The sport of football was first introduced in Seville in the latter half during the early 19th century due to the huge British expatriate population of Seville, which was mainly composed of the owners or managers of companies manufacturing in the capital city of Andalusia. Sevilla Futbol Club was founded on January 25, 1890. It was formally named Sevilla Foot-ball club (in English).
Sevilla FC was duly formed on January 25, 1890, when an assemblage of young British mostly Scots as well as other young men from Spanish origin celebration Burns Night in Seville. The club's charter, printed in the edition of Dundee Courier from 17 March 1890, explains the entire founding of the club as well as how the young members decided to first play according to Association Rules, secondly to use the term "football" in the name, and finally to choose its "office-bearers". The next paragraph is an excerpt from the article:
Six weeks ago, an enthusiastic group of young people of British origin gathered in a café to discuss the possibility of a suggestion to create with an Athletic Association, the want of exercising being felt by the vast majority of us who are mostly involved in the business of. After much discussion and a small amount of beers and small sips of beer, the "Club of Football de Sevilla" was created and elected office bearers. The decision was made to play under Association rules. (...) Our team consisted of roughly halfway between Spanish and British
Its founder president was Scot the late Mr. Edward Farquharson Johnston (Elgin 14 Oct 1854) He served as his British vice-consul at Seville and co-proprietor of the company MacAndrews & Co., ship owners with commercial lines that connect Spain in the UK with one of these is the transportation of Seville oranges. Hugh Maccoll, another Scottish young man (Glasgow 9 June 1861) who was an engineer for marines who, at the time, was in Seville to serve as the technical manager at Portilla White foundry, was the first captain of the club. One of Maccoll's partners at his work at the Portilla White foundry in Seville, Isaias White junior, was the club's first secretary. He was the child of an English businessman who started the mentioned company, one of the largest foundries in Spain at the close in the early 19th century.
To commemorate the club's founding, Isaias White sent a letter to Huelva Recreation Club, to invite them to participate in an international football match in Seville. The letter was printed through The Spanish publication La Provincia. The Huelva club agreed to the invitation, and the game took place on March 8, 1890. It was the first official game that was ever held in Spain. Sevilla FC won that historical game 2-0. It was the first goal scored in an official game that has ever been played in Spanish football history scored by Seville team member Ritson. Isaias resided at Calle Bailen 41 in Seville (the house is still there, but is now renumbered) thus making it the first residence of Sevilla FC.
The year 1907 was the first time Sevilla Balompie was founded which was which was followed by Betis Football Club in 1909, Recreativo de Sevilla and Espanol de Sevilla. The clubs were further established in the course of time, and more competitive games were played between teams, even though Sevilla FC, the oldest club in the city established its dominance over other clubs of the period.
In 1912, the inaugural Copa de Sevilla was played and it was won with Sevilla FC. From 1915 until 1940, it was the Campeonato Regional Sur (also known as the Copa Andalucia) was organized by the "Federacion Sur" (Andalusian FA) and included Sevilla FC, Real Betis Balompie, Recreativo de Huelva, Espanol de Cadiz and the occasional involvement of other clubs such like Nacional de Sevilla and Cordoba. The dominance of Sevilla was evident in there were 20 titles held 17 of them took place with Sevilla FC, (the three remaining ones being the three that were won by Espanol de Cadiz Recreativo de Huelva and Real Betis Balompie).
The year 1917 saw Sevilla FC participated in the "Copa of Espana" for the first time, and was the only Andalusian team to qualify for an end of tournament. In 1928 when the "Campeonato Nacional of Liga" (National League Championships) was held, Sevilla FC was not included in the First Division due to their defeat against Racing de Santander in an elimination game which was set up to determine which team were to compete in the new league.
The end of the season of 1933-34, Sevilla FC was promoted to the First Division of the "Campeonato Nacional de Liga." They won the title of "Campeon of Copa" (Cup Champions) for the first time, after they defeated Sabadell the following year. They repeated the feat in 1939 when they faced Racing de Ferrol and again in 1948, against Celta of Vigo. Sevilla FC played in two finals however, they lost against Athletic Bilbao in 1955 and to Real Madrid in 1962. Sevilla FC remained in the First Division from the 1933-34 season until 1968 when they were transferred into the Second Division, a tier that they have not ever been further relegated.
The 1945-46 campaign was that was of great importance to the story of Sevilla since it was the first and till date, the only period that Sevilla FC were League champions. In four other instances, Sevilla FC was declared a "subcampeon de Liga" (League Second-placed: 1939-40, 1952-57, 1950-51, and 1942-43).
In the 2021-22 season alone, Sevilla has participated 78 times in the First Division and 13 in the Second Division, never dropping below the Second Division. Sevilla has also been a part of four European tournaments, including the "Copa of Europe" (European League Winners Cup) (1957-58); Recopa (Winners Cup) (1962-63) and UEFA Cup on nine occasions (1966-67 1970-71, 1980-83 1983-84, 1990-91 1995-96, 2004, the 2005-06 season and also 2006-07). Sevilla also took part in 2005-06 and the UEFA Champions League in 2007-08.
More than 400 players currently playing with Sevilla FC. Sevilla FC organization, which includes two semi-professional teams (in Second Division A - second national category) and 12 youth teams.
Sevilla has always relied on having international players in its ranks , to help in the quest for trophy winners. The first international stars comprised Spencer as well as Herminio during the 20th century. Juan Arza, an international player of the 1940s was named the top goal scorer of the Spanish League in the 1954-55 season, scoring 29 goals. A total of thirty Sevilla members have also been selected to be part of the Spain national team throughout the time.
Foreign players have been an integral part of the prosperity of Sevilla FC with Diego Maradona being the most famous among them during his time at the club in his 1992-93 campaign. The similar season Sevilla FC was managed by Carlos Salvador Bilardo, a world-class manager.
The past has shown that Sevilla FC has fielded teams in many other sports, including rugby, basketball rowing, athletics and weightlifting, also known as petanca. In the present, Sevilla FC counts twenty-five professional teams in the ledgers (one of them being the second category of national competition) and also a women's soccer team that is part of the Honor Division.
Sevilla FC's stadium, known as the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, was opened in 1958. It is one of the biggest stadiums in Spain as well as having the distinction of hosting an World Cup semi-final match in 1982. When it was completed the stadium was built with the capacity of 75,000 fans However, following its most recent renovation the stadium is now an all-seat stadium with a covered area that is added to the seating area, which has reduced the capacity to the current number of 45,000 people.