OVERVIEW
Real Madrid is the club that has won the most European Cups, and one of the most winning football clubs in the entire world.
Real Madrid was founded in 1902, and it is the pride of all Los Madridistas. A Harvard University study on football determined that Madrid is also the most popular team in the world, with more than 228 million supporters. The second most popular team Manchester United with 116 millions fans.
Reaching that number of fans is not so easy, but with the world's best players, a history written with gold letters, and the compromise of the club with social causes, Real Madrid have proven they are a world class team without equal.
Real Madrid was founded in 1902, and it is the pride of all Los Madridistas. A Harvard University study on football determined that Madrid is also the most popular team in the world, with more than 228 million supporters. The second most popular team Manchester United with 116 millions fans.
Reaching that number of fans is not so easy, but with the world's best players, a history written with gold letters, and the compromise of the club with social causes, Real Madrid have proven they are a world class team without equal.
CLUB HERITAGE
In 1902 a group of soccer fans officially founded the Madrid Football Club and created the first Directory Committee which Enrique Varela as president and Manuel Mendía as Vice president. They agreed on the team uniform imitating that of the Corinthians from London.
Three years later Madrid won its first Spanish Championship by beating Bilbao’s Athletic team by 1 to 0. The only goal was made by Prast who received a pass from Pedro Parages.
Later, in 1931 Real Madrid won the first League. Having included Ciriaco, Quincoces, Luis Regueiro, Hilario, Bestit, Olivares y Ateca to the team, they didn´t lose a match.
Then in 1943 the first big comeback took place. Madrid defeated Barcelona by 11 to 1 after having lost by 0 to 3 the previous match. Neither team will ever forget that match.
Only 4 years after this, in 1947, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was opened. International press said it was the best stadium in Europe. Barinaga was the first one to score in this stadium.
In 1954, 21 years later, Madrid wins the league again against Valencia. It was Alfredo Di Stefano´s first year in Spain and he was awarded top striker with 27 goals in the League. Merely two years after this, the first European Cup was achieved. 1957 was also a big year for Real Madrid. The conquered their second European Cup. The third one arrived in 1958 with goals scored by Di Stefano, Rial and Gento in Brussels against Milan. Two years passed and the fourth European Cup came along.
Not too far ahead the fifth European Cup was awarded to Real Madrid. But the main attraction was not it being the fifth, but the way it was obtained. An amazing Real Madrid beat Eintracht de Frankfurt by 7 to 3 in what is remembered as the best European final.
The moment when Real Madrid was really crowned the King of the world was when they won their first Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol from Montevideo. The first encounter in Montevideo ended in 0 to 0, but the next time they met was in Santiago Bernabéu with 120.000 fans to impress ad they did winning 5 to 1.
In 1961 Madrid achieved the highest records being the team with the most Leagues. Out of the 30 games that were played Madrid won 24 and got the Cup of the Spanish League.
Throughout the 80s, with Emilio Butrageño won 5 Leagues in a row which is something never done by any team.
Of course Real Madrid’s main opponent is FC Barcelona. In 1995 took place a match no Madrid fan will forget. Real Madrid scored 5 to 0 being led by Johan Cruyff. 3 of the 5 goals were marked by Ivan Zamorano.
The seventh UEFA EURO (European Cup) arrived in 1998 in Amsterdam with an only goal by Pedja Mijatovic against Juventus. Then the second Intercontinental Cup was brought to Madrid from Japan. The victory was due to two scores made by Roberto Carlos and Raul. The third one was gained with goals from Ronaldo and Guti against Olimpia de Asunción a few years later.
The year 2000 was a big year since FIFA named Real Madrid the best team of the XX century. The award was handed to Alfredo Di Stefano and Florentino Perez.
Later on the eighth European Cup was obtained by defeating Valencia in Paris. Later on, in 2002, the ninth one came along with goals from Zidane and Raul against the German club Bayer Leverkusen.
The last league played (2006/2007) was the 30th league for Real Madrid. This incredible event was celebrated with an honor to the history of the best club of the century.
Three years later Madrid won its first Spanish Championship by beating Bilbao’s Athletic team by 1 to 0. The only goal was made by Prast who received a pass from Pedro Parages.
Later, in 1931 Real Madrid won the first League. Having included Ciriaco, Quincoces, Luis Regueiro, Hilario, Bestit, Olivares y Ateca to the team, they didn´t lose a match.
Then in 1943 the first big comeback took place. Madrid defeated Barcelona by 11 to 1 after having lost by 0 to 3 the previous match. Neither team will ever forget that match.
Only 4 years after this, in 1947, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was opened. International press said it was the best stadium in Europe. Barinaga was the first one to score in this stadium.
In 1954, 21 years later, Madrid wins the league again against Valencia. It was Alfredo Di Stefano´s first year in Spain and he was awarded top striker with 27 goals in the League. Merely two years after this, the first European Cup was achieved. 1957 was also a big year for Real Madrid. The conquered their second European Cup. The third one arrived in 1958 with goals scored by Di Stefano, Rial and Gento in Brussels against Milan. Two years passed and the fourth European Cup came along.
Not too far ahead the fifth European Cup was awarded to Real Madrid. But the main attraction was not it being the fifth, but the way it was obtained. An amazing Real Madrid beat Eintracht de Frankfurt by 7 to 3 in what is remembered as the best European final.
The moment when Real Madrid was really crowned the King of the world was when they won their first Intercontinental Cup against Peñarol from Montevideo. The first encounter in Montevideo ended in 0 to 0, but the next time they met was in Santiago Bernabéu with 120.000 fans to impress ad they did winning 5 to 1.
In 1961 Madrid achieved the highest records being the team with the most Leagues. Out of the 30 games that were played Madrid won 24 and got the Cup of the Spanish League.
Throughout the 80s, with Emilio Butrageño won 5 Leagues in a row which is something never done by any team.
Of course Real Madrid’s main opponent is FC Barcelona. In 1995 took place a match no Madrid fan will forget. Real Madrid scored 5 to 0 being led by Johan Cruyff. 3 of the 5 goals were marked by Ivan Zamorano.
The seventh UEFA EURO (European Cup) arrived in 1998 in Amsterdam with an only goal by Pedja Mijatovic against Juventus. Then the second Intercontinental Cup was brought to Madrid from Japan. The victory was due to two scores made by Roberto Carlos and Raul. The third one was gained with goals from Ronaldo and Guti against Olimpia de Asunción a few years later.
The year 2000 was a big year since FIFA named Real Madrid the best team of the XX century. The award was handed to Alfredo Di Stefano and Florentino Perez.
Later on the eighth European Cup was obtained by defeating Valencia in Paris. Later on, in 2002, the ninth one came along with goals from Zidane and Raul against the German club Bayer Leverkusen.
The last league played (2006/2007) was the 30th league for Real Madrid. This incredible event was celebrated with an honor to the history of the best club of the century.
MANAGERS PROFILE
José Mourinho
Real Madrid Team Honours
- 30 "Ligas": 1931-32, 32-33, 53-54, 54-55, 56-57, 57-58, 60-61, 61-62, 62-63, 63-64, 64-65, 66-67, 67-68, 68-69, 71-72, 74-75, 75-76, 77-78, 78-79, 79-80, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90, 94-95, 96-97, 2000-01, 2002-03 2006-07
- 17 Copa del Rey: 1904-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 16-17, 33-34, 35-36, 45-46, 46-47, 61-62, 69-70, 73-74, 74-75, 79-80, 81-82, 88-89 y 92-93
- 7 Spanish Supercup: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003
- 2 Latin Cup: 1955 and 1957
- 9 European Cup (Euro): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002
- 3 Intercontinental Cup: 1960, 1998 and 2002
- 2 UEFA Cup: 1985 and 1986
- 1 European Supercup: 2002
- 2 Pequeñas Copa del Mundo: 1952, 1956
- 1 Copa de la Liga: 1985
- 12 Regional Championship between 1904 and 1929: 1903-04, 1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1912-13, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1928-29
- 14 Santiago Bernabéu Trophy: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007
- 8 Trofeos Teresa Herrera: 1949, 1953, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1994
- 6 Trofeos Ramón de Carranza: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1970 and 1982
- 4 Trofeos Ciudad de La Línea: 1981, 1982, 1986 and 2000
- 4 Trofeos Ciutat de Palma: 1975, 1980, 1983 and 1990
- 3 Trofeos Ciudad de Barcelona: 1983, 1985 and 1988
- 3 Trofeos Euskadi Asegarce: 1994, 1995 and 1996
- 3 Trofeos Colombino: 1970, 1984 and 1989
- 3 Trofeos Festa d'Elx: 1984, 1985 and 1999
- 2 Trofeos Ciudad de Vigo: 1981 and 1982
- 2 Trofeos Naranja: 1990 and 2003
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