In this article we present you with a variety of hopefully interesting facts about Real Madrid
Facts
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club
Real Madrid was a founder of the Royal Spanish Football Federation which came into existence on January 4, 1909.
Real Madrid has not been relegated from the top flight.
They play at the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Real’s biggest defeat in La Liga was against Espanyol when they lost 8-1 in 1929-30.
The club’s biggest win in the European Cup was a 9-0 victory over Danish side Boldklubben 1909 in 1961-62
The club has won 35 La Liga titles
Real Madrid has won 19 Copa del Rey,
Real Madrid has won 12 Supercopa de España
In Europe, they have won a record 14 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles
They have also won two UEFA Cups and four UEFA Super Cups
Madrid’s first European Cup match was a 2-0 victory over Servette on Sept. 8, 1955.
Real Madrid won the first European Cup on June 13, 1956 by beating Stade Reims from France 4-3 in the final.
Madrid won the first five European Cups, claiming the continental crown in 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59 and 1959-60.
Madrid’s 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1959-60 European Cup final is the highest-scoring final in the competition’s history.
In worldwide competitions, they have achieved a record seven club world championships
Raúl holds the record for most Real Madrid appearances, having played 741 first-team matches from 1994 to 2010.
Paco Gento holds the Real record with 23 league titles for the Spanish side.
The record for a goalkeeper is held by Iker Casillas, with 725 appearances in total.
Alfredo Di Stefano holds the record for making the most consecutive La Liga appearances for Madrid. He played 171 league games in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s all-time top goalscorer, with an unbelievable 450 goals in 438 matches.
Most goals scored in a season in all competitions is 61 by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014-15
Cristiano Ronaldo also holds the record for the most league goals scored in one season which stands at 48 in 2014–15
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League, with 141 goals in total
Cristiano Ronaldo took just 105 games reach 100 goals for Madrid.
The fastest goal in the history of the club stands at 12 seconds and was scored by the Brazilian Ronaldo on 3 December 2003 during a match against rivals Atlético Madrid
The club holds the record for longest unbeaten run at home in La Liga at 121
The club has the most domestic title seasons won in a row with 5
The clubs record transfer fee is actually Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard at €100 million
The club’s record sale occurred on 10 July 2018, when Juventus signed Cristiano Ronaldo for €117 million
The youngest player to play for them was Martin Ødegaard aged 16 years and 157 days
The club’s biggest victory in any competition was against Barcelona when they beat them 11-1 in a Copa del Rey tie in 1942-43.
Miguel Munoz is the club’s longest-serving coach, he managed to last 15 years and 604 competitive matches. That won’t be beat.
Madrid received the ‘Real’ (royal) title on June 29, 1920 from the then King Alfonso XIII.
The first player to go from Barcelona to Real Madrid was Alfonso Albeniz.
Zinedine Zidane was signed by Madrid from Juventus for €74 million, at the time the most expensive transfer in history.
Angel Di Maria was sold by Real to Manchester United for €75 million last summer, the highest fee ever received for a player by the Spanish side at the time.
The Santiago Bernabeu was the venue for the 1982 World Cup final as Italy beat West Germany 3-1.
Arthur Johnson scored Madrid’s first-ever goal on May 13, 1902
The record League win was 11–2 against Elche in 1959–60.
Most league goals scored in a season was 121 in the 2011–12 season
Most goals scored in a season in all competitions was 174 in the 2011–12 season
Best goal difference in a League season was 89 in the 2011–12 season
Fewest league goals scored in a season was 24 in the 1930–31 season
Most league goals conceded in a season was 71 in the 1950–51 season
They won FIFA Club of the Century in the year 2000
Most appearances in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League which stands at 51 seasons
First club to win consecutive UEFA Cups in 1985 and 1986.
Only team to defend both the European Cup and UEFA Champions League successfully
Historic Goals
| Goal | Player |
|---|---|
| 1st ever | Arthur Johnson |
| 1st in Copa del Rey | Armando Giralt |
| 1st in La Liga | Jaime Lazcano |
| 1000th in La Liga | Pahiño |
| 1st in European Cup | Miguel Muñoz |
| 2000th in La Liga | Francisco Gento |
| 3000th in La Liga | Juanito |
| 1st in Copa de la Liga | John Metgod |
| 1000th in Copa del Rey | Emilio Butragueño |
| 4000th in La Liga | Iván Zamorano |
| 5000th in La Liga | Guti |
| 1000th in European competitions | Karim Benzema |
| 6000th in La Liga | Marco Asensio |
| 1000th in Champions League | Karim Benzema |
