Team History: Real Madrid Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Ferenc Puskas

Puskas, born in 1927, played in his home country of Hungary for Budapest Honved until 1956, when he received a two-year ban from UEFA for refusing to return to his homeland after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Once his ban had ended in 1958, he joined Los Blancos.

Di Stefano was the first of the quartet to join, signing in 1953 after a four-year spell at Colombian club Millonarios. Kopa impressed in his five years at French club Reims, and signed with Los Blancos in 1956 after Reims lost the 1956 European Cup Final to his new employers. The following year, Santamaria joined from Uruguayan club Nacional.

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.

Answer: 6

Alfredo Di Stefano scored in all five finals, netting once in the 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 finals before scoring a hat-trick in the 1960 final. Jose Rial scored twice in the 1956 final before netting in the 1958 final. Francisco "Paco" Gento scored in the 1957 and 1958 finals.

Marquitos scored in 1956, while Enrique Mateos scored in 1959. The other player to score in one of these finals was Ferenc Puskas, who scored four in 1960's final.

Answer: Tenth league title under Bernabeu

It took Bernabeu a decade before the team won a league title under his presidency, winning a first La Liga title (and the club's third overall) in 1954. The club then won titles in 1955, 1957 and 1958 before winning five straight between 1961-62-63-64-65. The conclusion of the 1966-67 season saw Bernabeu lift a tenth league championship and Real's 12th overall.

Gento, who had spent 18 years at the club, left in 1971 following the conclusion of the 1970-71 season. That year also marked Real's first season without a trophy since 1952-53. Real won a second domestic double in 1974-75, 13 years after first achieving the feat.

Answer: Real Madrid lost their first ever match in the tournament

The original tournament was held in 1979, the year after Bernabeu passed away. Four teams competed, with Ajax defeating AC Milan and Bayern Munich defeating Real Madrid in the semi-final stage. Bayern defeated Ajax in the first final in the competition's history.

Real won their first Santiago Bernabeu Trophy in 1981, defeating Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in the final. Between 2005 and 2018, Real won every hosting of the event, which now runs as a one-off exhibition match akin to the Supercopa de Espana or the Community Shield. Real tend to face off against a historical European rival, and have commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the 1956-60 finals by facing Reims in 2016, Fiorentina in 2017 and Milan in 2018.

Answer: Supercopa de Espana

The team won six major trophies between 1978 and 1985. His reign started perfectly, winning back-to-back La Liga championships in 1979 and 1980, achieving the domestic double in the latter year. A second Copa del Rey of de Carlos' reign arrived in 1982, while the team won a UEFA Cup/Copa de la Liga double in 1985.

The Supercopa de Espana was only established in 1982, with Real qualifying for the inaugural game as league champions but losing to Real Sociedad. Los Blancos would win their first Supercopa in 1988.

Answer: Baltazar

As previously mentioned, the Pichichi award is given to La Liga's top goalscorer over the course of the season. Baltazar scored 35 goals in the 1988-89 season, placing Sanchez, who scored 27 that year, into second. Lineker and Sosa were both runners-up to Sanchez, with Lineker's 20 in the 1986-87 season dwarfed by Sanchez who netted 34 times.

The following year, Sosa netted 18 times but finished 11 behind Sanchez who netted 29 times. Sanchez had a great Pichichi showdown with Polster in 1989-90. While Polster scored 33 goals, usually enough to win the trophy, Sanchez scored 38 in La Liga that same season. (Interestingly, all 38 of Sanchez's league goals that year were scored with one touch).

Answer: Manolo Sanchis

Sanchis graduated from Real's Castilla academy in 1983 and made 523 appearances for Los Blancos before finally retiring in 2001. Vazquez graduated in the same year, staying with the club until 1990. He also had a spell between 1992 and 1995 with the team. Pardeza left the club permanently in 1987, and went on to spend a decade with Real Zaragoza. After graduating in 1984, Butragueno spent almost his whole career at the Bernabeu but joined Mexican club Celaya in 1995.

While this team dominated on a domestic level, it is often criticised for its failure to dominate the European scene like the 1950s sides had done. The closest they got to European glory in this era was the semi-finals, losing in three successive years at that stage between 1987 and 1989.

Answer: Jorge Valdano

Sanz became the President of Real Madrid in November 1995 after existing President Ramon Mendoza was forced to resign due to economic and sport related problems. Sanz inherited Valdano, who had been appointed as manager in 1994, but quickly removed him in early 1996 and replaced him with Deportivo icon Iglesias.

Iglesias was always a temporary hire however, and he left in the summer of 1996 to be replaced by Capello, who had won the 1994 Champions League with AC Milan. He spent only a year in the job. Camacho's reign never got off the ground, resigning before his first season had even started.

Answer: Broke the world record transfer fee in three successive years

Sanz became complacent, believing his on-field success would lead to his re-election. However, the club was falling into financial insecurity with mounting debts and board mismanagement. The club's training facility, Ciudad Deportiva, was sold and replaced with a cheaper one, freeing money for the club's exotic transfer business.

Perez made it a policy to mix global superstars with academy graduates, known as the "Zidanes y Pavones" policy. (In reference to superstar Zinedine Zidane and academy product Francisco Pavon). Certain signings, such as David Beckham in 2003, were used to attract certain markets of fans to the club. Not only was Beckham a great player, but his boyish good looks and marriage to Spice Girl Victoria Adams helped appeal to a greater range of people. While the club was as low as sixth in revenue tables in 2003, the decisions that Perez had made while holding the Presidency meant that by the time he resigned in 2006, the club was top of the Deloitte Football Money League.

While the club did break the world record in 2000 and 2001 to sign Luis Figo from Barcelona and Zidane from Juventus respectively, 2002's big money signing Ronaldo was not a world record and Zidane's record would remain until 2009 when Kaka, and later Cristiano Ronaldo, would break the record in transfers to Los Blancos.

Answer: The sale of Claude Makelele to Chelsea

Makelele had joined Real Madrid in 2000 and was a crucial part of the team's midfield in the successful early years of Perez' presidency. However, he was not as recognisable in a team that was built on superstar power. When Makelele asked for a pay rise in 2003, a fair demand considering he was one of the lowest paid players on the team, Perez refused and the Frenchman joined newly-rich Chelsea that summer. Many of Makelele's teammates lambasted the decision at the time and since, with Steve McManaman saying that Makelele was the "most important and least appreciated midfielder" at the club and Zidane once famously saying in reference to the sale of Makelele and the purchase of David Beckham, "why put another layer of gold on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?"

Del Bosque was surprisingly fired in the summer of 2003, with Perez desiring someone younger to fill the role. He had led Los Blancos to two Champions Leagues and a league title in four seasons. While Woodgate's failure at the Bernabeu was possibly due to an inability to stay fit, his signing from Newcastle United in 2004 epitomises what was wrong about the Galacticos system. A desire for flashiness and style meant that building a solid team became harder. In what world does a team sign Jonathan Woodgate when defenders such as John Terry and Sol Campbell existed?

Answer: Inter Milan

Real were eliminated in the Round of 16 (aka the KO Round) in six consecutive seasons by the following teams (aggregate score):

2004-05 (2-1) Juventus
2005-06 (1-0) Arsenal
2006-07 (4-4) Bayern Munich [away goals]
2007-08 (4-2) AS Roma
2008-09 (5-0) Liverpool
2009-10 (2-1) Lyon

Arsenal eliminated Real Madrid 1-0 on aggregate in the 2005-06 tournament, with Thierry Henry's goal in the first leg enough to send Los Blancos out. The following year, Bayern eliminated Real Madrid on away goals in the last 16, combating a 3-2 loss at the Bernabeu with a 2-1 win at home.

Lyon eliminated Real Madrid in the 2009-10 round of 16, defeating the Spanish giants 1-0 at home before a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu, with Miralem Pjanic scoring the goal that sent Lyon through. Real would defeat Lyon in the 2010-11 last 16 to end the six-year run. This began a run of eight straight seasons where the club reached at least the semi-finals.

Answer: Real Zaragoza

Real Madrid dominated their way to the league title, scoring 100 points in 38 games after 32 wins matched with only four draws and two losses. Valencia were the only team to keep a clean sheet at the Bernabeu, with the sides drawing 0-0. Levante were the only team to defeat Real Madrid at home, winning 1-0. (Barcelona dished out Real's other loss, a 3-1 win at the Bernabeu)

While Real did thrash Racing Santander 4-0 at the Bernabeu, they could only a muster a 0-0 draw on their away visit. Madrid swept past Zaragoza in both meetings, winning 3-1 at the Bernabeu and 6-0 on the road.

Answer: Coritiba

Coritiba, who play in Brazil, won 24 straight games between February and May 2011. Between June 1986 and September 1989, Steaua went 104 games unbeaten in their domestic league, but never won enough consecutive games to earn the record. Al-Faisaly won 32 consecutive league games in Jordan between 2001 and 2003, but results in other competitions saw them fail to attain the record.

Madrid's run incorporated 12 La Liga games, defeating Deportivo, Elche, Villarreal, Athletic Club, Levante, Barcelona, Granada, Rayo Vallecano, Eibar, Malaga, Celta Vigo and Almeria. It also counted six Champions League games, with Los Blancos winning all of their group games, defeating Liverpool, FC Basel and Ludogorets Razgrad home and away. Both of Real's ties against UE Cornelia in the Copa del Rey counted, as did wins in the FIFA Club World Cup against Cruz Azul and San Lorenzo. The run ended on 4 January 2015 with a 2-1 away loss at Valencia.

Answer: 6

Miguel Munoz was the first to do it, helping Real Madrid to win the 1956 and 1957 European Cups as captain before managing the club to European glory in 1966. Giovanni Trapattoni was the second, winning the 1963 and 1969 tournaments as an AC Milan player before winning the 1985 European Cup with Juventus as a coach. Johan Cruyff was the third, winning three consecutive European Cups as a player with Ajax from 1971 to 1973. He then led Barcelona to its first European Cup as manager in 1992.

Carlo Ancelotti, a winner of the 1989 and 1990 European Cups with AC Milan, also led the Rossoneri to the 2003 and 2007 Champions League trophies. He also won the tournament with Real Madrid in 2014. Frank Rijkaard won three European Cups as a player, winning with Ancelotti in Milan in 1989 and 1990 and also forming part of Ajax's winning team of 1995. He managed Barcelona to the trophy in 2006. Before Zidane, Pep Guardiola had been the most recent member of this exclusive club, winning the 1992 European Cup as a player at Barcelona before coaching the club to the trophy in 2009 and 2011.

Answer: Manuel Pellegrini

Pellegrini was only in Madrid for a single season, leading the club to a trophyless 2009-10 campaign. Despite that, Pellegrini did win 36 of his 48 games in charge of Los Blancos, giving him a 75% winning percentage at the Bernabeu. In Mourinho's three years in charge (2010-13) he won 128 of his 178 games at the club, a win percentage of 71.91%.

In Zidane's first stint at the Bernabeu, he won 104 out of his 149 matches, giving him a 69.8% win record. Munoz, manager between 1960 and 1974, won 352 of 595 matches, meaning his percentage was under 60%.

Answer: Gonzalo Higuain

Higuain, who spent six and a half years at the club between 2007 and 2013, scored 122 times in 264 games, giving him an average of 0.46 goals per game. Butragueno's 154 goals is impressive, but less so when you realise he played 425 games for Los Blancos. Gento, who often played as a midfielder, still had an impressive scoring record, nabbing 134 goals in 432 games, enough for 0.31 goals per match.

While Raul was Los Blancos' all-time top scorer until Cristiano Ronaldo broke his records, his 325 goals in 741 games was an average of 0.44 goals per game.