When was real madrid established

Football was starting to generate a lot of attention and the number of members was growing in leaps and bounds. Those visionary directors made a proposal to the mayor of Madrid, Alberto Aguilera; the constitution of the first football tournament.

The Whites won four titles from the first six editions. The match was organised to raise money for victims of the Moroccan War, and ended with a win for the Whites. The medal presented to each of the Real Madrid players who were proclaimed Spanish champions after beating Athletic Club. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world.

Real Madrid is one of three founding members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the s, winning five consecutive European Cups and reaching the final seven times.

This success was replicated in the league, where the club won five times in the space of seven years. In international football, they have achieved a record six club world championships. In June , the team succeeded in becoming the first club to win back to back Champions Leagues, extending their lead atop the UEFA club rankings.

In , conflict between members caused some of them to leave and create a new club, Nueva Sociedad de Football New Society of Football , to distinguish themselves from Sky Football. In this new club was renamed as Madrid Football Club. After moving between grounds the team moved to the Campo de O'Donnell in In , the first Spanish football league was founded. Real Madrid led the first league season until the last match, a loss to Athletic Bilbao, meant they finished runners-up to Barcelona.

Real Madrid won its first League title in the season. After an initial period of struggle, Real finished the decade with five consecutive La Liga titles and two Copa del Rey trophies. Comparatively speaking, the 90s were mostly a disappointment for the club's supporters, especially during a slow start to the decade.

The cherry on top came in , with Real ending a year drought and claiming their seventh European Cup by outlasting Juventus in the final. They repeated as champions in in an all-Spanish affair against Valencia , dispatching them with a comfortable victory.

His idea of forming the best team possible was to buy big names and not so much thinking of balancing the team. And it wasn't all without results, Real Madrid took a Champions League title in and also a Spanish league title the same year. As a result of big transfer fees and wages for star players Real Madrid are notorious for its huge debts.

Visible above the circle, is a crown with a national arms design similar to that in the Spanish Royal crown.