Real Madrid C.F.

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Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F. emblem
Full name Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s) "Los Vikingos "(The Vikings)
"Los Blancos" (The Whites)
"Los Merengues" (The Meringues)[1]
Founded 6 March 1902
(as Sociedad Madrid FC)[2]
Ground Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
(Capacity 80,400[3])
Chairman Flag of Spain Ramón Calderón [4]
Head Coach Flag of Germany Bernd Schuster [5]
League La Liga
2007–08 La Liga, 1st [6]
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Current season

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (English: Madrid Royal Football Club, also known as Real Madrid, Los Blancos, Los Merengues) is a professional Spanish football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902, it plays in La Liga and was the most successful football club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey and a record nine UEFA Champions League titles. The team was a founding member of the now defunct G-14 group of leading European football clubs.[7]

The club plays its home games in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid is unusual in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated only by its members (socios) since 1902. On December 23, 2000, FIFA awarded the Spanish team the title of the "Best Club of the 20th Century".[8] Los Blancos is the most successful club in UEFA club football competitions history with nine European Cups and two UEFA Cups; more than any other European club.[9]

Real Madrid is the biggest and most extensive football club in the world according to the case studies at Harvard University in 2007.[10] It is also the richest one in terms of revenue.[11]

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[edit] History

For more details on History of Real Madrid C.F., see History of Real Madrid C.F.

Football was introduced to Madrid by the professors and students of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza who included several Oxbridge graduates.[12] They founded the club Football Sky in 1895, playing on Sunday mornings at Moncloa. This club split in 1900 into two different clubs New Foot-Ball de Madrid and Club Español de Madrid. The president of the latter club was Julián Palacios. The latter club split again in 1902, resulting in the formation of Sociedad Madrid FC on March 6, 1902.[2] The first president was Juan Padrós Rubió, the first secretary was Manuel Mendío and the first treasurer was José de Gorostizaga. Juan Padrós Rubió would be later succeeded by his brother, Carlos Padrós from Spain. Only three years after its foundation, in 1905, Madrid FC won its first major title in the Estadio Chamartín stadium. The team won the first of four consecutive Copa del Rey titles (at that time the only statewide competition). In 1912 it moved to its first ground called Campo de Rose after moving between some minor grounds.[13] In 1920 the club's name was changed to Real Madrid after the King granted the title of Real (Royal) to the club.[14]

Real Madrid team in 1902.
Real Madrid team in 1902.

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste became President in 1945.[15] Under his presidency, the club, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and the Ciudad Deportiva were rebuilt following the Spanish Civil War. Beginning in 1953 he embarked upon a strategy of signing world-class players from abroad, the most prominent of them being the signing of Alfredo Di Stéfano and built the world's first multinational side.[16]

In 1955, acting upon the idea proposed by the French sports journalist and editor of L'Équipe Gabriel Hanot, and building upon the Copa Latina (a tournament involving clubs from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy), Bernabéu met in the Ambassador Hotel in Paris with Bedrignan and Milan Ceko and created what today is known as the UEFA Champions League.[17] It was under Bernabéu's guidance, that Real Madrid became established as a major force in both Spanish and European football. The club won the European Cup five times in a row between 1956 and 1960, which included the memorable 7–3 Hampden Park final against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960. Winning the competition five consecutive times saw Real permanently awarded the original cup and earning the right to wear the UEFA badge of honour.[16] The club won the European Cup for a sixth time in 1966 defeating FK Partizan 2–1 in the final with a team composed entirely of nationally-born players - a first in the competition.[18] It was also runner-up in 1962, 1964 and 1981. The team have also won the UEFA Cup twice and was twice runner-up in the European Cup Winners Cup.[19][20][21][22]

By the early 1980s, Real Madrid had lost its grasp on the La Liga title until a new batch of home-grown stars, known as La Quinta del Buitre started to dominate Spanish football.[23] The name ("Vulture's Cohort") was derived from the nickname given to one of its members, Emilio Butragueño. The other four members were Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza. [24] With La Quinta del Buitre (reduced to four members when Pardeza left the club for Zaragoza in 1986) Real Madrid had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe during the second half of the 1980s, winning two UEFA Cups and five Spanish championships in a row.[25]

Martín Vázquez went to play for Torino in 1990. He made a return to Real Madrid in 1992, leaving the club again for good in 1995 (to Deportivo La Coruña). In 1995 and 1996 Butragueño and Míchel left the club and went to play for Atlético Celaya in Mexico.[26] In 1996 President Lorenzo Sanz appointed Fabio Capello as coach. Although his tenure lasted only one season, Real Madrid was proclaimed league champion and players like Roberto Carlos, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker and Clarence Seedorf arrived at the club to strengthen a squad that already boasted the likes of Raúl, Fernando Hierro and Fernando Redondo. As a result, Real Madrid (with the addition of Fernando Morientes in 1997) finally ended its 32-year wait for the seventh European Cup in 1998 under manager Jupp Heynckes, defeating Juventus 1–0 in the final, thanks to a goal from Predrag Mijatović.[26]

In July 2000 Florentino Pérez was elected club president vowing to erase the club's debt and modernise the club's facilities, however the primary electoral promise that propelled Pérez to victory was the signing of Luís Figo.[27] On July 16, Pérez won the election.[28] The club controversially got its training ground re-zoned and used the money to begin to assemble the famous Galáctico side including players such as Zidane, Ronaldo, Luís Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raúl and David Beckham. It is debatable whether the gamble paid off as despite a European Cup win in 2002, followed by the League in 2003, the club then failed to win a major trophy for the next three seasons.[29]

Ramón Calderón was elected as club president in July, 2006 and subsequently appointed Fabio Capello as the new coach and Predrag Mijatović as the new sporting director. Real Madrid won the La Liga title in 2007 for the first time in four years.[30] However, despite the achievement of winning La Liga, Capello was sacked one month later, in June 2007, and was replaced by German manager Bernd Schuster.[31][32] Under Bernd Schuster, the club won its 31 La Liga title in 2007-08 season.

[edit] Criticism

In May 2008 Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson criticised Real Madrid for comments made regarding their desire to sign Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo. Alex Ferguson stated that "Real Madrid have no moral issues at all."[1] while an official statement from Manchester United stated "The club will have no alternative but to report Real Madrid to the world governing body, FIFA, if it continues to behave in this totally unacceptable fashion."[2]

In June 2008 Manchester United made an official complaint to FIFA regarding the conduct of Real Madrid relating to Cristiano Ronaldo. [3]

[edit] Anthem

Real Madrid's official anthem is entitled "Himno del Real Madrid". It was first written in 1903 and was first recorded with Columbia Records.[33]

Image:Real Madrid Hymn.ogg

[edit] Crest

Real Madrid's first crest.
Real Madrid's first crest.
Club crest 1941–2002.
Club crest 1941–2002.

The first crest of Real Madrid had a simple design. It consisted of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Futbol, in dark blue on a white shirt. The first change in the crest occurred in 1908,when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle.[34] The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until 1920, when King Alfonso XIII granted the club his royal patronage, which came in the form of the title "Real," roughly "Royal." Thus, Alfonso's crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself Real Madrid Club de Futbol.[34] With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931 all the symbols of the Royalty were eliminated, and so that the crown on the crest and the title of Real that years before the club had obtained were removed. In its place, the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile was added.[34] In 1941, two years after the end of the Civil War, the crest's "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored and the mulberry stripe of Castile was retained as well. In addition, the colors were modified, in that the crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Futbol.[34]

The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001, when the club wanted to better position itself for the twenty-first century and further standardize its crest. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.[35]

[edit] Colours

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Real Madrid's original kit
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Real Madrid's third kit


Real Madrid have always worn white shirts and shorts, although it initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt (the design was kept in the club crest), but unlike today dark blue socks.[36] The striped shirt was replaced by a 100% white version, modelled after the shirt worn by Corinthian F.C., in 1902.[37] In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones. In the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again, adding buttons on the shirt and club's crest on the left side of the shirt (which have remained ever since).

Real's traditional away colors are all black or all purple.

The 2007–08 Real Madrid away strip consists of a dark blue shirt. The adidas three stripes are yellow. It is worn with dark blue shorts and black socks. For the 2007–08 season, there is also a third kit, which is black with thick 'electric yellow' lines forming separate panels of the shirt. Real's kit is currently manufactured by Adidas, which is contracted to supply the club's kit since 1998.[38] Real Madrid's first shirt sponsor was Zanussi, agreed for the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.[39] Following that, the club was sponsored by Parmalat[39] and Otaysa[39] before a long-term deal was signed with Teka in 1994[39]. In 2001, Real Madrid ended their contract with Teka and for one season used the Realmadrid.com logo to promote its website.[39] Then, in 2002 a deal was signed with Siemens Mobile and in 2006, the logo BenQ Siemens appeared on its shirt.[39] Real Madrid's current shirt sponsor is bwin.com following the economic problems of BenQ Siemens.[36][39]

[edit] Kit manufacturers

Date Manufacturer
1980-1986 Adidas
1986-1994 Hummel
1994-1998 Kelme
1998- Adidas

[edit] Shirt sponsors

Date Sponsor
1982-1985 Zanussi
1985-1989 Parmalat
1989-1990 Reny Picot
1990-1992 Otaysa
1992-2001 Teka
2001-2002 Realmadrid.com
2002-2005 Siemens Mobile
2005-2006 Siemens
2006-2007 BenQ Siemens
2007- bwin.com

[edit] Stadiums

Main articles: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Estadio Chamartín
Inside the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Inside the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

After its foundation in 1902 the club moved in its first years between some minor grounds before moving to the 'Campo de O'Donnell' in 1912.[40] This ground remained its home ground for eleven years. After these years the club made a move again, this time to the 'Campo de Ciudad Lineal', a small ground with a capacity of 8,000 spectators. After twelve months the club moved again. This new ground would make a longer appearance. The 'Estadio Chamartín' was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match of Real Madrid against Newcastle United. In this stadium, which hosted 22,500 spectators, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league title.[13] After those successes, the 1943 elected president Santiago Bernabéu decided that the Estadio Chamartín wasn't big enough for the ambitions of the club. A new stadium was built and was inaugurated on 14 December 1947.[41] This was the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as it is known today, although it didn't acquire this name until 1955. The first match that was played in the new stadium was between Real Madrid and Portuguese club Belenenses. Real won the match 3–1, and the first goal was scored by Sabino Barinaga. The initial capacity was 75,300.

Real Madrid C.F. at Santiago Bernabeu in 2007.
Real Madrid C.F. at Santiago Bernabeu in 2007.

The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion.[42] Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernisations (the last standing places went away in 1998–99 in response to UEFA regulations which forbids standing at matches in the UEFA competition), countered to some extent by expansions. The last change was an increase of about five thousand to a capacity of 80,400, effected in 2003. A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced.[43]

The Bernabéu has hosted the 1964 European Championship final, the 1982 FIFA World Cup final, the 1957, 1969 and 1980 European Cup finals and is due to host the 2010 Champions League Final.[41] The stadium has its own Madrid Metro station along the 10 line called Santiago Bernabéu. Its location, in the heart of Madrid's business district, is quite unusual for a football stadium.[44] On 9 May 2006 the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium was inaugurated at the City of Madrid where Real Madrid usually trains. The inaugural match was played between Real Madrid and Stade de Reims, a rematch of the 1956 European Cup final. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6–1 with goals from Sergio Ramos, Antonio Cassano (2), Roberto Soldado (2), and Jose Manuel Jurado. The venue is now part of the Ciudad Real Madrid, the club's new training facilities located outside Madrid in Valdebebas. The stadium holds 6,000 people and it is named after former Real footballer Alfredo Di Stéfano. The Bernabeu has recently been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium status by UEFA.[45]

[edit] Statistics and records

Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo holds the record for Real Madrid appearances, having played 710 first-team matches between 1983 and 2001.[46] Forward Santillana comes second, having played 643 times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by Iker Casillas, with 418 appearances. With 127 caps, Luís Figo of Portugal is Real Madrid's most capped international player.[47]

Alfredo Di Stéfano is the club's top goalscorer with 307 goals in all competitions between 1953 and 1964. Di Stéfano's 49 goals in 58 matches was for decades the all-time highest tally in the European Cup, until it was surpassed by Real Madrid's Raúl in 2005. Di Stéfano also holds the club record for most goals scored in the league, with 216. Real Madrid's current top-scorer is Raúl González with 205 in the league[48] and 292 in all competitions.

Officially, Real Madrid's highest home attendance is 74,419 for a Copa del Rey match in 2006. The current legal capacity of Santiago Bernabéu is 80,400. Real Madrid's average attendance was 69,200 during the 2003–04 season and 71,900 in the 2004–05 season.[3] Real Madrid have also set records in Spanish football, most notably the most domestic titles (31 as of 2007–08) and the most seasons won in a row (5, during 1960–65 and 1985–90).[49]

Real also set UEFA Champions League records for most winnings (nine) and for most semifinal appearances (21).[50] Raúl González is the all-time UEFA Champions League top scorer, with 61 goals. The team has the record number of consecutive participations in the Champions' Cup with 15, from 1955–56 to 1969–70. The fastest ever Champions League goal was scored by FC Bayern München's Roy Makaay in 10.2 seconds against Real Madrid in 2007. The world-record fee of €76 million (over US$100 million, £47.5 million) for Zinedine Zidane's transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid in 2001 is the highest ever paid.[51]

[edit] Supporters

For more details on this topic, see El Clásico and El Derbi madrileño.
Real Madrid supporters during an El Derbi madrileño match.
Real Madrid supporters during an El Derbi madrileño match.

During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which there are approximately 65,000.[3] In order to become a season ticket holder one must first be a socio, or club member. Not all members are able to get a season ticket. In addition to members, the club has over 1,800 peñas (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world. Real Madrid has the first highest average all-time attendance in Spanish football and regularly attract over 65,000 fans to Santiago Bernabéu; it was the second best-supported La Liga team in the 2004–05 season, with an average gate of 71,900.[52] The club has a large and diverse fanbase, who hold some long-standing rivalries with other clubs; the most notable of these is with FC Barcelona, with whom it regularly contests El Clásico.

The rivalry with FC Barcelona projects what some regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Castillians and Catalans.[53] During the 1950s, the rivalry was intensified further when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who finally played for Real Madrid and was key in the subsequent success achieved by the club.[54] The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the European Cup, Real Madrid winning in 1960 and FC Barcelona winning in 1961. In 2000 the rivalry was reinforced following the controversial decision by Luís Figo to leave FC Barcelona and sign for Real Madrid.[55] The two teams met again in the 2002 UEFA Champions League semi-final. Real Madrid, the eventual champion, won the clash dubbed by Spanish media as the Match of the Century. As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Spain, nowadays the rivalry is renewed on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the league championship. The flashpoint of this rivalry is the twice-a-season El Clásico which draws vast audiences from around the world.[56]

The club's nearest neighbour is Atlético Madrid, which is also seen as a viable rival by Real Madrid fans. Although Atlético was originally founded by three Basque students in 1903, it was joined in 1904 by dissident members of Madrid FC. Further tensions came because initially Atlético supporters came from the working class while the Real supporters were drawn from the middle class. Today these distinctions are largely blurred. The rivalry first gained international attention in 1959 during the European Cup when the two clubs met in the semi-final. Real won the first leg 2–1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the Metropolitano. The tie went to a replay and Real won 2-1. Atlético, however, gained some revenge when, led by former Real coach José Villalonga, it defeated Real in two successive Copa del Generalísimo finals in 1960 and 1961.[57]

Between 1961 and 1980 when Real dominated La Liga, only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. In 1965, when it finished as La Liga runner-up to Real after an intense battle for the title, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. Real Madrid's record against Atlético in more recent times is very favourable.[58] A high point coming in the 2002–03 season, when Real clinched the La Liga title after beating Atlético 4–0 at the Vicente Calderón stadium.

Real Madrid hardcore fans are called Ultras-Sur. They are known for their right-wing politics, and have developed a friendship with SS Lazio fans. On several occasions they have racially abused opposing players[59][60] and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so.[61]

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

See also: Real Madrid C.F. 2007-08 season

Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

As of 26th January 2008.[62][63]
No. Position Player
1 Flag of Spain GK Iker Casillas (vice-captain)
2 Flag of Spain DF Míchel Salgado
3 Flag of Portugal DF Pepe
4 Flag of Spain DF Sergio Ramos
5 Flag of Italy DF Fabio Cannavaro
6 Flag of Mali MF Mahamadou Diarra
7 Flag of Spain FW Raúl González (captain)
8 Flag of Argentina MF Fernando Gago
9 Flag of Spain FW Roberto Soldado
10 Flag of Brazil FW Robinho
11 Flag of the Netherlands MF Arjen Robben
12 Flag of Brazil DF Marcelo
13 Flag of Spain GK Jordi Codina
14 Flag of Spain MF Guti (vice-captain)
15 Flag of the Netherlands MF Royston Drenthe
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Argentina DF Gabriel Heinze
17 Flag of the Netherlands FW Ruud van Nistelrooy
18 Flag of Argentina FW Javier Saviola
19 Flag of Brazil MF Julio Baptista
20 Flag of Argentina FW Gonzalo Higuaín
21 Flag of Germany DF Christoph Metzelder
22 Flag of Spain DF Miguel Torres
23 Flag of the Netherlands MF Wesley Sneijder
24 Flag of Equatorial Guinea MF Javier Balboa
25 Flag of Poland GK Jerzy Dudek
Flag of Spain MF Rubén de la Red
Flag of Spain MF Esteban Granero
Flag of Spain MF Javi García
Flag of Ghana MF Daniel Opare

[edit] From the youth system

No. Position Player
26 Flag of Spain MF Juanmi Callejón
27 Flag of Spain FW José María Callejón
28 Flag of Spain DF David Mateos
29 Flag of Spain MF Miguel Ángel Nieto
30 Flag of Spain DF Javier Velayos
31 Flag of Spain MF David Vázquez
No. Position Player
32 Flag of Spain GK Felipe
33 Flag of Spain MF Dani Parejo
34 Flag of Spain MF Pedro Mosquera
35 Flag of Spain GK Antonio Adán
36 Flag of Spain FW Alberto Bueno

[edit] Out on loan

No. Position Player
- Flag of Argentina DF Ezequiel Garay (on loan to Racing Santander)
- Flag of Uruguay MF Pablo García

For recent transfers, see List of transfers of La Liga - 2007/2008 season.

[edit] Team captains

All competitions matches and appearances are counted.

Player Career Captaincy Number Total caps
Flag of Spain Raúl González 1994 - 2003 -
7
653 (292)
Flag of Spain Fernando Hierro 1989 - 2003 2001 - 2003
4
598 (126)
Flag of Spain Manolo Sanchís 1983 - 2001 1988 - 2001
5
710 (49)
Flag of Spain Carlos Santillana 1971 - 1988 1979 - 1988
9
632 (352)
Flag of Spain José Martínez Pirri 1964 - 1979 1976 - 1979
4
595 (210)
Flag of Spain Amancio 1962 - 1976 1971 - 1976
7
471 (142)
Flag of Spain Francisco Gento 1953 - 1971 1961 - 1971
11
761 (253)

[edit] Notable managers

Only managers who have won at least one trophy are mentioned.[64][65]
For a full list of Real Madrid managers, see List of Real Madrid C.F. managers.[66]

Name Period Trophies
Domestic International
Lg Cp Sc CL UC SC ICp
Flag of England Arthur Johnson 1910–1920
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Hungary Lippo Hertzka 1930–1932
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Austria Robert Firsth 1932–1934
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Francisco Bru 1934–1941
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Jacinto Quincoces 1945–1946, 1947-1948
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Baltasar Albéniz 1946–1947, 1950-1951
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain José Villalonga 1954–1957
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
Flag of Argentina Luis Carniglia 1957-1959, 1959
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Miguel Muñoz 1959, 1960-1974
9
2
0
2
0
0
1
Flag of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić 1974–1977
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Yugoslavia Vujadin Boškov 1979-1982
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Luis Molowny 1974, 1977-1979, 1982, 1985-1986
3
3
0
0
2
0
0
Flag of the Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 1986-1989, 1992
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Flag of Wales John Toshack 1989-1990, 1999
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Flag of Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano 1990-1991
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Benito Floro 1992-1994
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Flag of Spain Vicente del Bosque 1994, 1999-2003
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
Flag of Argentina Jorge Valdano 1994-1996
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Italy Fabio Capello 1996-1997, 2006-2007
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flag of Germany Jupp Heynckes 1997-1998
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Flag of the Netherlands Guus Hiddink 1998-1999
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Flag of Portugal Carlos Queiroz 2003-2004
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Flag of Germany Bernd Schuster 2007-
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

[edit] Presidents

As of September 17, 2007.[67]
Ramón Calderón, current president of Real Madrid.
Ramón Calderón, current president of Real Madrid.
Name From To
Flag of Spain Julián Palacios 1900 1902
Flag of Spain Juan Padrós 1902 1904
Flag of Spain Carlos Padrós 1904 1908
Flag of Spain Adolfo Meléndez 1908 1916
Flag of Spain Pedro Parages 1916 1924
Flag of Spain Luis de Urquijo 1924 1929
Flag of Spain Luis Usera 1929 1935
Flag of Spain Rafael Sánchez Guerra 1935 1939
Flag of Spain Adolfo Meléndez 1939 1940
Flag of Spain Antonio Santos Peralba 1940 1943
Flag of Spain Santiago Bernabéu Yeste 1943 1978
Flag of Spain Luis de Carlos 1978 1985
Flag of Spain Ramón Mendoza 1985 1995
Flag of Spain Lorenzo Sanz 1995 2000
Flag of Spain Florentino Pérez 2000 2006
Flag of Spain Ramón Calderón 2006 -

[edit] Honours

For more details on this topic, see Real Madrid C.F. honours[68][69]

[edit] Domestic

Winners (31 - record): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
Runners-up (17): 1928-29, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06
Winners (17): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1916–17, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1992–93
Runners-up (19): 1902-03, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1923-24, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1967-68, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1991-92, 2001-02, 2003-04
Winners (7): 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003
Runners-up (3): 1982, 1995, 2007
(* Won Copa del Rey and La Liga)
Winners (1): 1984–85
Runners-up (1): 1982-83

[edit] European

Winners (9 - record): 1955–56*, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02.
Runners-up (3): 1961-62, 1963-64, 1980-81
(* First ever winners)
Winners (3): 1960, 1998, 2002
Runners-up (2): 1966, 2000
Winners (2): 1984–85, 1985–86
Runners-up (2): 1970-71, 1982-83
Winners (1): 2002
Runners-up (2): 1998, 2000

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Real Madrid Football Club. Madrid Tourist Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. In Spanish, the players are nicknamed ‘Los Merengues’ meaning literally ‘the meringues’ which applies to their white strip.
  2. ^ a b 1902-1911. Realmadrid.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  3. ^ a b c Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The Stadium Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  4. ^ Presidentes - Ramón Calderón (Spanish). Realmadrid.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  5. ^ Entrenadores - Bernd Schuster (Spanish). Realmadrid.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  6. ^ ¡Campeones de Liga! (Spanish). Realmadrid.com (2008-05-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  7. ^ Real Madrid is one of the founders of G-14. G14.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
  8. ^ Best club of the 20th century. FIFA.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. Voted exclusively by the readers of the bi-monthly FIFA Magazine on December 2000.
  9. ^ Club facts: Real Madrid. Uefa.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30. (See:UEFA club competition milestones)
  10. ^ Videoconferencia con Harvard. Realmadrid.com (2008-02-04). Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
  11. ^ United rise but Real Madrid stays top. Deloitte UK (2008-02-14). Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
  12. ^ Real Madrid Fotos, juegos, fútbol, liga española, imágenes, LFP, historia, equipo. WDF. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
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[edit] Further reading

  • Dénes, Tamás & Rochy, Zoltán (2002). Real Madrid. Aréna 2000. ISBN 963861675X. 
  • Ball, Phil (2003 New edition). Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football. WSC Books Limited. ISBN 0-954-01346-8. 
  • Ball, Phil (2003). White Storm: The Story of Real Madrid. Mainstream. ISBN 1-84018-763-8. 
  • McManaman, Steve & Edworthy, Sarah (2003). El Macca: Four Years with Real Madrid. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-743-48920-9. 

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