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Galatasaray beat Fenerbahçe 2-1 at home in week 9 of the Trendyol Süper Lig to record its 1,315th league victory, moving past its rival as the team with the most wins in the competition's 69-season history.

The win also cut the gap to Fenerbahçe in the all-time points table to 18 and extended Galatasaray's lead at the top of several historical rankings, including total championships and weeks spent in first place.

Derby win delivers the record

Galatasaray hosted Fenerbahçe in week 9 of the Trendyol Süper Lig and won 2-1, a result that brought the club's 1,315th victory in the league's 69-season history. That total put the yellow-red side ahead of Fenerbahçe and made it the most successful team by wins in Süper Lig history.

Fenerbahçe follows with 1,314 victories, Beşiktaş has 1,226 and Trabzonspor has 882.

Gap to Fenerbahçe in all-time table cut to 18 points

The derby victory also narrowed the distance between the two clubs in the all-time standings. Galatasaray reached 4,036 points after beating Fenerbahçe, leaving it second in the historical table.

Fenerbahçe has collected 4,054 points since 1959, and the gap between the two rivals now stands at 18 points.

Okan Buruk era reversed the win race

Galatasaray became the league's record winner under head coach Okan Buruk. Before Buruk took charge ahead of the 2022-2023 season, Galatasaray had 1,193 league wins to Fenerbahçe's 1,206.

Under Buruk, Galatasaray finished the Süper Lig seasons with 28 wins in 2022-2023, 33 in 2023-2024, 30 in 2024-2025 and 24 in 2025-2026. The club has won 7 league matches this season, taking its tally since 2022-2023 to 122 victories in the competition.

Goals and weeks in first place

Galatasaray is the second-highest scoring team in Süper Lig history. The club has found the net 4,085 times in 2,275 league matches since 1959, behind Fenerbahçe's 4,134 goals.

The club has also spent the most weeks in first place, leading the standings for 676 weeks. Fenerbahçe is second with 588 weeks, Beşiktaş third with 440 and Trabzonspor fourth with 240. Galatasaray ended 6 of the 9 weeks this season as league leader.

Most championships still held by Galatasaray

Galatasaray also holds the record for Süper Lig titles, having finished the season top 26 times. That is 7 more than Fenerbahçe, which has 19 championships.

Beşiktaş is third with 16 titles and Trabzonspor fourth with 7. Bursaspor and İstanbul Başakşehir have won the league once each.

Key takeaways

• Galatasaray beat Fenerbahçe 2-1 in week 9 to reach 1,315 Süper Lig wins and become the league's all-time record winner.
• The clubs' gap in the all-time points table was cut to 18, with Galatasaray on 4,036 and Fenerbahçe on 4,054.
• Under Okan Buruk, Galatasaray added 122 league wins since 2022-2023, overtaking Fenerbahçe in the win count.
• Galatasaray leads the all-time rankings for weeks in first place (676) and championships (26).