Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla

Full name	Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	RM Castilla
Founded	16 December 1930 (as Agrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra)
Ground	Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Ground Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Nicolas Martín-Sanz[1]
Manager	Santiago Solari
League	2ª B – Group 2
2015–16	2ª B – Group 2, 1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in Segunda División B. It is Real Madrid's reserve team, and is therefore an integral part of Real Madrid's youth academy, La Fábrica. 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. Reserve teams, however, cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, Real Madrid B are ineligible for promotion to the Primera División. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey. In addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.

While a few players have gone on to establish themselves in the Real Madrid first team, several former Castilla players such as Ismael Urzaiz, Santiago Cañizares, Mista, Esteban Cambiasso, Luis García, Juan Mata, Álvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado, Borja Valero, Juanfran and Rodrigo have all moved on to successful careers with other clubs.

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 1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual finalists Granada.

During the 1950s and 1960s, future senior Real Madrid players and Spanish internationals such as José María Zárraga, Enrique Mateos, Ramón Marsal, Pedro Casado, Juan Manuel Villa, José María Vidal, Fernando Serena and Ramón Grosso all spent time at the club. Luis Aragonés also briefly played for Plus Ultra and 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.

Castilla CF

As Castilla CF, the team enjoyed something of a golden age. During this era, with a team that included Agustín, Ricardo Gallego and Francisco Pineda, Castilla reached the final of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run, they beat four Primera División teams, including Hércules, 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. Because Real also won the Primera División, however, Castilla qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup. Despite beating West Ham United 3–1 in the opening game at the Santiago Bernabéu, they lost the return 5–1 after extra time and went out in the first round. Castilla 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 won the Segunda División. Amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous La Quinta del Buitre – Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vazquéz, Míchel, and Miguel 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.

Real Madrid B

In 1991, the Royal Spanish Football Federation 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 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, Guti and Iker Casillas, who all became established members of the senior Real Madrid team.

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 club's training facilities Ciudad Real Madrid was named the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium and Francisco Moreno Cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years.

The team has continued to produce quality players such as Roberto Soldado, who is currently playing for Villarreal, and Álvaro Arbeloa, who played for Deportivo de La Coruña and Liverpool in the past and back to Real Madrid's first team at 2009 until 2016, now plays for West Ham United.

In the 2006–2007 season, the team was relegated to the Segunda División B under the management of ex-Real Madrid legend Míchel after occupying 19th place in the league and a disappointing season. Míchel 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, such as Rubén de la Red, Esteban Granero and Javi García. The reserves produced other quality players, including Juan Mata, who plays for Manchester United, and Álvaro Negredo, who plays for Middlesbrough.

Real Madrid Castilla was promoted back to Segunda División at the end of the season 2011–12 after beating Cádiz in the play-offs with aggregate score 8–1.

In 2013–14 season, three key player Nacho, Álvaro Morata and Jesé was promoted into Real Madrid, and then Castilla was relegated in the last matchday after being defeated by Real Murcia in last match of the season.

In 2015-16 season, Lucas Vázquez who was loaned to Espanyol at 2014-15 season signed permanent deal with Espanyol, but Vazquez returned to Real Madrid, definitely with the first team.

Players

2016–17 squad

As of 26 August 2016^[2][3][4]

Squad No.1	Nationality	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Transfer fee	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1		Carlos Abad	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995	Tenerife	Loan	2015	2017	44	0
		Alex Craninx	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995	Real Madrid C	Promoted	2015	2018	1	0
13		Luca Zidane Fernández	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	N/A	1	0
Defenders
4		Philipp Lienhart	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996	Rapid Wien II	€0.3 million	2015	2019	24	1
		Abner	(1996-05-30) 30 May 1996	Coritiba	N/A	2014	2016	3	0
5		Mario Hermoso	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995	Real Valladolid	Loan Return	2016	N/A	5	0
		Héctor Martínez	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	Real Madrid C	Promoted	2015	2016	19	0
3		Álvaro Tejero	(1996-07-20) 20 July 1996	Juvenil A	Promoted	2015	N/A	38	1
15		Luismi Quezada	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	UE Olot	Loan Return	2016	N/A	4	0
12		Javier Sànchez	(1997-03-14) 14 March 1997	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	N/A	0	0
		Alex Salto	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	2017	9	0
2		Achraf Hakimi	(1998-11-04) 4 November 1998	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	N/A	2	1
Midfielders
8		Aleix Febas	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996	Juvenil A	Promoted	2015	2018	34	6
		Francisco Tena	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993	Sevilla Atlético	N/A	2016	2018	1	0
		Javier Muñoz (vc)	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995	Real Madrid C	Promoted	2015	2017	65	7
		Martin Ødegaard	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998	Strømsgodset IF	€2.3 million	2015	2021	46	2
10		Enzo Fernández (c)	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995	Real Madrid C	Promoted	2015	2021	43	4
7		Cristian Cedrés	(1996-01-24) 24 January 1996	Juvenil A	Promoted	2015	2018	30	4
6		Federico Valverde	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998	Peñarol	€5 million	2016	N/A	4	1
		Borja Sánchez	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996	CF Fuenlabrada	Loan Return	2016	N/A	0	0
11		Mario Rodríguez	(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	N/A	0	0
20		Jaime Seoane	(1997-01-22) 22 January 1997	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	N/A	1	0
		Lin Liangming	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997	Juvenil A	Promoted	2016	2020	1	0
Forwards
9		Sergio Díaz	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998	Cerro Porteño	€5 million	2016	2021	5	3
		Víctor Campuzano	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997	RCD Espanyol	N/A	2016	2019	0	0
18		Nikos Vergos	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996	Olympiacos	Loan	2016	2017	1	0

1|- ¹ Squad numbers are based on the most appearances wearing number from game-day line-ups.
† – injured

♣ – registered to Juvenil A

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player  — DF Jaime Sánchez (at Sabadell)  — DF Dani Fernández (at Mérida) DF José León (at Cultural Leonesa)  — DF Sergio Reguilón (at UD Logroñés)  — MF Lucas Torró (at Real Oviedo)  — MF Álvaro Jiménez (at Getafe)

No. Position Player  — MF José Lazo (at Villarreal)  — MF Marcos Llorente (at Alaves)  — MF Álvaro Fidalgo (at Rayo Majadahonda)  — MF Garci (at Navalcarnero)  — FW Raúl de Tomás (at Real Valladolid)  — FW Borja Mayoral (at Wolfsburg)

Selected reserve team players

• Real Madrid Juvenil players which were granted the second team shirt.

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

No. Position Player MF Óscar (Juvenil A) MF Francisco Feuillassier (Juvenil A)

Honours

• Segunda División

Winners (1): 1983–84

• Segunda División B

Winners (4): 1990–91, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2011–12

• Tercera División

Winners (6): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68

Season to season

• 33 seasons in Segunda División
• 17 seasons in Segunda División B
• 20 seasons in Tercera División

Notable former players

• Category:Real Madrid Castilla footballers

References

External links

• Real Madrid Castilla Official club website (Spanish) / (English) / (Japanese)
• Real Madrid Castilla News, Photos and Videos
• Futbolme.com profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol team profile
• Castilla CF in Europe
• Segunda B Division Table
• Club & stadium history Estadios de Espana (English)