Real Madrid C.F.

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Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal
Real Madrid
maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol]; "Royal Madrid Football Club"),
commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional
football club based in Madrid, Spain.

Founded on 6 March 1902 as the Madrid Football Club, the

club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception.
The word real is Spanish for "royal" and was bestowed to
the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal
crown in the emblem. The team has played its home
matches in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European
sporting entities, Real Madrid's members (socios) have
Full name Real Madrid Club de Fútbol[1]
owned and operated the club throughout its history.
Nickname(s) Los Blancos (The Whites)
The club was estimated to be worth €3.47 billion Los Merengues (The Meringues)
($4.1 billion) in 2018, and in the 2016–17 season it was the Los Vikingos (The Vikings)[2]
second highest-earning football club in the world, with an Founded 6 March 1902
annual revenue of €674.6 million.[5][6][7] The club is one of as Madrid Football Club[3]
the most widely supported teams in the world.[8] Real
Ground Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid is one of three founding members of La Liga that
have never been relegated from the top division since its
Capacity 81,044[4]

inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. President Florentino Pérez
The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably Head coach Julen Lopetegui
El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético
League La Liga
Madrid.
2017–18 3rd
Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Website Club website (http://www.realmad
Spanish and European football during the 1950s, winning rid.com)
five consecutive European Cups and reaching the final seven
times. This success was replicated in the league, where the
club won five times in the space of seven years. This team,
which consisted of players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano,
Ferenc Puskás, Francisco Gento and Raymond Kopa, is
considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all
time.[9][10][11] In domestic football, the club has won 64
trophies; a record 33 La Liga titles, 19 Copa del Rey, 10
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Supercopa de España, a Copa Eva Duarte, and a Copa de la

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