28th April 1935 - Real Betis Balompié, La Primera División Campeones.

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

80 years ago to the day, Los Verdiblancos picked up their one and only primera championship with a final day win away at Racing Santander, piping Real Madrid to the post.

Today, the club is paying tribute to those champions with an event in the Pirotecnia park, situated close by to the old Patronato Obrero ground. The ceremony, at el monumento de los campeones, will feature club president Juan Carlos Ollero, a technical body headed by Pepe Mel and a few players, including Adán, Xavi Torres and Jorge Molina. Any fan who wants to attend, can do so.

While everyone is in a celebratory mood, the club and magazine, Trece Barras, thought they might as well celebrate all the important dates and events in the history of Real Betis.

Back in 1935 the league did look slightly different with only 12 teams taking part; most of them from northern Spain.Real Betis and Sevilla were the only counterparts representing the south. A quick look at the final table shows that all the usual suspects were present: Real Madrid, Barca, Valencia, Atlético, Athletic Club de Bilbao and Espanyol. By winning the league, Betis were the first ever Andalucian club to do so.

The team back then was an interesting one. Los verdiblancos were managed by Irishman and former Manchester United player, Patrick O'Connell. The squad contained many Basque players who had relocated from the north of Spain to give the team a bit of grit.

Will we ever see such dizzy heights again at this wonderful club? It is extremely hard to imagine for even the most optimistic amongst us, what with the superclubs at the top with all their wealth and power.

Without an apocalyptic explosion, it's looking like Betis are going to be La Liga contestants once again next season. With the goal machine Rubén Castro in attack anything can happen. He will probably give Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi a run for their money for the pichichi, in doing so propel Betis to the summit.

One can dream...

[Real Balompié]

Re: 28th April 1935 - Real Betis Balompié, La Primera División Campeones.

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They made us champions of La Liga. But they probably left us something more important than a trophy, a Testimony of his Love for BETIS. That love saved this photography. A photography that have resisted wars, fires and forgetfulness. The only remaining visual demonstration of that moment. They have never not forgotten us, We will always remember it.

There's a legend, that's told right round the world,
green and white are its colours, white and green the path to follow.
¡Follow it!
It´s the Path of Dreams.

From the vid: - - 1935: The PICTURE of the CENTURY - -

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Re: 28th April 1935 - Real Betis Balompié, La Primera División Campeones.

[CENTER][/CENTER]

They made us champions of La Liga. But they probably left us something more important than a trophy, a Testimony of his Love for BETIS, that love saved this photography. A photography that have resisted wars, fires and forgetfulnes. The only remaining visual demonstration of that moment. They have not never forgotten us, We will always remember it.

There's a legend, that's told right round the world,
green and white are its colours, white and green the path to follow.
¡Follow it!
It´s the Path of Dreams.

From the vid: - - 1935: The PICTURE of the CENTURY - -

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