Real Zaragoza S A D Spanish pronunciation reˈal 8aɾaˈɣo8a commonly referred to as Zaragoza is a football club based in Zaragoza Aragon Spain that currently competes in the Segunda Division the second tier of the Spanish league system Zaragoza holds its home games at La Romareda Real ZaragozaFull nameReal Zaragoza S A D Nickname s Los ManosLos BlanquillosFounded18 March 1932 92 years ago 1932 03 18 GroundLa RomaredaCapacity33 608Owner es PresidentJorge Mas SantosHead coachVictor FernandezLeagueSegunda Division2023 24Segunda Division 15th of 22WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Founded on 18 March 1932 the club has spent the majority of its history in La Liga although they have not played at that level since they were last relegated in 2013 They have won the Copa del Rey six times 1963 64 Inter Cities Fairs Cup and the 1994 95 UEFA Cup Winners Cup amongst other trophies Traditionally their team colours are white shirts and socks with royal blue shorts A government survey in 2007 found that 2 7 of the Spanish population support Real Zaragoza making them the seventh most supported in the country The club s main rivals are SD Huesca their opponents in the Aragonese derby CD Numancia from the nearby Province of Soria and CA Osasuna the largest club in the neighbouring Navarre region HistoryEarly years Real Zaragoza was originally formed from two rival teams Iberia SC and Real Zaragoza CD In 1939 after three years without football due to the Spanish Civil War the team made its first appearance in La Liga ending in 7th position out of 12 teams but being relegated in 1941 The club returned to the top division one year later only to be immediately relegated back It remained in Segunda Division until the end of the 1950 51 campaign when it achieved promotion by finishing second in a play off league On 8 September 1957 the team left its original stadium El Torrero for its current stadium La Romareda The golden era Beginning in the 1960 61 season Zaragoza enjoyed a period of great success showcasing some of the greatest players playing in Spain during that decade which earned for themselves the designation of Los Magnificos While the team failed to capture the league title it finished in the top five every year until 1968 69 with two third place finishes and also won its first two Copa del Rey titles and the 1963 64 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Zaragoza s famous attacking line included Canario Carlos Lapetra Marcelino Eleuterio Santos and Juan Manuel Villa The Peruvian Juan Seminario who started his career in Spain with Los Manos before moving to Barcelona won the Pichichi Trophy in the 1961 62 campaign scoring 25 goals in 30 matches as Zaragoza finished in fourth position 1970s to the end of the century The starting XI in the 1995 Cup Winners Cup final Zaragoza finished third in 1973 74 and a best ever second in the following season losing the title in the last round to Real Madrid The club was also defeated 0 1 in the 1976 domestic cup final against Atletico Madrid spending two seasons in the second level during the decade with promotion at the first attempt on either occasion In 1986 Zaragoza won its third Copa del Rey defeating Barcelona 1 0 The club finished the 1990 91 season in 17th position thus having to appear in the promotion relegation play offs against Real Murcia on 19 June 1991 after a 0 0 away draw a 5 2 home win meant the team managed to maintain its top level status citation needed Victor Fernandez was appointed manager in 1991 On 10 May 1995 one year after winning the Copa del Rey against Celta de Vigo Zaragoza won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup against Arsenal at the Parc des Princes Paris after having disposed of the likes of Feyenoord and Chelsea en route With the score level at 1 1 the two teams entered extra time and in the 120th minute Nayim hit a half volley from just past the halfway line putting it beyond the reach of goalkeeper David Seaman for the final 2 1 The club then contested the 1995 UEFA Super Cup against Ajax losing 1 5 on aggregate despite a home draw in the first leg Victor Fernandez was dismissed from his post in early November 1996 after only winning one league match that season The 21st century Players celebrate a goal by Helder Postiga during the 2012 13 season Chart of Real Zaragoza league performance 1929 2023 The 2000s brought a further two Copa del Rey titles to Zaragoza s trophy cabinet including the 2003 04 edition against Real Madrid in Barcelona 3 2 after extra time However the club also suffered top flight relegation in 2002 after narrowly avoiding so the previous season but achieved immediate promotion in 2003 In late May 2006 Agapito Iglesias purchased Alfonso Solans shares and took control of the club promising to build one of the strongest teams in Spain and Europe In his first year in charge he purchased Pablo Aimar from Valencia for 11 million and former manager Victor Fernandez also returned to the club Mainly due to Diego Milito s 23 goals in 2006 07 he finished third to Roma s Francesco Totti and Real Madrid s Ruud van Nistelrooy 26 and 25 goals respectively in the European Golden Shoe race Real Zaragoza finished in sixth position thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup However the following season ended in relegation 18th position among 20 teams with only 10 wins in 38 matches among them only 1 away win in 19 games for the second time in the decade with the side also being eliminated in the first round in European competition Legendary club coach Victor Fernandez returned for a second spell although he was sacked in January 2008 as the club had four managers during the campaign On the last matchday a brace from Ricardo Oliveira proved insufficient in a 2 3 away loss against Mallorca with the team totalling 42 points to Osasuna s 43 Zaragoza achieved promotion from the second division at the first attempt On the last matchday on 20 June 2009 the team drew 2 2 at Rayo Vallecano with goals from youth graduate David Generelo and ex Real Madrid defender Francisco Pavon only trailing champions Xerez in the table Nevertheless that season Zaragoza was the best team at home gained 50 from their 81 points in home games However after four seasons mainly spent in the bottom half of the table Zaragoza was relegated following the 2012 13 Liga season after finishing last In April 2022 the purchase of 51 of the shares of the SAD by an international investment fund led by Jorge Mas was disclosed SeasonsSeason to season Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1932 33 3 3ª 1st Round of 161933 34 3 3ª 1st Round of 161934 35 2 2ª 3rd Quarter finals1935 36 2 2ª 2nd Quarter finals1939 40 1 1ª 7th Semi finals1940 41 1 1ª 11th Third round1941 42 2 2ª 2nd Round of 161942 43 1 1ª 13th Round of 161943 44 2 2ª 6th Round of 321944 45 2 2ª 7th First round1945 46 2 2ª 10th First round1946 47 2 2ª 13th First round1947 48 3 3ª 3rd Third round1948 49 3 3ª 2nd First round1949 50 2 2ª 4th Second round1950 51 2 2ª 2nd Did Not Play1951 52 1 1ª 12th Quarter finals1952 53 1 1ª 16th DNP1953 54 2 2ª 9th DNP1954 55 2 2ª 3rd DNP Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1955 56 2 2ª 3rd DNP1956 57 1 1ª 9th Round of 161957 58 1 1ª 14th Round of 161958 59 1 1ª 9th Round of 161959 60 1 1ª 11th Round of 321960 61 1 1ª 3rd Round of 161961 62 1 1ª 4th Semi finals1962 63 1 1ª 5th Runner up1963 64 1 1ª 4th Winner1964 65 1 1ª 3rd Runner up1965 66 1 1ª 4th Winner1966 67 1 1ª 5th Round of 321967 68 1 1ª 5th Quarter finals1968 69 1 1ª 13th Round of 161969 70 1 1ª 8th Semi finals1970 71 1 1ª 16th Round of 161971 72 2 2ª 3rd Fourth round1972 73 1 1ª 8th Fifth round1973 74 1 1ª 3rd Quarter finals1974 75 1 1ª 2nd Semi finalsSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1975 76 1 1ª 14th Runner up1976 77 1 1ª 16th Quarter finals1977 78 2 2ª 1st Round of 161978 79 1 1ª 14th Quarter finals1979 80 1 1ª 10th Fourth round1980 81 1 1ª 14th First round1981 82 1 1ª 11th Quarter finals1982 83 1 1ª 6th Second round1983 84 1 1ª 7th Third round1984 85 1 1ª 10th Semi finals1985 86 1 1ª 4th Winner1986 87 1 1ª 5th Round of 161987 88 1 1ª 11th Round of 321988 89 1 1ª 5th Round of 321989 90 1 1ª 9th Quarter finals1990 91 1 1ª 17th Round of 161991 92 1 1ª 6th Fifth round1992 93 1 1ª 9th Runner up1993 94 1 1ª 3rd Winner1994 95 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey1995 96 1 1ª 13th Quarter finals1996 97 1 1ª 14th Third round1997 98 1 1ª 13th Semi finals1998 99 1 1ª 9th Third round1999 2000 1 1ª 4th Round of 162000 01 1 1ª 17th Winner2001 02 1 1ª 20th Round of 642002 03 2 2ª 2nd Round of 322003 04 1 1ª 12th Winner2004 05 1 1ª 12th Round of 642005 06 1 1ª 11th Runner up2006 07 1 1ª 6th Quarter finals2007 08 1 1ª 18th Round of 162008 09 2 2ª 2nd Second round2009 10 1 1ª 14th Round of 322010 11 1 1ª 13th Round of 322011 12 1 1ª 16th Round of 322012 13 1 1ª 20th Quarter finals2013 14 2 2ª 14th Second round2014 15 2 2ª 6th Second roundSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey2015 16 2 2ª 8th Third round2016 17 2 2ª 16th Second round2017 18 2 2ª 3rd Round of 322018 19 2 2ª 15th Third round2019 20 2 2ª 3rd Round of 162020 21 2 2ª 15th Second round2021 22 2 2ª 10th Round of 322022 23 2 2ª 13th First round2023 24 2 2ª 15th First round2024 25 2 2ª58 seasons in La Liga 28 seasons in Segunda Division 4 seasons in Tercera DivisionCurrent squadAs of 22 June 2024 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ARG Cristian Alvarez captain 2 DF ALG Akim Zedadka on loan from Lille 3 DF POR Jair Amador5 MF ESP Jaume Grau6 DF ESP Alejandro Frances7 FW ESP German Valera on loan from Atletico Madrid 8 MF ESP Marc Aguado9 FW ESP Ivan Azon10 MF ESP Raul Guti on loan from Elche 11 MF ESP Maikel Mesa12 FW TUR Sinan Bakis13 GK FRA Gaetan Poussin14 MF ESP Francho Serrano15 DF URU Santiago Mourino on loan from Atletico Madrid No Pos Nation Player17 DF ESP Carlos Nieto18 DF ESP Fran Gamez19 FW ESP Manu Vallejo on loan from Girona 20 FW ESP Victor Mollejo on loan from Atletico Madrid 21 MF ESP Toni Moya22 DF FRA Quentin Lecoeuche23 FW ESP Sergi Enrich24 DF ESP Lluis Lopez25 GK ESP Edgar Badia on loan from Elche 35 GK ESP Dani Rebollo GK ESP Joan Femenias FW ESP Mario SoberonReserve team Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player26 MF ESP Alberto Vaquero29 FW ESP Pau Sans30 MF ESP Pablo Cortes31 DF ESP33 FW ESP Adrian Liso34 FW ESP Marcos Cuenca36 GK ESP No Pos Nation Player37 GK ESP38 DF ESP Andres Borge39 FW ESP40 DF ESP41 MF ESP Lucas Terrer42 DF ESPOut on loan Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK ESP at Teruel until 30 June 2024 DF ESP Marcos Luna at Real Union until 30 June 2024 FW ESP at Teruel until 30 June 2024 FW ESP Luis Carbonell at Ejea until 30 June 2024 No Pos Nation Player FW ESP Marcos Baselga at Sabadell until 30 June 2024 FW ESP Sabin Merino at Racing Ferrol until 30 June 2024 FW ESP Sergio Bermejo at Elche until 30 June 2024 Current technical staff Position StaffHead coach Victor FernandezAssistant coach David NavarroTechnical assistant coach Javi SuarezGoalkeeping coach Mikel InsaustiFitness coach Miguel LampreAnalyst Alex SosaTechnical GPS Adrian DiezLast updated 26 March 2023 Source Real Zaragoza in Spanish HonoursDomestic League Segunda Division Winners 1977 78Cups Copa del Rey Winners 1963 64 1965 66 1985 86 1993 94 2000 01 2003 04 Supercopa de Espana Winners 2004International UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners 1994 95 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Winners 1963 64RecordsClub Best La Liga position 2nd 1974 75 Worst La Liga position 20th 2001 02 Overall La Liga historical classification 9th Greatest home win Real Zaragoza 8 1 Espanol 1978 79 Real Zaragoza 8 1 Sevilla 1987 88 Greatest away win Elche 2 7 Real Zaragoza 1960 61 Greatest home defeat Real Zaragoza 1 7 Real Madrid 1987 88 Greatest away defeat Athletic Bilbao 10 1 Real Zaragoza 1951 52 Player Most matches Xavier Aguado 473 Most minutes Xavier Aguado 33 480 Most goals all time Marcelino 117 Most goals in one season Ewerthon 28 2008 09 Foreign player with most appearances Gustavo Poyet 239 Red cards Xavier Aguado 18 Notable playersNote this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and or have reached international status Pablo Aimar Andres D Alessandro Roberto Ayala Juan Barbas Sergio Berti Fernando Caceres Juan Pablo Carrizo Juan Esnaider Dario Franco Leo Franco Luciano Galletti Kily Gonzalez Gustavo Lopez Diego Milito Gabriel Milito Daniel Montenegro Leonardo Ponzio Marcelo Trobbiani Jorge Valdano Otto Konrad Sergei Gurenko Cafu Canario Ewerthon Paulo Jamelli Gustavo Nery Ricardo Oliveira Savio Bozhidar Iskrenov Nasko Sirakov Patricio Yanez Humberto Suazo Abel Aguilar Faryd Mondragon Marko Babic Mate Bilic Alen Peternac Mario Inchausti Jiri Jarosik Florent Sinama Pongolle Andreas Brehme Adam Pinter Romaric Shinji Kagawa Pablo Barrera Efrain Juarez Frank Rijkaard Ikechukwu Uche Roberto Acuna Saturnino Arrua Jose Luis Chilavert Carlos Diarte Miguel Rebosio Juan Seminario Cezary Wilk Fabio Coentrao Fernando Meira Helder Postiga Rui Jordao Ruben Micael Constantin Galcă Dorin Mateuț Cristian Săpunaru Vladislav Radimov Stefan Babovic Savo Milosevic Ivan Obradovic Goran Drulic Xavier Aguado Santiago Aragon Pablo Alfaro Cani Andoni Cedrun Cesar Sanchez Gabi Sergio Garcia Rafael Garcia Cortes Jesus Garcia Sanjuan Ander Herrera Pedro Herrera Francisco Higuera Juanele Juanito Juanmi Carlos Lapetra Marcelino Javi Moreno Fernando Morientes Jose Maria Movilla Victor Munoz Nayim oscar Paco Miguel Pardeza Gerard Pique Salva Eleuterio Santos Juan Senor Marcos Vales David Villa Juan Manuel Villa Jose Luis Violeta Juan Vizcaino Alberto Zapater Alberto Belsue Gary Sundgren Carlos Diogo Gustavo Poyet Ruben Sosa Radomir Antic Slobodan Komljenovic Ivica SurjakCoachesDates NameMarch 1932 June 1932June 1932 April 1934 Felipe dos SantosApril 1934 July 1934July 1934 June 1935July 1935 March 1936 Jose PlanasMarch 1936 July 1939 Manuel OlivaresAug 1939 July 1941July 1941 Nov 1941 Francisco GamborenaNov 1941 Julio Uriarte Julio OstaleDec 1941 June 1943 Jacinto QuincocesJuly 1943 June 1945 Patricio CaicedoJuly 1945 Dec 1945Dec 1945 June 1946July 1946 June 1947 Manuel OlivaresJuly 1947 Jan 1948 Antonio SorribasJan 1948 April 1948 Enrique SoladreroApril 1948 May 1948 Antonio MachedaJuly 1948 Jan 1949 Francisco BruJan 1949 June 1949 Isaac OcejaJuly 1949 Feb 1950Feb 1950 June 1950 Jose PlanasJuly 1950 April 1951 Luis UrquiriApril 1951 Oct 1951Oct 1951 Oct 1952 Elemer BerkessyOct 1952Nov 1952 53 Domingo Balmanya1953 541954 June 1956 MundoJuly 1956 Feb 1958 Jacinto QuincocesFeb 1958 June 1958July 1958 Dec 1959Dec 1959 June 1960 MundoJune 1960 Rosendo Hernandez Dates NameJuly 1960 June 1963 Cesar RodriguezJuly 1963 June 1964 Antoni RamalletsJune 1964 Luis BelloJuly 1964 June 1965 Roque OlsenJuly 1965 Feb 1966 Luis HonFeb 1966 June 1967 Ferdinand DaucikJune 1967 Andres LerinJuly 1967 Nov 1968 Roque OlsenNov 1968 June 1969 Cesar RodriguezJuly 1969 June 1970 Hector RialJuly 1970 Oct 1970Oct 1970 Jan 71 Domingo BalmanyaJan 1971 Jun e1971 Jose Luis Garcia TraidJuly 1971 Oct 1971 Rosendo HernandezOct 1971Oct 1971 June 1972 Rafael IriondoJuly 1972 June 1976 CarriegaJuly 1976 June 1977 Lucien MullerJuly 1977 June 1978 Arsenio IglesiasJuly 1978 June 1979 Vujadin BoskovJune 1979 March 1981 Manolo VillanovaMarch 1981 June 1984 Leo BeenhakkerJuly 1984 June 1985 Enzo FerrariJuly 1985 Dec 1987 Luis CostaDec 1987 June 1988 Manolo VillanovaJuly 1988 June 1990 Radomir AnticJuly 1990 March 1991 Ildo ManeiroMarch 1991 Nov 1996 Victor FernandezNov 1996 Jan 1997 Victor EsparragoJan 1997 June 1998 Luis CostaJuly 1998 June 2000 Chechu RojoJuly 2000 Oct 2000 Juan Manuel LilloOct 2000 June 2001 Luis Costa Dates NameJuly 2001 Jan 2002 Chechu RojoJan 2002 March 2002 Luis CostaMarch 2002 June 2002 Marcos AlonsoJune 2002 Jan 2004 Paco FloresJan 2004 June 2006 Victor MunozJuly 2006 Jan 2008 Victor FernandezJan 2008 Ander GaritanoJan 2008 March 2008 Javier IruretaMarch 2008 June 2008 Manolo VillanovaJuly 2008 Dec 2009 MarcelinoDec 2009 Nov 2010 Jose Aurelio GayNov 2010 Dec 2011 Javier AguirreJan 2012 June 2013 Manolo JimenezJune 2013 March 2014 Paco HerreraMarch 2014 Nov 2014 Victor MunozNov 2014 Dec 2015 Ranko PopovicDec 2015 June 2016 Lluis CarrerasJune 2016 Oct 2016 Luis MillaOct 2016 March 2017 Raul AgneMarch 2017 June 2017 Cesar LainezJune 2017 June 2018 Natxo GonzalezJune 2018 Oct 2018 Imanol IdiakezOct 2018 Dec 2018 Lucas AlcarazDec 2018 Aug 2020 Victor FernandezAug 2020 Nov 2020 Ruben BarajaNov 2020 Dec 2020 Ivan MartinezDec 2020 May 2022 Juan Ignacio MartinezMay 2022 Nov 2022 Juan Carlos CarcedoNov 2022 Nov 2023 Fran EscribaNov 2023 Julio VelazquezSee alsoList of football clubs in SpainReferences www realzaragoza com Archived from the original on 28 November 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2019 www realzaragoza com Archived from the original on 28 November 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2019 Distribuciones de frecuencia marginales del estudio 2705 Cuestionario 0 Muestra 0 CIS 2007 in Spanish dead link Vuelve el derbi aragones The Aragonese derby returns in Spanish El Periodico de Aragon 29 June 2015 Retrieved 9 October 2018 El Zaragoza se lleva el derbi del Moncayo y piensa en el ascenso Zaragoza takes the Moncayo derby and thinks about going up Mundo Deportivo in Spanish 3 March 2018 Retrieved 9 October 2018 1 1 El derbi del Moncayo por la promocion se decidira en Zaragoza 1 1 The Moncayo derby for promotion will be decided in Zaragoza El Confidencial in Spanish 6 June 2018 Retrieved 9 October 2018 Odio politica e insultos a la virgen tras la rivalidad mas agria de la liga espanola Hate politics and insults to the virgin after the most sour rivalry of the Spanish league in Spanish Playground 12 October 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2018 Osasuna Zaragoza rivalidad de primera Osasuna Zaragoza premier rivalry Vavel in Spanish 20 February 2016 Retrieved 9 October 2018 Spain 1939 40 at RSSSF Spain Final Tables 1949 1959 at RSSSF Muere Santos uno de los cinco magnificos del Zaragoza Santos one of Zaragoza s magnificent five dies El Pais in Spanish 28 January 2008 Retrieved 29 July 2013 Spain Cup 1976 at RSSSF UEFA 1 June 1995 Archived from the original on 22 August 2010 Retrieved 14 December 2011 1995 Ajax on a roll UEFA 1995 Victor y Brzic cesados Victor and Brzic sacked El Mundo Deportivo 8 November 1996 in Spanish Spain Cups 2000 01 at RSSSF Beckham misses out on Cup BBC Sport 17 March 2004 Retrieved 29 July 2013 Spain 2001 02 at RSSSF Spain 2000 01 at RSSSF Spain 2002 03 at RSSSF Aimar confirma su traspaso al Zaragoza Aimar confirms Zaragoza move El Mundo 29 July 2006 in Spanish Fernandez agrees new Zaragoza deal CNN 5 June 2006 Primera Division Temporada 2007 2008 laliga liga santander la liga santander campeonato nacional de liga de primera division liga espanola resultados futbol com Retrieved 27 December 2019 Garitano succeeds Fernandez at Zaragoza 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Soccernet 14 January 2008 Primera Division Temporada 2007 2008 laliga liga santander la liga santander campeonato nacional de liga de primera division liga espanola resultados futbol com Retrieved 27 December 2019 Real Zaragoza relegated Sky Sports 1 June 2013 Un grupo inversor compra la mayoria accionarial del Real Zaragoza Cinco Dias 9 April 2022 via El Pais External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Real Zaragoza Official website in Spanish Real Zaragoza at La Liga in English and Spanish Real Zaragoza on UEFA in English and Spanish, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games, mobile, phone, android, ios, apple, mobile phone, samsung, iphone, xiomi, 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