1964 El Clásico: Real Madrid 4-2 Barcelona (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)

Lore & Background

Real Madrid Baloncesto is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks second 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 (2018).

Reader's Guide

The Real Madrid squads have won a record 38 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 29 Spanish Cup titles, a record 11 EuroLeague Championships, a record 4 Saporta Cups, and a record 5 Intercontinental Cups. Madrid has also won 3 Triple Crowns, which constitute a treble of the national league, cup, and continental league won in a single season.

Did You Know?

• Real Madrid Baloncesto was founded on 22 March 1931.
• The first official game was played on 22 March 1931, against Dumping BC, and was lost by 19–5.
• Real Madrid won its first three Spanish national championships in 1957, 1958 and 1960.
• Real Madrid won its eleventh EuroLeague title in the 2022–23 season.