Full name | Real Madrid Club de Fútbol | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los Blancos (The Whites) Los Merengues (The Meringues) Los Vikingos (The Vikings) La Casa Blanca (The White House) | |||
Founded | 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club | |||
Ground | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (capacity: 81,044) | |||
President | Florentino Pérez | |||
Head coach | Carlo Ancelotti | |||
League | La Liga | |||
2020–21 | La Liga, 2nd of 20 | |||
Website | Club home page | |||
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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, sometimes known as Real Madrid, is a Spanish football club from Madrid, Spain. It was started in 1902 and competes in La Liga (the Spanish top league). The "Real" in the club's name is Spanish for "royal", because it was blessed by the King of Spain in 1920.
Real Madrid has won La Liga 34 times and the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) 19 times, the most out of any team in the league. It has also won the UEFA Champions League a record 14 times and the UEFA Cup twice.