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Real Madrid C is a Spanish football team that plays in the Tercera División. It is the second reserve team of Real Madrid. They play their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in Parque de Valdebebas outside the city of Madrid. The team is comprised of second year pros and youth players form the Juvenil teams.
[edit] History
[edit] 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 eleven-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 renounced their play-off spot in the Promoción de Ascenso.
[edit] 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. 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 goal. Guijuelo won their home leg 1-0 and losing away 1-2 for 2-2 agg. The tie was broken by the away goals rule.
[edit] Current Squad 2007-08
Madrid C Roster
- U-23 players (minimum of six)
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
 |
GK |
Aitor |
|
|
GK |
Gonzalo |
|
|
GK |
Tomás |
|
|
DF |
Rubén Verdú |
|
|
DF |
Jordi (captain) |
|
|
DF |
Carlos de Paz |
|
 |
DF |
Kamil |
|
|
DF |
Daniel García Ortega |
|
|
DF |
Marcos Cerrudo |
|
|
DF |
Luis Hernández |
|
|
DF |
Nacho |
|
|
DF |
Óscar Reyes |
|
|
MF |
Prosi |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
|
|
MF |
Toto |
|
|
MF |
Antonio Montiel |
|
|
MF |
Szymon |
|
|
MF |
José Cruz |
|
|
MF |
Samuel |
| 7 |
 |
MF |
Pedro Marques |
|
|
MF |
Julio Cidoncha |
| 10 |
 |
FW |
Lionnel |
|
|
FW |
Javi Hernández |
|
|
FW |
Manuel Salinas |
|
|
FW |
Pablo |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Jesús Berrocal |
|
[edit] Selected reserve team players
- Real Madrid Juvenil players which were granted the third team shirt.
[edit] 2007/08 Transfers
[edit] Statistics
| Tercera División Gr. VII |
Position |
Pts |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
| Real Madrid C |
9th |
60 |
40 |
18 |
6 |
16 |
58 |
52 |
- Top Scorers
- Javi Hernádez - 13 goals
- Berrocal - 13 goals
- Salinas - 5 goals
- Claudio - 4 goals
- Pedro Marques - 4 goals
- Luis Hernández - 3 goals
- Montiel - 2 goals
- Prosi - 2 goals
- Pablo Canero - 2 goals
- Szymon - 2 goals
- Nacho I - 1 goal
- de Paz - 1 goal
- Jordi - 1 goal
- José Cruz - 1 goal
- Lionnel - 1 goal
- Javi Rodríguez - 1 goal
- Óscar Reyes - 1 goal
- Top Goalkeepers
- Aitor - 16 goals in 13 matches
- Gonzalo - 5 goals in 2 matches
- Tomás - 25 goals in 19 matches
- Jesús Coca - 6 goals in 6 matches
[edit] Honors
[edit] Real Madrid Aficionados
- Campeonato de España de Aficionados: 8
- 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1969-70
[edit] Real Madrid C
- Copa de Comunidad: 2
- 2002-03 (Qualified for the Copa Federación but was eliminated by Real Ávila CF in the preliminary round 0-2; 2-3)
- 2007-08 (Qualified for the Copa Federación)
[edit] Seasons
[edit] Real Madrid Aficionados
[edit] Real Madrid C
[edit] Selected Players
- N.B. Players in BOLD played for senior team; Players in ITALICS haven't played in the Primera División.
[edit] Selected managers
- José Antonio Grande 1989-93
- Miguel Ángel Portugal 1996-97 (?)
- Paco Hernández
- José Manuel Díaz 2002-03
- Paco Buyo
- Abraham García 2004-07
- José María Salmerón 2007-08
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