| Full name | Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol | |||
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| Nicknames | Castilla RM B | |||
| Founded | 16 December 1930 (asAgrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra) | |||
| Ground | Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 6,000 | |||
| President | Florentino Pérez | |||
| Head coach | Julián López de Lerma | |||
| League | Primera Federación – Group 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación – Group 2, 6th of 20 | |||
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Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol orReal Madrid B is aSpanish football team that plays inPrimera Federación – Group 1. It isReal Madrid'sreserve team. They play their home games at theAlfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a capacity of 6,000 seats.[1]
Reserve teams in Spain play in the sameleague system as their senior team rather than a separate league. Reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, Real Madrid Castilla are ineligible for promotion to theLa Liga as long as Real Madrid plays there. Consequently, they must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in theCopa del Rey. In addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.
In 1948, Agrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra, a local amateur team, then playing in theTercera División, agreed to become a feeder club for Real Madrid. Originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from thenational 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. In1959, they reached the quarter-finals of theCopa del Generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-upGranada.
During the 1950s and 1960s, future senior Real Madrid players andSpanish internationals such asJosé María Zárraga,Enrique Mateos,Ramón Marsal,Pedro Casado,Juan Manuel Villa,José María Vidal,Fernando Serena andRamón Grosso all spent time at the club, andJuan Alonso finished off his career there. The singerJulio Iglesias played as a goalkeeper for the club in the early 1960s until injury ended his football career.[2]Miguel Muñoz began his coaching career at the club. In 1972, 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 21 July.
AsCastilla CF, the team enjoyed something of agolden age. During this era, with a team that includedAgustín,Ricardo Gallego andFrancisco Pineda, Castilla reached thefinal of the1979–80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run, they beat four Primera División teams, includingHércules,Athletic Bilbao,Real Sociedad andSporting de Gijón.[3] The latter two eventually finished second and third in the Primera División. In the final, they played Real Madrid but lost 6–1. Because Real also won the Primera División, however, Castilla qualified for the1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup. Despite beatingWest Ham United 3–1 in the opening game at theSantiago Bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round.[3] Castilla reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988.
In 1984, withAmancio Amaro as coach, Castilla won theSegunda División. Amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famousLa Quinta del Buitre –Emilio Butragueño,Manolo Sanchís,Martín Vázquez,Míchel, andMiguel Pardeza. Castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because Real Madrid were already in the Primera División. In the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the Segunda División, but were once again ineligible for promotion.
In 1991, theRoyal Spanish Football Federation banned the use of separate names for reserve teams and Castilla CF became known asReal Madrid Deportiva and thenReal Madrid B. In the early 1990s, two former Castilla players,Vicente del Bosque andRafael Benítez, began their coaching careers with the team. In 1997, the team was relegated to theSegunda División B, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players. These have includedRaúl,Guti andIker Casillas, who all became established members of the senior Real Madrid team.
In the 2004–05 season, coachJuan Ramón López Caro guided the team back to the Segunda División and the team subsequently revived theEl Castilla name and became known asReal Madrid Castilla. In 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilitiesCiudad Real Madrid was named theAlfredo Di Stéfano Stadium and Francisco Moreno Cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. In this year, the team also has continued to produce quality players such asRoberto Soldado andÁlvaro Arbeloa.
In the 2006–2007 season, the team was relegated to the Segunda División B under the management of ex-Real Madrid legendMíchel after occupying 19th place in the league in a disappointing season. Míchel received a lot of criticism and accepted all the blame for the team's bad performances, especially for those who had a wonderful season in the 2005–06 season, such asRubén de la Red,Esteban Granero andJavi García. The reserves produced other quality players, includingJuan Mata andÁlvaro Negredo.
Real Madrid Castilla was promoted back to the Segunda División at the end of the2011–12 season after beatingCádiz in the play-offs with an aggregate of score 8–1 and this year the club produced one quality player,Dani Carvajal who was sold toBayer Leverkusen in 2012 before he returned to Real Madrid in 2013 to play with the first team.
In the2013–14 season, three quality playersNacho,Álvaro Morata andJesé were promoted to thefirst team, and then Castilla was relegated after being defeated byReal Murcia in the last matchday of the season.
Since 2014 when they played in the third division, Castilla continued to produce other quality players, includingLucas Vázquez,Fernando Pacheco,Borja Mayoral,Marcos Llorente,Sergio Reguilón,Óscar Rodríguez,Achraf Hakimi andFran García.
After the resumption of competitions in the 2020–21 season, the team finished runner-up in their group and qualified to play in the promotion system to the new categories of Spanish football after a restructuring of the same by the RFEF for the 2021–22 season.[4] In the promotion playoffs, the team finished third, which secured their place in thePrimera Federación. They also had the chance to move up to theSegunda División, but they were eliminated in the semifinals byIbiza.[5] The team was thus one of those that premiered the newPrimera Federación, being placed in Group II. In 2022–23 season, Castilla placed in Group I and finished in third place, they have chance promotion toSegunda División, but they were eliminated in the final play off byEldense. In the 2023–24 season, still under the direction ofRaúl González, they finished in tenth position. In 2024–25 season, Castilla failed achieved to play off promotion to Segunda and finished in sixth position, this year one of quality playerRaúl Asencio made his debut with first team and become part of first team following injuries to the defenders in the first team.
Starting of 2025–26 season, Raúl left as Castilla head coach and replaced byÁlvaro Arbeloa.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach |  Julián Carmona Francis Sánchez |
| Goalkeeping coach | Diego López |
| Field delegate | David Casado |
| Team delegate | José Javier Padilla |
| Fitness coach | Ricardo da Silva Alain Sola Pablo García |
| Doctor | Elena Isla Juan Ignacio Marco |
| Physiotherapist | Tirso Llorente |
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On 9 May 2006, the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium was inaugurated at the City of Madrid whereReal Madrid usually trains. The inaugural match was between Real Madrid andStade de Reims, a rematch of theEuropean Cup final won by Real Madrid in 1956. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6–1 with goals fromSergio Ramos,Antonio Cassano (2),Roberto Soldado (2), andJosé Manuel Jurado.[9]
The venue is part of theCiudad Real Madrid, the club's new training facilities located outsideMadrid inValdebebas, nearMadrid–Barajas Airport.
The capacity of the main stand at the west is 4,000 seats, with additional 2,000 seats at the eastern stand, giving the stadium a total capacity of 6,000 seats. It is envisaged to increase the seating capacity up to 25,000 at the completion of the expansion.
Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status.
Antoni Lima
Esteban CambiassoJuan EsnáiderNico PazRolando Zárate
Philipp Lienhart
CasemiroCésar PratesFabinhoPablo FelipeFilipe LuísIarleyWillian JoséVinícius JúniorRodrygo
Valdo
Lin Liangming
Flemming Povlsen
Mariano Díaz
Javier BalboaRubén BelimaChupeJuan EpitiéOmar Mascarell
Eero Markkanen
Daniel Opare
Ádám Szalai
Andri Guðjohnsen
Achraf Hakimi
Mutiu AdepojuOladimeji LawalChristopher Ohen
Martin Ødegaard
Sergio Díaz
Cristian Benavente
Pedro Mendes
Denis CheryshevAntonio AdánAlbert AguilàAgustínAdolfo AldanaMarcos AlonsoMikel AntíaFrancisco José AntónSantiago AragónCarlos ArandaÁlvaro ArbeloaSergio ArribasRaúl AsencioCarlos DotorDavid BarralMiguel BernalAntonio BlancoAlberto BuenoBurguiEmilio ButragueñoJosé CallejónJosé Antonio CamachoJosé Luis CamineroSantiago CañizaresDani CarvajalKiko CasillaIker CasillasJavier CastañedaChendoCholoPedro ContrerasCoronaEnrique CorralesIsidro DíazHugo DuroJosé Manuel EspinosaKiko FemeníaAlfonso FraileÁlex FernándezFernando FernándezBorja FernándezFernandoJorge de FrutosRicardo GallegoBorja GarcíaDani GarcíaFran GarcíaGonzalo GarcíaJavi GarcíaJosé García CalvoLuis GarcíaRafael GarcíaJosé Aurelio GayGerardoMario GilaCésar GómezAdrián GonzálezEsteban GraneroJavi GuerreroGutiMiguel GutiérrezPepe HerediaMario HermosoLuis HernándezIsidroJeséJoseluJosé María LópezJuanfran MorenoJuanfran TorresJuanjoJuankarJuanmiJosé Manuel JuradoÁngel LanchasDiego LlorenteJulio LlorenteMarcos LlorenteJulen LopeteguiDiego LópezJosé Alberto LópezSebastián LosadaEnrique MagdalenoJuan MaquedaAlberto MarcosÁngel Martín GonzálezRafael Martín VázquezJuan MataJavier MatéBorja MayoralGonzalo MeleroMíchelMistaFernando MoránÁlvaro MorataRodrigo MorenoJuan MorgadoPedro MosqueraNachoCésar NavasÁlvaro NegredoJosé OchotorenaAntolín OrtegaFernando PachecoMiguel PardezaJavier ParedesDani ParejoPaco PavónÓscar PlanoÁngel PérezAlfonso PérezFrancisco PinedaJavier PortilloQuiniLuis Miguel RamisRaúlRubén de la RedSergio ReguilónFran RicoRikiAlberto RiveraÁngel RodríguezFrancis RodríguezÓscar RodríguezRubénAndrés SabidoJosé Antonio SalgueroJaime SánchezSergio SánchezVíctor SánchezManolo SanchísSandroIsidoro San JoséJosé Luis SantamaríaFernando SanzPablo SarabiaRubén SobrinoJesús SolanaRoberto SoldadoRaúl de TomásJavier Torres GómezMiguel TorresVíctor Torres MestreLucas TorróRoberto TrashorrasIsmael UrzaizVicente ValcarceBorja ValeroLucas VázquezJesús VelascoVíctor
Leandro CabreraFederico ValverdeGuillermo Varela
Julio ÁlvarezJonay Hernández
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