Hanggang Makita Kang Muli

Hanggang Makita Kang Muli

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Hanggang Makita Kang Muli
Hanggang Makita Kang Multi title card.jpg
Title card
Also known as Until We Meet Again[1]
Genre Drama
Created by Wiro Michael Ladera
Written by
  • Christine Badillo-Novicio
  • Rhoda Sulit-Marino
  • Roan Sales
  • Wiro Michael Ladera
Directed by Laurice Guillen
Creative director(s) Roy Iglesias
Starring Bea Binene
Opening theme "Hanggang Makita Kang Muli" by Aicelle Santos
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) Tagalog
No. of episodes 93
Production
Executive producer(s) Rebya V. Upalda
Producer(s) Elvie J. Sicangco
Location(s)
  • Manila, Philippines
  • Quezon City, Philippines
  • Pangasinan, Philippines
  • San Francisco, United States
Cinematography
  • Jay Abello
  • Boy Arnaldo
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 19-29 minutes
Production company(s) GMA Entertainment TV
Release
Original network GMA Network
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 7 (2016-03-07) – July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)
External links
Website

Hanggang Makita Kang Muli (International title: Until We Meet Again / lit. Until I See You Again) is a 2016 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Laurice Guillen, it stars Bea Binene. It premiered on March 7, 2016 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing Buena Familia and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV.[2][3][4] The series concluded on July 15, 2016 with a total of 93 episodes. It was replaced by Sinungaling Mong Puso on its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube.[5]

Contents

 [hide]
  • 1 Plot
  • 2 Cast and characters
    • 2.1 Main cast
    • 2.2 Supporting cast
    • 2.3 Extended cast
    • 2.4 Guest cast
  • 3 Ratings
  • 4 International broadcast
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Plot[edit]

The story revolves around the life of Ana (Bea Binene), who was separated from her parents, Evelyn (Angelika Dela Cruz) and Larry (Raymart Santiago) because of Odessa (Ina Feleo). Odessa has kept Ana in a warehouse with a dog all her life, causing her to become feral. Suddenly a fire started which made Ana escape. Ana met Calvin (Derrick Monasterio), a camper who helped Ana to live. Calvin named her Angela since he doesn't know her identity. Calvin brought Angela to Manila and there, Angela became aware of her surroundings. Calvin brought Angela to Dr. Evelyn and took care of her. Evelyn volunteered to be the doctor of Angela and in which she doesn't know Angela's identity. Angela will learn new things of being a human. Claire (Kim Rodriguez), the adoptive daughter of Evelyn, is jealous of Angela spite that the time of Evelyn goes to Angela instead of her. Claire also has a crush on Calvin making her more jealous of Angela because of their closeness. Soon, Claire will make a way to outcast Angela to their house. When Angela is lost, Dr. Francis (Ramon Christopher), a doctor who wants to hold the feral child case, will steal Angela from Evelyn which they refused at first but later will give up.

Angela had therapy with Dr. Francis and learnt many things of being social to others. Later, Angela was healed and she was able to talk to others again. She met Calvin once again and became much closer. Angela worked at Larry's farm with Calvin. She met her new, friend Patricia and her new enemy Myla (Coleen Perez). Calvin and Angela developed a relationship together but will later be broken because of Claire being pregnant and proves that Calvin is the father even though he was not. The baby dies later. Calvin broke up with Angela and causes her to become sad. Later, Angela got a new therapist in America named Dr. John which changed her life.

10 months later, Angela went back to the Philippines. She went back transformed and changed. Angela now is intelligent and acts like a human. Angela learnt to fight Claire and seeks revenge to anyone who hurt her before. She also stayed away from Calvin now because of what Calvin did.

Cast and characters[edit]

Main cast[edit]

  • Bea Binene as Ana Isabelle Medrano / Angela – Evelyn and Larry's missing child. Because of having no background about care and affection, she grew up as a "feral child". She acted like an animal because her only friend during that time was a dog. But when she met Calvin, does she feel the true love?
  • Derrick Monasterio as Calvin Manahan – The engineering student that came from luxurious family. He located Ana and he adopted and taught her as a human. He even has a girlfriend, he could not endear Ana. In the end, how can he fight the love he feels?
  • Raymart Santiago as Larry Medrano – Father of Ana and ex-husband of Evelyn. Larry is the one who lost Ana in the mall when he saw his ex-girlfriend, Odessa.
  • Angelika dela Cruz as Evelyn Esguerra – Larry's lovable wife and Ana's mother. Her world collapsed because of losing her child.
  • Ina Feleo as Odessa Luna / Margaret Herrero-Medrano – Larry's ex-girlfriend, Evelyn's ex-bestfriend, Lola Conching's niece and Ana's evil guardian. She eventually destroys the family of Larry and Evelyn. She kidnapped and tortured Ana to get revenge to Larry and Evelyn. But when she becomes Margaret, she wants to give a chance to Angela to make her life better and comfortable and she is lovable wife to Larry.

Supporting cast[edit]

  • Kim Rodriguez as Claire Sandoval-Esguerra – Evelyn's adopted child. She loves Calvin. She is filled with envy and anger. She will do everything to seize the love that Ana enjoyed.
  • Rita Avila as Glenda Manahan – Calvin's overprotective mother and Evelyn's best friend. For a while, she is kidnapped and badly tortured by Margaret and Calvin is worried about his mother. Many fishermen found her laying on the beach unconscious. They brought her to the hospital and Calvin didn't know what happened to her. At the same time, she woke up and tell Calvin and Francis who is the one who kidnapped her.
  • Ramon Christopher Gutierrez as Dr. Francisco "Francis" Manahan – The psychiatrist, Calvin's father and Glenda's abusive and innocent husband. He has an intense interest on Ana's case as a "feral child" so that he placed Ana on the psych facility to learn.
  • Luz Valdez as Conching Luna – Odessa's aunt that tried to stop her on that evil plan. She knows Odessa's past, that's why her niece is crazy and evil-looking.
  • Marco Alcaraz as Dominic Reyes – Larry's best friend that he wants to help to raise Larry's family.
  • Jak Roberto as Elmo Manahan-Villamor – Calvin's close friend with his secret look to Claire.
  • Shyr Valdez as Helen Esguerra-Borja – The older sister is the cornerstore and adviser to Evelyn. She hates Claire when it comes to Angela.

Extended cast[edit]

  • Frank Magalona as Bernard Vivas
  • Elle Ramirez as Charmaine "Charm" Alvarez
  • Coleen Perez as Myla
  • Allan Paule as Lando Sandoval
  • Dexter Doria as Manang Yolanda
  • Kevin Sagra as Jomar
  • Avery Paraiso as Marlon Santos
  • Kyle Vergara as Louie del Castillo
  • Shermaine Santiago as Jelly

Guest cast[edit]

  • Ar Angel Aviles as young Odessa
  • Jayzelle Suan as young Ana
  • Lawrence Marasigan as young Calvin
  • Thom Brickman as Dr. John

Ratings[edit]

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Hanggang Makita Kang Muli earned a 13.8% rating.[6] While the final episode scored an 18.9% rating.[7]

International broadcast[edit]

Country Network Title Date Ref.
Ecuador Oromar Televisión Cautiva October 3, 2017 [8]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ http://www.gmaworldwide.tv/programs/1/series/1/contemporary-drama/1/show/389/until-we-meet-again/2016
  2. Jump up ^ Caligan, Michelle (January 17, 2016). "'Hanggang Makita Kang Muli', pagbibidahan ni Bea". Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. Jump up ^ Rodriguez, Bea (February 23, 2016). "'Bea Binene para daw nagwo-workout habang nagte-taping para sa Hanggang Makita Kang Muli". Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. Jump up ^ Ruiz, Marah (February 16, 2016). "'Bea Binene, gaganap bilang taong asal-hayop sa Hanggang Makita Kang Muli". Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  5. Jump up ^ "Hanggang Makita Kang Muli (Full Episodes) - YouTube". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  6. Jump up ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (April 13, 2016). "AGB Mega Manila Ratings (March 1-10, 2016): Wowowin outperforms Game ng Bayan". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. Jump up ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (January 1, 2017). "AGB: 10 Top-rating Pilot and Finale Daytime episodes in 2016". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  8. Jump up ^ http://oromartv.com/cautiva/

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Hanggang Makita Kang Muli on IMDb
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Football in Spain

Football in Spain

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Football in Spain
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Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid’s Stadium.
Country Spain
Governing body RFEF
National team Spain
First played 1920
Registered players 942,674
Clubs 20,588
National competitions
  • FIFA World Cup
  • Confederations Cup
  • European Championship
Club competitions
List[show]
    • League:
      Primera División
      Segunda División
      Segunda División B
      Tercera División
      Divisiones Regionales
    • Cups:
      Copa del Rey
      Copa Federación
      Supercopa de España
International competitions
  • FIFA Club World Cup
  • Champions League
  • Europa League
  • Super Cup

Association football is the most popular sport in Spain, followed by basketball and bullfighting. Football is a widespread passion among the people of Spain.[1] Football is the sport with the most registered players (a total of 942,674 of which 898,551 are men and 44,123 women), and most registered clubs (a total of 20,588) among all Spanish sport federations according to data issued by the sports administration of Spain’s government in 2016.[2]

In a survey of sports habits of the Spanish population made in 2010, football was the second most popular recreational sport practised by the population (17.9%). A total of 75.9% of people said they had ever bought tickets to attend a football match. In addition, a total of 67.3% of the people said that they saw all, almost all, many, or some of the football matches broadcast on television.[3] In another survey made in 2014, the practice of football decreased to 14% of the population, being overtaken by other sports, such as running, cycling and swimming for recreation. However, in this survey football was still the sport that interests the majority of Spain’s people (48%). A total of 67% of the population said they were fans or had sympathy for a particular club. In addition, 74.9% said they watched, whenever possible, the matches broadcast on television regarding their favorite teams; and 42.4% had, flags, badges or objects of their favorite teams.[4] Data of this survey confirmed the widespread impression that most of Spain’s people are supporters of Real Madrid (37.9%) or FC Barcelona (25.4%), and the other teams have fewer supporters nationwide, as Atlético de Madrid (16.1%), Valencia CF (3.5%), Athletic Bilbao (3.3.) or Sevilla FC (3.2%).[4]

A relationship between football, politics, identity and attitudes towards regionalism in Spain has also been reported.[1][5][6][7][8]

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol) is the national governing body, and it organises two Cup competitions (the Copa del Rey, and the Supercopa de España), and the Spain national football team. The Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) (English: Professional Football League), integrated by a total of 42 football clubs, forms part of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) but has autonomy in its organisation and functioning. It is responsible for the organisation of state football leagues, in coordination with RFEF.[9]

The Spanish national football team have won the FIFA World Cup once, and has also been successful in the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic tournament. The biggest success achieved by the Spain national football team was the historic treble winning three tournaments in a row: UEFA European Championship in 2008, FIFA World Cup in 2010, and UEFA European Championship in 2012.[10][11][12][13] The men's national teams of Spain, in all categories, have won a total of 26 titles in FIFA, UEFA, and Olympic tournaments.[14][15]

The First Division of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, commonly known in the English-speaking world as La Liga, is one of the strongest football leagues in both Europe and the world.[16][17][18] At club level, the Spanish football clubs have won a total of 66 international tournaments. [19][20][21][22] They are the most successful in different current European competitions, such as UEFA Champions League,[23] UEFA Super Cup (shared),[24] and UEFA Europa League;[25] and they also were the most successful in the extinct Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[22]

The characteristic football style of play developed by FC Barcelona, and later by the Spanish national football team is Tiki-taka. This football style is characterised by possessing the ball for large portions of the game, moving the ball quickly from one player to the next, with short and quick passes, keeping the ball away from your opponent, and then to deliver that killer pass to score goal.[26][27]

Professional football in Spain is a sociocultural event that make a significant contribution to the Spanish economy in terms of both demand and supply. In economic terms, during 2013 professional football generated more than €7.6 billion including direct, indirect and induced effects, representing 0.75% of Spanish GPD.[28] Moreover, as a result of financial crisis in the last years, many Spanish football clubs in the top two divisions have been facing serious economic troubles due to pay the bank debts. In addition, the European Union authorities have warned to Spanish authorities in order to halt public funding of debt-ridden clubs.[29]

Spain national futsal team is one of the strongest teams in the world, being six times champion in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and two times champion in the FIFA Futsal World Championship.[15]

Contents

 [hide]
  • 1 History
  • 2 Spanish national football team (La Roja)
  • 3 Football club competitions
  • 4 League (La Liga)
  • 5 King's Cup (Copa del Rey)
  • 6 Spanish Supercup (Supercopa de España)
  • 7 Spanish clubs in international competitions
  • 8 Women's football
  • 9 References
  • 10 Further reading
  • 11 External links

History[edit]

Modern football was introduced to Spain in the late 19th century by a combination of mostly British immigrant workers, visiting sailors and Spanish students coming from Britain.[30][31][32]

The oldest football clubs in Spain are Recreativo de Huelva and Sevilla FC.[33][34][35][36] Although Gimnàstic de Tarragona was formed in 1886, the club did not form an actual football team until 1914. The first official football game played in Spain took place in Seville on 8 March 1890 at the Tablada Hippodrome. Sevilla FC played against Recreativo de Huelva. With the exception of two Spanish players on the Huelva team and another two players on the Seville team, all the players on both sides were British. Sevilla FC won 2–0.[31]

In the Basque Country during the early 1890s, British shipyard workers and miners formed the Bilbao Football Club and Basque students returning from Britain founded the Athletic Club in 1898.[31][32] This early British influence was reflected in the use of English names such as Recreation Club, Athletic Club and Football Club.[32]

In Catalonia, which had the most developed industry in Spain, there was an important British colony. The first games played by Britishmen and Catalan people who had studied in the United Kingdom were documented in 1882 in Barcelona.[31] However, the first official and registered football club was Palamós FC (Costa Brava, North of Catalonia) in 1898.[31] The Swiss Hans Gamper founded FC Barcelona on 29 November 1899.[31] Other clubs were founded in 1900, such as Sant Andreu, Hispania FC and the Sociedad Española de Football (one year later the founders changed the name to Real Club Deportivo Español).[31] The Catalan Football Federation (Catalan: Federació Catalana de Futbol), responsible for administering football in Catalonia, was the first football association founded in Spain. It was formed on 11 November 1900 as the Football Association of Catalonia (Catalan: Football Associació de Catalunya).[31] The Catalan Football Federation organised the Catalan football championship (Catalan: Campionat de Catalunya) that was the first football competition in Spain.[31]

In Madrid, the first games were promoted by Institución Libre de Enseñanza (ILE) (English: Free Educational Institution), an educational and cultural centre. The first club of Madrid was Football Club Sky, founded in 1897, but the club separated into two new clubs in 1890. Then, several clubs also emerged in Madrid, most notably Madrid Football Club, founded in 1902 by Catalan brothers Juan and Carlos Padrós.[31]

The Copa del Rey (English: King's Cup) competition was founded in 1903, one year after a previous football tournament named Coronation Cup. It was Spain's football national Championship from 1903 until the establishment of the League Championship in 1928.[37]

The Spanish Federation of Football Clubs was formed in 1909, but there were discrepancies between the member clubs years later, and some of the clubs formed other association called Royal Spanish Union of Clubs of Football.[38] Finally, the two associations reached an agreement and the Royal Spanish Football Federation was founded in 1913, which allowed the Spanish football to enter in FIFA.[39] In these years, Athletic was the most dominant club in the country, and the first idols in Spain began to appear, like Pichichi and Paulino Alcántara.[39][40][41]

The Spain national team was created in 1920 on the occasion of the dispute of the Olympic Games in Antwerp.[32][41] The importance of the success of the Spain national team in the Olympic games, which won the silver medal, was huge in the development of football as mass social event in Spain.[41] The interest on football grew, more people attended to the stadiums, more informations about football appeared in the newspapers, and football was used as element of national prestige and political propaganda.[42]

After the Olympic triumph, football was more popular among Spanish fans, the attendances to the stadiums increased, and the pressure of professionalism grew.[43] Spanish football turned professional in 1925.[44] An agreement between several clubs was made on 23 November 1928 which officially established Spain's national football division, and the birth of the Spanish League. The first league championship began in 1929.[32][45]

The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) brought disruption to the national competitions. Although the Spanish League was suspended, the Catalan and Valencian clubs continued contesting in the Mediterranean League in early 1937. Barcelona later toured Mexico and the United States, raising support for the Spanish Republic.[32]

The Spanish League and the Cup were restored in the 1939–40 season after Civil War had ended. Francisco Franco’s regime, a fascist political system, began to use football as a propaganda tool for the new regime.[46] In 1941, as part of his policy of eradicating regional identities, the Franco's regime banned the use of non-Castilian names. As a result, many clubs that had chosen English prefixes previously, such as Athletic or Football club, had to amend their initial names, for other Castilian (as Atlético, or Club de Fútbol). The Catalan Championship was banned and the Catalan shield taken from FC Barcelona's badge. Spanish football began to rebuild slowly after the War, but Spain's isolated international position meant they did not properly re-enter International football until 1950.[32] Later, Franco's regime was able to use the football, based on the European triumphs of Real Madrid in the 1950s for political purposes. In this manner, Real Madrid was used as a Spanish brand of success to promote Spain’s image abroad, as well as the pride of being Spanish in the country itself.[7][47]

Spain was selected as host of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Until the 1984–85 season, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) was responsible for organizing the league tournament. Since then, the competition was organized by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP)(English: Professional Football League), an independent body which was formed at the initiative of the clubs themselves after disagreements with the RFEF regarding the management professionalization and economic division of the League benefits.

Since the entry into force of Spanish Law 10/1990, almost all of the clubs competing professionally in Spain are actually companies under the legal status of sports companies, whose ownership is in the hands of its shareholders. Only three professional clubs (Athletic Club, Barcelona and Real Madrid) kept its original structure, such as sports clubs directly controlled by their members.

After the appearance of private television in Spain, football clubs hugely increased its income thanks to the lucrative contracts to broadcast matches on television. This allowed them to hire many of the best players in the world, but most of the clubs also increased vastly their spending. In the last years La Liga is living in a big financial turmoil. Although the two big powerful clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, are at the top in Forbes' football rich list, the rest of Spanish clubs are weighed down by a colossal debt around €4.1 billion. For this reason, most of the clubs had to cut their budgets drastically.[48]

Spanish national football team (La Roja)[edit]

Main article: Spain national football team
Main article: List of Spain international footballers

Within Spain, regional teams, most notably the football team of Catalonia, the football team of Basque Country, and even the football team of Galicia, began to compete against each other from 1915 onwards. Despite not being officially recognised by FIFA, these regional teams still occasionally play friendly games with some national team players playing for both teams. Some autonomous governments and social sectors in the historical communities (especially in Catalonia and Basque Country) prefer to call their regional teams as national team, while claiming to participate in international tournaments.[49]

The Spain national team, commonly referred to as La selección (English: The selection) or La Roja (English: The Red one), made their international debut at the 1920 Olympic Games in Belgium and came away with the silver medal.[32][41] Since then the Spanish national team has participated in a total of fourteen out twenty FIFA World Cup and nine out fourteen UEFA European Championship. Historically, the Spanish national team did not achieve important results, in terms of trophies or develop an attractive playing style. Surprisingly, this fact contrasted with the huge success obtained by the main Spanish football clubs at the European level. Nevertheless, the triumphs of Spanish national team in 2008 and 2012 European Championship, and in 2010 FIFA World Cup, with an attractive playing style, marked a point of inflection that divided the history of Spanish national football team in two parts.

The Spanish national football team has been the winner of FIFA Team of Year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, as well as the winner of Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year in 2011.

The Spanish national football team have won four trophies in FIFA and UEFA tournaments: one FIFA World Cup in 2010, and three UEFA European Championship in 1964, 2008 and 2012. In addition, it was runner-up in the UEFA European Championship in 1984 and in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013.

The Spain national under-23 team won the gold medal in 1992 Olympic tournament and the silver medal in 2000.

The Spain national football team won the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in 2005 and 2007, the silver medal in 1955, and the bronze medal in 1963 and 1967.

In addition, the honours list includes numerous titles at junior level teams:

UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1986, 1998, 2011, and 2013.

FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1999.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship (formerly Under-18) in 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011 2012 and 2015.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly Under-16) in 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2008.

1999 Meridian Cup.

Spain have won the Maurice Burlaz Trophy, the prize awarded to the national association that has achieved the best results in UEFA's men's youth competitions (UEFA European Under-19 Championship and UEFA European Under-17 championship) over the previous two seasons, in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011.[50]

A short list of some of the top Spanish football players (grouped by playing positions and era) which have ever played for the Spanish national team include:

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Zamora (1920s/1930s), Antoni Ramallets (1940s/1960s), José Ángel Iribar (1960s/1980s), Luis Arconada (1970s/1980s), Andoni Zubizarreta (1970s/1990s), Iker Casillas (1990s/2010s), Víctor Valdés (2000s/2010s), David de Gea (2010s)

Defenders: Jacinto Quincoces (1920s/1930s), Joan Segarra (1950s/1960s), Jesús Garay (1950s/1960s), José Santamaría (1950s/1960s), Feliciano Rivilla (1960s), José Antonio Camacho (1970s/1980s), Antonio Maceda (1980s), Rafael Gordillo (1970s/1990s), Miguel Ángel Nadal (1990s/2000s), Fernando Hierro (1980s/2000s), Abelardo Fernández (1990s/2000s), Carles Puyol (1990s/2010s), Sergio Ramos (2000s/2010s), Gerard Piqué (2000s/2010s), Jordi Alba (2010s)

Midfielders: Josep Samitier (1920s/1930s), Martín Marculeta (1920s/1930s), Leonardo Cilaurren (1920s/1930s), José Luis Panizo (1940s/1950s), Antonio Puchades (1940s/1950s), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1950s/1960s), Luis del Sol (1960s/1970s), Luis Suárez (1960s/1970s), Luis Aragonés (1960s/1970s), Jesús María Pereda (1960s), Pirri (1960s/1970s), Jesús María Zamora (1970s/1980s), Míchel (1980s/1990s), José Luis Pérez Caminero (1990s), Luis Enrique (1990s/2000s), Pep Guardiola (1990s/2000s), Julen Guerrero (1990s), Gaizka Mendieta (1990s/2000s), Xavi (1990s/2010s), Xabi Alonso (2000s/2010s), Andrés Iniesta (2000s/2010s), Santi Cazorla (2000s/2010s), David Silva (2000s/2010s), Cesc Fàbregas (2000s/2010s), Juan Mata (2000s/2010s), Sergio Busquets (2000s/2010s)

Forwards: Pichichi (1910s/20s), Paulino Alcántara (1910s/1920s), Luis Regueiro (1920s/1930s), Isidro Lángara (1930s), César (1940s/1950s), Telmo Zarra (1940s/1950s), Agustín Gaínza (1940s/1950s), Estanislau Basora (1940s/1950s), László Kubala (1950s/1960s), Ferenc Puskás (1960s), Francisco Gento (1950s/1960s), Amancio Amaro (1960s/1970s), Santillana (1970s/1980s), Juanito (1970s/1980s, Quini (1970s/1980s), Roberto López Ufarte (1970s/1980s), Emilio Butragueño (1980s/1990s), Julio Salinas (1980s/1990s), Raúl (1990s/2000s), Fernando Morientes (1990s/2000s), David Villa (2000s/2010s), Fernando Torres (2000s/2010s)

Football club competitions[edit]

Main article: List of football clubs in Spain
Main article: Football records in Spain

Currently, the three most important competitions between clubs in Spain are La Liga (English: League), the Copa del Rey (English: King's Cup) and the Supercopa de España (English: Spanish Supercup). Other extinct competitions were the League Cup, the Eva Duarte Cup and the President's Cup of the Spanish Football Federation. Up to a total of fifteen clubs have been winners of some of the official competitions in Spain at the highest level, and FC Barcelona is the most awarded club with seventy-two national titles,

The Spanish football league system consists of several leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. In addition, Spanish Royal Federation Cup is a football competition for teams from the Segunda División B, the Tercera División and sometimes from the Preferente Regional who have failed to qualify or have been eliminated in the first round of the Copa del Rey.

League (La Liga)[edit]

Main article: La Liga
Main article: List of Spanish football champions
Main article: Football records in Spain

In April 1927, Álvaro Trejo, a director at Arenas Club de Getxo, first proposed the idea of a national league in Spain. After much debate about the size of the league and who would take part, the RFEF eventually agreed on the ten teams who would form the first Primera División in 1928. FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Arenas Club de Getxo and Real Unión were all selected as previous winners of the Copa del Rey. Athletic Madrid, RCD Español and CE Europa qualified as Copa del Rey runners-up and Racing de Santander qualified through a knock-out competition against Sevilla FC. Barcelona was the first winner of the competition. Only three of the founding clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, have never been relegated from the Primera Division; six other clubs have never been below the top two tiers: Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia, Espanyol and Atlético Madrid.

Historically, some of the best football players in the world have played in the Spanish football league, including Ricardo Zamora, Josep Samitier, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ladislav Kubala, Ferenc Puskás, Raymond Kopa, Héctor Rial, Telmo Zarra, Francisco Gento, Luis Suárez, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, Bernd Schuster, Andoni Zubizarreta, Michael Laudrup, Hristo Stoichkov, Romário, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Raúl, Ronaldinho, Carles Puyol, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Iker Casillas, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, among others.

La Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) is the association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues in Spain. Professional Spanish football is divided into the Primera División (First Division) and Segunda División (Second Division). The First Division is also known as Liga Santander, for sponsorship reasons, while the Second Division is officially called Liga 1|2|3. The First Division consists of 20 professional teams and the Second Division has 22. There are also lower Spanish national football divisions. Every year, the three lowest ranked teams in the First Division pass to the Second Division and the top three ranked teams in the Second Division pass to the First Division.

La Liga is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world. [51] The average stadium attendance was 21,000 in the 2014–15 season, with a range of average attendance from 4,780 people in the stadium with the lowest average attendance to 77,632 people in the stadium with highest average attendance.[52]

In La Liga's 89-year history (with the exeception of the three seasons that the league was suspended due to the civil war), Barcelona and Real Madrid have won 55 titles between them. Barcelona and Real Madrid are two fierce rivals clubs, and the matches between both two clubs are named as El Clásico.[8] Those football matches are one of the most viewed sports events in the world.

Although a total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga since its inception, only nine clubs have won the title: Real Madrid (33), Barcelona (25), Atlético Madrid (10), Athletic Bilbao (8), Valencia (6), Real Sociedad (2), Sevilla (1), Deportivo de La Coruña (1), and Real Betis (1).

King's Cup (Copa del Rey)[edit]

Main article: Copa del Rey
Main article: Football records in Spain

In 1902, Carlos Padrós, later president of Madrid FC (later to be Real Madrid), suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. Four other teams entered the Copa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid, which would later develop into the Copa del Rey (English: "King's Cup"). These included Barcelona, Club Español de Fútbol, Club Bizcaya and New Foot-Ball de Madrid. The competition featured the first recorded game between Barcelona and Madrid FC, with the former emerging 3–1 winners. Club Bizcaya, which consisted of players from both Basque teams, eventually beat Barcelona in the final. Alfonso XIII subsequently became the patron of many Spanish football clubs, granting them permission to use "Real" (Spanish for "royal") in their names. Among the many clubs to add the prefix to their name was Madrid FC, which subsequently became Real Madrid.

Fourteen clubs have won the title: Barcelona (30), Athletic Bilbao (23), Real Madrid (19), Atlético Madrid (10), Valencia (7), Real Zaragoza (6), Sevilla (5), Espanyol (4), Real Union (4), Real Betis (2), Deportivo de La Coruña (2), Real Sociedad (2), Arenas Club de Getxo (1) and Mallorca (1).

Spanish Supercup (Supercopa de España)[edit]

Main article: Supercopa de España

The Spanish Super Cup (Spanish: Supercopa de España) is a championship organized by Royal Spanish Football Federation and contested by the winners of La Liga and Copa del Rey. The competition was founded in 1982.

Ten clubs have won the title: Barcelona (12), Real Madrid (10), Deportivo de La Coruña (3), Atlético Madrid (2), Athletic Bilbao (2), Valencia (1), Real Zaragoza (1), Mallorca (1), Sevilla (1) and Real Sociedad (1).

Spanish clubs in international competitions[edit]

Main article: Spanish football clubs in international competitions

The Spanish football clubs are very successful in international competitions. They are the most successful in different current European competitions, such as UEFA Champions League,[23] UEFA Super Cup,[24] and UEFA Europa League ;[25] and they also were the most successful in the extinct Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[22]

The most successful clubs in international competitions are Barcelona and Real Madrid. In addition, other Spanish clubs have also won titles in international tournaments, such as Atlético Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Real Zaragoza, Villarreal, Deportivo de La Coruña, Celta de Vigo and Málaga.

Spanish football clubs hold different records in international competitions.

Real Madrid is the most successful club in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.[23][53] They have won 13 titles and were runners-up three times. Real Madrid is also the most successful club in the Intercontinental Cup (three titles, shared record with A.C. Milan, Peñarol, Boca Juniors, Nacional) and FIFA Club World Cup (three titles, shared record with Barcelona).

Barcelona is the most successful club in the FIFA Club World Cup (three titles, shared record with Real Madrid), and it is also the most successful club in the UEFA Super Cup (five titles, shared record with Milan). In addition, Barcelona became the first football club to win six out of six competitions in a single year (2009) completing the sextuple, and the first European club in history to achieve the continental treble twice (2009 and 2015).

Sevilla is the most successful club in the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, with five titles.

In total, the Spanish football clubs have won 73 international titles as of 2018. Over the years, Spanish clubs have won the European Cups/Champions League 18 times, the UEFA Super Cup 14 times, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 7 times, the UEFA Europa League 11 times, the UEFA Intertoto Cup 7 times and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 6 times. In addition, Spanish clubs have also won the Intercontinental Cup 4 times, and the FIFA Club World Cup 6 times.

Women's football[edit]

Main article: Women's football in Spain

Women's football is a minor sport in Spain.[54][55] Unlike the men's football, women's football is an amateur sport in Spain. Currently there are two national competitions, the League and the Copa de la Reina (English: Queen's Cup), in the semi-professional clubs involved structure.

The first teams and the first informal women's football competitions in Spain emerged in the 1970s, although they were not officially recognized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation until 1980, with the founding of the National Women's Football Committee. The first official national competition was the Championships of Spain (Copa de la Reina), established in 1983. The women's national league began to dispute the 1988-89 season.

The Spain women's national football team has been qualified only once in the FIFA Women's World Cup, and twice in the UEFA Women's Championship. Its youth division have had success in recent times. The Spain women's national under-19 football team won the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in 2004. The Spain women's national under-19 football team won the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2010, 2011, and 2015, as well as their third-place at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Further reading[edit]

  • Ball, Phil. Morbo. The story of the Spanish football. WSC Books Ltd, 2011. ISBN 9780956101129
  • Burns, Jimmy. La Roja: A journey through Spanish football. Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2012. ISBN 978-0-85720-652-7 (Hardback) ISBN 978-0-85720-653-4 (Trade paperback)
  • Burns, Jimmy. La Roja: How soccer conquered Spain and how Spanish soccer conquered the world. Nations books, 2012. ISBN 978-1-56858-717-2 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-56858-718-9 (e-book)
  • Lowe, Sid. Fear and Loathing in la Liga. Barcelona vs Madrid. Yellow Jersey Press, 2013. ISBN 9780224091787 (Hardback) ISBN 9780224091794 (Trade paperback)
  • Hunter, Graham. Spain: The inside history of la Roja’s historic treble. BackPage Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-909430-13-6.
  • Quiroga, Alejandro. Football and national identities in Spain: the strange death of Don Quixote. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-35540-8
  • Vaczi, Mariann. Soccer, culture and society in Spain. An ethnography of Basque fandom. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN 978-1-138-77830-6 (hbk) ISBN 978-1-315-77207-3 (ebk)
  • Llopis-Goig, Ramón. Spanish football and social change. Sociological investigations. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. ISBN 978-1-137-46794-2

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