Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Segunda División B – Group 1 for the 2020–21 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.[2]

Real Madrid Castilla
Full nameReal Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)RM Castilla
RM B
Founded16 December 1930
(as Agrupación Deportiva
Plus Ultra)
GroundCiudad Real Madrid,
Valdebebas, Madrid, Spain
Capacity6,000
PresidentNicolás Martín-Sanz[1]
Head coachRaúl
LeagueSegunda División B – Group 1
2019–20Segunda División B – Group 1, 7th
Active departments of Real Madrid
Football Football B Football U-19
Women's Football Basketball Basketball B
AD Plus Ultra 1949–50

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 Primera División. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter 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 Rey, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual finalists 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. 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
Former logo of Castilla.

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.[3] 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.[3] 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.

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 Segunda División at the end of the season 2011–12 after beating Cádiz in the play-offs with aggregate score 8–1.

In the 2013–14 season, three key 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 in third division, Castilla continued to produce quality player, including Lucas Vázquez, Fernando Pacheco, Borja Mayoral, Marcos Llorente, Sergio Reguilón, Óscar Rodríguez and Achraf Hakimi.

Season to season
  • As AD Plus Ultra
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1940/41 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1941/42 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1942/43 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1943/44 5 2ª Reg. 1st
1944/45 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1945/46 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1946–47 3 3ª 5th
1947–48 3 3ª 5th First round
1948–49 3 3ª 1st Second round
1949–50 2 2ª 3rd Third round
1950–51 2 2ª 7th DNQ
1951–52 2 2ª 12th DNQ
1952–53 2 2ª 15th First round
1953–54 3 3ª 3rd
1954–55 3 3ª 1st
1955–56 2 2ª 15th
1956–57 3 3ª 1st
1957–58 2 2ª 7th
1958–59 2 2ª 10th Quarterfinals
1959–60 2 2ª 4th Second round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1960–61 2 2ª 7th First round
1961–62 2 2ª 7th First round
1962–63 2 2ª 16th First round
1963–64 3 3ª 1st
1964–65 3 3ª 3rd
1965–66 3 3ª 1st
1966–67 3 3ª 2nd
1967–68 3 3ª 1st
1968–69 3 3ª 3rd
1969–70 3 3ª 3rd Second round
1970–71 3 3ª 11th First round
1971–72 3 3ª 10th Second round
  • As Castilla CF
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1972–73 3 3ª 4th First round
1973–74 3 3ª 4th Third round
1974–75 3 3ª 4th Third round
1975–76 3 3ª 3rd First round
1976–77 3 3ª 4th Second round
1977–78 3 2ªB 2nd Second round
1978–79 2 2ª 7th Third round
1979–80 2 2ª 7th Runners-up
1980–81 2 2ª 11th Fourth round
1981–82 2 2ª 8th Third Round
1982–83 2 2ª 6th Second Round
1983–84 2 2ª 1st Quarterfinals
1984–85 2 2ª 5th Second round
1985–86 2 2ª 12th Quarterfinals
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1986–87 2 2ª 17th First Round
1987–88 2 2ª 3rd Quarterfinals
1988–89 2 2ª 15th Second round
1989–90 2 2ª 18th First Round
1990–91 3 2ªB 1st N/A
Season Tier Division Place
1991–92 2 2ª 16th
1992–93 2 2ª 6th
1993–94 2 2ª 6th
1994–95 2 2ª 8th
1995–96 2 2ª 4th
1996–97 2 2ª 18th
1997–98 3 2ªB 2nd
1998–99 3 2ªB 3rd
1999–2000 3 2ªB 5th
2000–01 3 2ªB 7th
2001–02 3 2ªB 1st
2002–03 3 2ªB 6th
2003–04 3 2ªB 2nd
2004–05 3 2ªB 1st
2005–06 2 2ª 11th
2006–07 2 2ª 19th
2007–08 3 2ªB 5th
2008–09 3 2ªB 6th
2009–10 3 2ªB 8th
2010–11 3 2ªB 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2011–12 3 2ªB 1st
2012–13 2 2ª 8th
2013–14 2 2ª 20th
2014–15 3 2ªB 6th
2015–16 3 2ªB 1st
2016–17 3 2ªB 11th
2017–18 3 2ªB 8th
2018–19 3 2ªB 4th
2019–20 3 2ªB 7th

Honours
Winners: 1983–84
Winners: 1990–91, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2011–12
Winners: 1948–49, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68

Players

Current squad
As of 27 August 2020[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Diego Altube
2 DF  ESP Guillem Rodríguez
3 DF  ESP Miguel Gutiérrez
4 DF  ESP Mario Gila
5 DF  ESP Víctor Chust
6 MF  ESP Antonio Blanco
7 MF  ESP Marvin
8 MF  ESP Carlos Dotor
9 FW  ESP Pedro Ruiz
10 MF  ESP César Gelabert
11 MF  ESP Jordi Martín
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Toni Fuidias
14 MF  ESP Xavi Sintes
15 DF  ESP Pablo Ramón
16 MF  ESP Iván Morante
17 FW  ESP Hugo Vallejo
18 MF  ESP Kenneth Soler
19 FW  ESP Hugo Duro (on loan from Getafe)
20 DF  ESP Sergio Santos
21 FW  ESP Juanmi Latasa
22 MF  ESP Sergio Arribas
25 GK  ESP Luis López

From Youth System

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF  ESP Álvaro Carrillo
– DF  ESP Alberto Retuerta
– MF  FRA Theo Zidane
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF  DOM Peter González
– MF  ESP Óscar Aranda
– FW  ESP Isra Salazar

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ESP Moha Ramos (at Real Unión until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Sergio López (at Real Valladolid B until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Chechu (at Las Rozas until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Isma Armenteros (at Badajoz until 30 June 2021)
— DF  ESP Javi Domínguez (at Talavera until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Carlos Algarra (at Las Rozas until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Augusto Galván (at Las Rozas until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Fernando Guerrero (at Barakaldo until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Álvaro Martín (at HNK Šibenik until 30 June 2021)
— MF  ESP Esteban Aparicio (at Badalona until 30 June 2021)
— FW  GRE Christian Vassilakis (at Arouca until 30 June 2021)
— FW  BRA Rodrigo (at Talavera until 30 June 2021)

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachRául González
Assistant coachSantiago Sánchez
Goalkeeping coachRoberto Vázquez
Fitness coachNacho Sancho
  • Last updated: 1 September 2020
  • Source:[6]

Coaches

Records

Top Scorers (All competitions)
Ranking Nationality Name Years Goals
1 SpainRoberto Soldado2002–200663
2 SpainÁlvaro Morata2010–201345
3 SpainJoselu2009–201240
4 SpainPaco Machín1979–198238
5 SpainEmilio Butragueño1982–198437
6 SpainLuis García2001–200332
 SpainCristo González2017–2019
 Dominican RepublicMariano Díaz2014–2016
 SpainJesé2011–2013
10 SpainFrancesc Xavier Julià1980–198530

Appearances (All competitions)
Ranking Nationality Name Years Games
1 SpainPedro Mosquera2006–2010, 2012–2013156
2 SpainCasimiro Torres1978–1983140
3 SpainJuanfran Moreno2009–2013137
4 SpainFrancis Rodríguez1981–1984, 1985–1986130
5 SpainDavid Mateos2007–2013128
6 SpainJorge Casado2010–2014124
7 SpainJosé Manuel Espinosa1978–1982120
 SpainRoberto Soldado2002–2006
9 SpainÁngel Martín González1982–1986114
 SpainJesús Velasco1991–1994, 1998–1999

Stadium
Main article: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Alfredo Di Stéfano 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.[7]

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

See also

References
  1. "Nicolás Martín-Sanz, nuevo presidente del Castilla". AS. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. "Ciudad Real Madrid". Turismo Madrid. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. McTear, Euan (19 May 2016). "When Real Madrid Castilla reached the Copa del Rey final and played in Europe". These Football Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Real Madrid Castilla squad". ffmadrid.es. Real Federación de Fútbol de Madrid. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. "Real Madrid Castilla". realmadrid.com. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. "Real Madrid Castilla Squad". Real Madrid. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. "This one's for you, Alfredo!". Realmadrid.com. 2006-05-10. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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