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Spanish football is a dream football dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona. Here are the past winners of the Copa del Rey between 2000 and 2025 with El Clásico FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid all-time results.

2000 — Espanyol Barcelona

2001  — Real Zaragoza

2002 — Deportivo La Coruña

2003 — RCD Mallorca

2004 — Real Zaragoza

2005 — Real Betis

2006 — Espanyol Barcelona

2007 — Sevilla FC

2008 — Valencia CF

2009 — FC Barcelona

2010  — Sevilla FC

2011 — Real Madrid

2012  — FC Barcelona

2013 — Atlético Madrid

2014 — Real Madrid

2015  — FC Barcelona

2016  — FC Barcelona

2017  — FC Barcelona

2018  — FC Barcelona

2019  — Valencia CF

2020 — Real Sociedad

2021  — FC Barcelona

2022 — Real Betis

2023 — Real Madrid

2024 — Athletic Bilbao

2025 — FC Barcelona

Here are the total matches: 302

⚪️ Real Madrid wins: 111

🤝 Draws: 64

🔴 Barcelona wins: 127

🎯 Real Madrid goals: 491

🎯 Barcelona goals: 534

First Nigerian footballer to play in England?
● Titus Okere (Swindon FC 1952)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Portugal?
● Christian Nwokocha (Sporting Lisbon 1980)

First Nigerian footballer to play in France?
● Richard Owubokiri (Laval 1986)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Belgium?
● Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (Lokeren 1986)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Spain?
● Nduka Ugbade (Castellon 1989)
● Mutiu Adepoju (Real Madrid B Team 1989)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Germany?
● Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (VFB Stuttgart 1987)

First Nigerian footballer to play in the Denmark?
● Uche Okechukwu (Brondby 1990)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Holland?
● Ogechukwu Ajah (Roda JC 1990)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Turkey?
● Dominic Iorfa (Galatasaray 1991)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Italy?
● Sunday Oliseh (Reggiana 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Sweden?
● Mike Obiku (Helsingborg 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Russia?
● Austin Eguavoen (Torpedo Moscow 1997)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Ukraine?
● Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Doentsk 2000)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Greece?
● Rashidi Yekini (Olympiakos 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Switzerland?
● Duke Udi (FC Grasshoppers1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Croatia (then Yugoslavia)?
● Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (Dinamo Zagreb 1985)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Cote ‘d’Ivoire?
● Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (Stade d’ Abidjan 1985)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Egypt?
● Emmanuel Amuneke (Zamalek 1991)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Tunisia?
● Garba Lawal (Esperance 1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in South Africa?
● Willy Okpara (Orlando Pirates 1989)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Israel?
● Michael Emenalo (Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1998)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Saudi Arabia?
● Yahaya Gaku (Al-Shabab 1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Japan?
Momodu Mutairu (Kawasaki Frontale 1996)

First Nigerian footballer to play in China?
● Benedict Akwuegbu ( Shenyang Ginde 2002)

First Nigerian footballer to play in South Korea?
● Alex Agbo (Cheonan Jihwa 1997)

First Nigerian footballer to play in India?
● Chima Okorie (Changigarh FC 1984)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Brazil?
● Richard Owubokiri (America RJ 1983)

The first black footballer was Arthur Wharton, who was born in Jamestown, Ghana in 1865 to a Ghanaian mother, Annie Florence Egyriba, and a Scottish father, Henry Wharton.

In 1883, he moved to England to train as a missionary at Cleveland College, Darlington to further his father working getting to England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur developed amazing interest in sporting careers, started as an amateur football in Darlington football club later graduate as professional to Botgerhan Town, sheff utd, Starlybridge fc and Ashton me etc

In 1930, Arthur died penniless in the Springwell Sanatorium in Balby and was buried in an unmarked grave in Edlington Cemetery.

Amen Shearer was born on 13/08/1970 as an English player who played as a forwardand had 441 appearances.
With 3 Golden Boots in the
1994/95, 1995/96 and 1996/97 had 260 goals in the English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League to be number one all-time goalscorers.

Harry Kane was born on 28/07/1993 in England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 won 3golden boots in the years 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2020/21.
With 320 appearances and 213 goals, he is the second leading goalscorer in the history of the English Premier League.

Wayne Rooney was born on 24/10/1985 in England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 played as a forward, had 208 goals in 491 appearances but never won any Golden Boot during his playing time but blessed with Player of the Season in 2009/10.

Andrew Cole, English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Forward player who was born on 15/10/1971. Scorers 187 with 73 assists to be 4th position in the all-time English premiership goals scorers had 414 appearances with one golden boot in 1993/94.

Sergio Aguero, an Argentina 🇦🇷 international player who played as a forward, won a golden boot in 2014/15, 5 Premier League Champion with 184 goals and 275 appearances.

Mohammed Salah is an 🇪🇬 Egyptian forward who had 184 goals in 295 appearances and 3 golden boots in 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2021/22, but is still playing in the English Premier League League League.

Frank Lampard, English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 played as a Midfielder born on 20/06/1978, had 177goals with 609 appearances, one Player of the Season in 2004/05 and 3 Premier League Champion.

Thierry Henry, a 🇫🇷 France professional player who played as a forward born on 17/08/1977, had 258 appearances, 4 golden boots in 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 and
2005/06 with 175 goals to be ranked 8th among the all-time Premier League goalscorers.

Robbie Fowler was born on 09/04/1975. The English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 forward played for Liverpool had 379 appearances with 163, never won Golden Golden Boot but two Player of the Month in December 1995 and January 1996.

Ranking no 10 among all-time Premier League goalscorers is Jermain Defoe is an 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English player born on 07/10/1982 as forward had 162 goals with 496 appearances. Never won Golden boot, blessed with Goal of the Month in 2017/18 and Player of the Month August 2009.