| Full name | Real Madrid Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Valentines’ Boys | |||
| Founded | 1987 | |||
| Ground | Galeshewe Stadium, Galeshewe, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa | |||
| Capacity | N/A | |||
| Owner | Lucky Mohayi | |||
| Chairman | Tate Moyahi | |||
| Manager | Andrew Seleka | |||
| Coach | Olebogeng Wesi | |||
| League | SAFA Second Division Northern Cape province | |||
| 2020–21 season | 8th | |||
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Real Madrid is a semi-professional association football club, based in the Galeshewe suburb of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The club was initially established in 1987 with the name Ipogeng Stars. As the founder and current president of the club, Andrew Seleka, was a big fan of Real Madrid, he decided to rename the club Real Madrid in 1989. After having ended the 2005–06 season as fourth, in the Free State province of the Vodacom League,[1] they were hit by financial troubles, and had to sell their league status.[2][3]
They underwent a change of ownership in June 2006, after which they gained promotion from the SAB Regional League in 2008. In both the 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons, Real Madrid managed to win the Northern Cape province of Vodacom League, but subsequently fell short at the Promotional Play-offs, to also win promotion for the National First Division. Currently they still compete in the SAFA Second Division.
- ^ "South Africa – soccer season 2005/06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ PSL (10 March 2009). "Profile: Real Madrid".
- ^ "Nedbank Cup -prepare for glory (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle Sicillians, Sasol Thistle Groove, Real Madrid C.F.)". Independent Online. 7 February 2009.