Sevilla Fútbol Club was founded on 25 January 1890, making it the oldest football-only club in Spain — predating Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The club's roots in the Andalusian capital trace to a group of British residents who organised matches in the city; the formal foundation came at the Café Nuevo. Sevilla play at the iconic Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium (capacity 43,883), named after the long-serving early-1950s president who oversaw the venue's construction.
Sevilla's lone La Liga title arrived in 1945-46 under the legendary Brazilian forward Helênio Herrera as a player. The club has otherwise lived in the shadow of the Real Madrid–Barcelona duopoly domestically, but it built one of European football's most distinct identities through the UEFA Europa League. Seven Europa League titles — 2005-06, 2006-07, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2019-20 and 2022-23 — is the all-time record, leaving Sevilla with the unofficial "King of the Europa League" title. Five Copa del Rey triumphs and the 2006 UEFA Super Cup add to the cabinet.
Sevilla's famed sporting director model — pioneered by Monchi (Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo), the longest-serving and most decorated sporting director in modern football — built and rebuilt elite squads through smart recruitment and player trading, sustaining European competitiveness without massive financial outlay. Stars like Frédéric Kanouté, Dani Alves, Ivan Rakitić, Éver Banega, Adriano, Jesús Navas, and academy products Sergio Ramos and José Antonio Reyes have worn the white-and-red. The fierce El Gran Derbi against city rivals Real Betis is the most-attended fixture in Andalusia and one of football's most passionate local derbies.