Discover Spain with Laliga: Spanish Clubs,Spanish Cities & Spanish Language
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DISCOVER SPAIN WITH LALIGA: SPANISH CLUBS,SPANISH CITIES & SPANISH LANGUAGE TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction letter Club/City Athletic Club...........................................................................................................................6 FC Barcelona...........................................................................................................................8 RCD Espanyol.......................................................................................................................10 Real Madrid...........................................................................................................................12 Atlético Madrid.....................................................................................................................14 Sevilla FC...............................................................................................................................16 RC Deportivo........................................................................................................................18 Real Betis..............................................................................................................................20 Real Sociedad.......................................................................................................................22 Levante UD...........................................................................................................................24 Valencia CF............................................................................................................................26 D. Alavés...............................................................................................................................28 Villarreal CF...........................................................................................................................30 RC Celta................................................................................................................................32 CD Leganés..........................................................................................................................34 Girona FC..............................................................................................................................36 SD Eibar................................................................................................................................38 UD Las Palmas......................................................................................................................40 Getafe CF..............................................................................................................................42 Málaga CF.............................................................................................................................44 Dictionary Organised by chronological order of club foundation City Images courtesy of © Football Images courtesy of © JAVIER TEBAS INTRODUCTION – SINGAPORE DICTIONARY LaLiga President Welcome to LaLiga, the Spanish top-fight football competition with fans all over the globe. We invite you to indulge in these pages and get a closer look at our teams, the best in the world. If you haven’t picked a team yet, you’re sure to fnd one to follow. By getting to know LaLiga you’ll be getting to know Spain too, since most Keep of the big cities have a team. We want you to reading experience the passion and emotion of this unique competition with us. After all, LaLiga is and see for there for you to enjoy. yourself. We will soon be celebrating the 50th anniversary It´s not of the establishment of diplomatic relations football, between Spain and Singapore. It’s a great honour for us to have opened a LaLiga offce it´s LaLiga, in Singapore in March 2017. LaLiga is strongly the best committed to get closer to all our fans around the world. Singapore, as a leading global hub, league in and all Singaporean football lovers, are therefore the world. key for us. With each passing day, LaLiga is becoming a more international, diverse and global competition. We’ll keep working hard to bring our brand of football to all corners of the globe – not just the 90 minutes of action on the pitch, but everything Welcome to the else associated with the beautiful game. I don’t greatest sporting want to end this without stressing the importance spectacle on earth. of the role played by Pilar Mendez, the Deputy Bienvenido a LaLiga Head of Mission of the Embassy of Spain in Singapore. Without her input this initiative would not have been possible. Athletic Club Let San Mamés roar! Athletic Club was founded in 1898, and it is one of three clubs that have played all seasons in First Division, together with FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF. It has won 8 Leagues, 24 King´s Cups, 2 Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA Cup Sub Championship and one UEFA Europa League Sub Championship. Characteristic: Athletic Club is well known for its “Canterano” sports policy, which states that all of (homegrown players) the team’s players must have been born or trained in the Basque Country and the so-called Basque Provinces. Words of the team: The Lions (the legend says that Their stadium, San Mamés, is also San Mamés subdued the lions known as “The Cathedral”. that were going to kill him) 6 7 BILBAO The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the great icon of the city, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Do not miss Bilbao is the largest city This consists of sampling miniature in the Basque Country. Its dishes that fll the counters in bars and taverns. It is also the perfect excuse to surprising transformation discover the historic centres of Basque from an industrial city to towns and cities. metropolis of vanguard, increase their domestic and international arrivals. There are several experiences to try while in Bilbao. Make sure to visit the popular Guggenheim Museum, Fine Arts Museum and the Alhóndiga. Stroll through the Old Town and its seven streets, the two banks of the estuary that vertebrates the metropolis, the Eixample and The best way is to relax and explore the Artxanda hill, which offers a the areas dedicated to “pinchos”. See panoramic view of the city. the counters crammed with these little A good way to get to know the gastronomic gems. Sample them and feel Basque Country is through its vibe of the Bilbao. gastronomy. Take part in deep-rooted regional culinary tours such as a visit www.bilbaoturismo.net to Ribera Market for its fresh and local www.tourism.euskadi.eus produce or going out for “pinchos”. www.spain.info 6 7 F.C. Barcelona More than a Club FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 by a group of international students who were living in Barcelona. The creation of the club was the consequence of an expansion process in the football practices and other sports of British origin in Europe. Hence the intercultural nature of the club, its multi-sport purpose vocation and the will to take root in Barcelona. The establishment of the Club coincided with the frst years of sports’ practices in Catalonia, in a context of its own social and cultural climate, prone to adaption of a modern leisure model. Its history of success: F.C. Barcelona has 24 Leagues, 5 Champions Leagues and 29 King’s Cups. Characteristic: Inspirational Words of the team: ¡Visca Barça! / Culés (Butt – in the past you could see the butt of the spectators from outside the stadium) 8 9 BARCELONA Barcelona is the city of Antoni Gaudí, Joan Miró and the early years of Pablo Picasso. It is known for its boutiques and is a city to enjoy on foot, making the most of the favorable climate. Do not miss BARCELONA SHOPPING CITY Barcelona is a hospitable In Barcelona, visitors will fnd prestigious international brands and inclusive city that alongside establishments brimming welcomes you to enjoy its with history and character giving the Mediterranean culture and city a special individuality. With more tradition, its varied range than 20 retail hubs extending across of shops, its prestigious its various districts, the city offers a unique shopping experience that sets gastronomy, and endless it apart from others. In addition to its recreational and cultural shops, Barcelona has a large number attractions. of shopping centers with recreational areas, bars and restaurants for whiling Today, Barcelona is a modern, away the time on your own or with cosmopolitan, and dynamic city; your friends and family. a comfortable place which is best explored on foot. It is a hotbed of artistic talent where design oozes from every corner, and the architecture is its most outstanding feature, particularly in the legacy of its home-grown art nouveau, or modernista buildings. But, Barcelona is much more. Discover the area that makes up the Barcelona www.visitbarcelona.com province, between the Cadí mountain www.barcelonaismuchmore.com range and the Mediterranean sea. It’s www.barcelonashoppingline.com a tourist destination rich in contrasts, www.spaininfo.es history and natural landscapes. 8 9 R.C.D. Espanyol A solid project Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona is one of the oldest clubs in LaLiga. In October of 1900, in the classrooms of the University of Barcelona, the Spanish Football Society was born, a name that was given to the team by its founder and frst president, Ángel Rodríguez. Their main signs of identity and what determined the original name of this new sports club was that all of its members were Catalans or Characteristic: born in the rest of Spain, in contrast Exhilarating to other teams, that were formed mainly