Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis (pronounced [reˈal ˈβetis]) or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in the south of the city with a 60,720-seat capacity.
| Full name | Real Betis Balompié, S.A.D. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Verdiblancos (The Green-and-Whites) Los Verderones (The Greens) Béticos Heliopolitanos (Heliopolitans) El Glorioso (The Glorious) | |||
| Short name | Betis | |||
| Founded | 12 September 1907 as España Balompié | |||
| Ground | Estadio Benito Villamarín | |||
| Capacity | 60,720 | |||
| President | Ángel Haro García | |||
| Head coach | Manuel Pellegrini | |||
| League | La Liga | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga, 6th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Real Betis won the league title in 1935 and the Copa del Rey in 1977, 2005 and 2022. Given the club's tumultuous history and many relegations, its motto is ¡Viva el Betis manque (aunque) pierda! ("Long live Betis even though they lose!").
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