History of Spain Football Club

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The national football team of Spain, nicknamed La Furia Roja or the Red Fury and La Seleccion La Roja, is considered as the world’s greatest underachiever in the sport of football. The team has a reputation of starting off on a high note and eventually struggling in the hands of the opponents. In spite of having a wonderful history in football and possessing magnificent talent, the Spanish team has only 3 major victories to its credit. These victories include the 1964 European Championship, which Spain hosted; gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, which Spain hosted; and the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria.


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1920
The first international match played by Spain was the 1920 Olympics Games in Belgium, where it won the silver medal. In 1921 Spain played its first home international match, defeating Belgium 2-0. In 1929, Spain became the first non-British team to defeat England by beating them 4-3 in a friendly match in Madrid.


 

The most players

The most prominent players in Spain’s football history are Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Paulino Alcantara, Amancio Amaro, Luis Arconada, Estanislao Basora, Emilio Butragueno, Jose Antonio Camacho, Francisco Gento, Rafael Gordillo, Pep Guardiola, Vicente Engonga, Luis Enrique, Ferenc Puskas, Jacinto Quincoces, Luis Regueiro, Luis Suarez, Ricardo Zamora, Telmo "Zarra", Andoni Zubizarreta, and Antonio Puerta.

Meanwhile, the top goal scorers for Spain as of 6 June, 2007 have been Raul with 44 goals, Fernando Hierro with 29 goals, Fernando Morientes with 27 goals, Emilio Butragueno with 26 goals, Alfredo Di Stefano with 23 goals, Julio Salinas with 23 goals, Michel with 21 goals, and Telmo Zarraonaindia 20 goals.

 

 
 
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Created on: 5/18/2008
 
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The first division

While the first division of Spanish football includes 20 teams, the second division contains 22 teams. As against the conventional naming of the divisions in other countries, Spain calls its second division 2A, the third division 2B, and the fourth division as division 3. Further, transfers between teams are limited in Spain, unlike in England. Spanish and European Union players are not allowed to switch between teams in the same division during a season. Some of the prominent Spanish teams are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, and Valencia.

The Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol organizes cup competitions such as Copa del Rey, Copa de la Liga, Supercopa de Espana, Copa Federacion, Copa de Campeones Juvenil, and Copa del Rey Juvenil.