Real Madrid was founded on March 6, 1902. Widely regarded as the most decorated club in world football, it holds the record for the most European Cup/Champions League titles (15, most recently in 2024) and famously won five in a row from 1956 to 1960.
Real Madrid is a La Liga club based in Madrid. Their home ground is the Santiago Bernabéu, with a capacity of around 78,297.
The Santiago Bernabéu is made up of Lateral Este (East, main stand), Fondo Sur (South, main singing end), Lateral Oeste (West), and Fondo Norte (North), with away fans in the north-east corner of the top tier.
Tickets
The safest way to buy tickets is directly through the club’s official website. Popular matches are often prioritized for season-ticket (abono) holders before general sale, so check availability as soon as your travel dates are set.
Real Madrid uniquely keeps three official anthems in active rotation today: 1952’s original ‘Hala Madrid,’ a song written for the club’s 2002 centenary, and ‘Hala Madrid… y nada más,’ released in 2014 and still played at the Santiago Bernabéu every time a player scores.
Santiago Bernabéu · Av. de Concha Espina, 1, 28036 Madrid
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💡 Insider Tips
🚌 Getting Around
The Line 10 Santiago Bernabéu metro station sits right in front of the stadium, with the Nuevos Ministerios interchange and Cuzco station (5-minute walk) also nearby.
🏨 Lodging
Within 1km of the stadium are many hotels — H10 Tribeca, AC Hotel Aitana, NH Paseo de la Habana, The Westin Madrid Cuzco — making the area around Paseo de la Castellana walkable.
🎟️ Tickets
Buying through the official website is standard, and you don’t need to be a socio, but a “waterfall” system gives priority in order: members → Madridista Platinum (about €150/year) → Premium (about €35/year) → Junior → general public. General sale opens only 7–10 days before the match. Tickets are digital and delivered only through the official app, so avoid unofficial channels due to counterfeit risk.
🗺️ Tourism Tie-in
The Madrid City Card includes the Bernabéu tour with a €3 per-person discount and fast-pass line skipping when bought online. Tours come in three types: Classic (self-guided, about €37–40), Flexible Entry (about €46), and Premium guided tour (about €58–64, roughly 90 minutes).
🎁 Club Perks
The retractable roof (about 35,000 tons, taking roughly 35 minutes to fully close) is already operational, and every home match last season was played under a closed roof. The tour audio guide supports 10 languages including Spanish, English, German, French, Russian, and Chinese.
💡 Insider Tips
Dressing room and bench access is closed off on matchday and the day before, and tours only run up to 5.5 hours before kickoff. For resale, stick to authorized channels (Ticket Time, TicketFan, etc.), and booking tours online in advance cuts down on wait times.