Atlético Madrid and Related Topics

Real Madrid CF

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Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.

Julián Palacios, the first president of the club in 1900–1902

Alfredo Di Stéfano led the club to win five consecutive European Cups (currently the Champions League)

Amancio Amaro, captain of the Yé-yé team of the 1960s

Beckham and Zidane were considered Galácticos

Cristiano Ronaldo was the club's most expensive signing when he joined in 2009, costing €94 million

Real Madrid celebrate their historic tenth European Cup / Champions League win (La Décima) in 2014

Zidane, with his Real Madrid players, standing to the right of Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena after Real had won their 33rd La Liga title, May 2017

Real Madrid in 1964. Nicknamed Los Blancos (the whites), the club has worn an all-white home kit except for one season in 1925

Real Madrid's jersey (worn by Luka Modrić in 2015) is manufactured by Adidas, with Emirates the shirt sponsor

Raúl is Real Madrid's all-time leader in appearances

Cristiano Ronaldo, the first player ever to score against every team in a single season in La Liga

Gareth Bale is the club's joint record signing, costing €100 million in 2013

The number of season tickets at the Bernabéu is capped at 65,000, with the remaining seats made available to the general public

Scene from a 2011 El Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Real Madrid fans displaying the white of their club before El Clásico. Real Madrid fans also often wave Spanish flags at El Clásico games.

Real Madrid supporters during the 2006 El Derbi madrileño match held at the Santiago Bernabéu

Real Madrid's Guti (left) and Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martínez (centre) and Amorebieta (right) during a match at the Bernabéu, 2010

Real Madrid players celebrating a goal against Bayern Munich in 2007

Pre-match display at the 2017 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus

Carlo Ancelotti is the current head coach of the club

Spanish businessman Florentino Pérez is the current president of the club

Being one of the 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), Real Madrid holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi Madrileño with Atlético Madrid.

La Liga

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Men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system.

During the 1950s, László Kubala was a leading member of Barcelona, scoring 194 goals in 256 appearances.

La Masia graduates Guillermo Amor, Albert Ferrer and Pep Guardiola.

Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund, in the 2013 UEFA Champions League semi-final

During the 1940s Valencia, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona emerged as the strongest clubs, winning several titles.

Athletic Bilbao

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Professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain.

Athletic Club with the first Copa del Rey, in 1903, with Juan de Astorquia in the center

The team which won the 1911 Copa del Rey

Athletic Club's finishing positions since 1929. They are one of three clubs that have been present in every top flight season

Basque derby of 1944, Real Sociedad vs. Atlético Bilbao in the Atotxa stadium.

Important 1970s-era players Dani (L) and Iribar (R) along with coach Aguirre (C)

Athletic Bilbao fans in Bucharest before the Europa League final

The 'new' San Mamés in a partially completed state in 2013

An aerial view of the Lezama complex, 2019

In the same year, Basque students also formed an affiliated team, Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into Atlético Madrid, after watching Athletic's epic triumph in the 1903 Copa del Rey Final.

CA Osasuna

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Spanish football club in Pamplona, Navarre.

Osasuna playing against Deportivo in 2012.

The strong support of Navarre for the Nationalist rebels led to Osasuna being offered a place in the 1939–40 La Liga when official competitions resumed, although they had finished last in 1935–36 and should have been relegated; ultimately a play-off was arranged with the other demoted team Atlético Aviación – associated with the Spanish Air Force and thus favoured by the military regime.

Sevilla FC

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Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Sevilla's first crest, displayed on a former player's shirt in the club museum.

Bond issue to build the new stadium (1957)

Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán's bust placed at the stadium.

Campanal clearing a ball in the Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium on 15 November 1961.

Players and staff of Sevilla celebrating the UEFA Cup victory in 2006.

El Arrebato, author and interpreter of the Centennial Anthem.

Sevilla FC shield mosaic located on the main façade of the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

SFC Radio studio in the Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

2006 IFFHS trophy as best football team in the world.

Jesús Navas has played the most matches for Sevilla in all competitions, with 596.

The 2009 rowing regatta between Sevilla and Real Betis in the Guadalquivir.

Biris Norte's banner at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

That same season, the side lost the Liga title on the last day to Atlético Madrid after drawing 3–3 against Hércules.

FC Barcelona

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Professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Walter Wild, the club's first president (1899–1901). His main achievement was getting Barça its first home ground.

The aerial bombardment of Barcelona in 1938

Team of FC Barcelona, published on El Gráfico, 1926

A prolific forward, László Kubala led Barcelona to success in the 1950s. His statue is built outside the Camp Nou.

Barcelona line up against Hamburger SV before the 1960–61 European Cup semi-final

Luis Suárez, the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or

In 1979, Barcelona bought La Masia, a farmer's house built in 1702, to be a residence for young academy players. It would later play a significant role in the club's future success.

Diego Maradona's blaugrana shirt on display in the FC Barcelona Museum

As coach of the "Dream Team", Johan Cruyff won four consecutive league titles with Barcelona.

Plaque commemorating the centenary of FC Barcelona

Ronaldinho's arrival in 2003 revitalized the club.

Lionel Messi in action during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final victory against Manchester United

Barcelona celebrating their 2011 FIFA Club World Cup win against Santos FC

Luis Suárez joined the club in 2014. Messi, Suárez and Neymar, dubbed MSN, formed a record-breaking strike force.

Neymar preparing to take a free kick in Barcelona's comeback against Paris Saint-Germain.

Tifo at the Camp Nou in a 2013 comeback against AC Milan

Players jostle in Barcelona's 2–6 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a 2009 El Clásico

Barcelona fans creating a mosaic of the Catalan flag before a 2012 El Clasico at the Camp Nou

Barcelona players parade La Liga trophy around the Camp Nou in May 2006 after defeating Espanyol in their last home game of the season

Barcelona's ultras Boixos Nois in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League semi-final against A.C. Milan at San Siro

Civil Guards at the socis' entrance of the Camp de la Indústria

Xavi made 767 total appearances for Barcelona, a former club record

Lionel Messi is Barcelona's all-time top appearance maker, top scorer, and the highest scoring player for a single club.

Pep Guardiola is Barcelona's most successful coach with 14 trophies

Nike has been Barcelona's official kit supplier since 1998

Camp de Les Corts in 1939. It was the home stadium for Barcelona until the club moved to the Camp Nou in 1957.

One of the Camp Nou stands displays Barcelona's motto, "Més que un club", meaning 'More than a club'.

Joan Laporta is the current club president.

Most historians agree than Franco did not have a preferred football team, but his Spanish nationalist beliefs led him to associate himself with the establishment teams, such as Atlético Aviación and Madrid FC (that recovered its royal name after the fall of the Republic).

Typical home colours for Real Madrid (left) and Atlético Madrid (right)

Madrid derby

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Santiago Bernabéu Stadium during Real Madrid vs Atlético in September 2014

Real Madrid against Atlético Madrid in September 2013

During the 2014 Champions League Final between Atlético and Real, the City Council of Madrid building was decorated with banners of both clubs.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Madrid Derby with 22 goals.

Sergio Ramos has made the most appearances in the Madrid Derby, with 43

El Derbi Madrileño, (The Madrid derby) or simply El Derbi, is the name given to football matches between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, both from Madrid.

Racing de Santander

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Football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system.

Santander Racing Club squad of 1922. Fred Pentland (first on the left) was the coach of the team this year.

Ángel Sánchez Losada, first president of the club.

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero before 1910

RC Racing de Santander first crest, 1913

In 2007–08, under Marcelino García Toral, it finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the first time ever; additionally the club reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey twice during this decade, being ousted by eventual runners-up Getafe CF and Atlético Madrid in 2008 and 2010, respectively.

2014 UEFA Champions League Final

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The final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.