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{{Ficha de equipo de fútbol|Nombre=Real Madrid|Nombre Completo=Real Madrid Club de Fútbol<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol">{{cita web|título=Real Madrid Club de Fútbol|url=http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=78&IDParam=15|editorial=Liga de Fútbol Profesional|fechaacceso=2009-02-22|idioma=Spanish}}</ref>|Apodo(s)=''Merengues'', ''Madridistas'', ''Blancos'', ''Vikingos''<ref>{{cita web|título = Real Madrid Football Club|url=http://www.madrid-tourist-guide.com/en/football/real-madrid-football-club.html|autor=Madrid Tourist Guide|fechaacceso=2008-01-27}}In Spanish, the players are nicknamed ‘Los Merengues’ meaning literally ‘the meringues’ which applies to their white strip.</ref>|Fundación=[[6 de marzo]] de [[1902]] ({{edad|6|3|1902}})<br />(como Sociedad Madrid Foot-Ball Club)<ref name="1902-1911">{{cita web|título = 1902-1911 | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma2601.htm | autor = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso = 2008-01-27}}</ref>
| Estadio	= [[Estadio Santiago Bernabéu|Santiago Bernabéu]]<br />[[Madrid]], [[España]]
| Capacidad	= 80.354<ref name="Estadio Santiago Bernabeu">{{Cita web|título=Estadio Santiago Bernabeu|url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/bernabeu.htm|editorial=The Stadium Guide|fechaacceso=2007-09-16}}</ref>
| Inauguración	= [[14 de diciembre]] de [[1947]]
| Presidente	= [[Archivo:Flag of Spain.svg|border|20px|Español]] [[Florentino Pérez]]<ref>[http://es.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=835229.html?cid=ss2006&att=app Florentino Pérez, nuevo presidente del Real Madrid uefa.com]</ref>
| Entrenador	= [[Archivo:Flag of Chile.svg|border|20px|Chileno]] [[Manuel Pellegrini]]<ref>[http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1202773136543/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/COMUNICADO_OFICIAL_2009-06-01.htm Manuel Pellegrini, nuevo entrenador del Real Madrid]</ref>
| Liga             = [[Primera División de España]] 
| temporada        = [[Primera División de España 2008/09|2008-09]]
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'''Real Madrid Club de Fútbol''' ({{tl|IPA-es|reˈal maˈðɾið klub de ˈfutbol}}, commonly known as '''Real Madrid''') is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. It is the [[Football records in Spain|most successful team]] in [[Football in Spain|Spanish football]] and was voted by [[FIFA]] as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cups]], a record nine [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] and two [[UEFA Cup]]s. Real was a founding member of FIFA and the now-defunct [[G-14|G–14]] group of Europe's leading football clubs as well as its replacement, the [[European Club Association]].

Founded in 1902, Real Madrid has since spent all of its history in the top flight of Spanish football. In the 1940s, the club, the [[Estadio Santiago Bernabéu|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] and the [[Ciudad Deportiva, Madrid|Ciudad Deportiva]] were rebuilt following the [[Spanish Civil War]]. The club established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s. In the 1980s, the club had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe (known as ''[[Quinta del Buitre|La Quinta del Buitre]]''), winning two UEFA Cups, five Spanish championships in a row, one Spanish cup and three Spanish Super Cups.

The club's traditional home colours are all white. Its crest has been changed several times in attempts to modernise or re-brand; the current crest is a modified version of the one first adopted in the 1920s. Real's home is the 80,354-person-capacity [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] football stadium in downtown Madrid, where it has played since 1947. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club since its inception. Real is the world's richest football club ([[Euro|€]]366m) in terms of revenue.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Real-Madrid_340002.html</ref>

== History ==
{{AP|History of Real Madrid C.F.}}
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This articles details the '''History of [[Real Madrid]]''' [[football (soccer)|football]] club.

== Early years ==

[[Archivo:Madrid_C.F._1905-06.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Real Madrid team in 1905]]

Football was introduced to [[Madrid]] by the professors and students of the ''Institución Libre de Enseñanza''. They included several [[Oxbridge]] graduates. In 1895 they founded the club ''Football Sky'', playing on Sunday mornings at Moncloa. In 1900 this club split into two different clubs ''New Foot-Ball de Madrid'' and [[Club Español de Madrid]]. The president of the latter club was [[Julián Palacios]]. In 1902 the latter club split again, resulting in the formation of ''Sociedad Madrid FC'' on [[March 6]], [[1902]]. The first president was [[Juan Padrós|Juan Padrós Rubió]]; the first secretary was ''Manuel Mendía''; and the first treasurer was ''José de Gorostizaga''. Juan Padrós Rubió would be later succeeded by his brother, [[Carlos Padrós]] from Spain. In 1905, only three years after its foundation, ''Madrid FC'' already won its first major title in the [[Estadio Chamartín]] stadium. The team won the first of four consecutive [[Copa del Rey]] - titles (at that time the only statewide competition). In 1912 they moved to their first ground called ''''Campo de O'Donnell'''' after moving between some minor grounds.<ref>[http://www.stadiumguide.com/realmadridstory.htm The Stadium Guide - The Story of Real Madrid<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1920 the club's name was changed into ''Real Madrid'' after King [[Alfonso XIII]], a reputed football fan, granted the title of ''Real'' (Royal) to the club. However, when the [[Second Spanish Republic]] was proclaimed the club dropped both the world ''Real'' and the royal crown from the emblem, being known from then and until the end of the [[Spanish Civil War]] as ''Madrid C. F.'' only. The addition of the purple band to the emblem dates back to the Republican period and has remained there since then. In 1937, due to the stagnation of the ongoing civil war, all activity disappeared and the club virtually ceased to exist.

== Santiago Bernabéu Yeste ==

Before becoming President in 1945, [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]] had already carried out the functions of player, first-team captain, club maintenance, first-team manager and director, in an association with the club that lasted nearly 70 years. He was responsible for rebuilding the club after the [[Spanish Civil War]], and under his presidency, the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] and the [[Ciudad Deportiva]]. Real Madrid has a newly named stadium which is the 'Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium'.

He also reorganized the club at all levels, in what would become the normal operating hierarchy of professional clubs in the future, giving every section and level of the club independent technical teams and recruiting staff such as [[Raimundo Saporta]].

Finally, beginning in 1953 he embarked upon a strategy of signing world-class players from abroad, the most prominent of them being the signing of [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] and built the world's first truly multinational side. During Bernabéu's presidency many of Real Madrid's most legendary names played for the club, including the aforementioned Alfredo Di Stéfano, [[Ferenc Puskás]], [[Francisco Gento]], [[Héctor Rial]], [[Raymond Kopa]], [[José Santamaría]], [[Miguel Muñoz]], [[Amancio]], [[Carlos Alonso González|SantillanaChampions League]]. Under the administration of [[UEFA]], it is the world's premier club tournament.

It was under Bernabéu's guidance, that Real Madrid became established as a major force in both Spanish and European football. Before passing away in 1978, Bernabéu had been the club's president for 33 years, during which he won 1 [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], 6 [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]], 16 [[La Liga]] titles, and 6 [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cups]].

== International success ==

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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.22|y=0.05|escala=350|texto=[[Juan Alonso|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Black;">'''Alonso'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Ángel Atienza|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Atienza'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.13|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Marcos Alonso Imaz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Marquitos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Rafael Lesmes|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Lesmes'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.35|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Miguel Muñoz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Muñoz (C)'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[José María Zárraga|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Zárraga'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.15|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[José Iglesias Fernández|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Fernández'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.32|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Ramón Marsal Ribó|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Ribó'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.35|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Alfredo Di Stéfano|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Di Stéfano'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.16|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Héctor Rial|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Rial'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Gento'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1956 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Manuel Torres|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Torres'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.13|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Marcos Alonso Imaz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Marquitos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Rafael Lesmes|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Lesmes'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.35|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Miguel Muñoz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Muñoz (C)'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[José María Zárraga|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Zárraga'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.14|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Raymond Kopa|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Kopa'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.31|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Enrique Mateos|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Mateos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.35|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Alfredo Di Stéfano|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Di Stéfano'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.16|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Héctor Rial|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Rial'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Gento'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1957 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.20|y=0.05|escala=350|texto=[[Juan Alonso|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Black;">'''Alonso (C)'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Ángel Atienza|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Atienza'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.12|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[José Santamaria|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Santamaria'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.30|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Rafael Lesmes|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Lesmes'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.33|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Juan Santisteban|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Santisteban'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[José María Zárraga|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Zárraga'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.14|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Raymond Kopa|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Kopa'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.31|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Joseito|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Joseito'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.35|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Alfredo Di Stéfano|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Di Stéfano'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.16|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Héctor Rial|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Rial'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Gento'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1958 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.19|y=0.05|escala=350|texto=[[Rogelio Domínguez|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Black;">'''Domínguez'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Marcos Alonso Imaz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Marquitos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.12|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[José Santamaria|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Santamaria'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.30|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[José María Zárraga|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Zárraga'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.33|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Juan Santisteban|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Santisteban'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Antonio Ruiz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Ruiz'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.16|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Raymond Kopa|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Kopa'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Enrique Mateos|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Mateos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.30|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Alfredo Di Stéfano|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Di Stéfano (C)'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.16|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Héctor Rial|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Rial'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.29|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Gento'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1959 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.19|y=0.05|escala=350|texto=[[Rogelio Domínguez|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Black;">'''Domínguez'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Marcos Alonso Imaz|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Marquitos'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.21|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[José Santamaria|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Santamaria'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.39|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Pachín|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Pachín'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Canário|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Canário'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.13|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[José María Vidal|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Vidal'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.26|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[José María Zárraga|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Zárraga (C)'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.40|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Gento'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Luis del Sol|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''del Sol'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.20|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Alfredo di Stéfano|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''di Stéfano'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.39|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Ferenc Puskás|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Puskás'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1960 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.19|y=0.05|escala=350|texto=[[José Araquistáin|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Black;">'''Araquistáin'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Pachín|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Pachín'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.14|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Pedro de Felipe|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''de Felipe'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.32|y=0.15|escala=350|texto=[[Ignacio Zoco|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Zoco'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.37|y=0.20|escala=350|texto=[[Manuel Sanchís Martínez|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Maroon;">'''Martínez'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.05|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Pirri|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Pirri'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.13|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Manuel Velázquez|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Velázquez'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.30|y=0.31|escala=350|texto=[[Fernando Serena|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Serena'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.40|y=0.36|escala=350|texto=[[Amancio Amaro|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:Navy;">'''Amaro'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.14|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Ramón Grosso|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Grosso'''</span>]]}}
{{Etiqueta imagen|x=0.27|y=0.50|escala=350|texto=[[Francisco Gento|<span style="font-size:smaller;color:White;">'''Gento (C)'''</span>]]}}
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<tr><td><small>[[1966 European Cup Final]] starting lineup.</small></td></tr>
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In addition to their domestic success, Real Madrid's reputation as a major club was established by their outstanding record in the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]. 
To date they have been crowned champions of Europe a record nine times. [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], [[Ferenc Puskás]] and other famous players helped the club win the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] five times in a row between 1956 and 1960, which included the memorable 7-3 Hampden Park final against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1960. The club won for a sixth time in 1966 with the team known as the [[Ye-Ye (Real Madrid)|Ye-Ye]] , defeating [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]] 2-1 in the final with a team composed entirely of nationally-born players, a first in the competition. They were also runners-up in 1962, 1964 and 1981. Winning the competition five consecutive times saw Real permanently awarded the original cup and earning the right to wear the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup#The badge of honour|UEFA badge of honour]]. They have also won the [[UEFA Cup]] twice and were twice runners-up in the [[UEFA Cup Winners Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]].

In 1996 President [[Lorenzo Sanz]] appointed [[Fabio Capello]] as coach. Although his tenure lasted only one season, Real Madrid were proclaimed league champions and several important players arrived at the club ([[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]], [[Predrag Mijatović]], [[Davor Šuker]] and [[Clarence Seedorf]]) to strengthen a squad that already boasted the likes of [[Raúl González|Raúl]], [[Fernando Hierro]] and [[Fernando Redondo]]. As a result, Real Madrid (with the addition of [[Fernando Morientes]] in 1997) finally ended its 32-year wait for the seventh European Cup in 1998 under manager [[Jupp Heynckes]], defeating Juventus 1-0 in the final, thanks to a goal from [[Predrag Mijatović]]. Real Madrid would go on to win again in 2000 and 2002 under manager [[Vicente Del Bosque]], with sides including players such as  [[Luís Figo]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]].

Real Madrid is also three-time winners of the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], defeating [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]], [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]], and [[Olimpia Asunción]] in 1960, 1998, and 2002 respectively.

== The Luis de Carlos Era (1978 - 1985) ==
''Honours Won (8) : La Liga (1979), (1980), (1986) Copa del Rey (1980), (1982) Copa de la Liga (1985) UEFA Cup (1985)''

After a brief period as interim President, Raimundo Saporta called for elections. The Club's treasurer, Luis de Carlos, resigned in order to run for President. 26 July 1978 was the deadline for candidates to apply in order to run for office. De Carlos submitted 3,352 documents endorsing his candidacy, while the rest -gynaecologist Campos Gil and florist José Daguerre- didn't get the minimum number required in time. This called off the election and Luis de Carlos was proclaimed President of Real Madrid.

On 4 June 1980, the Santiago Bernabéu hosted the Cup final between Real Madrid and Castilla, the Club's second team, created on 21 July 1972. Castilla managed to defeat four First Division teams -Hércules, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Sporting Gijon- to get to the final of the Spanish Championship. Real Madrid defeated Castilla -coached by the sorely missed Juanjo- 6-1.

France Football named Real Madrid the Best European Team of 1980. The jury took into account the two national titles the team won that year -the League and the King's Cup- and the fact that they reached the semifinals of the European Cup that season.

The 1980/81 season had an unpleasant finish for Madrid. On 26 April 1981, they lost the League when the victory chant was already being sung in Valladolid. Real Sociedad, who drew (2-2) against Sporting in the last minute at El Molinón claimed the title. Barely one month later, on 27 May, an Alan Kennedy goal (82nd minute) gave Liverpool the European Cup, when overtime was the only fair option.

The professional Real Madrid squad was one of four teams of the Primera Division to back the strike called on 11 April 1982. On that day, the Whites played at Castellón with Castilla footballers and defeated the hosts 2-1.

The final of the 1982 World Cup took place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. In a thrilling match, Italy outplayed Germany and won 3-1. What most spectators will remember most from that 11 July 1982 was the joy that overcame Sandro Pertini, President if Italy, each time the Italian side scored.

With the Presidential elections on the horizon, candidate Luis de Carlos introduced Alfredo di Stéfano and Amancio Amaro as coaches of the first team and Castilla on 19 May 1982. The Arrow left Madrid in 1964 and returned to the Club 18 years later. De Carlos defeated Ramón Mendoza in the election and Di Stéfano, who signed on for two years, won five runners-up titles in his first year as the Madridista coach.

Once the 1983/84 season had ended, Alfredo di Stéfano again said goodbye to Real Madrid. Twenty-one years later he went through the same experience. His contract ended on 30 June 1984 and Luis de Carlos decided not to resign him due to the failure to achieve sporting success.

On 12 December 1984, Emilio Butragueño became a European household name with an unforgettable performance against Anderlecht at the Bernabéu. The Belgians were coming off a 3-0 first leg win in Brussels and had the next round of the UEFA Cup in sight, but Butragueño crushed all their hopes with three goals (the other three were scored by Valdano, two, and Sanchís) and Real Madrid won convincingly 6-1.

After two brief stints as a Director and an election-time defeat to Luis de Carlos, Ramón Mendoza's became President of Real Madrid in 1985. Mendoza's arrival was the dawn of a new era in the history of the Club.

Real Madrid's first two UEFA Cup titles were won back-to-back. The first in 1984 against Hungary's Videoton (3-0 at Sosto Stadium and 0-1 in Chamartín), and the second one year later after defeating FC Köln 5-1 at the Bernabéu and losing 2-0 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

== The Ramón Mendoza Era (1985 - 1995) ==
''Honours Won (13) : La Liga (1986), (1987), (1988), (1989), (1990), (1995) Copa del Rey (1989), (1993) Supercopa de España (1988), (1989), (1990), (1993) UEFA Cup (1986)''

{{tl|Details2|Quinta del Buitre}}

''Quinta del Buitre'' was the name given to the generation of club grown Real Madrid players that dominated [[Spanish football]] in the 1980s. The name ("Vulture's Cohort") was derived from the nickname given to its most charismatic member [[Emilio Butragueño]]. The other four members were [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manolo Sanchís]], [[Rafael Martín Vázquez|Martín Vázquez]], [[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel]] and [[Miguel Pardeza Pichardo|Miguel Pardeza]].

Sanchís and Martín Vázquez were the first to play for the first team of Real Madrid, making their debut at [[Real Murcia|Murcia]] on [[December 4]], [[1983]]. Coach [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] brought the youngsters in from the start. Both played surprisingly well and Sanchís even scored the winning goal. A few months later, [[February 5]], [[1984]], saw the debut of Emilio Butragueño in an away game at [[Cádiz CF|Cádiz]]. ''El Buitre'' was an instant sensation and scored twice. Pardeza was added to the first team that same season and Míchel followed at the start of the next.

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With La Quinta del Buitre (reduced to four members when Pardeza left the club for [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] in 1986) Real Madrid had one of the best teams in [[Spanish football|Spain]] and Europe during the second half of the 1980s, winning amongst others two [[UEFA Cup]]s and 5 [[La Liga|Spanish championships]] in a row. Their record was only blemished by their failure to win the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], and their continued abject defeats against the far superior AC Milan side of the time.

Martín Vázquez went to play for [[Torino Calcio|Torino]] in 1990. He made a return to Real Madrid in 1992, leaving the club again for good in 1995 (to [[Deportivo La Coruña]]). Butragueño left the club in 1995 and Michél in 1996. Both went to play for [[Atlético Celaya]] in [[México]].

Sanchís was the only member of La Quinta to never play for a club other than Real Madrid. By winning the Champions League twice (in 1998 and 2000), he also managed to accomplish what La Quinta had failed to achieve in its glory days. He retired in 2001 as last active member of the famous cohort at the age of 37.

== The Lorenzo Sanz Era (1995 - 2000) ==
''Honours Won (5) : UEFA Champions League (1998), (2000) La Liga (1997) Supercopa de España (1997) Intercontinental Cup (1998)''

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After ten and a half years in office, Ramón Mendoza handed in his irrevocable resignation on 20 November 1995. He was relieved by Lorenzo Sanz, who held recourse to Club by-law 49 to get elected as heir to [[Ramón Mendoza|Mendoza]] by the 11 directors who continued in the Board of Directors following the transfer of power.
On 20 May 1996, [[Lorenzo Sanz]] presented [[Fabio Capello]] as new head coach of Real Madrid. The Italian trainer landed in Madrid borne out by his five successful seasons with AC Milan, (with whom he won the 1994 [[European Cup]]) to replace [[Arsenio Iglesias]] who was the temp coach after the infamous [[Jorge Valdano]] quit. Although winining the league Capello left Madrid after just one season, years later he it was because he just didn't setaled in Madrid as well as he would have wanted, he came back to [[AC Milan|Milan]].
[[Archivo:Real Madrid 20may98 lineup.png|thumb|left|190px|Real Madrid's Starting Lineup in the [[UEFA Champions League 1997-98|97/98 Champions League]] Final.]]
Replacing [[Fabio Capello]] was the German coach [[Jupp Heynckes]] led the team to win the very much awaited -last one was in 1966, 32 years earlier- European Cup. The venue: Amsterdam Arena. Date: 20 May 1998. The Merengues conquered their seventh top European trophy with a goal by now Sporting Director [[Pedja Mijatovic]] against the Italian side of [[Juventus]], who were the hot favourites that night. [[Jupp Heynckes|Heynckes]] was fired at the end of that year and been replaced by [[José Antonio Camacho]] who resegnated just monthes after on July, 2008 before the actual season even began.

[[Guus Hiddink]] was the manager in charge of guiding Real Madrid to their second Intercontinental Cup after the surprising resignation of [[José Antonio Camacho|Camacho]]. An extraordinary goal by Raúl in Tokyo sealed the more than fair 2-1 end result for the Whites. [[Guus Hiddink|Hiddink]] was also fired just after less then a season, the Welshman [[John Toshack]] replaced him on February, 1999 he was fired 9 months later. making it 7 coaches in just 3 years.

[[Vicente del Bosque]] took over [[John Toshack]] as head coach of Real Madrid in mid-season and spearheaded the Madridistas towards raising their eighth European Cup -second Champions League title. The venue was superb: the newly built Saint-Denis stadium of Paris would host the first ever Spanish final -as well as the first ever final of the European Cup between two teams of the same country- on 24 May 2000. It was a vibrant game which saw Madrid triumph over Valencia with a final 3-0 result. It was the last European Cup of the 20th Century and, as the first one, it belonged to the Whites.

== The Florentino Pérez Era (2000 - 2006) ==
''Honours Won (6) : UEFA Champions League (2002), La Liga (2001), (2003) Supercopa de España (2001), (2003) Intercontinental Cup (2002)''

{{tl|Details2|Galáctico}}

=== 2000-2003: Dream Team ===

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In July 2000 [[Florentino Pérez]] was elected club president vowing to erase the club's debt and modernise the club's facilities, however the primary electoral promise that propelled Pérez to victory was the signing of then-FC Barcelona star [[Luís Figo]]. During the campaign, Pérez claimed he had an agreement with the Portuguese winger that would see Figo move to the Bernabeu should Pérez be elected. On July 16, Pérez won the election. Eight days later, Luís Figo was presented with the number 10 shirt of Real Madrid.

Days later, surrounded by controversy, Real Madrid idol [[Fernando Redondo]], who had openly supported Pérez's opponent Lorenzo Sanz, was sold to Italian giants AC Milan. During the summer of 2000, Real Madrid signed [[Claude Makélélé]], [[Albert Celades]], [[Flávio Conceição]], [[César Sánchez]], [[Pedro Munitis]], and [[Santiago Solari]] although aside from Makélélé and Conceição the rest had been signed prior to the election of Florentino Pérez. Expectations were high as Real Madrid began the 2000-01 season with the possibility of winning 5 trophies but stumbled at the first test losing the European Super Cup by a score of 1-2 to [[Galatasaray]]. An injury to [[Fernando Morientes]] left Real Madrid without a centre forward, but manager Vicente Del Bosque improvised by using youth team graduate Guti, in that role and Real Madrid made a good start to both domestic and European campaigns. But Real Madrid were defeated 2-0 at the Camp Nou against Barcelona and were later eliminated from the [[Copa del Rey]] by Toledo as well as losing the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] final to a Boca Juniors side led by [[Martin Palermo]] and [[Riquelme]]. But Real Madrid recovered form and went top of the Spanish first division in mid-January, a position they would not relinquish on their way to winning the title. Real Madrid advanced from the second group stage of the Champions League to face Galatasaray in the quarterfinals. Real Madrid lost the first leg in Istanbul 3-2 but recovered to win the tie after a 3-0 victory in the Bernabeu. This would produce a replay of the 1999-2000 Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich. Real Madrid would not reach the final however, losing 1-3 on aggregate to the eventual champions. Real Madrid would not be denied the league title however, and on 26 May, the merengues would crown themselves champions of the Spanish first division with an emphatic 5-0 win over Alaves at the Bernabeu. Goals by Raúl (2), Guti, Hierro, and Iván Helguera would ensure victory and Real Madrid's 28th league title with two matches left to play.

[[Archivo:Beckham zidane.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Zinedine Zidane]] (left) and [[David Beckham]] (right) were two prominent ''[[Galáctico]]s''.]]
After reaching an agreement to re-zone and sell the Ciudad Deportiva, Pérez went on to sign Zinédine Zidane (2001), [[Ronaldo]] (2002) and [[David Beckham]] (2003). The media began referring to the team as Los Galácticos. Initially the strategy, eventually dubbed Zidanes y Pavones and meant to combine world stars and youth team graduates, was successful and Real Madrid won La Liga in 2001 and 2003 and the UEFA Champions League in 2002, their centenary year. They also won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Super Cup<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/2223291.stm Real win Super Cup] BBC Sport</ref> and the Supercopa de España in both 2001 and 2003.

Off the field the Zidanes y Pavones policy resulted in increased financial success based on the exploitation of the club's high marketing potential around the world, especially in Asia.

In the summer of 2003, just after capturing another La Liga title, Florentino Pérez and the board of directors refused to renew the contract of coach [[Vicente Del Bosque]] and after an internal dispute forced captain [[Fernando Hierro]] to leave the club. They also ignored Claude Makélélé's request of a new contract with a better salary, in return, Makélélé asked for a transfer request, and was transferred to Chelsea.

=== 2003/2004 Season: Wind of Change ===

The few days after the capturing of the league title were surrounded with controversy. The first controversial decision came when Perez sacked winning coach Vicente del Bosque, after Real's sporting director claimed that del Bosque was not the right man for the job; they wanted someone young to shake up the team. The bad atmosphere continued when the Real legend and captain Fernando Hierro left the club after a disagreement with the management, as did [[Steve McManaman]]. However, the club toured Asia in preseason and introduced newly signed galactico [[David Beckham]]. Perez and his directors refused to renew [[Claude Makélélé]]'s contract with a better salary, upsetting Makelele who asked for a transfer, eventually moving to Chelsea FC. In the final days of the transfer window, Fernando Morientes left the club on loan to Monaco. Real Madrid, with newly appointed coach Carlos Queiroz, started their domestic league slowly after a hard win over Real Betis.

But everyone was convinced when Madrid won 7-2 at home over [[Real Valladolid]]. The second part of the season gave chances to youngsters and academy graduates like [[Borja Fernandez]], [[Alvaro Mejia]], [[Antonio Nunez]], and Juanfran to shine, as Queiroz rotated his squad, although the team missed Portillo whose previous poor performances inspired the club to loan him in the winter to the Italian side [[ACF Fiorentina]]. Real Madrid also topped their group in the Champions League and advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating [[Bayern Munich]] in the Last-16 2-1 on aggregate. But Madrid's on-loan striker Morientes punished his team with his goals, as Madrid saw Monaco go on to the semis. However Real kept their morale high after leading La Liga, 8 points clear of Valencia CF in February. But some surprises were waiting them, as they were beaten for the first time at the Bernabeu that season at the hands of CA Osasuna 3-0. They recovered their points lead after a win at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, but more disappointments were to come as they lost their final 5 games in the league at home to [[RCD Mallorca]], Arch rivals [[FC Barcelona]], [[Real Sociedad]], and away to [[Real Murcia]] and [[Deportivo de La Coruña]]. They saw teams like Valencia, Barcelona, and Deportivo pass them to make up the top three, as Real ended the season in a disappointing 4th place. Their poor performances continued as they lost the final of the Copa Del Rey to Real Zaragoza. Shortly after the end of the season, Carlos Queiroz was sacked and replaced by ex-Real Madrid player, [[José Antonio Camacho]].

=== 2004/05 Season ===

Perez appointed club legend Jose Antonio Camacho as head coach after Queiroz was sacked. Camacho highlighted the team's bad defensive performances and persuaded Perez to spend a total of €45 millions on Argentine defender Walter Samuel and English centre back [[Jonathan Woodgate]] but missed out on signing Arsenal's midfield general, [[Patrick Vieira]] due to Vieira's boldness of asking for a 'Galactico' paycheck (like Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham but unlike Claude Makélélé, who left for exactly that reason - €6 million Euros per year). The summer of 2004 also saw the sale of Cameroon Striker [[Samuel Eto'o]], who had been loaned out to Real Mallorca, to arch rivals F.C. Barcelona.

English striker [[Michael Owen]] was bought from [[Liverpool F.C.]] but never settled at Real Madrid while Eto'o went on to great success with Barcelona. Camacho resigned as head coach because of the bad performances and was replaced by [[Mariano García Remón]]. García Remón's last game was a loss at the hand of [[Sevilla FC]], where the eventual champions F.C. Barcelona were 6 points clear from their nearest rivals, and Madrid sat in 5th position. Remón was replaced by [[Wanderley Luxemburgo|Luxemburgo]] after the winter break, who then signed [[Thomas Gravesen]] from Everton to fill the hole in midfield. Madrid failed to progress to the Quarter-finals of the Champions League as in the Copa Del Rey, but under Luxemburgo Madrid fought hard to earn second place with 80 points, 4 points behind Barcelona.

=== 2005/06 season: End of an Era ===

The 2005-06 season began with the promise of several new signings — [[Julio Baptista]] (€20 Million), [[Robinho]] (€30 Million) and [[Sergio Ramos]] (€30 Million - Release Clause) —, but the Brazilian coach was not able to find the right formula on the pitch as Real Madrid's poor form continued, with the team hitting rock bottom after a humiliating 0-3 loss at the hands of F.C. Barcelona in the Santiago Bernabeu. Luxemburgo would eventually resign and his replacement was [[Juan Ramón López Caro]], formally the manager of [[Real Madrid Castilla]]. A brief return to form came to an abrupt halt after losing the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinal, 6-1 to Real Zaragoza. Shortly after, Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League for a fourth successive year, this time at the hands of Arsenal. On [[February 27]], [[2006]], Florentino Pérez resigned.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/football/europe/4757112.stm Perez resigns as Madrid president] BBC Sport</ref> Real Madrid eventually managed to finish second in the league but did not pose a serious threat to defending champions, F.C. Barcelona.

== The Ramón Calderón Era (2006 - 2009) ==
''Honours Won (3) : La Liga (2007), (2008) Supercopa de España (2008)''

[[Archivo:Ramón Calderón.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ramón Calderón was chairman of Real Madrid.]] On July 2, 2006 [[Ramón Calderón]] was elected as club president and subsequently appointed [[Fabio Capello]] as the new coach and [[Predrag Mijatović]] as the new sporting director. As new manager of Real Madrid, [[Fabio Capello|Capello]] signed the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] winning captain [[Fabio Cannavaro]] and [[Emerson Ferreira da Rosa|Emerson]], both from [[2006 Serie A scandal|embattled]] [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]], for a total sum of €23 m; [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for €15 m; [[Mahamadou Diarra]] from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for €26 m and on a last minute trade loan - [[José Antonio Reyes]], with [[Julio Baptista]] going the other way, after a disappointing time at Madrid. Ramon failed, however, to sign [[A.C. Milan]] star [[Kaká]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] star [[Cesc Fabregas]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] star [[Arjen Robben]] as was promised by the new president. During the January transfer window, he has managed to sign [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] left back [[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]] (€6.5 m), [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] forward [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] (€13 m) and [[Club Atlético Boca Juniors|Boca Juniors]] midfielder [[Fernando Gago]] (€18 m).

=== 2006-07 season ===

On [[January 16]], [[2007]], Calderón made some very unfortunate comments about the behavior of some players in the squad and the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] fans, which has put the club in a delicate situation.<ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainrealcalderondc&prov=reuters&type=lgns Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> One of the players that Calderón criticised was [[David Beckham]], who, in January 2007, agreed to a deal to play for [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA Galaxy]] at the end of that season. Among others to criticise Beckham was manager [[Fabio Capello]], who, at the time, vowed never to select Beckham for the team again, although he later withdrew his words. At the end of January [[Ronaldo]] left the club for 7.5 million euros for [[AC Milan]]. On [[February 9]], [[2007]], Capello allowed Beckham back onto Real's starting 11 in an away match against [[Real Sociedad]], Beckham played well and scored the equalizing goal in the match (Real Madrid won the match 2-1). On [[February 24]], [[2007]], the Madrid derby between [[Atlético Madrid]] and Real Madrid at the [[Vicente Calderón Stadium]] was a 1-1 draw. The scorers were [[Fernando Torres]] for Atlético, and [[Gonzalo Higuain]] for Real. The Madrid derby is seen as one of the most fiercely contested matches in the Spanish football calendar.

On [[March 7]], [[2007]] Real Madrid failed to reach the [[quarter-finals]] of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] due to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'s strong home performance. Despite winning the home leg 3-2, they lost 2-1 in [[Allianz Arena|Germany]] and were eliminated on an [[away goals rule|away goals]] tiebreaker. Bayern scored the fastest goal in the Champions league during that match, after [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]] lost the ball after kick-off, which led to [[Roy Makaay]] scoring in 10 seconds.

On [[March 10]], [[2007]] Real Madrid contested the [[El Clásico|Clasico]] against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] at the [[Camp Nou]]. Real Madrid took the lead 3 times after 2 goals from [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] and one from [[Sergio Ramos]] but were pegged back by a hat-trick from [[Lionel Messi]], including an injury-time equaliser. Despite the [[red card|sending off]] of [[Oleguer Presas|Oleguer]], the Clasico ended 3-3.

Real Madrid managed to find their form consistently for the first time all season as they managed to win seven out of eight of the final twelve games, including a 2-1 home win over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] on [[April 21]], [[2007]] and another 3-2 home win over [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] on [[May 6]], [[2007]]. Calderón then went on to say that if the team keep up their great play, he was confident Real Madrid will win the league title and end their four year wait for a major trophy on [[June 17]].

On [[May 12]], [[2007]], despite not having [[Robinho]] and [[David Beckham|Beckham]] on the pitch (due to separate yellow cards given in the previous match against Sevilla) Real Madrid took over first place in the [[La Liga]] for the first time all season by defeating [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] 4-3, coming back from 1-3 first half deficit. Los Blancos were able to avoid a 3-3 draw thanks to a 89th minute goal by [[Gonzalo Higuaín]].

The Sunday after Real won their epic battle with Espanyol, [[FC Barcelona|Barça]] dropped points with a 1-1 draw to struggling [[Real Betis|Betis]]. By virtue of their superior head to head record, Real Madrid sat at the top of La Liga, with four crucial games left to play.

The following Sunday, Real managed to beat [[Recreativo de Huelva|Recreativo]] 2-3 at the [[Estadio Nuevo Colombino|Nuevo Colombino]]. With the score tied at 2-2, Real Madrid looked set return the lead back to rivals Barcelona until [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]] scored at the end of the match from a [[Fernando Gago]] assist and the squad left [[Huelva]] with just three games left to play. The remaining three were [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo]], [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] and [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]].

On [[May 26]], [[2007]], Real Madrid did another excellent match to defeat Deportivo 3-1 at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]]. This victory made it six wins in a row for Real Madrid. Goals from [[Sergio Ramos]], [[Raúl González|Raúl]] and [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] secured the win. That victory left Real with only two games left to play and with hopes and morale reaching a high point in Real's dressing room, [[Fabio Capello|Capello]] and [[Ramón Calderón|Calderón]] began to believe that Real was going to win the league title.

On [[June 9]], [[2007]], Real played against [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] at [[La Romareda]]. The match got off to a bad start when Real Madrid were forced to change their lineup some minutes before the start of the match when young defender [[Miguel Torres Gómez|Miguel Torres]] got injured in the warm up, tearing his hamstring. Zaragoza led Real 2-1 near the end of the match while Barcelona were also winning against Espanyol 2-1. Real's title challenge looked to be over. 
However, a late [[Ruud Van Nistelrooy]] equalizer followed by a last minute [[Raúl Tamudo]] goal sprang Real Madrid's title hopes back into their favor. Sevilla were also held 0-0 away against [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]], which meant that a win at home against Mallorca would effectively secure Los Merengues their 30th Spanish league title.

The title was won on [[June 17]], Real faced Mallorca at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]], while [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], the other title challengers, faced [[Gimnàstic de Tarragona]] and [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] respectively. At half time Real were 0-1 down, while Barcelona had surged ahead into a 0-3 lead in [[Nou Estadi de Tarragona|Tarragona]]; however, three goals in the last half-an-hour secured Real Madrid a 3-1 win and their first league title since 2003. The first goal came from [[José Antonio Reyes|Reyes]] who scored after a good work from [[Gonzalo Higuaín|Higuaín]]. An own goal followed by another delightful goal from Reyes allowed Real to begin celebrating the title. Thousands of Real Madrid fans began going to [[Plaza de Cibeles]] to celebrate the title.

Real Madrid recently signed a three-year deal with betting company [[Bwin.com]] in June, announcing a shirt deal at the same time that saw [[Benq]] [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] replaced by Bwin.com on the front. The 2007-08 shirts made their first appearance during their title celebration on June 17, 2007.

=== 2007-08 season ===

On August 25, Real Madrid kicked off the season in a derby against city rivals [[Atlético Madrid]] at the [[Santiago Bernabéu]]. It was a highly entertaining display from both sides but Real managed to win 2-1, with goals from [[Raúl González|Raúl]] and [[Wesley Sneijder]] for Real while [[Sergio Agüero|Kun Agüero]] scored for Atletico. It was a great start for Real as they showed skill and that they were adapting to the new style of play [[Bernd Schuster]] had brought in.On August 28, Antonio Puerta, player of the Sevilla FC died in the hospital after three days in the hospital. The Santiago Bernabeu Trophy (where Real Madrid was about to play against Sporting Lisbon) was cancelled in honor of Antonio Puerta. On September 02, Real Madrid managed to win 5-0 against Villarreal in El Maadrigal, with 2 goals from Sneijder, 1 from Raul, 1 from van Nistelrooy and 1 from Guti. Real extended their winning streak to 3 after they beat Almeria at home before earning a well deserved 1-1 against Valladolid with Saviola scoring the equalizer three minutes from time.[[Archivo:Celebrando el primer título de la temporada.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Real Madrid's players celebrate their 2008 [[Supercopa de España de Fútbol|Supercopa de España]] win.]] Four days later, Real remained unbeaten as they beat Betis 2-0 at the Bernabeu with goals from Raul and an amazing bicycle kick from Julio Baptista. Real continued their unbeaten run under Schuster by beating Getafe 1-0 away to ensure The Whites remain at the summit of the La Liga.

Real Madrid has closed out its best fiscal year in history after recording €351 million in ordinary revenue -a 20% increase compared to last year- and €83 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization -a 43% increase compared to the 2005/06 fiscal year.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071011180629/http://realmadrid.com/articulo/rma42359.htm Real Madrid closes out its best fiscal year in history (Realmadrid.com)]</ref>

Real started their European Campaign well, beating German side Werder Bremen 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Raul and Ruud Van Nistelrooy, however they lost in the first knockout round against Roma, with a score of 4-2.

On the 9th of December it was announced that Bernd Schuster had been sacked as manager, and that ex-[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] manager [[Juande Ramos]] would replace him.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7773422.stm Ramos replaces Schuster at Real]</ref>

== The 2nd Florentino Pérez Era (2009 - ) ==
After no one of the 2009 presidency election was able to get the necessary funds (€56 M), on [[June]] 1st [[Florentino Pérez]] was officialy announced as [[Real Madrid]] president. His first move as Real Madrid president was to sign Brazilian superstar [[Kaká]] from [[AC Milan]] for an undisclosed fee believed to be £56 million or €68 million. On 11th June 2009, Real Madrid officially anounced on their website that an £80 million or €94 million offer for Portuguese [[Ballon d'Or]] winner [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] had been accepted by his club, [[Manchester United]], after the player had expressed his desire to leave the club for [[Los Merengues]].

On June 25, 2009, [[Raúl Albiol]] joined Real Madrid CF on a fee thought to be in the region of €15 million.

On June 26, 2009, the deal for Cristiano Ronaldo was finalized with the player becoming officially a Real Madrid player on July 1, 2009.

On July 1, 2009, it was announced that [[Olympique Lyonnais]] had reached an agreement with Spanish club Real Madrid for the transfer of [[Karim Benzema]]. The transfer fee was priced at €35m with the fee rising to as much as €41m based on incentives.

== Crest and colours ==
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The first crest of Real Madrid had a simple design consisting of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Fútbol, in dark blue on a white shirt.
The first change in the crest occurred in 1908 when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle.<ref name="Escudo Real Madrid">{{cita web
|título = Escudo Real Madrid | url = http://www.santiagobernabeu.com/contentid-14.html | editorial =santiagobernabeu.com | fechaacceso = 2008-11-29 |idioma=Spanish}}</ref>  The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until the presidency of [[Pedro Parages]] in 1920. At that time, [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|King Alfonso XIII]] granted the club his royal patronage which came in the form of the title "Real", roughly translated as "Royal".<ref name="Pedro Parages"> {{cita web |título = Presidents&nbsp;— Pedro Parages | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516821/1193042223056/contenido/Presidente/Pedro_Parages.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Thus, Alfonso's crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself ''Real Madrid Club de Fútbol''.<ref name="Escudo Real Madrid"/>
With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931, all the royal symbols (the crown on the crest and the title of Real) were eliminated. The crown was replaced by the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (IV)"/>
In 1941, two years after the end of the [[Spanish Civil War|Civil War]], the crest's "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored while the mulberry stripe of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]] was retained as well.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/> In addition, the whole crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.<ref name="Escudo Real Madrid"/> The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001 when the club wanted to better situate itself for the twenty-first century and further standardize its crest. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.<ref name="Escudo Real Madrid"/>

Real Madrid's traditional home colours are all white, although it initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt (the design was kept in the club crest); but unlike today, dark blue socks were worn.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/><ref name="Camiseta Real Madrid">{{cita web
|título = Camiseta Real Madrid | url = http://www.santiagobernabeu.com/contentid-15.html | editorial = santiagobernabeu.com | fechaacceso = 2008-11-29|idioma=Spanish}}</ref> The striped shirt was replaced by an all-white version, modeled after the shirt worn by [[Corinthian F.C.]], in 1902.<ref> Real Madrid home kit in 1905 was all-white, so the supporters start calling the players as ''Los Blancos''</ref> In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones. By the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again by adding buttons to the shirt and the club's crest on the left breast (which have remained ever since). On 23 November 1947, in a game against [[Atlético Madrid]] at the ''Metropolitano'' Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear numbered shirts.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/>

Real's traditional away colours are all black or all purple.
The club's kit is currently manufactured by [[Adidas]] whose contract extends from 1998.<ref>{{cita web
|título = Leaders in sporting goods |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202733617742/noticia/Noticia/Leaders_in_sporting_goods.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fecha = 2006-12-01| fechaacceso = 2008-07-12 |autor=Álvaro Velasco |cita=Ramón Calderón says: We began working with Adidas again in 1998 }}</ref><ref>{{cita web
|title = Our Sponsors&nbsp;— Adidas
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193042216490/contenido/Patrocinador/Adidas.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| fechaacceso = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Real Madrid's first shirt sponsor, [[Zanussi]], agreed for the 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons. Following that, the club was sponsored by [[Parmalat]] and Otaysa before a long-term deal was signed with Teka in 1992.<ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1902-1989)">{{cita web
|title = Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1902-1989)
|url=http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/uniformes.htm
|publisher = Leyendablanca.com
|accessdate = 2008-07-18
|idioma=Spanish}}</ref><ref name="Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1991-2008)">{{cita web
|title = Evolución Del Uniforme del Real Madrid (1991-2008)
|url=http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/uniformes2.htm
|publisher = Leyendablanca.com
|accessdate = 2008-07-18
|idioma=Spanish}}</ref> In 2001, Real Madrid ended their contract with Teka and for one season used the Realmadrid.com logo to promote the club's website. Then, in 2002, a deal was signed with [[Siemens AG|Siemens Mobile]] and in 2006, the [[BenQ|BenQ Siemens]] logo appeared on the club's shirt.<ref>{{cita web
|title = BenQ Mobile Scores As Real Madrid’s New Major Sponsor
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202735411099/noticia/Noticia/BenQ_Mobile_Scores_As_Real_Madrid&%238217,s_New_Major_Sponsor.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| fecha = 2005-11-08| fechaacceso = 2008-07-18}}</ref> Real Madrid's current shirt sponsor is [[bwin.com]] following the economic problems of BenQ Siemens.<ref>{{cita web
|title = Real Madrid and Bwin sign sponsorship agreement
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730193846/noticia/Noticia/Three_year_deal.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| fecha = 2008-06-11| fechaacceso = 2008-07-18 | autor=Juan José López Soto}}</ref><ref>{{cita web
|title = Our Sponsors&nbsp;— bwin.com
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193042218494/contenido/Patrocinador/bwin.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
| fechaacceso = 2008-07-18}}</ref>

== Stadiums ==
{{AP|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium|Estadio Chamartín}}
[[Archivo:Real2007.jpg|thumb|200px|Real Madrid at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] during a 2007 match with [[Real Betis]]]]
After moving between grounds the team moved to the ''"Campo de O'Donnell"'' in 1912, which remained its home ground for eleven years.<ref name="History&nbsp;— Chapter 1 - From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O’Donnel pitch"/> After this period, the club moved for one year to the ''Campo de Ciudad Lineal'', a small ground with a capacity of 8,000&nbsp;spectators. After that, Real Madrid moved its home matches to ''Estadio Chamartín'' which was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. In this stadium, which hosted 22,500&nbsp;spectators, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league title.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/> After some successes, the 1943 elected president [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste|Santiago Bernabéu]] decided that the [[Estadio Chamartín]] was not big enough for the ambitions of the club. A new stadium was built and was inaugurated on 14 December 1947.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/><ref>{{cita web| título = History&nbsp;— Chapter 3 - The New Chamartin, an exemplary stadium | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm| editorial = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso =2008-07-12}}</ref> This was the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] as it is known today, although it did not acquire this name until 1955.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (VI)"/> The first match held on Bernabéu was played between Real Madrid and the Portuguese club [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] and won by The Whites with 3–1, the first goal being scored by Sabino Barinaga.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (V)"/>

The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion.<ref name="60th Anniversary">{{cita web| título = 60th Anniversary | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729991092/noticia/Noticia/60th_Anniversary.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fecha =2007-12-13| fechaacceso =2008-07-12|authoer=Javier Palomino}}</ref><ref>{{cita web| título = History&nbsp;— Chapter 4 | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso =2008-07-12}}</ref> Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernizations (the last standing places went away in 1998–99 in response to [[UEFA]] regulations which forbids standing at matches in the UEFA competition), countered to some extent by expansions.<ref name="60th Anniversary"/> The last change was an increase of about five thousand to a capacity of 80,354, effected in 2003. A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced.<ref> {{cita web
|título = History&nbsp;— Chapter 10 - The future| url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Santiago_Bernabeu/1193041512791/Historia/History.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com| fechaacceso = 2008-07-13}}</ref>

The Bernabéu has hosted the [[UEFA European Football Championship|1964 European Championship]] final, the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] final, the [[1957 European Cup Final|1957]], [[1969 European Cup Final|1969]] and [[1980 European Cup Final|1980]] European Cup finals and is due to host the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|2010 Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cita web| título = Final at the Bernabéu | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729990178/noticia/Noticia/Final_at_the_Bernabeu.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fecha =2008-03-28|fechaacceso =2008-07-12|autor=Alvaro Velasco}}</ref> The stadium has its own [[Madrid Metro]] station along the 10 line called ''Santiago Bernabéu''.<ref> {{cita web
|título = Santiago Bernabéu station| url = http://www.metromadrid.es| editorial = Metromadrid.es| fechaacceso = 2007-09-30|idioma=Spanish}}</ref> The Bernabeu has recently been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium status by UEFA.<ref> {{cita web|título = The Bernabéu is now Elite | url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202729454004/noticia/Noticia/The_Bernabeu_is_now_Elite.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com |fecha = 2007-11-14| fechaacceso = 2008-07-12|authoer=Javier Palomino}}</ref>

On 9 May 2006, the [[Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium]] was inaugurated at the City of Madrid where Real Madrid usually trains. The inaugural match was played between Real Madrid and [[Stade Reims]], a rematch of the 1956 European Cup final. Real Madrid won the match 6–1 with goals from [[Sergio Ramos]], [[Antonio Cassano|Cassano]] (2), [[Roberto Soldado|Soldado]] (2), and [[José Manuel Jurado|Jurado]]. The venue is now part of the [[Ciudad Real Madrid]], the club's new training facilities located outside [[Madrid]] in Valdebebas. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is [[Real Madrid Castilla]]'s home ground. It is named after former Real footballer Alfredo di Stéfano.<ref>{{cita web| url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202733192447/noticia/Noticia/This_one_s_for_you,_Alfredo!.htm | título=This one's for you, Alfredo! | fecha= 2006-05-10 |fechaacceso=2008-07-07| editorial= Realmadrid.com}}</ref>

== Statistics and records ==
{{AP|Real Madrid C.F. statistics}}
[[Archivo:Raul Gonzalez 10mar2007.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Raúl González|Raúl]] is Real Madrid's all-time top goalscorer.]]
Real Madrid are among the best teams in La Liga, therefore players like [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo]] holds the record for Real Madrid appearances, having played 712&nbsp;first-team matches between 1983 and 2001.<ref> {{cita web
|título = Legends&nbsp;— Manolo Sanchís Hontiyuela | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041516860/1202817389172/jugador/JugadorLegendario/Sanchis.htm| editorial = realmadrid.com | fechaacceso = 2008-07-13}} </ref>  Forward [[Raúl González (footballer)|Raúl]] comes second, having played 700&nbsp;times. The record for a goalkeeper is held by [[Iker Casillas]], with 440&nbsp;appearances. With&nbsp;127 caps (47 while at the club), [[Luís Figo]] of Portugal is Real's most capped international player.<ref> {{cita web
|título = FIFA Century Club | url = http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/centclub/centuryclub%5f56649.pdf |formato= PDF| editorial = fifa.com | fechaacceso = 2008-07-13}} </ref>

[[Raul González|Raúl]] is Real's all-time top goalscorer, with 316 goals in 700 games (1994–present).<ref>{{cita web |título = Raul Equals di Stéfano's Real Madrid Record |url = http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1771/yahoo/2009/02/01/1087643/raul-equals-di-stefanos-real-madrid-record | fechaacceso = 2009-02-05}}</ref> Four other players have also scored over 200 goals for Real: [[Alfredo di Stéfano]] (1953–64), [[Santillana (footballer)|Carlos Santillana]] (1971–88), [[Ferenc Puskás]] (1958–66) and [[Hugo Sánchez]] (1985–92). [[Hugo Sánchez]] holds the record for the most league goals scored in one season (38 in 1989–90). Di Stéfano's 49&nbsp;goals in 58&nbsp;matches was for decades the all-time highest tally in the European Cup, until it was surpassed by Raúl in 2005. The fastest goal in the history of the club (15 seconds) was scored by Brazilian [[Ronaldo]] on 3 December 2003 during a league match with [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{cita web| título = Quickfire Ronaldo proves Real hero| url = http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SPORT/football/12/03/spain.real| editorial = CNN.com| fechaacceso = 2008-12-07}}</ref>

Officially, Real Madrid's highest home attendance is 83,329 for a [[Copa del Rey]] match in 2006. The current legal capacity of [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] is 80,354.<ref>{{cita web |título=Attendances Spain average&nbsp;— Primera Division 2007-2008|url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/aveesp.htm | editorial =European Football Statistics |fechaacceso=2008-07-16 }}</ref> The club's [[Average attendances of European football clubs|average attendance]] in [[Real Madrid C.F. season 2007–08|2007–08 season]] was 76,234, the highest in [[List of association football competitions#UEFA (European competitions)|European Leagues]].<ref>{{cita web |título=European Attendances |url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/attneng.htm | editorial =European Football Statistics <nowiki>in 2008 Mexican defener, Jonni Ruvalcaba broke club record for highest payed player in a single season</nowiki>|fechaacceso=2008-07-16 }}</ref> Real have also set records in Spanish football, most notably the most domestic titles (31 as of 2007–08) and the most seasons won in a row (5, during 1960–65 and 1985–90).<ref>{{cita web | título = Real Madrid C.F.| url = http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=78&IDParam=15 | editorial = lpf.es | fechaacceso = 2009-02-22 | idioma= Spanish}}</ref> With 121 matches (from 17 February 1957 to 7 March 1965), the club holds the record for longest unbeaten run at home in La Liga.<ref>{{cita web| título = Unbeaten at Home in the League|url = http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html#home| editorial = rsssf.com| fechaacceso = 2008-12-07}}</ref>

The Whites also hold the record for winning the [[UEFA Champions League]] nine times and for the most semi-final appearances (21).<ref>{{cita web |título = History | url = http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/history/index.html | editorial = Uefa.com | fechaacceso = 2008-07-11}}</ref> Raúl González is the all-time [[UEFA Champions League]] top scorer, with 64&nbsp;goals. The team has the record number of consecutive participation in the European Cup with 15, from 1955–56 to 1969–70.

In June 2009, the club broke its own record for the [[Transfer (football)#Highest transfer fees|highest transfer fee ever paid]] in the [[History of association football|history of football]] by agreeing to pay [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] €96 million ([[United States dollar|$]]131.5 million, [[Pound sterling|£]]80 million) for the services of [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref>{{cita noticia |título=History of the world transfer record |fecha=2009-06-11 |obra=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8085391.stm |fechaacceso=2009-06-12}}</ref> The fee of €76 million (over $100 million, £45.8 million) for [[Zinedine Zidane]]'s transfer from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] to Real Madrid in 2001 was the previous highest transfer fee ever paid. In June 2009, Real Madrid also agreed to buy [[Kaká]] from [[A.C. Milan]] for a fee that broke the previous record in pounds sterling. The club's record sale came on 1 September 2008, when they sold [[Robinho]] to [[Manchester City]] for €42 million (£32.5 million).<ref name=Robinho>{{cita web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |título=Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho}}</ref>

== Supporters and rivalries ==
During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which there are average of 68,670.<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol">{{cita web | título = Real Madrid Club de Fútbol  | url = http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=78&IDParam=15| editorial = Liga de Fútbol Profesional | fechaacceso = 2009-02-22| idioma=Spanish}}</ref> To become a season ticket holder one must first be a ''socio'', or club member. Not all members are able to get a season ticket. In addition to members, the club has more than 1,800&nbsp;''peñas'' (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world. Real Madrid has the first highest average all-time attendance in Spanish football and regularly attract over 65,000&nbsp;fans to [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]; it was the second best-supported La Liga team in the 2004–05 season, with an average gate of 71,900.<ref>On the first place was Barcelona with an average gate of 76,000.</ref>.

The club has a large and diverse fanbase, who hold some long-standing rivalries with other clubs; It semiannually contests the [[El Clásico]] with [[FC Barcelona]], its most notable rival.<ref> {{cita web
|título = El Clásico - Real Madrid vs. Barcelona| url = http://www.marca.com/futbol/especialespartidos0607/realmadrid-barcelona/index.html| editorial = Marca.com| fechaacceso = 2008-07-11| idioma= Spanish}}</ref> Some of Real Madrid's fans are the so-called ''Ultras Sur'' supporters. They are known for their [[right-wing politics]]. The Ultras Sur have developed an alliance with some  [[S.S. Lazio]] ''Irriducibili'' fans. On several occasions they have racially abused opposing players, and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so.<ref> {{cita web|título = Real supporters reported to Spanish FA| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4459757.stm| editorial = BBC Sport| fechaacceso = 2008-06-03}}</ref><ref> {{cita web|título = UEFA investigate Real Madrid supporters| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4037269.stm| editorial = BBC Sport| fechaacceso = 2008-06-03}}</ref>

=== El Clásico ===
{{AP|El Clásico}}
The rivalry with Barcelona projects what some regard as the political tensions felt between [[Castile (historical region)|Castilians]] and [[Catalan people|Catalans]].<ref> {{cita web
|título = The Politics Of Real Madrid Football Club| url = http://www.madrid-tourist-guide.com/en/football/real-madrid-fc.html| editorial = Madrid-tourist-guide.com| fechaacceso = 2008-07-11}}</ref> [[Madrid]] is the seat of the government and of the royal family, and, especially during the [[Francoist]] era, it came to represent the [[conservative]] [[centripetal]] forces.<ref name="Barca vs. Real"> {{cita web| título = Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: More than a game|url= http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1697027,00.html| editorial = Time.com| fechaacceso = 2008-12-03}}</ref>

During the 1950s, the rivalry was intensified further when the clubs disputed the signing of [[Alfredo di Stéfano]], who finally played for Real Madrid and was key in the subsequent success achieved by the club.<ref> Jimmy Burns: ''Barca, a people's passion'', Bloomsbury Publishing, London 1999, p31-34</ref> The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the [[UEFA|European]] stage when they met twice at the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], Real Madrid winning in 1960 and Barça winning in 1961. In 2000, the rivalry was reinforced following the controversial decision by [[Luís Figo]] to leave Barça and sign for Real Madrid.<ref> {{cita web
|título = Figo's the Real deal |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/848836.stm |editorial = BBC Sport|fecha = 2000-07-24|fechaacceso = 2008-07-12}}</ref> The two teams met again in the [[UEFA Champions League 2001–02|2002 UEFA Champions League]] semi-final. Real Madrid, the eventual champion, won the clash dubbed by Spanish media as the ''Match of the Century''. As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Spain, the rivalry is renewed on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the league championship.

=== El Derbi madrileño ===
{{AP|El Derbi madrileño}}
[[Archivo:Bernabeu en un Madrid-Atleti.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Real Madrid supporters during the 2006 El Derbi madrileño match]]
The club's nearest neighbour is [[Atlético Madrid]], which is also seen as a rival by Real Madrid fans. Although Atlético was originally founded by three [[Basque people|Basque]] students in 1903, it was joined in 1904 by dissident members of ''Madrid FC''. Further tensions came because initially Real supporters came from the [[middle class]] while the Atlético supporters were drawn from the [[working class]]. Today these distinctions are largely blurred. They met for the first time on 21 February 1929 in matchday three of the first [[La Liga 1929|League Championship]] at the former [[Estadio Chamartín|Chamartín]]. It was the first official derby of the new tournament, and Real won 2–1.<ref name="Real Madrid turns 106 (III)"/> The rivalry first gained international attention in 1959 during the [[European Cup 1958–59|European Cup]] when the two clubs met in the semi-final. Real won the first leg 2–1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the ''Metropolitano''. The tie went to a replay and The Whites won 2–1. Atlético, however, gained some revenge when, led by former Real Madrid coach [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]], it defeated The Whites in two successive [[Copa del Rey|''Copa del Generalísimo'']] finals in 1960 and 1961.<ref>Real have won El Derbi madrileño 75 times.</ref> 

Between 1961 and 1989, when Real dominated [[La Liga]], only Atlético offered it any serious challenge, winning Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. In 1965, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. Real Madrid's record against Atlético in more recent times is very favorable.<ref> {{cita web
|título = One for the ages | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728441904/noticia/Noticia/One_for_the_ages.htm | editorial =Realmadrid.com | fecha = 2008-01-17 | fechaacceso = 2008-07-12|autor=Álvaro Velasco}}</ref> A high point coming in the [[La Liga 2002-03|2002–03 season]], when The Whites clinched the La Liga title after beating Atlético 4–0 at the [[Vicente Calderón Stadium]].<ref> {{cita web
|título = The derby turns 78 | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202730679362/noticia/Noticia/The_derby_turns_78.htm | editorial =Realmadrid.com | fecha = 2007-02-22 | fechaacceso = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

== Brand ==
It was under [[Florentino Pérez]]'s presidency (2000-2006) that Real Madrid started harbouring its current ambition of becoming the world's richest professional football club.<ref> {{cita web
|título=Perez resigns as Real Madrid president|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4757112.stm|editorial=BBC|fechaacceso=2008-12-11}}</ref> The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001 and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL.
The sale wiped out its debts, paving the way for the club to buy the world's most expensive players such as [[Zinédine Zidane]], [[Luís Figo]], [[Ronaldo]] and [[David Beckham]]. The city had rezoned the training grounds for development, a move which in turn increased their value, and then bought the site.<ref name="2001-2010"/> Although there is no evidence thereto, the critics allege that the city overpaid for the property to help with the club's finance.<ref>{{cita web
|title = EU investigates Real Madrid property deal
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/eu-investigates-real-madrid-property-deal-572010.html
| publisher = independent.co.uk
|date = 2004-03-04
| fechaacceso = 2008-08-14}}</ref> 

The sale of the training ground for office buildings cleared Real Madrid's debts of €270m and enabled the club to embark upon an unprecedented spending spree which brought big-name players to the club. Moreover, the money gained was spent on a state-of-the-art training complex on the city's outskirts.<ref>{{cita web|title = 'Mistakes are forbidden'
|url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/05/08/madrid_bayern_ap/
| publisher = CNN/Sports Illustrated
|date = 2001-05-08
| fechaacceso = 2008-08-14}}</ref>

After the 2004–05 season, Real Madrid ended Manchester United's eight-year reign as the biggest earners in world football. Real's income to the year ending 30 June 2005 jumped 17 per cent to €275.7m (£190m).<ref>{{cita web|title = Real Madrid end United reign as the game's biggest earner
|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202736025284/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_end_United_reign_as_the_game_s_biggest_earner.htm
| publisher = Realmadrid.com
|date = 2005-10-06
| fechaacceso = 2008-07-18}}</ref>

Though Pérez's policy resulted in increased financial success based on the exploitation of the club's high marketing potential around the world, especially in [[Asia]], it came under increasing criticism for being focused too much on marketing the Real Madrid brand and not enough on the performances of the team.

In January 2007, Real Madrid paid their debts of €224&nbsp;million and fell to second spot behind Manchester United. However, they reached the top again two months later after completing an image rights deal with [[Adidas]] worth 762 million. Manchester United's debt was €872&nbsp;million in 2007, down from €1.25&nbsp;billion in 2005.<ref>{{cita web|title = 2007 European football clubs debts and revenues 
|url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Soccer-Team-Valuations_DOV.html
|date=2008-04-30
|accessdate=2008-09-21
|editorial=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>

In September 2007, Real Madrid was considered the most valuable football brand in Europe by [[BBDO]],<ref>{{cita web|title=Top 25 ranking of Europe’s most valuable football clubs 
|url=http://www.bbdo.de/de/home/presse/aktuell/2007/19_09_2007_-_real0.download.Par.0001.Link1Download.File1Title.pdf
|format=PDF
|date=2007-09-17
|accessdate=2008-07-16
|editorial=[[BBDO]] (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn) }}</ref> and is ranked as the second most valuable club in football with a value of €951 mil (£640&nbsp;million / $1.285&nbsp;billion) as of May 2008, only beaten by Manchester United with a value of 1.8 billion euros (£906 million)<ref name="The Most Valuable Soccer Teams">{{cita noticia|título=The Most Valuable Soccer Teams|editorial=[[Forbes]]|fechaacceso=2008-07-16|fecha=2008-04-30|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/34/biz_soccer08_Real-Madrid_340002.html}}</ref><ref name="The Most Valuable Soccer Teams"/>

A study at [[Harvard University]] reached the conclusion that Real Madrid "is one of the 20 most important brand names and the only one in which its executives, the players, are well-known. We have some spectacular figures in regard to worldwide support of the club. There are an estimated 287 million people worldwide who follow Real Madrid." <ref> {{cita web
|title = Noticias
|url = http://www.upcomillas.es/eng/noticias/noticia.aspx?ID=122
|publisher = upcomillas.es
|fechaacceso = 2009-02-23}}</ref>

== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
{{see also|Real Madrid C.F. season 2009–10#Squad information}}
Spanish teams are limited to three players without [[European Union|EU]] citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the [[ACP countries]]—countries in Africa, the [[Caribbean]], and the [[Oceania|Pacific]] that are signatories to the [[Cotonou Agreement]]—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the [[Kolpak ruling]].

:''As of the 6th July 2009.''<ref>{{cita web | url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Primer_Equipo/1193040475259/Plantilla/Plantilla.htm | título=Squad | fechaacceso=2009-07-09 | obra=Real Madrid C.F.}}</ref>
{{Equipo de fútbol inicio}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=1  | pos=GK | nat=ESP | name=[[Iker Casillas]] | other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain<sup>2</sup>]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=2  | pos=DF | nat=ESP | name=[[Míchel Salgado]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=3  | pos=DF | nat=POR | name=[[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=4  | pos=DF | nat=ESP | name=[[Sergio Ramos]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=5  | pos=MF | nat=ARG | name=[[Fernando Gago]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=6  | pos=MF | nat=FRA | name=[[Lassana Diarra]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=7  | pos=FW | nat=ESP | name=[[Raúl González|Raúl]] | other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=8  | pos=MF | nat=BRA | name=[[Kaká]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=9  | pos=FW | nat=POR | name=[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=10 | pos=MF | nat=NED | name=[[Wesley Sneijder]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=11 | pos=MF | nat=NED | name=[[Arjen Robben]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=12 | pos=DF | nat=BRA | name=[[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=14 | pos=MF | nat=ESP | name=[[José María Gutiérrez|Guti]] | other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain<sup>1</sup>]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=15 | pos=MF | nat=NED | name=[[Royston Drenthe]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=16 | pos=DF | nat=ARG | name=[[Gabriel Heinze]]}}
 
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=17 | pos=FW | nat=NED | name=[[Ruud Van Nistelrooy]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=18 | pos=DF | nat=ESP | name=[[Raúl Albiol]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=19 | pos=FW | nat=FRA | name=[[Karim Benzema]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=20 | pos=FW | nat=ARG | name=[[Gonzalo Higuaín]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=21 | pos=DF | nat=GER | name=[[Christoph Metzelder]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=22 | pos=DF | nat=ESP | name=[[Miguel Torres Gómez|Miguel Torres]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=23 | pos=MF | nat=NED | name=[[Rafael van der Vaart]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=24 | pos=DF | nat=ARG | name=[[Ezequiel Garay]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=25 | pos=GK | nat=POL | name=[[Jerzy Dudek]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=26 | pos=FW | nat=ESP | name=[[Álvaro Negredo]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=—  | pos=MF | nat=MLI | name=[[Mahamadou Diarra]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=—  | pos=MF | nat=ESP | name=[[Esteban Granero]]}}
{{Jugador de fútbol | no=—  | pos=FW | nat=NED | name=[[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]]}} {{Jugador de fútbol | no=—  | pos=MF | nat=ESP | name=[[Rubén de la Red]]}}<ref>{{cita web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202775523887/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Official_Announcement_2009-07-02.htm|título=Official Announcement|fecha=2009-07-02|fechaacceso=2009-07-02|editorial=Realmadrid.com}}</ref> 
{{Equipo de fútbol fin}}

=== Notable players ===
{{AP|List of Real Madrid C.F. players}}
{{for|a list of all former and current Real Madrid players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Real Madrid C.F. players}}

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===
* President: [[Florentino Pérez]]
* Vice-President: Eduardo Fernández de Blas
* Secretary: Enrique Sánchez González
* Director General and Presidential Aide: [[Jorge Valdano]]
* Director General of the President's Office: [[Fernando Redondo]]
* Sporting Director: [[Miguel Pardeza]]

== Managers ==
{{for|a full list of Real Madrid managers|List of Real Madrid C.F. managers}}
There have been 41 managers of Real Madrid since the appointment of the club's first professional manager, [[Arthur Johnson (manager)|Arthur Johnson]] in 1910. The longest-running manager in terms of time and games is [[Miguel Muñoz]] (1960–1974) with 604 matches. Argentine [[Luis Carniglia]] is Real's most successful permanent manager in terms of percentage of wins with 69.81%, while [[Jacinto Quincoces]] is team's least successful (37.21%).
:''Only managers who have won at least one trophy are mentioned.''<ref name="Coaches">{{cita web
| título = Coaches | url =http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Club/1193041516841/Entrenadores/Coaches.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso =2008-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cita web
| título = Aquí están todos los entrenadores del Real Madrid. | url = http://www.historialago.com/rm_016_entrenadores.htm | editorial = Historialago.com |idioma=Spanish| fechaacceso =2008-07-11}}</ref>  </br>

{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="3" |Name
!rowspan="3" |Period
!colspan="8" |Trophies
!rowspan="3" |Total
|-
!colspan="4" |Domestic
!colspan="4" |International
|-
! width=33|[[La Liga|LC]]
! width=33|[[Copa del Rey|SC]]
! width=33|[[Supercopa de España de Fútbol|SS]]
! width=33|[[Copa de la Liga|LC]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Champions League|CL]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Cup|UC]]
! width=33|[[UEFA Super Cup|USC]]
! width=33|[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|IC]]
|-
|{{bandera|Inglaterra}} [[Arthur Johnson (manager)|Arthur Johnson]]
|1910–20
|<center>||<center>5||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>5
|-
|{{bandera|HUN}} [[Lippo Hertzka]]
|1930–32
|<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|Inglaterra}} [[Robert Firth (footballer)|Robert Firth]]
|1932–34
|<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1931}} [[Francisco Bru]]
|1934–36, 1939–41
|<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[Jacinto Quincoces]]
|1945–46, 1947–48
|<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[Baltasar Albéniz]]
|1946–47, 1950–51
|<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Enrique Fernández Viola|Enrique Fernández]]
|1953–54
|<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]]
|1954–57
|<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>4
|-
|{{bandera|Argentina}} [[Luis Carniglia]]
|1957–59, 1959
|<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>3
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[Miguel Muñoz]]
|1959, 1960–74
|<center>9||<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>14
|-
|{{bandera|RFS de Yugoslavia}} [[Miljan Miljanić]]
|1974–77
|<center>2||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>3
|-
|{{bandera|RFS de Yugoslavia}} [[Vujadin Boškov]]
|1979–82
|<center>1||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
|{{bandera|España}} [[Luis Molowny]]
|1974, 1977–79, 1982, 1985–86
|<center>3||<center>3||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>9
|-
|{{bandera|Países Bajos}} [[Leo Beenhakker]]
|1986–89, 1992
|<center>3||<center>1||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>5
|-
|{{bandera|Gales}} [[John Toshack]]
|1989–90, 1999
|<center>1||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
|{{bandera|Argentina}} [[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|1990–91
|<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|RFS de Yugoslavia}} [[Radomir Antić]]
|1991–92
|<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|- 
|{{bandera|España}} [[Benito Floro Sanz]]
|1992–94
|<center>||<center>1||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
|{{bandera|Argentina}} [[Jorge Valdano]]
|1994–96
|<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|Alemania}} [[Jupp Heynckes]]
|1997–98
|<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
|{{bandera|Países Bajos}} [[Guus Hiddink]]
|1998–99
|<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|España}} [[Vicente del Bosque]]
|1999–03
|<center>2||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>2||<center>||<center>1||<center>1||<center>7
|-
|{{bandera|Portugal}} [[Carlos Queiroz|Carlos Queirós]]
|2003–04
|<center>||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>1
|-
|{{bandera|Italia}} [[Fabio Capello]]
|1996-97, 2006–07
|<center>2||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
|{{bandera|Alemania}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|2007–08
|<center>1||<center>||<center>1||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>||<center>2
|-
!Total
!1899–2009
!31!!17!!9!!1!!9!!2!!1!!3!!73
<!--DO NOT ADD MANUEL PELLEGRINI, AS THEY HAVEN'T WON ANY TROPHIES (YET). THIS SECTION MENTIONS ONLY MANAGERS WHO HAVE WON AT LEAST ONE TROPHY. -->  
|}

== Presidents ==
Since its foundation, Real Madrid has been owned and operated only by its members (all [[Spain|Spanish]]) called ''socios'', unlike most European football clubs. [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]] remains the longest-running president of The Whites (35 years, from 1943 to 1978). On July 2000, former Real's player [[Alfredo di Stéfano]] is appointed Honourary President of the Club.<ref>{{cita web | título = The life of Di Stéfano IV | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728358016/noticia/Noticia/The_life_of_Di_Stefano_IV.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com |fecha = 2008-02-17| fechaacceso = 2008-09-21 }}</ref>
:''As of 18 May 2009.''<ref>{{cita web
|título = Presidents | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Club/1193041516821/Presidentes/Presidents.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com | fechaacceso = 2008-07-12}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|From
!rowspan="1"|To
|-
|-
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Julián Palacios]]
|align=left|1900
|align=left|6 March 1902
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Juan Padrós]]
|align=left|6 March 1902
|align=left|January 1904
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Carlos Padrós]]
|align=left|January 1904
|align=left|1908
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Adolfo Meléndez]]
|align=left|1908
|align=left|July 1916
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Pedro Parages]]
|align=left|July 1916
|align=left|16 May 1926
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1785}} [[Luis de Urquijo]]
|align=left|16 May 1926
|align=left|1930
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1931}} [[Luis Usera Bugallal|Luis Usera]]
|align=left|1930
|align=left|31 May 1935
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1931}} [[Rafael Sánchez Guerra]]
|align=left|31 May 1935
|align=left|4 August 1936
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1931}} [[Adolfo Meléndez]]
|align=left|4 August 1936
|align=left|1940
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[Antonio Santos Peralba]]
|align=left|1940
|align=left|11 September 1943
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1939}} [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste]]
|align=left|11 September 1943
|align=left|2 June 1978
|-
|{{bandera|ESP|1977}} [[Luis de Carlos]]
|align=left|September 1978
|align=left|24 May 1985
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Ramón Mendoza]]
|align=left|24 May 1985
|align=left|26 November 1995
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Lorenzo Sanz]]
|align=left|26 November 1995
|align=left|16 July 2000
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Florentino Pérez]]
|align=left|16 July 2000
|align=left|27 February 2006
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Fernando Martín Álvarez]]
|align=left|27 February 2006
|align=left|26 April 2006
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Luis Gómez-Montejano]]
|align=left|26 April 2006
|align=left|2 July 2006
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Ramón Calderón]]
|align=left|2 July 2006
|align=left|16 January 2009
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Vicente Boluda]]
|align=left|16 January 2009
|align=left|31 May 2009
|-
|{{bandera|ESP}} [[Florentino Pérez]]
|align=left|1 June 2009
|align=left|<small>present</small>
|}

== Honours ==
{{for|more details on this topic|Real Madrid C.F. honours}}
Historically, Real Madrid is [[Football records in Spain|Spain's most successful team]], having won 57 domestic trophies, and one of the most recognized football clubs in the world, having won 15 European trophies, making them the [[UEFA competition records#By Club|second most winning team in Europe]] and [[International club competition records#World-wide Ranking for international official titles won by squad .28top 20.29|third in the world]] for [[International club competition records|official international competition won]], all recognized by [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]]. The club was placed first in the [[FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century]]'s selection on 23 December 2000.<ref name="106 years of history"> {{cita web |título = 106 years of history | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202728273671/noticia/Noticia/106_years_of_history.htm | editorial = Realmadrid.com| fecha = 2008-03-08 | fechaacceso = 2008-07-12|autor=Juan José López Soto}}</ref> It also received the [[FIFA Order of Merit]] in 2004.<ref> {{cita web
|título = Celebrations mark the opening of FIFA Centennial Congress in Paris, FIFA’s birthplace | url = http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=92643.html |editorial=fifa.com | fecha = 2004-05-20 | fechaacceso = 2008-07-13}}</ref> Added to this, Real is allowed to wear the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup|UEFA Badge of Honour]] on their shirt during [[UEFA Champions League]] matches as they have won more than five European Cups.<ref name="badge of honour"/>

=== Domestic ===
* '''[[La Liga]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM">{{cita web |título=Trophy Room |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/First_Team/1193041481370/Palmares/Honours.htm |editorial=Realmadrid.com |fechaacceso=2008-07-12 }}</ref>
:''Winners (31 – record):'' [[La Liga 1931–32|1931–32]], [[La Liga 1932–33|1932–33]], [[La Liga 1953–54|1953–54]], [[La Liga 1954–55|1954–55]], [[La Liga 1956–57|1956–57]], [[La Liga 1957–58|1957–58]], [[La Liga 1960–61|1960–61]], [[La Liga 1961–62|1961–62]], [[La Liga 1962–63|1962–63]], [[La Liga 1963–64|1963–64]], [[La Liga 1964–65|1964–65]], [[La Liga 1966–67|1966–67]], [[La Liga 1967–68|1967–68]], [[La Liga 1968–69|1968–69]], [[La Liga 1971–72|1971–72]], [[La Liga 1974–75|1974–75]], [[La Liga 1975–76|1975–76]], [[La Liga 1977–78|1977–78]], [[La Liga 1978–79|1978–79]], [[La Liga 1979–80|1979–80]], [[La Liga 1985–86|1985–86]], [[La Liga 1986–87|1986–87]], [[La Liga 1987–88|1987–88]], [[La Liga 1988–89|1988–89]], [[La Liga 1989–90|1989–90]], [[La Liga 1994–95|1994–95]], [[La Liga 1996–97|1996–97]], [[La Liga 2000–01|2000–01]], [[La Liga 2002–03|2002–03]], [[La Liga 2006–07|2006–07]], [[La Liga 2007–08|2007–08]]
:''Runners-up (18):'' [[La Liga 1929|1928–29]], [[La Liga 1933–34|1933–34]], [[La Liga 1934–35|1934–35]], [[La Liga 1935–36|1935–36]], [[La Liga 1941–42|1941–42]], [[La Liga 1944–45|1944–45]], [[La Liga 1958–59|1958–59]], [[La Liga 1959–60|1959–60]], [[La Liga 1965–66|1965–66]], [[La Liga 1980–81|1980–81]], [[La Liga 1982–83|1982–83]], [[La Liga 1983–84|1983–84]], [[La Liga 1991–92|1991–92]], [[La Liga 1992–93|1992–93]], [[La Liga 1998–99|1998–99]], [[La Liga 2004–05|2004–05]], [[La Liga 2005–06|2005–06]], [[La Liga 2008–09|2008–09]]

* '''[[Copa del Rey]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/> 
:''Winners (17):'' 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1916–17, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1992–93
:''Runners-up (19):'' 1902–03, 1915–16, 1917–18, 1923–24, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1942–43, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2001–02, [[Copa del Rey 2003-04|2003–04]]

* '''[[Supercopa de España de Fútbol|Supercopa de España]]'''<ref name="Real Madrid Club de Fútbol"/><ref>The trophy was known as Copa de Campeones (1940), Copa de Oro Argentina (1945), Copa [[Eva Duarte]] (1947-53) and Supercopa de España (1982-''present'')</ref>
:''Winners (8 – record):'' 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1993, 1997, [[2001 Supercopa de España|2001]], [[2003 Supercopa de España|2003]], [[2008 Supercopa de España|2008]]
:''Runners-up (3):'' 1982, 1995, [[2007 Supercopa de España|2007]] 
:<small>(* ''Won Copa del Rey and La Liga'')</small>

* '''[[Copa de la Liga]]'''<ref name="Trofeos de Futbol">{{cita web |título=Trofeos de Futbol |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Club/1193040475224/PalmaresTotal/Palmares.htm |editorial=Realmadrid.com |fechaacceso=2008-07-12|idioma=Spanish}}</ref>
:''Winners (1):'' 1984–85
:''Runners-up (1):'' 1982–83

=== International ===
* '''[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (9 – record):'' [[European Cup 1955–56|1955–56]]*, [[European Cup 1956–57|1956–57]], [[European Cup 1957–58|1957–58]], [[European Cup 1958–59|1958–59]], [[European Cup 1959–60|1959–60]], [[European Cup 1965–66|1965–66]], [[UEFA Champions League 1997–98|1997–98]], [[UEFA Champions League 1999–2000|1999–2000]], [[UEFA Champions League 2001–02|2001–02]]
:''Runners-up (3):'' [[European Cup 1961–62|1961–62]], [[European Cup 1963–64|1963–64]], [[European Cup 1980–81|1980–81]]
:<small>(* ''First ever winners'')</small>

* '''[[UEFA Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (2):'' [[UEFA Cup 1984-85|1984–85]], [[UEFA Cup 1985-86|1985–86]]

* '''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970-71|1970–71]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982-83|1982–83]]

* '''[[Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup statistics|Intercontinental Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (3):'' 1960, [[1998 Intercontinental Cup|1998]], [[2002 Intercontinental Cup|2002]]
:''Runners-up (2):'' 1966, 2000

* '''[[UEFA Super Cup]]'''<ref name="TROPHY ROOM"/>
:''Winners (1):'' [[2002 UEFA Super Cup|2002]]
:''Runners-up (2):'' [[1998 UEFA Super Cup|1998]], [[2000 UEFA Super Cup|2000]]

== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
* {{cita libro |
   author=Dénes, Tamás & Rochy, Zoltán|
   title=Real Madrid |
   publisher=Aréna 2000|
   year=2002|
   id=ISBN 963-86167-5-X }}
* {{cita libro |
   author=Ball, Phil |
   title=Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football |
   publisher=WSC Books Limited|
   year=2003 New edition|
   isbn=0-954-01346-8 }}
* {{cita libro |
   author=Ball, Phil |
   title=White Storm: The Story of Real Madrid |
   publisher=Mainstream |
   year=2003 |
   isbn=1-84018-763-8 }}
* {{cita libro |
   author=McManaman, Steve & Edworthy, Sarah|
   title=El Macca: Four Years with Real Madrid |
   publisher=Simon & Schuster|
   year=2003|
   isbn=0-743-48920-9 }}
* {{cita libro |
   author=Luis Miguel González, Luis González López, Fundación Real Madrid |
   title=Real Madrid: Cien años de leyenda, 1902-2002  |
   publisher=Everest|
   year=2002|
   id=ISBN 84-241-9215-X }}

== External links ==
{{Commonscat|Real Madrid}}
;Official websites
* [http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Home Realmadrid.com] Official club website /(en inglés)/(en japonés)
* [http://www.youtube.com/realmadridcf Real Madrid, Canal Oficial] [[YouTube]]'s official Real Madrid channel
* [http://www.lfp.es/competiciones/2008-09/primera/equipo.asp?equ=rma Real Madrid Club de Fútbol] at the [[La Liga|Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] official website 
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50051/competition=1/index.html Real Madrid CF] at the [[UEFA]] official website

;News sites
* [http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/index.html Real Madrid news] from [[Diario Marca|Marca]] 
* [http://www.as.com/futbol/equipo/Real-Madrid-1 Real Madrid news] from [[Diario AS|AS]] 
* [http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/realmadrid Real Madrid news] from [[Sky Sports]]
[[Real Madrid Club de Fútbol]]
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