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Real Madrid Castilla is a
Spanish football team that plays in the
Segunda División B. It is the
reserve team of
Real Madrid. They play their home games at
Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium.
Unlike the
English football league system, reserve teams in Spain play in the same
league system as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams can't play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore
Real Madrid Castilla are ineligible for promotion to the
Primera Division. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the
Copa del Rey. In the past the reserve teams of both Real Madrid and
FC Barcelona have blurred the lines between being a reserve team and a separate entity. In addition only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract can switch between senior and reserve teams.
History
AD Plus Ultra
In 1948
Agrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra, a local amateur team, then playing in the
Tercera División, agreed to become a feeder club for
Real Madrid. Originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the
national motto of Spain. Real gave
AD Plus Ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players. By 1949 they made their debut in the
Segunda División and in 1952 the club became the official Real reserve team. In 1954 they won the Spanish U-19 Cup, beating
RCD Español 2-1 in the final and in 1959 they reached the quarter-finals of the
Copa del Rey, losing 7-2 on aggregate to eventual finalists
Granada CF.
During the 1950s and 1960s future
Real Madrid players and
Spanish internationals such as
Zárraga,
Mateos,
Marsal,
Casada,
Villa,
Vidal,
Serena and
Grosso all spent time at the club.
Luis Aragonés also briefly played for
AD Plus Ultra and
Miguel Muñoz began his coaching career at the club. In 1972
AD Plus Ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name and their position in the Tercera División was taken by
Castilla Club de Fútbol the new reserve team for
Real Madrid on
July 21.
Castilla CF
As
Castilla CF the team enjoyed something of a golden age. During this era, with a team that included
Agustin,
Gallego and
Pineda,
Castilla CF reached the final of the 1979-80
Copa del Rey. During their cup run they beat four
Primera División teams including
Hércules CF,
Athletic Bilbao,
Real Sociedad and
Sporting de Gijón. The latter two eventually finished second and third in the Primera División. In the final they played
Real Madrid but lost 6-1. However because Real also won
La Liga,
Castilla CF qualified for the
European Cup Winners Cup. Despite beating
West Ham United 3-1 in the opening game at the
Bernabéu, they lost the return 5-1 after extra time and went out in the first round.
Castilla CF reached the quarter-finals of the
Copa del Rey on three further occasions in 1984, 1986 and 1988.
In 1984 with
Amancio Amaro as coach
Castilla CF won the
Segunda División. The team also included the famous
La Quinta del Buitre -
Emilio Butragueño,
Manolo Sanchís,
Martín Vazquéz,
Míchel and
Miguel Pardeza. However
Castilla CF were ineligible for promotion because
Real Madrid were already in the Primera División. In 1987/88 they finished third in the
Segunda División, but were once again ineligible for promotion.
Real Madrid B
In 1991 the
RFEF banned the use of separate names for reserve teams and
Castilla CF became known as
Real Madrid Deportiva and then
Real Madrid B. In the early 1990s two former
Castilla CF players,
Vicente Del Bosque and
Rafael Benítez, began their coaching careers with the team. In 1997 the team was relegated to the
Segunda División B, but despite this they continued to produce great players. These have included
Raúl,
Raúl Bravo,
Guti and
Iker Casillas, who all became established members of the senior
Real Madrid team. In addition former
Real Madrid B players such as
Ismael Urzaiz,
Santiago Cañizares,
Mista and
Luis García Fernández all moved on to successful careers with other
La Liga clubs.
Real Madrid Castilla
In the 2004/05 season coach
Juan Ramón López Caro guided the team back to the
Segunda División and the team subsequently revived the
el Castilla name and became known as
Real Madrid Castilla. In 2006 the new stadium of the clubs training facilities
Ciudad Real Madrid was named the
Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium and
Francisco Moreno Cariñena became the first independent chairman in sixteen years.
The team has continued to produce quality players such as
Roberto Soldado who is currently playing in the Real Madrid first team, and
Álvaro Arbeloa who has joined
Deportivo de La Coruña and is now playing in England for
Liverpool FC.
In the 2006/07, the team was relegated to the second division B under the management of ex- Real Madrid legend
Míchel after occuping 19th place in the league and a disappointing season. Michel received a lot of criticism, and accepted all the blame for the team bad performances especially for those who had a wonderful season in the 2005/06 season like De la Red, Granero (both now in
Getafe CF) and Javi Garcia. The reserves produced another quality players including
Mata with
Valencia CF and
Negredo with
UD Almeria.
Current squad
- U-23 players (minimum of six)
N.B.:Juan Forlín doesn't have his Italian passport. If he receives it, he must wait until the transfer window opens to register for the team. Game preview
Transfers 2007/2008
In:
Out:
See also:
Real Madrid C
Statistics 2007/08
| Segunda División B | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A
|
| Real Madrid Castilla | 5 | 61 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 42
|
Top Scorers
- José Callejón - 21 goals
- Parejo - 10 goals
- Juanmi Callejón - 9 goals
- Nieto - 5 goal
- Szalai - 4 goals
- Bueno - 4 goal
- Gary - 2 goals
- Vázquez - 1 goal
- Sergio - 1 goal
- Mosquera - 1 goal
- Marcos Tébar - 1 goal
- Antón - 1 goal
Top Goalkeepers
- Felipe - 24 goals In 23 matches
- Antonio Adán - 13 goals In 11 matches
- Tomás - 5 goals In 5 match
Honours
Spain U-19 Cup: 2
Copa del Rey
Segunda Division Champions: 1
Segunda Division B Champions: 3
- 1990/91, 2001/02, 2004/05
Tercera División Champions: 6
- 1948/49, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1967/68
Trofeo Teide (Tenerife): 3
Selected Former Players
Samuel Eto'o was only 15 years old when Real Madrid signed him, thus he wasn't eligible to play for Real Madrid B in 1996-97 but trained with the B team. He wasn't allowed to play for the B team in 1997-98 because Real Madrid B was in 2ªB which doesn't allow non-EU players. He was loaned out to further his development. Etoo's teams
Selected Managers
Miguel Muñoz 1952 - 1953
Juanjo García 1979 - 1981
Amancio Amaro 1983 - 1984
Vicente Del Bosque 1987 - 1992 (?)
Mariano García Remón 1992-1993
Rafael Benítez 1993 - 1995
José Antonio Grande 1995-1997
Miguel Ángel Portugal 1997-1999
Juan Ramón López Caro 2000 - 2005
Miguel Ángel Portugal 2005 - 2006
Míchel 2006 - 2007
Juan Carlos Mandiá 2007 - presentFurther Information
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