About the Club

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (commonly known as Real Madrid or Madrid) is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team. It is the most successful team in the world and has even been named "The Best Club of the 20th Century" by FIFA in 2000, having won a record 31 La Liga titles, 17 Spanish Cups, a record 9 European Cups and 2 UEFA Cups. Founded in 1902, Real Madrid has since spent all of its history in the top flight of Spanish football. The club's home colours are their legendary all white and they play their home games at the 80,354-capacity Santiago Bernabéu football stadium. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club since its inception.

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The Crest



The first crest of Real Madrid had a simple design consisting of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Fútbol, 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. The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until the presidency of Pedro Parages in 1920. At that time, King Alfonso XIII granted the club his royal patronage which came in the form of the title "Real", roughly translated as "Royal". Thus, the crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931, all the royal symbols (the crown on the crest and the title of Real) were eliminated. The crown was replaced by the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile. In 1941, two years after the end of the Civil War, the "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored while the mulberry stripe of Castile was retained as well. In addition, the whole crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001 when the club wanted to better situate 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.

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The Stadium



After moving between grounds the team moved to the "Campo de O'Donnell" in 1912, which remained its home ground for eleven years. The club then moved for one year to the Campo de Ciudad Lineal, a small ground with a capacity of 8,000 spectators. After that, Real Madrid moved its home matches to Estadio Chamartín which was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match against Newcastle United. In this stadium, which hosted 22,500 spectators, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league title.

After some successes, the 1943 elected president Santiago Bernabéu decided that the Estadio Chamartín was not big enough for the ambitions of the club. Work on the grounds started on October 27, 1944. Originally called Estadio Chamartín as well after Madrid's previous stadium, it was inaugurated in December 1947. Real Madrid officially adopted the present name, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, on January 4, 1955 in honor of the club president Santiago Bernabéu. The first match held on the Bernabéu was played between Real Madrid and the Portuguese club Belenenses and won by The Whites with 3–1, the first goal being scored by Sabino Barinaga.

The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion. Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernizations (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 80,354, effected in 2003.

The Santiago Bernabéu has recently been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium status by UEFA and even has its own Madrid Metro station along the 10 line. The stadium 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.

Capacity: 80,354
Length: 107 m
Width: 72 m
Surface: Grass
First match: Real Madrid vs. Os Belenenses (Portugal)
Address: Avenida de Concha Espina 1, E28036

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The Kit



Real Madrid's traditional home colours are all white. The clubs' nicknames "Los Blancos" ("The Whites") and "Los Merengues" (after the dessert meringue) were influenced by it. The kit initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt; but unlike today, dark blue socks were worn. The striped shirt was replaced by an all-white version, modeled after the shirt worn by Corinthian F.C. in 1902. In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones. By the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again by adding the club's crest on the left breast (which have remained ever since). On 23 November 1947, in a game against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear numbered shirts.

Madrid's traditional away colours are all black or all purple. The club's kit is currently manufactured by Adidas and their current shirt sponsor is bwin.com.

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Real Madrid Hymn



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Honours:

Spanish La Liga (31):
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

Copa del Rey/Generalísmo (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

Copa de la Liga (1):
1984/85

Supercopa de España (8):
1947, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003

Intercontinental Cup/FIFA World Club Championships (3):
1960, 1998, 2002

European Cup/UEFA Champions League (9):
1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02

UEFA Cup (2):
1984/85, 1985/86

European Super Cup (1):
2002

Club Records:

Most consecutive wins: 15 (1960/61)
Most goals in a season: 107 (1989/90)
Most home goals in a season: 78 (1989/90)
Most points in a league season: 80 (2000/01)
Most appearances for the club: Sanchís (710)
Longest serving manager: Miguel Muñoz (1959-1974)
Player with most league titles won: Paco Gento (12)
Player with most European Cups: Paco Gento (6)
Highest scorer in a season: Hugo Sanchez, 38 (1989/90)
Most home wins in a season: 18 (1987/88)
Most consecutive away wins: 7 (1960/61)
Only team to play entire season undefeated: 1931/32
President with most league titles: Santiago Bernabéu (16)
Manager with most league titles: Miguel Muñoz (9)
Longest time undefeated at home: 8 years (121 games, from 1957 to 1965)

**Reserved**

**Reserved**

Squad List 2009/10

1. Iker Casillas Fernández
2. Álvaro Arbeloa Coca
3. Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira "Pepe"
4. Sergio Ramos García
5. Fernando Rubén Gago
6. Mahamadou Diarra
7. Raúl González Blanco
8. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká"
9. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
10. Lassana Diarra
11. Karim Benzema
12. Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
13. Jerzy Dudek
14. José María Gutiérrez Hernández "Guti"
15. Royston Drenthe
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17. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij "Ruud van Nistelrooy"
18. Raúl Albiol Tortajada
19. Ezequiel Garay
20. Gonzalo Higuaín
21. Christoph Tobias Metzelder
22. Xabier Alonso Olano
23. Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
24. Esteban Félix Granero Molina
25. Antonio Adán Garrido


Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Manuel Pellegrini
Assistant Coach: Ruben Cousillas
Goalkeeper Coach: Xabier Mancisidor
Fitness Coach: Jose Cabello

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Fixtures 2009/10

July 2009
20/07 Pre-season Friendly - Shamrock Rovers (A) [1 - 0] (Benzema)
26/07 Peace Cup 2009 - Al-Ittihad (H) [1 - 1] (Raul)
28/07 Peace Cup 2009 - Liga Universitaria de Quito (H) [4 - 2] (Ronaldo, Granero, Metzelder, Negredo)
31/07 Peace Cup 2009 - Juventus F.C. (N) [1 - 2] (Ronaldo)

August 2009
07/08 Pre-season Friendly - Toronto F.C. (A) [5 - 1] (Raul x2, Ronaldo, Benzema, Robben)
09/08 Pre-season Friendly - D.C. United (A) [3 - 0] (Higuain x2, Robben)
15/08 Real Sociedad Centenary - Real Sociedad (A) [2 - 0] (Benzema, Sneijder)
19/08 Borussia Dortmund Centenary - Borussia Dortmund (A) [5 - 0] (Granero, Robben, Higuain, Kaka, Raul)
24/08 Santiago Bernabeu Trophy - Rosenborg B.K. (H) [4 - 0] (Benzema x2, Lass, Raul)
29/08 Spanish Primera Liga - Deportivo La Coruna (H) [3 - 2] (Raul, Ronaldo, Lass)

September 2009
12/09 Spanish Primera Liga - R.C.D. Espanyol (A) [3 - 0] (Granero, Guti, Ronaldo)
15/09 UEFA Champions League - F.C. Zurich (A) [5 - 2] (Ronaldo x2, Raul, Higuain, Guti)
20/09 Spanish Primera Liga - Xerez C.D. (H) [5 - 0] (Ronaldo x2, Guti, Benzema, Van Nistelrooy)
23/09 Spanish Primera Liga - Villarreal C.F. (A) [2 - 0] (Ronaldo, Kaka)
27/09 Spanish Primera Liga - C.D. Tenerife (H) [3 - 0] (Benzema x2, Kaka)
30/09 UEFA Champions League - Olympique de Marseille (H) [3 - 0] (Ronaldo x2, Kaka)

October 2009
04/10 Spanish Primera Liga - Sevilla F.C. (A) [1 - 2] (Pepe)
18/10 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Valladolid C.F. (H) [4 - 2] (Raul x2, Marcelo, Higuain)
21/10 UEFA Champions League - A.C. Milan (H) [2 - 3] (Raul, Drenthe)
24/10 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Sporting de Gijon (A) [0 - 0]
27/10 Copa Del Rey - Alcorcon (A) [0 - 4]

November 2009
01/11 Spanish Primera Liga - Getafe C.F. (H) [2 - 0] (Higuain x2)
03/11 UEFA Champions League - A.C. Milan (A) [1- 1] (Benzema)
08/11 Spanish Primera Liga - Atletico Madrid (A) [3 - 2] (Kaka, Marcelo, Higuain)
10/11 Copa Del Rey - Alcorcon (H) [1 - 0] (Van der Vaart)
22/11 Spanish Primera Liga - Racing Santander (H) [1 - 0] (Higuain)
25/11 UEFA Champions League - F.C. Zurich (H) [1 - 0] (Higuain)
29/11 Spanish Primera Liga - F.C. Barcelona (A) [0 - 1]

December 2009
05/12 Spanish Primera Liga - U.D. Almería SAD (H) [4 - 2] (Ramos, Higuain, Benzema, Ronaldo)
08/12 UEFA Champions League - Olympique de Marseille (A) [3 - 1] (Ronaldo x2, Albiol)
13/12 Spanish Primera Liga - Valencia C.F. (A) [3 - 2] (Higuain x2, Garay)
19/12 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Zaragoza (H) [6 - 0] (Higuain x2, Van der Vaart x2, Ronaldo, Benzema)

January 2010
03/01 Spanish Primera Liga - Osasuna (A) [0 - 0]
10/01 Spanish Primera Liga - R.C.D. Mallorca (H) [2 - 0] (Higuain, Granero)
17/01 Spanish Primera Liga - Athletic Bilbao (A) [0 - 1]
20/01 Friendly - K.S. Gramozi Erseke (A) [2 - 1] (Kaka, Benzema)
24/01 Spanish Primera Liga - Malaga C.F. (H) [2 - 0] (Ronaldo x2)
31/01 Spanish Primera Liga - Deportivo La Coruna (A) [3 - 1] (Granero, Benzema x2)

February 2010
07/02 Spanish Primera Liga - R.C.D. Espanyol (H) [3 - 0] (Ramos, Kaka, Higuain)
13/02 Spanish Primera Liga - Xerez C.D. (A)
16/02 UEFA Champions League - Olympique Lyonnais (A)
21/02 Spanish Primera Liga - Villarreal C.F. (H)
28/02 Spanish Primera Liga - C.D. Tenerife (A)

March 2010
07/03 Spanish Primera Liga - Sevilla F.C. (H)
10/03 UEFA Champions League - Olympique Lyonnais (H)
14/03 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Valladolid C.F. (A)
21/03 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Sporting de Gijon (H)
24/03 Spanish Primera Liga - Getafe C.F. (A)
28/03 Spanish Primera Liga - Atletico Madrid (H)

April 2010
04/04 Spanish Primera Liga - Racing Santander (A)
11/04 Spanish Primera Liga - F.C. Barcelona (H)
14/04 Spanish Primera Liga - U.D. Almería SAD (A)
18/04 Spanish Primera Liga - Valencia C.F. (H)
25/04 Spanish Primera Liga - Real Zaragoza (A)

May 2010
02/05 Spanish Primera Liga - Osasuna (H)
05/05 Spanish Primera Liga - R.C.D. Mallorca (A)
09/05 Spanish Primera Liga - Athletic Bilbao (H)
16/05 Spanish Primera Liga - Malaga C.F. (A)

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Welcome New Season

29/11 Spanish Primera Liga - F.C. Barcelona (A) <-- waiting for this...

haha... nice.. new season.. new thread..

4 days to go !!!

Are we playing against Depor away or home this saturday?

r u serious.. asking while the answer is there... refer to verx post..

according to official website is home, but i saw some articles mentioning real playing against depor away, thats why i was confused..

It's at home

But it's seems away match on tough game such as against barca,valencia,sevilla,villareal & atletico madrid . 2nd leg will be at Santiago Bernabeu

we just can watch delay match against depor...becoz that time...,astro show live milan vs inter match.... sad..

Yesterday .. Lass played with number !0, i think when Wesley S. will go he will wear the number.. But is weird to see a defensive midfielder wearing 10.

Good luck to our team this season ... real things are starting.

We have players , and they are starting to know each other very well.

My only problem is the defense , since Pepe wont play the firsts games. But i think those newbies will handle it..

Hala Mardrid !

@ the moderator : according to official website, Van N. has no number yet. (Source)



Edit : According to Marca, As and most of the sports sites, Wesley S. has given his agreement to join Inter Milan . The official website of Madrid will announce it soon. He will keep his yearly salary of 4M per year. And he will sign a contract of 15M for 5 years.

That is a great news, we needed space a we got it, one more to go.

This post has been edited by djmasdi: Aug 27 2009, 02:42 AM

the only left should leave after sneijder is rafeal vdv, and also for RVN, if he can turn to epl again.. it was a good atmosphre to him

I don't think the Lass will be wearing the 10 once the real thing starts. We are just waiting for Sneijder to officially leave then I think Benzema will get the 10. Lass will just take whichever number is left. Probably 19.


So far all our CB's have been in great form over in pre-season. Albiol in particular looked a class act.


I know what the official website says. But RVN is almost certain to get his no 17 back since there is no one fighting him for it.


Once Sneijder leaves we only need to sell VDV and then we will have our 25 set. 22 outfield players and 3 gks.

Btw guys the CL draw is tonite and we're in Pot 2 so we're in for some really tough matches.

Pot 1
1 FC Barcelona (ESP)
2 Chelsea FC (ENG)
3 Liverpool FC (ENG)
4 Manchester United FC (ENG)
5 AC Milan (ITA)
6 Arsenal FC (ENG)
7 Sevilla FC (ESP)
8 FC Bayern München (GER)

Pot 2
9 Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
10 FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
11 Real Madrid CF (ESP)
12 PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
13 FC Porto (POR)
14 AZ Alkmaar (NED)
15 Juventus (ITA)
16 Rangers FC (SCO)

Pot 3
17 Olympiacos FC (GRE)
18 Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
19 FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
20 VfB Stuttgart (GER)
21 ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
22 Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
23 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA)
24 Beşiktaş JK (TUR)

Pot 4
25 VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
26 R. Standard de Liège (BEL)
27 Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
28 FC Zürich (SUI)
29 FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)
30 AFC Unirea Urziceni (ROU)
31 APOEL FC (CYP)
32 Debreceni VSC (HUN)

We can't draw any of the Spanish teams so we have a high chance to draw an English club. Milan or Bayern would also be mouth watering

hmm interesting, anyway 4giv me but how does the draw work?