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
Plus Ultra achieved. The Aficionados' last Spanish Cup appearance was in the
1986–87 edition of the
Copa del Rey. 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
Tercera División in 1981. Their best year was the
1984–85 season, winning their
Tercera group but renouncing their play-off spot in the
Promoción de Ascenso.
Real Madrid C
After
RFEF rulings about the status of
reserve teams, the amateur team was renamed Real Madrid C in 1990. In
1990–91, the team again won their
group, but was runner-up in the
Liguilla de Ascenso (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
Segunda División to the Segunda División B. In
2005–06, the team missed promotion to the Segunda B by a single goal;
Guijuelo 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.[1][2]
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)