Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza
Full nameReal Zaragoza, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)
  • Los Maños
  • Los Blanquillos
Founded18 March 1932; 92 years ago (1932-03-18)
GroundLa Romareda
Capacity33,608[1]
OwnerAmber Capital [es]
PresidentJorge Mas Santos
Head coachVíctor Fernández
LeagueSegunda División
2023–24Segunda División, 15th of 22
Websitewww.realzaragoza.com
Current season

Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal θaɾaˈɣoθa]), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La Romareda.[2]

Founded on 18 March 1932, the club has spent the majority of its history in La Liga, although they have not played at that level since they were last relegated in 2013. They have won the Copa del Rey six times, 1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, amongst other trophies. Traditionally, their team colours are white shirts and socks with royal blue shorts.

A government survey in 2007 found that 2.7% of the Spanish population support Real Zaragoza, making them the seventh-most supported in the country.[3]

The club's main rivals are: SD Huesca, their opponents in the Aragonese derby;[4] CD Numancia, from the nearby Province of Soria;[5][6] and CA Osasuna, the largest club in the neighbouring Navarre region.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Estadio La Romareda | Real Zaragoza Web Oficial". www.realzaragoza.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Estadio La Romareda | Real Zaragoza Web Oficial". www.realzaragoza.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ Distribuciones de frecuencia marginales del estudio 2705 Cuestionario 0 Muestra 0; CIS, 2007 (in Spanish)[dead link]
  4. ^ "Vuelve el derbi aragonés" [The Aragonese derby returns] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "El Zaragoza se lleva el derbi del Moncayo y piensa en el ascenso" [Zaragoza takes the Moncayo derby and thinks about going up]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "1-1. El derbi del Moncayo por la promoción se decidirá en Zaragoza" [1-1. The Moncayo derby for promotion will be decided in Zaragoza]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Odio, política e insultos a la virgen: tras la rivalidad más agria de la liga española" [Hate, politics and insults to the virgin: after the most sour rivalry of the Spanish league] (in Spanish). Playground. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Osasuna - Zaragoza: rivalidad de primera" [Osasuna - Zaragoza: premier rivalry]. Vavel (in Spanish). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.