Through the ages, the city of Córdoba has had its fair share of
ups and downs. Roman and Islamic occupation saw the city's stature
grow, so much so that by 1000AD it was the largest city in the world with a
population of 500,000. The decline and fall was rapid however and by the
mid-sixteenth century, Córdoba was a backwater with little over 20,000
inhabitants. It's back on its feet now and is a confident modern city with a
fantastic old heart. The football clubs that have represented the city can
never claim to have been the biggest in the world, nor do they score highly on
heritage, but they certainly have had their share of highs and lows. So let's
go back to the 1920's and the merger of the city's top two sides, Real Sporting Fútbol Club de Córdoba and Sociedad Deportiva Electromecánicas,
to form Racing Fútbol Club de Córdoba.