When was real zaragoza established

Sosa became a hero in Zaragoza, and the football club was now very much a cornerstone of the city. A few more average seasons followed, but by the start of the s they had begun to emerge as a real force. Having defeated Sevilla over two legs in the quarter-finals, the other Seville team, Betis, were dispatched in the semi-finals.

This set up a final against unlikely opposition in the form of Celta Vigo. Having recovered from a first-leg defeat to knock out Dutch giants Feyenoord in the quarter-finals, Zaragoza faced the even larger obstacle of Premier League club Chelsea in the semi-finals. Despite a much improved second leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were unable to claw back the deficit and it was Zaragoza who proceeded to the final to face another London side — reigning champions Arsenal.

Arsenal, under caretaker manager Stewart Houston, took just nine minutes to hit back with young Wales striker John Hartson scoring the equaliser. No more goals were forthcoming, and so the game went to extra time. With players starting to think about penalties and what it would mean to miss one, a winning goal of the highest quality came from nowhere in the very last minute of the game from, of all people, ex-Tottenham man Nayim.

The Spaniard, who had spent five years at White Hart Lane between and , spotted that Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman was off his line and proceeded to score an unbelievable lob from around 45 yards in one of the greatest and most timely goals there has ever been in a European final. Spirits around the place had never been higher. Bus 42 passes right in front of the stadium on Paseo Isabel la Catolica.

It will pass right in front of the stadium on Paseo Isabel la Catolica. Bus 35 is an alternative, though follows a different route. Tickets for Real Zaragoza games can be bought online , or at the ticket windows of the stadium.

Tickets are also available at the ticket windows on the day of the match. Real Zaragoza rarely sell out. Please add the homepage on which the squad is supposed to be embedded. After receiving the request we will send the iframe as an e-mail reply.

See more information. Log in. Real Zaragoza. National team players: 1 Stadium: La Romareda Squad of Real Zaragoza. Enrique Clemente. Jair Amador. Daniel Lasure.

Carlos Nieto. Carlos Vigaray. Radosav Petrovic. Alberto Zapater. Francho Serrano. James Igbekeme. Javi Ros.

Borja Sainz. Sergio Bermejo. Team colours File:Kit body. Last Runners Up. Position Player 1. Javier Paredes captain. Maurizio Lanzaro. Carlos Aranda. Edu Oriol. Toni Doblas. Position Player Glenn Loovens. Lucas Wilchez on loan from Colo-Colo. Franco Zuculini.