Real Unión
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| Full name | Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. |
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| Nickname(s) | Txuri-beltz (White-black) |
| Founded | 1915 |
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Gal, Irun, Basque Country, Spain |
| Capacity | 6,344 |
| Chairman | Ricardo García |
| Manager | Asier Santana |
| League | 2ªB – Group 2 |
| 2015–16 | 2ªB – Group 2, 5th |
Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded in 1915 it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 5,000-seater Stadium Gal.
Real Unión were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and, along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Arenas Club de Getxo were founding members of La Liga, in 1928.
The club was formed in 1915 following the merger of Irún Sporting Club and Racing Club de Irún. The former was founded in 1902 as Irún Foot-Ball Club, changing its name in 1907. The latter, formed in 1908, had already won the 1913 Copa del Rey, beating Athletic Bilbao 1–0 in a replayed final.
The club was briefly known as Unión Club Irún before Alfonso XIII gave the club royal approval. During the Second Spanish Republic the club reverted to this name. Real Unión subsequently won the Copa del Rey a further three times, beating Real Madrid in 1918 and again in 1924 (with former Derby County and England Striker Steve Bloomer acting as their coach). In 1927 they defeated Arenas Getxo in the only all-Basque final to date. In 1922 they were runners-up, losing 5–1 to FC Barcelona. The club were relegated from La Liga in 1932.
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