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Real Madrid

Full name Real Madrid Club de Fútbol[1]

Nickname(s) Los Blancos (The Whites)

Los Merengues (The Meringues)

Los Vikingos (The Vikings)[2]

La Casa Blanca (The White House)[3]

Founded 6 March 1902; 117 years ago

as Madrid Football Club[4]

Ground Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Capacity 81,044[5]

President Florentino Pérez

Head coach Zinedine Zidane

League La Liga

2018–19 3rd
Website Club website

Home colours Away colours Third colours

Current season

Active departments of Real Madrid

Football Football B Football U-19

Women's Football Basketball Basketball B

 Closed departments of Real Madrid

Football C Handball

Rugby Volleyball

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol] ( listen),
meaning Royal Madrid Football Club), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish
professional football club based in Madrid.
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
owned and operated the club throughout its history.
The club was estimated to be worth €3.47 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2018, and it was the highest-
earning football club in the world, with an annual revenue of €750.9 million in 2018.[6][7] The club
is one of the most widely supported teams in the world.[8] Real Madrid is one of three founding
members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in
1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. The club holds many long-standing rivalries,
most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid.
Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during
the 1950s, winning five consecutive European Cups and reaching the final seven times. This
success was replicated in the league, which 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 Supercopa de España, a Copa Eva Duarte, and a Copa de
la Liga.[12] In European and worldwide competitions, the club has won a record 26 trophies; a
record 13 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Cups and four UEFA
Super Cups. In international football, they have achieved a record seven club world
championships.[note 1]
Real Madrid was recognised as the FIFA Club of the 20th Century on 11 December
2000,[14] and received the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit on 20 May 2004.[15] The club was also
awarded Best European Club of the 20th Century by the IFFHS on 11 May 2010. In June 2017,
the team succeeded in becoming the first club to win back to back Champions Leagues, then
made it three in a row in May 2018, extending their lead atop the UEFA club rankings.[16][17]