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| clubname = Real Madrid
| name = Screamers
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| fullname = Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
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| nickname = ''Los Blancos'' <br />''Los Merengues'' <br />''Los Galácticos''
| director = [[Carla Garapedian]]
| founded = [[6 March]] [[1902]]<br />(as ''Sociedad Madrid Foot-ball Club'')
| producer = [[Nick De Grunwald]]
| ground = [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]]<br />[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| writer =
| capacity = 80,400
| starring = [[Serj Tankian]]<br>[[Daron Malakian]]<br>[[Shavo Odadjian]]<br>[[John Dolmayan]]
| chairman = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ramón Calderón]]
| music = [[Jeff Atmajian]]
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| cinematography = [[Charles Rose (cinematographer)|Charles Rose]]
| manager = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
| editing = [[William Yarhaus]]
| distributor league = [[MayaLa EntertainmentLiga]]
| released season = [[DecemberLa 8]],Liga [[- 2006/2007|2006-07]]
| position = La Liga, 1st
| runtime = 89 min.
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'''''Screamers''''' is a [[2006]] [[Documentary film|documentary]] by [[director]] [[Carla Garapedian]]. The film explores why [[genocides]] have recurred into the modern day, and involves the band [[System of a Down]], [[Serj Tankian]]'s grandfather (who is an [[Armenian Genocide]] survivor), professor [[Samantha Power]], and various people involved with genocides in [[Rwanda]] and [[Darfur]]. ''Screamers'' also examines [[genocide denial]] in current day [[Turkey]], and the trend of neutrality that the [[United States]] generally holds towards genocide.
 
The club was one of the founding members of [[FIFA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/en/history/history/0,1283,4,00.html|title=www.fifa.com/en/history/history/0,1283,4,00.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> They play their home games at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in [[Madrid]]. Real Madrid have been [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions]] a record 9 times and have also won 30 [[La Liga]] titles. The club also operates a reserve football team, [[Real Madrid Castilla]], and a successful [[basketball]] team, [[Real Madrid Baloncesto]] and are trying to sponsor a rugby team, CRC Madrid Noroeste and a [[Formula One]] team. Real Madrid is unique in that, unlike most football clubs, it has been owned and operated only by its members (socios) since 1902. On [[December 23]], [[2000]], [[FIFA]] awarded Real Madrid as the Best Club of the twentieth Century. On 17th June 2007, Real Madrid won its 30th La Liga title by beating Mallorca at home 3-1. They finished level on points with fierce rivals Barcelona, but were declared winners on better head-to-head record.
==Response==
[[Image:Hrant Dink in Screamers.jpg|thumb|260px|left|[[Hrant Dink]] was among those featured in the film]]
===Critical Reaction===
Screamers received generally good reviews from critics, gaining an 82% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Ken Hachikian, chairman of the [[Armenian National Committee of America]], described the documentary as a "powerful contribution to the anti-genocide movement."<ref>[http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=1012 ANTI-GENOCIDE DOCUMENTARY ‘SCREAMERS’ PREMIERES AT AFI FILM FESTIVAL]</ref>
 
Throughout its history, the club has acquired a lot of nicknames. The first ones were ''los merengues'', because of the white dessert [[meringue]], and ''los blancos''. Both simply referred to the club's legendary all-white strip and remain the most common to this day. In the 1970s, the nickname ''los vikingos'' became popular, due to the signings of several northern European players. Most recently, the media called the club ''[[Galáctico|los galácticos]]'', referring to club's tendency to sign the most famous players in the world.
===Awards===
*In 2006, ''Screamers'' won the AFI Audience Award for Best Documentary. <ref>[http://www.afi.com/onscreen/afifest/2006/tyaaf.aspx#win AFI FEST 2006 Announces Award Winners]</ref>
 
Real Madrid is [[Deloitte Football Money League|currently the richest club in the world]] with an estimated revenue of €292.2 million.
==References==
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==External LinksHistory==
===Early years===
*[http://www.screamersmovie.com/default.asp Official Site]
[[Image:MadridFC1902.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Real Madrid team in 1902]]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</ref> In 1920 the club's name was changed into ''Real Madrid'' after the King grants the title of Real (Royal) to the club.
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2890621768796907883 Movie Trailer] at Google Video
* [http://www.screamersmovie.com/flash/screamers_turkey_320x240_220.wmv Movie Clips]
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===Santiago Bernabéu Yeste===
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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'.
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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|Santillana]], [[Juan Gómez González|Juanito]], [[José Antonio Camacho]] and others.
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In 1955, acting upon the idea proposed by the journalist Gabriel Hanot and building upon the [[Latin Cup|Copa Latina]] (a tournament involving clubs from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy), Bernabéu met in the Ambassador Hotel in [[Paris]] with Bedrignan and [[Gustav Sebes]] and created what today is known as the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Under the administration of [[UEFA]], it is the world's premier club tournament.
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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]], 6 [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]], 16 [[La Liga]] titles, and 6 [[Copa del Rey|Spanish Cups]].
 
===Domestic success===
The signings in the early 1950s formed the nucleus of the Real Madrid team, which would dominate the latter half of the decade and beyond. They won [[La Liga]] for first time in over 20 years as ''Real Madrid'' in 1954 and retained it in 1955. They were winners again in 1957 and 1958, with only [[Athletic Bilbao]] interrupting their sequence. [[FC Barcelona|CF Barcelona]] won [[La Liga]] in 1959 and 1960 but between 1961 and 1980 Real Madrid dominated [[La Liga]] with the club winning the competition 14 times. This included a five-in-a-row sequence (1961-1965) and two three-in-a-row sequences (1967-69 and 1978-1980). It was during this era that legendary players such as [[Jose Antonio Camacho]], [[Uli Stielike]], [[Santillana (footballer)|Santillana]] and [[Juan Gómez González|Juanito]] came into the side.
 
In the early 1980s Real Madrid lost its grip on [[La Liga]] but by 1986 they had resumed normal service with another five-in-a-row sequence (1986-90). This team included [[Hugo Sánchez]] and the famous [[Quinta del Buitre|'Quinta del Buitre']] - [[Emilio Butragueño]], [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manolo Sanchís]], [[Rafael Martín Vázquez|Martín Vazquéz]], [[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel]] and [[Miguel Pardeza Pichardo|Miguel Pardeza]].
 
Real Madrid has also won the [[Copa del Rey]] on 17 occasions, and are 7-time winners of the [[Supercopa de España]].
 
===International success===
[[Image:Realmadrid61.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Real Madrid team in 1961]]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 [[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 Mijatovic]]. Real Madrid would go on to win again in 2000 and 2002 under manager [[Vicente Del Bosque]], with sides including players such as [[Steve McManaman]], [[Luís Figo]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]].
 
Real Madrid is also three-time winners of the [[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.
 
===''Quinta del Buitre'' years===
[[Image:Real Madrid 20may98 lineup.png|thumb|right|200px|Real Madrid 20 may 1998 lineup]]''[[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.
 
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 [[Mexico]].
 
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.
 
===Florentino Pérez years===
====2000/01 Campiagn====
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 [[Claude Makélélé|Makélélé]] and [[Flávio Conceição|Conceição]] the rest had been signed prior to the election of [[Florentino Pérez]]. Expectations were high as Real Madrid began the [[La Liga - 2000/2001|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 [[José María Gutiérrez|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]] 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 [[UEFA Champions League|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 [[Santiago Bernabeu|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 2-3 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 [[Santiago Bernabeu|Bernabeu]]. Goals by [[Raúl González|Raúl]] (2), [[José María Gutiérrez|Guti]], [[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]], and [[Iván Helguera]] would ensure victory and Real Madrid's 28th league title with two matches left to play.
 
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After reaching an agreement to re-zone and sell the [[Ciudad Deportiva]], Pérez went on to sign [[Zinédine Zidane]] (2001), [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] (2002) and [[David Beckham]] (2003). The media began referring to the team as [[Galáctico|''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 [[La Liga - 2000/2001|2001]] and [[La Liga - 2002/2003|2003]] and the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[UEFA Champions League 2001-02|2002]], their centenary year. They also won the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], the [[European Super Cup]] 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<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2814/stories/20050402001607400.htm</ref><ref>http://www.davidbruceallen.com/strategyoped/2006/03/real_madrid_a_c.html</ref>
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|Claude Makélélé's]] request of a new contract with a better salary, in return, [[Claude Makélélé|Makélélé]] asked for a transfer request, and was transferred to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
 
====2003/2004 Campaign: 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 Makalele 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 [[Juan Francisco Torres|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 [[RCD Mallorca]] 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, most notably at home to [[CA Osasuna]], Arch rivals [[FC Barcelona]], and [[Real Sociedad]]. 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 Campaign====
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 the Vieira's boldness of asking a 'Galactico' paycheck (like Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham and unlike Claude Makélélé, who left for exactly that reason - €6 million Euros per year). The summer of 2004 also saw the sale of [[Cameroon]] [[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 postion. Remon was replaced by [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo|Luxemburgo]] after the winter break, and then he signed [[Thomas Gravesen]] from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] to fill the hole in midfield. Madrid failed to pass to the Quarterfinals 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.The summer of 2004 also saw the sale of [[Cameroon]] [[Samuel Eto'o]], who had been loaned out to [[Real Mallorca]], to archrivals [[F.C. Barcelona]]. English striker [[Michael Owen]] was bought from [[Liverpool F.C.]] but never managed to consistently gain a first team spot at Real Madrid while Eto'o went on to great success with Barcelona. [[José Antonio Camacho|Camacho]] only lasted two months before resigning after a disappointing start into the season. He was replaced by interim coach [[Mariano García Remón]] and in December 2005 Brazilian manager [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo]] became the permanent replacement. Although Real Madrid did finish a distant second in the Spanish league, [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo|Luxemburgo]] was unable to lead Real Madrid in to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
 
====End of an era: 2005/06 season====
The [[La Liga - 2005/2006|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 third successive year, this time at the hands of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. On [[February 27]], [[2006]], Florentino Pérez resigned. Real Madrid eventually managed to finish second in the league but did not pose a serious threat to defending champions, [[F.C. Barcelona]].
 
===Post Pérez-Galácticos Era===
====Ramón Calderón period====
[[Image:BernabeuMadrid07.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Inside the Bernabeu Stadium]]
On [[July 2]], [[2006]] [[Ramón Calderón]] was elected as club president and subsequently appointed [[Fabio Capello]] as the new coach and [[Predrag Mijatovic]] 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&nbsp;m; [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for €15&nbsp;m; [[Mahamadou Diarra]] from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for €26&nbsp;m and on a last minute trade loan - [[José Antonio Reyes]]. 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&nbsp;m), [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] forward [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] (€13&nbsp;m) and [[Club Atlético Boca Juniors|Boca Juniors]] midfielder [[Fernando Gago]] (€18&nbsp;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 Bernabeu]] fans, which has put the club in a delicate situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainrealcalderondc&prov=reuters&type=lgns|title=sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainrealcalderondc&prov=reuters&type=lgns<!--INSERT TITLE-->|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</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 [[Bayern Munich]]'s strong home performance. Despite winning the home leg 3-2, they lost 2-1 in [[Germany]] and were eliminated on an away goals tiebreaker.
 
On [[March 10]], [[2007]] Real Madrid contested the [[El Clásico|Clasico]] against [[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]]. Despite the sending off of [[Oleguer]], the Clasico ended 3-3.
 
Real Madrid managed to put their European disappointments behind them and treated their last 12 league games as "finals" {{Fact|date=July 2007}}. Real Madrid managed to find their form consistently for the first time all season as they managed to win seven out their first eight "finals", 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 "finals" left to play.
 
The following Sunday, Real managed to beat [[Recreativo de Huelva|Recreativo]] 2-3 at the [[Nuevo Colombino]]. With the score tied at 2-2, Real Madrid looked set return the lead back to rivals Barcelona until [[Roberto Carlos]] scored at the end of the match from a [[Fernando Gago]] assist and the squad left [[Huelva]] with just three "finals" left to play. The remaining three were [[Deportivo La Coruña|Deportivo]], [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] and [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]].
 
On [[May 26]], [[2007]], Real Madrid did another excellent match to defeat [[Deportivo La Coruña|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 "finals" 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 17th|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 [[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]] replaced by Bwin.com on the front. The 2007-08 shirts made their first appearance during their title celebration on [[June 17]], [[2007]].
 
====Pre 2007-08 Season====
{{Current|date=June 2007}}
Just a few days after Real Madrid secured their first league title in four years, Calderon admitted that Real will sign a few more players besides the recent addition of German defender Metzelder. Calderon, however, refused to comment on coach Fabio Capello's future at the Bernabeu, insisting that for the time being, everyone will want to celebrate winning the title and will only talk in a few weeks time.
 
On June 28th, 2007, it was confirmed that Real Madrid has sacked its title winning coach [[Fabio Capello]]. Among the reasons for this action were poor football displays and the departure of [[Ronaldo]] and [[Beckham]]. Getafe's German coach Bernd Schuster is tipped to succeed Capello.
 
On July 4th, 2007, reports were verified that AS Roma has accepted Real Madrid's bid for defender Cristian Chivu. Contract negotiations are still underway because the player's agent (Ioan Becali) wanted more money for himself and the player. Real Madrid is looking at other options, the main one being [[Royston Drenthe]] from [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]].
The club is also showing interest for [[José Antonio Reyes]], [[Cesc Fàbregas]], [[Javier Saviola]], [[Arjen Robben]] and [[Florent Malouda]]. While the club is busy preparing for the new season, some of Real Madrid's stars are shining in [[Copa America]]. [[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] was Man of the Match in Brazil - Ecuador and [[Robinho]] has scored all the goals of Brazil in the first three matches of the competition. The 4th match will be against Chile on July 7th. [[Fernando Gago|Gago]] has shown great skills for Argentina, who are currently the favorites to winning [[Copa America]]. [[Robinho]] is the top scorer of the tournament, with 4 goals in 3 matches. Many fans have regretted not seeing [[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]], [[Cicinho]] and [[Gonzalo Higuaín|Higuaín]] called up to play for their national squads.
 
On July 5th, 2007, '''Miguel Ángel Portugal''' was named the new Technical Secretary of Real Madrid.
 
On July 7th, 2007, rumors are that Real Madrid are very close to signing [[Royston Drenthe]], only 2 million euros being the difference between what [[Predrag_Mijatović|Mijatović]] offers and Feyenoord demands. Chelsea and Barcelona are also interested in the player.
[[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] has scored Brazil's second goal against Chile in Copa America. [[Robinho]] has scored the third and the forth, getting to a total of 6 goals in 4 matches. Real Madrid's saga continues even between seasons.
Real have released a [[Galactico]] shortlist of players wanted for next seasons campaign, including [[Arjen Robben]], [[Kaka]], [[Cesc Fabregas]], [[Royston Drenthe]], [[Adriano]], [[Carlos Tevez]], [[Alex]], [[Gabriel Milito]], [[Javier Saviola]], [[Cristian Chivu]], [[Gabriel Heinze]], [[Florent Malouda]], and [[Dani Alves]], all of which have been linked with the club.
On July 8th, 2007, AS reported that Real Madrid has tabled a 9 million euros per season contract to Kaka.
On July 9th, 2007, Marca has reported that [[Cesc Fàbregas]] has asked Wenger to listen to any Real Madrid bid. AS Roma's offer for [[Cicinho]] has been rejected. '''[[Bernd Schuster]]''' has been presented as the new coach of Real Madrid in front of the media at the Santiago Bernabéu.'''
 
On July 10th, 2007, Real Madrid C.F. and F.C. Porto reached an agreement for the transfer of centre-back [[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira "Pepe"]] to Real Madrid C. F. The player has signed a five-year contract. Also, that very day [http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1014850.html]Marca reported that [[Bernd Schuster]] had officially announced that [[Javier Saviola]] had been signed on a free transfer.
 
On July 11th, 2007, [[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] has scored his second goal in Copa America against Uruguay and [[Robinho]] has scored too in the penalty shoot-out. [[Roberto Soldado]] has renewed his contract with Real Madrid and [[Sergio Ramos]] has signed which will keep him at the club till 2013.
 
On July 12th, 2007, [[Jerzy Dudek]] has completed his move to Real Madrid on a free transfer as back-up to [[Iker Casillas]]. Rumors are that Feyenoord has accepted Real Madrid's 7 million euros bid for [[Royston Drenthe]] and the player is currently negotiating his contract with the club. [[Javier Saviola]] has also landed in the Spanish capital and his signing has been made official. [[Miguel Torres Gómez|Miguel Torres]] has renewed his contract for five seasons. [[Raúl Bravo]] has transferred to [[Olympiacos]].
 
On July 13th, 2007, AS reported that Real Madrid was interested in buying [[Ricardo Quaresma]].
 
On July 14th, 2007, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger confirmed in a post-match conference that [[Jose Antonio Reyes]] would not be returning from loan and would hence stay with Real Madrid.
 
On July 15th, 2007, [[Baptista]] scored against Argentina in Copa America. This was his third goal in three matches, revealing an impressing form. [[Robinho]] finished as the top scored of the tournament, with six goals (two of them from penalties).
 
On July 17th, 2007, [[Esteban Granero]] re-signed a contract through 2011 and the 20 years old ex-youth player will be a First Team squad member.
 
On July 18th, 2007, BBC reported that [[Arjen Robben]] agreed terms with Real Madrid but the clubs are yet to agree for a fee. The fans are still waiting anxiously for the signing of [[Jose Antonio Reyes]].
 
On July 19th, 2007, AS reported that Real Madrid is interested in paying the buy-out clause for [[Andres Iniesta]], just a rumor probably since the player isn't worth 60 million euros.
 
==Stadia==
:''Main articles: [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]]''
The '''Santiago Bernabéu''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] [[stadium]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. It is the home of [[Real Madrid]]. Work on the grounds started on [[October 27]] [[1944]]. Originally called [[Estadio Chamartín]] after Madrid's previous stadium, it was inaugurated in December 1947. [[Real Madrid]] officially adopted the present name, ''Estadio Santiago Bernabéu'', on January 4, 1955 in honor of the club president [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste|Santiago Bernabéu]].
 
The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion. Since then there have been a number of reductions due to modernisations (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. The last change was an increase of about five thousand to a capacity of 80,400, effected in 2003. A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced.
 
[[Image:Estadio_Santiago_Bernabeu_-_vista_exterior.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Outside Estadio Santiago Bernabéu]]
The ''Bernabéu'' is one of the world's most famous [[football (soccer)|football]] venues, along with a handful of others, such as [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]] in [[Manchester]], [[Anfield]] in [[Liverpool]], [[Wembley Stadium (1924)|Wembley]] in [[London]], [[Ibrox Stadium]] and [[Celtic Park]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Azteca Stadium|Azteca]] in [[Mexico City|Mexico]], [[San Siro]] in [[Milan]], [[ Monumental]] in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Athens Olympic Stadium]] in [[Athens]], [[Centenario Stadium]] in [[Montevideo]], [[Camp Nou]] in [[Barcelona]] or the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. Alongside London's Wembley, the Munich Olympic Stadium, Toronto's BMO Field, Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium and the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]], it has the proud record of having hosted the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup final]] (in 1957, 1969 and 1980), the [[European Football Championship|1964 European Championship]] final (1964), and the [[FIFA World Cup]] final (1982).
 
The stadium has its own [[Madrid Metro]] station along the 10 line called ''Santiago Bernabéu''. Its ___location, in the heart of Madrid's business district, is quite unusual for a football stadium.
*'''Other Staduim:'''
:''Main articles: [[Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium]], [[Estadio Chamartín]]''
 
==Crest==
[[Image:Realmadridcrest.jpg|right]]
The first crest of Real Madrid had a very simple design. It consisted of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Futbol, 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. The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until 1920, when King Alfonso XIII granted the club his royal patronage, which came in the form of the title "Real," roughly "Royal." Thus, Alfonso's crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself Real Madrid Club de Futbol.
 
With the disposition of the monarchy in 1931 all the symbols of the Royalty were eliminated, and so that the crown on the crest and the title of Real that years before the club had obtained were removed. In its place, the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile was added.
 
In 1941, two years after the end of the Civil War, the crest's "Real Corona," or "Royal Crown," was restored and the mulberry stripe of Castile was retained as well. In addition, the colors were modified, in that the crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Futbol. It was with this crest that the club would become the most famous and successful in all of world football, a position that it kept for the rest of the twentieth century.
 
The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001, when the club wanted to better position itself for the twenty-first century and further standardize its crest. One of the changes made was the mulberry stripe was changed to a more bluish shade.
 
== Hymn==
The original Real Madrid hymn was sung by José de Aguilar. A second hymn was written in 2002, the year of the Centenary of Real Madrid by José María Blanco and sung by [[Plácido Domingo]]. This new hymn did not replace the original one; the two now coexist as the hymns of Real Madrid.
 
==Statistics==
 
{{main|Real Madrid Statistics}}
 
===Recent seasons===
:{|class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Season
!
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
![[Copa del Rey|Cup]]
!colspan=2|Europe
!Notes
! Manager
|-
|[[La Liga - 1994/1995|1994/1995]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|'''1'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|9||align=right|7
|align=right|91||align=right|42||align=right|'''55'''
|last 16
||[[UEFA Cup 1994-95|UC]]|||last 16
|
|[[Jorge Valdano|Valdano]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 1995/1996|1995/1996]]
|1D
|align=right |'''6'''
|align=right|42||align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|12
|align=right|75||align=right|51||align=right|'''70'''
|last 16
||[[UEFA Champions League 1995-96|ECL]]|||quarter-final
|
|[[Jorge Valdano|Valdano]] & [[Arsenio Iglesias|Iglesias]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 1996/1997|1996/1997]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|'''1'''
|align=right|42||align=right|27||align=right|11||align=right|4
|align=right|85||align=right|36||align=right|'''92'''
|last 16
|
|
|
|[[Fabio Capello|Fabio Capello]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 1997/1998|1997/1998]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|12||align=right|9
|align=right|63||align=right|45||align=right|'''63'''
|last 16
|bgcolor=gold|[[UEFA Champions League 1997-98|ECL]]||bgcolor=gold|winner
|
|[[Jupp Heynckes|Heynckes]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 1998/1999|1998/1999]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=silver|'''2'''
|align=right|38||align=right|21||align=right|5||align=right|12
|align=right|77||align=right|62||align=right|'''68'''
|bgcolor=bronze|semi-final
||[[UEFA Champions League 1998-99|ECL]]|||quarter-final
|
|[[Jose Antonio Camacho|Camacho]] & [[Guus Hiddink|Hiddink]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 1999/2000|1999/2000]]
|1D
|align=right |'''5'''
|align=right|38||align=right|16||align=right|14||align=right|8
|align=right|58||align=right|48||align=right|'''62'''
|quarter-final
|bgcolor=gold|[[UEFA Champions League 1999-00|ECL]]||bgcolor=gold|winner
|
|[[John Toshack|Toshack]] & [[Vicente Del Bosque|Del Bosque]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2000/2001|2000/2001]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|'''1'''
|align=right|38||align=right|24||align=right|8||align=right|6
|align=right|81||align=right|40||align=right|'''80'''
|last 64
|bgcolor=bronze|[[UEFA Champions League 2000-01|ECL]]||bgcolor=bronze|semi-final
|
|[[Vicente Del Bosque|Del Bosque]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2001/2002|2001/2002]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=bronze|'''3'''
|align=right|38||align=right|19||align=right|9||align=right|10
|align=right|69||align=right|44||align=right|'''66'''
|bgcolor=silver|final
|bgcolor=gold|[[UEFA Champions League 2001-02|ECL]]||bgcolor=gold|winner
|
|[[Vicente Del Bosque|Del Bosque]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2002/2003|2002/2003]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|'''1'''
|align=right|38||align=right|22||align=right|12||align=right|4
|align=right|86||align=right|42||align=right|'''78'''
|quarter-final
|bgcolor=bronze|[[UEFA Champions League 2002-03|ECL]]||bgcolor=bronze|semi-final
|
|[[Vicente Del Bosque|Del Bosque]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2003/2004|2003/2004]]
|1D
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|38||align=right|21||align=right|7||align=right|10
|align=right|72||align=right|54||align=right|'''70'''
|bgcolor=silver|final
||[[UEFA Champions League 2003-04|ECL]]|||quarter-final
|
|[[Carlos Queiroz|Queiroz]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2004/2005|2004/2005]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=silver|'''2'''
|align=right|38||align=right|25||align=right|5||align=right|8
|align=right|71||align=right|32||align=right|'''80'''
||last 16
||[[UEFA Champions League 2004-05|ECL]]|||last 16
|
|[[Jose Antonio Camacho|Camacho]], [[Mariano García Remón|García Remón]] & [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo|Luxemburgo]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2005/2006|2005/2006]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=silver|'''2'''
|align=right|38||align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|8
|align=right|70||align=right|40||align=right|'''70'''
|bgcolor=bronze|semi-final
||[[UEFA Champions League 2005-06|ECL]]|||last 16
|
|[[Vanderlei Luxemburgo|Luxemburgo]] & [[Juan Ramón López Caro|López Caro]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2006/2007|2006/2007]]
|1D
|align=right bgcolor=gold|'''1'''
|align=right|38||align=right|23||align=right|7||align=right|8
|align=right|66||align=right|40||align=right|'''76'''
|bgcolor=white|last 16
||[[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|ECL]]|||last 16
|''
|[[Fabio Capello]]
|-
|[[La Liga - 2007/2008|2007/2008]]
|1D
|align=right |'''0'''
|align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|0
|align=right|0||align=right|0||align=right|'''0'''
|bgcolor=white|
||[[UEFA Champions League 2007-08|ECL]]|||
|''
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|}
 
====Statistics in [[La Liga]]====
*Seasons in La Liga: '''76''' (all)
*Best position in La Liga: '''First''' (30 times)
*Worst position in La Liga: '''Eleventh''' (1947-48)
*Most goals scored in a season: '''107''' (1989-90)
*Most goals scored in a match: '''RM''' 11 - [[Elche CF|Elche]] 2 (1959-60)
*Most goals conceded in a match: [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] 8 - '''RM''' 1 (1929-30)
 
====Statistics in [[European Cup]]====
*Most goals scored in a match: '''RM''' 12 - [[Boldklubben 1909]] 0 (1961-62)
*Most goals conceded in a match: [[AC Milan]] 5 - '''RM''' 0 (1988-89)
 
====General statistics====
*All-time top scorer: '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]''' with 307 goals
*Most Appearances: '''[[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo]]''' with 524 matches
*Player who has won most titles: '''[[Francisco Gento]]''' with 21 titles
 
==Supporters==
During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which there are approximately 65,000. In order 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 over 1,800 ''peñas'' (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world.
 
==Rivalries==
===FC Barcelona===
{{seealso|El Clásico}}
The rivalry between Real Madrid and [[FC Barcelona]] is legendary.
 
An important landmark in the rivalry between the two club was the controversial dispute over the signing of [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] in the 1950s.
 
As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Spain, nowadays the rivalry is renewed on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the league championship. The flashpoint of this rivalry is the twice-a-season [[El Clasico]] which draws vast audiences from around the world.
 
===Atlético Madrid===
As well as their rivalry with [[FC Barcelona]], Real also enjoy a local rivalry with [[Atlético Madrid]]. Although Atlético was originally founded by three [[Basque people|Basque]] students in 1903, they were joined in 1904 by dissident members of ''Madrid FC''. Further tensions came because initially Atlético supporters came from the [[working class]] while the Real supporters were drawn from the [[middle class]]. Today these distinctions are largely blurred. 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 [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]] while Atlético won 1-0 at the ''Metropolitano''. The tie went to a replay and Real won 2-1. Atlético, however, gained some revenge when, led by former Real coach [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]], they defeated Real in two successive [[Copa del Rey|''Copa del Generalísimo'']] finals in 1960 and 1961.
 
Between 1961 and 1980 when Real dominated [[La Liga]], only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning [[La Liga]] titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. In 1965, when they finished as [[La Liga]] runners-up to Real after an intense battle for the title, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Bernabéu]] in eight years. Real Madrid's record against Atlético in more recent times is very favourable. A high point coming in the 2002/03 season, when Real clinched the [[La Liga]] title after beating Atlético 4-0 at the [[Vicente Calderón]] stadium.
 
==Major Trophies==
 
{{main|Real Madrid Trophies}}
 
===National titles===
 
* '''[[La Liga|La Liga Titles]]: 30''' ''(record)''
:: 1931/32, 1932/33, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58,1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07.
 
* '''[[Copa del Rey]]: 17'''
:: 1904/05 1-0 vs. [[Athletic Bilbao]]
:: 1905/06 4-1 vs. [[Athletic Bilbao]]
:: 1906/07 1-0 vs. [[Athletic Bilbao]]
:: 1907/08 2-1 vs. [[Real Vigo Sporting]]
:: 1916/17 2-1 vs. [[Arenas Club de Getxo|Arenas de Getxo]]
:: 1933/34 2-1 vs. [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
:: 1935/36 2-1 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 1945/46 3-1 vs. [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
:: 1946/47 2-0 vs. [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
:: 1961/62 2-1 vs. [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
:: 1969/70 3-1 vs. [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
:: 1973/74 4-0 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 1974/75 1-0 vs. [[Atlético Madrid]]
:: 1979/80 6-1 vs. [[Real Madrid Castilla|Castilla]]
:: 1981/82 2-1 vs. [[Sporting de Gijón]]
:: 1988/89 1-0 vs. [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]]
:: 1992/93 2-0 vs. [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
 
* '''[[Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España/Copa Eva Duarte]]: 8'''
:: 1947 3-1 vs. [[Valencia CF]]
:: 1988 3-2 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 1989 <small>''Won Copa del Rey and La Liga''</small>
:: 1990 5-1 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 1993 4-2 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 1997 5-3 vs. [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
:: 2001 4-1 vs. [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
:: 2003 4-2 vs. [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]
 
* '''[[Copa de la Liga]]: 1'''
:: 1984/85 4-3 vs. [[Atlético Madrid]]
 
===International titles===
 
* '''[[UEFA Champions League]]: 9 ''' ''(record)''
:: 1955/56 4-3 vs. [[Stade de Reims-Champagne|Stade de Reims]]
:: 1956/57 2-0 vs. [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]
:: 1957/58 3-2 vs. [[AC Milan|Milan]]
:: 1958/59 2-0 vs. [[Stade de Reims-Champagne|Stade de Reims]]
:: 1959/60 7-3 vs. [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
:: 1965/66 2-1 vs. [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
:: 1997/98 1-0 vs. [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
:: 1999/00 3-0 vs. [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
:: 2001/02 2-1 vs. [[Bayer Leverkusen]]
 
*'''[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: 3'''
:: 1960 5-1 vs. [[Peñarol]]
:: 1998 2-1 vs. [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
:: 2002 2-0 vs. [[Olimpia Asunción]]
 
*'''[[Copa Iberoamericana|Ibero-American Cup]]: 1''' ''(record)''
:: 1994 4-3 vs. [[Boca Juniors]]
 
* '''[[UEFA Cup]]: 2'''
:: 1984/85 3-1 vs. [[Videoton FC Fehérvár|Videoton]]
:: 1985/86 5-3 vs. [[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
 
*'''[[European Super Cup]]: 1'''
:: 2002 3-1 vs. [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]]
 
*'''[[Latin Cup]]''': '''2'''
:: 1955 2-0 vs. [[Stade de Reims-Champagne|Stade de Reims]]
:: 1957 1-0 vs. [[SL Benfica|Benfica]]
 
<small>References:
[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_Club_de_F%C3%BAtbol#Palmarés] [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Torneos_amistosos_ganados_por_el_Real_Madrid_Club_de_F%C3%BAtbol]<small/>
 
==Current squad 2007/08==
<small>For more details see: [[Real Madrid 2007-08 season#Squad information|Real Madrid 2007/08 squad]].</small><br />
''The numbers are established according to the official websites of [http://www.realmadrid.com Real Madrid], [http://www.lfp.es the Spanish league] and [http://www.uefa.com UEFA]. 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.
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''As of 17 [[July]] [[2007]]''
 
{{fs start}}{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Spain|name=[[Iker Casillas]]|pos=GK|other=[[vice-captain (football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Spain|name=[[Michel Salgado|Michel Salgado]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Portugal|name=[[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Spain|name=[[Sergio Ramos]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Italy|name=[[Fabio Cannavaro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Mali|name=[[Mahamadou Diarra]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Spain|name=[[Raúl González|Raúl]]|pos=FW|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Brazil|name=[[Emerson Ferreira da Rosa|Emerson]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Netherlands|name=[[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Brazil|name=[[Robinho]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Brazil|name=[[Cicinho]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Brazil|name=[[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Poland|name=[[Jerzy Dudek]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Spain|name=[[José María Gutiérrez|Guti]]|pos=MF|other=[[vice-captain (football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Argentina|name=[[Fernando Gago]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Argentina|name=[[Javier Saviola]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Brazil|name=[[Julio Baptista]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Argentina|name=[[Gonzalo Higuaín]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Germany|name=[[Christoph Metzelder]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Spain|name=[[Roberto Soldado]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Spain|name=[[Francisco Javier García|Javi García]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Spain|name=[[Rubén De la Red]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=Spain|name=[[Esteban Granero]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=Spain|name=[[Miguel Torres Gómez|Miguel Torres]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs end}}
 
===Selected reserve team players===
{{Main|Real Madrid Castilla}}
*Below were [[Real Madrid Castilla|Castilla]] and [[Real Madrid C|C team]] players which were granted a first team shirt.
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=Spain|name=[[Antonio Adán]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Spain|name=[[Alberto Bueno]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=Spain|name=[[Rayco García Dauta|Rayco]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=Spain|name=[[Adrián González (footballer)|Adrián González]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Spain|name=[[Pedro Mosquera Parada|Pedro Mosquera]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=Spain|name=[[Miguel Angel Nieto]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=Spain|name=[[Marcos Tébar Ramiro|Marcos Tébar]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=Spain|name=[[Jordi Codina]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=Spain|name=[[Míguel Palencia Calvo|Miguel Palencia]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=Spain|name=[[David Mateos Ramajo|David Mateos]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=Spain|name=[[Sergio Alejandro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=Spain|name=[[Agustín García Íñiguez|Agus]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs end}}
 
===2007/2008 transfers===
<small>For more details see: [[Real Madrid 2007-08 season#Players transfer|Real Madrid 2007/08 players transfer]].</small><br />
====In====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Portugal|name=[[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]]|pos=DF|other=from [[FC Porto]] - for €30M}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Poland|name=[[Jerzy Dudek]]|pos=GK|other= from [[Liverpool F.C|Liverpool]] - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Argentina|name=[[Javier Saviola]]|pos=FW|other= from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Brazil|name=[[Julio Baptista]]|pos=FW|other= from [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]] - Loan return}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Germany|name=[[Christoph Metzelder]]|pos=DF|other= from [[Borussia Dortmund]] - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ESP|name=[[Roberto Soldado]]|pos=FW|other= from [[CA Osasuna]] - Loan return}}
{{Fs end}}
 
====Out====
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Brazil|name=[[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]|pos=DF|other= to [[Fenerbahçe S.K.]] Contract Expired - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Spain|name=[[Diego López Rodríguez|Diego López]]|pos=GK|other= to [[Villarreal C.F.|Villarreal]] - for €6M}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Spain|name=[[Raúl Bravo]]|pos=DF|other= to [[Olympiacos]] - for €2,3M}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Spain|name=[[Iván Helguera]]|pos=DF|other= to [[Valencia CF]] - for €2M}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Spain|name=[[Francisco Pavón]]|pos=DF|other= Contract Expired - Free Transfer}} to Zaragoza contract for 4 years.
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=England|name=[[David Beckham]]|pos=MF|other= to [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] Contract Expired - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Spain|name=[[Álvaro Mejía Pérez|Álvaro Mejía]]|pos=DF|other= to [[Real Murcia]] for €2M}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Spain|name=[[Óscar Miñambres Pascual|Óscar Miñambres]]|pos=DF|other= Contract Expired - Free Transfer}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=URU|name=[[Pablo García]]|pos=MF|other= On loan to [[Real Murcia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=URU|name=[[Carlos Diogo]]|pos=DF|other= Permanent Deal to [[Real Zaragoza]] - for €6M}}
{{fs end}}
 
== Sponsorship ==
*Official shirt sponsors - '''[[bwin]]'''
*Official shirt manufacturer - '''[[Adidas]]'''
*Official sponsors - '''[[Benq]]'''
*Automobile partner - '''[[Audi]]'''
*Technological partner - '''[[Telefónica]]'''
*Real Madrid Official Beer - '''[[Mahou]]'''
*Official Medical Supplier - '''Sanitas'''
*Official sponsors - '''[[Rexona|Rexona for Men]]'''
*Official water - '''Solán de Cabras'''
*Official sponsors - '''[[Kellogg Company|Kellogg]]'''
*Official sponsors - '''[[Mini Babybel]]'''
 
<ref>[http://www.realmadrid.com/patroc_eng.htm Sponsorship]</ref>
 
==Club officials==
'''Board of Directors'''
*President: '''[[Ramón Calderón]]'''
*Vice-President: '''Vicente Boluda'''
*Vice-President: '''José Ignacio Rivero'''
*Football Board Directors (Junta directiva): '''Amador Suárez''', '''Francisco Moreno''', '''Luís Bárcena''', '''Luís Guerrero''', '''Melchor Miralles''', '''Pascual Cervera''', '''Pedro Trapote''', '''Antonio Medina''', '''Enrique Riquelme''', '''Antonio Serrano''' & '''José Manuel Serrano''' (Secretary)
 
*Honorary Life President: '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]'''
*Director of football: '''[[Predrag Mijatović]]'''
*Mijatović's Right Hand Man: '''Carlos Bucero'''
*Technical Secretary: '''Miguel Ángel Portugal'''<ref>http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma40859.htm</ref><ref>http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma40869.htm</ref><ref>http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/entrenad...sdaiftb_44/Tes/</ref>
 
'''Senior club staff'''
*Director of Communications: '''-'''
*Director of Commercial Enterprises: '''-'''
*Director of Marketing: '''José Ángel Sánchez'''
*Director of Financial Services: '''-'''
*Director of Finance: '''-'''
*Director of Facilities: '''Javier Lozano'''
 
'''Coaching Staff'''
*Manager: '''[[Bernd Schuster]]'''
*Club Delegader: '''[[Chendo|Miguel 'Chendo']]'''
*Assistant Manager: '''Manuel Ruiz Perez'''
*First Team Coach: '''[[José Antonio Grande]]'''
*Goalkeeping Coach: '''Juan Carlos Arivalo Aguilar'''
*Fitness Coach: '''[[Valter di Salvo]]'''
*Strength & Conditioning Coach: '''Oscar Antonio Garcia Hermo'''
*Reserve Team Coach: '''[[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel González]]'''
*Chief Scout & European Scout: '''[[Julen Lopetegui]]'''
*Director of Youth Football: '''[[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel González]]'''
 
'''Medical staff'''
*Club Doctor: '''Dr. Alfoso Del Corral'''
*Assistant Club Doctor: '''Dr. Juan Carlos Hernández'''
*First Team Physiotherapist: '''Daniel Martínez''', '''Alvaro Solano''' & '''Juan Muro'''
 
<ref>[http://www.realmadridfans.org/organigrama.htm Club officials]</ref>
 
==Foreign players 2007/2008==
 
Only three non-EU nationals can be on the pitch at anytime. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. e.g Gago can claim an Italian passport as he has Italian ancestry. If a Latin American player cannot prove European ancestry he can claim a Spanish passport by playing in Spain for 5 years.
 
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|France}} [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fernando Gago]]
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Saviola]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cicinho]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Emerson Ferreira da Rosa|Emerson]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira|Pepe]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Júlio César Baptista|Júlio Baptista]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Robinho]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior|Marcelo]]
*{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Mahamadou Diarra]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]]
*{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Antonio Cassano]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Christoph Metzelder]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Arjen Robben]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|EU}} [[Jerzy Dudek]]
 
==Notable former players==
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
'''1910s - 1940s'''
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ricardo Zamora]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jacinto Quincoces]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jaime Lazcano]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Olivares]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste|Santiago Bernabéu]]
'''1940s - 1970s'''
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pahiño]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Muñoz]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco Gento]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Rial]]
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Santamaria]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Valdir Pereira|Didi]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Evaristo de Macedo]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pirri]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Sanchís Martínez|Manuel Sanchís M.]]
|
'''1970s - 1990s'''
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[aaa]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pirri]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Vicente Del Bosque]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Mariano García Remón]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel González]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Antonio Camacho]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Günter Netzer]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Paul Breitner]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Alonso González|Santillana]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Laurie Cunningham]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ulrich Stielike]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Gómez González|Juanito]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Gordillo]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Chendo|Miguel Porlán 'Chendo']]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manuel Sanchís H.]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[John Metgod]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Martín Vázquez]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco Buyo|Paco Buyo]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Valdano]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|
'''90's'''
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco Buyo|Paco Buyo]]
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Hugo Sánchez]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Gheorghe Hagi]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manuel Sanchís H.]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Chendo|Miguel Porlán 'Chendo']]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Hierro]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha|Ricardo Rocha]]
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Robert Prosinečki]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Michael Laudrup]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Miguel González Martín|Míchel]]
* {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Iván Zamorano]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Fernando Redondo]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Clarence Seedorf]]
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Predrag Mijatović]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Christian Panucci]]
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Davor Šuker]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Morientes]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Christian Karembeu]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bodo Illgner]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Nicolas Anelka]]
|
'''2000's'''
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo|Manuel Sanchís H.]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Hierro]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve McManaman]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Esteban Cambiasso]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Claude Makélélé]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Flávio Conceição]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Morientes]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Santiago Hernán Solari|Santiago Solari]]
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Geremi]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Owen]]
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Luís Figo]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Zinédine Zidane]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[David Beckham]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ivan Helguera]]
|}
 
===World Cup Winners===
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Valdir Pereira|Didi]] ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|Sweden 1958]]) and ([[1962 FIFA World Cup|Chile 1962]])
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Paul Breitner]] ([[1974 FIFA World Cup|West Germany 1974]])
* {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Günter Netzer]]''' ([[1974 FIFA World Cup|West Germany 1974]])<sup>'''**'''</sup>
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Jorge Valdano]]''' ([[1986 FIFA World Cup|Mexico 1986]])<sup>'''**'''</sup>
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Ruggeri]] ([[1986 FIFA World Cup|Mexico 1986]])
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bodo Illgner]] ([[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italy 1990]])
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha|Ricardo Rocha]] ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|USA 1994]])
* {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Christian Karembeu]]''' ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 1998]])<sup>'''**'''</sup>
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Zinedine Zidane]] ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 1998]])
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]]''' ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea-Japan 2002]])<sup>'''**'''</sup>
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ronaldo]] ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|USA 1994]]) and ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea-Japan 2002]])
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]] ([[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]])
 
<sup>'''**'''</sup>Won the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] while playing for '''Real Madrid'''.
 
==Selected former managers==
''see also {{cl|Real Madrid managers}}'' and [[List of Real Madrid managers]]
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Johnson (manager)|Arthur Johnson]] 1910 - 1920
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco Bru Sanz|Francisco Bru]] 1934 - 1941
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Héctor Scarone]] 1951 - 1952
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Enrique Fernández Viola|Enrique Fernández]] 1953 - 1954
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Villalonga Llorente|José Villalonga]] 1955 - 1957
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Luis Carniglia]] 1957 - 1959
* {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Manuel Fleitas Solich]] 1959 - 1960
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Muñoz]] 1960 - 1973
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]] 1974
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Miljan Miljanić]] 1974 - 1977
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]] 1977-1979
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Vujadin Boškov]] 1979 - 1982
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]] 1982
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] 1982 - 1984
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Amancio Amaro]] 1984-1985
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Molowny]] 1985 - 1986
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leo Beenhakker]] 1986 - 1989
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]] 1989 - 1990
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] 1990 - 1991
* {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Radomir Antić]] 1991 - 1992
|
|
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leo Beenhakker]] 1992
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Benito Floro Sanz|Benito Floro]] 1992 - 1993
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Vicente Del Bosque]] 1994
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Valdano]] 1994 - 1995
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Vicente Del Bosque]] 1996
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Arsenio Iglesias]] 1996
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Capello]] 1996 - 1997
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jupp Heynckes]] 1997 - 1998
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Antonio Camacho]] 1998
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Guus Hiddink]] 1998 - 1999
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]] 1999
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Vicente Del Bosque]] 1999 - 2003
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Carlos Queiroz]] 2003 - 2004
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Antonio Camacho]] 2004
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Mariano García Remón]] 2004
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Vanderlei Luxemburgo]] 2004 - 2005
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Ramón López Caro]] 2005 - 2006
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Capello]] 2006 - 2007
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bernd Schuster]] 2007 - present
|}
 
==Presidents==
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Julián Palacios]] 1900 -1902
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Padrós]] 1902 - 1904
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Padrós]] 1904 - 1908
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Adolfo Meléndez]] 1908 - 16, 1939 - 40
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro Parages]] 1916 - 1925
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis de Urquijo]] 1926 - 1929
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Usera Bugallal|Luis Usera]] 1929 - 1935
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Sanchez Guerra]] 1935 - 1939
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Antonio Santos Peralba]] 1940 - 1943
 
|
|
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Santiago Bernabéu Yeste|Santiago Bernabéu]] 1943 - 1978
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis de Carlos]] 1978 - 1985
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ramón Mendoza]] 1985 - 1995
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Lorenzo Sanz]] 1995 - 2000
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Florentino Pérez]] 2000 - 2006
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Martín Álvarez|Fernando Martín]] 2006 ([[February 27]] - [[April 26]])
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Gómez-Montejano]] 2006 ([[April 26]] - [[July 2]])
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ramón Calderón|Ramón Calderón Ramos]] 2006 - present
|}
 
''see also {{cl |Real Madrid presidents}}''
 
==Other sport sections==
===Real Madrid Castilla===
{{Main|Real Madrid Castilla}}
 
===Real Madrid de Baloncesto===
{{Main|Real Madrid Baloncesto}}
 
==See also==
*[[RMTV]]
 
==Notes and references==
<div class="references-small">
<references/></div>
 
==External links==
{{Commonscat|Real Madrid}}
* [http://www.realmadrid.com/ Real'''madrid.com''' - Official website] {{es icon}} / {{en icon}} / {{jp icon}}
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