Real Madrid C

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, is a Spanish association football team that will play in the Tercera Federación from 2023-24 season. It is Real Madrid's second reserve team. They played 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 will play in the Tercera Federación from 2023-24 season.

Real Madrid C
Full nameReal Madrid Club de Fútbol C
Nickname(s)RMC
Founded1952 (As Real Madrid C.F. Aficionados)
GroundCiudad Real Madrid,
Madrid, Spain
Capacity3,000
PresidentFlorentino Pérez
Head coachPau Quesada
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 7
Closed departments of Real Madrid
Football C Handball
Rugby Volleyball

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.[1][2]

Main article: RSC Internacional FC

In 2022, Real Madrid reached an agreement with RSC Internacional FC to make the club their C-team for the 2022–23 Tercera Federación.[3] For the 2023–24 season, Real Madrid C returned to an active status and took RSC Internacional's place in the division.[4]

Honours
Winners (5): 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06
Winners (1): 1982–83 (Copa de la Liga de Tercera División)
  • Campeonato de España de Aficionados[5]
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
2023–24 5 3ª RFEF

Current squad
As of 1 September 2023

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 Spain ESP Guille Ruiz
— GK Spain ESP Guillermo Súnico
— DF Spain ESP David Ruiz
— DF Spain ESP Quique Ribes
— DF Spain ESP Juan Rodríguez
— DF Spain ESP David Jiménez
— DF Spain ESP David Cuenca
— DF Spain ESP Manu Serrano
— DF Spain ESP Jaime Calleja
— DF Spain ESP Ferran Ruiz
— MF Spain ESP Andrés Campos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Fernando Rodríguez
— MF Spain ESP Manu Márquez
— MF Spain ESP Carlos Rodríguez
— MF Spain ESP Borja Alonso
— MF Spain ESP Samuel Expósito
— MF Spain ESP Miguel Romera
— FW Spain ESP Yeray Lancha
— FW Spain ESP Andrés García
— FW Spain ESP Álex Bautista
— FW Spain ESP Ángel Carvajal
— FW Spain ESP Esteban Aparicio

Notable players
  • N.B. Players in BOLD played for the senior team; players in ITALICS have not played in the Primera División.

Coaches

References
  1. "Real Madrid disbanding C team will have repercussions for development". ESPN. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "So long, Real Madrid C". Marca. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "El Real Madrid C ya es un hecho" [Real Madrid C is a thing] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. "Pretemporada 23/24 | El Real Madrid C es una realidad" [23/24 pre-season | Real Madrid C is a reality] (in Spanish). Madridista Real. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. Spain – Amateur Champions (Campeonato de España Amateur) 1930-1987, RSSSF, 20 May 2020
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