Answer: Juan Padros
In 1897, a group including Padros helped to form a football club known as Sky, which eventually broke into two different clubs. Padros presided over a meeting on 6 March 1902 that led to the foundation of Madrid Football Club. There is debate over whether Padros was truly the first President, as some believe that Julian Palacios held a presidential role before the formation of Madrid Football Club. Nevertheless, Real's official website recognises Padros as the first.
King Alfonso XIII honoured the club with the title "Real" meaning "royal", hence the name change. Melendez was president between 1908 and 1916 and also between 1936 and 1940, and helped to create the club in 1902. Terradas was President of FC Barcelona from 1901 to 1902.
From Quiz: Team History: Real Madrid
Answer: Atletico Madrid
Atletico were founded in 1903 as Athletic Club. They merged with Aviacion Zaragoza in 1939 to become Athletic Aviacion de Madrid, before becoming Atletico in 1947. They won nine La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey nine times in the 20th century; and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962.
From Quiz: Which Spanish Club?
Answer: Camp Nou
FCB play their football in Spain's top flight football league called La Liga. They began playing in the Camp Nou from 1957. This stadium is one of the largest in Europe and can accommodate over 90,000 people. The football games in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona were mostly played at the Camp Nou. It underwent a renovation in 2007.
Bruce Springsteen and Julio Iglesias have used the stadium for their concerts! The great Michael Jackson has performed at this stadium and so did U2, a couple of times.
From Quiz: The Magic of Barcelona is in Football
Answer: 1928
The Spanish Football Federation agreed to a ten-team competition to begin in 1928. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Arenas Club de Getxo, Real Union were all chosen as former winners of the Copa del Rey (the Spanish version of the FA Cup). Atletico Madrid, RCD Espanyol and CE Europa qualified as runners-up and Racing Santander qualified for the league through a knockout competition.
From Quiz: La Liga: The History
Answer: Rosenborg, Olympiakos, and FC Porto
Real faced Rosenborg who they beat 4-1 at home and then lost 2-0 to in Norway. They also faced FC Porto who they thrashed 4-0 in Madrid, and then won 2-0 in Portugal. And finally they beat Olympiako (Greece) 5-1 at home, and drew 0-0 away.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1997-98
Answer: Ajax, Ferencvaros, and Grasshopper
Real faced Ajax who they lost 1-0 in Amsterdam and lost 2-0 at home to. They also faced Ferencvaros who they thrashed 6-1 in Madrid and then drew 1-1 with in Hungary. And finally they beat Grasshoppers(Swiss) home and away 2-0.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1995-96
Answer: 1906
This was the year when everything started for Deportivo. Jose Maria Abalo, who had learned about football while living in England, brought the sport back to the city of A Coruna. A group of members of the Sala Calvet gym (the word "deportivo" means gymnasium) created the sporting club, which would quickly become a formal football team.
San Francisco is a city in the American state of California that frequently experiences earthquakes. A major one occurred on April 18, 1906, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.
From Quiz: Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna
Answer: Josep Lluís Núñez
Joan Gaspart replaced him.
From Quiz: F.C. Barcelona
Answer: Arthur Johnson
Arthur had the privilege to be the first manager of the "best soccer club in history".
From Quiz: Real Madrid
Answer: Olimpic de Xativa
Incredibly, the third-tier club was able to achieve a 0-0 draw in its first leg match with Real in the round of 32. Madrid won the second leg 2-0 to advance to the next stage.
Against Osasuna in the round of 16, Real won both legs 2-0. Los Blancos won both legs against Espanyol in the quarter-finals, achieving solid 1-0 victories in both ties. In the semi-finals, Real Madrid defeated their city rivals Atletico Madrid 3-0 and 2-0. In the final, Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1.
From Quiz: Dynasty in Focus: Real Madrid 2013-18
Answer: Manuel Olivares
In what was only an 18-game season (with only ten teams in the league), Olivares netted 11 times. He did even better the following year, scoring 16 times in 14 games to win the Pichichi Trophy (awarded to La Liga's top scorer) as the club retained the title. He left after the 1933-34 season, having scored 34 times in 39 appearances.
Rubio was Madrid's top scorer in the 1929-30 season, scoring 19 goals. Lazcano was a midfielder who scored 40 goals in 81 games for the club between 1928 and 1935. Regueiro was at the club between 1931 and 1936, netting 53 times in 92 games.
From Quiz: Team History: Real Madrid
Answer: Real Betis
Real Betis were founded in the city of Seville in 1907. Their title success of 1935 was not a sign of things to come as they spent the next few decades yo-yoing between the first, second and third divisions. They eventually won more silverware in 1977 when they defeated Athletic Bilbao on penalties in the final of the Copa del Rey.
From Quiz: Which Spanish Club?
Answer: Real Madrid
Barcelona and Real Madrid have dominated Spanish football for years. The rivalry between the two clubs has been fierce and some really feisty matches have occurred over the years. Their games are always called El Clasico. It occurs twice over one La Liga season (home and away), but sometimes the two teams may meet in domestic cup matches. Real play their home matches in their stadium called Santiago Bernabeu. There was great tension between the two teams when Luis Figo went from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 just as in 1953, when Di Stefano made the move to Real Madrid.
From Quiz: The Magic of Barcelona is in Football
Answer: FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona, with an already established track record in the Copa del Ray, won the first Primera Liga title, holding off bitter rivals Real Madrid to their first title.
From Quiz: La Liga: The History
Answer: Real Madrid 4 Rosenborg 1
The game played on 17th September 1997, saw goals from Panucci after 7 minutes, followed by Ze Roberto on 39, Raul on 43, and Morientes on 56.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1997-98
Answer: Ajax 1 Real Madrid 0
The game played on September 13th 1995 saw the only goal of the game scored by Marc Overmars after 14 minutes.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1995-96
Answer: Spanish Cup
Much of Deportivo's accomplishments in the 20th century were rather unremarkable. The team spent many years going back and forth between the First and Second (and sometimes Third) divisions. Their first official title, however, was achieved early in their history, when they defeated Vigo F.C in the final. The Cup was different from other tournaments at the time in that it allowed foreign players to participate. However, this was the only edition of this "Copa Espana" or Spanish Cup.
RC Deportivo would have a much better streak in the 1990s, a decade where they won a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Supercup.
From Quiz: Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna
Answer: Zaragoza 1-1
Javier Saviola scored Barca's only goal.
From Quiz: F.C. Barcelona
Answer: 11-2 over Elche
The Game took place in the 1959-60 season. Though Real Madrid ended up in the 2nd place, it was worth it, just for the 11 goals in Elche's net.
From Quiz: Real Madrid
Answer: Fan violence
In the second leg of a Copa del Generalisimo semi final, Madrid defeated their rivals Barcelona 11-1. The game was marred by threats of pitch invasions by the Madrid supporters, with the fans swept in a nationalist wave against the Catalonian Barcelona team. Barcelona president Enrique Pineyro Queralt also resigned not long after the game.
It is generally accepted that Spain's dictator, Francisco Franco, had ordered his Director of State Security to threaten the Barcelona players before the game. The game is still regarded as one of the most controversial in El Clasico history.
From Quiz: Team History: Real Madrid
Answer: Sevilla
Sevilla FC were formed in 1890 and won their only La Liga title of the 20th century in 1946. Best known for their accomplishments in cup tournaments, they won the Copa del Rey in 1935, 1939 and 1948 during the 20th century. Their first European title came in 2006 when they won the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League). In 2016 they became the first club to win three consecutive Europa League titles.
From Quiz: Which Spanish Club?
Answer: RCD Espanyol
It is called the Barcelonian Derby as both teams are in the same city. It is between Barca and RCD Espanyol and occurs twice in a La Liga season. Lionel Messi is one of many who scored many goals when these two clubs have met. Players like Aleix Vidal and Pichi Alonso have played for both teams in their career.
From Quiz: The Magic of Barcelona is in Football
Answer: Panucci
Panucci scored with a terrific left footed drive from 30 yards into the right top hand corner of the goal.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1997-98
Answer: Zamorano
Chilean Internationa Zamorano in fact scored both goals in the 2-0 win at home to Grasshoppers Zurich. The game played on September 27th 1995 saw the goals come in the 69th and 89th minutes.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1995-96
Answer: 1957
It has a capacity of 98,000.
From Quiz: F.C. Barcelona
Answer: The title "real" and the crown over the symbol
The title "Real" means Royal and the crown stands for it.
From Quiz: Real Madrid
Answer: San Lorenzo
Madrid won the final 2-0 thanks to goals from Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale. Cruz Azul also lost to Los Blancos during the tournament, falling 4-0 in the semi-finals after Ramos, Bale, Isco and Karim Benzema netted for Los Merengues.
Western Sydney Wanderers were eliminated by Cruz Azul 3-1 in the quarter-finals while ES Setif lost at the same stage to Auckland City.
From Quiz: Dynasty in Focus: Real Madrid 2013-18
Answer: Xavi
Xavi was a product of Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia. In 2015, he left Barcelona and joined the Qatari club, Al Sadd SC. He scored on his professional senior debut against Mallorca in 1998. Xavi was vice captain of Barcelona in the 2004-05 season. Internationally, Xavi won the Euro 2008 (European Championships) and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the Spanish national team. He retired from international football after Spain's disappointing exit from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
From Quiz: The Magic of Barcelona is in Football
Answer: Ovideo's ground was damaged
The war had caused substantial damage to the country as a whole, and football was just one of the many industries hit. Unfortunately for Oviedo, their little stadium was damaged, and without a home, Atletico were awarded their place. It was good news for Atletico Madrid, who subsequently won their first La Liga title in 1939-40, and quickly added a second the following season.
From Quiz: La Liga: The History
Answer: 2
Surprisingly, Raul only scored twice in Real's glorious season of European football. His first came in the game against Rosenborg, and his final goal came in Porto on the 1st October 1997. After that the goals dried up for him.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1997-98
Answer: 6
Raul scored a hat trick in the 6-1 thumping of Ferencvaros his goals were scored in the 24th, 25th and 84th minutes whilst goals from Zamorano (34th and 87th) and Hierro on 54 helped the Spanish side to a comfy win. A 63rd minute consolation by Kopunovics made no difference to the outcome. This game was played on October 18th 1995.
From Quiz: Real Madrid in Europe 1995-96
Answer: Ajax
He wore number 14.
From Quiz: F.C. Barcelona
Answer: 216
He scored the most goals for Real Madrid during his career, 1953-1964.
From Quiz: Real Madrid
Answer: AC Milan
Madrid started their run to the 1956 European Cup with a 7-0 aggregate victory over Swiss side Servette in the first round. In the quarter-finals, Los Blancos faced Partizan, winning 4-3 on aggregate. While Real and Partizan would meet in a European Cup final, this did not occur until 1966. The semi-finals saw Real defeat AC Milan 5-4, and the two sides would meet two years later in the 1958 final. Los Blancos became the first ever official European champions by defeating Reims 4-3 in the final.
Frankfurt, who Real defeated in the 1960 final, did not participate in the tournament. Benfica did not compete in the tournament in 1956 nor did they face Real Madrid in a final between 1956 and 1960. Benfica defeated Real Madrid in the 1962 European Cup final.
From Quiz: Team History: Real Madrid
Answer: Real Madrid
Real Madrid were formed in 1902 as Madrid FC - the Real (Royal) part of the name was added in 1920. They were by far the most successful club in Spain during the 20th century - they won La Liga on 27 occasions (Barcelona won 18 titles). In Europe, they won the European Champions Cup/Champions League every year between 1956 and 1960. Their sixth came 22 years later n 1998.
From Quiz: Which Spanish Club?
Answer: Lionel Messi
Messi signed for Barcelona as a young boy and made his way through the ranks to the club's prestigious first team. He impressed everyone even as a teenager and grew into one of the most feared attackers of the ball. Messi won a lot of La Liga titles with Barcelona along with other trophies like the Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He won the treble (three major trophies of the season) with the club. He has the Ballon d'Or on a number of occasions. The Ballon d'Or is an award presented by FIFA to the player they consider the best of that year. Previous winners have been Cristiano Ronaldo and Fabio Cannavaro. Messi represented the Argentina national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where they lost to Germany in the final.
From Quiz: The Magic of Barcelona is in Football
Answer: Real Madrid
The war had hit Real Madrid hard, with the loss of many young players and it took time for Real to rebuild their squad. FC Barcelona won three titles in 1944-45, 1947-48, and 1948-49. Sevilla FC won their only La Liga title to date in 1945-46 while Valencia won three titles in 1941-42, 1943-44, and 1946-47.
From Quiz: La Liga: The History
Answer: Rivaldo
Rivaldo had a long and decorated professional career. Born in Recife, Brazil, Rivaldo spent the first five years of his professional career playing for a variety of local clubs. Then, he signed for Deportivo in 1996, where he played for one season and scored over 20 goals. The years that followed were likely the best of Rivaldo's career: he played for the top clubs of Barcelona and Milan and won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil.
From Quiz: Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna
Answer: Camp de Les Corts
It was used from 1922-1957.
From Quiz: F.C. Barcelona
Answer: 4,480
They scored this amount of goals in 2,154 Games (average of 2.07 goals in a game). They won 1233 of the games (57.24%), ended in a draw in 456 games(21.17%) and lost 465 games(21.59%).
From Quiz: Real Madrid