About Opentopia
Opentopia Directory Encyclopedia Tools

Real Madrid Castilla

Encyclopedia : R : RE : REA : Real Madrid Castilla

Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in the Segunda División A. It is the reserve side of Real Madrid. They play their home games at Valdebebas.

Unlike the English League, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid 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 Primera Division. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey or to have their own distinct names. In the past the reserve teams of both Real Madrid and CF Barcelona 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.

Contents

History

Founded in 1943 as Plus Ultra CF, they made their debut in the Segunda División in 1949. In 1972 they were renamed Castilla CF. In 1980 they reached the final of the Copa del Rey and played Real Madrid. They lost 6-1 but because Real Madrid also won La Liga, Castilla CF qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup. They were knocked out in the first round by West Ham United.

In 1984 they won the Segunda División with a team that included Emilio Butragueño, Manolo Sanchís, Martín Vazquéz, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza - later to become known as La Quinta del Buitre . However Castilla CF were ineligible for promotion because Real Madrid were already in the Primera Division. During the late 1980s, Rafael Benítez was a player at the club and between 1993 and 1995 he served as coach.

During the 1990s the use of separate names for reserve teams was banned and they became known as Real Madrid Deportiva and then Real Madrid B. In 2005 they adopted their current name.

Current squad 2006/07

Squad Changes during 2006/07 season

In: Out:

Statistics 2005/06

Segunda DivisiónPositionPtsPWDLFA
Real Madrid Castilla115542167195550

Trophies

Famous players

Famous coaches

 

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.

Search Titles
0123456789
ABCDEFGHIJ
KLMNOPQRST
UVWXYZ?

E-mail this article to:

Personal Message: