Real Madrid C

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, was a Spanish association football team that played in the Tercera División – Group 7. It was Real Madrid's second reserve team. They played their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in Valdebebas outside the city of Madrid. At the end of the 2014–15 Tercera Division, Real Madrid C was disbanded.

Real Madrid C
Full nameReal Madrid Club de Fútbol C
Nickname(s)RMC
Founded1952 (As Real Madrid C.F. Aficionados)
Dissolved2015
GroundCiudad Real Madrid,
Madrid, Spain
Capacity3,000
PresidentFlorentino Pérez
Head coachJosé Aurelio Gay
LeagueTercera División – Group 7
2014–159th

History

Real Madrid Aficionados

Real Madrid Aficionados was the amateur team for Real Madrid. In the 1960s, the team won six straight Campeonato de España de Aficionados and winning eight championships in an 11-year period. They last of their amateur championships, qualified the team for the 1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo which was the Spanish Cup competition. The team lost in the second round which was further than their big brothers at Plus Ultra achieved; losing in the first round. The last Spanish Cup appearance was in the 1986-87 edition of the Copa del Rey. While Castilla lost in the first round, the amateur lasted until the fifth round.

In league play, the Aficionados won promotion from the Preferente Castellana to the Tercera División in 1981. Their best year was the 1984–85 season, winning their Tercera group but renouncing their play-off spot in the Promoción de Ascenso.

Real Madrid C

After RFEF rulings about the status of reserve teams, the amateur team was renamed Real Madrid C in 1990. In 1990–91, the team again won their group, but was runner-up in the Liguilla de Ascenso (promotion mini-league). Two years later, the team won promotion to the Segunda División B. In 1997, the team was relegated back to the Tercera when Real Madrid B were demoted from the Segunda División to the Segunda División B. In 2005–06, the team missed promotion to the Segunda B by a single goal; Guijuelo won their home leg 1–0 and lost away 2–1 for 2–2 on aggregate, and the tie was broken by the away goals rule.

Real Madrid C gained promotion in 2012, and maintained a mid-table position in the third tier for two years before being forcibly demoted in 2014 when Castilla were relegated to the third level. After the 2014–15 Tercera Division season, the C-team was disbanded.[1][2]

Honours

Winners (5): 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06
Winners (1): 1982–83 (Copa de la Liga de Tercera División)
  • Campeonato de España de Aficionados
Winners (8): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70
  • Copa de Comunidad
Winners (2): 2002–03 (Qualified for the Copa Federación but was eliminated by Real Ávila in the preliminary round 0-2; 2-3), 2007–08 (Qualified for the Copa Federación. Eliminated by SS Reyes in the second round 1-0;0-2)

Season to season

Real Madrid Aficionados

Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1973–74 1º Preferente 6th
1974–75 1º Preferente 8th
1975–76 1º Preferente 13th
1976–77 1º Preferente 9th
1977–78 Preferente 3rd
1978–79 Preferente 4th
1979–80 Preferente 8th
1980–81 Preferente 2nd
1981–82 7th DNQ
Season Division Place Copa del Rey
1982–83 7th DNQ
1983–84 2nd 1st Round
1984–85 1st 1st Round
1985–86 4th 1st Round
1986–87 8th 5th Round
1987–88 10th DNQ
1988–89 4th DNQ
1989–90 5th

Real Madrid C

Season Division Place
1990–91 1st
1991–92 1st
1992–93 2nd
1993–94 2ªB 7th
1994–95 2ªB 13th
1995–96 2ªB 9th
1996–97 2ªB 13th
1997–98 3rd
1998–99 1st
1999–00 2nd
2000–01 4th
2001–02 11th
2002–03 6th
Season Division Place
2003–04 14th
2004–05 11th
2005–06 1st
2006–07 6th
2007–08 9th
2008–09 8th
2009–10 6th
2010–11 5th
2011–12 2nd
2012–13 2ªB 5th
2013–14 2ªB 9th
2014–15 9th

Last squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Ander Cantero
GK Álex Craninx
GK Sergio Rodríguez
DF Mario Hermoso
DF José León
DF Rubén Molero
DF Iván Sáez
DF Philipp Lienhart
DF Héctor Martínez
DF Óscar Arroyo
DF Rubén Darío
MF Rai Marchán
No. Position Player
MF Miki Muñoz
MF Djakaridja Traoré
MF Enzo Fernández
MF Juanjo Narváez
MF Aleix Febas
MF Alberto Lozano
MF Agoney González
FW Cristian Cedrés
FW Ismael Cerro
FW Marcos Legaz
FW Sergio Sánchez

Notable players

  • N.B. Players in BOLD played for senior team; Players in ITALICS haven't played in the Primera División.

Notable coaches

References

  1. "Real Madrid disbanding C team will have repercussions for development". ESPN. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "So long, Real Madrid C". Marca. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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