Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team that was founded in 1931. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague.
As successful as the Real Madrid athletic association's Association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. The Real Madrid squads have won a record 34 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 27 Spanish Cup titles, a record 10 EuroLeague Championships, and a record 4 Saporta Cups.
Madrid has also won a record 5 Intercontinental Cups, and they have also won 3 Triple Crowns. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Arvydas Sabonis, Dražen Petrović, Rudy Fernandez, Serge Ibaka, Dražen Dalipagić, Nikola Mirotic, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Fernando Martín, Alberto Herreros, Dejan Bodiroga, and Luka Dončić.
Real Madrid also has a developmental basketball team that plays in the amateur level Spanish 4th-tier Liga EBA, called Real Madrid B.
External links[]
- http://www.realmadrid.com/en/basketball official website
- Real Madrid at ACB.com
- Real Madrid at EuroLeague.net