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| clubname = Real Madrid
| current = Real Madrid C.F. 2008-09 season
| image = [[Image:Logo Real Madrid.svg|147px|Real Madrid C.F. emblem]]
| fullname = Real Madrid Club de Fútbol<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol">{{ cite web | title = Real Madrid Club de Fútbol | url = http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/2008-09/primera/equipo.asp?equ=rma| publisher = Liga de Fútbol Profesional | accessdate = 2008-07-19| language=Spanish}}</ref>
| nickname = "Los Blancos" (The Whites)<br />"Los&nbsp;Merengues"&nbsp;(The&nbsp;Meringues)<ref>{{cite web|title = Real Madrid Football Club |url = http://www.madrid-tourist-guide.com/en/football/real-madrid-fc.html| publisher = Madrid Tourist Guide | accessdate = 2008-07-11}} In Spanish, the players are nicknamed ‘Los Merengues’ meaning literally ‘the meringues’ which applies to their white strip.</ref><br />
<!-- '‘Los Galacticos’ is not a club nickname, it is a nickname given to Florentino Pérez's 2000 - 2004 era because of his "Galacticos" policy, as way of management - this days it's mostly used to mock the team and it's management --> <!-- Los Vikingos, Vikingos or The Vikings is an old 70's, 80's nickname it's irrelevant these days, PLZ! STOP ADDING IT! -->
| founded = 6 March 1902<br />(as ''Madrid Football Club'')<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)">{{cite web|title = Pre-history and first official title (1900-1910) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730681095/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(I).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref>
| ground = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]<br />[[Madrid]], Spain
| capacity = 80,354<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol"/>
| revenue = €351 million<ref>{{cite web|title = Real Madrid closes out its best fiscal year in history | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729505831/noticia/Noticia/Press_release_2008-04-08.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2007-12-03}}</ref>
| chairman = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ramón Calderón]]<ref>{{ cite web|title = Presidentes - Ramón Calderón | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040472604/1193040504301/contenido/Presidente/Ramon_Calderon.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | language = Spanish }}</ref>
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| manager = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Schuster]]<ref name="Entrenadores">{{cite web|title = Entrenadores - Bernd Schuster | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040472600/1193040480986/contenido/Entrenador/Bernd_Schuster.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | language = Spanish}}</ref>
| league = [[La Liga]]
| season = [[La Liga 2007-08|2007&ndash;08]]
| position = La Liga, 1st<ref name="¡Campeones de Liga!">{{cite web | title = ¡Campeones de Liga! | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1202735566488/noticia/Cronica/!Campeones_de_Liga!.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date = 2008-05-04| accessdate = 2008-07-12|language = Spanish|author=Laura Navas}}</ref>
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'''Real Madrid Club de Fútbol''' (also known as '''Real Madrid''', '''Los Blancos''', '''Los Merengues''') is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Madrid]], Spain. It is the [[Football records in Spain|most successful club]] in [[Football in Spain|Spanish football]] and was voted by [[FIFA]] as the most successful one of the 20th century,<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (1991-2008)"> {{cite web |title = Real Madrid turns 106 (1991-2008) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730576269/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(1991-2008).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com| date = 2008-03-05 | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref> having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cups]], a record nine [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] and two [[UEFA Cup]]s.<ref name="Madrid the masters of Europe"> {{cite web|title = Madrid the masters of Europe | url = http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=8192/newsid=3047.html | publisher = uefa.com | date = 2003-07-08 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref><ref name=EC>Up until 1992, the European football's premier club competition was the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup]]; since then, it has been the ''[[UEFA Champions League]]''.</ref> Real was a founding member of The [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)]]<ref name="The History of FIFA"> {{cite web |title =The History of FIFA - Foundation | url = http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/historyfifa1.html | publisher = fifa.com | accessdate = 2008-07-27}}</ref> and the now-defunct [[G-14]] group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the [[European Club Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title = G-14 members|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4819538.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| accessdate = 2008-09-21}}</ref>

Founded in 1902, Real Madrid has since spent all of its history in the top flight of Spanish football. In the 1940s, the club, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and the [[Ciudad Deportiva, Madrid|Ciudad Deportiva]] were rebuilt following the [[Spanish Civil War]]. During the 1950s, Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football. During the second half of the 1980s, the club had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe (known as ''[[Quinta del Buitre|La Quinta del Buitre]]''), winning two UEFA Cups, five Spanish championships in a row, one Spanish cup and three Spanish Super Cups.

The club's traditional [[Kit (association football)|kit]] colours are all white. It plays its home professional games in the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in downtown Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European football clubs, the club members (''socios'') have owned and operated Real Madrid since its foundation.

Real Madrid maintains a large fanbase and holds numerous long-standing rivalries with several other clubs, the most notable with [[FC Barcelona]] with whom they biannually contest the [[El Clásico]]. The club is the world's richest in football (€351m) in terms of revenue and the second most valuable (worth over €950m as of 2008).<ref> {{cite web |title = United rise but Real Madrid stays top | url = http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,sid%253D2834%2526cid%253D191865,00.html | publisher = Deloitte UK | date = 2008-02-14| accessdate = 2008-02-16}}</ref><ref name="Soccer Team Valuations"> {{cite web |title = Soccer Team Valuations | url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Revenue.html | publisher = forbes.com | date = 2008-04-30| accessdate = 2008-07-16}}</ref>

==History==
{{Details2|History of Real Madrid C.F.|History of Real Madrid C.F.}}
[[Image:MadridFC1902.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Real Madrid team in 1902]]
Football was introduced to [[Madrid]] by the professors and students of the ''Institución Libre de Enseñanza'', who included several [[Oxbridge]] graduates.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> They founded the club ''Football Club Sky'' in 1897, playing on Sunday mornings at Moncloa.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> This club split in 1900 into two different clubs: ''New Foot-Ball de Madrid'' and [[Club Español de Madrid]]. The latter club split again in 1902, resulting in the formation of ''Madrid Football Club'' on 6 March 1902.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> Only three years after its foundation, in 1905, ''Madrid FC'' won its first official title in the history of the club after defeating [[Athletic Bilbao]] in the [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cup]] final.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> The team won the first of four consecutive [[Copa del Rey]] titles (at that time the only statewide competition).<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> The club became one of the founding sides of the [[Spanish Football Federation|Spanish Football Association]] on 4 January 1909, when club president [[Adolfo Meléndez]] signed the foundation agreement of the Spanish FA.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (I)"/> After moving between some minor grounds, in 1912, the team settled at the ground that came to be called ''"Campo de O'Donnell"''.<ref name="History - Chapter 1 - From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O’Donnel pitch"> {{cite web
|title = History - Chapter 1 - From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O’Donnel pitch | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com| accessdate = 2008-07-11}}</ref> In 1920, the club's name was changed to Real Madrid after [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|King Alfonso XIII]] granted the title of Real (Royal) to the club.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (II)">{{cite web
|title = Bernabéu's debut to the title of ''Real'' (1911-1920) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730681252/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(II).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref>

In 1929, the first [[La Liga 1929|Spanish football league]] was founded. Real Madrid had the lead going into the last match of the season, but a loss to Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés kept Madrid from winning the title. They had to settle for runner-up, just one point behind Barcelona.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)">{{cite web| title = A spectacular leap towards the future (1921-1930) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730681768/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(III).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date =2007-02-28 |accessdate =2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref> Real Madrid won its first League title in the [[La Liga 1931-32|1931&ndash;32 season]]. The Whites won the League again the following year, and thus became the first side to have won the championship twice.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (IV)"> {{cite web |title = The first two-time champion of the League (1931-1940) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730681729/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(IV).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-18|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref>

[[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]] became president of Real Madrid in 1945.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)">{{cite web
|title = Bernabéu begins his office as President building the new Chamartín Stadium (1941-1950) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730681924/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(V).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref> Under his presidency, the club, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and the Ciudad Deportiva were rebuilt following the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Beginning in 1953, he embarked upon a strategy of signing world-class players from abroad, the most prominent of them being the signing of [[Alfredo di Stéfano]]. Thus, he built the world's first multinational side.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (VI)">{{cite web|title = An exceptional decade (1951-1960) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730565386/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(VI).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref>

In 1955, acting upon the idea proposed by the French sports journalist and editor of ''[[L'Équipe]]'' [[Gabriel Hanot]], and building upon the ''[[Latin Cup|Copa Latina]]'' (a tournament involving clubs from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy), Bernabéu met in the Ambassador Hotel in Paris with Bedrignan and [[Gusztáv Sebes]] and created what today is known as the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/Kind=512/newsId=419682.html | title=Hats off to Hanot | accessdate=2008-07-11 | date=[[2006-05-12]] | publisher=uefa.com | author=Matthew Spiro}}</ref> It was under Bernabéu's guidance that Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football. The club won the European Cup five times in a row between 1956 and 1960, which included the 7&ndash;3 Hampden Park [[1960 European Cup Final|final]] against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in [[European Cup 1959–60|1960]].<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (VI)"/> Winning the competition five consecutive times saw Real permanently awarded the original cup and earning the right to wear the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup#The badge of honour|UEFA badge of honour]].<ref name="badge of honour">{{cite web| url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf | title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League | format=[[PDF]]| publisher = UEFA | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}; Page 4, §2.01 "Cup" & Page 26, §16.10 "Title-holder logo"</ref> The club won the European Cup for a sixth time in [[European Cup 1965–66|1966]] defeating [[FK Partizan]] 2&ndash;1 in [[1966 European Cup Final|the final]] with a team composed entirely of nationally-born players (known as the [[Ye-yé (Real Madrid)|Ye-yé]] team) &ndash; a first in the competition.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (VII)">{{cite web
|title = The generational reshuffle was successful (1961-1970) | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730565958/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(VII).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref> The name "Ye-yé" came from the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus in the [[Beatles]]' song "[[She Loves You]]" after
four members of the team posed for [[Diario Marca]] dressed in Beatles wigs. The Ye-yé generation was also European Cup runner-up in [[1962 European Cup Final|1962]] and [[1964 European Cup Final|1964]].

In the 1970s, Real Madrid won 5 league championships and 3 Spanish Cups.<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/> In 1971, the club played it's first [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] final, being defeated by [[England|English]] side [[Chelsea F.C.]] with 2-1.<ref>{{cite web|title = European Competitions 1971|url = http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197071.html#cwc|publisher = RSSS|accessdate = 2008-09-27 }}</ref> On 2 July 1978, the one to whom credit can be given for transforming Real Madrid from the second most successful club in Madrid into the most successful in Spain, and one of the most successful in Europe, club president Santiago Bernabéu passed away. The following year, the club organized the first edition of [[Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu|Santiago Bernabéu Trophy]] in the memory of its former president.

[[Image:Real Madrid UEFA Cup 1986.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Real Madrid as [[UEFA Cup 1985-86]] winner]]
[[Image:Celebrando el primer título de la temporada.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Real Madrid's players celebrate their 2008 [[Supercopa de España]] title win.]]
By the early 1980s, Real Madrid had lost its grasp on the La Liga title until a new batch of home-grown stars started to back winning [[Football in Spain|domestic]] titles.<ref>{{cite web
|title = The “Quinta del Buitre” era begins | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202735906881/noticia/Noticia/1985_86.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-11}}</ref> Spanish sport journalist Julio César Iglesias gave to this generation the name ''[[Quinta del Buitre|La Quinta del Buitre]]'' ("Vulture's Cohort"), which was derived from the nickname given to one of its members, [[Emilio Butragueño]]. The other four members were [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manuel Sanchís]], [[Rafael Martín Vázquez|Martín Vázquez]], [[Míchel (footballer)|Míchel]] and [[Miguel Pardeza]].<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (IX)">{{cite web
|title = 1981-1990 - Five straight League titles and a new record | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730567810/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_turns_106_(IX).htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com |date = 2008-03-05 | accessdate = 2008-07-12| author=Luís Miguel González}}</ref> With ''La Quinta del Buitre'' (reduced to four members when Pardeza left the club for [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] in 1986) Real Madrid had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe during the second half of the 1980s, winning two UEFA Cups, five [[La Liga|Spanish championships]] in a row, one Spanish cup and three [[Supercopa de España|Spanish Super Cups]].<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (IX)"/>

In the early 1990s, ''La Quinta del Buitre'' split up after Martín Vázquez, Emilio Butragueño and Míchel left the club. In 1996, President [[Lorenzo Sanz]] appointed [[Fabio Capello]] as coach.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (1991-2008)"/> Although his tenure lasted only one season, Real Madrid was proclaimed league champion and players like [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]], [[Predrag Mijatović]], [[Davor Šuker]] and [[Clarence Seedorf]] arrived at the club to strengthen a squad that already boasted the likes of [[Raúl González]], [[Fernando Hierro]] and [[Fernando Redondo]]. As a result, Real Madrid (with the addition of [[Fernando Morientes]] in 1997) finally ended its 32-year wait for its seventh European Cup. In 1998, under manager [[Jupp Heynckes]], The Whites defeated Juventus 1&ndash;0 in the final thanks to a goal from [[Predrag Mijatović]].<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (1991-2008)"/><ref name="1991-2000">{{cite web |title = 1991-2000 - From Raúl González to the turn of the new millennium | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516534/Historia/Club.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

In July 2000, [[Florentino Pérez]] was elected club president.<ref> {{cite web
|title = Florentino Pérez era | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040472604/1193040504604/contenido/Presidente/Florentino_Perez.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com| accessdate = 2008-07-12| language = Spanish}}</ref> His campaign vowed to erase the club's debt and modernize the club's facilities. However, the primary electoral promise that propelled Pérez to victory was the signing of [[Luís Figo]].<ref>{{cite web
|title = Figo's the Real deal | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/848836.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date =2000-07-24| accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref> The following year, the club controversially got its training ground rezoned and used the money to begin assembling the famous [[Galáctico|''Galáctico'']] side including players such as [[Zidane]], [[Ronaldo]], [[Luís Figo]], [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]], Raúl González and [[David Beckham]]. It is debatable whether the gamble paid off, as despite a European Cup win in 2002, followed by the League in 2003, the club failed to win a major trophy for the next three seasons.<ref name="2001-2010">{{cite web |title = 2001-Present - Real Madrid surpasses the century mark| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516534/Historia/Club.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

[[Ramón Calderón]] was elected as club president on 2 July 2006 and subsequently appointed Fabio Capello as the new coach and Predrag Mijatović as the new sporting director.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (1991-2008)"/> Real Madrid won the La Liga title in 2007 for the first time in four years.<ref name="Madrid are the CHAMPIONS: Together we could! Thank you all!">{{cite web
|title = Real Madrid 3-1 Mallorca | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730196845/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_3-1_Mallorca.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | author=Cristina Monge|date = 2007-06-18 | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref> However, Capello was dismissed in June 2007, and replaced by German manager and former player [[Bernd Schuster]].<ref name="Real Madrid sack manager Capello">{{cite news| title = Real Madrid sack manager Capello| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6248514.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2007-06-28 | accessdate = 2008-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Signing the contract | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730287363/noticia/Noticia/Signing_the_contract.htm |publisher = Realmadrid.com |date =2007-07-09 | accessdate = 2008-07-11 | author=Javier Palomino}}</ref> The Whites ended the [[Real Madrid C.F. season 2007–08|2007–08 season]] with the [[La Liga 2007–08|31st league title]] and the first consecutive league title in eighteen years.<ref>{{cite web |title = Frist consecutive league title in eighteen years | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202735919333/noticia/Noticia/2007_08.htm |publisher =Realmadrid.com |date =2008-05-05 | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

==Crest==
[[Image:Real crestds.png|left|thumb|Real's first crest]]
[[Image:Real crest2.png|right|101px|thumb|Club crest 1941–2001]]
The first crest of Real Madrid had a simple design. It consisted of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Fútbol, in dark blue on a white shirt.
The first change in the crest occurred in 1908 when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle.<ref name="Historia del Escudo">{{cite web
|title = Historia del Escudo | url = http://www.realmadrid-futbol.com/Escudo.htm | publisher = realmadrid-futbol.com | accessdate = 2008-07-11 |language=Spanish}}</ref> The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until the Presidency of [[Pedro Parages]] in 1920. At that time, [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|King Alfonso XIII]] granted the club his royal patronage which came in the form of the title "Real", roughly translated as "Royal".<ref name="Pedro Parages"> {{cite web |title = Presidents - Pedro Parages | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516821/1193042223056/contenido/Presidente/Pedro_Parages.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Thus, Alfonso's crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself ''Real Madrid Club de Futbol''.<ref name="Historia del Escudo"/>
With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931, all the symbols of the Royalty were eliminated. Therefore, the crown on the crest and the title of Real were removed. In its place, the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile was added.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (IV)"/>
In 1941, two years after the end of the [[Spanish Civil War|Civil War]], the crest's "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored while the mulberry stripe of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]] was retained as well.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/> In addition, the colors were modified in that the crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Futbol.<ref name="Historia del Escudo"/>

The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001 when the club wanted to better position itself for the twenty-first century and further standardize its crest. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.<ref name="Historia del Escudo"/>

==Colours==

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Real Madrid has always worn white shirts and shorts, although it initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt (the design was kept in the club crest); but unlike today, dark blue socks were worn.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/><ref name="Equipacion">{{cite web
|title = Equipación | url = http://www.realmadrid-futbol.com/Equipacion.htm | publisher = realmadrid-futbol.com | accessdate = 2008-07-11|language=Spanish}}</ref> The striped shirt was replaced by an all-white version, modeled after the shirt worn by [[Corinthian F.C.]], in 1902.<ref name="Madrid the masters of Europe"/><ref>Real Madrid kit in 1905 was all-white, so the supporters start calling the players as ''Los Blancos''</ref> In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones. By the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again by adding buttons to the shirt and the club's crest on the left breast (which have remained ever since). On 23 November 1947, in a game against [[Atlético Madrid]] at the ''Metropolitano'' Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear numbered shirts.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/>

Real's traditional away colours are all black or all purple.
The club's kit is currently manufactured by [[Adidas]] whose contract extends from 1998.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Leaders in sporting goods |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202733617742/noticia/Noticia/Leaders_in_sporting_goods.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date = 2006-12-01| accessdate = 2008-07-12 |author=Álvaro Velasco |quote=Ramón Calderón says: We began working with Adidas again in 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Our Sponsors - Adidas
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193042216490/contenido/Patrocinador/Adidas.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Real Madrid's first shirt sponsor, [[Zanussi]], agreed for the 1982&ndash;83, 1983&ndash;84 and 1984&ndash;85 seasons. Following that, the club was sponsored by [[Parmalat]] and Otaysa before a long-term deal was signed with Teka in 1992.<ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1902-1989)">{{cite web
|title = Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1902-1989)
|url=http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/uniformes.htm
|publisher = Leyendablanca.com
|accessdate = 2008-07-18
|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1991-2008)">{{cite web
|title = Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1991-2008)
|url=http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/uniformes2.htm
|publisher = Leyendablanca.com
|accessdate = 2008-07-18
|language=Spanish}}</ref> In 2001, Real Madrid ended their contract with Teka and for one season used the Realmadrid.com logo to promote its website. Then, in 2002, a deal was signed with [[Siemens AG|Siemens Mobile]] and in 2006, the [[BenQ|BenQ Siemens]] logo appeared on the club's shirt.<ref>{{cite web
|title = BenQ Mobile Scores As Real Madrid’s New Major Sponsor
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202735411099/noticia/Noticia/BenQ_Mobile_Scores_As_Real_Madrid&%238217,s_New_Major_Sponsor.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| date = 2005-11-08| accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Real Madrid's current shirt sponsor is [[bwin.com]] following the economic problems of BenQ Siemens.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Real Madrid and Bwin sign sponsorship agreement
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730193846/noticia/Noticia/Three_year_deal.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| date = 2008-06-11| accessdate = 2008-07-18 | author=Juan José López Soto}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Our Sponsors - bwin.com
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193042218494/contenido/Patrocinador/bwin.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref>

===Shirt sponsors and manufacturers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor<ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1902-1989)"/><ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1991-2008)"/>
|-
|1980–1982
|rowspan=3|[[Adidas]]
|rowspan=1|<small>''none''</small>
|-
|1982–1985
|rowspan=1|[[Zanussi]]
|-
|1985–1986
|rowspan=2|[[Parmalat]]
|-
|1986–1989
|rowspan=4|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|-
|1989–1990
|rowspan=1|Reny Picot
|-
|1990–1992
|rowspan=1|Otaysa
|-
|1992–1994
|rowspan=3|Teka
|-
|1994–1998
|rowspan=1|[[Kelme (company)|Kelme]]
|-
|1998–2001
|rowspan=6|[[Adidas]]
|-
|2001–2002
|rowspan=1|[http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Home Realmadrid.com]
|-
|2002–2005
|rowspan=1|[[Siemens AG|Siemens Mobile]]
|-
|2005–2006
|rowspan=1|[[Siemens AG|Siemens]]
|-
|2006–2007
|rowspan=1|[[BenQ|BenQ Siemens]]
|-
|2007–<small>''present''</small>
|rowspan=1|[[bwin|bwin.com]]
|-
|}

==Stadiums==
{{main|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium|Estadio Chamartín}}
[[Image:real2007.JPG|thumb|200px|Real Madrid at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] during a 2007 match with [[Real Betis]]]]
After its foundation in 1902, the club moved in its first years between some minor grounds before moving to the ''Campo de O'Donnell'' in 1912.<ref name="History - Chapter 1 - From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O’Donnel pitch"/> This ground remained its home ground for eleven years. After this period, the club moved for one year to the ''Campo de Ciudad Lineal'', a small ground with a capacity of 8,000&nbsp;spectators. After that, Real Madrid moved its home matches to the old ''Estadio Chamartín'' which was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. In this stadium, which hosted 22,500&nbsp;spectators, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league title.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/> After some successes, the 1943 elected president [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste|Santiago Bernabéu]] decided that the [[Estadio Chamartín]] wasn't big enough for the ambitions of the club. A new stadium was built and was inaugurated on 14 December 1947.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/><ref>{{cite web| title = History - Chapter 3 - The New Chamartin, an exemplary stadium | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm| publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate =2008-07-12}}</ref> This was the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] as it is known today, although it didn't acquire this name until 1955.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (VI)"/> The first match played in the new stadium was played between Real Madrid and the Portuguese club [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] and won by The Whites with 3&ndash;1, the first goal being scored by Sabino Barinaga.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/>

The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion.<ref name="60th Anniversary">{{cite web| title = 60th Anniversary | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729991092/noticia/Noticia/60th_Anniversary.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date =2007-12-13| accessdate =2008-07-12|authoer=Javier Palomino}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = History - Chapter 4 | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate =2008-07-12}}</ref> Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernizations (the last standing places went away in 1998&ndash;99 in response to [[UEFA]] regulations which forbids standing at matches in the UEFA competition), countered to some extent by expansions.<ref name="60th Anniversary"/> The last change was an increase of about five thousand to a capacity of 80,354, effected in 2003. A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced.<ref> {{cite web
|title = History - Chapter 10 - The future| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com| accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref>

The Bernabéu has hosted the [[UEFA European Football Championship|1964 European Championship]] final, the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] final, the [[1957 European Cup Final|1957]], [[1969 European Cup Final|1969]] and [[1980 European Cup Final|1980]] [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners|European Cup finals]] and is due to host the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|2010 Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Final at the Bernabéu | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729990178/noticia/Noticia/Final_at_the_Bernabeu.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date =2008-03-28|accessdate =2008-07-12|author=Alvaro Velasco}}</ref> The stadium has its own [[Madrid Metro]] station along the 10 line called ''Santiago Bernabéu''. Its location, in the heart of Madrid's business district, is quite unusual for a football stadium.<ref> {{cite web
|title = Santiago Bernabéu station| url = http://www.metromadrid.es| publisher = Metromadrid.es| accessdate = 2007-09-30|language=Spanish}}</ref> The Bernabeu has recently been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium status by UEFA.<ref> {{cite web|title = The Bernabéu is now Elite | url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729454004/noticia/Noticia/The_Bernabeu_is_now_Elite.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com |date = 2007-11-14| accessdate = 2008-07-12|authoer=Javier Palomino}}</ref>

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 played between Real Madrid and [[Stade Reims]], a rematch of the 1956 European Cup final. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6&ndash;1 with goals from [[Sergio Ramos]], [[Antonio Cassano|Cassano]] (2), [[Roberto Soldado|Soldado]] (2), and [[José Manuel Jurado|Jurado]]. The venue is now part of the [[Ciudad Real Madrid]], the club's new training facilities located outside [[Madrid]] in Valdebebas. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is where [[Real Madrid Castilla]] play all their home matches. It is named after former Real footballer Alfredo di Stéfano.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202733192447/noticia/Noticia/This_one_s_for_you,_Alfredo!.htm | title=This one's for you, Alfredo! | date= 2006-05-10 |accessdate=2008-07-07| publisher= Realmadrid.com}}</ref>

==Statistics and records==
{{main|Real Madrid C.F. statistics}}
[[Image:Raul Gonzalez 10mar2007.jpg|thumb|200px|Among Real Madrid's current players, [[Raúl González]] has made the most appearances and scored the most goals.]]
[[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo]] holds the record for Real Madrid appearances, having played 710&nbsp;first-team matches between 1983 and 2001.<ref> {{cite web
|title = Legends - Manolo Sanchís Hontiyuela | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516860/1202817389172/jugador/JugadorLegendario/Sanchis.htm| publisher = realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-13}} </ref> Forward [[Santillana (footballer)|Santillana]] comes second, having played 643&nbsp;times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by [[Iker Casillas]], with 418&nbsp;appearances. With&nbsp;127 caps (47 while at the club), [[Luís Figo]] of Portugal is Real's most capped international player.<ref> {{cite web
|title = FIFA Century Club | url = http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/centclub/centuryclub%5f56649.pdf |format= PDF| publisher = fifa.com | accessdate = 2008-07-13}} </ref>

[[Alfredo di Stéfano]] is the club's all-time top goalscorer, with 307&nbsp;goals in 396&nbsp;games between 1953 and 1964.<ref>{{cite web
|title = The life of di Stéfano II| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728357314/noticia/Noticia/The_life_of_Di_Stefano_II.htm | publisher = realmadrid.com | date = 2008-02-14 | accessdate = 2008-07-13|author=Javier Palomino}} </ref> Di Stéfano's 49&nbsp;goals in 58&nbsp;matches was for decades the all-time highest tally in the European Cup, until it was surpassed by [[Raúl González]] (also of Real Madrid) in 2005. Di Stéfano also holds the club record for most goals scored in the league, with 216. Real Madrid's current top-scorer is Raúl González with 209 in the league<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/madridtops.html |title=Real Madrid CF - Topscorers since 1929-2008 (Campeonato Nacional de Liga) |accessdate=2008-09-21 |publisher=Rsssf.com }}</ref> and 294 in all competitions.

Officially, Real Madrid's highest home attendance is 83,329 for a [[Copa del Rey]] match in 2006. The current legal capacity of [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] is 80,354.<ref>{{cite web |title=Attendances Spain average - Primera Division 2007-2008|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/aveesp.htm | publisher =European Football Statistics |accessdate=2008-07-16 }}</ref> The club's [[Average attendances of European football clubs|average attendance]] in [[Real Madrid C.F. season 2007–08|2007&ndash;08 season]] was 76,234, the highest in [[List of association football competitions#UEFA (European competitions)|European Leagues]].<ref>{{cite web |title=European Attendances |url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/attneng.htm | publisher =European Football Statistics |accessdate=2008-07-16 }}</ref> Real have also set records in Spanish football, most notably the most domestic titles (31 as of 2007&ndash;08) and the most seasons won in a row (5, during 1960&ndash;65 and 1985&ndash;90).<ref>{{cite web | title = Real Madrid C.F.| url = http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/clasificaciones/grafico_clasificacion_clubes.asp?cod=01 | publisher = lpf.es | accessdate = 2008-07-11 | language= Spanish}}</ref>

The Whites also set UEFA Champions League records for most winnings (nine) and for most semi-final appearances (21).<ref>{{cite web |title = History | url = http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/index.html | publisher = Uefa.com | accessdate = 2008-07-11}}</ref> Raúl González is the all-time [[UEFA Champions League]] top scorer, with 63&nbsp;goals. The team has the record number of consecutive participation in the Champions' Cup with 15, from 1955&ndash;56 to 1969&ndash;70.
The fee of €76 million (over US$100 million, £45.8 million) for [[Zinedine Zidane]]'s transfer from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] to Real Madrid in [[2001 in association football|2001]] is the [[Transfer (football)#Highest transfer fees|highest ever paid]] in the [[History of association football|history of football]].<ref name="Madrid the masters of Europe"/><ref> {{cite web |title = Zidane makes record Real switch |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1421741.stm | publisher = BBC Sport| accessdate = 2001-07-09| accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> The club's record sale came on 1 September 2008 , when they sold [[Robinho]] to [[Manchester City]] for €42 million (£32.5 million).<ref name=Robinho>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |title=Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho |accessdate=2008-09-06|date=2008-09-01|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Supporters and rivalries==
{{details3|[[El Clásico]] and [[El Derbi madrileño]]}}
[[Image:Bernabeu en un Madrid-Atleti.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Real Madrid supporters during the 2006 El Derbi madrileño match]]
During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which there are average of 68,670.<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol"/> In order to become a season ticket holder one must first be a ''socio'', or club member. Not all members are able to get a season ticket. In addition to members, the club has more than 1,800&nbsp;''peñas'' (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world. Real Madrid has the first highest average all-time attendance in Spanish football and regularly attract over 65,000&nbsp;fans to [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]; it was the second best-supported La Liga team in the 2004–05 season, with an average gate of 71,900.<ref>On the first place was FC Barcelona with an average gate of 76,000.</ref> The club has a large and diverse fanbase, who hold some long-standing rivalries with other clubs; most notably with [[FC Barcelona]], with whom it regularly contests [[El Clásico]].

Some of Real Madrid's hardcore fans are the so-called ''Ultras Sur'' supporters. They are known for their [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] politics. The Ultras Sur have developed an alliance with some [[S.S. Lazio]] ''Irriducibili'' fans. On several occasions they have racially abused opposing players, and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so.<ref> {{cite web|title = Real supporters reported to Spanish FA| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4459757.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| accessdate = 2008-06-03}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|title = UEFA investigate Real Madrid supporters| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4037269.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| accessdate = 2008-06-03}}</ref>

The rivalry with FC Barcelona projects what some regard as the political tensions felt between [[Castile (historical region)|Castilians]] and [[Catalan people|Catalans]].<ref> {{cite web
|title = The Politics Of Real Madrid Football Club| url = http://www.madrid-tourist-guide.com/en/football/real-madrid-fc.html| publisher = Madrid-tourist-guide.com| accessdate = 2008-07-11}}</ref>
During the 1950s, the rivalry was intensified further when the clubs disputed the signing of [[Alfredo di Stéfano]], who finally played for Real Madrid and was key in the subsequent success achieved by the club.<ref> Jimmy Burns: ''Barca, a people's passion'', Bloomsbury Publishing, London 1999, p31-34</ref> The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the [[UEFA|European]] stage when they met twice at the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], Real Madrid winning in 1960 and FC Barcelona winning in 1961. In 2000, the rivalry was reinforced following the controversial decision by [[Luís Figo]] to leave FC Barcelona and sign for Real Madrid.<ref> {{cite web
|title = Figo's the Real deal |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/848836.stm |publisher = BBC Sport|date = 2000-07-24|accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref> The two teams met again in the [[UEFA Champions League 2001–02|2002 UEFA Champions League]] semi-final. Real Madrid, the eventual champion, won the clash dubbed by Spanish media as the ''Match of the Century''. As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Spain, the rivalry is renewed on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the league championship. The flashpoint of this rivalry is the twice-a-season [[El Clásico]] which draws vast audiences from around the world.<ref> {{cite web
|title = El Clásico - Real Madrid vs. Barcelona| url = http://www.marca.com/futbol/especialespartidos0607/realmadrid-barcelona/index.html| publisher = Marca.com| accessdate = 2008-07-11| language= Spanish}}</ref>

The club's nearest neighbour is [[Atlético Madrid]], which is also seen as a viable rival by Real Madrid fans. Although Atlético was originally founded by three [[Basque people|Basque]] students in 1903, it was joined in 1904 by dissident members of ''Madrid FC''. Further tensions came because initially Real supporters came from the [[middle class]] while the Atlético supporters were drawn from the [[working class]]. Today these distinctions are largely blurred. They met for the first time on 21 February 1929 in matchday three of the first [[La Liga 1929|League Championship]] at the former [[Chamartín]]. It was the first official derby of the new tournament, and Real won 2&ndash;1.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/> The rivalry first gained international attention in 1959 during the [[European Cup 1958–59|European Cup]] when the two clubs met in the semi-final. Real won the first leg 2&ndash;1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1&ndash;0 at the ''Metropolitano''. The tie went to a replay and The Whites won 2&ndash;1. Atlético, however, gained some revenge when, led by former Real Madrid coach [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]], it defeated The Whites in two successive [[Copa del Rey|''Copa del Generalísimo'']] finals in 1960 and 1961.<ref>Real won El Derbi madrileño for 75 times.</ref>

Between 1961 and 1989, when Real dominated [[La Liga]], only Atlético offered it any serious challenge, winning Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. In 1965, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. Real Madrid's record against Atlético in more recent times is very favorable.<ref> {{cite web
|title = One for the ages | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728441904/noticia/Noticia/One_for_the_ages.htm | publisher =Realmadrid.com | date = 2008-01-17 | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Álvaro Velasco}}</ref> A high point coming in the [[La Liga 2002-03|2002&ndash;03 season]], when The Whites clinched the La Liga title after beating Atlético 4&ndash;0 at the [[Vicente Calderón Stadium]].<ref> {{cite web
|title = The derby turns 78 | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730679362/noticia/Noticia/The_derby_turns_78.htm | publisher =Realmadrid.com | date = 2007-02-22 | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

==Budget==
It was with the advent of [[Florentino Pérez]] in 2000 that Real Madrid really started harbouring its present-day ambition of becoming the world's topmost money-spinning professional football club. The club ceded part of its training grounds to the City of Madrid in 2001 and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL.
This wiped out its debts and paved the way for the club to continue to buy the world's most expensive players such as Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham, paving way to the Galáctico era. The City of Madrid had rezoned the training grounds for development, a process which in turn increased its value, and then bought the site.<ref name="2001-2010"/> The criticisms allege (although there is no evidence to the allegation) that the City of Madrid corruptly overpaid for the property to assist in turning around the club's financial fortunes.<ref>{{cite web
|title = EU investigates Real Madrid property deal
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/eu-investigates-real-madrid-property-deal-572010.html
| publisher = independent.co.uk
|date = 2004-03-04
| accessdate = 2008-08-14}}</ref>

The sale of the training ground for office buildings cleared Real Madrid's debts of €270m and enabled the club to embark upon an unprecedented spending spree which brought big-name players to the club. Moreover, the money gained was spent on a state-of-the-art training complex on the city's outskirts.<ref>{{cite web|title = 'Mistakes are forbidden'
|url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/05/08/madrid_bayern_ap/
| publisher = CNN/Sports Illustrated
|date = 2001-05-08
| accessdate = 2008-08-14}}</ref>

After the 2004&ndash;05 season, Real Madrid have ended Manchester United's eight-year reign as the biggest earners in world football on the back of a galáctico policy with [[Euro|€]]275.7m ([[Pound sterling|£]]190m) jumped 17 per cent.<ref>{{cite web|title = Real Madrid end United reign as the game's biggest earner
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202736025284/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_end_United_reign_as_the_game_s_biggest_earner.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
|date = 2005-10-06
| accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref>

In January 2007, Real Madrid paid their debts of €224&nbsp;million and fell to second spot behind [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. However, they reached the top again in March by getting massive image rights of €762&nbsp;million. Manchester United's debt was €872&nbsp;million in 2007, down from €1.25&nbsp;billion in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title = 2007 European football clubs debts and revenues
|url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_DOV.html
|date=2008-04-30
|accessdate=2008-09-21
|publisher=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>

In September 2007, Real Madrid was considered the most valuable Football brand in Europe by [[BBDO]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 25 ranking of Europe’s most valuable football clubs
|url=http://www.bbdo.de/de/home/presse/aktuell/2007/19_09_2007_-_real0.download.Par.0001.Link1Download.File1Title.pdf
|format=PDF
|date=2007-09-17
|accessdate=2008-07-16
|publisher=[[BBDO]] (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn) }}</ref> and is currently ranked as the second most valuable club in football with a value of [[Euro|€]]951 mil ([[Pound sterling|£]]640&nbsp;million / [[United States dollar|$]]1.285&nbsp;billion) as of May 2008.<ref name="The Most Valuable Soccer Teams">{{cite news|title=The Most Valuable Soccer Teams|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2008-07-16|date=2008-04-30|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Real-Madrid_340002.html}}</ref> Also, it is still the richest club in football with a revenue of [[Euro|€]]351 mil ([[Pound sterling|£]]236&nbsp;million / [[United States dollar|$]]474&nbsp;million).<ref name="Soccer Team Valuations"/><ref name="The Most Valuable Soccer Teams"/>

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{see also|Real Madrid C.F. season 2008–09#Squad information}}
Spanish teams are limited to three players without [[European Union|EU]] citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the [[ACP countries]]—countries in Africa, the [[Caribbean]], and the [[Oceania|Pacific]] that are signatories to the [[Cotonou Agreement]]—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the [[Kolpak ruling]].
:''As of 3 September 2008.''<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol"/><ref>{{cite web
| title = Official shirt numbers| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202741649574/noticia/Noticia/Official_shirt_numbers.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | date = 2008-09-03|accessdate = 2008-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title = Real Madrid CF | url = http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50051/competition=1/index.html| publisher = uefa.com| accessdate = 2008-09-07}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ESP|name=[[Iker Casillas]]|pos=GK|other=[[vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ESP|name=[[Míchel Salgado]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=POR|name=[[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ESP|name=[[Sergio Ramos]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ITA|name=[[Fabio Cannavaro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=MLI|name=[[Mahamadou Diarra]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ESP|name=[[Raúl González]]|pos=FW|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ARG|name=[[Fernando Gago]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ARG|name=[[Javier Saviola]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|name=[[Wesley Sneijder]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=NED|name=[[Arjen Robben]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=BRA|name=[[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ESP|name=[[Jordi Codina]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|name=[[José María Gutiérrez|Guti]]|pos=MF|other=[[vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NED|name=[[Royston Drenthe]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ARG|name=[[Gabriel Heinze]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NED|name=[[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ESP|name=[[Rubén de la Red]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ARG|name=[[Gonzalo Higuaín]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GER|name=[[Christoph Metzelder]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ESP|name=[[Miguel Torres Gómez|Miguel Torres]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NED|name=[[Rafael van der Vaart]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|name=[[Francisco Javier García|Javi García]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=POL|name=[[Jerzy Dudek]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}

===From the youth system===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ESP|name=[[David Mateos Ramajo|David Mateos]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ESP|name=[[Javier Velayos Rodríguez|Javier Velayos]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ESP|name=[[Alberto Bueno]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ESP|name=[[Felipe Ramos García|Felipe]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ESP|name=[[Antonio Adán]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ESP|name=[[Pedro Mosquera Parada|Pedro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=-|pos=DF|nat=ARG|name=[[Ezequiel Garay]]|Other at [[Racing de Santander]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Daniel Parejo]]|Other at [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable players===
{{main|List of Real Madrid C.F. players}}
{{for|a list of all former and current Real Madrid players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Real Madrid C.F. players}}

==Managers==
{{for|a full list of Real Madrid managers|List of Real Madrid C.F. managers}}

There have been about 41 managers of Real Madrid since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, [[Arthur Johnson (manager)|Arthur Johnson]] in 1910. The longest-running manager in terms of time and games is [[Miguel Muñoz]] (1960–1974) with 604 matches. Current manager, German [[Bernd Schuster]], is Real's most successful permanent manager in terms of percentage of wins with 72.09% (as of 28 September 2008), while [[Jacinto Quincoces]] is team's least successful (37.21%).
:''Only managers who have won at least one trophy are mentioned.''<ref name="Coaches">{{cite web
| title = Coaches | url =http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Club/1193041516841/Entrenadores/Coaches.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate =2008-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = Aquí están todos los entrenadores del Real Madrid. | url = http://www.historialago.com/rm_016_entrenadores.htm | publisher = Historialago.com |language=Spanish| accessdate =2008-07-11}}</ref> </br>

{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="3" |Name
!rowspan="3" |Period
!colspan="8" |Trophies
!rowspan="3" |Total
|-
!colspan="4" |Domestic
!colspan="4" |International
|-
! width=33|[[La Liga|LC]]
! width=33|[[Copa del Rey|SC]]
! width=33|[[Supercopa de España|SS]]
! width=33|[[Copa de la Liga|LC]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Champions League|CL]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Cup|UC]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Super Cup|USC]]
! width=33|[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|IC]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Johnson (manager)|Arthur Johnson]]
|1910–20
|<center>0||<center>5||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>5
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN|1940}} [[Lippo Hertzka]]
|1930–32
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Robert Firsth]]
|1932–34
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1931}} [[Francisco Bru]]
|1934–41
|<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1939}} [[Jacinto Quincoces]]
|1945–46, 1947–48
|<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1939}} [[Baltasar Albéniz]]
|1946–47, 1950–51
|<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Enrique Fernández Viola|Enrique Fernández]]
|1953–54
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1939}} [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]]
|1954–57
|<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>4
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Luis Carniglia]]
|1957–59, 1959
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>3
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1939}} [[Miguel Muñoz]]
|1959, 1960–74
|<center>9||<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1||<center>14
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Miljan Miljanić]]
|1974–77
|<center>2||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>3
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vujadin Boškov]]
|1979–82
|<center>1||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]]
|1974, 1977–79, 1982, 1985–86
|<center>3||<center>3||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>9
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leo Beenhakker]]
|1986–89, 1992
|<center>3||<center>1||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>5
|-
|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]]
|1989–90, 1999
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|1990–91
|<center>0||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Benito Floro Sanz]]
|1992–94
|<center>0||<center>1||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Vicente del Bosque]]
|1994, 1999–03
|<center>2||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>2||<center>0||<center>1||<center>1||<center>7
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Valdano]]
|1994–96
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Capello]]
|1996–97, 2006–07
|<center>2||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jupp Heynckes]]
|1997–98
|<center>0||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Guus Hiddink]]
|1998–99
|<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Carlos Queiróz]]
|2003–04
|<center>0||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|2007–
|<center>1||<center>0||<center>1||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>0||<center>2
|-
|}

==Presidents==
Since its foundation, Real Madrid has been owned and operated only by its club members (all [[Spanish people|Spanish]]) called ''socios'', unlike most European football clubs. [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]] remains the longest-running president of The Whites (35 years, from 1943 to 1978). On July 2000, former Real's player [[Alfredo di Stéfano]] is appointed Honourary President of the club.<ref>{{ cite web | title = The life of Di Stéfano IV | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728358016/noticia/Noticia/The_life_of_Di_Stefano_IV.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com |date = 2008-02-17| accessdate = 2008-09-21 }}</ref>
:''As of 21 September 2008.''<ref>{{cite web
|title = Presidents | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Club/1193041516821/Presidentes/Presidents.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>
[[Image:Ramón Calderón.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Ramón Calderón]], current president of Real Madrid]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|From
!rowspan="1"|To
|-
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Julián Palacios]]
|align=left|1900
|align=left|1902
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Juan Padrós]]
|align=left|1902
|align=left|1904
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Carlos Padrós]]
|align=left|1904
|align=left|1908
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Adolfo Meléndez]]
|align=left|1908
|align=left|1916
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Pedro Parages]]
|align=left|1916
|align=left|1926
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1785}} [[Luis de Urquijo]]
|align=left|1926
|align=left|1930
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1931}} [[Luis Usera Bugallal|Luis Usera]]
|align=left|1930
|align=left|1935
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1931}} [[Rafael Sánchez Guerra]]
|align=left|1935
|align=left|1936
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1931}} [[Adolfo Meléndez]]
|align=left|1936
|align=left|1940
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1938}} [[Antonio Santos Peralba]]
|align=left|1940
|align=left|1943
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1939}} [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]]
|align=left|1943
|align=left|1978
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Luis de Carlos]]
|align=left|1978
|align=left|1985
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ramón Mendoza]]
|align=left|1985
|align=left|1995
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lorenzo Sanz]]
|align=left|1995
|align=left|2000
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Florentino Pérez]]
|align=left|2000
|align=left|2006
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ramón Calderón]]
|align=left|2006
|align=center|-
|-
|}

==Honours==
{{for|more details on this topic|Real Madrid C.F. honours}}

Historically, Real Madrid is the [[Football records in Spain|Spain's most successful team]], having won a total of 57 domestic trophies, and one of the most recognized football clubs in the world, having won a total of 18 European trophies, making them the [[UEFA competition records#By Club|second most winning team in Europe]] and [[International club competition records#World-wide Ranking for international official titles won by squad .28top 20.29|third in the world]] for [[International club competition records|official international competition won]], all recognized by [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]]. The club was placed first in the [[FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century]]'s selection on 23 December 2000.<ref name="106 years of history"> {{cite web |title = 106 years of history | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728273671/noticia/Noticia/106_years_of_history.htm | publisher = Realmadrid.com| date = 2008-03-08 | accessdate = 2008-07-12|author=Juan José López Soto}}</ref> It also received the [[FIFA Order of Merit]] in 2004.<ref> {{cite web
|title = Celebrations mark the opening of FIFA Centennial Congress in Paris, FIFA’s birthplace | url = http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=92643.html |publisher=fifa.com | date = 2004-05-20 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> Added to this, Real is allowed to wear the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup|UEFA Badge of Honour]] on their shirt during [[UEFA Champions League]] matches as they have won more than five European Cups.<ref name="badge of honour"/>

===Domestic===
*'''[[La Liga]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM">{{cite web |title=Trophy Room |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/First_Team/1193041481370/Palmares/Honours.htm |publisher=Realmadrid.com |accessdate=2008-07-12 }}</ref>
:''Winners (31 &ndash; record):'' [[La Liga 1931-32|1931&ndash;32]], [[La Liga 1932-33|1932&ndash;33]], [[La Liga 1953-54|1953&ndash;54]], [[La Liga 1954-55|1954&ndash;55]], [[La Liga 1956-57|1956&ndash;57]], [[La Liga 1957-58|1957&ndash;58]], [[La Liga 1960-61|1960&ndash;61]], [[La Liga 1961-62|1961&ndash;62]], [[La Liga 1962-63|1962&ndash;63]], [[La Liga 1963-64|1963&ndash;64]], [[La Liga 1964-65|1964&ndash;65]], [[La Liga 1966-67|1966&ndash;67]], [[La Liga 1967-68|1967&ndash;68]], [[La Liga 1968-69|1968&ndash;69]], [[La Liga 1971-72|1971&ndash;72]], [[La Liga 1974-75|1974&ndash;75]], [[La Liga 1975-76|1975&ndash;76]], [[La Liga 1977-78|1977&ndash;78]], [[La Liga 1978-79|1978&ndash;79]], [[La Liga 1979-80|1979&ndash;80]], [[La Liga 1985-86|1985&ndash;86]], [[La Liga 1986-87|1986&ndash;87]], [[La Liga 1987-88|1987&ndash;88]], [[La Liga 1988-89|1988&ndash;89]], [[La Liga 1989-90|1989&ndash;90]], [[La Liga 1994-95|1994&ndash;95]], [[La Liga 1996-97|1996&ndash;97]], [[La Liga 2000-01|2000&ndash;01]], [[La Liga 2002-03|2002&ndash;03]], [[La Liga 2006-07|2006&ndash;07]], [[La Liga 2007-08|2007&ndash;08]]
:''Runners-up (17):'' [[La Liga 1929|1928&ndash;29]], [[La Liga 1933-34|1933&ndash;34]], [[La Liga 1934-35|1934&ndash;35]], [[La Liga 1935-36|1935&ndash;36]], [[La Liga 1941-42|1941&ndash;42]], [[La Liga 1944-45|1944&ndash;45]], [[La Liga 1958-59|1958&ndash;59]], [[La Liga 1959-60|1959&ndash;60]], [[La Liga 1965-66|1965&ndash;66]], [[La Liga 1980-81|1980&ndash;81]], [[La Liga 1982-83|1982&ndash;83]], [[La Liga 1983-84|1983&ndash;84]], [[La Liga 1991-92|1991&ndash;92]], [[La Liga 1992-93|1992&ndash;93]], [[La Liga 1998-99|1998&ndash;99]], [[La Liga 2004-05|2004&ndash;05]], [[La Liga 2005-06|2005&ndash;06]]

*'''[[Copa del Rey]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (17):'' 1904&ndash;05, 1905&ndash;06, 1906&ndash;07, 1907&ndash;08, 1916&ndash;17, 1933&ndash;34, 1935&ndash;36, 1945&ndash;46, 1946&ndash;47, 1961&ndash;62, 1969&ndash;70, 1973&ndash;74, 1974&ndash;75, 1979&ndash;80, 1981&ndash;82, 1988&ndash;89, 1992&ndash;93
:''Runners-up (19):'' 1902&ndash;03, 1915&ndash;16, 1917&ndash;18, 1923&ndash;24, 1928&ndash;29, 1929&ndash;30, 1932&ndash;33, 1939&ndash;40, 1942&ndash;43, 1957&ndash;58, 1959&ndash;60, 1960&ndash;61, 1967&ndash;68, 1978&ndash;79, 1982&ndash;83, 1989&ndash;90, 1991&ndash;92, 2001&ndash;02, 2003&ndash;04

*'''[[Supercopa de España]]'''<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol"/><ref>The trophy was known as Copa de Campeones (1940), Copa de Oro Argentina (1945), Copa [[Eva Duarte]] (1947-53) and Supercopa de España (1982-''present'')</ref>
:''Winners (8 &ndash; record):'' 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008
:''Runners-up (3):'' 1982, 1995, 2007
:<small>(* ''Won Copa del Rey and La Liga'')</small>

*'''[[Copa de la Liga]]'''<ref name="Trofeos de Futbol">{{cite web |title=Trofeos de Futbol |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Club/1193040475224/PalmaresTotal/Palmares.htm |publisher=Realmadrid.com |accessdate=2008-07-12|language=Spanish}}</ref>
:''Winners (1):'' 1984&ndash;85
:''Runners-up (1):'' 1982&ndash;83

===International===
*'''[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (9 &ndash; record):'' [[European Cup 1955-56|1955&ndash;56]]*, [[European Cup 1956-57|1956&ndash;57]], [[European Cup 1957-58|1957&ndash;58]], [[European Cup 1958-59|1958&ndash;59]], [[European Cup 1959-60|1959&ndash;60]], [[European Cup 1965-66|1965&ndash;66]], [[UEFA Champions League 1997-98|1997&ndash;98]], [[UEFA Champions League 1999-00|1999&ndash;2000]], [[UEFA Champions League 2001-02|2001&ndash;02]].
:''Runners-up (3):'' [[European Cup 1961-62|1961&ndash;62]], [[European Cup 1963-64|1963&ndash;64]], [[European Cup 1980-81|1980&ndash;81]]
:<small>(* ''First ever winners'')</small>

*'''[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (3 &ndash; record):'' [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|1960]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|1998]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|2002]]
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|1966]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|2000]]

*'''[[UEFA Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (2):'' [[UEFA Cup 1984-85|1984&ndash;85]], [[UEFA Cup 1985-86|1985&ndash;86]]

*'''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970-71|1970&ndash;71]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982-83|1982&ndash;83]]

*'''[[UEFA Super Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (1):'' [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|2002]]
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[1998 UEFA Super Cup|1998]], [[2000 UEFA Super Cup|2000]]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |
author=Dénes, Tamás & Rochy, Zoltán|
title=Real Madrid |
publisher=Aréna 2000|
year=2002|
id=ISBN 963861675X }}
*{{cite book |
author=Ball, Phil |
title=Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football |
publisher=WSC Books Limited|
year=2003 New edition|
id=ISBN 0-954-01346-8 }}
*{{cite book |
author=Ball, Phil |
title=White Storm: The Story of Real Madrid |
publisher=Mainstream |
year=2003 |
id=ISBN 1-84018-763-8 }}
*{{cite book |
author=McManaman, Steve & Edworthy, Sarah|
title=El Macca: Four Years with Real Madrid |
publisher=Simon & Schuster|
year=2003|
id=ISBN 0-743-48920-9 }}
*{{cite book |
author=Luis Miguel González, Luis González López, Fundación Real Madrid |
title=Real Madrid: Cien años de leyenda, 1902-2002 |
publisher=Everest|
year=2002|
id=ISBN 842419215X }}

==External links==
{{Commonscat|Real Madrid}}
{{wikinewscat|Real Madrid}}
;Official websites
* [http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Home Realmadrid.com] Official club website {{es}}/{{en}}/{{ja}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/realmadridcf Real Madrid, Canal Oficial] [[YouTube]]'s official Real Madrid channel
* [http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/2008-09/primera/equipo.asp?equ=rma Real Madrid Club de Fútbol] at the [[La Liga|Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] official website {{es}}
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50051/competition=1/index.html Real Madrid CF] at the [[UEFA]] official website

;News sites
* [http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/index.html Real Madrid news] from [[Diario Marca|Marca]] {{es}}
* [http://www.as.com/futbol/equipo/Real-Madrid-1 Real Madrid news] from [[Diario AS|AS]] {{es}}
* [http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/realmadrid Real Madrid news] from [[Sky Sports]]

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