Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional <a href="/facts/Football_club_(association_football)/9BW2g84E">football club</a> based in <a href="/facts/Madrid/B63nL2DB">Madrid</a>. The club competes in <a href="/facts/La_Liga/IGK1ayKP">La Liga</a>, the top tier of <a href="/facts/Spanish_football_league_system/QtCX1bE5">Spanish football</a>.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The <a href="/facts/Title_of_honour/Kwr02q2T">honorific title</a> 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by <a href="/facts/Alfonso_XIII/1M3nLBw0">King Alfonso XIII</a> in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity <a href="/facts/Santiago_Bernab%25C3%25A9u_Stadium/BK4LjzVC">Santiago Bernabéu</a> in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "<a href="/facts/Hala_Madrid_y_nada_m%25C3%25A1s/vCw2zYrm">Hala Madrid y nada más</a>", written by <a href="/facts/RedOne/105QCE1d">RedOne</a> and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widely supported in the world and is the most followed football club on social media according to the <a href="/facts/CIES_Football_Observatory/fJzAukvK">CIES Football Observatory</a> as of 2024. It was estimated to be <a href="/facts/Forbes_list_of_the_most_valuable_football_clubs/P9mN7s0U">worth</a> $6.6 billion in 2024, making it the world's most valuable football club. In 2024, Real Madrid became the first football club to make €1 billion ($1.08bn) in revenue according to the club's announcement.
Real Madrid are one of the <a href="/facts/List_of_football_clubs_by_competitive_honours_won/Sy5UPdHu">most successful football clubs in the world</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_UEFA_club_competition_winners/oUl8ECK3">most successful in Europe</a>. In <a href="/facts/Football_records_and_statistics_in_Spain/fXemI0hb">domestic football</a>, the club has won 71 trophies; <a href="/facts/La_Liga_records_and_statistics/hRHSy5VT">a record</a> 36 La Liga titles, 20 <a href="/facts/Copa_del_Rey/qA9ho6uV">Copa del Rey</a>, 13 <a href="/facts/Supercopa_de_Espa%25C3%25B1a/FX6CUNxC">Supercopa de España</a>, a <a href="/facts/Copa_Eva_Duarte/yHfcnxER">Copa Eva Duarte</a> and a <a href="/facts/Copa_de_la_Liga/4ydwA9fd">Copa de la Liga</a>. In <a href="/facts/Real_Madrid_CF_in_international_football/eNHR7jYm">International football</a>, Real Madrid have won <a href="/facts/List_of_UEFA_club_competition_winners/oUl8ECK3">a record</a> 35 trophies: <a href="/facts/UEFA_Champions_League/h1ao7NDp">a record</a> 15 <a href="/facts/UEFA_Champions_League/h1ao7NDp">European Cup/UEFA Champions League</a> titles, <a href="/facts/List_of_UEFA_Super_Cup_finals/xGB8gFJB">a record</a> six <a href="/facts/UEFA_Super_Cup/QbIDwojw">UEFA Super Cups</a>, two <a href="/facts/UEFA_Europa_League/aQeea4zp">UEFA Cups</a>, a joint record two <a href="/facts/Latin_Cup/hzr6U6xX">Latin Cups</a>, a record one <a href="/facts/Copa_Iberoamericana/YrnhH23p">Iberoamerican Cup</a>, and a record nine <a href="/facts/List_of_world_champion_football_clubs/T2Flsvjz">FIFA Club World championships</a>. Madrid was ranked joint first a record number of times in the <a href="/facts/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%2526_Statistics/YaSbtAQg">International Federation of Football History & Statistics</a> (IFFHS) Club World Ranking for the years 2000, 2002, 2014, 2017, and 2024. In UEFA, Madrid ranks first in the <a href="/facts/European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_records_and_statistics/o8KlWUQb">all-time club ranking</a>.
Being one of the three founding members of La Liga that have <a href="/facts/List_of_unrelegated_association_football_clubs/7ScbTYMb">never been relegated</a> from the top division since its inception in 1929 (along with <a href="/facts/Athletic_Bilbao/vPFHB0Hn">Athletic Bilbao</a> and <a href="/facts/FC_Barcelona/x2H1EFug">Barcelona</a>), Real Madrid has many long-standing rivalries, most notably <a href="/facts/El_Cl%25C3%25A1sico/25YS5YEa">El Clásico</a> with Barcelona and <a href="/facts/Madrid_Derby/J3trU03a">El Derbi Madrileño</a> with <a href="/facts/Atl%25C3%25A9tico_Madrid/uk1G1RW1">Atlético Madrid</a>. The club established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s and 60s, winning five consecutive and six overall <a href="/facts/European_Champion_Clubs%2527_Cup/uByq2ANa">European Cups</a> and reaching a further two finals. This success was replicated on the domestic front, with Madrid winning 12 league titles in 16 years. This team, which included <a href="/facts/Alfredo_Di_St%25C3%25A9fano/zHw9xbwq">Alfredo Di Stéfano</a>, <a href="/facts/Ferenc_Pusk%25C3%25A1s/5FEkXerl">Ferenc Puskás</a>, <a href="/facts/Paco_Gento/JaY3C2Qc">Paco Gento</a> and <a href="/facts/Raymond_Kopa/BUexBwIG">Raymond Kopa</a> is considered, by some in the sport, to be the greatest of all time. Real Madrid is known for its <a href="/facts/Gal%25C3%25A1cticos/vLdBxEnS">Galácticos</a> policy, which involves signing the world's best players, such as <a href="/facts/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)/AEmxjPQe">Ronaldo</a>, <a href="/facts/Zinedine_Zidane/ExFGLoIn">Zinedine Zidane</a> and <a href="/facts/David_Beckham/EzcB1zEq">David Beckham</a> to create a superstar team. The term 'Galácticos policy' generally refers to the two eras of <a href="/facts/Florentino_P%25C3%25A9rez/TsVLzcSD">Florentino Pérez</a>'s presidency of the club (2000–2006 and 2009–2018); however, <a href="/facts/Gal%25C3%25A1cticos/vLdBxEnS">players</a> brought in just before his tenure are sometimes considered to be part of the Galácticos legacy. A notable example is <a href="/facts/Steve_McManaman/4hxngfkm">Steve McManaman</a>, who like many other players also succeeded under the policy. On 26 June 2009, Madrid signed <a href="/facts/Cristiano_Ronaldo/VLjh5zRU">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> for a record-breaking £80 million (€94 million); he became both the club's and history's all-time top goalscorer. Madrid have recently focused on signing young talents such as <a href="/facts/Vin%25C3%25ADcius_J%25C3%25BAnior/lV3caLDv">Vinícius Júnior</a>, <a href="/facts/Rodrygo/CFX0XKCN">Rodrygo</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jude_Bellingham/RuRdJElq">Jude Bellingham</a>.
Real Madrid is recognised as the <a href="/facts/FIFA_Club_of_the_Century/H9jxpgYA">greatest football club of the 20th century</a> by <a href="/facts/FIFA/wC2aqLnn">FIFA</a> and as the <a href="/facts/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%2526_Statistics/YaSbtAQg">best European club during the same timeframe</a> by the IFFHS, while also receiving the <a href="/facts/FIFA_Order_of_Merit/kBdu4hNa">FIFA Centennial Order of Merit</a> in 2004. Real Madrid has the highest participations in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (55), a tournament in which they hold the overall record for the most wins, most draws and most goals scored. Real Madrid is the only club to have won three consecutive titles (<a href="/facts/Three-peat/4llCpqcQ">three-peat</a>) in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League twice, first in <a href="/facts/1955%25E2%2580%259356_European_Cup/ruHbThLD">1955–56</a>, <a href="/facts/1956%25E2%2580%259357_European_Cup/ClGvzRnR">1956–57</a>, and <a href="/facts/1957%25E2%2580%259358_European_Cup/2jRhoDc6">1957–58</a>, and second in <a href="/facts/2015%25E2%2580%259316_UEFA_Champions_League/RtBxeW0D">2015–16</a>, <a href="/facts/2016%25E2%2580%259317_UEFA_Champions_League/Nha5qFv8">2016–17</a> and <a href="/facts/2017%25E2%2580%259318_UEFA_Champions_League/q5N2rwrn">2017–18</a> and was the first and the only club to win La Décima (in <a href="/facts/2013%25E2%2580%259314_UEFA_Champions_League/9Qd4aSsd">2013–14</a>). In June 2024, they won a record-extending <a href="/facts/2023%25E2%2580%259324_UEFA_Champions_League/h1ao7NDp">15th Champions League title</a> (the sixth in eleven seasons), recognised as such by <a href="/facts/Guinness_World_Records/Az88wVWk">Guinness World Records</a>. Real Madrid is the first club across all of <a href="/facts/Big_Five_(association_football)/U0g1ls5R">Europe's top-five leagues</a> to win <a href="/facts/List_of_football_clubs_in_Spain_by_major_honours_won/B0J0RoNB">100 trophies in all competitions</a>. As of February 2025, Real Madrid are ranked 1st in Europe, according to the <a href="/facts/UEFA_coefficient/bCKsBNmH">UEFA club rankings</a> as well as first in last 10 years (2013–2023) overall.

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