Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.
Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as their senior team rather than a separate league. Reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, Real Madrid Castilla are ineligible for promotion to the La Liga as long as Real Madrid plays there. Consequently, they must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in the Copa del Rey. In addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.
History
AD Plus Ultra
In 1948, Agrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra, a local amateur team, then playing in the Tercera División, agreed to become a feeder club for Real Madrid. Originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the national motto of Spain. Real gave AD Plus Ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players. By 1949, they made their debut in the Segunda División and in 1952, the club became the official Real reserve team. In 1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up Granada.
During the 1950s and 1960s, future senior Real Madrid players and Spanish internationals such as José María Zárraga, Enrique Mateos, Ramón Marsal, Pedro Casado, Juan Manuel Villa, José María Vidal, Fernando Serena and Ramón Grosso all spent time at the club, and Juan Alonso finished off his career there. Miguel Muñoz began his coaching career at the club. In 1972, Plus Ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name, and their position in the Tercera División was taken by Castilla Club de Fútbol, the new reserve team for Real Madrid, on 21 July.
Castilla CF
As Castilla CF, the team enjoyed something of a golden age. During this era, with a team that included Agustín, Ricardo Gallego and Francisco Pineda, Castilla reached the final of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run, they beat four Primera División teams, including Hércules, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Sporting de Gijón. The latter two eventually finished second and third in the Primera División. In the final, they played Real Madrid but lost 6–1. Because Real also won the Primera División, however, Castilla qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup. Despite beating West Ham United 3–1 in the opening game at the Santiago Bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round. Castilla reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988.
In 1984, with Amancio Amaro as coach, Castilla won the Segunda División. Amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous La Quinta del Buitre – Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel, and Miguel Pardeza. Castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because Real Madrid were already in the Primera División. In the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the Segunda División, but were once again ineligible for promotion.
this team was founded in 1999
Real Madrid B
In 1991, the Royal Spanish Football Federation banned the use of separate names for reserve teams and Castilla CF became known as Real Madrid Deportiva and then Real Madrid B. In the early 1990s, two former Castilla players, Vicente del Bosque and Rafael Benítez, began their coaching careers with the team. In 1997, the team was relegated to the Segunda División B, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players. These have included Raúl, Guti and Iker Casillas, who all became established members of the senior Real Madrid team.
Real Madrid Castilla
In the 2004–05 season, coach Juan Ramón López Caro guided the team back to the Segunda División and the team subsequently revived the El Castilla name and became known as Real Madrid Castilla. In 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilities Ciudad Real Madrid was named the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium and Francisco Moreno Cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. In this year, the team also has continued to produce quality players such as Roberto Soldado and Álvaro Arbeloa.
In the 2006–2007 season, the team was relegated to the Segunda División B under the management of ex-Real Madrid legend Míchel after occupying 19th place in the league in a disappointing season. Míchel received a lot of criticism and accepted all the blame for the team's bad performances, especially for those who had a wonderful season in the 2005–06 season, such as Rubén de la Red, Esteban Granero and Javi García. The reserves produced other quality players, including Juan Mata and Álvaro Negredo.
Real Madrid Castilla was promoted back to the Segunda División at the end of the 2011–12 season after beating Cádiz in the play-offs with an aggregate of score 8–1 and this year the club produced one quality player, Dani Carvajal who was sold to Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 before he returned to Real Madrid in 2013 to play in the first team.
In the 2013–14 season, three quality players Nacho, Álvaro Morata and Jesé were promoted to the first team, and then Castilla was relegated in the last matchday after being defeated by Real Murcia in the last match of the season.
Since 2014 when they played in the third division, Castilla continued to produce other quality players, including Lucas Vázquez, Fernando Pacheco, Borja Mayoral, Marcos Llorente, Sergio Reguilón, Óscar Rodríguez, Achraf Hakimi and Fran García.
In the 2019–20 season, the team was coached by Raúl, a legendary ex-Real Madrid player.
Season by season
As AD Plus Ultra
As Castilla CF
As a reserve team
33 seasons in Segunda División
3 seasons in Primera División RFEF/Primera Federación
22 seasons in Segunda División B
20 seasons in Tercera División
European record
European Cup Winners' Cup:
Honours
Segunda División
Winners: 1983–84
Segunda División B
Winners: 1990–91, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2011–12
Tercera División
Winners: 1948–49, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68
Players
Current squad
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From Real Madrid C and Youth Academy
Out on loan
Personnel
Current technical staff
Last updated: 1 September 2020
Source:
Coaches
Records
Players in bold are still active with club.
Top scorers
All competitions
Most appearances
All competitions
Stadium
On 9 May 2006, the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium was inaugurated at the City of Madrid where Real Madrid usually trains. The inaugural match was between Real Madrid and Stade de Reims, a rematch of the European Cup final won by Real Madrid in 1956. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6–1 with goals from Sergio Ramos, Antonio Cassano (2), Roberto Soldado (2), and José Manuel Jurado.
The venue is part of the Ciudad Real Madrid, the club's new training facilities located outside Madrid in Valdebebas, near Madrid–Barajas Airport.
The capacity of the main stand at the west is 4,000 seats, with additional 2,000 seats at the eastern stand, giving the stadium a total capacity of 6,000 seats. It is envisaged to increase the seating capacity up to 25,000 at the completion of the expansion.
Notable players
Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status.
Antoni Lima
Esteban Cambiasso
Juan Esnáider
Rolando Zárate
Philipp Lienhart
Casemiro
César Prates
Fabinho
Pablo Felipe
Filipe Luís
Iarley
Willian José
Vinícius Júnior
Rodrygo
Valdo
Lin Liangming
Flemming Povlsen
Mariano Díaz
Javier Balboa
Juan Epitié
Rubén Belima
Chupe
Eero Markkanen
Daniel Opare
Gábor Korolovszky
Ádám Szalai
Andri Guðjohnsen
Tha'er Bawab
Achraf Hakimi
Mutiu Adepoju
Oladimeji Lawal
Christopher Ohen
Martin Ødegaard
Sergio Díaz
Cristian Benavente
Pedro Mendes
Denis Cheryshev
Antonio Adán
Albert Aguilà
Agustín
Adolfo Aldana
Marcos Alonso
Mikel Antía
Francisco José Antón
Santiago Aragón
Luis Aragonés
Carlos Aranda
Álvaro Arbeloa
Sergio Arribas
David Barral
Miguel Bernal
Antonio Blanco
Paco Bonet
Raúl Bravo
Alberto Bueno
Burgui
Emilio Butragueño
José Callejón
José Antonio Camacho
José Luis Caminero
Santiago Cañizares
Dani Carvajal
Kiko Casilla
Iker Casillas
Javier Castañeda
Chendo
Cholo
Pedro Contreras
Corona
Enrique Corrales
Vicente del Bosque
Isidro Díaz
José Manuel Espinosa
Kiko Femenía
Alfonso Fraile
Álex Fernández
Fernando Fernández
Borja Fernández
Fernando
Álvaro Fidalgo
Ricardo Gallego
Borja García
Dani García
Fran García
Javi García
José García Calvo
Luis García
Rafael García
José Aurelio Gay
Gerardo
César Gómez
Adrián González
Esteban Granero
Ramón Grosso
Javi Guerrero
Guti
Miguel Gutiérrez
Pepe Heredia
Mario Hermoso
Luis Hernández
Isidro
Jesé
Joselu
José María López
Juanfran Moreno
Juanfran Torres
Juanjo
Juankar
Juanmi
José Manuel Jurado
Ángel Lanchas
Diego Llorente
Julio Llorente
Marcos Llorente
Julen Lopetegui
Diego López
José Alberto López
Sebastián Losada
Juan Maqueda
Enrique Magdaleno
Alberto Marcos
Ángel Martín González
Rafael Martín Vázquez
Omar Mascarell
Juan Mata
Javier Maté
Enrique Mateos
Borja Mayoral
Gonzalo Melero
Míchel
Mista
Fernando Morán
Álvaro Morata
Rodrigo Moreno
Juan Morgado
Pedro Mosquera
Nacho
César Navas
Álvaro Negredo
José Ochotorena
Antolín Ortega
Fernando Pacheco
Miguel Pardeza
Javier Paredes
Dani Parejo
Paco Pavón
Óscar Plano
Ángel Pérez
Alfonso Pérez
Francisco Pineda
Javier Portillo
Quini
Luis Miguel Ramis
Raúl
Rubén de la Red
Sergio Reguilón
Fran Rico
Riki
Alberto Rivera
Ángel Rodríguez
Francis Rodríguez
Óscar Rodríguez
Rubén
Andrés Sabido
José Antonio Salguero
Jaime Sánchez
Sergio Sánchez
Víctor Sánchez
Manolo Sanchís
Sandro
Isidoro San José
José Luis Santamaría
Fernando Sanz
Pablo Sarabia
Rubén Sobrino
Jesús Solana
Roberto Soldado
Raúl de Tomás
Javier Torres Gómez
Miguel Torres
Víctor Torres Mestre
Lucas Torró
Roberto Trashorras
Ismael Urzaiz
Vicente Valcarce
Borja Valero
Lucas Vázquez
Jesús Velasco
Víctor
Leandro Cabrera
Gary Kagelmacher
Federico Valverde
Guillermo Varela
Julio Álvarez
Jonay Hernández
See also
La Fábrica (Real Madrid)
Real Madrid C
Real Madrid Juvenil
References
External links
Real Madrid Castilla Official club website
Real Madrid Castilla News, Photos and Videos
Futbolme.com profile
BDFutbol team profile
Castilla CF in Europe
Segunda B Division Table
Club & stadium history Estadios de España
Real Madrid CF
Spanish reserve football teams
Football clubs in Madrid
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs
Primera Federación clubs