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National Coach: Vicente Del Bosque
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FA founded: 1909 ( FA Website )
Joined FIFA: 1913
FIFA Code: ESP
Nickname: La Furia Roja		Local Name: Espana
Capital: Madrid
Population: 40,491,052
Area: 504,782 km2
Tel: +34 / Internet: .es
Currency: Euro (EUR) - Rates
Domestic Season: August - May
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Spanish Football League System

Level: 1 Primera Division view 20 Teams
Level: 2 Segunda Division view 22 Teams
Level: 3 Segunda Division B Grupo 1 view 2 Teams Segunda Division B Grupo 2 Segunda Division B Grupo 3 view 1 Teams Segunda Division B Grupo 4 view 1 Teams
Primera Division
Athletic Club San Mames (39,750) [-]
Manager / Coach: Joaquín Caparrós
Chairman / President: Fernando García Macua
Founded in: 1898 (Nickname: Los Leones)
View Athletic Club homepage
CA Osasuna Estadio Reyno De Navarra (19,553) [-]
Manager / Coach: José Antonio Camacho
Chairman / President: Patxi Izco
Founded in: 1920 (Nickname: Los Rojillos)
View CA Osasuna homepage
Club Atletico de Madrid Vicente Calderon (54,851) [-]
Manager / Coach: Abel Resino
Chairman / President: Enrique Cerezo
Founded in: 1903 (Nickname: Atleti)
View Club Atletico de Madrid homepage
Club Deportivo Tenerife Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez (24,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Jose Luis Oltra
Chairman / President: Miguel Concepcion Caceres
Founded in: 1922 (Nickname: )
View Club Deportivo Tenerife homepage
FC Barcelona Camp Nou (98,772) [-]
Manager / Coach: Josep Guardiola
Chairman / President: Sandro Rosell
Founded in: 1899 (Nickname: Barca / Blaugranas)
View FC Barcelona homepage
Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Perez (16,300) [-]
Manager / Coach: Míchel
Chairman / President: Ángel Torres
Founded in: 1983 (Nickname: Azulones)
View Getafe homepage
Malaga La Rosaleda (35,530) [-]
Manager / Coach: Antonio Tapia
Chairman / President: Fernando Sanz
Founded in: 1933 (Nickname: Boquerones)
View Malaga homepage
Racing De Santander El Sardinero (22,400) [-]
Manager / Coach: Miguel Angel Portugal
Chairman / President: Francisco Pernia
Founded in: 1913 (Nickname: Verdiblancos)
View Racing De Santander homepage
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna Riazor (34,600) [-]
Manager / Coach: Miguel Angel Lotina
Chairman / President: Augusto Cesar Lendoiro
Founded in: 1906 (Nickname: Depor)
View Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna homepage
Real Club Deportivo Espanyol Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (55,926) [-]
Manager / Coach: Mauricio Pochettino
Chairman / President: Daniel S. Llibre
Founded in: 1900 (Nickname: Periquitos)
View Real Club Deportivo Espanyol homepage
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca ONO Estadi (23,142) [-]
Manager / Coach: Michael Laudrup
Chairman / President: Mateu Alemany
Founded in: 1916 (Nickname: Barralets)
View Real Club Deportivo Mallorca homepage
Real Madrid Santiago Bernabeu (80,354) [-]
Manager / Coach: Jose Mourinho
Chairman / President: Florentino Perez
Founded in: 1902 (Nickname: Los Merengues)
View Real Madrid homepage
Real Sporting de Gijon El Molinon (25,885) [-]
Manager / Coach: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo
Chairman / President: Manuel Vega-Arango
Founded in: 1905 (Nickname: Rojiblancos)
View Real Sporting de Gijon homepage
Real Valladolid Estadio Jose Zorrilla (26,512) [-]
Manager / Coach: José Luis Mendilibar
Chairman / President: Carlos Suárez Sureda
Founded in: 1928 (Nickname: Pucela)
View Real Valladolid homepage
Real Zaragoza Estadio De La Romareda (34,596) [-]
Manager / Coach: Marcelino Garcia Toral
Chairman / President: Eduardo Bandres
Founded in: 1932 (Nickname: )
View Real Zaragoza homepage
Sevilla Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan (45,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Manolo Jiménez
Chairman / President: José María del Nido
Founded in: 1905 (Nickname: Rojiblancos)
View Sevilla homepage
Union Deportiva Almeria Estadio Del Mediterraneo (22,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Hugo Sánchez
Chairman / President: Alfonso García Gabarrón
Founded in: 1989 (Nickname: )
View Union Deportiva Almeria homepage
Valencia CF Mestalla (55,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Unai Emery
Chairman / President: Vicente Soriano
Founded in: 1919 (Nickname: Ches)
View Valencia CF homepage
Villarreal CF El Madrigal (23,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Manuel Pellegrini
Chairman / President: Fernando Roig Alfonso
Founded in: 1923 (Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo)
View Villarreal CF homepage
Xerez Club Deportivo Estadio Municipal De Chapin (20,523) [-]
Manager / Coach: Jose Angel Ziganda
Chairman / President: Carlos Osma
Founded in: 1947 (Nickname: )
View Xerez Club Deportivo homepage
Segunda Division
Albacete Balompie Estadio Carlos Belmonte (17,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Maximo Hernandez
Chairman / President: Ubaldo Gonzalez Garrote
Founded in: 1940 (Nickname: )
View Albacete Balompie homepage
Cadiz Estadio Ramon De Carranza (22,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Xavi Gracia
Chairman / President: Antonio Munoz Vera
Founded in: 1910 (Nickname: )
View Cadiz homepage
Cartagena Estadio Cartagonova (14,700) [-]
Manager / Coach: Juan Ignacio Martinez
Chairman / President: Francisco Gomez
Founded in: 1995 (Nickname: )
View Cartagena homepage
CD Numancia Los Pajaritos (9,700) [-]
Manager / Coach: Gonzalo Arconada
Chairman / President: Francisco Rubio Garces
Founded in: 1945 (Nickname: Rojillos)
View CD Numancia homepage
Club Deportivo Castellon Nou Estadi Castalia (16,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Paco Herrera
Chairman / President: Jose Laparra
Founded in: 1922 (Nickname: )
View Club Deportivo Castellon homepage
Club Gimnastic De Tarragona Nou Estadi De Tarragona (14,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Cesar Ferrando
Chairman / President: Xavier Salvado
Founded in: 1914 (Nickname: )
View Club Gimnastic De Tarragona homepage
Cordoba CF Estadio Nuevo Arcangel (15,425) [-]
Manager / Coach: Juan Luna Eslava
Chairman / President: Rafael Campanero Guzman
Founded in: 1951 (Nickname: )
View Cordoba CF homepage
Elche Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero (38,750) [-]
Manager / Coach: Claudio Barragan
Chairman / President: Jose Sepulcre Coves
Founded in: 1922 (Nickname: )
View Elche homepage
Girona Estadi Municipal De Montilivi (7,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Raul Agne
Chairman / President: Josep Guso
Founded in: 1930 (Nickname: )
View Girona homepage
Hercules Estadio Jose Rico Perez (30,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Juan Carlos Mandia
Chairman / President: Valentin Botella Ros
Founded in: 1914 (Nickname: )
View Hercules homepage
Levante Union Deportiva Estadio Ciudad De Valencia (25,354) [-]
Manager / Coach: Luis Garcia Plaza
Chairman / President: Jesus Serna Sanchez
Founded in: 1909 (Nickname: )
View Levante Union Deportiva homepage
Rayo Vallecano Estadio Teresa Rivero (15,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Pepe Mel
Chairman / President: Teresa Rivero
Founded in: 1924 (Nickname: )
View Rayo Vallecano homepage
Real Betis Balompie Manuel Ruiz De Lopera (52,132) [-]
Manager / Coach: Antonio Tapia
Chairman / President: Jose Leon Gomez
Founded in: 1907 (Nickname: Verdiblancos)
View Real Betis Balompie homepage
Real Club Celta De Vigo Estadio De Balaidos (31,800) [-]
Manager / Coach: Eusebio Sacristan
Chairman / President: Carlos Mourino
Founded in: 1923 (Nickname: )
View Real Club Celta De Vigo homepage
Real Club Recreativo De Huelva Nuevo Colombino (21,600) [-]
Manager / Coach: Javier Lopez
Chairman / President: Francisco Mendoza Taboada
Founded in: 1889 (Nickname: )
View Real Club Recreativo De Huelva homepage
Real Murcia Estadio Nueva Condomina (31,179) [-]
Manager / Coach: Jose Miguel Campos
Chairman / President: Jose Angel Serantes
Founded in: 1908 (Nickname: )
View Real Murcia homepage
Real Sociedad Estadio Municipal De Anoeta (32,076) [-]
Manager / Coach: Juan Manuel Lillo
Chairman / President: Jokin Aperribay
Founded in: 1909 (Nickname: )
View Real Sociedad homepage
Real Union Club De Irun Stadium Gal (5,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Inaki Alonso
Chairman / President: Ricardo Garcia Arias
Founded in: 1915 (Nickname: Txuribeltzak)
View Real Union Club De Irun homepage
Sociedad Deportiva Huesca Estadio El Alcoraz (5,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Antonio Calderon Burgos
Chairman / President: Armando Borraz
Founded in: 1960 (Nickname: )
View Sociedad Deportiva Huesca homepage
Union Deportiva Las Palmas Estadio De Gran Canaria (32,665) [-]
Manager / Coach: Javier Vidales
Chairman / President: Miguel Angel Ramirez
Founded in: 1949 (Nickname: )
View Union Deportiva Las Palmas homepage
Union Deportiva Salamanca Estadio Helmantico (17,341) [-]
Manager / Coach: David Amaral
Chairman / President: Juan Jose Pascual
Founded in: 1923 (Nickname: )
View Union Deportiva Salamanca homepage
Villarreal CF B Ciudad Deportiva Del Villarreal (5,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Juan Carlos Garrido
Chairman / President: Fernando Roig Alfonso
Founded in: 1999 (Nickname: )
View Villarreal CF B homepage
Segunda Division B Grupo 1
Deportivo Alaves Estadio De Mendizorroza (19,900) [-]
Manager / Coach: Javi Lopez
Chairman / President: Fernando Ortiz De Zarate
Founded in: 1921 (Nickname: )
View Deportivo Alaves homepage
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar Estadio Municipal De Ipurua (5,250) [-]
Manager / Coach: Josu Uribe
Chairman / President: Alex Aranzabal
Founded in: 1940 (Nickname: )
View Sociedad Deportiva Eibar homepage
Segunda Division B Grupo 2
Segunda Division B Grupo 3
Alicante Estadio Jose Rico Perez (30,000) [-]
Manager / Coach: Jose Carlos Granero
Chairman / President: Juan Antonio Iniesta
Founded in: 1918 (Nickname: )
View Alicante homepage
Segunda Division B Grupo 4
Sevilla Atletico Ciudad Deportiva J.R. Cisneros Palacios (2,500) [-]
Manager / Coach: Diego Rodriguez
Chairman / President: Jose Maria Del Nido
Founded in: 1958 (Nickname: )
View Sevilla Atletico homepage

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