Real Madrid
Spain
Overview
Real Madrid is a football club from Madrid, Spain, founded in 1902. Its history is inseparable from the development of Spanish league football and the European Cup, a competition the club helped turn into one of the central stages of the sport.
Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- City
- Madrid
- Founded
- 1902
- Stadium
- Santiago Bernabéu
History
Madrid Foot Ball Club was formally established in 1902, with its first board elected on 6 March. The club became Real Madrid after receiving the royal title in 1920 and built a national profile through the Spanish championship and cup competitions. Its modern identity is strongly tied to the Santiago Bernabéu era and to European competition. Real Madrid won the first five editions of the European Champion Clubs' Cup from 1956 through 1960, a run that established the club as the defining early power of continental club football. Generations associated with Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Francisco Gento, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Luka Modrić connect multiple eras of the club's history. Footballopedia treats Real Madrid as a major hub linking La Liga, the Champions League, El Clásico, the Santiago Bernabéu and the players and managers who shaped those competitions.