Real Madrid C

Real Madrid C

Full name	Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C
Nickname(s)	RMC
Founded	1952 (As Real Madrid C.F. Aficionados)
Dissolved	2015
Ground	La Ciudad del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Ground Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Florentino Pérez
Manager	José Aurelio Gay
League	Tercera División – Group 7
2014–15	9th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

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. 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 2–1 for (2–2 on aggregate). The tie was broken by the away goals rule. After the 2014–15 Tercera Division, Real Madrid C was disbanded.

Honours

• Tercera División Champions

Winners (5): 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06

• Copa de la Liga

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

• 8 seasons in Preferente
• 9 seasons in Tercera División

Real Madrid C

• 6 seasons in Segunda División B
• 19 seasons in Tercera División

Notable players

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

Notable managers

References

External links

• Real Madrid C Official club website (Spanish) / (English) / (Japanese)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)