Sevilla began their existance back in October of 1905 and had to wait 40 years to win their first major trophy. which was the Copa del Rey.
Their home ground is the 46,500 seat Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium.
Only recently starting to come
to the forefront of both Spanish and European football under
the watchful eye of then head coach Juande Ramos who is now
with Tottenham Hotspurs in England, with back to back victories
in the UEFA Cup winning both in 2006 and in 2007 beating Middlesboro
of England and fellow Spanish team Espanyol respectively. Afeat
done last by Real Madrid in the mid eighties.
They also went
on to lift the UEFA Super Cup in 2006. They had to both play
and lose the 2007 Super Cup with a heavy heart after the unfortunate
death of defender Antonio Puerta in the first game of the 2007-08 season.
Being led from the front by rejuvinated
striker Freddie Kanoute and Luis Fabiano as an impressive supporting
cast, Sevilla has grown into one of the most respected teams
in Europe.
After their second place finish
in La Liga the club entered for the first time the group stages
of the Champions League for the 2007-08 season bowing out in
the round of sixteen.
Being able to hold on to Prize
Brazilian defender Daniel Alves along with the likes of Fabiano
and Kanoute will do much to help them progress as a force to
be reckoned with in Europe.