clubname	Sevilla
fullname	Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D.
nickname	''Sevillistas''''Los Rojiblancos'' (Red-Whites)''Los nervionenses'' ''Los palanganas''
founded
ground	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán,Seville, Andalusia, Spain
capacity	45,500
chairman	José María del Nido
manager	Marcelino García Toral
league	La Liga
season	2010–11
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Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.

They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA Cups.

The club was established on 14 October 1905, in Seville and holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Betis, and matches between the two teams are referred to as "Seville derby".

History

The early years (1905–1948)

On 15 October 1905, the Civil Governor of Seville officially announced the creation of Sevilla FC. The first president of the club was D. José Luis Gallegos. In 1908, the team played its first official game, and the first official game in Spain, against Recreativo Huelva. In 1914, the team won its first Copa de Sevilla (Seville Cup). In 1935, Sevilla won the first of its Spanish Cup trophies (in this moment called Cup of the president of the republic), beating CE Sabadell FC 3–0. After the Spanish Civil War, Sevilla won the Generalisimo's Cup (the second Spanish Cup of the club), beating Racing de Ferrol by a score of 6–2.

The 1939–40 season also brought Sevilla very close to its first ''La Liga'' championship. The league had just returned to action after the Spanish Civil War, and Sevilla had some astounding games, beating Barcelona 11–1, Valencia 10–3 and Hércules 8–3. However, in the last game of the season, Sevilla could only manage to tie Hércules 3–3, thus giving the title to Atlético Aviación. In 1942–43, Sevilla took second place in the league again but fell to third the next year. After a transitional year in 1945–46, Sevilla won its first and only La Liga title (although in four times the Club has been second), due mainly to the mercurial talent (striker) Oliver Ward, who managed to notch up an impressive 29 goal tally. In 1948, Sevilla captured its last Spanish Cup (Generalisimo's Cup) for 59 years, defeating Celta Vigo 4–1 at the ''Estadio Chamartín''. Sevilla have beaten Real Madrid a record of 72 times, while Barcelona have beaten Real Madrid 80 in all competitions.

The second half of the 20th century

Sevilla opened up its new Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in 1958 with a draw vs Real Jaen (3–3).

In the 60s, Sevilla started a decline to mid-table and after the 1967–68 season, Sevilla was sent down to the Spanish second division but returned to the top flight a year later. After another brief drop and return in the early seventies, Sevilla remained firmly in the middle of the table until the 1996–97 season, when the club was sent down again. Another return to La Liga was followed immediately by a last place finish in 1999–2000, in which Sevilla managed to scrape together only 28 points in the season.

A new resurgence (2000–present)

Under new coach Joaquín Caparrós, Sevilla won the second division title in 2000–01. New team president José María del Nido brought fiscal order to Sevilla, selling its homegrown superstar José Antonio Reyes to Arsenal in January 2004 for an initial fee of £10.5 million . In that season (2003–04), not only did Sevilla reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after more than 20 years (where it fell 2–1 to Real Madrid), but the team managed to qualify for Europe by placing sixth in the league and earning a ticket for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.

Having finished 6th in the 2004–05 season, Sevilla secured a place in the first round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. Juande Ramos was appointed manager during the summer and brought in many new players, including Andrés Palop from Valencia, Julien Escudé from Ajax, Javier Saviola from Barcelona, Luis Fabiano from FC Porto and Frédéric Kanouté from Tottenham Hotspur. All would become key players for the side. After advancing through the first round and the group stage of competition, Sevilla beat Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow to advance to the round of 16. On 9 March, Sevilla lost 1–0 to French club Lille OSC in the first leg of their home-and-away match, but, on 15 March at home in Sevilla's 50th game in European competition, Sevilla won 2–0 to advance to the quarter-finals. In these matches, which took place against Zenit St. Petersburg on 30 March, and 6 April 2006, Sevilla won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semis, Sevilla knocked out the strong German side Schalke 04 after 180 goalless minutes, with Antonio Puerta scoring the decisive goal in extra time of the return leg. That goal was called by the fans "''el gol que nos cambió la vida''" – "the goal that changed our lives", because thanks to it, Sevilla played their first European final. On 10 May 2006, in the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, Sevilla broke a 58 year drought on trophies and became the first Andalusian team to win a European final. Sevilla defeated Middlesbrough 4–0 in Eindhoven to win the their first UEFA Cup with the largest margin of victory in a UEFA Cup final. One goal came from Luís Fabiano, two from Enzo Maresca, and one by Frédéric Kanouté. At that time, Sevilla was the only European team which had played in the three major competitions (the European Cup, Cup Winner's Cup and UEFA Cup) and had never lost any game (out of 27) when playing on their home stadium until they lost to AZ on 14 December 2006.

Having convincingly won the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, Sevilla booked a place in 2006 UEFA Super Cup, a one-off game which pits the UEFA Cup winners and the Champions League winners of the previous year against one another. At the ''Stade Louis II'' in Monaco on 25 August 2006, Sevilla beat the Champions League title-holders and league champions FC Barcelona 3–0, thanks an early goal by Brazilian Renato, a goal just before the half by Kanouté, and a penalty converted by Maresca in the second half stoppage time, to pick up its second European trophy (their second in just three months).

Sevilla finished 5th in La Liga in the 2005–06 season, and by virtue of this (and also by having won the competition the previous year), Sevilla qualified for the first round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Sevilla won that matchup against the Greek side Atromitos and proceeded into the group stage of the competition, where the Andalusian side finished second in the group of five. In the knockout stage that followed this, Sevilla emerged victorious against Steaua Bucureşti, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham Hotspur, and CA Osasuna to qualify for its second consecutive UEFA Cup final. Sevilla almost didn't survive the last 16 clash with Shaktar Donetsk, in which Sevilla's keeper Andrés Palop scored off a header in injury time to force extra-time against the Ukrainian side. Sevilla ended up winning the game, beating Shaktar 5–4 on aggregate. On 16 May 2007, in the final held in Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla defeated fellow Spanish side RCD Espanyol on penalties (regular time score 2–2), for its second consecutive UEFA Cup title. Sevilla became only the second team to successfully defend the competition title, following Real Madrid, who achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

After the UEFA Cup achievement, Sevilla FC won the Copa del Rey (Spanish for King's Cup) beating Getafe 1-0 with a goal scored by Kanouté. It was the fourth Copa del Rey won by Sevilla. The final took place in the Santiago Bernabéu, on 23 June.

On August 2007 Sevilla won its first Spanish Super Cup beating Real Madrid. The two legged competition saw Sevilla win 1-0 at home, in a match where Luis Fabiano scored the only goal. The second match ended 3-5 for Sevilla. Renato scored two goals and Kanouté three for Sevilla FC while Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro and Drenthe scored for Real Madrid.

On 26 October 2007, Juande Ramos, Sevilla manager between 2005–07, resigned from his duties in order to join the North London outfit Tottenham Hotspur, in a four-year deal with the English club worth €36 million (£25 million). Marcos Álvarez, the club's fitness coach, also resigned, and Manolo Jiménez, the head coach of the reserve team Sevilla Atlético, became the caretaker manager.

On May 19, 2010, Sevilla FC claimed its fifth Copa del Rey title after a 2–0 victory against Atlético de Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium (Barcelona). Diego Capel and Jesús Navas scored the two goals. For entering the final, Sevilla FC eliminated Atletico Ciudad (9–3), FC Barcelona (2–2), Deportivo de la Coruña (3–1), and Getafe CF (2–1). Sevilla FC was the first team defeating FC Barcelona in an official competition under the management of Josep Guardiola. It's the fifth King's Cup in the history of Sevilla FC

Sevilla played vs Barcelona the 2010 Spanish Super Cup. The first match ended Sevilla 3-1 Barcelona and the second Barcelona 4-0 Sevilla, so Sevilla FC couldn't win its second Spanish Super Cup.

Rivalries

In 1909, disagreement among some majority of the board of directors led to a split from which the Betis team was born; later in 1914 Real Betis was founded from the union of Betis FC and Sevilla Balompié.

On 8 October 1915, the first Sevilla-Betis derby took place, ending with a 4–3 Sevilla victory. The cross-town rivalry is considered one of the most violent and the most important derbies in Spain. And so, there have been many incidents throughout history.

On October 6, 2002, during a match of La liga at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, there were some violent altercations in which a security guard was assaulted by a Sevilla supporter with a crutch, whose was introduced by another colleague (who did not need those crutches for walking) In addition, the match was interrupted because of an attempted assault to Betis goalkeeper Toni Prats by a Sevilla supporter . As of the 2006/07 season, 77 Sevilla derbies have been played in La Liga, of which Sevilla won 35, Real Betis won 26, and 16 ended in a draw.

During a quarterfinal match of the Copa del Rey on 28 February 2007, at Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, the game had to be suspended due to improper fan conduct on behalf of Real Betis. In the 60th minute a Real Betis supporter threw a projectile at then Sevilla manager Juande Ramos' head, subsequently knocking him out. Ramos' unconscious body had to be removed from the pitch on a stretcher to which the Sevilla FC footballers responded by abandoning the pitch in protest of this outburst of fan violence. As a result of the disgraceful behavior of their fans, Real Betis were condemned to their next 3 home matches being played in another venue by the Spanish Football Federation. Sevilla win the eliminatory and later won the Copa del Rey in Madrid. (Sevilla 1–0 Getafe), a bitter pill for Real Betis supporters to swallow during their centenary year as a club.

After 13 years of futility, on the 7 February 2009, Real Betis finally was able to beat Sevilla in their home stadium, Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, by the narrowest of margins in a 1–2 victory for the visitors. However, despite this match, Sevilla FC would go on to finish 3rd in the table, qualifying for its second UEFA Champions League berth, while Real Betis would go on to finish 18th in the table, being relegated to Spain's second division.

Club information

Organisation

Sevilla is owned by its fans, with the stocks distributed across a few major holders and a large base of fans. The club supports one of the most renowned training academies in the country, which has produced many famous players.

Sevilla has also promoted innovations, such as a school of sport psychologists, who provide support for the younger as well as the professional players, and also more recently sports nutrition and medicine. Another recent success for Sevilla FC has been the establishment of its own radio station, "Sevilla FC Radio" (the first of its kind in Spain), their own local TV channel, "SFC TV", as well as other official media.

Stadium

Sevilla FC's stadium is named after its former president Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán and has a spectator capacity of 45,500. The stadium is located in the neighborhood of Nervión. Sevilla's performance in La Liga in the last few seasons has led to an increase in the number of season ticket holders, making it necessary to create a waiting list for tickets.

Kit

The team wears white, with red-striped sleeves and black socks, for home games and red, with white-striped sleeves, for away games. Their kit is provided by the sports clothing and equipment manufacturer Li Ning Company Limited.

Biris

Some fans of the team (those who stand in of the north end of the stadium) call themselves ''Biris''. They got their name from Alhaji Momodo Nije, who was nicknamed Biri-Biri. Alhaji, a Gambian player known for his intensity and mercurial nature, was so popular with the Sevilla fans, despite being black, that the most loyal fans named their cheering section (and thus, themselves) after him. They are also the oldest football fan group in Spain .

Affiliations

The clubs reserves Sevilla Atlético play in the Segunda División – Group 4. The club is also affiliated to Sevilla, a team playing in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.

Honours

Before the Spanish national competitions started, Sevilla also won 17 Andalusian Championships, and were crowned twice as Champions of Sevilla.

La Liga (1) ''1945–46''

Copa del Rey (5) ''1934–35'', ''1938–39'', ''1947–48'', ''2006–07'', ''2009–10''

Spanish Super Cup (1) ''2007''

UEFA Cup (2) ''2005–06'', ''2006–07''

UEFA Super Cup (1) ''2006''

Segunda División (4) ''1929'', ''1933–34'', ''1968–69'', ''2000–01''

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Antonio Puerta

On the first day of La Liga 2007–08 season, Sevilla were playing Getafe when Antonio Puerta began walking towards his goal area, fell to the ground, placed his hands on his knees, and collapsed onto his back. Ivica Dragutinović, Andrés Palop and Sevilla medical staff came to aid him to make sure of him not swallowing his tongue. He was revived and substituted. In the dressing room afterwards, he collapsed again. He was hospitalized and after three days in hospital (in which he was in a 'critical condition' and his health was 'unfavourable') reports came from the Spanish media that Puerta had died. These reports were later confirmed.

As a mark of respect for his passing, players from Sevilla and AC Milan printed "Puerta" on their shirts during the European Super Cup match on 31 August 2007. Furthermore, as Milan went on to win the match 3–1, no jubilation was shown as a sign of respect for the grief sustained by Sevilla, as the win was dedicated to Puerta. Sevilla intended to retire the number "16" shirt as a sign of respect of Puerta but RFEF rules require La Liga clubs to use the numbers 1 to 25 for their regular squad. Instead, Puerta's good friend David Prieto was given the number 16 shirt. Sevilla also ordered one minute of silence before each match in their Liga season 2007–08. When Sevilla are playing at home the Sevilla fans show respect to Puerta by clapping throughout the 16th minute (Puerta's number 16) The number is now worn by José Campaña.

Sevilla FC reserves

Sevilla Atlético, will play the 2009/10 season in Segunda División B.

Sevilla FC C, will play the 2009/10 in Tercera División.

Coaches

Carlos Bilardo (1992–93) Helenio Herrera (1953–56) Max Merkel (1969–71) Vicente Cantatore (1989–91) Jenő Kalmár (1958) Patrick O'Connell (1942-45) Jock Wallace, Jr. (1986-87) Ferdinand Daučík (1964-65)

Antonio Álvarez (2000–08, assistant), (2010) Luis Aragonés (1993–95) José Antonio Camacho (1996–97) Joaquín Caparrós (2000–05) Gregorio Manzano (2010–11) Marcelino (2011–) Miguel Muñoz (1979–82) Manolo Jiménez (2007–10)

Juande Ramos (2005–07)

''see also ''

References

External links

Official website Futbolme team profile Complete European record Sevilla FC Team Profile, Stats and Analytics SevillaFC.Ru Russian website spanish fans Sevilla FC

Estadio de Espana

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Gary Alexis Medel Soto (born 3 August 1987 in Conchalí, Santiago), known as Gary Medel, is a Chilean football player who plays as defensive midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla FC.

His nickname is "Pitbull" or also "The Chilean Gatusso", because of his similarities with the Italian star Gennaro Ivan Gattuso. Medel was named Chilean Footballer of the Year in 2008, ahead of the Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios.

Medel was member of the Chile U-20 that achieved the third place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007.

Club career

Universidad Católica

Medel joined the Universidad Católica youth ranks at a very early age. In 2006, he was promoted to the first team and he made his debut in the University derby against Universidad de Chile, where he received his first yellow card.

After a successful participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 in Canada, he became a popular player and was nicknamed "Pitbull and "Chilean Gattuso" by the media, because of his strong performance and short temper. On 28 July 2007, Medel scored his first goal for Católica against Deportes La Serena in a 3−1 victory. On 26 August 2007, at Estadio Nacional, Medel scored two goals for Católica against his classic rival Universidad de Chile, in a 2−1 victory.

He had a great season in 2008, being a key player for Católica and the national team. On 17 April 2008, he scored his first Copa Libertadores goal against América in a 2−0 victory at San Carlos de Apoquindo. However Católica failed to go through the second stage. Shortly after, he scored again.

References

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Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a striker.

Nicknamed ''La fiera de Vallecas'' (The beast of Vallecas), his career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other teams in his country.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Negredo started his career at local Rayo Vallecano, making his professional debuts in early 2005, with the team by then in the third level. He switched during that summer to another side in the country's capital, as he ended his formation in Real Madrid affiliate Real Madrid Castilla, from 2005–07.

In his last season, Negredo developed as a striker, scoring 18 league goals, although he could not prevent Castilla's drop from the second division. He impressed the first team's coach Fabio Capello, and was called for a few Real matches in the Spanish Cup, but stayed unused on the bench. Finally, he made his debut for the first team in a friendly against Atlético Madrid.

Almería

In July 2007, Negredo was sold to La Liga newcomers UD Almería, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy. He made his topflight debut on 26 August, in a 3–0 shock win at Deportivo de La Coruña. On 2 February 2008, he scored from the penalty spot in a 2–0 home win against his former team. On 19 April, in a 4–1 away success against UEFA Cup and domestic cup holders Sevilla FC, he added two, after having missed a penalty kick.

Negredo finished the season as Almería's topscorer with 13 goals, as the side from Andalusia finished 8th. In 2008–09, he netted five in the side's first six matches, including a 95' minute scored against neighbours Recreativo de Huelva (1–0), on 28 September 2008. In February of the following year, he scored a brace against Valencia CF, which took his league tally to ten, albeit in a 2–3 away loss, and finished the campaign at 19, with the club producing a slightly less successful season.

Real Madrid return/Sevilla

Real Madrid exercised their buyback option of a reported €5 million on Negredo during the summer of 2009, and the player returned to first team training with the club, on 10 July. In the pre-season, he scored the fourth goal against LDU Quito, in a 4–2 Peace Cup win.

Negredo had been tipped to join Real Zaragoza or Hull City, but finally decided to sign a reported five-year deal with Sevilla for €15 million, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy the player in the first two years.

Negredo made his debut for Sevilla on 31 August 2009, against Valencia CF, coming as a substitute in the 37th minute on a 0–2 away loss. Two weeks later, on his second appearance, he scored his first goal for Sevilla, against CA Osasuna, in a 2–0 away success.

A starter throughout most of 2009–10, with Luís Fabiano and Frédéric Kanouté fighting for the other striker berth, Negredo's first season was highly irregular. He suffered a scoring drought that lasted (in the league alone) 12 games, only ending on May 2, 2010, in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Madrid, his two goals coming from penalties (he had already lost his starting position at the time, but the Malian was suspended for that game); he added another brace the following match, a 5–1 away routing of Racing de Santander, for a total of 11 in the league (another in the UEFA Champions League). He was also sent off three times in the season, the last of which almost prevented his participation in the domestic cup final against Atlético de Madrid, after insulting the assistant referee in Sevilla's 3–2 win at former club Almería (the ban was later lifted and he was allowed to play – Fabiano was unavailable for the match through injury – in the 2–0 final win).

Negredo was an undisputed first-choice for Sevilla in the 2010–11 season - Fabiano also returned to São Paulo FC in March 2011 - scoring 27 official goals, 20 in the league. Highlights included braces against Villarreal CF (3–3 away draw in the cup, with his team eventually reaching the semifinals), Deportivo (3–3 away draw), Real Madrid (2–6 home loss,) Osasuna (2–3 loss, away) and RCD Espanyol (3–2 away win).

International career

On 6 October 2009, Negredo received his first call to the Spanish senior team by manager Vicente del Bosque, for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Armenia (on the 10th), following the injuries of David Villa and Daniel Güiza. He made his debut replacing Fernando Torres early in the second half, in an eventual 2–1 away win.

Four days later, Negredo started and scored twice (also providing two assists) in another away fixture, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (5–2 triumph), as Spain eventually won all ten group matches. He was, however, overlooked for the final stages in South Africa, with the national team winning the tournament.

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Honours

Club

;Sevilla

Copa del Rey: 2009–10

Supercopa de España: Runner-up 2010

Club statistics

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Club	Season	League	!colspan="2"	Continental	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="2" valign="center"	Rayo Vallecano		12	|	—		—		12	1
Total	!12!!1!!colspan="2"
rowspan="3" valign="center"	Real Madrid B		25	4	—||	—		25	4
2006–07 Segunda División	2006–07	40	|	—		—		40	18
Total	!65!!22!!colspan="2"
rowspan="3" valign="center"	Almería		36	13	|	0	—		38	13
2008–09 La Liga	2008–09	34	|	1	0	—		35	19
Total	—!!73!!32
rowspan="4" valign="center"	Sevilla		35	11	|	2	7	1	47	14
2010–11 La Liga	2010–11	38	|	9	5	8	1	55	26
2011–12 La Liga	2011–12	1	|	0	0	0	0	1	2
! Total	!74!!33!!14!!7!!15!!2!!103!!42
Career totals		!221!!88!!17!!7!!15!!2!!253!!97

¹Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.

Personal life

Negredo's older brothers, César and Rubén, are also footballers, the former a defender, the latter a forward. Both played their entire careers in ''Segunda División B'' or lower.

References

External links

BDFutbol profile

Futbolme profile National team data

Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:People from Madrid Category:Spanish footballers Category:Association football forwards Category:La Liga footballers Category:Rayo Vallecano footballers Category:Real Madrid Castilla footballers Category:Real Madrid C.F. players Category:UD Almería footballers Category:Sevilla FC footballers Category:Spain under-21 international footballers Category:Spain international footballers

ar:ألفارو نيغريدو ca:Álvaro Negredo Sánchez da:Álvaro Negredo de:Álvaro Negredo es:Álvaro Negredo fr:Álvaro Negredo Sánchez gl:Álvaro Negredo it:Álvaro Negredo hu:Álvaro Negredo nl:Álvaro Negredo ja:アルバロ・ネグレド no:Álvaro Negredo pl:Álvaro Negredo pt:Álvaro Negredo ro:Álvaro Negredo ru:Негредо, Альваро fi:Álvaro Negredo sv:Álvaro Negredo tr:Álvaro Negredo zh:艾華路·尼格度