Sociedad Anónima Deportiva
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Sociedad anónima deportiva ("Public limited sports company") is a special type of public limited company
in Spain
. The new legal status was introduced in 1990 to improve financial management and transparency in sports clubs. Many Spanish football and basketball
clubs add the suffix S.A.D. to the end of their official name, e.g. Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D..
Due to historical reasons Athletic Club
, FC Barcelona
, Real Madrid
and Osasuna were allowed to retain their status as non-commercial sports associations.
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
in Spain
Spain
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. The new legal status was introduced in 1990 to improve financial management and transparency in sports clubs. Many Spanish football and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
clubs add the suffix S.A.D. to the end of their official name, e.g. Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D..
Due to historical reasons Athletic Club
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...
, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, 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...
and Osasuna were allowed to retain their status as non-commercial sports associations.
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- Valencia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.Valencia CFValencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
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