Sevilla FC
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| Full name | Sevilla Fútbol Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sevillistas, rojiblancos,palanganas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Andalusia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 45,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Image:Flag of Spain.svg José María del Nido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Juande Ramos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | La Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | La Liga, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club who play in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalucia. The club is the current UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup holder.
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[edit] History
[edit] The Early Years (1905-1948)
On October 14, 1905, the Civil Governor of Seville officially announced the creation of Sevilla F.C. The first president of the club was D. José Luis Gallegos. In 1908, the team played its first official game, against Recreativo Huelva. In 1914, the team won its first Copa de Sevilla (Seville Cup). In 1935, Seville won the first of its three national Spanish Cup trophies, beating CE Sabadell 3-0. After the Spanish Civil War, Sevilla won the first Copa del Generalísimo (the second Spanish Cup win of the club), beating Racing de Ferrol by a score of 6-2.
The 1939-40 season also brought Sevilla very close to its first La Liga championship. The league had just returned after the Spanish Civil War, and Sevilla had some incredible games, beating FC Barcelona 11-1, Valencia CF 10-3 and Hércules CF 8-3. However, in the last game of the season, Sevilla could only manage to tie Hércules 3-3, thus giving the title to Atlético Aviación. In 1942-1943, Sevilla took second place in the league again but fell to third the next year. After a transitional year, in 1945-1946, Sevilla won its first and only La Liga title. In 1948, Sevilla captured its third and last Copa del Rey, defeating Celta Vigo 4-1 at Chamartin Stadium.
[edit] Sevilla FC in Europe
Sevilla FC also have a long tradition of European football, being the first Andalusian club to play the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League) in the 1957-58 season. Sevilla have appeared in the Cup Winners Cup once, and won the UEFA Cup on the 10th of May 2006 and the UEFA Supercup on the 25th of August 2006.
[edit] The 2005-2006 UEFA Cup Campaign
Having finished 6th in the 2004-2005 season, Sevilla secured a place in the first round of the 2005-2006 UEFA Cup. After advancing through the first round and the group stage of competition, Seville beat Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow to advance to the round of 16. On March 9, Sevilla FC lost 1-0 to French club Lille OSC in the first leg of their home-and-away match, but on March 16, at home in Seville's 50th game in European competition, Sevilla won 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. In these matches, which took place against FC Zenit on March 30, 2006 and April 6, 2006, Sevilla beat Zenit 5-2 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals. In the semis, Seville knocked out the strong German side Schalke 04 after 180 goalless minutes, with Antonio Puerta scoring the decisive goal in the extra time of the return leg.
On May 10, 2006, Sevilla FC broke a 58 year drought on trophies and became the first Andalusian team to win a European final. Sevilla defeated Middlesbrough F.C. 4-0 in Eindhoven to win their first UEFA Cup, in the largest UEFA cup victory in history. One goal came from Luis Fabiano, two from Enzo Maresca, and one by Frédéric Kanouté. Sevilla is the only European team which has played in the three major competitions (the European Cup, Cup Winner's Cup and UEFA Cup) and has never lost any game (out of 27 and counting) when playing on their home stadium. The newly crowned UEFA Cup champions took their determination from Eindhoven to Seville, where they achieved a stunning come from behind victory over Real Madrid in the last game of the season. Down 2 goals to 0, Sevilla responded with 3 goals of their own in only 15 minutes. the game ended 4-3 with Sevilla winning in tremendous fashion.
[edit] 2006 UEFA Super Cup
Having won the 2005-2006 UEFA Cup, Sevilla booked a place in 2006 UEFA Super Cup, a one-off game which pits the UEFA Cup winners and the Champions League winners of the previous year against one another. At the Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 25, 2006, Sevilla beat the defending Champions League title-holders FC Barcelona 3-0 -- thanks an early goal by the Brazilian Renato Dirnei, a goal just before the half by Kanouté, and a penalty converted by Maresca in the second half stoppage time -- to pick up its second European trophy (and its second in three months).
[edit] European Record
Sevilla FC is one of the few European teams who remain unbeaten at home in the European Competitions. They have played 30 games against European rivals at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan so far. In their latest game, played on November 23, 2006, Sevilla FC beat Braga from Portugal 2-0. The Spanish national team, curiously, has never lost an international game in this same stadium.
[edit] The Sevilla Derby
In 1909, disagreement among some members of the directive board led to a split from which the team Betis was born; later in 1914 Real Betis Balompié was founded from the union of Betis and Sevilla Balompié. The story says that this split was due to the fact that Sevilla FC refused to sign a player because he was a "simple worker."[citation needed]
On October 8, 1915, the first Sevilla-Betis derby took place, ending with a 4-3 Sevilla victory. The cross-town rivalry is considered one of the strongest derbies in Spain. As of the 2006/2007 season, 77 Sevilla derbies have been played in La Liga, of which Sevilla FC won 35, Real Betis won 26, and 16 ended in a draw.
[edit] Club Information
[edit] Organization
Sevilla is an unusual football club. The club is owned by the fans, with the stocks distributed across a few major holders and a large base of fans. The club supports one of the most renowned training academies in the country, which has produced many famous players.
Sevilla FC has also promoted innovations such as a school of sport psychologists, who provide support for the younger as well as the professional players, and also more recently sports nutrition and medicine. Another recent success for Sevilla FC has been the establishment of its own radio station, "Sevilla FC Radio", the first of its kind in Spain.
[edit] Stadium
Image:EstadioRamonSanchezPizjuan-SevillaFC.JPG Sevilla FC's stadium is named after its former president Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and has a spectator capacity of 45,500. Sevilla's performance in La Liga in the last few seasons has led to an increase in the number of season ticket holders, making it necessary to create a waiting list for tickets.
[edit] Kit
The team wears white, with red-striped sleeves and black socks, for home games and red, with white-striped sleeves, for away games.
[edit] Biris
The most loyal fans of the team (those who sit in the lower section of the north end of the stadium) call themselves Biris. They got their name from Alhaji Momodo Njle, who was nicknamed Biri-Biri. Alhaji, a Gambian player known for his intensity and mercurial nature, was so popular with the Sevilla fans that the most loyal fans named their cheering section (and thus, themselves) after him.
[edit] Honours
Before the Spanish national competitions started, Sevilla also won 17 Andalusian Championships, and were crowned twice as Champions of Sevilla.
- UEFA Cup: 1
- 2006 (Sevilla 4 Middlesbrough 0)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1
- 2006 (Sevilla 3 Barcelona 0)
- La Liga: 1
- 1946
- Copa del Rey: 3
- 1935, 1939 and 1948
[edit] 2006/07 Squad
The numbers are established according to the official websites of Sevilla FC and the Spanish league.
[edit] Foreigners 2006/07
Only three non-EU nationals can be on the pitch at anytime. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim a Spanish passport by playing in Spain for 3 years.
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano (he has claimed a spanish passport, for january, he could have the passport.)
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Image:Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Alves
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Fabiano
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Image:Flag of Italy.svg Renato
- Image:Flag of Mali.svg Image:Flag of France.svg Fredi Kanouté
- Image:Flag of Serbia (state) (bordered).svg Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ivica Dragutinović
- Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Javier Chevantón
- Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Image:European flag.svg Christian Poulsen
- Image:Flag of France.svg Image:European flag.svg Julien Escudé
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Image:European flag.svg Andreas Hinkel
- Image:Flag of Italy.svg Image:European flag.svg Enzo Maresca
[edit] Statistics 2005/06
Final statistics for the La Liga season 2005/2006.
| La Liga | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Sevilla FC | 5 | 68 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 39 |
- Top Scores:
- Saviola - 9 goals
- Maresca - 8 goals
- Kanoute - 6 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Palop - 37 goals In 36 Matchs
- Notario - 2 goals In 2 Matchs
[edit] Famous players
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see also Cat:Sevilla FC footballers
[edit] Coaches
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Bilardo
- Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Helenio Herrera
- Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Fernando Daucik
- Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Patrick O'Connell
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín Caparrós
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Luis Aragonés
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Muñoz
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Juande Ramos
see also Cat:Sevilla FC managers
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Sevilla FC Official Website
- (Spanish) Complete European record
- (Spanish) Online Sevilla FC Fan Club
- (English) Videoblog- The Fans of Seville
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