History of Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid Foundation History
Real Madrid Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club. The word Real is Spanish for royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. Real Madrid played its home matches in the 85,454-capacity Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947.
The club is the richestnfootball club in terms of annual revenue, generating €512.6million in 2012 and the second most valuable, worth €1.8billion.
Real Madrid has won a record 32 La Liga titles, 18 Copas del Rey ,9 Supercopas de Espana, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la Liga. Internationally it has won a record nine European Cup/UEFA Champion League titles and a joint record three Intercontinental Cups, as well as two UEFA Cups, and one UEFA Super Cup.
Real Madrid
Full name : Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s) : Los Blancos (The Whites) Los Merengues (The Meringues)
Founded : 6 March 1902 (111 years ago)
as Madrid Football Club
Ground : Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
President : Florentino Perez
Manager :Carlo Ancelotti
League : La Liga