Real Madrid is probably the best club in the history of football. They are dominating football for a long time. There are no clubs in European football who have got success like them. They have won Champions League the most prestigious tournament in clubs football for the 13th time. Today I am going to tell top 10 fun facts about Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid C.F official Logo

Top 10 Fun Facts About Real Madrid C.F.

1. Real Madrid was founded in 1902, at that time club was named as “Madrid Club de Futbol.” But in 1920 king Alfonso XII added the word “Real” which means “Royal” after getting international success. The crown on the shield appeared when the name was amended.

Real Madrid C.F first team

2. Real Madrid has never faced relegation to the second division. There are only three clubs to avoid relegations until now; they are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Athletico de Bilbao. Their first league title was in 1931-32 season. At that time only ten clubs used to play in the league. They managed to win ten games and draw eight games.

Real Madrid 1905/06 team that won CDR

3. Real Madrid is the first Spanish team to number their players. They numbered their players for the first time on November 23, 1947. The first game after numbering players was against Athletico de Madrid in Metropolitano Stadium.

Real Madrid C.F were first team to number players in Spain

4. Real Madrid controversial signing of Alfredo Di Stefano will be remembered forever. Stefano was joining Barcelona, but at last, he joined Madrid. Stefano has also already signed a contract with Catalonia’s, but Madrid bounded him. He joined Madrid with controversy and got much success with the club. He is one of the most critical players in the history of Real Madrid.


Rare pic of Di Dtefano

5. Real Madrid C.F best win in EL Clasico was 11-1. They raised their rival FC Barcelona in 1943 by a big margin of 11-1. That was their revenge after losing the previous match by 3-0 scoreline.

EL CLASICO

6. Real Madrid C.F was an unlucky club in the first ever Spanish Football League. They played their first match in 1929. They were leading the group, but at last match, they lost to Athletic Bilbao club and FC Barcelona were declared the champions.

Real Madrid CF

7. Real Madrid C.F longest wait for European Success was 32 years. After getting success in 1966, they wait until 1998. Jupp Henckels in the dugout scored for them to finish the game 1-0 vs. Juventus. The seventh Champions League title for them is the most waited title.

Raul was important member of that team

8. Real Madrid is the most popular football team in the world with more than 228 million supporters. According to the research of Harvard University, there is no football club famous than Real Madrid C.F.

Huge fan base

9. “The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu” Stadium of Real Madrid C.F is named after the former president Santiago Bernebau de Yeste. He is the most important person in the history of Real Madrid.

Santiago Bernebau

10. Real Madrid is declared as the club of the 20th century. FIFA has named Real Madrid C.F “Club of the Century” after getting much success in the 20th century. Until now Real Madrid C.F has never managed to win the treble.

Real Madrid Club of the Century


These were Top 10 Fun Facts about Spanish giant Real Madrid C.F. They are one of the most successful clubs in the history of club football. They are a dominant force in the Champions League tournament with record-breaking 13th-time little success.

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