Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (also known as Real Madrid, Los Blancos or Los Merengues) is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1902, it plays in La Liga and is one of the most successful clubs of the 20th century. Real Madrid have won thirty La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey and have been European Champions for a record nine times. Real Madrid is also member of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs