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Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

team from Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

in Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight

La Liga

The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points. They are ranked 6th overall for cup wins with 6 victories in the Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

, and also have a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

, an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

(forerunner to the UEFA Cup/Europa League), and a Spanish Supercup. Traditionally, they play in white shirts and socks with royal blue shorts for home games, with black and yellow away kits. The home stadium is called La Romareda

La Romareda

Estadio de La Romareda is the home stadium of Real Zaragoza, in Zaragoza. It was inaugurated on September 8, 1957, with a game between Real Zaragoza and CA Osasuna . The official capacity is 34,596, with an average attendance of around 30,000 for Real Zaragoza matches.The stadium has gone through...

and seats 34,596 spectators.

History

Real Zaragoza was originally formed out of two rival teams: Iberia SC and Real Zaragoza CD. By the 1930s, the team was making headway in La Liga

La Liga

, but the Civil War

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...

put a brake on a lot of the progress made.

On 8 September 1957, the team left their original stadium (the Torrero) for their current home La Romareda

La Romareda

The Golden Era

Beginning in the 1960/61 season, Zaragoza entered a period of great prosperity, showcasing some of the greatest players playing in Spain during that time, and earning their 1960's title of Los Magníficos. While they failed to capture the league title, they did succeed in finishing in the top 5 every year from the 1960/61 season up until the 1968/69 season, finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th, respectively. They also won their first two Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

titles and their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

. The Real Zaragoza side of this era contained Los Magníficos ("The Greats"), an attacking line of Canário

Canário

Darcy Canário Silveira dos Santos is a Brazilian-Spanish footballer who played as a right-winger for Real Madrid. He was part of their European Cup victory in 1960. Being the first Brazilian player to win the European Cup. After that he moved to Real Zaragoza, and played as winger in their 1960s...

, Santos, Marcelino, Villa and Lapetra. Other notable players included Reija and Violeta in defence. Fans of the side had to wait until the 1980s to experience another victory in the cup competition. One of the highlights was Juan Seminario

Juan Seminario

Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers...

winning the Pichichi (top scorer) in La Liga

La Liga

(with 25 goals in 30 matches) for the 1961-62 season.

'70s to the end of the century

The next 30 years provided Zaragoza with many highs and lows. They managed some very respectable results in the league, including a 3rd placed finish in 1973/74, and their first 2nd place finish the following year, losing the title to Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

on the last matchday. They also won two more Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

titles, as well as being the finalists twice.

The 1990/91 season was not a good one for Real Zaragoza and they finished the season in a play off position. This saw the team needing to beat Murcia over two legs for the right to play in the top division. After a 0-0 draw in Mucia, Zaragoza beat Murcia 5-2 at the Romereda on 19 June 1991 to maintain their status.

On 10 May 1995, Real Zaragoza won the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal in Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes

The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...

in Paris, eliminating some European giants such as Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...

and Chelsea FC along the way. With the score tied at 1-1, the two teams entered extra time. In a last ditch effort, midfielder Nayim

Nayim

Mohammed Ali Amar , commonly known as Nayim, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder....

hit a half-volley from just past the halfway line, putting it just beyond the reach of David Seaman

David Seaman

David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...

, making the score 2-1.

The 21st century

The Zaragoza side in the new century had two more historic Copa del Rey wins as well as becoming finalists yet again. The first in 2001 was a 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo.

In late May 2006, Agapito Iglesias bought Alfonso Solans' shares and took control of Real Zaragoza. Agapito promised to build one of the strongest teams in Spain and Europe. In his first year owning Real Zaragoza, Agapito bought Pablo Aimar

Pablo Aimar

Pablo César Aimar Giordano is a Argentine professional footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division. An attacking midfielder with a vast array of skills, he also holds a Spanish passport....

for €11 million to reinforce the midfield. In a poll in 2007, Zaragoza fans voted Aimar the teams greatest ever player.

Thanks to Diego Milito

Diego Milito

Diego Alberto Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for the Italian Serie A team Internazionale. He also plays for the Argentine national team. A prolific and consistent center-forward, Milito has statistically averaged just over a goal every two appearances, over the course of...

's 23 goals in 2006-07 (he finished third to Roma

A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...

's Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti, Ufficiale OMRI, is an Italian footballer who is the captain of Serie A club Roma. His primary position is that of a trequartista, though he has also been successfully utilized as a lone striker. Totti has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number-one goalscorer and the most...

and Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

's Ruud van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...

- 26 and 25 goals, respectively- for the European Golden Shoe), Real Zaragoza managed a very respectable 6th place finish, qualifying for Europe. Despite having a nearly unchanged squad from the previous campaign, the 2007-08 season would finish with this Zaragoza team becoming one of the most disappointing and underachieving teams in La Liga history. They crashed out in the first round of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

. By the turn of the year, they found themselves slipping further and further down the table. Gaffer Víctor Fernández was sacked, and three different managers, culminating with former Zaragoza standout Manolo Villanova, were brought in from January to May in a desperate attempt to change the club's fortunes. Largely due to earning a dismal 8 points from 18 away fixtures (despite having managed 34 from all their games at La Romareda

La Romareda

), they went into their final fixture of the season needing a win to guarantee their Primera División

La Liga

survival. Kickoff was delayed for over an hour due to a torrential downpour, but not even the rain could keep Zaragoza from relegation as they fell to RCD Mallorca

RCD Mallorca

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

3-2, despite two goals from Ricardo Oliveira

Ricardo Oliveira

Ricardo Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates, as a striker.He represented São Paulo in two different spells, but also played in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 120 games and 58 goals for three teams.A Brazilian international in the 2000s,...

.

Real Zaragoza got promoted for the 2009-10 season after their final game. They drew 2-2 away to Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...

with goals from David Generelo

David Generelo

David Generelo Miranda is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF as a central midfielder.-Club career:...

and ex-Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

defender Francisco Pavón

Francisco Pavón

Francisco "Paco" Pavón Barahona is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.His name became associated with the Los Galácticos policy when Real Madrid – where he spent most of his professional career – president Florentino Pérez promised to build a team full of Zidanes and Pavones –...

Rivalries and Friendships

What is to be considered Zaragoza's derby match of every season, are the encounters with CA Osasuna

CA Osasuna

Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...

. The two teams are relatively close to one another, both representing the largest teams from their respective regions of Aragon

Aragon

Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...

and Navarra. CA Osasuna

CA Osasuna

's city of Pamplona

Pamplona

Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...

is 145 km away from Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

, and matches in both stadiums usually involve a high number of travelling fans. Songs chanted at the expense of Osasuna can be heard on almost any match day in La Romareda

La Romareda

, let alone during the derby.

There is also an Aragon

Aragon

derby, between Real Zaragoza and SD Huesca

SD Huesca

Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1960, it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio El Alcoraz, which seats 8,000 spectators....

. Opinions are divided on whether this is a friendly match or a meeting of fierce competition, although it is difficult to determine which, and with good reason; the two teams have only ever played in the same division on two occasions, the most recent of which was the 2008/09 season. Outside of competition the two clubs share a good business relationship, with a history of many players being sent back and forth between them.

Zaragoza have a friendly relationship with CD Numancia

CD Numancia

Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, with a 10,200-seat capacity.Besides football it has other...

, the current second division club from Soria

Soria

Soria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. , the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province...

. This may be due to the fact that the two cities are relatively close, with Soria

Soria

being the capital of the nearby province of the same name, in the Castile and León

Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...

region.

Honours

Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

: 6
- 1963-64, 1965-66, 1985-86, 1993-94
  1993–94 Copa del Rey
  The Copa del Rey 1993–94 is the 90th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on August 15, 1993 and concluded on April 20, 1994 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid....
  
  , 2000-01, 2003-04

Spanish Supercup: 1
- 2004
  2004 Supercopa de España
  The 2004 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 24 August and 27 August 2003. It contested by Real Zaragoza, who were Spanish Cup winners in 2003–04, and Valencia CF, who won the 2003–04 Spanish League. Real Zaragoza won 3–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second...

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

: 1
- 1994-95
  UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994-95
  The season 1994-95 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Real Zaragoza in the final against defending champions Arsenal, Zaragoza famously winning thanks to a spectacular last-minute goal from midfielder Nayim with an effort from 40 yards....

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...

: 1
- 1963-64
  Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64
  The sixth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1963-64 season. The competition was won by Real Zaragoza in a one game final at the Nou Camp in Barcelona against fellow Spaniards and defending champions Valencia CF...

Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

: 1
- 1977-78

Current squad

Players out on loan

Recent seasons

Season	Leg.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....	Europe		Notes
1997-98	1D	13	38	12	12	14	45	53	48	Semifinals		\|
1998-99	1D	9	38	16	9	13	57	46	57	3rd Round		\|
1999-00	1D	4	38	16	15	7	60	40	63	Last 16		\|
2000-01	1D	17	38	9	15	14	54	57	42	Winner	UC UEFA Cup 2000-01 In perhaps the most bizarre European final ever, the 2000–01 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool in a dramatic golden goal final against Deportivo Alavés for their third title in the competition. It completed a unique cup treble for the club, as they also won the FA Cup and the League Cup that season...	\|1st Round
2001-02	1D	20	38	9	10	19	35	54	37	1st Round	UC	\|2nd Round	Relegated
2002-03	2D	2	42	20	12	10	54	40	72	2nd Round			Promoted
2003-04	1D	12	38	13	9	16	46	55	48	Winner		\|
2004-05 2004–05 La Liga 2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna...	1D	12	38	14	8	16	52	57	50	2nd Round	UC	\|Last 16
2005-06 2005–06 La Liga * Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Betis* Cádiz CF* Celta de Vigo* Deportivo Alaves* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Málaga CF* RCD Mallorca* CA Osasuna* Racing de Santander* Real Madrid* Real Sociedad* Sevilla FC...	1D	11	38	10	16	12	46	51	46	Runners Up		\|
2006-07	1D	6	38	16	12	10	55	43	60	Quarterfinals		\|
2007-08	1D	18	38	10	12	16	50	61	42	Last 16	UC	\|1st Round	Relegated
2008-09	2D	2	42	23	12	7	79	42	81	2nd Round			Promoted
2009-10 2009–10 La Liga - Personnel and sponsoring :- Before the start of the season :- During the season :-League table:\|\|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"\|\|\|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"\|...	1D	14	38	10	11	17	46	64	41	Last 32 2009–10 Copa del Rey The 2009–10 Copa del Rey was the 106th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 22, 2009 and concluded on May 19, 2010 with the final held at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, in which Sevilla FC lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory over...		\|
2010-11 2010–11 La Liga The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...	1D	13	38	12	9	17	40	53	45	Last 32 2010–11 Copa del Rey The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...

Season to season

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|style="background:#808080;"|1935/36
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|style="background:#808080;"|1941/42
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1942/43
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La Liga

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|style="background:#808080;"|1943/44
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Segunda División

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Segunda División

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|style="background:#808080;"|1946/47
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#FF7F00;"|1948/49
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#808080;"|1950/51
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1951/52
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La Liga

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La Liga

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|style="background:#808080;"|1953/54
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#808080;"|1954/55
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#808080;"|1955/56
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Segunda División

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1956/57
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1957/58
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1961/62
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|4th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1962/63
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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La Liga

La Liga

La Liga

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1967/68
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1968/69
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|13th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1969/70
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|8th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1970/71
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|16th
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|style="background:#808080;"|1971/72
|style="background:#808080;"|2ª

Segunda División

The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

|style="background:#808080;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1972/73
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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{|
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!Season
!Division
!Place
!Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1973/74
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1974/75
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1975/76
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|16th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#808080;"|1977/78
|style="background:#808080;"|2ª

Segunda División

The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

|style="background:#808080;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1978/79
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1979/80
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1980/81
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1981/82
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|11th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1982/83
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|6th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1983/84
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|7th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1984/85
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1985/86
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1987/88
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|11th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1988/89
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1989/90
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1990/91
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|17th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1991/92
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|valign="top" width=0%|
{| class="wikitable"
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!Season
!Division
!Place
!Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1992/93
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|Finalists

1992–93 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1992-93 is the 89th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on August 28, 1992 and concluded on June 26, 1993 with the Final, held at the Estadio Luis Casanova in Valencia.-1st Round:...

|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1993/94
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|Winners

1993–94 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1993–94 is the 90th staging of the Copa del Rey.The competition started on August 15, 1993 and concluded on April 20, 1994 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid....

|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1994/95
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|7th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1995/96
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|13th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1996/97
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|14th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1997/98
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|13th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1998/99
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|9th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1999/00
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2000/01
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

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La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|20th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#808080;"|2002/03
|style="background:#808080;"|2ª

Segunda División

The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

|style="background:#808080;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2003/04
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

2004–05 La Liga

2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna...

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

2005–06 La Liga

* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Betis* Cádiz CF* Celta de Vigo* Deportivo Alaves* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Málaga CF* RCD Mallorca* CA Osasuna* Racing de Santander* Real Madrid* Real Sociedad* Sevilla FC...

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|6th
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|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2007/08
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|18th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|style="background:#808080;"|2008/09
|style="background:#808080;"|2ª

Segunda División

The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

2009–10 La Liga

- Personnel and sponsoring :- Before the start of the season :- During the season :-League table:||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|||rowspan=1 style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|...

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

2010–11 La Liga

The 2010–11 La Liga season was the 80th since its establishment. The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División...

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|
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|valign="top" width=0%|
{| class="wikitable"
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!Season
!Division
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!Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2011/12

2011–12 La Liga

The 2011–12 La Liga season is the 81st since its establishment. Barcelona are the defending champions, having won their 21st La Liga title in the previous season for the third time in a row. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and will end on 13 May 2012...

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1ª

La Liga

|style="background:#FFFF00;"|—
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Statistics

57 seasons in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
16 seasons in Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
4 seasons in Tercera División
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...

Best league position: 2nd (74-75 season)
Worst place in the league: 20th (season 01-02)
Overall La Liga historical classification: 9th
Most matches: Aguado
Xavier Aguado
Xavier 'Xavi' Companys Aguado is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender....

(473), Violeta (471), Juan Manuel Villa (382).
Most minutes: Aguado
Xavier Aguado
Xavier 'Xavi' Companys Aguado is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender....

(33,480), Violeta (29,042), Señor
Juan Antonio Señor
Juan Antonio Señor Gómez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.During his professional career, he played mainly for Zaragoza, amassing nearly 400 official appearances in nine years...

(26,984).
Most Goals all-time: Marcelino (117), Murillo (113), Pichi Alonso
Pichi Alonso
Àngel “Pichi” Alonso Herrera is a former Spanish footballer, and a current coach....

(112).
Most Goals in a season: Ewerthon
Éwerthon
Ewerthon Henrique de Souza is a Brazilian international football player who plays for Terek Grozny. His position is forward or winger...

(28), Seminario
Juan Seminario
Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers...

(25).
Foreign players with most appearances: Gustavo Poyet
Gustavo Poyet
Gustavo Augusto Gus Poyet Domínguez is a former Uruguay international footballer and current manager of English side Brighton & Hove Albion.During his playing career, Poyet featured for teams including Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur....

(239).
Highest red cards: Aguado
Xavier Aguado
Xavier 'Xavi' Companys Aguado is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender....

(18), Cuartero (8), Belsué
Alberto Belsúe
Alberto Belsué Arias is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.-Club career:After beginning with lowly Endesa de Andorra, Belsué joined La Liga side Real Zaragoza, where he would amass over 300 overall appearances, starting in the Aragonese side's two major conquests in the...

(6).

Biggest wins achieved:
At home: Real Zaragoza 8-1 Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

(1978/79), Real Zaragoza 8-1 Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

(1987/88)
Away: Elche
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 38,750 seats.-Recent seasons:-Season to...

2-7 Real Zaragoza (1960/61)

Worst defeats:
At home: Real Zaragoza 1-7 Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

(1987/88), Real Zaragoza 0-6 Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

(2011/12)
Away: Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...

10-1 Real Zaragoza (1951/52)

Chronology of coaches

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| Elías Sauca (1932) Felipe dos Santos (1932-34) Francisco González

Francisco González

Francisco González may refer to:-Sports:*Francisco González , Spanish Olympic fencer*Francisco González , Paraguayan professional tennis player*Francisco González Lucas, Spanish footballer, defender...

(1934-35) José Planas (1935) Manuel Olivares

Manuel Olivares

Manuel Olivares Lapeña was a Spanish footballer who played for Deportivo Alavés, Madrid CF, Donostia CF, Zaragoza CF, Hércules CF, CD Málaga, Algeciras CF and also for Spain....

(1935-36) Tomás Arnanz (1939-41)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| Francisco Gamborena (1941) Julio Uritarte - Julio Ostalé (1941) Jacinto Quincoces (1941-43) Patricio Caicedo (1943-45) Tomás Arnanz (1945) Juanito Ruiz (1945-46) Manuel Olivares

Manuel Olivares

Manuel Olivares Lapeña was a Spanish footballer who played for Deportivo Alavés, Madrid CF, Donostia CF, Zaragoza CF, Hércules CF, CD Málaga, Algeciras CF and also for Spain....

(1946-47) Antonio Sorribas (1947-48) Enrique Soladrero (1948) Antonio Macheda (1948) Francisco Bru (1948-49) Isaac Oceja (1949) Juanito Ruiz (1949-50)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| José Planas (1950) Luis Urquiri (1950-51) Juanito Ruiz (1951) Emilio Berkessy (1951-52) Domingo Balmanya (1952-53) Pedro Eguiluz (1953-54) Edmundo Suárez

Edmundo Suarez

Edmundo Suárez Trabanco was a Spanish footballer and coach. He was born in Baracaldo. He played center-forward for Valencia CF for most of his career except for his last season where he played with CD Alcoyano....

(1954-56) Jacinto Quincoces (1956-58) Juan Álvarez Casariego (1958) Juan Ochoantesana (1958-59) Edmundo Suárez

Edmundo Suarez

(1959-60)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| César Rodríguez

César Rodríguez Álvarez

César Rodríguez Álvarez , sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager....

(1960-63) Antoni Ramallets

Antoni Ramallets

Antoni Ramallets Simón is a retired Spanish football goalkeeper and manager.He spent most of his career at FC Barcelona, during the 1950s and early 1960s, winning the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in La Liga on five occasions, and 17 major club honours...

(1963-64) Luis Bello (1964) Roque Olsen

Roque Olsen

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana commonly known as Roque Olsen was an Argentine football player and manager.-Playing career:...

(1964-65) Luis Hon (1965-66) Ferdinand Daučík (1966-67) Andrés Lerín (1967) Roque Olsen

Roque Olsen

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana commonly known as Roque Olsen was an Argentine football player and manager.-Playing career:...

(1967-68) César Rodríguez

César Rodríguez Álvarez

César Rodríguez Álvarez , sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager....

(1968-69) Héctor Rial

Héctor Rial

José Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...

(1969-70)
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{|border="0" cellpadding="4"
|- valign="top"
| José María Martín (1970) Domingo Balmanya (1970-71) José Luis García Traid (1971) Rosendo Hernández

Rosendo Hernández

Rosendo Hernández González is a retired Spanish footballer who played for RCD Espanyol, Real Zaragoza and for the Spanish national team.-External links:...

(1971) Rafael Iriondo

Rafael Iriondo

Rafael Iriondo Aurtenechea is a retired Spanish football forward and manager.-Club career:Iriondo arrived at Basque giants Athletic Bilbao in 1940, from Atletico Tetuán...

(1971-72) Carriega

Luis Cid

Luis Cid Pérez, known as Carriega is a Spanish former professional football coach who managed a number of club sides including Sporting de Gijón, Real Zaragoza, Sevilla, Real Betis, Atlético Madrid and UE Figueres.-External links:...

(1972-76) Lucien Muller (1976-77) Arsenio Iglesias

Arsenio Iglesias

Arsenio Iglesias Pardo is a Spanish football coach. He was born in the town of Arteixo, Galicia.As a player he participated in a total of 12 seasons in La Liga, the top football division in Spain...

(1977-78) Vujadin Boškov

Vujadin Boškov

Vujadin Boškov is a retired Serbian football player and coach.Boškov was born in the village of Begeč near Novi Sad, Danube Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He played with FK Vojvodina for most of his career...

(1978-79) Manuel Villanova (1979-81)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| Leo Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...

(1981-84) Enzo Ferrari (1984-85) Luis Costa

Luis Costa

Luis Costa is an Angolan professional basketball player with Atlético Petróleos Luanda and the Angola national basketball team. He is in height and 93 kg in weight. He represented Angola at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the FIBA Africa Championship 2007.-References:...

(1985-87) Manuel Villanova (1987-88) Radomir Antić

Radomir Antic

Radomir Antić is a Serbian former football defender and former football manager for the Serbian national team.Following a 17-year playing career he found his true calling in coaching....

(1988-90)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| Ildo Maneiro

Ildo Maneiro

Ildo Enrique Maneiro Ghezzi is a former Uruguayan professional football player and manager.He played for Uruguay at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Nacional, Olympique Lyonnais and C.A. Peñarol. He capped 33 times for his country, scoring 3 goals.He went on to became coach of Real Zaragoza.-External...

(1990-91) Víctor Fernández (1991-96) Víctor Espárrago (1996-97) Luis Costa

Luis Costa

(1997-98) Chechu Rojo (1998-00)
|width="0"|
|valign="top"| Juan Manuel Lillo

Juan Manuel Lillo

Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lillo Díez is a Spanish football manager.Having entered the coaching business before his 20s, Lillo became the youngest manager ever to coach a La Liga side, having taken over UD Salamanca at not yet 30.-Manager career:Lillo began coaching local team Amaroz KE at just 16 and,...

(2000) Luis Costa

Luis Costa

(2000-01) Chechu Rojo (2001-02) Luis Costa

Luis Costa

(2002) Marcos Alonso (2002) Paco Flores (2002-04) Víctor Muñoz (2004-06) Víctor Fernández (2006-08) Ander Garitano

Ander Garitano

Ander Garitano Urquizu is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left midfielder, and a current coach.His career as a player - almost entirely spent in La Liga - was solely associated with two clubs, Athletic Bilbao and Real Zaragoza.-Football career:Born in Derio, Biscay, Garitano began his...

(2008) Javier Irureta

Javier Irureta

Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano , Irureta for short, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager....

(2008) Manolo Villanova (2008) Marcelino García Toral (2008-09) José Aurelio Gay

José Aurelio Gay

José Aurelio Gay López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.Gay was associated with Zaragoza throughout his career, serving the club as both a player and manager.-Playing career:...

(2009-10)
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{|border="0" cellpadding="0"
|- valign="top"
| Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre

Javier Aguirre Onaindía , popularly nicknamed El Vasco , is a Mexican football manager and former midfielder. He was also a member of the Mexico national team and later became manager in two different occasions, but resigned after the 2010 FIFA World Cup...

(2010-)
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see also

Notable players

Juan Eduardo Esnáider Luciano Galletti

Luciano Galletti

Luciano Martín Galletti is a former Argentine football right winger Forward last playing for Olympiacos CFP in Greece.-Playing career:...

Diego Milito

Gabriel Milito

Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major...

Pablo Aimar

Andrés D'Alessandro

Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is a left-footed Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sport Club Internacional in Brazil. He is best known for his dribbling and his short passing ability.-Early career:...

Leonardo Ponzio

Leonardo Daniel Ponzio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

Canário

Ricardo Oliveira

Edmilson Ewerthon

Éwerthon

Ewerthon Henrique de Souza is a Brazilian international football player who plays for Terek Grozny. His position is forward or winger...

Sávio Cafu Matuzalém Gustavo Nery Abel Aguilar

Abel Aguilar

Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias is a Colombian footballer who plays for Hércules CF in Spain, as a midfielder.-Italy:...

Humberto Suazo

Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....

Pennant

Pennant may refer to:* Pennon , a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea:** Pennant , the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission...

Contini

Contini is a surname, and may refer to:* A. Contini & Son* Alberto Contini* Alfio Contini* Joe Contini* Matteo Contini* Silvano Contini...

Lanzaro Uche

Uche

Uche is a common Nigerian name. Depending on the contextual usage, Uche can mean; intention, will, mind, Idea or sense. Uchechukwu means "Gods Will" or "Gods Intention". Uchechukwu could be also construed to mean "The heart of God". Ucheoma means "Beautiful Mind"...

Andreas Brehme

Andreas "Andy" Brehme is a German football coach and former football defender. He is best known for scoring the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina on a 85th minute penalty kick....

Contini

Contini is a surname, and may refer to:* A. Contini & Son* Alberto Contini* Alfio Contini* Joe Contini* Matteo Contini* Silvano Contini...

Saturnino Arrúa

Saturnino Arrúa was a leading Paraguayan footballer who was born in Ita, near Asunción, on 6 April 1949.Nicknamed El Nino, he began his career at his local team Sportivo Iteño as a fourteen year old, before signing for Cerro Porteño the following year...

José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....

Carlos Diarte

Carlos Martínez Diarte , alias Lobo, was a Paraguayan football striker and coach.-As player:Diarte started his career in Olimpia Asunción and at the age of 16 he made his debut in the professional squad, helping Olimpia win the Paraguayan championship in 1971...

Roberto Acuña

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External links

Real Zaragoza Official Website Real Zaragoza at La Liga Futbolme team profile Aupazaragoza. No Official Website and Forum Pasión Zaragocista. Real Zaragoza No Official Forum Nuestrozaragoza. No Official Website

Club & stadium featured on Estadios de Espana

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