Real Madrid has been the most successful club in European competitions for 70 years. However, Real Madrid’s history goes a 🌜 little further and deeper than that, of course. In 1897, a number of students (including from Oxford and Cambridge) founded 🌜 the soccer club (Sociedad) Sky Football. Three years later, there was discord within that club and the new club Nueva 🌜 Sociedad de Football was founded.
Two years later, the Madrid Football Club was founded by Julián Palacios and brothers Juan Padrós 🌜 and Carlos Padrós – the Padrós bros – among others. The club’s goal was to make soccer accessible to all 🌜 walks of life. In 1905, only three years after its founding, the club already won the Spanish Cup by beating 🌜 Athletic Bilbao in the final. Betting on Real Madrid soon proved to be a good idea.
Renaming to Real Madrid and 🌜 first successes
Indeed, the first years were very successful. Because between 1905 and 1908, Madrid Football Club won the Copa del 🌜 Rey four times in a row. They also became four times champions of the Campeonato Regional Centro. In addition, the 🌜 club was also one of the founders of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol, the Spanish Football Federation, in 1909.
The 🌜 club was renamed Real Madrid (Royal Madrid) by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 and also received a crown in its 🌜 logo. Real won the regional championship no fewer than 14 times between 1905 and 1929. In 1929, the first Spanish 🌜 league was created. Real Madrid led the first season from start to finish. However, a loss against Athletic Bilbao in 🌜 the final round of play allowed FC Barcelona to win the first national title. In 1932 and 1933, Real Madrid 🌜 did win the title.
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