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Copa Espuñes
The Copa Espuñes ( was a Association football, football competition contested by the clubs of the Campeonato Regional Centro, Centro Regional Championship. The tournament was created in 1914 by Real Madrid CF, Madrid FC. The first edition was held in 1914, under the name Copas Espuñes in plural, due to the prize being eleven silver cups donated by the widow of Espuñes, and was won by Real Sociedad Gimnástica Española, ''RS Gimnástica''. The second edition, which started in 1916, but only ended in the following year, was combined with the Copa Maura and was thus called Copa Espuñes y Maura, and it was won by Racing de Madrid. The Copa Espuñes and Maura were both named in honor of the donator of the trophies, the widow of Espuñes and Gabriel Maura, the then president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Origins In April 1914, Madrid FC organized a football tournament to decide who would take the prize as their property, eleven silver cups donated by the widow of Espuñes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The Title of honour, honorific title 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "Hala Madrid y nada más", written by RedOne and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
