Real Madrid is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful clubs of the 20th century. Real Madrid have won thirty La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey and have been European Champions for a record nine times.
They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid is unique in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated only by its members (socios) since 1902. On December 23, 2000, FIFA awarded Real Madrid the title of the "Best Club of the 20th Century". Real Madrid is the most successful club in european competition history with 11 european trophies, 9 European Cups and 2 UEFA Cups, more than any other european club.