Sevilla Futbol Club (Spanish pronunciation"se'biya'fudbol'klub,") It is a Spanish professional football team based in Seville which is the capital and the largest city in the autonomous city in Andalusia, Spain. The club plays in Spanish football's top division, La Liga. Sevilla have been crowned their share of the UEFA Europa League six times which is the most of any club. Sevilla is the oldest Spanish sports club that is solely focused on football. The club was established on January 25, 1890, with Scottish native Edward Farquharson Johnston as their first president. The 14th October of 1905 was the date that Sevilla FC's articles of association were officially registered with Seville's Civil Government of Seville under the leadership of Jerez native Jose Luis Gallegos Arnosa. Sevilla FC has a long-standing relationship with its cross-city adversaries Real Betis.
Sevilla FC is also the most successful soccer club in Andalusia in terms of championships as well, with 18 Andalusian cups,[11one national league title in 1945-46 and five Spanish Cup titles (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007, and 2010) as well as the one Spanish Super Cup (2007) and a record-breaking six Europa Leagues/UEFA Cups (2006 2007 and 2006 2014, 2015 2016, and the 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2006) as well as an UEFA Super Cup (2006). They were also rated as the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the world's most successful club in 2006 and 2007, making them the first club to earn this award in consecutive years.
Youth team Sevilla Atletico, founded in 1958, currently plays in the Primera Division RFEF. Other clubs affiliated with Sevilla FC also have a women's squad. The rowing team that defends its crest in the yearly Sevilla-Betis boat race is not a section of the club but a call-up of registered-as-supporters professional rowers from the various rowing clubs of Seville.
The home of the club has a capacity of 43,883 fans. Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. It is situated in the area of Nervion, Seville, and is named in honor of former Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, who was head for Sevilla FC for a total of 17 years.
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The sport of football was first introduced in Seville in the latter half during the early 19th century due to the huge British expatriate population of Seville, which was mainly composed of the owners or managers of companies manufacturing in the capital city of Andalusia. Sevilla Futbol Club was founded on January 25, 1890. It was formally named Sevilla Foot-ball club (in English).
Sevilla FC was duly formed on January 25, 1890, when an assemblage of young British mostly Scots as well as other young men from Spanish origin celebration Burns Night in Seville. The club's charter, printed in the edition of Dundee Courier from 17 March 1890, explains the entire founding of the club as well as how the young members decided to first play according to Association Rules, secondly to use the term "football" in the name, and finally to choose its "office-bearers". The next paragraph is an excerpt from the article:
Six weeks ago, an enthusiastic group of young people of British origin gathered in a café to discuss the possibility of a suggestion to create with an Athletic Association, the want of exercising being felt by the vast majority of us who are mostly involved in the business of. After much discussion and a small amount of beers and small sips of beer, the "Club of Football de Sevilla" was created and elected office bearers. The decision was made to play under Association rules. (...) Our team consisted of roughly halfway between Spanish and British
Its founder president was Scot the late Mr. Edward Farquharson Johnston (Elgin 14 Oct 1854) He served as his British vice-consul at Seville and co-proprietor of the company MacAndrews & Co., ship owners with commercial lines that connect Spain in the UK with one of these is the transportation of Seville oranges. Hugh Maccoll, another Scottish young man (Glasgow 9 June 1861) who was an engineer for marines who, at the time, was in Seville to serve as the technical manager at Portilla White foundry, was the first captain of the club. One of Maccoll's partners at his work at the Portilla White foundry in Seville, Isaias White junior, was the club's first secretary. He was the child of an English businessman who started the mentioned company, one of the largest foundries in Spain at the close in the early 19th century.
To commemorate the club's founding, Isaias White sent a letter to Huelva Recreation Club, to invite them to participate in an international football match in Seville. The letter was printed through The Spanish publication La Provincia. The Huelva club agreed to the invitation, and the game took place on March 8, 1890. It was the first official game that was ever held in Spain. Sevilla FC won that historical game 2-0. It was the first goal scored in an official game that has ever been played in Spanish football history scored by Seville team member Ritson. Isaias resided at Calle Bailen 41 in Seville (the house is still there, but is now renumbered) thus making it the first residence of Sevilla FC.
The year 1907 was the first time Sevilla Balompie was founded which was which was followed by Betis Football Club in 1909, Recreativo de Sevilla and Espanol de Sevilla. The clubs were further established in the course of time, and more competitive games were played between teams, even though Sevilla FC, the oldest club in the city established its dominance over other clubs of the period.
In 1912, the inaugural Copa de Sevilla was played and it was won with Sevilla FC. From 1915 until 1940, it was the Campeonato Regional Sur (also known as the Copa Andalucia) was organized by the "Federacion Sur" (Andalusian FA) and included Sevilla FC, Real Betis Balompie, Recreativo de Huelva, Espanol de Cadiz and the occasional involvement of other clubs such like Nacional de Sevilla and Cordoba. The dominance of Sevilla was evident in there were 20 titles held 17 of them took place with Sevilla FC, (the three remaining ones being the three that were won by Espanol de Cadiz Recreativo de Huelva and Real Betis Balompie).
The year 1917 saw Sevilla FC participated in the "Copa of Espana" for the first time, and was the only Andalusian team to qualify for an end of tournament. In 1928 when the "Campeonato Nacional of Liga" (National League Championships) was held, Sevilla FC was not included in the First Division due to their defeat against Racing de Santander in an elimination game which was set up to determine which team were to compete in the new league.
The end of the season of 1933-34, Sevilla FC was promoted to the First Division of the "Campeonato Nacional de Liga." They won the title of "Campeon of Copa" (Cup Champions) for the first time, after they defeated Sabadell the following year. They repeated the feat in 1939 when they faced Racing de Ferrol and again in 1948, against Celta of Vigo. Sevilla FC played in two finals however, they lost against Athletic Bilbao in 1955 and to Real Madrid in 1962. Sevilla FC remained in the First Division from the 1933-34 season until 1968 when they were transferred into the Second Division, a tier that they have not ever been further relegated.
The 1945-46 campaign was that was of great importance to the story of Sevilla since it was the first and till date, the only period that Sevilla FC were League champions. In four other instances, Sevilla FC was declared a "subcampeon de Liga" (League Second-placed: 1939-40, 1952-57, 1950-51, and 1942-43).
In the 2021-22 season alone, Sevilla has participated 78 times in the First Division and 13 in the Second Division, never dropping below the Second Division. Sevilla has also been a part of four European tournaments, including the "Copa of Europe" (European League Winners Cup) (1957-58); Recopa (Winners Cup) (1962-63) and UEFA Cup on nine occasions (1966-67 1970-71, 1980-83 1983-84, 1990-91 1995-96, 2004, the 2005-06 season and also 2006-07). Sevilla also took part in 2005-06 and the UEFA Champions League in 2007-08.
More than 400 players currently playing with Sevilla FC. Sevilla FC organization, which includes two semi-professional teams (in Second Division A - second national category) and 12 youth teams.
Sevilla has always relied on having international players in its ranks , to help in the quest for trophy winners. The first international stars comprised Spencer as well as Herminio during the 20th century. Juan Arza, an international player of the 1940s was named the top goal scorer of the Spanish League in the 1954-55 season, scoring 29 goals. A total of thirty Sevilla members have also been selected to be part of the Spain national team throughout the time.
Foreign players have been an integral part of the prosperity of Sevilla FC with Diego Maradona being the most famous among them during his time at the club in his 1992-93 campaign. The similar season Sevilla FC was managed by Carlos Salvador Bilardo, a world-class manager.
The past has shown that Sevilla FC has fielded teams in many other sports, including rugby, basketball rowing, athletics and weightlifting, also known as petanca. In the present, Sevilla FC counts twenty-five professional teams in the ledgers (one of them being the second category of national competition) and also a women's soccer team that is part of the Honor Division.
Sevilla FC's stadium, known as the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, was opened in 1958. It is one of the biggest stadiums in Spain as well as having the distinction of hosting an World Cup semi-final match in 1982. When it was completed the stadium was built with the capacity of 75,000 fans However, following its most recent renovation the stadium is now an all-seat stadium with a covered area that is added to the seating area, which has reduced the capacity to the current number of 45,000 people.
Sevilla enjoyed their first run of national glory during the decade after the conclusion in the Civil War, winning the 1945-46 La Liga title and two Copa del Rey titles. In the initial campaign of this (1939-40), Sevilla won the cup on the 25th of June winning Racing de Ferrol 6-2 in Barcelona. The same year they fell short of their Liga trophy on its final day against Atletico Madrid after drawing 3-3 against Hercules. It was the Sevilla front line referred to as los stukas in honor of they were a German bomber aircraft and scored 216 goals in four seasons. It consisted of Lopez Torrontegui, Campanal, Torrontegui and Raimundo. Berrocal and Pepillo.
In 1941, the president Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan left the club to head the Spanish Football Federation. Following his departure, Antonio Sanchez Ramos occupied temporarily the post up to the time of the permanent selection of Jeronimo Dominguez and Perez de Vargas Marquess of Contadero who served as head of the team for six years prior to when he was replaced by Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla was second behind Athletic Bilbao in the 1942-43 season, and finished third the following season. Sevilla was the only team to win the Liga trophy in 1945 and 1946, beating FC Barcelona by one point. A year later, Sevilla won the 1948 Copa del Rey after beating Celta de Vigo by 4-1 in Madrid on July 4, 1948.
The most notable signing of the time included that of Spanish world-class forward Juan Arza. Also, there was the debut of Campanal's nephew, the defender Campanal II, along with his uncle acting as a trainer. In the 1950-51 season, with Campanal as manager, the squad was second within La Liga, two points in front of Atletico Madrid. Prior to the 1953-54 season, Argentinean coach Helenio Herrera was brought in. In his time as the club's manager the club was fifth in the season 1953-54 and fourth in 1954-55 and 1955-56 , and finished second only to Real Madrid in 1956-57. In 1954 the club decided to put the building of the new stadium up for tender in order to ensure that Nervion Stadium was becoming too small for the fans of the club. In the season 1954-55, Arza won the Pichichi Trophy as the league's most prolific scorer, scoring 28 goals. The team finished second at the Copa del Rey. In 1955, to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary an event was held against French Club Stade de Reims and the Swedish club IFK Norrkoping; Sevilla won.
On the 28th of October in 1956 the President Sanchez Pizjuan suddenly died. To show appreciation to the leader who died under whose leadership Sevilla had been able to win the three Copas del Rey, the supporters agreed that the club's new stadium would be named after him. In 1956-57, Sevilla was Liga runners-up, just behind Real Madrid, ensuring qualification for the first time in the European Cup. Herrera quit the club towards the end this season. The club required a win on the last day of the following season to avoid the drop but they reached the quarterfinals in the European Cup before being knocked out by the holders and the eventual winners Real Madrid.
Following the death of the President Ramon de Carranza assumed the post over four terms. It is believed that he said these words at Sanchez Pizjuan's grave:
"Dear Ramon, now your acquaintances, of whom I'm honored to have a part of will give you a Christian burial. Then, on the next day, when you will be laying your corpse to the ground we'll begin working. Your dream of having is that Sevilla FC has a grand stadium will be realized. Ramon take a peaceful journey in the heavens because your desires are going to be realized."
In keeping with his words, Carranza made obligation bonds that totaled 50 million pesetas. one months and half later Sanchez Pizjuan's passing the first stone of the construction of the stadium was laid. This was the architect Manuel Munoz Monasterio, co-designer of the recently constructed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid. Its Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium officially opened on September 7, 1958, when Sevilla played in their first friendly match against the fellow Andalusian side Real Jaen. The stadium's inaugural match was played on the opening date of the 1958-1959 season in which Sevilla defeated the city-crossing club Real Betis 4-2.
The 1970s saw Sevilla were forced to dispose of its best players to pay off debts during the construction of the new stadium. Manuel Ruiz Sosa transferred to Atletico Madrid, Gallego to Barcelona and Juan Batista Aguero was sold to Real Madrid. Furthermore, some of the land that was adjacent to the stadium was given to the bank. In the 1967-68 season Sevilla made it back to Second Division for the first time in over a decade, but was promoted again after just one season. In the following campaign, Austrian coach Max Merkel who was known as "Mr. Whip" because of his use of brutal and harsh training techniques and discipline was appointed. In that season, the club placed at the third position in their league. However Sevilla was knocked out after the close in the season 1972-1973. The year 1973 was the time Sevilla was the first club to sign a player of black skin, Gambian winger Biri Biri who was a member of his former Danish team Boldklubben 1901. He was at the club until 1978, and was a legend and an ultra-group named after him that continues until today. In the 1974-75 campaign, under the direction of Argentine Roque Olsen as the manager the club was relegated back to First Division. In the latter part of the 1970s, Sevilla brought in Argentinians like Hector Scotta and Daniel Bertoni.
The team was first helmed by Miguel Munoz and later by Manolo Cardo the team was part of two seasons of the UEFA Cup from 1981 to 1983. In the year of its 75th birthday, Sevilla was commemorated with a wide range of events, including an encounter against Brazilian team Santos. In 1982 there was a World Cup was held in Spain and Sevilla's Ramon Pizjuan was the location for the semi-final match of West Germany and France. The year 1984 saw Eugenio Montes Cabeza stepped down from his term as president before being replaced rancher Gabriel Rojas, who as vice-president made several improvements to the club's stadium. In the 1985-86 season Manolo Cardo resigned from his managerial post after five years of charge, and Francisco participated at 1986's FIFA World Cup for Spain. Vicente Cantatore led the club to UEFA Cup qualification at the close of 1989-90, and Austrian forward Toni Polster scoring a club-record 33 Liga goals. In the 1992-93 season after months of talks famous Argentine Diego Maradona signed from Napoli for $7.5 million. The time he spent at Napoli however was not a success and he was subsequently let go mostly due to the frequent injuries he sustained and his clashes between coach Bilardo. In the subsequent years, Luis Aragones became manager and completed the 1994-95 season by qualifying to the next year's UEFA Cup.
In the final stages of the 1994-95 campaign, despite the pleas from the directors of the club, Sevilla, along with Celta de Vigo, were the only two clubs to be relegated from top league due to reasons of administration. This prompted a response from the fans. The decision resulted in Sevilla as well as Celta being returned back to La Liga.
The events caused institutional unstable situation, the entire season witnessing three managers and four presidents be in charge. Sevilla was dropped at the close of the 1996-97 campaign but was reinstated in 1999. In the early years in the 20th century Sevilla's president was taken over by the well-known Roberto Ales. The club's situation was extremely delicate at the time, as the team was relegated to Second Division in 2000 and the team was weakened by retirements of players and the sale of important players. The club decided to go with an unknown coach, Joaquin Caparros, who helped the team succeed in winning the Second Division with three matches to spare in his first year as the team's head coach.
Then, in May of 2002 Roberto Ales resigned as president, and Sevillian legal expert Jose Maria del Nido assumed the presidency. His first moves was the confirmation of Caparros as coach as well as Monchi as director of sports.
On October 6, 2002, in the midst of the Seville derby match against Betis in the Sanchez Pizjuan, four Sevilla supporters with a minor attacked a security guard. The assault was punished with Sevilla being ordered to play the subsequent four home matches in a closed-door environment, the longest time ever granted to the La Liga team. Sevilla was at the sixth position in 2003-04 La Liga, giving the club a place in this year's UEFA Cup and marking a return to continental competitions after a gap of 1995-96 season. In the 2004-05 La Liga season, Sevilla finished sixth and qualified for the next year's UEFA Cup, entering the competition in the third qualifying round. Sevilla's first European win during the UEFA Cup Final at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on 10 May 2006. Sevilla defeated English club Middlesbrough 4-1 under the new management of Juande Ramos. The scoring commenced through Brazilian player Luis Fabiano. In the second half Italian replacement Enzo Maresca scored two goals to win the Man of the Match as well Malian forward Frederic Kanoute finished the scoring for the club, bringing it its first major trophy in 58 years during the centenary season that was celebrated in the month of October in 2005.
Sevilla began their 2006-07 campaign with a win in their 2007 UEFA Super Cup on 25 August 2006 in the victory of 3-0 against Champions League winners and compatriots Barcelona at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Goals were scored through Renato, Kanoute and a late penalty scored by Maresca. The season came to an end with another UEFA Cup win, this time against the rival Spanish team Espanyol on Hampden Park, Glasgow. The game went to penalties after the game ended 2-2 in extra-time. Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop stopping three penalties for Espanyol. On November 12, 2006. Sevilla had its second 2,000th match as a member of La Liga. Sevilla won a 1-0 victory over Getafe at the time of 2007. Copa del Rey Final, with Kanoute scoring the sole goal in the 11th minute. Additionally, Sevilla finished third in the year's La Liga to qualify for the 2007-08 Champions League, returning to the tournament to the Champions League for the first time since over 50 years. In the wake of these accomplishments, Sevilla was voted as the IFFHS Team of the year for the second consecutive season. It was the first team to do this.
Sevilla was the winner of Sevilla won the Supercopa de Espana against La Liga champions Real Madrid. The season began to unravel when defensive defender Antonio Puerta suffered a heart attack during the opening match of the year. He passed away three days later on 28 August. A few days after his death, Sevilla then lost 3-1 to Milan in the 2007 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco. Juande Ramos, who was who was largely responsible for the recent success of Sevilla and achievements, quit as manager on the 27th of October to join Tottenham Hotspur; he was replaced by Sevilla Atletico manager Manolo Jimenez. Despite the problems with staff, Sevilla nonetheless advanced in the top spot within its Champions League group ahead of Arsenal and then was eliminated in round 16 by penalties against Fenerbahce from Turkey.
The summer of 2008 just prior to Jimenez's debut season as first team director, Dani Alves and Seydou Keita were both traded to Barcelona and Christian Poulsen left for Juventus. Sevilla came 3rd on the table in La Liga with a club record 21 wins and a record-breaking number of away wins.
The 2009-10 season brought Sevilla a third consecutive qualification to the Champions League. On May 19, 2010, Sevilla defeated Atletico Madrid by 2-0 during the Copa del Rey Final at Camp Nou, with goals from Diego Capel and Jesus Navas. Prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, Sevilla lost to Barcelona 5-3, a draw at the Supercopa and was eliminated from the Champions League playoffs by Portuguese club Braga.
The 14th of January in the year following, following an away defeat of 0-2 to Valencia which put the Andalusians in the 12th position, Jimenez was relieved of his duties, and succeeded with Spanish director Unai Emery. The club faced an economic crisis that affected the organization and was forced to let go of players Alvaro Negredo as well as Jesus Navas, transactions that resulted in a total of EUR40 million. The duo was replaced by a group of young players, which included forwards Carlos Bacca and Kevin Gameiro. On May 14, 2014 Sevilla beat Benfica by penalty in 2014's UEFA Europa League Final to win their third time in the tournament. In the course of this season, crucial player Ivan Rakitic was sold to Barcelona for approximately EUR16 million (the sale was completed on June 16, 2014). In the summer of 2015, the leading scorer Carlos Bacca, who had only joined two years before and was then transferred into Milan in exchange for EUR30 million. Despite the departures the club scouted players Grzegorz Krychowiak as well as Ever Banega to reinforce the team.
On the 27th of May, Sevilla repeated as Europa League champions after beating Ukrainian team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 in the Final of the 2015 season. The goals scored by Sevilla was scored by Grzegorz Krychowiak as well as a brace by Carlos Bacca. In winning against Dnipro Sevilla, they became the only team to win this tournament four times. Europa League four times.
Sevilla returned to an Europa League final for a third time in a row, and faced Liverpool in the final of 2016. After going down by 1-0 at halftime, Sevilla bounced back in the second half to take the win by 1-3. One goal scored by Kevin Gameiro as well as two goals scored by the captain of the club, Coke. The club has won its third consecutive Europa League title, Sevilla increased its record of the having the most Europa League titles won, winning this trophy 5 times within the past 10 years.
Despite Sevilla's ongoing performance during its Europa League, the 2015-16 season was another disappointment, finishing outside of the top four teams, with the team finishing seventh place. As a result, Castro decided to engineer an overhaul of Sevilla. Jorge Sampaoli was hired as manager to replace Paris Saint-Germain's Unai Emery The club was then able to make massive investments that summer. In addition to Sampaoli, the team also included goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu on loan, the playmaker Ganso and forwards Luciano Vietto and Wissam Ben Yedder, forward Franco Vazquez, wide midfielders Hiroshi Kiyotake and Pablo Sarabia, as well as former Arsenal and Manchester City player Samir Nasri on loan. In December of 2017-18 La Liga, Vincenzo Montella was appointed as the third manager after Emery's departure in the year 2016 to replace Eduardo Berizzo. The 2017-18 UEFA Champions League season, Sevilla made it to the knockout phase of the competition. They beat Manchester United in the Round of 16. Sevilla made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament at the very first time in over 60 years, but they fell to Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.
On the 4th of June, 2019 Sevilla confirmed the appointment on Julen Lopetegui as their manager for the remainder of three seasons. On the 16th of August, 2020 Sevilla defeated Manchester United 2-1. Manchester United in the semi-finals of the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, en winning the trophy for the record sixth time winning 3-2 over Inter Milan 3-2 in the final. Sevilla are currently the club with the highest success within this year's UEFA Europa League competition, winning the tournament six times higher than other clubs.
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Sevilla is run by a system of management that is based on the presidency and the board of directors, which reviews and approves the important decisions to be implemented. The president is assisted by a general director at times as well as a sports director at times.
In its entire existence, Sevilla has had 28 presidents, the first of which was Edward Farquharson Johnston, a Scotsman. The presidents who have held the president for the longest durations include Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Eugenio Montes Cabezas Jose Maria del Nido Benavente, Luis Cuervas Vilches and Jose Castro Carmona.
Since 1992 Sevilla FC became a Sporting Limited Association, following the passage in 1992 of the Law that regulates these kinds of sports businesses, and the procedure for determining the president was changed to be a non-voting process for members to being elected by the club's shareholders.
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Sevilla offers two official songs:
Official Song of Sevilla FC: This anthem was first recorded in 1983. The lyrics were composed by Angel Luis Osquiguilea de Roncales and the music was composed by Manuel Osquiguilea de Roncales.
The Centennial Anthem for Sevilla FC: Written in 2005 by the musician Javier Labandon 'El Arrebato' to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the issuance of the club's article of association. The song was the top single in Spain and the top-selling anthem for an football club throughout the period of Spanish football, and climbed to 2nd place in the top-selling albums of the year 2006. On the 9th October 2006, at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, 'El Arrebato' was honored with the golden record for his song.
Since its inception the team adopted an eagle-like crest with a double circle. On the outer circle it was it was written the title of the team and their date of founding were written. On the inside circle on a white background , the words "SFC" were interlaced , as they appear on the present crest. The first crest was designed in the hands of Juan Lafita, who was an intimate friend of the club and was the child of Sevillian artist Jose Lafita y Blanco.
A second version of the crest was created during 1922 from Pablo Rodriguez Blanco, a draftsman for the Water Company. The shield was split into three parts , and they made the shape of an ethereal heart. The three figures on the shield are Christian saints that are depicted as coat of arms for Seville: Isidore from Seville, Ferdinand III of Castile and Leander of Seville. The right-hand side are"SFC," the first initials "SFC," which were in the official shield from 1905 until 1922. When the three parts come together there is a football from the time appears. Concerning the white and red stripes there exist many ideas, however it is believed that the most plausible theory is that since the beginning of period, the football club desired that the kit of their official team be white and red. A different theory suggests that the lower section is a tribute to the flag that was carried by King Ferdinand III of Castile carried during the battle for Seville in 1248.
The Sevilla flag's definition is found in the articles of association of 1982 which was a revision of the earlier ones, which were drafted and then incorporated into the Record of Associations and Sports Federations of the Higher Council of Sports. The title 1 Article 6 states the flag is an emblem that distinguishes Sevilla:
The flag is rectangular in shape, is divided by the diagonal line which runs through the left-hand angle up to the higher right angle which splits it into two triangles. the upper one is white, and the lower red.
Sevilla were wearing shirts bearing an advertising logo in the very first instance during the 1986-87 seasons, to advertise Seville Expo 1992. Prior to the season of 1980-81 Sevilla had signed its first contract as a kit manufacturer with the German company Adidas. The kit was produced by Castore.
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Sevilla have multiple media outlets. The radio station, SFC Radio, launched in September 2004 and broadcasts throughout the throughout the day via FM and on its website as well as its TV channel SFC TV aired for the first time during the 2005-06 season, with the UEFA Cup match against Zenit Saint Petersburg. Since June 8th, 2009, the coverage on television is available on the website of the club. Sevilla release a printed and digital paper every day following every game and the day after as a crucial day in addition to an issue prior to home games. The official publication of the club is published every two months with the first issue is free and published during a match with the Brazil national team to celebrate the club's centennial celebration in September 2005.
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Head Coach | Julen Lopetegui |
Assistant Coach | Pablo Sanz |
Assistant Coach | Nikola Juirkan |
Assistant Coach | Juan Vicente Peinado |
Goalkeeping Coach | José Luis Silva |
Fitness Coach | Óscar Caro |
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The first fifty years Sevilla played home matches at various locations within Seville: la Trinidad Field The Mercantile Field, 'La Victoria Stadium, as well as the Estadio de Nervion.
The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium was first designed in 1937 when the site was acquired near to the former home of Sevilla in Nervion The construction started in 1954. There was a competition to design the stadium, and it was it was won by Manuel Munoz Monasterio, an architect who also designed the stadium for Real Madrid, the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
The stadium's construction began in 1958. The stadium it was opened on September 7 in the same year, with an informal fixture with Real Jaen. The west and east grandstands that surround the stadium were constructed at the end of 1974 during the administration of Eugenio Montes Cabezas, and made the capacity of the stadium increase to 70,000. The visor and the mosaic on the main façade (by Santiago del Campo) as well as the new lighting were added to the stadium for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, in which it hosted an inter-team game between Soviet Union and Brazil, and semi-finals with France as well as West Germany. In 1986, the European Cup Final was held in the stadium and the winner was Steaua Bucuresti after a 2-1 win over Barcelona. Additionally, the capacities of the venue were decreased to around 60,000. The most recent change occurred in the middle of the 1990s, and under FIFA regulations that all areas of standing were converted into seating areas which reduced the capacity to 42,714.
It is believed that the Spain national team has played 26 games in the stadium since 1961, and are unbeaten having won 21 times and five draws. In celebration of the club's centenary celebration in 2005 an allegorical mosaic created by Ben Yessef was built above the southern gate. It was designed by Ben Yessef and depicts the past that the city has had in Seville. Over it, the club's emblem was floating in the breeze. The stadium now houses the club's headquarters for media and also the official club store as well as the museum of the club as well as a trophy case.
The sports facilities, also known as La Ciudad Deportiva (The Sporting City) are used by the first squad to train and also by women's reserves teams and reserve teams for games. The facilities were opened in 1974. They are situated near the edge of the city, along the way to Utrera. It features the natural pitches of four as well as three artificial pitches, aswell being an artificial pitch that is used by football's Antonio Puerta Football School. It also has changing rooms, a gymnasium and cafeteria, press area and medical center as well as an area for recovering.
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Since the club was first promoted to La Liga in the 1934–35 season, Sevilla has played all but thirteen seasons in the first division. Sevilla won La Liga in the 1945–46 season, and finished as runners-up four times (1939–40, 1942–43, 1950–51 and 1956–57). While the club has only suffered four short-lived descents to the Segunda División, it won the second division title in 1968–69 and 2000–01.
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1957–58 | Benfica | AGF | R. Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
2007–08 | AEK | Slavia 1 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||
2009–10 | Unirea 1 | CSKA | |||||||||||||||||
2010–11 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||||
2015–16 | Juventus 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2016–17 | Lyon 1 | Leicester | |||||||||||||||||
2017–18 | I. BaÅakÅehir | Spartak 1 | Man. United | Bayern | |||||||||||||||
2020–21 | Krasnodar 1 | Dortmund | |||||||||||||||||
2021–22 | Salzburg 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
Season | Preliminary stages | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
1962–63 | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | |||||||||||||||||||
Season | Preliminary stages | Round of 32 / Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
1966–67 | ArgeÈ | ||||||||||||||||||
1970–71 | EskiÅehirspor | ||||||||||||||||||
1982–83 | Levski | PAOK | Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||||
1983–84 | Sporting | ||||||||||||||||||
1990–91 | PAOK | Torpedo | |||||||||||||||||
1995–96 | Botev | Olympiacos | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
2004–05 | Nacional | Zenit 1 | Panathinaikos | Parma | |||||||||||||||
2005–06 | Mainz | BeÅiktaÅ 1 | Lokomotiv | Lille | Zenit | Schalke | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||
2006–07 | Atromitos | Slovan 1 | Steaua | Shakhtar | Tottenham | Osasuna | Espanyol | ||||||||||||
2008–09 | Salzburg | Sampdoria 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2010–11 | Dortmund 1 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||
2011–12 | Hannover | ||||||||||||||||||
2013–14 | Mladost | ÅlÄ sk | Freiburg 1 | Maribor | Betis | Porto | Valencia | Benfica | |||||||||||
2014–15 | Rijeka 1 | Mönchengladbach | Villarreal | Zenit | Fiorentina | Dnipro | |||||||||||||
2015–16 | Molde | Basel | Athletic | Shakhtar | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||
2018–19 | Újpest | Žalgiris | Olomouc | Standard 1 | Lazio | Slavia | |||||||||||||
2019–20 | QarabaÄ 1 | CFR Cluj | Roma | Wolverhampton | Man. United | Inter | |||||||||||||
2021–22 | D. Zagreb | West Ham | |||||||||||||||||
Season | Round of 32 / Knockout round play-offs | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
Rank | Team | Points |
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7 | Paris Saint-Germain | 108.000 |
8 | Liverpool | 97.000 |
Sevilla | ||
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11 | Borussia Dortmund | 88.000 |
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Throughout its history, Sevilla has won trophies at the regional, national and European level – including a record six UEFA Cups/UEFA Europa Leagues — and is the most successful club in Andalusia. In 2010 Sevilla was given permanent possession of the Copa del Rey after their victory in the competition to celebrate Spain winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Concept | Times |
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Seasons in La Liga | 77 |
Seasons in Segunda División | 13 |
Promotions to La Liga | 5 |
Participations in the Copa del Rey | 89 |
Participations in UEFA competitions | 24 |
All-time position in La Liga | 6th |
Number of international players contributed to the Spain national team | 37 |
Match | Score | Season |
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Sevilla – Barcelona | 11–1 | 1940–41 |
Sevilla – Valencia | 10–3 | 1940–41 |
Sevilla – Oviedo | 10–0 | 1941–42 |
Celta Vigo – Sevilla | 1–5 | 1943–44 |
Las Palmas – Sevilla | 2–5 | 1985–86 |
Sevilla – Sporting Gijón | 5–1 | 1994–95 |
Sevilla – Hércules | 5–0 | 1996–97 |
Sevilla – Racing Santander | 5–2 | 2003–04 |
Sevilla – Zaragoza | 5–0 | 2007–08 |
Racing Santander – Sevilla | 1–5 | 2009–10 |
Sevilla – Rayo Vallecano | 5–2 | 2011–12 |
Sevilla – Real Betis | 5–1 | 2012–13 |
Sevilla – Granada | 5–1 | 2014–15 |
Sevilla – Getafe | 5–0 | 2015–16 |
Sevilla – Espanyol | 6–4 | 2016–17 |
Sevilla – Osasuna | 5–0 | 2016–17 |
Levante – Sevilla | 2–6 | 2018–19 |
Sevilla – Levante | 5–0 | 2018–19 |
Sevilla – Real Sociedad | 5–2 | 2018–19 |
Sevilla – Rayo Vallecano | 5–0 | 2018–19 |
Match | Score | Season |
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Sevilla – Oviedo | 0–5 | 1942–43 |
Sevilla – Real Madrid | 0–5 | 1962–63 |
Valencia – Sevilla | 8–0 | 1943–44 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 8–0 | 1958–59 |
Espanyol – Sevilla | 5–1 | 1986–87 |
Zaragoza – Sevilla | 8–1 | 1987–88 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 5–2 | 1989–90 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 7–0 | 1990–91 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 5–0 | 1992–93 |
Barcelona – Sevilla | 5–2 | 1993–94 |
Deportivo La Coruña – Sevilla | 5–1 | 1994–95 |
Deportivo La Coruña – Sevilla | 5–2 | 1999–2000 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 5–1 | 2003–04 |
Espanyol – Sevilla | 5–0 | 2005–06 |
Barcelona – Sevilla | 5–0 | 2010–11 |
Getafe – Sevilla | 5–1 | 2011–12 |
Sevilla – Real Madrid | 2–6 | 2010–11 |
Sevilla – Real Madrid | 2–6 | 2011–12 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 7–3 | 2013–14 |
Barcelona – Sevilla | 5–1 | 2014–15 |
Real Madrid – Sevilla | 5–0 | 2017–18 |
Eibar – Sevilla | 5–1 | 2017–18 |
Sevilla – Betis | 3–5 | 2017–18 |
Sevilla – Atlético Madrid | 2–5 | 2017–18 |
The debut of Sevilla in European competitions took place in the 1957–58 season as a participant in that season's European Cup. Despite finishing runner-up in the league to Real Madrid, Sevilla represented Spain in the competition as Real had already qualified by winning the European Cup the season before.
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 66 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 104 | 91 | 13 |
UEFA Cup/Europa League | 149 | 88 | 30 | 31 | 269 | 125 | 144 |
UEFA Super Cup | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Total | 227 | 120 | 48 | 59 | 390 | 243 | 147 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Match | Result | Season |
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Sevilla – AGF | 4–0 | 1957–58 |
Sevilla – PAOK | 4–0 | 1982–83 |
Sevilla – Atromitos | 4–0 | 2006–07 |
Grasshoppers – Sevilla | 0–4 | 2006–07 |
Middlesbrough – Sevilla | 0–4 | 2005–06 |
Rangers – Sevilla | 1–4 | 2009–10 |
Sevilla – Karpaty Lviv | 4–0 | 2010–11 |
Sevilla – Porto | 4–1 | 2013–14 |
Sevilla – Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | 2016–17 |
Sevilla – Standard Liège | 5–1 | 2018–19 |
Sevilla – Akhisarspor | 6–0 | 2018–19 |
F91 Dudelange – Sevilla | 2–5 | 2019–20 |
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Player | Goals | |
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1 | Campanal I | 218 |
2 | Juan Arza | 207 |
3 | Juan Araújo | 158 |
4 | Frédéric Kanouté | 136 |
5 | Luís Fabiano | 104 |
6 | Davor Šuker | 91 |
7 | Nikola Juirkan | 89 |
8 | Álvaro Negredo | 85 |
9 | Wissam Ben Yedder | 70 |
10 | Kevin Gameiro | 67 |
Player | Total | |
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1 | Jesús Navas | 596 |
2 | Juan Arza | 414 |
3 | Pablo Blanco | 413 |
4 | Manolo Jiménez | 408 |
5 | Campanal II | 403 |
6 | José María Busto | 400 |
7 | Rafael Paz | 384 |
8 | Francisco Sanjosé | 362 |
9 | Antonio Álvarez Giráldez | 358 |
Sevilla's team B, Sevilla Atletico was established in 1958. It is currently at Segunda which is the second-tier in Spanish football. Its graduates to Sevilla's first team are Sergio Ramos and Jesus Navas, players of the Spain team that was crowned champions of at the 2011 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. Sevilla FC C was founded in 2003. play in the fourth division that plays Spanish football, known as the Tercera Division which has seen successive promotions to the Tercera Division from regional and provincial leagues.
Sevilla's women's squad are part of the top division of Spanish women's soccer, known as the Super Liga, and play home matches at the club's training facility, Ciudad Deportiva Jose Ramon Cisneros Palacios. Sevilla purchased the women's team in 2004 from CD Hispalis in 2004, and the club enjoyed its most successful season in the 2005-06 season when it finished second in the Super Liga and the national cup.
Since its inception for the 2007-08 season in 2007, the Spanish indoor soccer league has added the Sevilla veterans team. Sevilla FC Puerto Rico which is part from Juncos is an Puerto Rican football club of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club was affiliated with Sevilla in 2008 and have an identical logo and kits. In 2008 Sevilla is one of the two Spanish clubs (the other is Atletico Madrid, that compete with Sevilla in Superleague Formula, where vehicles that are endorsed by professional teams compete in races around the globe.
It is the Sevilla-Betis Regatta has been a regular rowing event on Seville's Guadalquivir river which has been held since 1960. Different types of boats represent Sevilla as well as its counterpart in the city of cross-city competition, Real Betis. Sevilla have been crowned champions in thirty of 47 regattas.
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In 2007 Sevilla was the eighth most supported soccer club of Spain with 2.3 percent of the country's football supporters (compared to 32.8 percent for the most adored, Real Madrid). Sevilla's city rivals Real Betis possess 3.3% of the country's fans.
Since Sevilla was transformed into a Sporting Limited Association, the notion of membership has disappeared. Only shareholders are able to be a part of the club's decisions depending on the proportion of their capital. The shareholders who are minority in the club organized as a federation, which includes them at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that the club hosts each year.
The majority of people who are known as members are actually supporters who buy a season ticket, which permits them to attend home matches during the season. Some members have particular advantages over the fans.
Sevilla's fan club is primarily focused in Seville, its province and the remainder of Andalusia. Fan clubs are also present across other autonomy communities are higher and is more prominent in Catalonia in Catalonia and Extremadura. They are mostly incorporated in an organization called the "San Fernando Fan Clubs' Federation" (Federacion of Penas Sevillistas "San Fernando") that in accordance with its constitution, is completely independent of the board of directors of the club. It has its own board without being influenced by the club's directive board.
Biris Norte Biris Norte is an organized group of ultra-supporters situated within the North grandstand of the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. The name of the group comes of the Gambian player, Alhaji Momodo Njie known as Biri Biri who gained a lot of popularity among the Sevilla fans in the 1970s. "Biris Norte "Biris Norte" was formed in 1974-75 time frame and is one of the most enduring teams made up of Ultra Fans in Spain.
Sevilla participate at Sevilla play in the Seville derby against city opponents Real Betis. They played at first on the 8th of October 1915, in a game that was won by 4-3 Sevilla. It is considered to be to be among the most important derbies played in Spanish football. Sevilla also has a major relationship between Atletico Madrid and Valencia CF.