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real Madrid
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Basic data
Surname Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Seat Madrid , Spain
founding March 6, 1902 (as Madrid FC)
Colours white, blue (or purple)
Members 93,176 (June 2019)
president Florentino Pérez
Website realmadrid.com
First soccer team
Head coach Zinedine Zidane
Venue Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Places 81,044
league Primera División
2019/20 1st place
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The Real Madrid Club de Fútbol [ reˌalmaðrið ˌklubdefuðβol ], commonly known as Real Madrid , is a football club from Madrid .

Real Madrid have played in the national division since the establishment of the Primera División in 1928. The club is one of the most famous football clubs in the world. With 13 successes in the European Cup and the UEFA Champions League as well as two UEFA Cup victories, the Spanish record champions are the most successful club in Europe. Real Madrid won the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960 and is the only club to have defended this title since the competition was renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

Although Real Madrid was originally founded as a football club, the club also has a basketball section , which is most successful with eight successes in the European Cup , two in the ULEB Euroleague , four in the Cup Winners' Cup and one each in the Korać Cup and the ULEB Eurocup Association of Europe applies.

Unlike most of the top European clubs , Real Madrid is not a corporation but is still organized as a sports club .

history

1897 to 1928 - founding and early years

Madrid FC 1902

At the end of the 19th century, football slowly began to spread in Spain. In the capital Madrid, only the small club Football Sky initially operated this new sport from England. In 1897 a group of players left Football Sky and began organizing games in the fields or in backyards under the name Madrid Foot Ball Club . The first members were among others José de Gorostizaga, Manuel Mendía , the brothers Juan and Carlos Padrós , Adolfo Meléndez or Antonio Neyra , as well as Julián Palacios . But only five years later, on March 6, 1902, said gentlemen officially registered their Madrid Foot Ball Club as a club. This day is therefore considered the official founding date of Real Madrid . The first president of the association was Juan Padrós. The playing attire was white, the socks were black and the belt wore the Spanish national colors red and yellow. With the exception of the 1925/26 season, during which black trousers were worn based on the London club Corinthian FC , the traditional club color remained white. The first coach was Arthur Johnson from Great Britain . In January 1904, the club merged with the Madrid football teams Moderno , Amicale (which largely consisted of French) and Moncloa . When the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904, Madrid FC was already the official representative of Spain just two years after its registration as a club.

Royal decree of June 29, 1920 to use the suffix "Real"

On April 16, 1905, three years after it was founded, the first big title was celebrated. In the final of the Cup format Copa del Rey , which at that time was the only competition across Spain, Athletic Bilbao was defeated 3-0. The trophy was won four times in a row, which is why the club was the first to keep the original copy of this trophy. However, these initial successes were followed by a sporting dry spell, during which titles could only be celebrated in the regional championship . In 1912 Real Madrid moved into the club's first stadium on O'Donnell Street . In 1917, the club was finally able to conquer the Copa del Rey again after a nine-year break. If they failed in the final at Athletic Bilbao the year before, this time the Madrilenians defeated Arenas Club de Getxo 2-1. The star of the team at that time was the French striker René Petit . This should also be the last cup win before the introduction of the Spanish championship in 1928, because in 1918 and 1924 you failed in the final at Real Unión de Irún . On June 29, 1920 the club was by decree of the Spanish King Alfonso XIII. the honor of being allowed to include the addition Real ( Spanish for royal) in the club name. In 1923 Real Madrid moved from the already too small O'Donnell Stadium to the Ciudad Lineal Velodrom , and a year later to the much larger and club-owned Estadio de Chamartín .

1928 to 1936 - The start of the league and the successful 1930s

season placement Points
1928/29 2. 23:13
1929/30 5. 17:19
1930/31 6th 18:18
1931/32 1. 28: 8
1932/33 1. 28: 8
1933/34 2. 22:14
1934/35 2. 33:11
1935/36 2. 29:15

The Spanish league , which was founded in 1928, was won for the first time in the 1931/32 season , but again under the old name Madrid FC due to the ban on any monarchist symbols imposed during the Second Spanish Republic . In this season, which ended a 14-year streak, they did not lose a single game, relegating their greatest rivals of the time, Athletic Bilbao , to second place in the table. Madrid FC was coached by the Hungarian Lippo Hertzka at the time , the sporting director was Santiago Bernabéu and the stars in the squad were the defensive trio, consisting of the central defenders Jacinto Quincoces and Ciriaco Errasti, as well as goalkeeper legend Ricardo Zamora and the wingers Luis Regueiro and Jaime Lazcano . In the following year , the title was successfully defended under English coach Robert Firth , again just ahead of Athletic Bilbao . Manuel Olivares , who had been signed by Deportivo Alavés in 1931 together with the center-back pair , shone in the storm these days . In 1932/33 he was the league's top scorer with 16 goals . His technically adept offensive partner Josep Samitier , who was brought in by arch rivals FC Barcelona, ​​also played an important role . In the following years you had to be content with three second places in the league, but won the cup in 1933/34 and 1935/36 .

1936 to 1953 - civil war and a new beginning

season placement Points
1939/40 4th 25:19
1940/41 6th 24:20
1941/42 2. 33:19
1942/43 10. 25:27
1943/44 7th 28:24
1944/45 2. 38:14
1945/46 4th 31:21
1946/47 7th 27:25
1947/48 11. 21:31
1948/49 3. 34:18
1949/50 4th 31:21
1950/51 9. 31:29
1951/52 3. 38:22
1952/53 3. 39:21

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the entire infrastructure of the club was destroyed and as a result, the club was on the verge of dissolution. The grandstands of the Estadio de Chamartín , in which the home games were played at the time, were turned into firewood in contested Madrid and the club office fell victim to the bombing. A large part of the former cadre also no longer existed, some fell in the war, others disappeared into exile or resigned. Only Antonio Bonet , Simón Lecue , Jacinto Quincoces and the Mexican José Ramón Sauto remained . Under the presidency of founding member Adolfo Meléndez and with the help of another board member from bygone days, Pedro Parages , as well as some new names - including the ex-player and coach Santiago Bernabéu - Real Madrid were able to get back on their feet. However, this did not succeed from one day to the next; It took a full seven months before it was played again and just as many years before another title could be celebrated.

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu ...
... the home stadium of Real Madrid

September 15, 1943 is considered a significant date in the club's history books. On that day, Santiago Bernabéu was elected President. His first step was to start building a new stadium . Just a few years after construction began, Real Madrid's new home, which today bears his name, already had a capacity of 120,000, making it the largest football stadium of the time. Bernabeu's plan earned him a lot of criticism at the time, because hardly anyone could imagine that football could move such masses. In the press he was described as a “crazy visionary” and his building project as an “unworkable chimera ”; but Bernabéu was right. At that time, people still had to struggle with the consequences of the civil war. While the league, which was restarted in 1939/40, was dominated by city rivals Atlético Madrid (at that time, under the name Atlético Aviación, official club of the Air Force) and later by FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid fought with poor results. In 1942/43 they only reached tenth place in the table and after a brief rebellion, with two cup wins in 1946 and 1947, they fought for a long time against relegation in 1947/48 , before ultimately only eleventh place was reached, the worst league placement to this day the club's history. In the following years, however, President Bernabéu gradually put together a new and powerful squad. New signings from Spain such as Miguel Muñoz , Luis Molowny , Juan Alonso or Francisco Gento were made with players from their own youth such as Enrique Mateos or José María Zárraga and legionaries, partly from South America such as Alfredo Di Stéfano , Héctor Rial and José Santamaría , partly from Europe, like Raymond Kopa and Ferenc Puskás , added.

1953 to 1964 - The white ballet

season placement Points
1953/54 1. 40:20
1954/55 1. 46:14
1955/56 3. 38:22
1956/57 1. 44:16
1957/58 1. 45:15
1958/59 2. 47:13
1959/60 2. 46:14
1960/61 1. 52: 8
1961/62 1. 43:17
1962/63 1. 49:11
1963/64 1. 46:14

The signing of the Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1953 is considered to be the starting signal for what is arguably the club's most successful era. In his very first season, he led Real Madrid to their first championship title in 21 years. The center forward, who also played the role of playmaker, was the top scorer with 27 goals and this year, together with his compatriot Roque Olsen and Luis Molowny, formed the dreaded attack of the Madrilenians. For the next season, Real Madrid signed the Argentine striker Héctor Rial , a recommendation from Di Stéfano, and the winger and later captain Francisco Gento, two players who played a decisive role in defending their title and the successes of the following years. The team has now been strengthened year after year thanks to the skillful transfer activities of Santiago Bernabéus and with Raymond Kopa in 1956 and Ferenc Puskás in 1958, two world stars could be won for the club. Above all, Ferenc Puskás formed a congenial duo with Di Stéfano, which reached its climax in the final of the European Cup in 1960 , in which Di Stéfano scored three goals and Puskás four goals in the 7-3 win against Eintracht Frankfurt .

In total, Real Madrid captured eight Spanish championships and one cup victory during this period. The most significant successes, however, are the titles in the most important European football competition, the then newly founded European Cup , which was won five times in a row starting with its first staging in the 1955/1956 season . The team impressed all of Europe with its playful dominance and became famous as the “white ballet” due to the traditionally white jerseys and the technically advanced style of play with which one literally “danced” through the opposing defensive rows. The final of the European Cup could be reached two more times, but in 1962 and 1964 the now aging team lost to Benfica Lisbon and Inter Milan .

On May 18, 1963, the “Ciudad Deportiva” (sports city) was inaugurated, the construction of which had started six years earlier. The area outside the city at the time, on the extension of the Paseo de la Castellana , housed various football fields for professionals and youngsters as well as swimming pools, tennis courts, a covered ice rink and various club buildings. In 1966 the Pabellón Raimundo Saporta basketball arena was added. A sports complex of this size was a novelty for a football club at the time.

1964 to 1966 - El Madrid ye-yé

Madrid ye-yé before the final of the 1965/66 European Cup
season placement Points
1964/65 1. 47:13
1965/66 2. 43:17

After the lost final in the European Cup in 1963/64 , coach Miguel Muñoz , who was himself a player and captain of the team until 1958, began restructuring and rejuvenating the team. Stars like Raymond Kopa or Héctor Rial had already left the club or had been given up. Now the great Alfredo Di Stéfano, at this point already 38 years old, was removed from the team. Ferenc Puskás stayed, but at the age of 37, he was about to end his active career. The gaps were filled with young and talented Spanish players, and so, for example, the acquisitions Amancio , Ignacio Zoco , Pirri , Manuel Sanchís or Manuel Velázquez and Ramón Grosso, who came from their own youth, won a place in the team. The title was defended in the Spanish championship promptly, and in 1966 they finally won the European Cup for a sixth time. The then very young team (whose nickname el Madrid ye-yé came from the chorus of the Beatles song She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) ) consisted exclusively of players of Spanish origin; From the star ensemble of the 1950s and early 1960s, only Francisco Gento remained in the team, making him the only player to ever win the European premier class six times.

1966 to 1984 - European dry spell

season placement Points
1966/67 1. 47:13
1967/68 1. 42:18
1968/69 1. 47:13
1969/70 5. 35:25
1970/71 4th 41:19
1971/72 1. 47:21
1972/73 4th 43:25
1973/74 8th. 34:34
1974/75 1. 50:18
1975/76 1. 48:20
1976/77 9. 34:34
1977/78 1. 47:21
1978/79 1. 47:21
1979/80 1. 53:15
1980/81 2. 45:23
1981/82 3. 44:24
1982/83 2. 49:19
1983/84 2. 49:19

The next international title should be a long time coming. In 1970/71, Real Madrid was the only permanent guest to be absent from the top European Cup for the first time in 15 years - before that, the club had always been qualified either by means of a matching championship title or as defending champion, a one-time series before the expansion of the qualification places in the 1990s. This meant that the club was able to take part in the second-highest competition, the European Cup Winners' Cup , for the first time and reached the final straight away: After a 1-1 draw in the first final, they lost the replay, which was common at the time in a tie, with 1-2 against Chelsea . Ten years later, in 1981 , with a compact team without big names, the Madrilenians made their way to the final of the championship cup, the team then known as Madrid de los Garcías (six players in the squad had the surname García ) for the first time since the founding of the European Cup. but failed 1-0 at the then dominant club in Europe, Liverpool FC . In 1983 Real Madrid lost a final in the European Cup Winners' Cup for the second time, the opponent in the final was FC Aberdeen, coached by Alex Ferguson . Nationally, things went much better in that era, with the club, led by Pirri, Amancio, Zoco, Grosso and Velazquéz, winning three championship titles in a row between 1967 and 1969, as well as another championship in the 1971/72 season. After a disappointing eighth league place in the 1973/74 season , the Miguel Muñoz era ended and the Montenegrin Miljan Miljanić took over as coach. Miljanić , who was brought in from Red Star Belgrade, became famous above all for an intensive physical and fitness training program that was not known in Spanish football at the time. Under him, the team, led by players like the Germans Günter Netzer and Paul Breitner as well as goalkeeper Miguel Ángel , striker Santillana and Vicente del Bosque , Gregorio Benito , José Antonio Camacho and Mariano García Remón, who came from their own youth, conquered in the first season Championship and the cup. The following year Real Madrid successfully defended their title. The weak season 1976/77 , in which Real Madrid only reached ninth place in the table, meant the end of the Miljanić era. Between 1978 and 1980 the team again won three championships in a row, at that time Santillana and Juanito bribed in the storm and in midfield the German Uli Stielike and Vicente del Bosque pulled the strings, while on the defensive the young Camacho, Gregorio Benito and the experienced Pirri shone. The first two league titles were won under coach Luis Molowny , while the Serb Vujadin Boškov was able to conquer the double consisting of league and cup in the 1979/80 season .

President Santiago Bernabéu died on June 2, 1978 at the age of 82. During his 35-year tenure, the club was able to win a total of one world cup , six European championship cups , 16 Spanish championship titles and six trophies , which makes him the most successful president in club history to this day. In addition to the rebuilding of the club, Santiago Bernabéu was also actively involved in the establishment of the European competitions, which is why he was posthumously awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 2002 .

1984 to 1990 - La Quinta del Buitre

season placement Points
1984/85 5. 36:32
1985/86 1. 56:12
1986/87 1. 66:22
1987/88 1. 62:14
1988/89 1. 62:14
1989/90 1. 62:14

With the UEFA Cup victories in 1985 and 1986, the club was able to end its lean period in international business and celebrate two more titles. The legendary Quinta del Buitre was mainly responsible for this . The name referred to five players of the same age group from their own youth department who were taken over into the professional squad in 1983/84 and who were to continue the success story of the club until the early 1990s: Emilio Butragueño , known as "El Buitre" ( Spanish for vulture ) , Míchel , Manolo Sanchís , Martin Vázquez and Miguel Pardeza . In Europe at that time, people were particularly attracting attention with impressive chases to catch up in the Bernabéu Stadium, each time after heavy defeats in the first legs. Mention should be made of the 6: 1 against RSC Anderlecht and the 3: 0 against Inter Milan in the 1984/85 season; as well as a 4-0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach and a 5-1 against Inter Milan one season later. Nationally, they won the championship five times in a row between 1986 and 1990. In addition to the "Quinta del Buitre" , players like Hugo Sánchez , Jorge Valdano , Santillana , Juanito and José Antonio Camacho , Chendo and Ricardo Gallego, who also come from their own offspring, shaped the team image .

1990 to 1997 - Barcelona takes command

season placement Points
1990/91 3. 46:30
1991/92 2. 54:22
1992/93 2. 57:19
1993/94 4th 45:31
1994/95 1. 55:21
1995/96 6th 70
1996/97 1. 92

In the 1990s, Real Madrid initially lost ground both nationally and internationally, and in Spain arch-rival FC Barcelona took over . Under coach Johan Cruyff and his “dream team” squad, the Catalans won four championship titles in a row. However, the seasons 1991/92 and 1992/93 were particularly bitter for Real Madrid , when they lost the championship title on the last day of the match due to away defeats against CD Tenerife . To this day, the Canary Island is considered cursed by the Madridistas. The spell could not be broken until 1994/95, when the team trained by Jorge Valdano , led by stars like Raúl , Iván Zamorano , Fernando Redondo or Michael Laudrup , was able to break the winning streak of Cruyffs FC Barcelona. The joy did not last long, as the following year the Madrilenians only reached the disappointing sixth place in the table and did not even qualify for the UEFA Cup . After a total squad restructuring ordered by Fabio Capello in the summer of 1996 and the arrival of players such as Roberto Carlos , Predrag Mijatović , Christian Panucci , Bodo Illgner and Clarence Seedorf , another championship title followed.

1997 to 2003 - return to Europe's throne

season placement Points
1997/98 4th 63
1998/99 2. 68
1999/00 5. 62
2000/01 1. 80
2001/02 3. 66
2002/03 1. 78

In 1998 , under coach Jupp Heynckes, they returned to the top European leaders when they defeated the then favorite, Juventus Turin , 1-0 in the final of the Champions League and won the European premier class for the seventh time after about thirty years. What was curious this season was the " peat fall from Madrid " in the CL semi-final against Borussia Dortmund , which achieved a high level of awareness.

Despite a weak championship in 1999/2000 , when they could only occupy fifth place, Real Madrid repeated their success in the Champions League , with a final victory over Valencia . In the summer of 2000, the Spanish building contractor Florentino Pérez surprisingly won the presidential elections. In addition to the economic restructuring of the club, the purchase of the Portuguese Luís Figo from arch-rival FC Barcelona was one of his election promises. The Spanish championship was won in the very first season, and in 2001/02, Real Madrid finally conquered the UEFA Champions League for the ninth time by beating Bayer Leverkusen , the year of the 100th anniversary of the club's formation . Man of the game was the newcomer Zinédine Zidane , who scored the 2-1 final score with a remarkable volley. At the same time, they lost the Copa del Rey final against Deportivo La Coruña 1: 2 in front of their own audience . After signing the Brazilian striker Ronaldo , he won the Spanish championship in 2002/03 . In addition, two World Cups (1998 and 2002), a UEFA Super Cup (2002) and two Spanish Super Cups (2001 and 2003) were won in that era , making it one of the club's most successful cycles. The large number of stars in the squad meant that the team was christened The Galactic ( Spanish Los Galácticos ) by the press .

2003 to 2009 - The End of the Galactic

season placement Points
2003/04 4th 70
2004/05 2. 80
2005/06 2. 70
2006/07 1. 76
2007/08 1. 85
2008/09 2. 78

In the summer of 2003, the contract with successful coach Vicente del Bosque was no longer renewed. Some important players such as captain Fernando Hierro , Claude Makélélé and Fernando Morientes left the club. Apart from the English soccer star David Beckham , no other player was signed. Carlos Queiroz took over the position of head coach , until then assistant coach at Manchester United . Real Madrid started the season well, won the Spanish Supercup , held the lead in the league for a long time and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League with relative ease. However, the defeat in the Spanish Cup final on March 17, 2004 against Real Saragossa led to an abrupt drop in form. The quarter-final of the 2003/04 Champions League was surprisingly lost to eventual finalists AS Monaco , and the team also fell to fourth place in the championship. Critics cited the tight and unbalanced squad as the reason for the club's poor performance. Numerous coaches such as José Antonio Camacho , Mariano García Remón , Vanderlei Luxemburgo or Juan Ramón López Caro then tried to return the club to the road to victory, but only second place in the league could be achieved in both the 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons , each behind arch rivals FC Barcelona. The sporting crisis led to the surprising resignation of the incumbent President Florentino Pérez on February 27, 2006 , which ultimately led to new elections the following summer.

This won the lawyer Ramón Calderón . The election was highly controversial because of the cancellation of the 10,500 postal votes cast. Under the coaches Fabio Capello and the German Bernd Schuster , two championships were won in a row in 2006/07 and 2007/08, but the Madrilenians were eliminated both times in the round of 16 of the Champions League and the Cup. After a weak first half of the 2008/09 season, Schuster was dismissed in December 2008 and Juande Ramos hired as the new coach. On January 16, 2009, President Ramón Calderón, who was suspected of having manipulated a delegate meeting of the association, announced his resignation, his office was taken over by Vice President Vicente Boluda, who in turn announced early elections for the end of the 2008/09 season.

2009 to 2018 - The Ronaldo era and European domination under Zidane

season placement Points
2009/10 2. 96
2010/11 2. 92
2011/12 1. 100
2012/13 2. 85
2013/14 3. 87
2014/15 2. 92
2015/16 2. 90
2016/17 1. 93
2017/18 3. 76
Most frequent Real Madrid starting line-up in the 2014–2018 Champions League finals

On June 1, 2009, Florentino Pérez became president of the association for the second time three years after the end of his first term. He immediately brought the first building blocks for the second generation of the “Galactic” to Madrid. The highlight of the transfer efforts was the € 94 million record signing of Cristiano Ronaldo , who was to break numerous club records in the following years. Furthermore, among others, Kaká , Karim Benzema , Xabi Alonso and Álvaro Arbeloa were signed. Due to the large number of new purchases, the company subsequently parted with numerous players. Chilean Manuel Pellegrini became the new coach .

Under Pellegrini, the club embarrassed itself in the Copa del Rey 2009/10 by being eliminated from third division club AD Alcorcón . In the league, the club collected 96 points, but was defeated in the title fight despite this club record to the rival from Barcelona. After they had failed again in the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16, Pellegrini was sacked at the end of the season and replaced by José Mourinho for the 2010/11 season . In his three-year tenure, FC Barcelona managed to compete again. While the first Clásico was still lost 5-0 under his leadership, he led Real Madrid to their first cup win since 1993 against the Catalans and in the 2011/12 season with a new point and scoring record to the 32nd league title. Furthermore, the Madrilenians rehabilitated themselves internationally under Mourinho and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League three times in a row, in which they had previously been eliminated six times in a row in the second round. Despite the successes, Mourinho was never undisputed in Madrid due to numerous controversies. After his team had only won the Supercup in the 2012/13 season , once again missed the Champions League final and lost the cup final to local rivals Atlético Madrid , Mourinho's contract was terminated by mutual agreement at the end of the season.

For the 2013/14 season , the Italian Carlo Ancelotti succeeded Mourinho. After the transfers of Gareth Bale and Isco , another cup win was achieved against FC Barcelona . In addition, the club under Ancelotti won after twelve years of waiting and a 4-1 final victory after extra time against city rivals Atlético the "Décima", the tenth Champions League title in the club's history. After important titles were missed in the 2014/15 season , Ancelotti was released. His successor, the Spaniard Rafael Benítez , stayed in office for only six months after disappointing results in the league and cup and was replaced in January 2016 by Zinédine Zidane , who had previously only gained experience as assistant coach to Ancelotti and head coach of the B-team . Zidane's two-and-a-half-year tenure turned out to be successful: Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League three times in a row between 2016 and 2018 after winning the finals against Atlético Madrid, Juventus Turin and Liverpool FC , a feat that was last won over 40 years earlier by Bayern Munich (1974-1976 ) had succeeded in the European Cup of national champions. In addition, under Zidane, the club won a championship title , a Supercopa and twice the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup . The Madrilenians remained unbeaten in a total of 40 games in a row in the 2016/17 season.

Since 2018 - present

season placement Points
2018/19 3. 68
2019/20 1. 87

A few days after the renewed Champions League title, Zinédine Zidane resigned as head coach. His successor was Julen Lopetegui , most recently coach of the Spanish national team . Cristiano Ronaldo also said goodbye during the summer break . After nine years of club membership, 438 competitive games and 450 goals as the record scorer for the Madrilenians, he moved to Juventus Turin . When the team found themselves after ten matchdays as a result of a 1: 5 Clásico defeat in mid-table, Lopetegui was dismissed and replaced by Santiago Solari . Under Solari, the team initially stabilized and won the Club World Cup . After the round of 16 in the Champions League, which had been preceded by two record home defeats, as well as further Clásico defeats in the cup semi-finals and the second half of the league, all title chances were already lost at the beginning of March. Zinedine Zidane then returned as head coach on March 12th. He led the club to its 34th league title in the 2019/20 season.

Board of directors and supervisory staff

Board
Surname function
Florentino Pérez president
Fernando Fernández Tapias Vice President
Eduardo Fernández de Blas Vice President
Pedro López Jiménez Vice President
José Ángel Sánchez General Director
Emilio Butragueño Institutional Relations Director
Víctor Fernández Director of the youth departments
Juan Carlos Sánchez-Lázaro General Manager (basketball)
Alberto Herreros Sports director (basketball)
Alberto Angulo Director of youth departments (basketball)

Financial situation

The club president Florentino Pérez, who was in office from August 2000 to February 2006 and since August 2009, ended the ruinous financial and transfer policies of his two predecessors, Ramón Mendoza (1984–1995) and Lorenzo Sanz (1995–2000) and led Real Madrid out of the economic crisis. In the course of the following years, the income could be increased by more than 600%: While the turnover in 2000 was € 118 million, the association already received € 757 million in the 2018/19 business period. Equity reached a record high of € 533 million. Financial liabilities amounted to € 174 million, of which € 50 million were bank liabilities and € 124 million were player transfers and infrastructure investments. Financial liabilities minus cash and cash equivalents and receivables from transfer transactions resulted in a negative amount of € 27 million, which meant that the club had no net debt. The EBITDA in 2018/19 was € 176 million, after depreciation and taxes, the association generated a profit of € 38 million. The proportion of personnel expenses in relation to annual sales, which was 86% in 2000, was reduced to 52% in 2018/19, which is well below the 70% benchmark required by UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations. According to the League Association (LFP), unlike many other Spanish clubs, the club does not owe any tax to the tax office.

In the ranking of the top-selling football clubs published annually by the auditing company Deloitte , Real Madrid was able to oust Manchester United from the top position for the first time in the 2004/05 financial period and held this position until the 2014/15 financial period. After two years in which Manchester United again landed first, Real Madrid was again able to achieve the highest turnover of all European football clubs in the 2017/18 financial period. Business magazine Forbes estimated the club's value in 2019 at $ 4.24 billion, the highest of all football clubs and the third highest of all sports clubs behind the Dallas Cowboys (5) and the New York Yankees (4.6).

The valuation and consulting firm Brand Finance estimated the value of the Real Madrid brand in its annual study "Football 50" in 2019 at € 1.646 billion, the highest of all football clubs.

Florentino Pérez succeeded in restructuring the club quickly although - or perhaps precisely because - he brought one of the currently most successful and therefore most media-effective footballers in the world to Madrid every season during his tenure. First Luís Figo (2000) was signed by FC Barcelona, ​​followed by Zinédine Zidane (2001), Ronaldo (2002), David Beckham (2003), Michael Owen (2004) and Robinho (2005). With the TV contract renegotiated in November 2006 with the Mediapro production company, around 1.1 billion euros came into the club's coffers over the next seven years. The team's shirt sponsor is the Emirates airline until 2022 , which pays the club around 70 million euros per season. The contract with the supplier Adidas runs until 2019/20 and is endowed with 40 million euros per year.

Sale of the training center (Ciudad Deportiva)

The most important step for the economic upswing of the club was made by Pérez, president of the Spanish construction company ACS , with the sale of the former club premises to the private companies OHL , Repsol , Mutua Madrileña and Sacyr Vallehermoso on May 7, 2001, a transaction by Real Madrid brought in around € 480 million. The deal was not without criticism, because the sale of the 14-hectare area on Paseo de la Castellana required a reallocation of the land that was previously only used for sporting purposes. The EU Competition Commission finally investigated the suspicion of illegal state funding , but stopped the investigation in November 2004 because the government was able to prove that all of the property buyers were private companies. The Cuatro Torres Business Area skyscraper complex was built on the site of the former training center .

Rejected penalties by the EU Commission

On July 4, 2016, the European Commission announced that Real Madrid would have to repay 18.4 million euros that it believes would have wrongly received funds. The alleged illegal subsidies, which resulted from a land swap between the city council of Madrid and the football club in 1998, would create an unjustified competitive advantage , claimed the EU authority. However, Real Madrid appealed to the General Court of the European Union and was awarded the right on May 22, 2019. The Commission could not prove that the land values ​​were incorrectly calculated and that illegal aid existed. The fines against Real Madrid were canceled and all legal costs had to be borne by the EU Commission.

On February 26, 2019, the club had already won a lawsuit against the EU Commission, which involved fines because of the alleged tax breaks due to the organization of Real Madrid and three other Spanish professional clubs as non-profit associations instead of corporations. According to the judgment, the European authority could not prove that this represented a competitive advantage in terms of taxation.

Ciudad Real Madrid

In September 2005, the club's new training center was inaugurated after the first construction phase was completed. The so-called " Ciudad del Real Madrid " (Real Madrid City) will, when it is completely finished, be 120 hectares in size and house the 15 youth football teams , the basketball department and the facilities of the club's internal television station RealmadridTV. There and in the Spanish sports media, the new club area is also called Valdebebas after its location . The stadium there serves as the home of Real Madrid's B team, Real Madrid Castilla , currently playing in the second division, and was officially opened on May 9, 2006 with a friendly against Stade de Reims . In honor of Real Madrid's greatest star, it is named Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano .

Management policy

The squad of the team known in Spain as "Merengues" (see Meringe ) brings together some of the most famous national and international stars. The best known in the current squad are Sergio Ramos , Luka Modrić , Karim Benzema , Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos . The club wants to compensate for the high transfer expenses by increasing marketing income, which is supposed to generate media-effective world stars in the dress of Real Madrid.

La Fábrica

The squad for the 2018/19 season consists of a total of eight Spaniards, five players also come from their own youth department, also known under the colloquial name "la Fábrica" ​​(German: the factory), which was founded at the time under the legendary President Santiago Bernabéu (1943 –1978) and since then has regularly produced talents. In the 2018/19 season, a total of 95 professional players, originally from Real Madrid's youth department, were under contract with clubs in the Primera or Segunda División, and a further 77 played in professional leagues outside Spain.

Defenders Dani Carvajal and Nacho , midfielder Federico Valverde and strikers Lucas Vázquez and Mariano come from the current professional squad from their own offspring .

Special

In the entire history of the club, Real Madrid has never been relegated from the Spanish first division, today's Primera División ; otherwise this only applies to Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona . In 1980, in the Copa del Rey , the Spanish Cup, the club achieved a success that was unprecedented in Spanish football history: In the final at the Bernabéu stadium at home, Real Madrid and its second division Real Madrid Castilla faced each other, the four previously First division had kicked out of the tournament. The first team won 6-1.

Real Madrid's collection of titles includes 34 Spanish league titles , 19 cup victories, 13 victories in the European Cup and Champions League and two victories in the UEFA Cup . In recognition of the unique success story at national and international level, the club was named “Best Football Club of the 20th Century” by the world football association FIFA.

Name and terminology

Letter from the Spanish royal family of June 29, 1920 conferring the title "Real" ( Spanish for "royal" )

In German-speaking countries, the synonyms "Real" or "Die Königlichen" are often used for Real Madrid, although neither one nor the other is common in the club's home country. In Spain, numerous institutions have been given the addition “Real” ( Spanish for royal) by a decree of the royal family , not least several clubs in the Primera División. For example, “La Real” usually applies to the Basque club Real Sociedad . "El Real Madrid" or the short form "El Madrid" is correct and common.

In the course of history the club changed its name three times. On June 29, 1920 King Alfonso XIII awarded the club the title Real (Eng .: royal ). In 1931 this suffix was removed from the name due to the ban on monarchist symbols during the Second Spanish Republic . The club has been known as Real Madrid Club de Fútbol since 1941 .

Period Surname
1902-1920 Madrid Foot-Ball Club
1920-1931 Real Madrid Foot-Ball Club
1931-1941 Madrid Foot-Ball Club
since 1941 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol

Club crest

Madrid FC players (1905/06) with the city arms and the club emblem (bottom right)

The development of the Real Madrid coat of arms reflects not only its own but also the eventful history of Spain in the 20th century. The club's first emblem was the initials MFC, which stood for Madrid Football Club , in dark blue color. At that time it was customary to wear the city's coat of arms at official games , which is why this can also be found in many historical photos on the team's jerseys. In 1908 the letters were given a simpler shape and were enclosed in a circle.

1920 finally came after King Alfonso XIII. the club on June 29th of this year had awarded the title "Real" ( Spanish for "royal" ), the royal crown of Spain ( corona real ). In 1931, with the beginning of the Second Spanish Republic , the monarchist emblem was banned and a purple horizontal stripe was added instead. The purple or purple color was reminiscent of the Comuneros uprising and the Pendón Morado de Castilla , the purple banner of Castile , which was associated with it . After the end of the Spanish Civil War and the lifting of the ban on monarchist symbols, the crown was added again in 1941, and the initials and the crown were given a golden color.

In 1997, under the presidency of Lorenzo Sanz, the color of the horizontal stripe changed to blue, the reason given was problems with the registration of the old coat of arms as a trademark . This has met with criticism from some supporters of the club, especially since the stripe in the club's emblem in the club's statutes in accordance with Article 8 is still written as purple (span. Morado ) to this day .

In 2001 the coat of arms was slightly modernized and has not changed until today. The fact that the cross on the Spanish crown was sometimes omitted in the United Arab Emirates caused controversy, for example at the presentation of the Real Madrid Resort Island amusement park in Ras al-Khaimah, which was ultimately not realized, and on credit cards from the National Bank of Abu Dhabi 2014. However, this is not the rule either. For example, the Real Madrid Café in Dubai , which opened in June 2014, continues to use the official club emblem with the cross.

  • 1902 to 1908

  • 1908 to 1920

  • 1920 to 1931

  • 1931 to 1941

  • 1941 to 2001

  • since 2001

Stages

In the early years, the club did not have a real stadium. Between 1900 and 1902 the team played mainly on the Campo de Estrada and between 1902 and 1910 mostly on the Campo de la plaza de toros y campo del hipódromo , an area in the Pardiñas district mainly used as a bullring and horse racing track .

O'Donnell Stadium (1912-'23)

The first real Real Madrid stadium was located on O'Donnell Street. It was built by the association members (Socios) themselves, Pedro Parages took over the costs of the wooden stands and delimitations. The playing surface (115 × 85 meters) was not yet grass, but earth. The roughly 6,000 pesetas that the construction of the stadium cost were borne by the Socios (around 450 at the time) themselves. The club also had to pay around 1,000 pesetas annually as rent. The venue was inaugurated on October 31, 1912 with a game between Real Madrid and Sporting de Irún .

Ciudad Lineal Velodrom (1923 – '24)

In 1923 the club decided to leave the already too small O'Donnell Stadium. They moved into the Ciudad-Lineal-Velodrome, which had been newly built by the city of Madrid. For the first time, it offered a grass pitch (108 × 68 meters) and had a capacity of 8,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on April 29, 1923 with a game between Real Madrid and Real Unión de Irún .

Estadio de Chamartín (1924-'47)

Real Madrid's wish for its own stadium with sufficient capacity was fulfilled on May 17, 1924. On that day, the Estadio de Chamartín, whose grounds had been bought for 642,000 pesetas, inaugurated with a game against Newcastle United . The venue designed by the architect José María Castell was outside the city on Castellana Street . Overall, the stadium offered space for 15,000 spectators, 4,000 of them in covered seats. A training and hockey field, a swimming pool, a gym, a restaurant and a club building were built next door. In the course of the Spanish Civil War, the pride of the Madridistas was completely destroyed. The field was used as a prison camp, the wooden stands were used as heating material, and the club facilities were bombed. After the end of the armed conflict, the remaining board of directors, consisting of Adolfo Meléndez, Pedro Parages , Antonio S. Peralba and Santiago Bernabéu , was able to temporarily restore the stadium and the club office with the help of around 300,000 pesetas in donations from the Socios.

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (since 1947)

Exterior view 2006

The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (until 1955 with the name Nuevo Estadio Chamartín ) was inaugurated on December 14, 1947, with a game against Belenenses Lisbon , replacing the club's former venue, the Estadio de Chamartín . Construction began on October 27, 1944, the land was right next to those of the old stadium and was bought for around 3 million pesetas. The construction costs of the stadium, which was gigantic for the time, amounted to around 37 million pesetas.

Since then, the Bernabéu has been continuously expanded and modernized. After the last major renovation, which was completed in 2005, it meets all the requirements of a “ five-star stadium ” and is one of the most modern football arenas in the world. There is space for 85,454 spectators, numerous catering facilities and the “Sala de Trófeos”, the association's famous trophy collection, are also housed. The average attendance for the 2007/08 season reached 76,200 (championship games). That put them in first place in Europe, followed by Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund . In the following season the average dropped to 70,816, which was still the 4th highest value in Europe.

The Bernabéu has also hosted numerous important games throughout its history, such as some finals of the Spanish Cup and several games of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, including the final between Italy and Germany. Due to its closed and steep construction, the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is considered a cauldron. The former player, coach and sports director of Real Madrid, the Argentine Jorge Valdano , coined the term “miedo escénico”, the “scenic fear” that attacks the opposing players when they enter the stadium. A grandiose atmosphere can be experienced in this stadium, especially at European Cup matches. Fighting spirit and technical quality are always rewarded by the “madridistas” in the stadium with particularly large applause. But if a player does not show the necessary commitment, the audience can also be very critical. In the past few seasons, for example, players were often bid farewell after a listless performance with a loud whistle. The Bernabéu audience showed a fair gesture in the 2005/06 season when Ronaldinho's strong performance after his second goal for the Catalans was honored with standing ovations in the home defeat against arch rivals FC Barcelona .

Since 2020, the stadium has been rebuilt again to include a movable lawn, a new facade and a lockable roof. The renovation should be completed by 2022.

Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium (2020)

Due to the construction work on the Bernabéu Stadium, after the break in the 2019/20 Primera División due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the remaining home games were played as ghost games at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano , which also serves as the home ground for the 2nd team .

Statutes and fans

Real Madrid is one of the few clubs in top European football that is neither organized as a public company nor owned by a private individual. Like arch rivals FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and CA Osasuna  , the club still belongs entirely to its 93,176 members (“Socios”).

In contrast to the majority of European clubs, the number of members is limited by the association's statutes, so it has remained largely constant over the past few years. Worldwide, however, over 200,000 fans are registered in 2,412 fan clubs (Peñas) officially registered by the club , of which 201 are based in a total of 84 different countries outside Spain (74 in Europe , 50 in America , 47 in Asia , 27 in Africa and three in Australia and Oceania ). Due to the extraordinarily large following, the so-called “Carnet Madridista” (Real Madrid fan card) was introduced in 2002, with which fans from all over the world can now officially register as Real Madrid supporters. Over 905,000 Carnet Madridista members were already registered worldwide for the 2018/19 season.

According to the market research agency Sport + Markt, Real Madrid has around 41 million fans in Europe and thus currently has the second highest number of supporters, behind arch rivals FC Barcelona . According to this study, it is also the most popular European club in the Latin American markets of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina with around 8 million fans. (Status: February 2009)

Anthem and club songs

The club's official anthem is entitled “¡Hala Madrid!” (Spanish for “Los Madrid!” ) And was composed by Spanish musicians Marino García , José de Aguilar , Antonio Villena Sánchez and Indalecio Cisneros . The piece, sung by José de Aguilar , was recorded and presented in 1952, on the 50th anniversary of the club.

At the 100th anniversary of the association in 2002, a song composed by the former member of the famous Madrid pop band Mecano , José María Cano and sung by the tenor Plácido Domingo was presented as "Himno del Centenario" (Spanish for the anthem of the centenary ) .

In the course of the celebrations after winning the "Décima", the tenth Champions League title in the club's history, the music producer RedOne presented a song he composed entitled Hala Madrid y Nada Más ( Spanish for Los Madrid and nothing else ). The text comes from the Spanish journalist and writer Manuel Jabois . The song reached number one on the Spanish charts on May 26, 2014 . Hala Madrid y nada Mas is played before each game and before that the song Titans by Vangelis is played. Every time Real Madrid scores, the refrain from Hala Madrid y nada mas is played.

Real Madrid TV

In addition, Real Madrid has had its own television channel, Real Madrid TV, since 1999, which broadcasts 24 hours a day. The program includes the latest news from the club and the world of football, live images from team training, the broadcast of football classics from previous years, reports and portraits as well as the live broadcast of numerous matches from Real Madrid Castilla (formerly Real Madrid B), the second - Real's youth team currently playing in the Spanish third division. Real Madrid TV is available through the digital television providers Canal + (on Astra 1KR and Hispasat 1E ) and ZAP ( Eutelsat 36B ). An English version is sent unencrypted on Eurobird 9A . Since December 2014, the channel has also been available free of charge via the club's official app .

Controversial past

The role of the association under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco has not yet been fully clarified. Various historians point out that Franco used the association's international successes to present the country under his regime more positively. For example, the quote from Franco's Foreign Minister Fernando Maria de Castiella in 1953 has been handed down: “Real Madrid is the best ambassador we have ever had.” It remains unclear to what extent the regime interfered in domestic Spanish soccer competitions in favor of Real Madrid. Critics often use the 11: 1 in the semi-finals of the Copa del Generalísimo 1943 as an example. The answer to the question of whether there have been attempts on the part of the regime to influence playful events vary greatly depending on the source. Although the club never positioned itself politically, these circumstances also shaped the strong rivalry with FC Barcelona from anti-French Catalonia.

Rivalries

FC Barcelona

The rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is considered one of the most important in international club football. It is shaped u. a. from the constant competition between the cities of Madrid and Barcelona , as well as the historical territories of Castile and Catalonia . The meeting of the two clubs is known in Spain under the name " El Clásico " (in German: the classic) and arouses great interest outside the Spanish borders.

Atlético Madrid

Ticket to the Madrid Derby 1998

The duel between the two most important and successful clubs in Madrid can be described as a classic city derby. The Derbi madrileño , as it is called in Spain, divides the city into Indios (German: Indian ), as the supporters of Atlético Madrid are called, and Vikingos (German: Vikings ), the fans of Real Madrid. The duel is not as well known internationally as the Clásico , but in the Spanish capital itself it is considered the most important game of the year for many fans of the two clubs.

staff

Squad of the professional team (2020/21)

As of August 25, 2020

Sergio Ramos has been the team captain since 2015.
No. Nat. Surname birthday in the team since Contract until
goal
01 BelgiumBelgium Thibaut Courtois May 11, 1992 2018 2024
Defense
02 SpainSpain Dani Carvajal January 11, 1992 2013 2022
03 BrazilBrazil Éder Militão January 18, 1998 2019 2025
04th SpainSpain Sergio Ramos (C)Captain of the crew March 30, 1986 2005 2020
05 FranceFrance Raphael Varane April 25, 1993 2012 2022
06th SpainSpain Nacho January 18, 1990 2001 2020
12 BrazilBrazil Marcelo May 12, 1988 2006 2022
23 FranceFrance Ferland Mendy June 8, 1995 2019 2025
midfield
08th GermanyGermany Toni Kroos 4th January 1990 2014 2022
10 CroatiaCroatia Luka Modrić September 9, 1985 2012 2020
14th BrazilBrazil Casemiro February 23, 1992 2013 2021
15th UruguayUruguay Federico Valverde July 22, 1998 2016 2021
16 ColombiaColombia James Rodríguez July 12, 1991 2014 2021
22nd SpainSpain Isco April 21, 1992 2013 2022
Storm
07th BelgiumBelgium Eden Hazard January 7, 1991 2019 2024
09 FranceFrance Karim Benzema December 19, 1987 2009 2021
11 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gareth Bale July 16, 1989 2013 2022
17th SpainSpain Lucas Vázquez July 1, 1991 2015 2021
18th SerbiaSerbia Luka Jović December 23, 1997 2019 2025
20th SpainSpain Marco Asensio January 21, 1996 2015 2023
21st SpainSpain Brahim August 3, 1999 2019 2025
24 Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Mariano August 1, 1993 2018 2023
25th BrazilBrazil Vinícius Júnior July 12, 2000 2018 2025
27 BrazilBrazil Rodrygo January 9, 2001 2019

Squad changes 2020/21

Accesses
time player Transferring club
Departures
time player Receiving club
Summer 2020 Alphonse Aréola Paris Saint-Germain (loanee)

facts and figures

Presidential history

See also: Section “Presidents” at Real Madrid / Records and Chronicles

Period president
1900-1902 Julián Palacios
1902-1904 Juan Padrós
1904-1908 Carlos Padrós
1908-1916 Adolfo Meléndez
1916-1926 Pedro Parages
1926-1929 Luis de Urquijo
1929-1935 Luis Usera Bugallal
1935-1939 Rafael Sánchez-Guerra
 
Period president
1939-1940 Adolfo Meléndez
1940-1943 Antonio Santos Peralba
1943-1978 Santiago Bernabeu
1978-1985 Luis de Carlos
1985-1995 Ramon Mendoza
1995-2000 Lorenzo Sanz
2000-2006 Florentino Pérez
2006-0000 Fernando Martín Álvarez
 
Period president
2006-0000 Luis Gómez-Montejano
2006-2009 Ramón Calderón
2009-0000 Vicente Boluda
since 2009–0 Florentino Pérez

Coach history

See also: Section “Coach” at Real Madrid / Records and Chronicles

Period Trainer
1910-1920 English peopleEnglish people Arthur Johnson
1920-1926 SpaniardsSpaniards Juan de Carcer
1926-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Pedro Llorente
1927-1929 SpaniardsSpaniards José Berraondo
1929-1930 SpaniardsSpaniards José Quirante
1930-1932 HungarianHungarian Lippo Hertzka
1932-0000 SpaniardsSpaniardsPedro Llorente, Santiago Bernabéu
SpaniardsSpaniards
1932-1934 English peopleEnglish people Robert Firth
1934-1941 SpaniardsSpaniards Paco Bru
1941-1943 SpaniardsSpaniards Juanito Armet
1943-1945 SpaniardsSpaniards Ramon Encinas
1945-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Pablo Hernández Coronado
1945-1946 SpaniardsSpaniards Jacinto Quincoces
1946-1947 SpaniardsSpaniards Baltasar Albéniz
1947-1948 SpaniardsSpaniards Jacinto Quincoces
1948-1950 English peopleEnglish people Michael Keeping
1950-1951 SpaniardsSpaniards Baltasar Albéniz
1951-1952 UruguayanUruguayan Héctor Scarone
1952-1953 SpaniardsSpaniards Juan Antonio Ipiña
1953-1955 UruguayanUruguayan Enrique Fernández
1955-1957 SpaniardsSpaniards José Villalonga Llorente
 
Period Trainer
1957-1959 ArgentiniansArgentinians Luis Carniglia
1959-1960 ParaguayansParaguayans Manuel Fleitas Solich
1960-1974 SpaniardsSpaniards Miguel Muñoz
1974-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Luis Molowny
1974-1977 YugoslavYugoslav Miljan Miljanić
1977-1979 SpaniardsSpaniards Luis Molowny
1979-1982 YugoslavYugoslav Vujadin Boškov
1982-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Luis Molowny
1982-1984 ArgentiniansArgentinians Alfredo Di Stéfano
1984-1985 SpaniardsSpaniards Amancio Amaro Varela
1985-1986 SpaniardsSpaniards Luis Molowny
1986-1989 DutchDutch Leo Beenhakker
1989-1990 WelshFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg John Toshack
1990-1991 ArgentiniansArgentinians Alfredo Di Stéfano , José Antonio Camacho
SpaniardsSpaniards
1991-1992 YugoslavYugoslav Radomir Antić
1992-0000 DutchDutch Leo Beenhakker
1992-1994 SpaniardsSpaniards Benito Floro
1994-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Vicente del Bosque
1994-1996 ArgentiniansArgentinians Jorge Valdano
1996-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Arsenio Iglesias
1996-1997 ItalianItalian Fabio Capello
 
Period Trainer
1997-1998 GermanGerman Jupp Heynckes
1998-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards José Antonio Camacho
1998-1999 DutchDutch Guus Hiddink
1999-0000 WelshFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg John Toshack
1999-2003 SpaniardsSpaniards Vicente del Bosque
2003-2004 PortuguesePortuguese Carlos Queiroz
2004-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards José Antonio Camacho
2004-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Mariano García Remón
2004-2005 BrazilianBrazilian Vanderlei Luxemburgo
2005-2006 SpaniardsSpaniards Juan Ramón López Caro
2006-2007 ItalianItalian Fabio Capello
2007-2008 GermanGerman Bernd Schuster
2008-2009 SpaniardsSpaniards Juande Ramos
2009-2010 ChileanChilean Manuel Pellegrini
2010-2013 PortuguesePortuguese José Mourinho
2013-2015 ItalianItalian Carlo Ancelotti
2015-2016 SpaniardsSpaniards Rafael Benítez
2016-2018 FrenchmanFrenchman Zinedine Zidane
2018-0000 SpaniardsSpaniards Julen Lopetegui
2018-2019 ArgentiniansArgentinians Santiago Solari
2019–0000 FrenchmanFrenchman Zinedine Zidane

Well-known former players

See also: List of Real Madrid players

Appearances for Real Madrid

See also: Section “Record Players” at Real Madrid / Records and Chronicles

League only; Players who are still active are shown in bold; Status: end of season 2019/20

Names nationality Calls Period
01. Raúl SpaniardsSpaniards 550 1994-2010
02. Manolo Sanchís SpaniardsSpaniards 524 1983-2001
03. Iker Casillas SpaniardsSpaniards 510 1999-2015
04. Santillana SpaniardsSpaniards 461 1971-1988
05. Sergio Ramos SpaniardsSpaniards 454 2005–0000
06. Fernando Hierro SpaniardsSpaniards 439 1989-2003
07. Francisco Gento SpaniardsSpaniards 428 1953-1971
08. Pirri SpaniardsSpaniards 418 1964-1980
09. José Antonio Camacho SpaniardsSpaniards 414 1973-1989
10. Míchel SpaniardsSpaniards 404 1981-1996

Goals for Real Madrid

See also: Section “Record goal scorers” at Real Madrid / Records and Chronicles

League only; Players who are still active are shown in bold; Status: end of season 2019/20

Names nationality Gates Calls Goals per game Period
01. Cristiano Ronaldo PortuguesePortuguese 311 292 1.07 2009-2018
02. Raúl SpaniardsSpaniards 228 550 0.41 1994-2010
03. Alfredo Di Stefano ArgentiniansArgentinians 216 282 0.76 1953-1964
04. Santillana SpaniardsSpaniards 186 461 0.40 1971-1989
05. Karim Benzema FrenchmanFrenchman 169 349 0.48 2009–0000
06. Hugo Sánchez MexicanMexican 164 207 0.79 1985-1992
07. Ferenc Puskás HungarianHungarian 156 179 0.87 1958-1967
08. Francisco Gento SpaniardsSpaniards 126 428 0.29 1953-1971
09. Emilio Butragueño SpaniardsSpaniards 123 341 0.36 1984-1995
10. Pirri SpaniardsSpaniards 122 417 0.29 1964-1980

successes

The Cibeles fountain: cult site of the Madridistas. Traditionally, all titles are celebrated here with the players.

International

European Champions League or Champions League : (13) (record)

UEFA Cup : (2)

UEFA Super Cup : (4)

FIFA Club World Cup : (4) (record)

World Cup : (3) (record)

Small World Cup : (2) (record)

  • 1952, 1956

Copa Latina : (2) (record)

  • 1955, 1957

Copa Iberoamericana : (1) (record)

  • 1994

In terms of the number of international titles, Real Madrid is the most successful football club in the world with 26 officially recognized UEFA and FIFA titles. Al Ahly Cairo from Egypt took second place with a total of 20 titles . This is followed by AC Milan and Boca Juniors , each with 18 titles.

National

Spanish Championship : (34) (record)

Spanish Cup : (19)

Spanish Supercup : (11)

Copa Eva Duarte : (1)

  • 1947

Spanish League Cup : (1)

Regional

Regional championship : (23) (record)

  • 1904/05, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08, 1909/10, 1912/13, 1915/16, 1916/17, 1917/18, 1919/20, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1923 / 24, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36

Other tournaments (selection)

Various trophies in the club museum

Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu : (28) (record)

  • 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Trofeo Teresa Herrera : (9)

  • 1949, 1953, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1994, 2013

Trofeo Ramón de Carranza : (6)

  • 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1970, 1982

Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea: (5) (record)

  • 1978, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2000

Trofeo Ciudad de Palma : (4)

  • 1975, 1980, 1983, 1990

Trofeo Colombino : (3)

  • 1970, 1984, 1989

Trofeo Costa del Sol : (1)

  • 1976

World Football Challenge : (2) (record)

  • 2011, 2012

International Champions Cup : (3) (record)

  • 2013, 2015 (Australia), 2015 (China)

Individual successes

International

International trophies of players in the Museum of the Santiago Bernabéu

FIFA World Player of the Year or FIFA Ballon d'Or : (9)

Ballon d'Or : (9)

UEFA Footballer of the Year or UEFA Best Player in Europe : (6)

Golden Shoe (UEFA) : (4)

UEFA Champions League top scorer : (15) (record)

FIFA Coach of the Year : (1)

FIFA Order of Merit : (5)

FIFA Club of the Century : (1)

  • Real Madrid (2000)

National

Top scorer : (27) (record)

Zamora trophy : (17) (title holders up to 1958 were each determined by subsequent calculation)

Records in European competitions

  • Highest home win
    • 9-0 in Real Madrid's game against Odense BK on October 25, 1961
  • Biggest away win
  • Biggest home defeat
  • Biggest away defeat
    • 0: 5 in the match between AC Milan and Real Madrid on April 19, 1989
    • 0: 5 in the game 1. FC Kaiserslautern against Real Madrid on March 17, 1982

Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla is the football club's second team. She serves the talents of her own offspring as a springboard to the first team and currently plays in Segunda División B , the third division of Spanish football.

Women's soccer

The women's football section of the club was launched on July 1, 2020 and plays the Primera División . In addition to the professional team, Real Madrid also has a B team and U-19 and U-16 teams.

basketball

In addition to the football department, Real Madrid also has a basketball department, which was founded on March 8, 1931. After numerous regional successes, Raimundo Saporta , until then a functionary of the Spanish basketball association, moved to the club in the course of the 50th anniversary. Under his administrative leadership, the start of the Spanish league in 1956 and the start of the European competitions in 1957/58, the club rose to become a fixture on the national and international basketball scene. Important Spanish and European players like Corbalán , Fernando Martín , Delibašić , Kurtinaitis or later NBA stars like Petrović or Sabonis have since been part of the basketball squad.

With 35 titles so far, Real Madrid is the Spanish record champions , and with its eight European championship cups and two successes in the ULEB Euroleague, it is the most successful club in Europe. In addition, six other continental competitions were won: four times the Cup Winners' Cup and once each of the Korać Cup and ULEB Cup .

The basketball section currently plays in the Spanish ACB league and plays its home games in the 15,000-seat Palacio Vistalegre , but plans to build a 16,300-seat arena in the club's own grounds at Ciudad Real Madrid are planned in the near future .

Historical sports sections

Real Madrid's volleyball section against Starlift Blokkeer Voorburg (Netherlands) in the 1977/78 European Cup.

In the course of the club's history, the club maintained a large number of different sports sections, which were, however, gradually closed. The volleyball division, which won seven Spanish championships and thirteen cup wins, as well as the baseball section, with ten championship titles, can look back on a particularly successful past. The Wimbledon victory of Spanish ace Manuel Santana , who was playing in Real Madrid's tennis section at the time, is also worth mentioning.

Indoor soccer

Volleyball (1952–1983)

  • successes
    • 7 Spanish championships: 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983
    • 12 Spanish Cup wins, men: 1954, 1956, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
    • 1 Spanish Cup victory, women: 1981

Baseball (1944-1971)

  • successes
    • 10 Spanish championships: 1945, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1970 and 1971.

tennis

rugby

Field handball

  • successes
    • Spanish championship: 1951

chess

Other sports

International cooperation

Real Salt Lake

In September 2006, the MLS team Real Salt Lake and Real Madrid signed a ten-year cooperation agreement. The core of the contract is the construction of a youth boarding school in Salt Lake City , in which up to 200 young people will live and train. In addition, Real Madrid will come to Salt Lake City for a friendly match every two years. Conversely, RSL will prepare for the MLS season every February at Real Madrid's training ground.

Beijing Guoan FC

In November 2005 Real Madrid signed an agreement with the Chinese finance and investment company CITIC . Real Madrid supports the company's own first division partner Beijing Guoan , in return the Citic Group helps the Madrilenians through its subsidiary Guoan with marketing in China. In March 2006 Real Madrid hired the former director of the club's soccer schools in Mexico, Xabier Azkargorta, to take over the post of sporting director at Beijing Guoan.

Fundación Real Madrid

The Fundación Real Madrid is a foundation that is financed by the association's members through the cuota social (social quota) as well as through donations and sponsors. Its aim is to put the social and cultural values ​​of sport in general and of the club in particular at the service of society.

Sporting activity

  • Operation of a total of 34 football and basketball schools in Spain and three in Mexico .
  • Annual soccer and basketball summer camps.

Cultural activity

  • Foro Luis de Carlos (discussion forum on various topics of sport, with the involvement of well-known personalities).
  • Career guidance seminars for all members and dependents of the club's youth departments.
  • Masters in Sports Journalism (in collaboration with the Rey Juan Carlos University and the sports newspaper Diario AS ).
  • Operation of the documentation archive as well as preparation, collection of exhibits and archiving for the club museum.
  • Working group on violence in sport .
  • Training seminars for sports teachers.
  • Foundation magazine about current projects.
  • Creation of brochures for schools, to promote sporting values ​​and against violence.
  • Programs for ex-athletes to start their professional life.

Social activity

  • Integrative sports schools abroad (currently in Argentina , Mexico , Uruguay , Chile , Bolivia , Ecuador , El Salvador , Honduras , Panama , the Dominican Republic and Morocco ).
  • Integrative sports schools for immigrants in Spain.
  • Integrative sports schools in prisons.
  • Integrative summer camps for disabled and healthy children (in cooperation with the ONCE organization for the blind ).
  • Organization of various voluntary social services in hospitals, schools and old people's homes
  • Basketball in children's clinics.

Real Madrid - UEM Masters Courses

In the summer of 2006, Real Madrid founded a kind of football university in collaboration with the European University of Madrid . Under the name Escuela de Estudios Universitarios Real Madrid - UEM , a total of ten postgraduate courses in the fields of sport and health, sports medicine , media , business administration , physiotherapy and sports management are offered. The general director of this football university is currently the former player and sporting director Emilio Butragueño .

literature

  • Javier Marías : All of our early battles. Soccer pieces. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-423-13010-5 .
  • Ángel Bahamonde Magro: El Real Madrid en la historia de España (=  Taurus historia. ). Taurus, Madrid 2002, ISBN 84-306-0475-8 .
  • Luis Miguel González: Real Madrid. Cien años de leyenda 1902-2002. Everest, 2002, ISBN 84-241-9215-X .
  • Phil Ball: White Storm. 101 years of Real Madrid. Mainstream Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-84018-763-8 .
  • John Carlin: White Angels. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2005, ISBN 0-7475-7348-4 .
  • Robert Schmitt: Royal and galactic. The story of Real Madrid. Baltic Sea Press, Rostock 2013, ISBN 978-3-942654-00-5 .

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