Real Madrid Baloncesto
Also known as Real Madrid Basketball, Real Madrid Basket, RM Basketball
professional basketball team in Madrid, Spain
Key facts
- Leagues
- Liga ACB , EuroLeague
- Founded
- 8 March 1931 ; 95 years ago ( 1931-03-08 )
- History
- Real Madrid CF , (1931–present)
- Arena
- Movistar Arena
- Capacity
- 15,000
- Location
- Madrid , Spain
- Team colours
- White, Purple, Grey
- Main sponsor
- Emirates
- President
- Florentino Pérez
- Head coach
- Sergio Scariolo
- Team captain
- Sergio Llull
- Championships
- 11 EuroLeague , 4 Saporta Cup , 1 Korać Cup , 1 Eurocup , 5 Intercontinental Cup , 38 Spanish Championship , 29 Spanish Cup , 10 Spanish Supercup
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Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball club that was founded in 1931, as a division of Real Madrid CF. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague. They are widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks third in the European professional basketball club rankings.
Similarly to the Real Madrid athletic association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. Real Madrid CF is the only European sports club to have become the European champions in both football and basketball in the same season.