The 2008–09 La Liga season was the 78th since its establishment. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 31st La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2007–08 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. A new match ball – the Nike T90 Omni – served as the official ball for all matches.
The 2002–03 Copa del Rey was the 101st staging of the Copa del Rey.
The Copa del Rey 1917 was the 17th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The Copa del Rey 1919 was the 19th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The Copa del Rey 1920 was the 20th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The Copa del Rey 1921 was the 21st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1922 was the 22nd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1924 was the 24th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The 2000–01 Copa del Rey was the 99th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The 1995–96 Copa del Rey was the 94th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The 1994–95 Copa del Rey was the 93rd staging of the Copa del Rey.
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 109th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 April 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over Barcelona in extra time. Sevilla were the defending champions, but they were defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
The 1918 Copa del Rey Final was an association football match between Real Unión and Madrid FC on May 12, 1918, at the O'Donnell Stadium in Madrid. It was the deciding match of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. Real Unión beat Madrid FC 2–0 to win their first title. Unión's captain, forward Juan Legarreta, scored both goals.
The 1987–88 Copa del Rey was the 86th staging of the Copa del Rey. The trophy was won by FC Barcelona after beating defending champions Real Sociedad 1–0 in the final.
The 1980–81 Copa del Rey was the 79th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 138 teams from the main categories of Spanish football.
The 1988–89 Copa del Rey was the 87th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 31 August 1988 and concluded on 30 June 1989 with the final.
The 2013–14 Copa del Rey was the 112th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 4 September 2013 and ended on 16 April 2014 with the final. The final took place at Mestalla in Valencia, and saw Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 2–1 to win their 19th title in the competition. The winners assured a place for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, although Madrid qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League due to their league performance.
The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 114th staging of the Copa del Rey. Going into the tournament, the winners were assured a place for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group stage. However, since the two finalists, Barcelona and Sevilla, both qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, respectively by winning the 2015–16 La Liga title and the 2015–16 Europa League, the cup winner's place in the 2016–17 Europa League group stage instead passed to the fifth-place team in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao.
The 1985–86 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 84th season in existence and the club's 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
The 2022–23 Copa del Rey was the 121st staging of the Copa del Rey, the oldest official football competition in Spain. The winners of the competition would have automatically qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage; however, as Real Madrid had already qualified for European competition via league standings, their place was passed down to the sixth-placed team in La Liga and the UEFA Europa Conference League spot reserved for the sixth-placed team was awarded to the team who finished seventh in the league. Both the winners and runners-up qualified for the four-team 2023–24 Supercopa de España.
