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Real Betis

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{{Football club infobox | clubname = Real Betis| image = Image:Real_betis_balompie.gif 100px|logo | fullname = Real Betis BalompiÃ© | nickname = Betis | founded = 1907 | ground = Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium Manuel Ruiz de Lopera,
Seville, Andalucia,
Spain | capacity = 52,700 | chairman = {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Ruiz de Lopera | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = {{flagicon|Spain}} Lorenzo Serra Ferrer | league = Spanish First Division First Division | season = 2004-05 | position = Spanish First Division First Division, '''4th''' | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_whitestripes|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=008000|body1=008000|rightarm1=008000|shorts1=ffffff|socks1=008000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=ADDFAD|body2=ADDFAD|rightarm2=ADDFAD|shorts2=111111|socks2=111111| }} '''Real Betis BalompiÃ©''' is a Spain Spanish football (soccer) football club in Seville founded in 1907. The team currently plays in the Spanish first division. Its home stadium is the 52,700 seater Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, and home colors are green and white.

History
Seville was the venue for the first official football game played in Spain. On March 8th 1890 at the Tablada Hippodrome a team from the Seville Water Works defeated the Recreativo de Huelva Huelva Recreation Club 2-0. With the exception of two Spain Spanish players on the Huelva team, the players on both teams were United Kingdom British. Despite this historic event it was not until 1905 that Sevilla FC was formed. The name is derived from ''Baetica'', the Roman name for Andalusia(The River Betis is the River Guadalquivir. Because of its origins, Betis initally attracted support from the working classes. The foundation date is disputed. The 1907 foundation date comes from ''Sevilla Balompie'', a club founded by students from the Escuela Politecnica on Calle de Cervantes. This club merged with Betis in 1914. ''Balompie'' is the literal Spanish word for football as opposed to the anglicized version, ''futbol''. Betis is one of only a handful of Spanish clubs that use this version in their name. As with other Spanish clubs ''Real'' was added after receiving patronage from the Spanish royal family. In 1912, ''Manuel Ramos Asensio'', one of the club's founding members, returned from a business trip to Glasgow with a set of green and black striped shirts and proposed Betis take up the colours. The green and black stripe was subsequently deemed unlucky after a losing run and was replaced by a green and white version. During the Second Spanish Republic the club was once again called ''Betis Balompie'', reverting to its current name after the Spanish Civil War. They have won the Spanish championship on one occasion in 1935, and the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) in 1977 and 2005. The club came close to folding in the summer of 1992 when they were saved by vice chairman Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, current chairman. They came very close to winning their second Copa del Rey in 1997 when they were pipped by FC Barcelona. Betis finally won their second in 2005, in the final against CA Osasuna Osasunaat Vicente CalderÃ³n stadium on June 11. Real Betis also holds the distinction of being the first Andalusian football team to play in the Spanish first division and to reach the UEFA Champions League although Sevilla FC already played this competition but with a different format, known as European Cup, in the 1957/58 season. Supporters of Real Betis are known as ''bÃ©ticos''. There is a big rivalry between the two first teams in the city of Seville, Sevilla FC and Real Betis.

Trophies
*''Spanish first division'':'''1''' **''1934-35'' *''Copa del Rey'':'''2''' **''1977, 2005'' -------------------------------------- *'''1''' ''Participations'' on ''UEFA Champions League'' *'''6''' ''Participations'' on ''UEFA Cup'' *'''42''' ''seasons'' on ''Spanish First Division First Division'' *'''25''' ''seasons'' on ''Spanish Second Division Second Division'' *'''7''' ''seasons'' on ''Spanish Third Division Third Division''

Current squad 2005/06
''The numbers are established according to the official website:[http://www.realbetisbalompie.es www.realbetisbalompie.es] and [http://www.lfp.com www.lfp.es] ''As of February 1 2006'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Spain|name=Pedro Contreras Contreras|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Spain|name=Luis FernÃ¡ndez|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Uruguay|name=Daniel Alejandro Lembo Betancor Alejandro Lembo|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Spain|name=Juan GutiÃ©rrez Moreno Juanito|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Spain|name=David Rivas|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Spain|name=Daniel MartÃn Dani|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Spain|name=Fernando Varela|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Spain|name=Arturo GarcÃa Arzu|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Spain|name=Fernando Miguel FernÃ¡ndez Fernando|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Spain|name=Juan JosÃ© CaÃ±as CaÃ±as|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brazil|name=Diego Tardelli Tardelli|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Brazil|name=Robert de Pinho de Souza Robert|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Spain|name=Toni Doblas|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Spain|name=JesÃºs CapitÃ¡n Capi|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Spain|name=Victoriano Rivas Nano|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Spain|name=Oscar LÃ³pez|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Spain|name=JoaquÃn SÃ¡nchez RodrÃguez JoaquÃn|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Spain|name=Alberto Rivera Pizarro Alberto Rivera|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Spain|name=Israel BascÃ³n Gigato Israel|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Brazil|name=Marcos AssunÃ§Ã£o AssunÃ§Ã£o|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Spain|name=Francisco Javier MuÃ±oz Xisco|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Italy|name=Paolo Castellini|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Brazil|name=Luis Eduardo Schmidt EdÃº|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Spain|name=Miguel Angel Lozano Ayala Miguel Angel|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Spain|name=Juan Alberto Andreu Melli|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Spain|name=Juan de Dios Prados Juande|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=—|nat=Brazil|name=Ricardo Oliveira|pos=FW|other=injured}} {{Fs end}}

Squad changes during 2005/06 season
'''In:''' *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Robert''' - On Loan '''From''' ''PSV Eindhoven'' *{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Tardelli''' - On Loan '''From''' ''SÃ£o Paulo FC'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Miguel Angel''' - Signed '''From''' ''Malaga CF'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Rivera''' - Signed '''From''' ''Levante UD'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Xisco''' - Signed '''From''' ''Valencia CF'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Nano''' - Signed '''From''' ''Getafe CF'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Juanlu''' - Signed '''From''' ''CD Numancia'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Oscar LÃ³pez''' - On Loan '''From''' ''FC Barcelona'' '''Out:''' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Juanlu''' - On Loan '''To''' ''Albacete Balompie'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Jaime''' - On Loan '''To''' ''UD Las Palmas'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''David Llano''' - On Loan '''To''' ''Real Jaen'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Pablo NiÃ±o''' - On Loan '''To''' ''CD Numancia'' *{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Spain}} '''Denilson''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Girondins de Bordeaux'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''BenjamÃn Zarandona BenjamÃn''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Cadiz CF'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Prats''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Mallorca'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Ismael''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Xerez CD'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Ito''' - Transferred '''To''' ''RCD Espanyol'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Mingo ''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Albacete Balompie'' *{{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|EU}} '''Joao TomÃ¡s''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Sporting de Braga'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Tote''' - Transferred '''To''' ''Valladolid CF'' *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} {{flagicon|Spain}} '''Tais''' - '''To''' ''Â¿?'' *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''Alfonso''' - '''To''' ''Retired''

Statistics 2004/05

'''First Division'''	'''Position'''	'''Pts'''	'''P'''	'''W'''	'''D'''	'''L'''	'''F'''	'''A'''
Real Betis Balompie	4	62	38	16	14	8	62	50

*Top Scorers: **Oliveira - 22 goals **EdÃº - 11 goals **AssunÃ§ao - 9 goals *Top Goalkeepers: **Doblas - 35 goals in 29 matches **Prats - 15 goals in 9 matches

Stadium Information
*'''Name:''' Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium Manuel Ruiz de Lopera *'''City:''' Seville *'''Capacity:''' 52,500 *'''Inauguration:''' 2000 *'''Pitch size:''' 107 x 64 mts. *'''Other Facilities: '''Ciudad Deportiva Ruiz de Lopera'''

Famous players
{| |- style='vertical-align:top' || *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Gabriel Humberto Calderon *{{flagicon|Argentina}} MartÃn Palermo *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Alfredo Rojas *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Faruk Hadzibegic *{{flagicon|Brazil}} DenÃlson *{{flagicon|Brazil}} Ricardo Oliveira *{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Trifon Ivanov *{{flagicon|Croatia}} Robert Jarni *{{flagicon|Croatia}} Nenad Bjelica *{{flagicon|Iceland}} Joey Gudjonsson *{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Finidi George *{{flagicon|Poland}} Wojcieh Kowalczyk || * {{flagicon|Spain}} Image:Flag of the Basque Country.svg 25px Roberto LÃ³pez Ufarte *{{flagicon|Spain}} Alfonso PÃ©rez *{{flagicon|Spain}} Alexis Trujillo *{{flagicon|Spain}} Gordillo *{{flagicon|Spain}} Hipolito Rincon *{{flagicon|Spain}} CardeÃ±osa *{{flagicon|Spain}} Esnaola *{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis AragonÃ©s *{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis del Sol *{{flagicon|USA}} Tab Ramos *{{flagicon|Spain}} Joaquin Parra *{{flagicon|Spain}} Joaquin SÃ¡nchez || *{{flagicon|Spain}} Juanito *{{flagicon|Spain}} Ã?ngel Cuellar *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Nery Alberto Pumpido |}

Famous Coaches
*{{flagicon|Ireland}} Patrick O'Connell (footballer) Patrick O'Connell * {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Fernando Daucik *{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis del Sol *{{flagicon|Spain}} Lorenzo Serra Ferrer *{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis AragonÃ©s * {{flagicon|Spain}} Image:Flag of the Basque Country.svg 25px Javier Clemente *{{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Timoteo Griguol *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Guus Hiddink

Contact details

Address
*Associates Members: '''38,000''' *Fan Groups: '''316''' Avda. HeliÃ³polis, s/n. ,
Sevilla,
Sevilla (province) Province of Sevilla,
Andalusia,
[http://www.realbetisbalompie.es Real Betis Official Website],
[mailto://elisa@realbetisbalompie.es Real Betis Official E-mail],
Spain.

Phone numbers
Telephone: 00 34 954 61 03 40
Fax: 00 34 954 61 47 74

External links

- Globet.com Group - Main Sponsor of Real Betis
- Globet.it - Main Sponsor of Real Betis
- Toni Doblas - GoalkeeperÂ´s website *{{es icon}} [http://www.realbetisbalompie.es/ Real Betis Official Website] *{{es icon}} [http://www.betisweb.com/ Betisweb,one Real Betis fanpage]
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