Real Madrid Basketball
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| Leagues |
Liga ACB EuroLeague |
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| Founded | 8 March 1931 | ||
| History |
Real Madrid C.F. (1931–present) |
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| Arena | WiZink Center | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Location | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Team colors | White, Purple, Grey |
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| Main sponsor | Teka | ||
| President | Florentino Pérez | ||
| Head coach | Pablo Laso | ||
| Team captain | Felipe Reyes | ||
| Championships |
9 EuroLeague 4 Saporta Cup 1 Eurocup 1 Korać Cup 5 Intercontinental Cup 33 Spanish Championship 27 Spanish Cup 4 Spanish Supercup |
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| Retired numbers | 1 (10) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Real Madrid Baloncesto (English: Real Madrid Basketball) is a Spanish professional basketball team that was founded in 1931, as a division of the Real Madrid C.F. multi sports club. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague.
As successful as the Real Madrid athletic association's football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. The Real Madrid squads have won a record 33 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 27 Spanish Cup titles, a record 9 EuroLeague Championships, and a record 4 Saporta Cups.
Madrid has also won a record 5 Intercontinental Cups, and they have also won 3 Triple Crowns. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Arvydas Sabonis, Dražen Petrović, Dražen Dalipagić, Mirza Delibašić, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Fernando Martín, Alberto Herreros, and Dejan Bodiroga.
Real Madrid also has a developmental basketball team that plays in the amateur level Spanish 4th-tier Liga EBA, called Real Madrid B.
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