Galatasaray Lisesi was one of three clubs from Türkiye that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2012. They participated with one team in Boys 16. In addition to Galatasaray Lisesi, 188 other teams from 33 different countries played in Boys 16. They were divided into 47 different groups, whereof Galatasaray Lisesi could be found in Group 2 together with Lärje/Angered IF, Pequeninos do Jockey and Lillestrøm SK. Galatasaray Lisesi continued to Slutspel B after reaching 4:th place in Group 2. In the playoff they made it to 1/32 Final, but lost it against IBV 1 with 0-5. In the Final, InterClubes won over FBK Karlstad and became the winner of Slutspel B in Boys 16. Galatasaray Lisesi comes from Istanbul which lies approximately 2200 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. Other than Galatasaray Lisesi, the club Performance Football Academy does also originate from the area around Istanbul.