Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (basketball)

Beşiktaş JK vs Galatasaray SK

Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Teams	Beşiktaş JK Galatasaray SK
Latest meeting	Beşiktaş 76-77 Galatasaray (22-04-2024)
Statistics
Meetings total	142
Most wins	Besiktas (76)
All-time series	Beşiktaş JK: 76 Draws: 3 Galatasaray SK: 64
Largest victory	BJK 126-79 GS (08.01.1982) GS 84-61 BJK (02.12.1995)

Beşiktaş men's basketball section started out in the year 1933, before being halted in 1936, and then resuming once again in 1940. Since then, Beşiktaş has played in the first Turkish Basketball Super League, in every season, except in the 1988–89 season, due to their relegation to the Turkish Basketball First League after the 1987–88 season. The club won the Turkish Basketball Super League, under the management of Ateş Çubukçu and Tom Davis, in the 1974–75 season.

According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.^[1][2]

Galatasaray SK is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history, and basketball had always been very important for the club.^[3] The team has won 11 national championship titles and 15 İstanbul League titles. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of basketball team.

Honours

Competition	Beşiktaş	Galatasaray
Turkish Super League	2	5
Turkish Championship	–	11
Turkish Cup	1	3
Turkish Super Cup	1	2
EuroCup	-	1
FIBA EuroChallenge	1	-
Total	5	22

Head to Head

As of 18 November 2024

	Matches	Wins Beşiktaş	Draws	Wins Galatasaray
Turkish League	133	57	3	73
Turkish Cup	9	7	0	2
EuroCup	1	0	0	1
Total matches	143	64	3	76

Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş have been also known as:

• Galatasaray Cafe Crown: 2005–2011^[4]
• Galatasaray Medical Park: 2011–2013^[5]
• Galatasaray Liv Hospital: 2013–2015^[6][7]
• Galatasaray Odeabank: 2015–2018^[8]
• Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta: 2018–2020
• Galatasaray Nef: 2021–2022

• Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 2005–2011
• Beşiktaş Milangaz: 2011–2012
• Beşiktaş Integral Forex: 2013–2015
• Beşiktaş Sompo Japan: 2015–2020
• Beşiktaş Icrypex: 2021-

Turkish League Matches

Season Date Home team Score Away team 1967/68 02-12-1967 Beşiktaş 60–62 Galatasaray 1967/68 23-03-1968 Galatasaray 69–60 Beşiktaş 1968/69 26-10-1968 Galatasaray 75–62 Beşiktaş 1968/69 12-03-1969 Beşiktaş 65–80 Galatasaray 1969/70 15-11-1969 Beşiktaş 70–67 Galatasaray 1969/70 24-01-1970 Galatasaray 63–66 Beşiktaş 1970/71 29-11-1970 Galatasaray 84–64 Beşiktaş 1970/71 13-02-1971 Beşiktaş 60–70 Galatasaray 1971/72 14-11-1971 Beşiktaş 82–56 Galatasaray 1971/72 13-02-1972 Galatasaray 68–70 Beşiktaş 1972/73 04-11-1972 Beşiktaş 74–74 Galatasaray 1972/73 21-01-1973 Galatasaray 80–73 Beşiktaş 1973/74 30-12-1973 Galatasaray 65–65 Beşiktaş 1973/74 10-02-1974 Beşiktaş 77–74 Galatasaray 1974/75 07-12-1974 Galatasaray 74–74 Beşiktaş 1974/75 01-03-1975 Beşiktaş 87–74 Galatasaray 1975/76 16-11-1975 Beşiktaş 73–57 Galatasaray 1975/76 31-01-1976 Galatasaray 76–95 Beşiktaş 1976/77 17-10-1976 Galatasaray 88–80 Beşiktaş 1976/77 23-01-1977 Beşiktaş 82–66 Galatasaray 1977/78 02-10-1977 Galatasaray 67–61 Beşiktaş 1977/78 29-01-1978 Beşiktaş 83–68 Galatasaray 1978/79 15-10-1978 Beşiktaş 83–72 Galatasaray 1978/79 27-01-1979 Galatasaray 89–92 Beşiktaş 1979/80 06-01-1980 Beşiktaş 103–76 Galatasaray 1979/80 29-03-1980 Galatasaray 86–103 Beşiktaş 1980/81 09-11-1980 Galatasaray 87–93 Beşiktaş 1980/81 23-11-1980 Beşiktaş 101–82 Galatasaray 1981/82 08-01-1982 Beşiktaş 126–79 Galatasaray 1981/82 07-02-1982 Beşiktaş 94–89 Galatasaray 1981/82 17-03-1982 Beşiktaş 100–79 Galatasaray 1982/83 03-10-1982 Beşiktaş 87–86 Galatasaray 1982/83 12-12-1982 Galatasaray 113–118 Beşiktaş 1983/84 19-10-1983 Beşiktaş 80–95 Galatasaray 1983/84 08-01-1984 Galatasaray 91–86 Beşiktaş 1984/85 17-11-1984 Beşiktaş 90–104 Galatasaray 1984/85 02-02-1985 Galatasaray 110–103 Beşiktaş 1985/86 02-11-1985 Galatasaray 97–80 Beşiktaş 1985/86 21-12-1985 Beşiktaş 100–87 Galatasaray 1986/87 14-12-1986 Beşiktaş 80–64 Galatasaray 1986/87 14-02-1987 Galatasaray 73–80 Beşiktaş 1986/87 08-03-1987 Galatasaray 82–73 Beşiktaş 1986/87 10-03-1987 Beşiktaş 88–61 Galatasaray 1986/87 12-03-1987 Galatasaray 88–78 Beşiktaş 1987/88 06-12-1987 Galatasaray 78–66 Beşiktaş 1987/88 27-02-1988 Beşiktaş 68–90 Galatasaray 1989/90 21-10-1989 Galatasaray 90–77 Beşiktaş 1989/90 18-01-1990 Beşiktaş 88–90 Galatasaray 1990/91 30-09-1990 Galatasaray 97–100 Beşiktaş 1990/91 29-12-1990 Beşiktaş 87–102 Galatasaray 1991/92 28-12-1991 Beşiktaş 83–70 Galatasaray 1991/92 25-03-1992 Galatasaray 91–79 Beşiktaş 1992/93 06-12-1992 Beşiktaş 70–69 Galatasaray 1992/93 14-03-1993 Galatasaray 83–77 Beşiktaş 1993/94 12-12-1993 Galatasaray 72–77 Beşiktaş 1993/94 10-04-1994 Beşiktaş 91–101 Galatasaray 1994/95 22-12-1994 Galatasaray 80–58 Beşiktaş 1994/95 28-03-1995 Beşiktaş 67–76 Galatasaray 1995/96 02-12-1995 Galatasaray 84–61 Beşiktaş 1995/96 17-03-1996 Beşiktaş 76–66 Galatasaray 1996/97 10-11-1996 Beşiktaş 67–70 Galatasaray 1996/97 29-03-1997 Galatasaray 85–71 Beşiktaş 1997/98 14-09-1997 Galatasaray 87–78 Beşiktaş 1997/98 17-01-1998 Beşiktaş 82–87 Galatasaray 1998/99 12-09-1998 Beşiktaş 61–73 Galatasaray 1998/99 03-01-1999 Galatasaray 60–62 Beşiktaş 1999/00 18-12-1999 Galatasaray 63–85 Beşiktaş 1999/00 25-03-2000 Beşiktaş 80–71 Galatasaray 2000/01 19-11-2000 Beşiktaş 82–60 Galatasaray 2000/01 03-03-2001 Galatasaray 64–62 Beşiktaş

Season Date Home team Score Away team 2001/02 29-12-2001 Galatasaray 82–78 Beşiktaş 2001/02 06-04-2002 Beşiktaş 102–77 Galatasaray 2002/03 02-11-2002 Beşiktaş 74–88 Galatasaray 2002/03 22-02-2003 Galatasaray 82–65 Beşiktaş 2003/04 08-11-2003 Galatasaray 71–89 Beşiktaş 2003/04 15-02-2004 Beşiktaş 94–76 Galatasaray 2004/05 18-12-2004 Galatasaray 71–83 Beşiktaş 2004/05 27-03-2005 Beşiktaş 75–64 Galatasaray 2005/06 23-10-2005 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 80–62 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2005/06 03-02-2006 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 62–77 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2006/07 11-11-2006 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 60–67 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2006/07 24-02-2007 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 70–81 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2006/07 04-05-2007 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 83–65 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2006/07 06-05-2007 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 80–73 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2006/07 08-05-2007 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 81–89 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2007/08 24-11-2007 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 75–80 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2007/08 07-03-2008 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 66–83 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2008/09 27-12-2008 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 66–58 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2008/09 18-04-2009 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 111–94 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2008/09 16-05-2009 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 84–74 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2008/09 18-05-2009 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 80–66 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2008/09 21-05-2009 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 113–71 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2008/09 23-05-2009 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 102–115 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2009/10 02-01-2010 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 87–96 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2009/10 17-04-2010 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 95–84 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2010/11 21-11-2010 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 71–73 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2010/11 25-04-2011 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 81–73 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2010/11 12-05-2011 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 94–90 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 2010/11 15-05-2011 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 70–80 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 2011/12 17-12-2011 Beşiktaş Milangaz 73–65 Galatasaray Medical Park 2011/12 02-04-2012 Galatasaray Medical Park 92–81 Beşiktaş Milangaz 2011/12 15-05-2012 Galatasaray Medical Park 75–74 Beşiktaş Milangaz 2011/12 17-05-2012 Galatasaray Medical Park 72–81 Beşiktaş Milangaz 2011/12 20-05-2012 Beşiktaş Milangaz 74–65 Galatasaray Medical Park 2011/12 22-05-2012 Beşiktaş Milangaz 84–73 Galatasaray Medical Park 2012/13 02-12-2012 Galatasaray Medical Park 64–60 Beşiktaş 2012/13 25-03-2013 Beşiktaş 72–76 Galatasaray Medical Park 2013/14 20-10-2013 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 87–82 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 2013/14 03-02-2014 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 82–78 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 2013/14 13-05-2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 70–72 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 2013/14 17-05-2014 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 64–66 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 2013/14 20-05-2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 78–65 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 2014/15 23-11-2014 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 100–94 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 2014/15 14-03-2015 Beşiktaş Integral Forex 64–65 Galatasaray Liv Hospital 2015/16 28-12-2015 Galatasaray Odeabank 90–76 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 2015/16 01-05-2016 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 71–76 Galatasaray Odeabank 2016/17 21-11-2016 Galatasaray Odeabank 84–78 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 2016/17 20-03-2017 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 90–84 Galatasaray Odeabank 2017/18 16-12-2017 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 80–78 Galatasaray Odeabank 2017/18 22-04-2018 Galatasaray Odeabank 77–73 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 2018/19 25-11-2018 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 72–74 Galatasaray Odeabank 2018/19 23-03-2019 Galatasaray Odeabank 93–87 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 2019/20 12-10-2019 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 74–65 Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 2019/20 01-02-2020 Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 74–68 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 2020/21 10-10-2020 Galatasaray 97–89 Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 2020/21 24-01-2021 Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 82–64 Galatasaray 2021/22 30-11-2021 Galatasaray Nef 90–73 Beşiktaş Icrypex 2021/22 27-03-2022 Beşiktaş Icrypex 62–74 Galatasaray Nef 2022/23 22-10-2022 Galatasaray Nef 67–74 Beşiktaş Emlakjet 2022/23 04-03-2023 Beşiktaş Emlakjet 85–76 Galatasaray Nef 2023/24 24-12-2023 Galatasaray Ekmas 89–83 Beşiktaş Emlakjet 2023/24 22-04-2024 Beşiktaş Emlakjet 76–77 Galatasaray Ekmas 2024/25 09-11-2024 Galatasaray 91–88 Beşiktaş Fibabanka

Turkish Cup Matches

Season	Date	Home team	Score	Away team
1968/69	09-03-1968	Beşiktaş	58–54	Galatasaray
1970/71	24-03-1971	Beşiktaş	52–51	Galatasaray
1991/92	05-02-1992	Beşiktaş	81–82	Galatasaray
1998/99	25-03-1999	Beşiktaş	88–66	Galatasaray
2007/08	04-10-2007	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	73–58	Galatasaray Cafe Crown
2008/09	06-10-2008	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	88–73	Galatasaray Cafe Crown
2010/11	10-10-2010	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	89–80	Galatasaray Cafe Crown
2011/12	16-02-2012	Beşiktaş Milangaz	76–69	Galatasaray Medical Park
2013/14	04-10-2013	Beşiktaş Integral Forex	67–69	Galatasaray Liv Hospital

European Competitions

Season	Date	Competition	Round	Home team	Score	Away team
2007/08	10.04.2008	ULEB Cup	Quarter-finals	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	60–61	Galatasaray Cafe Crown

See also

• The Intercontinental Derby
• Beşiktaş - Fenerbahçe rivalry (basketball)

References

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