Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League.

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Football - Scotland - Scottish Premier League

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Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation of a number of clubs from Aberdeen, they have been one of the top clubs in Scotland. Sir Alex Ferguson was a highly successful manager of the team in the 1980s, guiding them to three league championships, and famously to victory in the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid in the final.

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1903 - Aberdeen - Alex Ferguson - 1983 - Cup Winners' Cup - Real Madrid

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Aberdeen are the only Scottish team to have won more than one European trophy. They play at Pittodrie, which has a capacity of 22,199 and was the first all-seater and all-covered stadium in the UK. Aberdeen were also the first team to introduce the 'dug-out'.

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Pittodrie - UK

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