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

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

## Technical Staff

    As of 9 December 2021
| Name | Job |
| Neslihan Turan | Volleyball Branch Administrative Manager |
| Serpil Amaç | Volleyball Branch Secretary |
| Ataman Güneyligil | Women's Volleyball Team Head Coach |
| Cihan Çintay | Women's Volleyball Team Coach |
| Gencer Yarkın | Women's Volleyball Team Coach |
| Turgay Aslanyürek | Women's Volleyball Team Conditioner |
| Dinçer Kaya | Women's Volleyball Team Physiotherapist |
| Recep Vatansever | Women's Volleyball Team Statistics Coach |
| Onur Mahir Daşdemir | Women's Volleyball Team Field Coach |
| Murat Beder | Masseur |

## Team roster

    As of 9 December 2021
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position | Height |
| 1 | Greece | Anthí Vasilantonáki | (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) | Outside Hitter | 1.96 |
| 2 | Turkey | İlkin Aydın | (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24) | Wing-Spiker | 1.83 |
| 3 | Turkey | Gizem Güreşen (c) | (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 37) | Libero | 1.78 |
| 4 | Turkey | Beren Yeşilırmak | (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) | Wing-Spiker | 1.77 |
| 7 | Turkey | Fatma Beyaz | (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29) | Middle-blocker | 1.86 |
| 9 | Slovenia | Saša Planinšec | (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 29) | Middle-blocker | 1.85 |
| 10 | Turkey | Sude Hacımustafaoğlu | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | Outside Hitter | 1.80 |
| 11 | Turkey | Nilay Karaağaç | (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 38) | Setter | 1.79 |
| 12 | Turkey | Bihter Dumanoğlu | (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29) | Libero | 1.75 |
| 13 | Turkey | Zeynep Sude Demirel | (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23) | Middle-blocker | 1.98 |
| 14 | Romania | Alexia Căruțașu | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) | Wing-Spiker | 1.88 |
| 17 | Turkey | Su Zent | (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) | Middle-blocker | 1.85 |
| 18 | Turkey | Gamze Alikaya | (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31) | Setter | 1.79 |

## Transfers
### New contracts

| Date | Player | Source |
| 19 April 2021 | Gizem Güreşen | |

### In

| Date | Player | From |
| 19 April 2021 | Gamze Alikaya | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| 21 April 2021 | Bihter Dumanoğlu | Sistem9 Yeşilyurt |
| 22 April 2021 | Zeynep Sude Demirel | Sistem9 Yeşilyurt |
| 14 May 2021 | Anthí Vasilantonáki | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 14 May 2021 | Fatma Beyaz | Bolu Belediyespor |
| 14 May 2021 | Su Zent | PTT Spor Kulübü |
| 14 May 2021 | Alexia Căruțașu | Sistem9 Yeşilyurt |
| 21 May 2021 | Saša Planinšec | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor |

### Out

| Date | Player | From |
| 5 April 2021 | Çağla Akın | Nilüfer Belediyespor |
| 10 April 2021 | Hazal Selin Arifoğlu | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü |
| 27 April 2021 | Ergül Avcı Eroğlu | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 4 May 2021 | Olesia Rykhliuk | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü |
| 5 May 2021 | Ece Emrullah | Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi |
| 18 May 2021 | Güldeniz Önal | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 28 May 2021 | Derya Çayırgan | Çukurova Belediyespor |
| 7 June 2021 | Tatiana Kosheleva | Megabox Vallefoglia |

## Pre-season and friendlies

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 September 2021 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 4–0 | Olympiacos | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | – | 100–75 | Report |
| 22 September 2021 | 18:30 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–16 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–16 | – | 96–80 | Report |
| 23 September 2021 | 16:00 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–12 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 15–11 | 110–95 | Report |
| 24 September 2021 | 12:00 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | – | – | 50–75 | Report |
| 24 September 2021 | 12:00 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | – | – | 50–75 | Report |
| 30 December 2021 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 25–13 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 15–10 | 103–93 | Report |

## Competitions
### Turkish Women's Volleyball League (Misli.com Sultanlar 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 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 26 | 24 | 2 | 71 | 73 | 14 | 5.214 | 2138 | 1665 | 1.284 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 26 | 22 | 4 | 66 | 70 | 20 | 3.500 | 2132 | 1779 | 1.198 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe Opet | 26 | 22 | 4 | 66 | 71 | 22 | 3.227 | 2214 | 1776 | 1.247 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 4 | Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü | 26 | 21 | 5 | 60 | 67 | 26 | 2.577 | 2173 | 1837 | 1.183 | Play-offs (1-4) |
| 5 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 26 | 17 | 9 | 51 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | 2127 | 1951 | 1.090 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 6 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 26 | 17 | 9 | 47 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 2178 | 2109 | 1.033 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 7 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 26 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 0.915 | 1974 | 1982 | 0.996 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 8 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 26 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 51 | 0.941 | 2105 | 2095 | 1.005 | Play-offs (5-8) |
| 9 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 26 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 0.732 | 2068 | 2159 | 0.958 | |
| 10 | Bolu Belediyespor | 26 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 64 | 0.500 | 1935 | 2219 | 0.872 | |
| 11 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 26 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 67 | 0.552 | 2082 | 2320 | 0.897 | |
| 12 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 26 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 68 | 0.368 | 1845 | 2200 | 0.839 | |
| 13 | Karayolları Spor Kulübü | 26 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 71 | 0.408 | 2010 | 2295 | 0.876 | Play-outs |
| 14 | Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü | 26 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 0.158 | 1527 | 2121 | 0.720 | 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 |
| 9 October 2021 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | – | 84–96 | Report |
| 12 October 2021 | 15:00 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 27–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | – | 82–100 | Report |
| 16 October 2021 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 25–11 | 25–17 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–50 | Report |
| 19 October 2021 | 16:30 | Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–21 | 14–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | – | 78–96 | Report |
| 23 October 2021 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 25–20 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 103–99 | Report |
| 30 October 2021 | 18:00 | Fenerbahçe Opet | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–18 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 105–100 | Report |
| 6 November 2021 | 14:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Karayolları Spor Kulübü | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–59 | Report |
| 9 November 2021 | 17:00 | Bolu Belediyespor | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 26–24 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | – | 77–99 | Report |
| 13 November 2021 | 16:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–56 | Report |
| 20 November 2021 | 13:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–12 | – | – | 75–47 | Report |
| 28 November 2021 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 25–23 | 25–22 | 27–25 | – | – | 77–70 | Report |
| 4 December 2021 | 17:00 | Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–16 | 16–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 15–6 | 100–90 | Report |
| 10 December 2021 | 13:00 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 13–15 | 101–110 | 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 |
| 23 February 2022 | 13:00 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 106–108 | Report |
| 15 January 2022 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–13 | – | – | 75–55 | Report |
| 23 January 2022 | 17:00 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 19–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 5–15 | 91–101 | Report |
| 30 January 2022 | 14:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–50 | Report |
| 7 February 2022 | 17:00 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–60 | Report |
| 2 March 2022 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Fenerbahçe Opet | 18–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 60–75 | Report |
| 20 February 2022 | 15:00 | Karayolları Spor Kulübü | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | – | – | 58–75 | Report |
| 27 February 2022 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bolu Belediyespor | 25–20 | 25–19 | 29–27 | – | – | 79–66 | Report |
| 6 March 2022 | 15:00 | Nilüfer Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 18–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | – | – | 55–75 | Report |
| 13 March 2022 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 17–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | – | – | 56–75 | Report |
| 21 March 2022 | 13:00 | Sarıyer Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 26–24 | 12–25 | 17–25 | 11–25 | – | 66–99 | Report |
| 27 March 2022 | 13:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü | 25–27 | 18–25 | 15–25 | – | – | 58–77 | Report |
| 2 April 2022 | 17:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–54 | 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 |
| 8 April 2022 | 15:00 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–14 | 25–14 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 13–15 | 94–93 | Report |
| 11 April 2022 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Kuzeyboru Spor Kulübü | 25–17 | 31–33 | 25–15 | 25–19 | – | 106–84 | 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 |
| 16 April 2022 | 14:00 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 18–25 | – | 90–99 | Report |
| 19 April 2022 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | PTT Spor Kulübü | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–22 | – | – | 75–52 | Report |

### Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup (Axa Sigorta Kupa Voley)
#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 244 | 213 | 1.146 |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 211 | 187 | 1.128 |
| 3 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 195 | 231 | 0.844 |
| 4 | Karayolları Spor Kulübü | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 239 | 258 | 0.926 |

##### Results

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 September 2021 | 18:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Karayolları Spor Kulübü | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 28–26 | – | 94–97 | Report |
| 29 September 2021 | 18:30 | Mert Grup Sigorta | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 12–25 | 23–25 | – | – | 55–75 | Report |
| 30 September 2021 | 15:00 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 21–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | – | – | 61–75 | 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 |
| 12 January 2022 | 18:00 | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–55 | Report |