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Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football league teams 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 Spanish football league system as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore Real Madrid Castilla are ineligible for promotion to the La Liga whilst their parent club play there. 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 B 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, Real Madrid B took its name from the Plus Ultra (motto). Real gave AD Plus Ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on Real Madrid B's best players. By 1949 they made their debut in the Segunda División and in 1952 Real Madrid B became the official Real reserve team. In 1954 they won the Spanish U-19 Cup, beating RCD Espanyol 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 Spain national football team internationals such as José María Zárraga Martín, Enrique Mateos Mancebo, Ramón Marsal Ribo, Pedro Casado Bucho, Juan Manuel Villa Gutiérrez, José María Vidal Bravo, Francisco Rodriguez Serena and Ramón Moreno 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 Real Madrid B enjoyed something of a golden age. During this era, with a team that included Agustin Rodriguez Santiago, Ricardo Gallego Redondo and Francisco Pineda García, Castilla CF reached the final of the 1979-80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run they beat four La Liga 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 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1980-81. Despite beating West Ham United F.C. 3-1 in the opening game at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, 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 Quinta del Buitre - Emilio Butragueño, Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Rafael Martín Vázquez, José Miguel González Martín and Miguel Pardeza Pichardo. 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 Real Federación Española de Fútbol 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 Real Madrid B was relegated to the Segunda División B, but despite this they continued to produce great players. These have included Raúl González, Raúl Bravo, José María Gutiérrez 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 (footballer) 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 Real Madrid B back to the Segunda División and Real Madrid B subsequently revived the el Castilla name and became known as Real Madrid Castilla. In 2006 the new stadium of Real Madrid B's 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 Getafe first team, and Álvaro Arbeloa Coca who has joined Deportivo de La Coruña and is now playing in England for Liverpool FC.

In the 2006/07, Real Madrid B was relegated to the second division B under the management of ex- Real Madrid legend Míchel (footballer) after occuping 19th place in the league and a disappointing season. Michel received a lot of criticism, and accepted all the blame for Real Madrid B bad performances especially for those who had a wonderful season in the 2005/06 season like De la Red, Granero (now in Getafe CF) and Javi Garcia. The reserves produced another quality players including Juan Manuel Mata with Valencia CF and Álvaro Negredo Sánchez with UD Almería.

On 11 June 2008, Julen Lopetegui has been named as the new coach of Real Madrid Castilla for the next two seasons.

On 23 June 2009, Lopetegui and Real Madrid agreed to part ways.

Honours

- Spain U-19 Cup: 2
- - 1953/54, 2005/06

- Copa del Rey
- - Runners-up 1979/80

- Segunda División: 1
- - 1983/84

- Segunda División B: 3
- - 1990/91, 2001/02, 2004/05

- Tercera División: 6
- - 1948/49, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1967/68

- Trofeo Teide (Tenerife): 3
- - 2001, 2002, 2005

Season to season

- 12 seasons in Segunda División B
- 20 seasons in Tercera División

- N.B.: players in bold italics received roster exemption for serious injuries

Selected reserve team players

- Real Madrid C or Juvenil players who granted the second team shirt. (Players who played in a match are in bold.)

2009/10 Transfers

In

Out

Statistics 2008/09

Segunda División B	Position	Pts	GP	W	D	L	F	A
Real Madrid Castilla	6th	63	38	18	9	11	60	45

- Top Scorers
- - Bueno - 16 goals
- - Szalai - 16 goals
- - Acuña - 7 goals
- - Palanca - 5 goals
- - Agus - 3 goals
- - Velayos - 2 goals
- - Javi Hernández - 2 goals
- - Vázquez - 2 goals
- - Zamora - 2 goals
- - Fran Rico 1 goal
- - Mosquera - 1 goal
- - Tébar - 1 goal
- - Gary - 1 goal

N.B.: 1 own goal scored for RM Castilla (match 13 at Atlético B).

- Top Goalkeepers
- - Adán - 36 goals in 31 matches
- - Felipe - 10 goals in 8 matches

N.B.: Adán was sent off within 36 min. in match 24 vs Lorca Deportivo; Felipe finished the match.

Selected Former Players

- Juan Eduardo Esnáider
- Kevin Franck
- Pedro Iarley Lima Dantas
- Manuel Silva Correia
- Samuel Eto'o
- Flemming Povlsen
- Francisco Salvador Elà
- Juan Epitié
- Javier Ángel Balboa Osa
- Zeferino Paulo Borges
- Gábor Korolovszky
- Harvey Esajas
- Mutiu Adepoju
- Alexandre Gonçalves Santos
- Jonay Hernández
- Julio Álvarez Mosquera
- Rubén Arocha
- Luis Aragonés
- Carlos Reina Aranda
- Álvaro Arbeloa
- Rafael Benítez
- Raúl Bravo
- Emilio Butragueño
- Santiago Cañizares
- Pedro Casado Bucho
- Iker Casillas

- Pedro Contreras
- Miguel Ángel García Pérez
- Enrique Corrales
- Vicente Del Bosque
- Javier Dorado
- Ricardo Gallego Redondo
- Daniel García Lara
- Francisco Javier García Guerrero
- José Antonio García Calvo
- Luis García Fernández
- Fernando Fernández
- Ramón Moreno Grosso
- José María Gutiérrez
- José Manuel Jurado Marín
- Julen Lopetegui
- Jordi López
- Pedro Jesús López
- Ramón Marsal Ribo
- Enrique Mateos Mancebo
- José Miguel González Martín
- Mista (footballer)
- Antonio Núñez
- José Manuel Ochotorena
- Juan José Olalla
- Miguel Pardeza Pichardo
- Francisco Pavón

- Francisco Pineda García
- Javier Portillo
- Raúl González
- Alberto Rivera Pizarro
- Ángel Luis Robles
- Agustín Rodríguez Santiago
- Carlos Sánchez García
- Jaime Sánchez Fernández
- Víctor Sánchez del Amo
- Antonio Manuel Sánchez
- Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
- Andrés del Campo Santos
- Francisco Rodriguez Serena
- Francisco David Sousa
- Roberto Soldado
- Manuel Tena López
- Jorge López Marco
- Ismael Urzaiz
- Valmiro Lopes Rocha
- Rafael Martín Vázquez
- José María Vidal Bravo
- Juan Manuel Villa Gutiérrez
- Pablo Villanueva Fernández
- José María Zárraga Martín
- Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo
was only 15 years old when Real Madrid signed him, thus he wasn't eligible to play for Real Madrid Castilla 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-European Union players. He was loaned out to further his development.

see also

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 (footballer) 2006 - 2007
- Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo 2007 - 2008
- Julen Lopetegui 2008 - 2009

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