# Real Madrid C

Active departments of Real Madrid :
| Football | Football B | Football C | Football U-19 |
| Women's Football | Women's Football B | Basketball | Basketball B |
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, is a Spanish association football team, and is Real Madrid's second reserve team. They play in Segunda Federación – Group 5, holding their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in Valdebebas outside the city of Madrid.
At the end of the 2014–15 Tercera División, Real Madrid C was disbanded. However in 2023, the team was brought back and was put in the Tercera Federación after taking the place of RSC Internacional.

## History
### Real Madrid Aficionados

Real Madrid Aficionados was the amateur team for Real Madrid. In the 1960s, the team won eight Campeonato de Aficionados (national amateur cup) in an 11-year period, including six in succession. The last of their amateur championships qualified the team for the 1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo; they lost in the second round which was one further than their 'big brothers' at Plus Ultra achieved. The Aficionados' last Spanish Cup appearance was in the 1986–87 edition of the Copa del Rey. While Castilla lost in the first round, the amateurs lasted until the round of 16 where they were defeated 1–4 on aggregate by a senior Atlético Madrid side.
In league play, the Aficionados won promotion from the Preferente Castellana to the Tercera División in 1981. Their best year was the 1984–85 season, winning their Tercera group but renouncing their play-off spot in the Promoción de Ascenso.

### Real Madrid C

After RFEF rulings about the status of reserve teams, the amateur team was renamed Real Madrid C in 1990. In 1990–91, the team again won their group, but was runner-up in the Liguilla de Ascenso (promotion mini-league). Two years later, the team won promotion to the Segunda División B. In 1997, the team was relegated back to the Tercera when Real Madrid B were demoted from the Segunda División to the Segunda División B. In 2005–06, the team missed promotion to the Segunda B by a single goal; Guijuelo won their home leg 1–0 and lost away 1–2 for 2–2 on aggregate, and the tie was broken by the away goals rule.
Real Madrid C gained promotion in 2012, and maintained an upper-table position in the third tier for two years before being forcibly demoted in 2014 when Castilla were relegated to the third level. After the 2014–15 Tercera División season, the C-team was disbanded.
In 2022, Real Madrid reached an agreement with RSC Internacional FC to make the club their C-team for the 2022–23 Tercera Federación. For the 2023–24 season, Real Madrid C returned to an active status and took RSC Internacional's place in the division.

## Honours

* Tercera División Champions
    Winners (5): 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06
* Tercera Federación
    Winners (1): 2023–24
* Copa de la Liga
    Winners (1): 1982–83 (Copa de la Liga de Tercera División)
* Campeonato de España de Aficionados
    Winners (8): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70
* Copa de Comunidad
    Winners (2): 2002–03 (Qualified for the Copa Federación where it was eliminated by Real Ávila in the preliminary round 0–2; 2–3), 2007–08 (Qualified for the Copa Federación; eliminated by SS Reyes in the second round 1–0; 0–2)

## Season by season
### Real Madrid Aficionados

| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1970–71 | — | — | — | Second round |
| 1973–74 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 6th | |
| 1974–75 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 8th | |
| 1975–76 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 13th | |
| 1976–77 | 4 | Reg. Pref. | 9th | |
| 1977–78 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 3rd | |
| 1978–79 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 4th | |
| 1979–80 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 8th | |
| 1980–81 | 5 | Reg. Pref. | 2nd | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Copa del Rey |
| 1981–82 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| 1982–83 | 4 | 3ª | 7th | |
| 1983–84 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd | First round |
| 1984–85 | 4 | 3ª | 1st | First round |
| 1985–86 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | First round |
| 1986–87 | 4 | 3ª | 8th | Round of 16 |
| 1987–88 | 4 | 3ª | 10th | |
| 1988–89 | 4 | 3ª | 4th | |
| 1989–90 | 4 | 3ª | 5th | |

### Real Madrid C

| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 1990–91 | 4 | 3ª | 1st |
| 1991–92 | 4 | 3ª | 1st |
| 1992–93 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd |
| 1993–94 | 3 | 2ª B | 7th |
| 1994–95 | 3 | 2ª B | 13th |
| 1995–96 | 3 | 2ª B | 9th |
| 1996–97 | 3 | 2ª B | 13th |
| 1997–98 | 4 | 3ª | 3rd |
| 1998–99 | 4 | 3ª | 1st |
| 1999–00 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd |
| 2000–01 | 4 | 3ª | 4th |
| 2001–02 | 4 | 3ª | 11th |
| 2002–03 | 4 | 3ª | 6th |
| 2003–04 | 4 | 3ª | 14th |
| 2004–05 | 4 | 3ª | 11th |
| 2005–06 | 4 | 3ª | 1st |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 3ª | 6th |
| 2007–08 | 4 | 3ª | 9th |
| 2008–09 | 4 | 3ª | 8th |
| 2009–10 | 4 | 3ª | 6th |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 3ª | 5th |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 3ª | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 2ª B | 5th |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 2ª B | 9th |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 3ª | 9th |
| 2015–2023 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3ª Fed. | 1st |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 2ª Fed. | |
* 6 seasons in Segunda División B
* 1 season in Segunda Federación
* 28 seasons in Tercera División
* 1 season in Tercera Federación
* 8 seasons in Primera Regional Preferente

## Current squad

    As of 24 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Ferrán Quetglas |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Alejandro Moya |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Alfredo Sotres |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Jaime Calleja |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Carlos Rodríguez |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Cristian Perea |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Baba Diocou |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Miguel Romera |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Ángel Carvajal |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Bruno Iglesias |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Hugo De Llanos |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Asier de Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Sergio Mestre |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Álex Pérez |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Pol Fortuny |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Nico Sánchez |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Dani Meso |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Jacobo Ortega |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Manu Serrano |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Joan Mascaró |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Ginés |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Manu Márquez |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Guille Súnico |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Álex Sánchez |

### From Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | ITA | Emanuel Benjamín |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Melvin Ukpeigbe |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Mario Rivas |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Carlos Díez |
| 31 | GK | UKR | Illya Voloshyn |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Beto Martínez |
| 33 | GK | ESP | Javier Navarro |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Óscar Mesa |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Carlos Muñoz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Víctor Valdepeñas |
| 38 | DF | ESP | Jesús Fortea |
| 39 | MF | ESP | Aimar Santiago |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Jorge Cestero |
| 41 | MF | ESP | Daniel Yáñez |
| 42 | MF | ESP | Erik Vázquez |
| 43 | FW | ESP | Jaime Barroso |
| 44 | MF | ESP | Ignacio Gascón |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Hugo Mantecón (at Rayo Majadahonda until June 2025) |
| — | DF | ESP | Mario Camero (at Navalcarnero until June 2025) |
| — | MF | ESP | Eric Gómez (at Estepona until June 2025) |
| — | MF | ESP | Isi Angulo (at Utebo until June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Álex Alemán (at Marino de Luanco until June 2025) |
| — | FW | ESP | Yeray Lancha (at Linares until June 2025) |
| — | FW | ESP | Iker Gil (at Ejea until June 2025) |

## Notable players

| GK Santiago Cañizares 1988–89 GK Raúl Valbuena 1994–95 GK José Manuel Roca 1995–97 GK Oliver 1996–97 GK Iker Casillas 1998–99 GK Carlos Sánchez 1999–2000 GK Manu Herrera 2000–01 GK Diego López 2000–03 GK David Sierra 2002–04 GK David Cobeño 2003–05 GK Kiko Casilla 2004–06 GK Antonio Adán 2004–06 GK Tomás Mejías 2007–10 GK Fernando Pacheco 2011–13 GK Rubén Yáñez 2012–13 GK Ander Cantero 2015 DF Rafael Benítez 1978–79 DF David Belenguer 1992–93 DF Alberto Marcos 1993 DF Felipe Vaqueriza 1994–95 DF José García Calvo 1994–95 DF Roberto Rojas 1994–95 DF Vicente Valcarce 1995–96 DF Manuel Tena 1997–98 DF Rubén Pulido 1998–2000 DF Francisco Pavón 1998–2000 DF Óscar Miñambres 1999–2000 DF Raúl Bravo 2000–01 DF Álvaro Mejía 2001–02 DF Álvaro Arbeloa 2002–03 DF Javi Barral 2002–03 DF Juan Duque 2002–03 DF Javi Soria 2003–06 DF Miguel Torres 2005–06 DF Laure 2005–06 DF Jordi 2005–08 DF David Mateos 2006–07 DF Javier Velayos 2006–07 DF Krzysztof Król 2007 DF Kamil Glik 2007–08 | DF Tano 2010–11 DF Carlos Expósito 2010–11 DF Derik Osede 2011–13 DF Javi Noblejas 2011–13 DF Diego Llorente 2012–13 DF Ángel 2012–14 DF Joel Johnson 2012–14 DF José León 2013–15 DF Mario Hermoso 2014–15 DF Philipp Lienhart 2014–15 DF Álvaro Tejero 2015 DF Luismi Quezada 2015–16 MF Antonio Gómez 1993–94 MF Jaime 1993–94 MF Álvaro Benito 1994–95 MF Guti 1994–95 MF Fernando Morán 1994–95 MF Víctor Sánchez 1994–95 FW Alberto Rivera 1995–96 MF Javier Artero 1995–97 MF Fernando 1997–99 MF Andrés Santos 1998–99 MF David Sousa 1998–99 MF Julio Álvarez 1999–2000 MF Corona 1999–2000 MF José Luis Capdevila 2000–01 MF José Cabrera 2001–02 MF Álex Pérez 2002–03 MF Manuel Tello 2003–04 MF Marcos Tébar 2003–05 MF Borja Valero 2004–05 MF Esteban Granero 2004–06 MF Rodri 2005–06 MF Ferrán 2005–06 MF Juanmi Callejón 2005–07 MF Pedro Mosquera 2006–07 MF Fernando Guerrero 2007–09 MF Antonio Martínez 2009–10 MF Óscar Plano 2010–11 | MF Jordi Martín 2010–12 MF Enrique Castaño 2011–12 MF Sergio Aguza 2011–13 MF Dani Ramírez 2011–14 MF Omar Mascarell 2012–13 MF Álvaro Medrán 2012–14 MF Gonzalo Melero 2013–14 MF Javier Muñoz 2014 MF Enzo Fernández 2014–15 MF Aleix Febas 2014–15 FW Víctor 1993 FW Raúl 1994 FW Irurzun 1994–96 FW Javi Guerrero 1995–96 FW Mista 1996–97 FW Carlos Aranda 1998–2000 FW David Aganzo 1999–2000 FW Luis García 2000–01 FW Riki 2000–02 FW David Barral 2002–03 FW Álex Colorado 2004–05 FW Javier Balboa 2004–05 FW Tha'er Bawab 2004–06 FW Rayco 2005–06 FW José Callejón 2006–07 FW Jesús Berrocal 2007–09 FW Juankar 2008–09 FW Samuel Sáiz 2008–11 FW Rodrigo 2009 FW Lucas Vázquez 2010–11 FW Fran Sol 2010–14 FW Rubén Belima 2011–13 FW Rubén Sobrino 2011–13 FW Burgui 2012–13 FW Raúl de Tomás 2012–13 FW Mariano Díaz 2012–14 FW Juanjo Narváez 2013–15 FW Álvaro Jiménez 2013–15 FW Sergio Sánchez 2014–15 |
* N.B. Players in BOLD played for the senior team; players in ITALICS have not played in the Primera División.

## Coaches

* Toni Grande 1989–96
* Juan Martín Delgado 1996–1997
* Miguel Ángel Portugal 1997
* Paco Hernández 1997–1999
* Paco Buyo 1999–2000
* José Aurelio Gay 2000–02
* José Manuel Díaz 2002–03
* Paco Buyo 2003–04
* Abraham García 2004–07
* José María Salmerón 2007–08
* Antonio Díaz Carlavilla 2008–09
* Alberto Toril 2009
* Manolo Díaz 2009–13
* José Aurelio Gay 2013–15
* Pau Quesada 2023–2024
* Álvaro Gómez-Rey 2024–