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2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) season

It is the 2025–26 season of the Women's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.

Galatasaray Daikin
2025–26 season
PresidentDursun Özbek
Head coachMassimo Barbolini
(until 20 February 2026)
Alberto Bigarelli
(from 20 February 2026)
ArenaTVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall
Turkish Women's Volleyball League5th seed
Playoffs5th
Turkish Women's Volleyball CupSemifinals
Women's CEV CupWinners

Season overview

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Galatasaray team (December 2025)

Background

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Pre-season

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On 29 May, It was announced that a 2-year contract was signed with head coach Massimo Barbolini.[1]

Galatasaray, who will compete in the CEV Cup, will face Portuguese representative FC Porto in the first round.[2]

On 20 August, Vodafone Sultans League 2025–26 Volleyball Season Fixtures Have Been Drawn.[3][4]

April

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On 1 April, Galatasaray Daikin Women's Volleyball Team defeated Italy's Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 3-2 in the first leg of the CEV Cup final.[5]

On 8 April, Galatasaray Daikin Women's Volleyball Team became champions of the CEV Cup by defeating Italy's Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 3-1 in the return match, after winning the first leg 3-2.[6][7][8]

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

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Technical Staff

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As of 21 February 2026[13]
Name Job
Turkey Neslihan Turan Administrative Manager
Turkey Mustafa Yurdaer Kobal Assistant Administrative Manager
Turkey Neşve Büyükbayram Team Manager
Italy Alberto Bigarelli Head Coach
Turkey Emre Türkileri Assistant Coach
Greece Ioannis Paraschidis Assistant Coach / Conditioner
Turkey Oğulcan Akbal Statistics Coach
Turkey Dinçer Kaya Physiotherapist
Turkey Murat Beder Masseur
Turkey Defne Heybeli Media Officer
Turkey Özkan Arslan Outfitter

Staff changes

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Change Date Staff member Staff position Ref.
In 20 June 2025 Italy Alberto Bigarelli Assistant Coach [14]
Out 30 June 2025 Turkey Adnan Mert Paşaoğlu Assistant Coach [15]
Out 20 February 2026 Italy Massimo Barbolini Head Coach [16]
In 20 February 2026 Italy Alberto Bigarelli Head Coach

Team roster

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As of 24 February 2026[17]
No. Player Position Date of Birth Height (m) Country
1 Ali Frantti Outside Hitter 3 March 1996 (age 30) 1.85  United States
2 İlkin Aydın (c) Outside Hitter 5 January 2000 (age 26) 1.83  Turkey
3 Aslı Tecimer Outside Hitter 12 May 2000 (age 26) 1.80  Turkey
4 İrem Nur Özsoy Libero 13 June 2003 (age 23) 1.70  Turkey
5 Eylül Akarçeşme Libero 1 October 1999 (age 26) 1.70  Turkey
7 Wang Yuanyuan Middle-blocker 14 July 1997 (age 28) 1.96  China
8 Yasemin Güveli Middle-blocker 5 January 1999 (age 27) 1.90  Turkey
9 Eline Timmerman Middle-blocker 30 December 1998 (age 27) 1.92  Netherlands
10 Ayçin Akyol Middle-blocker 15 June 1999 (age 27) 1.88  Turkey
11 Naz Aydemir Setter 14 August 1990 (age 35) 1.86  Turkey
12 Britt Bongaerts Setter 3 November 1996 (age 29) 1.85  Netherlands
13 Büşra Güneş Middle-blocker 8 August 1997 (age 28) 1.90  Turkey
14 Alexia Căruțașu Opposite 10 June 2003 (age 23) 1.88  Romania /  Turkey
15 Kaja Grobelna Opposite 4 January 1995 (age 31) 1.88  Belgium
17 Myriam Sylla Outside Hitter 8 January 1995 (age 31) 1.84  Italy

Transfers

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New contracts

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Date Player Contract length Source
12 June 2025 Turkey Yasemin Güveli 1-year [18]
1 July 2025 Turkey İrem Nur Özsoy 1-year [19]
15 August 2025 Netherlands Eline Timmerman 1-year [20]
30 January 2026 Turkey İlkin Aydın 2-year [21]
2 February 2026 RomaniaTurkey Alexia Căruțașu 1-year + 1-year [22]

Contract extensions

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Transfers in

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Date Player Transferred from Fee Source
12 June 2025 Turkey Naz Aydemir Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Free [23][24]
26 June 2025 Belgium Kaja Grobelna Japan Queenseis Kariya Free [25]
2 July 2025 Turkey Aslı Tecimer Turkey İBB Spor Kulübü Free [26]
3 July 2025 Turkey Büşra Güneş Turkey Aras Kargo Free [27]
4 July 2025 United States Ali Frantti Turkey VakıfBank Free [28]
11 August 2025 Italy Myriam Sylla Italy Numia Vero Volley Milano Free [29]
22 November 2025 China Wang Yuanyuan China Tianjin Bohai Bank Free [30]

Transfers out

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Date Player Transferred to Fee Source
5 May 2025 Georgia (country) Ana Kalandadze Turkey Aras Kargo End of contract [31][32]
5 May 2025 Turkey Aslıhan Kılıç Turkey Aras Kargo End of contract [33][34]
5 May 2025 Turkey Bihter Dumanoğlu Turkey Papara Göztepe End of contract [35][36]
5 May 2025 Turkey Ceylan Arısan Turkey Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü End of contract [37]
6 May 2025 Turkey Sude Hacımustafaoğlu Turkey Papara Göztepe End of contract [38]
6 May 2025 Serbia Katarina Lazović Turkey VakıfBank End of contract [39][40]
6 May 2025 Turkey Yasemin Özel Turkey Beşiktaş End of contract [41][42]
23 February 2026 Poland Martyna Łukasik Italy Imoco Volley Contract termination [43]

Loans in

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Date Player From Fee Source
30 June 2025 Poland Martyna Łukasik Italy Imoco Volley Undisclosed [44]

Loans out

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Date Player Transferred to Fee Until Source
17 August 2025 Turkey Melisa Sazalan Turkey Bodrum Belediyesi Bodrumspor Undisclosed End of season [45]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 September 2025–Galatasaray Daikin2–2İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor25–1926–2825–2324–26–100–96Report 1
Report 2
10 September 202515:30Galatasaray Daikin2–1Beşiktaş20–2525–2325–23––70–71Report 1
Report 2
18 September 2025–Galatasaray Daikin3–1Tianjin Bohai Bank25–1725–2018–2526–24–94–86Report 1
Report 2
30 September 202518:00Eurotek Laica UYBA3–0Galatasaray Daikin25–1525–2225–22––75–59Report 1
Report 2
1 October 202521:00Igor Gorgonzola Novara3–0Galatasaray Daikin25–925–1827–25––77–52Report 1
Report 2
4 October 2025–Galatasaray Daikin3–1VakıfBank Spor Kulübü–––––0–0Report 1
Report 2
5 October 2025–Eczacıbaşı Dynavit2–2Galatasaray Daikin–––––0–0Report

Competitions

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Turkish Women's Volleyball League

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League table

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Regular season (1st Half)

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 October 202518:30Galatasaray Daikin3–0Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor25–1626–2425–23––76–63Report 1
Report 2
18 October 202518:00Kuzeyboru0–3Galatasaray Daikin16–2514–2528–30––58–80Report 1
Report 2
21 October 202518:30Galatasaray Daikin3–0İlbank Spor Kulübü25–1225–1625–16––75–44Report 1
Report 2
26 October 202518:00VakıfBank Spor Kulübü3–0Galatasaray Daikin26–2425–1925–17––76–60Report 1
Report 2
16 November 202517:00Galatasaray Daikin3–0Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü25–2225–1525–19––75–56Report 1
Report 2
20 November 202519:30Fenerbahçe Medicana3–2Galatasaray Daikin27–2522–2525–2325–2715–11114–111Report 1
Report 2
23 November 202517:00Galatasaray Daikin3–0Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker25–1625–2325–16––75–55Report 1
Report 2
30 November 202516:00Aras Kargo1–3Galatasaray Daikin25–2321–2519–2513–25–78–98Report 1
Report 2
7 December 202517:00Galatasaray Daikin3–1Türk Hava Yolları23–2525–2225–1325–15–98–75Report 1
Report 2
11 December 202518:00Zeren Spor3–2Galatasaray Daikin19–2525–1817–2525–1115–10101–89Report 1
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14 December 202519:00Galatasaray Daikin3–0Beşiktaş25–2025–2025–11––75–51Report 1
Report 2
17 December 202518:00Eczacıbaşı Dynavit3–0Galatasaray Daikin25–2325–1725–21––75–61Report 1
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21 December 202517:00Göztepe Spor Kulübü1–3Galatasaray Daikin20–2517–2525–2221–25–83–97Report 1
Report 2

Regular season (2nd Half)

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 January 202615:00Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor0–3Galatasaray Daikin19–2523–2511–25––53–75Report 1
Report 2
10 January 202619:00Galatasaray Daikin3–1Kuzeyboru25–1925–1422–2525–20–97–78Report 1
Report 2
17 January 202614:00İlbank Spor Kulübü0–3Galatasaray Daikin11–2515–2515–25––41–75Report 1
Report 2
21 January 202617:00Galatasaray Daikin0–3VakıfBank Spor Kulübü17–2518–2515–25––50–75Report 1
Report 2
24 January 202616:00Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü0–3Galatasaray Daikin17–2518–2521–25––56–75Report 1
Report 2
1 February 202617:00Galatasaray Daikin0–3Fenerbahçe Medicana19–2513–2523–25––55–75Report 1
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7 February 202618:00Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker3–0Galatasaray Daikin28–2625–1627–25––80–67Report 1
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10 February 202619:00Galatasaray Daikin3–1Aras Kargo20–2525–1925–2125–14–95–79Report 1
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14 February 202619:00Türk Hava Yolları2–3Galatasaray Daikin25–2322–2525–1619–2512–15103–104Report 1
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21 February 202614:00Galatasaray Daikin3–1Zeren Spor25–1425–1822–2525–22–97–79Report 1
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28 February 202613:00Beşiktaş2–3Galatasaray Daikin15–2525–2222–2525–238–1595–110Report 1
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7 March 202620:00Galatasaray Daikin2–3Eczacıbaşı Dynavit23–2525–2225–2318–259–15100–110Report 1
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14 March 202613:00Galatasaray Daikin0–3Göztepe Spor Kulübü21–2520–2520–25––61–75Report 1
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Playoffs

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5–8th place
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 March 202615:00Türk Hava Yolları0–3Galatasaray Daikin21–2517–2511–25––49–75Report 1
Report 2
12 April 202613:00Galatasaray Daikin3–2Türk Hava Yolları25–2021–2521–2525–1515–9107–94Report 1
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5–6th place
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 April 202619:00Aras Kargo1–3Galatasaray Daikin20–2525–2019–2521–25–85–95Report 1
Report 2
20 April 202614:00Galatasaray Daikin3–1Aras Kargo26–2419–2525–2125–14–95–84Report 1
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Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup

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Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 March 202620:00Galatasaray Daikin3–0Kuzeyboru26–2425–2325–22––76–69Report 1
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Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 March 202615:00VakıfBank Spor Kulübü3–0Galatasaray Daikin25–1925–2025–16––75–55Report 1
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CEV Cup

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16th finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 November 202523:00FC Porto Portugal1–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin25–2219–2521–2523–25–88–97P2
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Report 2
3 December 202519:30Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–0Portugal FC Porto25–1725–1725–17––75–51P2
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8th finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 January 202622:00Darta Bevo Roeselare Belgium0–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin15–2522–2514–25––51–75P2
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Report 2
14 January 202619:30Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–1Belgium Darta Bevo Roeselare25–1624–2625–2125–17–99–80P2
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Playoffs

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 January 202619:30Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–1Germany Allianz MTV Stuttgart25–1221–2525–1625–10–96–63P2
Report 1
Report 2
4 February 202621:30Allianz MTV Stuttgart Germany2–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin25–2325–2321–2523–2511–15105–111P2
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Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 February 202622:00Levallois Paris Saint Cloud France2–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin26–2419–2525–1318–259–1597–102Report 1
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25 February 202620:00Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–1France Levallois Paris Saint Cloud22–2525–2125–2225–17–97–85Report 1
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Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 March 202620:30Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–0Romania C.S.O. Voluntari 200525–1425–1525–19––75–48Report 1
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18 March 202620:00C.S.O. Voluntari 2005 Romania0–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin13–2510–258–25––31–75Report 1
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Finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 April 202621:00Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Italy2–3Turkey Galatasaray Daikin18–2525–2018–2525–1818–20104–108Report 1
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8 April 202620:00Galatasaray Daikin Turkey3–1Italy Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '7625–2725–2225–1825–18–100–85Report 1
Report 2

References

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