Sevilla Futbol Club (Spanish pronunciation"se'biya'fudbol'klub,") It is a Spanish professional football team based in Seville which is the capital and the largest city in the autonomous city in Andalusia, Spain. The club plays in Spanish football's top division, La Liga. Sevilla have been crowned their share of the UEFA Europa League six times which is the most of any club. Sevilla is the oldest Spanish sports club that is solely focused on football. The club was established on January 25, 1890, with Scottish native Edward Farquharson Johnston as their first president. The 14th October of 1905 was the date that Sevilla FC's articles of association were officially registered with Seville's Civil Government of Seville under the leadership of Jerez native Jose Luis Gallegos Arnosa. Sevilla FC has a long-standing relationship with its cross-city adversaries Real Betis.
Sevilla FC is also the most successful soccer club in Andalusia in terms of championships as well, with 18 Andalusian cups,[11one national league title in 1945-46 and five Spanish Cup titles (1935, 1939, 1948, 2007, and 2010) as well as the one Spanish Super Cup (2007) and a record-breaking six Europa Leagues/UEFA Cups (2006 2007 and 2006 2014, 2015 2016, and the 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2006) as well as an UEFA Super Cup (2006). They were also rated as the International Federation of Football History & Statistics as the world's most successful club in 2006 and 2007, making them the first club to earn this award in consecutive years.
Youth team Sevilla Atletico, founded in 1958, currently plays in the Primera Division RFEF. Other clubs affiliated with Sevilla FC also have a women's squad. The rowing team that defends its crest in the yearly Sevilla-Betis boat race is not a section of the club but a call-up of registered-as-supporters professional rowers from the various rowing clubs of Seville.
The home of the club has a capacity of 43,883 fans. Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. It is situated in the area of Nervion, Seville, and is named in honor of former Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, who was head for Sevilla FC for a total of 17 years.
