2011–12 Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) season

Galatasaray SK. Men's 2011–2012 season is the 2011–2012 volleyball season for Turkish professional basketball club Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo.

Galatasaray YK

2011–12 season
Chairman	Ünal Aysal
Manager	Işık Menküer

The club competes in:

• Turkish Men's Volleyball League
• Turkish Cup Volleyball

Team roster season 2011–12

As of 25 September 2011

Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height	Position
1	Turkey	Ulaş Kıyak	(1981-11-08) November 8, 1981	183	Setter
2	Turkey	Akif Gürgen	(1977-04-02) April 2, 1977	206	Libero
3	Turkey	Ahmet Pezük	(1987-06-08) June 8, 1987	203	Middle Blocker
4	Turkey	Murathan Kısal	(1989-11-22) November 22, 1989	195	Middle Blocker
7	Turkey	İsmail Cem Kurtar	(1982-05-21) May 21, 1982	193	Opposite Hitter
8	Turkey	Tolga Altıntaş	(1980-01-14) January 14, 1980	196	Outside Hitter
9	Turkey	Kemal Kıvanç Elgaz	(1986-01-01) January 1, 1986	200	Opposite Hitter
10	Venezuela	Kervin Piñerua	(1991-01-22) January 22, 1991	191	Opposite Hitter
11	Turkey	Caner Pekşen	(1987-06-09) June 9, 1987	190	Setter
13	Cuba	Salvador Hidalgo Oliva	(1985-12-27) December 27, 1985	195	Outside Hitter
14	Turkey	Erhan Dünge	(1980-04-02) April 2, 1980	206	Middle Blocker
15	Turkey	Oğuzhan Tarakçı	(1993-04-23) April 23, 1993	195	Outside Hitter
16	Turkey	Ferhat Akdeniz	(1986-04-02) April 2, 1986	203	Middle Blocker
17	Turkey	Caner Dengin	(1987-12-15) December 15, 1987	188	Libero
18	Turkey	Serdar Semerci	(1980-07-21) July 21, 1980	194	Opposite Hitter

Squad changes for the 2011–2012 season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1		TUR	Ulaş Kıyak (from İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi)
2		TUR	Akif Gürgen (from MEF Okulları)
7		TUR	İsmail Cem Kurtar (from MEF Okulları)
10	PG	VEN	Kervin Piñerua (from SOS Villa María)
13		CUB	Salvador Hidalgo Oliva (from)
14		TUR	Erhan Dünge (from İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi)
16		TUR	Ferhat Akdeniz (from MEF Okulları)
18		TUR	Serdar Semerci (from MEF Okulları)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1		BRA	Ashlei Nemer (to)
9		TUR	Ali Peçen (to)
2		FRA	Yannick Bazin (to)
8		TUR	Volkan Güç (to)
4		TUR	Murathan Kısal (to)
10		FRA	Philippe Barca-Cysique (to)
16		TUR	Yasin Sancak (to)
5		TUR	Senad Ok (to)

Results, schedules and standings

Preseason games

Black Sea Cup

2011-09-19 20:00	Marek Union Dupniţa	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Köstence, Romania
	(14–25, 23–25, 14–26) (Report)

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2011-09-24 19:00	OK NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Köstence, Romania
	(15–25, 20–25, 23–25) (Report)

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2011-09-25 13:00	CVM Tomis Constanța	3–2	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Köstence, Romania
	(25–20, 21–25, 25–22, 20–25, 15–7) (Report)

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Results

Pos.	Club	Points
1	CVM Tomis Constanța	8
2	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	7
3	Marek Union Dupniţa	4
4	OK NIS Vojvodina Novi Sad	0

2011-09-27	CSKA Sofia	2–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Dobrich, Bulgaria
	(16–25, 26–24, 14–25, 25–15, 13–15) (Report)

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2011-09-28	CSKA Sofia	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Dobrich, Bulgaria
	(18–25, 15–25, 22–25) (Report)

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Laale Cup

Galatasaray won the cup.

2011-11-18 19:30	Noliko Maaseik	1–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Germany
	(Report)

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2011-11-19 19:30	Evivo Duren	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Germany
	(17–25, 23–25, 16–25) (Report)

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Turkish Volleyball League 2011–12

Main article: Turkish Volleyball League 2011-12

Regular season

October 12, 2011 16:30	Niksar Belediye	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Tokat Niksar Spor Salonu, Tokat
	(16–25, 22–25, 15–25) (Report)

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October 15, 2011 15:00	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	3–2	Plevne Belediye	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul Referees: Nurper Özbar, Gökhan Dağ
	(25–13, 18–25, 20–25, 25–22, 15–8) (Report)

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October 23, 2011 17:30	Fenerbahçe Grundig	3–1	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul Referees: Erdal Akıncı, Ebru Meriçkan
	(20–25, 25–19, 25–20, 25–23) (Report)

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October 30, 2011 17:30	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	0–3	Halkbank	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul
	(23–25, 20–25, 23–25) (Report)

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November 2, 2011 17:00	4 Eylül Belediye	3–1	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	4 Eylül Spor Salonu, Sivas
	(21–25, 25–20, 25–22, 26–24) (Report)

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December 10, 2011 17:30	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	3–1	İstanbul BŞB	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul Referees: Cihat Fırıncıoğlu, Barış Sümen
	(21–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–14) (Report)

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December 17, 2011 13:00	Torul Gençlik	2–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Torul Spor Salonu, Gümüşhane
	(21–25, 25–23, 23–25, 25–17, 13–15) (Report)

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December 24, 2011 17:30	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	3–1	Maliye Milli Piyango	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul
	(26–24, 25–18, 18–25, 25–14) (Report)

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December 28, 2011 16:00	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	3–0	Çankaya Belediyesi	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul
	(25–14, 25–16, 25–17) (Report)

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Turkish Cup 2011–12

December 7, 2011 14:00	Tofaş S.K.	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Atatürk Spor Salonu, Bursa
	(17–25, 12–25, 17–25) (Report)

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CEV Challenge Cup 2011–12

December 14, 2011 19:30	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	3–0	Teuta DURRES	Burhan Felek Spor Salonu, Istanbul Attendance: 650 Referees: MAREV Chavdar, ZOTOVIC Svetlana
	(25–11, 25–13, 25–17) (Report)

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December 21, 2011 15:00	Teuta DURRES	0–3	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo	Asllan Rusi TIRANA, TIRANA Referees: VOUDOURIS Konstantinos, BOTEZATU Cristian Eduard
	(13–25, 15–25, 14–25) (Report)

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