Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, was a Spanish

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team that played in the Tercera División – Group 7. It was Real Madrid's second

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. They played their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in

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outside the city of

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. At the end of the 2014–15 Tercera División, Real Madrid C was disbanded.

History

Real Madrid Aficionados

''Real Madrid Aficionados'' was the amateur team for Real Madrid. In the 1960s, the team won eight Campeonato de Aficionados (national amateur cup) in an 11-year period, including six in succession. The last of their amateur championships qualified the team for the 1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo; they lost in the second round which was one further than their 'big brothers' at

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achieved. The ''Aficionados last Spanish Cup appearance was in the 1986–87 edition of the

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. While Castilla lost in the first round, the amateurs lasted until the round of 16 where they were defeated 1–4 on aggregate by a senior Atlético Madrid side. In league play, the ''Aficionados'' won promotion from the ''Preferente Castellana'' to the

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in 1981. Their best year was the 1984–85 season, winning their Tercera group but renouncing their play-off spot in the Promoción de Ascenso.

Real Madrid C

After

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rulings about the status of

s, the amateur team was renamed Real Madrid C in 1990. In 1990–91, the team again won their

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, but was runner-up in the Liguilla de Ascenso (promotion mini-league). Two years later, the team won promotion to the Segunda División B. In 1997, the team was relegated back to the Tercera when Real Madrid B were demoted from the

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to the Segunda División B. In 2005–06, the team missed promotion to the Segunda B by a single goal;

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won their home leg 1–0 and lost away 1–2 for 2–2 on aggregate, and the tie was broken by the away goals rule. Real Madrid C gained promotion in 2012, and maintained an upper-table position in the third tier for two years before being forcibly demoted in 2014 when Castilla were relegated to the third level. After the 2014–15 Tercera División season, the C-team was disbanded.

Honours

* Tercera División Champions :Winners (5): 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06 * Copa de la Liga :Winners (1): 1982–83 (''Copa de la Liga de Tercera División'') *Campeonato de España de AficionadosSpain – Amateur Champions (Campeonato de España Amateur) 1930-1987

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, 20 May 2020 :Winners (8): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70 *Copa de Comunidad :Winners (2): 2002–03 (''Qualified for the Copa Federación where it was eliminated by Real Ávila in the preliminary round 0–2; 2–3''), 2007–08 (''Qualified for the Copa Federación; eliminated by SS Reyes in the second round 1–0; 0–2'')

Season by season

Real Madrid Aficionados

---- *8 seasons in ''Preferente'' *9 seasons in ''

Real Madrid C

---- *6 seasons in '' Segunda División B'' *19 seasons in ''

Last squad

Notable players

*''N.B.'' Players in BOLD played for the senior team; players in ''ITALICS'' have not played in the Primera División.

Notable coaches

References

External links

Real Madrid C
Official club website
Futbolme team profile
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