Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in . It is

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. 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

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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

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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

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. 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

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, 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

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, they reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up

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. 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. The singer

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played as a goalkeeper for the club in the early 1960s until injury ended his football career. 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

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. During this era, with a team that included Agustín, Ricardo Gallego and Francisco Pineda, Castilla reached the

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of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run, they beat four Primera División teams, including Hércules,

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and

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. 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

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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

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. 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

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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

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, 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

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. The reserves produced other quality players, including

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and

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. Real Madrid Castilla was promoted back to the Segunda División at the end of the 2011–12 season after beating

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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

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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,

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and

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were promoted to the first team, and then Castilla was relegated after being defeated by Real Murcia in the last matchday 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. After the resumption of competitions in the 2020–21 season, the team finished runner-up in their group and qualified to play in the promotion system to the new categories of Spanish football after a restructuring of the same by the RFEF for the 2021–22 season. In the promotion playoffs, the team finished third, which secured their place in the Primera Federación. They also had the chance to move up to the

, but they were eliminated in the semifinals by

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. The team was thus one of those that premiered the new Primera Federación, being placed in Group II. In 2022–23 season, Castilla placed in Group I and finished in third place, they have chance promotion to

, but they were eliminated in the final play off by Eldense. In the 2023–24 season, still under the direction of Raúl González, they finished in tenth position. In 2024-25 season, Castilla failed achieved to play off promotion to Segunda and finished in sixth position, this year one of quality player Raúl Asencio made his debut with first team and become part of first team following injuries to the defenders in the first team. Starting of 2025-26 season, Raúl left as Castilla head coach and replaced by former Real Madrid players, Álvaro Arbeloa.

Season by season

* ''As AD Plus Ultra'' * ''As Castilla CF'' ---- * ''As a

'' ---- * 33 seasons in ''

'' * 5 seasons in '' Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF'' * 22 seasons in ''

'' * 20 seasons in ''

European record

European Cup Winners' Cup:

Honours

**''Winners:'' 1983–84 *

**''Runners-up:'' 1979–80 *

**''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

From
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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 (excluding Third Division and regional)

Most appearances

;All competitions

Stadium

On 9 May 2006, the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium was inaugurated at the City of Madrid where

usually trains. The inaugural match was between Real Madrid and Stade de Reims, a rematch of the

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final won by Real Madrid in 1956. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6–1 with goals from

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, 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

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in Valdebebas, near

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. 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. *

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* Esteban Cambiasso * Juan Esnáider * Rolando Zárate *

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* César Prates * Fabinho * Pablo Felipe *

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* Iarley * Willian José * Vinícius Júnior * Rodrygo * Valdo * Lin Liangming * Flemming Povlsen * Mariano Díaz *

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* Rubén Belima * Chupe * Juan Epitié * Omar Mascarell * Eero Markkanen * Daniel Opare * Ádám Szalai * Andri Guðjohnsen * Achraf Hakimi *

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* 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 * Carlos Aranda * Álvaro Arbeloa * Sergio Arribas * Carlos Dotor * David Barral * Miguel Bernal * Antonio Blanco *

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* Burgui * Emilio Butragueño * José Callejón * José Antonio Camacho * José Luis Caminero * Santiago Cañizares * Dani Carvajal * Kiko Casilla * Iker Casillas * Javier Castañeda * Chendo *

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* Pedro Contreras * Corona * Enrique Corrales * Isidro Díaz * Hugo Duro * José Manuel Espinosa * Kiko Femenía * Alfonso Fraile * Álex Fernández * Fernando Fernández * Borja Fernández *

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* Jorge de Frutos * Ricardo Gallego * Borja García * Dani García * Fran García *

* José García Calvo * Luis García * Rafael García * José Aurelio Gay * Gerardo * Mario Gila * César Gómez * Adrián González * Esteban Granero *

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* Guti * Miguel Gutiérrez * Pepe Heredia * Mario Hermoso * Luis Hernández * Isidro *

* 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 * Enrique Magdaleno * Juan Maqueda * Alberto Marcos * Ángel Martín González * Rafael Martín Vázquez *

* Javier Maté * Borja Mayoral * Gonzalo Melero * Míchel * Mista * Fernando Morán *

* Rodrigo Moreno * Juan Morgado * Pedro Mosquera * Nacho * César Navas *

* 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 *

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* 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 * Federico Valverde * Guillermo Varela * Julio Álvarez * Jonay Hernández

References

External links

Real Madrid Castilla
– official website
Real Madrid Castilla News, Photos and Videos
.
Futbolme.com profile

Segunda B Division Table

Club & stadium history Estadios de España
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