Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is one of the most successful clubs of the 20th century and also holds several records.
The club was one of the founding members of FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid . Real Madrid have been European Champions a record 9 times and have also won 30 La Liga titles. Real Madrid is unique in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated only by its members (socios) since 1902. On December 23, 2000, FIFA awarded Real Madrid as the Best Club of the twentieth Century.
On 17th June 2007, Real Madrid won its 30th La Liga title by beating Mallorca at home 3-1. They finished level on points with fierce rivals Barcelona , but were declared winners on better head-to-head record.
Throughout its history, the club has acquired a lot of nicknames. The first ones were los merengues , because of the white dessert meringue, and los blancos . Both simply referred to the club's legendary all-white strip and remain the most common to this day. Most recently, the media called the club los galácticos , referring to club's tendency to sign the most famous players in the world.
Real Madrid is currently the richest club in the world with estimated revenue of €292.2 million (US40 3.96 million)
National titles
• La Liga Titles : 30
1931/32, 1932/33, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58,1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07
• Copa del Rey : 17
1904/05, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08, 1916/17, 1933/34, 1935/36, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1961/62, 1969/70, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1988/89
1992/93
Supercopa de España/Copa Eva Duarte : 8
1947, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003
International Competition
• UEFA Champions League : 9
1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/00
2001/02
• UEFA Cup : 2
1984/85, 1985/86