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Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club in Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
 founded in 1907. The team currently plays in La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
. Its home stadium is the 52,700-seat Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a Association football stadium in Seville, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamar?n before the current owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, decided to build a new stadium over the old one in 2000....
 and its home colours are green and white. Real Betis celebrated their centenary year this past year 2007–08 La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 season.

Real Betis were noted as the 32nd best followed team in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 as regard average attendances
Average attendances of European football clubs

The following is a table showing the top average attendances for football clubs in Europe for the 2007-08 season, for domestic league matches....
 during the 2006–07 season.

Betis holds the distinction of being the first Andalusia
Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
n football team to play in the La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 and to reach the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 although city
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
 rivals Sevilla
Sevilla FC

Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia....
 already played this competition but with a different format, known as European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
, in the 1957-58 season.






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Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club in Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
 founded in 1907. The team currently plays in La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
. Its home stadium is the 52,700-seat Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a Association football stadium in Seville, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamar?n before the current owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, decided to build a new stadium over the old one in 2000....
 and its home colours are green and white. Real Betis celebrated their centenary year this past year 2007–08 La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 season.

Real Betis were noted as the 32nd best followed team in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 as regard average attendances
Average attendances of European football clubs

The following is a table showing the top average attendances for football clubs in Europe for the 2007-08 season, for domestic league matches....
 during the 2006–07 season.

History

Real Betis holds the distinction of being the first Andalusia
Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
n football team to play in the La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 and to reach the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 although city
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
 rivals Sevilla
Sevilla FC

Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia....
 already played this competition but with a different format, known as European Cup
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
, in the 1957-58 season. Betis are also the only Spanish club to have won the 1st
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
, 2nd
Segunda División

The Segunda Divisi?n is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the La Liga reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda Divisi?n renaming the league Liga BBVA....
 and 3rd division
Tercera División

Tercera Divisi?n is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera Divisi?n, the Segunda Divisi?n and Segunda Divisi?n B....
 leagues. Supporters of Real Betis are known as béticos. The club came close to folding in the summer of 1992 when they were saved by then vice-chairman Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is the current owner and former chairman of the Spain Football club Real Betis. He was born in Priego de C?rdoba in August 1944. The Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is named after him....
, who later became chairman and is the current owner of the club.

Early years

Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
 was the venue for the first official football game played in Spain. On 8 March 1890 at the Tablada Hippodrome a team from the Seville Water Works defeated the Huelva Recreation Club
Recreativo de Huelva

Real Club Recreativo de Huelva is a Spanish Football League Teams team, founded on December 23 1889. This makes it the oldest football team in Spain; but unlike most other "firsts" in their respective countries who preferred to stay in the amateur ranks, Recre is competing in the country's top flight....
 2-0. With the exception of two Spanish players on the Huelva team, the players on both teams were British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Despite this historic event, it was not until 1905 that Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC

Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia....
 was formed. The name is derived from Baetis, the Roman name for Guadalquivir river. Betis initially attracted support from the working classes although a large number of aristocracts including the King of Spain also supported the team. The foundation date is disputed. The 1907 foundation date comes from Sevilla Balompie, a club founded by students from the Escuela Politécnica on Calle Cervantes. This club merged with Betis FC in late 1914.

Name and colours

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 King of Spain Don Alfonso XIII in 1914. In 1912, Manuel Ramos Asensio, one of the club's founding members, returned from a business trip to Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
 with a set of green and black striped shirts, donated by Celtic F.C, and proposed Betis take up the colours. The green and black strip was subsequently deemed unlucky after a losing streak and was replaced by a green and white version - the Andalucian national colours. During the Second Spanish Republic
Second Spanish Republic

The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain left the country following local and municipal elections in which republican candidates won the majority of votes in urban areas and April 1 1939, when the last of the Republican forces surrendered to Nationalist...
 the club was once again called Betis Balompie, reverting to its current name after the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'?tat by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right , Carlist groups and the fascistic Falange, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of pr...
.

Domestic success

Betis have won the La Liga
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 once - in 1935 under the guidance of Patrick O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell (1887-1959)

Patrick Joseph O'Connell , also known as Paddy O?Connell or Patricio O'Connell, was an Irish football and manager. He played as a defender, most notably, for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Hull City A.F.C....
 - and won their first Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for List of football clubs in Spain teams. Its full name is Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years....
 in 1977. They made it to the final in 1997 but lost to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. Betis made it to the final again on 11 June 2005 against CA Osasuna
CA Osasuna

Club Atl?tico Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Pamplona in Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks....
 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium
Vicente Calderón Stadium

The Vicente Calder?n Stadium in Madrid, is the home stadium of Atl?tico Madrid football club. It is located in the heart of Madrid by the banks of the Manzanares....
 and won their second Copa del Rey 2-1.

Betis was also once runner-up of the defunct Copa de la Liga
Copa de la Liga

The Copa de la Liga was a Spain football cup created in 1982. Due to time constraints, saturation, and club pressure the trophy only lasted for four years, and was cancelled in 1986....
 (Spanish League Cup) (1985/86)

Centenary celebrations

Betis celebrated their centenary year in 2007, during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 league campaigns. In celebration of their centenary year they played A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan and as simply Milan in Italy, are an Italian professional Association football sports club based in Milan, Lombardy....
 on 9 August 2007. Betis won the game 1-0 when new signing Mark González
Mark González

Mark Dennis Gonz?lez Hoffman commonly known as Mark Gonz?lez, is a Chilean football whose preferred position is as a left Winger . Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed "Speedy Gonzales"....
 scored from the penalty spot early into the second half. On 15 August Betis competed in the Estadio Ramón de Carranza Trophy, playing against Real Madrid in the semi-final, winning the game 1-0 with an injury time free-kick scored by Juan Pablo Caffa
Juan Pablo Caffa

Juan Pablo Caffa is an Argentine Football midfielder. Caffa currently plays for Real Zaragoza. Caffa's nickname is "El violinista del Viaducto", literally translated as "the violinist of the Viaduct", because he plays an imaginary violin during his goal celebration....
. The following day, Betis contested in the final of the Estadio Ramón de Carranza Trophy against Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza is a Spain football team from Zaragoza in Aragon. Founded on March 18, 1932, it will play the Segunda Divisi?n 2008-09 season in the Segunda Divisi?n....
. The match ended 1-1, with a goal from David Rivas
David Rivas

David Rivas Rodr?guez is a Spain Football who currently plays for La Liga side Real Betis, as a Defender with a physical approach....
 for Betis, before winning the game 4-3 on penalties, with Antonio Doblas
Antonio Doblas

Antonio 'Toni' Doblas Santana is a Spain football , currently playing in Real Zaragoza. He is noted as having good reflexes and being strong in one-on-one situations....
 decisively saving a Ricardo Oliveira
Ricardo Oliveira

Ricardo Oliveira is a Brazilian football who currently plays as a striker for Real Betis....
 penalty. The summer brought with it a complete change to the Betis squad, with eight arrivals that included Mark González
Mark González

Mark Dennis Gonz?lez Hoffman commonly known as Mark Gonz?lez, is a Chilean football whose preferred position is as a left Winger . Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed "Speedy Gonzales"....
, Ricardo
Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, simply Ricardo , is a Portugal soccer player, currently goalkeeper of Real Betis Balompi?....
, and Mariano Pavone
Mariano Pavone

Mariano Pavone is an Argentina football striker who currently plays for Real Betis in Spain....
, and fourteen sales.

Stadium information

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 stadium in Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamarín before the new owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is the current owner and former chairman of the Spain Football club Real Betis. He was born in Priego de C?rdoba in August 1944. The Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is named after him....
, decided to build a new stadium over the old one.

See main article: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a Association football stadium in Seville, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamar?n before the current owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, decided to build a new stadium over the old one in 2000....


Club honours

  • La Liga
    La Liga

    The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
    :
    • 1 – 1935


  • Copa del Rey
    Copa del Rey

    The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for List of football clubs in Spain teams. Its full name is Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I , referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain; it has been known by various names over the years....
    :
    • 2 – 1977, 2005


  • Ramón de Carranza Trophy
    Ramón de Carranza Trophy

    Trofeo Ram?n de Carranza is a pre-season football tournament organised by C?diz CF, in memory of its former president, Ram?n de Carranza, after whom Estadio Ram?n de Carranza is named as well....
    :
    • 5 – 1964, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007


Competition participation


Domestic

  • Primera Division
    La Liga

    The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
     44    :
  • Segunda División
    Segunda División

    The Segunda Divisi?n is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August, 2006, the La Liga reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda Divisi?n renaming the league Liga BBVA....
     25    :
  • Tercera División
    Tercera División

    Tercera Divisi?n is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera Divisi?n, the Segunda Divisi?n and Segunda Divisi?n B....
     7    :


European


  • UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup

    The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
     6    :
    • 2005-2006
      UEFA Cup 2005-06

      The UEFA Cup 2005-06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough F.C. in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final....
      , 2002-2003
      UEFA Cup 2002-03

      The 2002-03 UEFA Cup was won by Futebol Clube do Porto. They defeated Celtic F.C. 3-2 in an exciting final decided by a goal in extra time....
      , 1998-1999
      UEFA Cup 1998-99

      The UEFA Cup 1998–99 was won by Parma F.C. comfortably in the final against Olympique de Marseille. It was their second title in the competition....
      , 1995-1996
      UEFA Cup 1995-96

      The UEFA Cup 1995-96 was won by Bayern Munich on aggregate over Girondins de Bordeaux. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995....
      , 1984-1985
      UEFA Cup 1984-85

      The UEFA Cup 1984-85 was won by Real Madrid on aggregate over Videoton FC Feh?rv?r....
      , 1982-1983
      UEFA Cup 1982-83

      The UEFA Cup 1982-83 was won by R.S.C. Anderlecht on aggregate over SL Benfica....


  • UEFA Champions League
    UEFA Champions League

    The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
    1    :
    • 2005-2006
      UEFA Champions League 2005-06

      The UEFA Champions League 2005–06 was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club association football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992....
      .


  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

    The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a Football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions....
    2    :
    • 1977-1978
      UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78

      The season 1977-78 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by RSC Anderlecht in the final comfortably against FK Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two....
      , 1997-1998
      UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98

      The season 1997-98 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea F.C. in the final against VfB Stuttgart....


Players


Current squad


As of September 2, 2008 - **

 * Also holds South African
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 citizenship.
 ** Also holds Brazilian
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 citizenship.

Loaned players



Non-EU players


Current reserve/Youth team players


Notable former players


Club management


Current technical body

As of 24 August 2007


PositionNameNationality
Manager: Paco Chaparro
Francisco Chaparro Jaro

Francisco Chaparro Jara, aka Paco Chaparro, is a football coach, currently in charge of Real Betis of the Spain La Liga....
Assistant Manager: Juan Merino
B Team
Real Betis B

Real Betis B is the reserve team of Real Betis. They currently play in the Segunda Divisi?n B....
 Manager: 		José Luis Mena
Goalkeeping Coach: José Ramón Esnaola
José Ramón Esnaola Laburu

Jos? Ram?n Esnaola Laburu , is a Spain former footballer who played for La Liga sides Real Sociedad and Real Betis. Esnaola competed in 166 league games for Sociedad, and 303 for Betis....
Physical Coach: Carmelo del Pozo
Recuperation Coach: David Gómez
Doctor: Tomás Calero
SurgeonSantiago Pérez Hidalgo
Physiotherapist: Ildefonso Blanco
Masseuse: José Mª Montiel Salas
Masseuse: Francisco Bizcocho
Podiatrist: Angel Olivia
Helper: Jose Manuel Acuña
Helper: Manuel Barrera Castro


Management positions

As of 24 August 2007 -
NameNationalityRole
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is the current owner and former chairman of the Spain Football club Real Betis. He was born in Priego de C?rdoba in August 1944. The Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is named after him....
Owner
José León Gómez
José León Gómez

Jos? Le?n G?mez, or simply Pepe Leon, is the current acting president of Real Betis - this being his third run as Real Betis chairman....
Acting President
Ángel Martín VegaVice-President
Rufino González NavarroVice-President
Jaime Rodriguez Sacristán-CascajoCounsel Secretary
Óscar Arredondo PrietoChief Legal Services
Francisco Nuchera CejudoCounselor
Luís Salcedo GómezCounselor
Javier Páez RuízCounselor
Balbino de Bernado BarrioCounselor
Gregorio Conejo MuñozCounselor
Víctor López García-ArandaCounselor
Manuel Castaño MartínCounselor
José Manuel Villarán ToribioCounselor
Francisco Sánchez MorenoCounselor
Fernando Rubiales TorrejónCounselor
Diego García LeónCounselor
José Antonio González FloresGeneral Manager
Manuel Ortega MomparletSporting Director
Ignacio Lasa PuechMarketing Director
Iván LarribaChief Press Officer


Notable former managers

see also

Spain
  • Luis Aragonés
    Luis Aragonés

    Jos? Luis Aragon?s Su?rez , sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spain footballer and national coach, and currently the coach of Fenerbah?e S.K....
  • Domènec Balmanya
    Domènec Balmanya

    Dom?nec Balmanya Perera , also referred to as Domingo Balmanya, is a former Football in Spain Football in Catalonia footballer and manager who spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona....
  • César
    César Rodríguez Álvarez

    C?sar Rodr?guez ?lvarez , also referred to as C?sar, is a former Football in Spain Football in Catalonia footballer and manager. C?sar played for, among others, CF Barcelona, Spain national football team and the Catalonia national football team....
  • Javier Clemente
    Javier Clemente

    Javier Clemente L?zaro is a Spain football manager. The veteran La Liga manager has spent most of his career at two clubs, Athletic Bilbao and RCD Espanyol....
  • Luis del Sol
    Luis del Sol

    Luis del Sol Cascajares is a former Spain football .During his career, he played for Real Betis , Real Madrid , Juventus and A.S. Roma . He won the European Cup 1959-60 with Real Madrid....
  • Llorenç Serra Ferrer
    Llorenç Serra Ferrer

    Lloren? Serra Ferrer is a Spain football manager....
  • Javier Irureta
    Javier Irureta

    Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano , also referred to as Javier Irureta, is a Spain football coach and former player.Irureta had a distinguished playing career as a striker with both Atl?tico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao....
  • Juande Ramos
    Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano

    Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano, more commonly known as Juande Ramos, is a Spain former football and coach , currently the manager of Real Madrid....


Argentina
  • Carlos Timoteo Griguol
    Carlos Timoteo Griguol

    Carlos Timoteo Griguol is an Argentina football coach and former player.His playing career was spent with Club Atl?tico Atlanta and Rosario Central....
  • Héctor Cúper
    Héctor Cúper

    H?ctor Ra?l C?per is a former football defender and the current manager of the Georgia national football team....


Slovakia
  • Fernando Daucik
    Fernando Daucik

    Ferdinand Dauc?k is a former Slovakia football player and manager. Daucik was the manager of several La Liga clubs, most notably FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Atl?tico Madrid and Real Zaragoza....


France
  • Luis Fernández
    Luis Fernández

    Luis Fern?ndez is a Spain-France former football Defender / midfielder, who retired in 1993 to become a manager. He has managed AS Cannes and Paris Saint-Germain among other clubs, and is the individual credited with bringing Ronaldinho to Europe....


Hungary
  • Ferenc Szusza
    Ferenc Szusza

    Ferenc Szusza was one of Hungary's greatest Football players.Szusza was a top division player of ?jpest FC from 1941 to 1960. He played 24 games in the Hungarian national team and became 4 times Hungarian champion with his beloved, and never left team, ?jpest....


Ireland
  • Patrick O'Connell
    Patrick O'Connell (1887-1959)

    Patrick Joseph O'Connell , also known as Paddy O?Connell or Patricio O'Connell, was an Irish football and manager. He played as a defender, most notably, for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Hull City A.F.C....


The Netherlands
  • Guus Hiddink
    Guus Hiddink

    Guus Hiddink is a Netherlands former professional Association football player and Coach . He is recognized for winning The Treble with PSV Eindhoven, leading Korea Republic national football team to a 4th place finish in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, managing the Netherlands national football team into the same position in the 1998 FIFA World Cup...


Uruguay
  • Enrique Fernández
    Enrique Fernández Viola

    Enrique Fern?ndez Viola, , commonly referred to as Enrique Fern?ndez, is a former Uruguay footballer and manager who played for Club Nacional de Football, FC Barcelona, Uruguay national football team and the Catalonia national football team....

Notable former players

•(1992-1995)Veli Gasimov Aydin •(1981-1982)Luis Aragones

Presidents

  • SEVILLE BALOMPIÉ
    • 1907-1909: Juan del Castillo Ochoa
    • 1909-1910: Alfonso del Castillo Ochoa
    • 1910-1911: José Gutiérrez Fernández
    • 1912: Juan del Castillo Ochoa
    • 1914: Herbert Richard Jones


  • BETIS FUTBOL CLUB
    • 1909: Eladio García de la Borbolla
    • 1910-1911: Manuel Gutiérrez Fernández
    • 1913-1914: Miguel Folgado
    • 1914: Pedro Rodríguez de la Borbolla


  • REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ
    • 1914-1915: Herbert Richard Jones
    • 1915-1917: Pedro Rodríguez de la Borbolla
    • 1917-1918: Roberto Vicente de Mata
    • 1918-1919: Eduardo Hernández Nalda
    • 1919-1920: Carlos Alarcón de la Lastra
    • 1920-1921: Jerónimo Pérez de Vargas
    • 1921-1922: Carlos Alarcón de la Lastra
    • 1922-1923: Gil Gómez Bajuelo
    • 1923-1925: Ramón Navarro Cáceres
    • 1925-1926: Antonio Polo Roma
    • 1926-1927: Ramón Cortecero
    • 1927-1928: Antonio de la Guardia
    • 1928-1929: Ignacio Sánchez Mejías
      Ignacio Sánchez Mejías

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    • 1929-1930: Daniel Mezquita Moreno
    • 1930: Camilo Romero Sánchez
    • 1930-1931: Adolfo Cuellar Rodríguez
    • 1931-1933: Jose Ignacio Mantecón Novasal
    • 1933-1939: Antonio Moreno Sevillano
    • 1940-1942: Ramón Poll Carbonell
    • 1942-1943: Alfonso Alarcón de Lastra
    • 1943-1944: Francisco Cantalapiedra Fernández
    • 1944-1945: Eduardo Benjumena Vázquez
    • 1945-1946: Manuel Romero Puerto
    • 1946-1947: Filomeno de Aspe Martín
    • 1947-1950: Pascual Aparicio García
    • 1950-1952: Francisco de la Cerda Carmona
    • 1952-1955: Manuel Ruiz Rodríguez
    • 1955-1965: Benito Villamarín Prieto
    • 1965-1966: Avelino Villamarín Prieto
    • 1966-1967: Andrés Gaviño
    • 1967-1969: Julio de la Puerta
    • 1969: José León Gómez
      José León Gómez

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    • 1969-1979: José Núñez Naranjo
    • 1979-1983: Juan Manuel Mauduit Caller
    • 1983-1989: Gerardo Martínez Retamero
    • 1989-1992: Hugo Galera Davidson
    • 1992-1996: José León Gómez
      José León Gómez

      Jos? Le?n G?mez, or simply Pepe Leon, is the current acting president of Real Betis - this being his third run as Real Betis chairman....
    • 1996-2006: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
      Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

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    • 2006: José León Gómez
      José León Gómez

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Domestic position


Recent La Liga
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 history

Real Betis currently compete in the top flight of Spanish football, La Liga
La Liga

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. Real Betis were relegated during the 1999–2000 La Liga
La Liga

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 season and so competed in the Segunda División
Segunda División

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 during the 2000–01 season. They were promoted on their first attempt.

Season Pos P W D L F A Pts
1996-97 4 42 21 14 7 81 46 77
1997-98 8 38 17 8 13 49 50 59
1998-99 11 38 14 7 17 47 58 49
1999-00 18 38 11 9 18 33 56 42
2001-02 6 38 15 14 9 42 34 59
2002-03 8 38 14 12 12 56 53 54
2003-04 9 38 13 13 12 46 43 52
2004-05 4 38 16 14 8 62 50 62
2005-06 14 38 10 12 16 34 51 42
2006-07 16 38 8 16 14 36 49 40
2007-08 13 38 12 11 15 45 51 47


Records

  • Best La Liga
    La Liga

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     position:
    • First - 1934-35
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      La Liga 1934-35 season started December 2, 1934 and finished April 28, 1935.La Liga 1934-35 season was composed of the following clubs:...


  • Worst La Liga
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     position:
    • Twentieth - 1990-91
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  • Spanish Selección
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     internationals:
    • 26


  • Greatest home win:
    • Real Betis 7-0 Real Zaragoza
      Real Zaragoza

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       - 1958-59


  • Greatest away win:
    • Cádiz CF
      Cádiz CF

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       0-5 Real Betis - 1977-78
      La Liga 1977-78

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  • Greatest home defeat:
    • Real Betis 0-5 Real Madrid - 1960-61, Real Betis 0-5 CA Osasuna
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       - 2006-07


  • Greatest away defeat:
    • Athletic Bilbao
      Athletic Bilbao

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       9-1 Real Betis - 1932-33
      La Liga 1932-33

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  • Greatest recovery for:
    • Real Betis Vs. FC Barcelona
      FC Barcelona

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       - 2007-08
      La Liga 2007-08

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       - from 0-2 to 2-2


  • Greatest recovery against:
    • Betis - RCD Espanyol
      RCD Espanyol

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       - 1999-00
      La Liga 1999-00

      La Liga 1999-00 season, the 69th since its establishment, started on August 21, 1999 and finished on May 20, 2000. It was composed of the following clubs:...
       - from 2-0 to 2-5


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