Thursday, 27 February 2014

Valencia FC

Valencia FC

Valencia FC                          

Valencia Club de Fútbol also known as Valencia CFValencia or Los Che are a Spanish football club situated in Valencia. They play in spanish leage and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football world and European football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups (which was the predecessor to the UEFA Cup), one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and two UEFA Super Cups. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and then to German gaint Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading Europeanfootball clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four times of them.
In the all-time La Liga table, Valencia is in third position behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In terms of continental titles, Valencia is again the third-most successful behind the two, with these three being the only Spanish clubs to have won five or more continental trophies.
Valencia were founded in 1919 and have played their home games at the 55,000-seater Mestalla since 1923. They were due to move into the new 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west of the city in 2013, but the final move date has been postponed while the stadium is still being built. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante UD, also located in the City of Valencia, and with two others club in the Valencian Community region, Hércules CF and CD Castellón.
Valencia are the third most supported football club in Spain, behind heavy weights Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. It is also one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of number of associates (registered paying supporters), with more than 50,000 season ticket holders and another 20,000+ season ticket holders on the waiting list, who can be accommodated in the new 75,000-seater stadium.
As a consequence of the Spanish economic crisis, Valencia CF is one of three football club that have been taken over by the Valencia region.

Villarreal

Villarreal

Villarreal                                

Villarreal
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.  usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish football club situated in Villarreal, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community. established in 1923, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at El Madrigal, it's capacity is 24,890 spectators.
The club is nicknamed El Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine) for this reason home kit's colour yellow, and due to being a low-profile team compared to Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Valencia CF, whom they have challenged for trophies over the last decade. Villarreal has often been touted as an example of small but successful club.

Saturday, 22 February 2014

Real Betis


Real Betis

Real Betis                     

Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Betis, is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín in the south of the city.
Among other titles, the club – which in 1932 became the first Andalusian team to play in La Liga – won the Primera División in 1935 and the Copa del Rey in 1977 and 2005.
Both the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and his son Prince Felipe de Borbon are honorary members of the club. Maintaining an historic city rivalry with Sevilla FC.

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Atlético Madrid

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrd                   

Club Atlético de Madrid,famous as Atlético de Madrid, or Atlético, is a Spanish football club situated in Madrid who plays in La Liga. Atlético have won La Liga on nine occasions, including a double in 1996; the Copa del Rey on ten occasions; 1 Supercopa de España and 3 Copa Eva Duarte; in Europe, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, were European Cup runners-up in 1974, won the Europa League in 2010 and in 2012, and won the UEFA Super Cup in 2010 and 2012.
Los Colchoneros play their home games at the Vicente Calderón,which currently holds up to 54,960 spectators. In 2015, Atletico are due to move to their new home of Estadio La Peineta,
Atletico Madrid
which will have a capacity of 70,000.
Atleti's home kit is red and white vertical striped shirts, with blue shorts, accompanied by blue and red socks. This combination has been used since 1911. Nike are the kit manufacturers, the main sponsor is Azerbaijan.
Atletico are the third most supported football club in Spain, behind only Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. It is also one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of number of associates (registered paying supporters), with more than 65,000 season ticket holders.
During their history, the club has been known by a number of nicknames, including Los Colchoneros ("The Mattress Makers" in English), due to their first team stripes being the same colours as old-fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s, they became known as Los Indios, allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players was lifted. However, there are a number of counter theories which claim they were named so because their stadium is "camped" on the river bank, or because Los Indios (The Indians) were the traditional enemy of Los Blancos (The Whites), which is the nickname of the club's city rivals, Real Madrid.
                                                                 
Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid





 

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid                    


Real Madrid C.F. is a Spanish professional association football club situated in Madrid. The club was established in 1902 as Madrid football club, and played their first competitive match on May 13, 1902, when it entered the semi-final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII. Real Madrid recently plays in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Madrid was one of the established members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, including FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been entered in European football ever since they became the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, except for the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
This list encompasses the major honours won by Real Madrid and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Real Madrid players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
The club currently holds the record for the most European Cup /
UEFA Champions League triumphs with 9, and the most La Liga titles with 32. The club's record appearance maker was Raúl, who had made 741 appearances from 1994 to 2010; the club's record goalscorer is also Raúl, who scored 323 goals in all competitions during his career...

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Swansea City

Swansea City

Swansea City                      

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Welsh professional football club based in the city of Swansea, South Wales that plays in the Premier League. Swansea City represent England when playing in European competitions, although they have represented Wales in the past. They play their home matches at the Liberty Stadium.
The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town and joined the Football League in 1921. The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.
Swansea City
In 1981, the club were promoted to the original Football League First Division. It was during the with their involvement hailed by Supporters Direct as "the most high profile example of the involvement of a supporters' trust in the direct running of a club".
following season they came close to winning the league title, but a decline then set near the season's end before finishing sixth, although a club record. It was from here the club suffered a relegation the season after, returning to the Football League Fourth Division a few seasons later, then narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference in 2003. Prior to playing home matches at the Liberty Stadium, the team had previously hosted at the Vetch Field. The Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd owns 20% of the club,
In 2011, Swansea were promoted to the English Premier League, becoming the first Welsh team to play in the top division since its formation in 1992. On 24 February 2013, Swansea beat Bradford City 5–0 to win the 2012–13 Football League Cup (the competition's highest ever winning margin for the final), winning the first major English trophy in the club's history and qualifying for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Norwich City

Norwich City

Norwich City                      

Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club situated in Norwich, Norfolk. During the 2012–13 English Premier League season, Norwich City finished eleventh.
The club was founded in 1902 and first won promotion to the Football League First Division in 1972. Since then, Norwich have played a total of 23 seasons in the top flight, with a longest continuous spell of nine seasons. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985, and the FA Youth Cup twice, in 1983 and 2013. They were founder members of the Premier League in 1992–93, finishing third in the inaugural season and played in its first three seasons, reaching the UEFA Cup 3rd round. Norwich most recently
Norwich City
returned to the Premier League in 2011 after a six-year absence.
Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with East Anglian neighbours Ipswich Town, with whom they have contested the East Anglian derby 138 times and Norwich are the current holders of the "Pride of Anglia" title. The fans' song "On the Ball, City" is regarded as being the oldest football song in the world.