# 2021–22 Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) season

It is the 2021–22 season of the Men's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.

## Technical Staff

    As of 9 March 2022
| Name | Job |
| Neslihan Turan | Volleyball Branch Administrative Manager |
| Nedim Özbey | Men's Volleyball Team Head Coach |
| Hüseyin Koç | Men's Volleyball Team Manager |
| Serpil Amaç | Volleyball Branch Secretary |
| Umut Çakır | Men's Volleyball Team Coach |
| Hüseyin Gültekin | Men's Volleyball Team Coach |
| Yunus Ünver | Men's Volleyball Team Conditioning Coach |
| Aykut Yılmaz | Men's Volleyball Team Masseur |
| Mertcan Kır | Men's Volleyball Team Statistics Coach |
| Azad Aslan | Physiotherapist |

## Team roster

    As of 9 March 2022
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Turkey | Yasin Aydın | (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29) | Outside Hitter |
| 2 | Turkey | Muzaffer Yönet | (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27) | Setter |
| 3 | Turkey | Melih Sıratça | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) | Outside Hitter |
| 5 | Turkey | Beytullah Hatipoğlu | (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32) | Libero |
| 7 | Turkey | Vahit Emre Savaş | (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29) | Middle Blocker |
| 9 | Turkey | Hakkı Çapkınoğlu | (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34) | Middle Blocker |
| 10 | Turkey | Murat Yenipazar | (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) | Setter |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | Maurice Torres (c) | (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33) | Opposite |
| 12 | Russia | Lukash Divish | (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) | Opposite |
| 13 | Turkey | Cansın Hacıbekiroğlu | (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 (age 37) | Middle Blocker |
| 14 | Turkey | Selim Kalaycı | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24) | Opposite |
| 15 | Croatia | Marko Sedlaček | (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28) | Opposite |
| 16 | Turkey | Onur Günaydı | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) | Opposite |
| 17 | Turkey | Doğukan Ulu | (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 28) | Middle Blocker |
| 18 | Turkey | Onurcan Çakır | (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29) | Libero |

## Transfers
### New contracts

| Date | Player | Source |
| 26 April 2021 | Burutay Subaşı | |

### In

| Date | Player | From |
| 26 April 2021 | Hakkı Çapkınoğlu | Halkbank |
| 12 May 2021 | Marko Sedlaček | Vero Volley Monza |
| 25 May 2021 | Beytullah Hatipoğlu | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 28 May 2021 | Cansın Hacıbekiroğlu | Tokat Belediye Plevnespor |
| 13 August 2021 | Onur Çukur | Grand Canyon University |
| 27 November 2021 | Lukash Divish | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor |

### Out

| Date | Player | From |
| 19 April 2021 | Ertuğrul Gazi Metin | Altekma Spor Kulübü |
| 26 April 2021 | Selçuk Keskin | Halkbank |
| 30 April 2021 | Batuhan Avcı | Arkas Spor |
| 1 June 2021 | Burak Mert | Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta |
| 20 July 2021 | Yury Berezhko | Zenit-Kazan |
| 25 January 2022 | Burutay Subaşı | Arkas Spor |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 September 2021 | – | Gwardia Wrocław | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 26–24 | – | 97–91 | Report |
| 26 September 2021 | – | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–58 | Report |
| 27 September 2021 | – | Skra Bełchatów | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 30–28 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | – | 98–103 | Report |

## Competitions
### Turkish Men's Volleyball League (AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi)
#### League table

* Qualified for the Play-offs (1-4)
* Qualified for the Play-offs (5-8)
* Qualified for the Play-outs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Halkbank | 26 | 24 | 2 | 68 | 74 | 23 | 3.217 | 2304 | 1974 | 1.167 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta | 26 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 66 | 23 | 2.870 | 2172 | 1849 | 1.175 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 3 | Ziraat Bankası | 26 | 21 | 5 | 61 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | 2286 | 2061 | 1.109 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 4 | Arkas Spor | 26 | 18 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 37 | 1.730 | 2335 | 2160 | 1.081 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 5 | Spor Toto | 26 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 40 | 1.400 | 2207 | 2048 | 1.078 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 6 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 26 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 2292 | 2204 | 1.040 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 7 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 26 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 2159 | 2213 | 0.976 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 8 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 26 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 60 | 0.650 | 2086 | 2266 | 0.921 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 9 | Altekma Spor Kulübü | 26 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 | 2163 | 2313 | 0.935 | |
| 10 | Tokat Belediye Plevnespor | 26 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 39 | 61 | 0.639 | 2142 | 2284 | 0.938 | |
| 11 | Yeni Kızıltepespor | 26 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 58 | 0.655 | 2085 | 2202 | 0.947 | |
| 12 | Sorgun Belediyespor | 26 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 64 | 0.641 | 2258 | 2419 | 0.933 | |
| 13 | Solhanspor | 26 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 0.537 | 2148 | 2342 | 0.917 | Play-outs |
| 14 | Avşar Maden Suyu Afyon Belediye Yüntaş Voleybol | 26 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 71 | 0.380 | 2043 | 2345 | 0.871 | Play-outs |

#### 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 |
| 10 October 2021 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Ziraat Bankası | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–64 | Report |
| 13 October 2021 | 14:00 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–64 | Report |
| 18 October 2021 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Yeni Kızıltepespor | 18–25 | 25–13 | 30–28 | 25–18 | – | 98–84 | Report |
| 24 October 2021 | 16:00 | Sorgun Belediyespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–14 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | – | 85–89 | Report |
| 28 October 2021 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Arkas Spor | 26–28 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 114–101 | Report |
| 31 October 2021 | 15:00 | Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | – | 89–92 | Report |
| 8 November 2021 | 15:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Halkbank | 19–25 | 15–25 | 17–25 | – | – | 51–75 | Report |
| 14 November 2021 | 13:00 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 14–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | – | 81–98 | Report |
| 21 November 2021 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Avşar Maden Suyu Afyon Belediye Yüntaş Voleybol | 25–17 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | – | 98–80 | Report |
| 27 November 2021 | 15:30 | Tokat Belediye Plevnespor | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–27 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 30–28 | 18–16 | 119–119 | Report |
| 4 December 2021 | 14:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Solhanspor | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–54 | Report |
| 12 December 2021 | 15:00 | Altekma Spor Kulübü | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–56 | Report |
| 19 December 2021 | 15:30 | Spor Toto | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 24–26 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 25–14 | 15–13 | 113–95 | Report |

#### 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 |
| 8 January 2022 | 15:00 | Ziraat Bankası | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–20 | – | 98–81 | Report |
| 16 January 2022 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 18–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | – | – | 57–75 | Report |
| 24 January 2022 | 15:00 | Yeni Kızıltepespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | – | 82–98 | Report |
| 29 January 2022 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Sorgun Belediyespor | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–64 | Report |
| 5 February 2022 | 16:00 | Arkas Spor | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 19–25 | 27–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 15–11 | 105–106 | Report |
| 12 February 2022 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta | 18–25 | 28–30 | 25–20 | 22–25 | – | 93–100 | Report |
| 19 February 2022 | 18:30 | Halkbank | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–61 | Report |
| 26 February 2022 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | – | 98–84 | Report |
| 6 March 2022 | 16:00 | Avşar Maden Suyu Afyon Belediye Yüntaş Voleybol | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 22–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 19–25 | – | 87–99 | Report |
| 14 March 2022 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Tokat Belediye Plevnespor | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–57 | Report |
| 19 March 2022 | 16:00 | Solhanspor | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–21 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 12–15 | 99–112 | Report |
| 26 March 2022 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Altekma Spor Kulübü | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 111–92 | Report |
| 1 April 2022 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Spor Toto | 25–20 | 27–29 | 25–21 | 25–21 | – | 102–91 | Report |

#### Playoffs
##### 5–8th place

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 April 2022 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 19–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 105–108 | Report |
| 19 April 2022 | 20:30 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 22–25 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 16–14 | 111–111 | Report |
| 23 April 2022 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–61 | Report |

##### 5–6th place

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 April 2022 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–51 | Report |
| 29 April 2022 | 14:00 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 28–26 | 14–25 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 16–18 | 106–114 | Report |

### Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup (AXA Sigorta Kupa Voley)
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 284 | 266 | 1.068 |
| 2 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 286 | 270 | 1.059 |
| 3 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 277 | 260 | 1.065 |
| 4 | Solhanspor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 178 | 229 | 0.777 |

##### Results

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 October 2021 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 22–25 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 12–15 | 108–104 | Report |
| 2 October 2021 | 20:00 | Solhanspor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 27–29 | 21–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 70–79 | Report |
| 3 October 2021 | 15:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 25–23 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 26–24 | – | 97–92 | Report |

#### 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 |
| 22 December 2021 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Allpower Akü Cizre Belediyespor | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–11 | 15–9 | 111–91 | Report |

#### 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 |
| 11 April 2022 | 17:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Spor Toto | 28–30 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 11–25 | 15–10 | 104–108 | Report |

#### Finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 April 2022 | 15:00 | Arkas Spor | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 27–29 | 15–8 | 114–102 | Report |

### CEV Cup
#### 16th Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 7 December 2021 | 21:00 | SWD Powervolleys Düren | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | 19–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 107–113 | Report |
| 8 December 2021 | 21:00 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | 3–0 | SWD Powervolleys Düren | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |

#### 8th Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 January 2022 | 18:00 | ČEZ Karlovarsko | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–16 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 20 January 2022 | 19:00 | Galatasaray HDI İstanbul | 1–3 | ČEZ Karlovarsko | 25–17 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | 82–92 | Report |