig | 458,001 | 35,231 |
| Turkish Cup | 52,451 | 17,484 |
| Europe | 130,560 | 43,520 |
| Total | 641,012 | 33,737 |
* Sold season tickets: 47,729