Sevilla es el mejor club

The oldest football club in Seville and a record seven-time UEFA Europa League winner.

Last updated 9 October 2026

Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January 1890, making it Spain's second oldest sporting club solely devoted to football, after Recreativo de Huelva.

Quick Facts

Founded: 1890
Nickname: Los Nervionenses

Lore & Background

The club was founded on Burns Night, 25 January 1890, by a group of young British, mainly Scots, along with Spanish young men. The Scottish-born Edward Farquharson Johnston was one of the founders and the first president. The club's home ground is the 43,883-seat Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium, named after a former president. Sevilla has a long-standing rivalry with cross-city rival Real Betis.

Reader's Guide

Sevilla are the most successful football club in Andalusia in terms of titles, with eighteen Andalusian Cups, one La Liga title in 1945–46, five Spanish Cup titles (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007 and 2010), one Spanish Super Cup (2007), a record seven UEFA Cups / UEFA Europa Leagues (2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2023) and one UEFA Super Cup (2006). They were designated by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the World's Best Club in 2006 and 2007.

Did You Know?

The club's founding document was published in the Dundee Courier on 17 March 1890.
The first official match in Spanish football history was played on 8 March 1890, with Sevilla winning 2–0.
Sevilla FC won its first La Liga title in the 1945–46 season, which remains its only league championship to date.
The club's stadium hosted a World Cup semi-final match in 1982.