16.05.2026 00:50
Trendyol Super League champion Galatasaray received its trophy in a ceremony held at the stadium.
Galatasaray, who finished the 2025-2026 season as champions in the Trendyol Super League, winning their 4th consecutive title and 26th overall, organized a 'Perfect Night' at RAMS Park. The stadium stands were completely full, and a special area was set up on the field for fans. A total of 54,527 fans followed the celebrations in the stadium.
CHAMPIONSHIP JOY AT GALATASARAY
The yellow-reds' championship celebrations began with a city tour. The yellow-reds, starting from Galatasaray High School, reached the stadium after completing the city tour.
5-STAR PLATFORM SET UP
A 5-star platform was set up on the field for the championship celebrations. The path to the stage was made with yellow-red colors, and 'Perfect champion' was written on top of the platform. Celebrations started with DJ performances; Suat Ateşdağlı, Yalçın Asan, and Doğuş Çabakçor also took the stage. Additionally, DJ Doğuş Çabakçor performed a symphonic show.
DRONE SHOW PERFORMED
As part of the celebrations, a drone show was held above the stadium. The drones formed the words 'Dejavu', 'Domination', 'You are champion every year', and 'Target 27', while images of Head Coach Okan Buruk, Leroy Sane, Lucas Torreira, Mauro Icardi, Uğurcan Çakır, Barış Alper Yılmaz, and Victor Osimhen were also created.
CHANTS OF 'GREAT PRESIDENT' FOR DURSUN ÖZBEK
The arrivals to the stage began first with club staff. Later, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek came onto the stage with his grandchildren and the son of former executive Erden Timur, who is in prison. Yellow-red fans chanted 'Great president' and 'This fan base is proud of you' for Özbek, while President Özbek also went among the fans. After the board of directors and members of the Sportif AŞ board came out, the technical staff took the stage.
OKAN BURUK'S 'THREE' FOR FANS
Galatasaray Head Coach Okan Buruk came onto the stage with his son Ali Yiğit Buruk. As Buruk took the stage, the song 'We became champions for 4 consecutive years' played, and all the fans sang along. Going among the fans, Okan Buruk made them perform the 'three' gesture. Ali Yiğit kissed President Dursun Özbek's hand when he came on stage.
JAKOBS ON STAGE WITH AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS MEDAL
Later, the footballers came onto the stage with songs they chose, accompanied by their families. Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır was the first to enter. Ismail Jakobs arrived with the medal he won with Senegal at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had decided that Senegal, who withdrew from the field for a while during the Africa Cup of Nations final and returned to win the championship, would be considered a 3-0 forfeit loss against Morocco.
TORREIRA COULDN'T HOLD BACK TEARS
Yellow-red footballer Yunus Akgün used the song 'Cimbom bom' by Müslüm Gürses. İlkay Gündoğan also came on stage with the song 'You are my childhood love'. Emotional moments occurred when it was Uruguayan footballer Lucas Torreira's turn. Torreira, who came on stage with his father, could not hold back his tears.
BARIS ALPER YILMAZ'S HORON SHOW
Barış Alper Yılmaz made his entrance onto the stage with a Black Sea song. While he danced the horon on stage, his teammates joined in, and they all had fun together. The footballers' horon dancing caused memorable moments during the celebrations.
SACHA BOEY CAME OUT WITH PALESTINIAN FLAG
During the celebrations, Galatasaray footballer Sacha Boey came onto the stage with a Palestinian flag to draw attention to Israel's attacks. Boey also waited for the trophy ceremony with the Palestinian flag.
INTENSE INTEREST IN OSIMHEN
Galatasaray fans showed intense interest when Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen came onto the stage. Osimhen, who went to the areas with the 5 stars set up on stage, did not break the yellow-red fans' request and made them perform the 'three' gesture.
STAGE BELONGS TO ICARDI
Galatasaray's captains Mauro Icardi, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, and Kaan Ayhan were the last footballers to come on stage. Abdülkerim came out with boxing gloves in his hands and chose the Rocky movie theme. Argentine footballer Mauro Icardi came on stage with his classic song 'Let me be your love', while the fans sang along together. While Icardi was on stage, fans also lit flares, creating a beautiful scene in the stadium. Icardi then toured the stands and came to the center of the stage to perform the 'three' gesture.
CUPS AND MEDALS GIVEN BY PRESIDENT ÖZBEK
After the footballers arrived, the trophy ceremony began. President Dursun Özbek presented the medals to the footballers. Özbek also gave the championship trophy to the team captains. During this time, Queen's 'We Are the Champions' song and the UEFA Champions League anthem played. The trophy was passed around among the footballers one by one, and they shared the joy of the championship together. During the trophy ceremony, light shows were also performed, and fireworks were set off outside the stadium.