Cristiano Ronaldo, pictured here in September 2011, is Real Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer with 449 goals in all competitions.
Real Madrid C.F. is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club was formed in 1902 as Madrid Football ‘Club, and played its first competitive match on May 13, 1902, when it entered the semi-final of the Campeonato de Copa de S.M. Alfonso XIII.[1] Real Madrid currently plays in the Spanish La Liga. Real Madrid was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929, and is one of three clubs, including Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, except for the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Real Madrid and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club’s leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Real Madrid players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
The club currently holds the record for the most European Cup / UEFA Champions League triumphs with 12, and the most La Liga titles with 33. Also Real Madrid is the most successful club in international titles with 24 more than any team in the world. The club’s record appearance maker is Raúl, who made 741 appearances from 1994 to 2010; the club’s record goalscorer is Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 448 goals in all competitions.
Contents
- 1 Players
- 1.1 Appearances
- 1.1.1 Others
- 1.2 Goalscorers
- 1.2.1 By competition
- 1.2.2 In a single season
- 1.2.3 In a single match
- 1.2.4 Others
- 1.2.5 Historical goals
- 1.3 Internationals
- 1.4 Award winners
- 1.5 Transfers
- 1.5.1 Highest transfer fees paid
- 1.5.2 Highest transfer fees received
- 1.1 Appearances
- 2 Managerial records
- 3 Team records
- 3.1 Matches
- 3.1.1 Record wins
- 3.1.2 Record defeats
- 3.1.3 Streaks
- 3.2 Wins/draws/losses in a season
- 3.3 Goals
- 3.4 Points
- 3.1 Matches
- 4 Season-by-season performance
- 5 Footnotes
- 6 References
Players[edit]
See also: List of Real Madrid C.F. players
Appearances[edit]
Competitive, professional matches only. Bold indicates player is still active at club level.
As of 12 May 2018
Others[edit]
- Player with most major trophies with Real Madrid : 23 Francisco Gento[2]
- Youngest first-team player: 16 years, 157 days – Martin Ødegaard v Getafe CF, 2014–15 La Liga, 23 May 2015[3]
- Oldest post-Second World War player: 38 years, 233 days – Ferenc Puskás v Sevilla, 1965–66 La Liga, 21 November 1965
- Most appearances in La Liga: 550 – Raúl
- Most appearances in Copa del Rey: 84 – Carlos Santillana
- Most appearances in Copa de la Liga: 12
- Carlos Santillana
- Ricardo Gallego
- Most appearances in Supercopa de España: 12
- Raúl
- Iker Casillas
- Sergio Ramos
- Most appearances in International competitions: 1621 – Iker Casillas
- Most appearances in UEFA Club competitions: 1572 – Iker Casillas
- Most appearances in European competitions: 1553 – Iker Casillas
- Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: 152 – Iker Casillas
- Most appearances in UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 16 – Gregorio Benito
- Most appearances in UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League: 44 Míchel
- Most appearances in UEFA Super Cup: 3
- Raúl
- Roberto Carlos
- Iker Casillas
- Dani Carvajal
- Sergio Ramos
- Karim Benzema
- Luka Modrić
- Marcelo
- Isco
- Most appearances in Intercontinental Cup: 3
- Pachín
- Fernando Hierro
- Raúl
- Roberto Carlos
- Most appearances in FIFA Club World Cup: 6
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Marcelo
- Karim Benzema
- Raphaël Varane
- Most appearances as a foreign player in all competitions: 527 – Roberto Carlos
- Most appearances as a foreign player in La Liga: 370 – Roberto Carlos
- Most consecutive League appearances: 171 – Alfredo Di Stéfano – from September 27, 1953 at February 22, 1959 is 5 years, 148 days
1Includes all European club competitive competitions, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
2Includes all European club competitive competitions and Intercontinental Cup.
3Includes European Cup / UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Goalscorers[edit]
Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances, including substitutes, appear in brackets.
As of 12 May 2018
By competition[edit]
- Most goals scored in all competitions: 449 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in La Liga: 310 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in Copa del Rey: 49
- Ferenc Puskás, 1958–1966
- Carlos Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in Copa de la Liga: 7 – Carlos Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in Supercopa de España: 7 – Raúl González, 1994–2010
- Most goals scored in International competitions1: 113 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in European competitions2: 107 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in European Cup: 49 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, 1953–1964
- Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: 105 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 11 – Carlos Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League: 15 – Carlos Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: 2 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
- Most goals scored in Intercontinental Cup: 2 – Ferenc Puskás, 1958–1966
- Most goals scored in FIFA Club World Cup: 6 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–present
1Includes all European club competitive competitions, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
2Includes European Cup / UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
In a single season[edit]
- Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 61 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2014–15
- Most goals scored in a single La Liga season: 48 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2014–15
- Most goals scored in a single Copa del Rey season: 15 – Ferenc Puskás, 1960–61
- Most goals scored in a single Copa de la Liga season: 4 – Carlos Santillana, 1982–83
- Most goals scored in a single European Cup season: 12 – Ferenc Puskás, 1959–60
- Most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season: 17 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2013–14[5]
- Most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League group stage: 11 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2015–16
- Most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League knockout stage: 10 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2016–17
- Most goals scored in a single UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup season: 8 – Carlos Santillana, 1982–83
In a single match[edit]
- Most goals scored in a League match: 5
- Manuel Alday v Espanyol, 28 February 1943
- Antonio Alsúa v Castellón, 2 February 1947
- Miguel Muñoz v Lleida, 30 January 1951
- Pepillo II v Elche, 7 February 1960
- Ferenc Puskás v Elche, 22 January 1961
- Fernando Morientes v Las Palmas, 9 February 2002
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Granada, 5 April 2015[6]
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Espanyol, 12 September 2015
- Most goals scored in a Copa del Rey match: 6
- Benguría v Extremeño, 6 March 1927
- Ferenc Puskás v Real Betis, 18 June 1961
- Most goals scored in a Copa de la Liga match: 3
- Carlos Santillana v Real Zaragoza, 22 June 1983
- Most goals scored in a Supercopa de España match: 3
- Raúl González v Zaragoza, 2001 Supercopa de España, 22 August 2001
- Most goals scored in a European Cup match: 4
- Ferenc Puskás, v Eintracht Frankfurt, Final 1959–60, and v Feyenoord, Preliminary round 1965–66
- Alfredo Di Stéfano, v Sevilla, Quarter-final 1957–58, and v Wiener Sport-Club, Quarter-final 1958–59
- Hugo Sánchez v Swarovski Tirol, Second round 1990–91
- Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League match: 4
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Malmö, Group Stage 2015-16
- Most goals scored in a UEFA Super Cup match: 2
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Sevilla, 2014 UEFA Super Cup, 12 August 2014
- Most goals scored in an Intercontinental Cup match: 2
- Ferenc Puskás v Peñarol, 1960 Intercontinental Cup, 4 September 1960
- Most goals scored in a FIFA Club World Cup match: 3
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Kashima Antlers, 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 18 December 2016
Others[edit]
- Youngest goalscorer: 17 years, 114 days – Alberto Rivera v Celta de Vigo, 1994–95 La Liga, 10 June 1995
- Oldest post-Second World War goalscorer: – 38 years, 233 days Ferenc Puskás v Sevilla FC, 1965–66 La Liga, 21 November 1965
- Most goals scored in European Cup Finals: 7
- Ferenc Puskás, four in 1960 and three in 1962.
- Alfredo Di Stéfano, one in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and three in 1960
- Fastest goal:
- 12 seconds – Iván Zamorano v Sevilla FC, 1994–95 La Liga, 3 September 1994[7]
- 14 seconds – Ronaldo v Atlético Madrid, 2003–04 La Liga, 3 December 2003[8]
- Fastest hat-trick: 8 minutes
- Pepillo II v Real Sociedad, 1959–60 La Liga, 10 April 1960.[9]
- Cristiano Ronaldo v Granada, 2014–15 La Liga, 5 April 2015
- Fastest four goals: 20 minutes – Cristiano Ronaldo v Malmö FF, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, 8 December 2015
- Fastest five goals: 39 minutes – Pepillo II v Elche CF, 1959–60 La Liga, 7 February 1960.[9]
- Most hat-tricks in all competitions: 50 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–Present
- Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 34 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–Present
- Most hat-tricks in a single season: 8 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2014–15 (All in La Liga –once with four goals and once with five goals–).
Historical goals[edit]
Internationals[edit]
- First international for Spain: Juan Monjardín, Spain v Portugal (17 December 1922)
- Most international caps (total): 167 – Iker Casillas, Spain
- Most international caps as a Real Madrid player: 162 – Iker Casillas, Spain
- Most international goals (total): 84 – Ferenc Puskás, Hungary
- Most international goals as a Real Madrid player: 46 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
Award winners[edit]
Ballon d’Or (1956–2009, 2016–)
The following players have won the Ballon d’Or while playing for Real Madrid:[10]
- Alfredo Di Stéfano – 1957, 1959
- Raymond Kopa – 1958
- Luís Figo – 2000
- Ronaldo – 2002
- Fabio Cannavaro – 2006
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2016, 2017
FIFA World Player of the Year
The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award while playing for Real Madrid:
- Luís Figo – 2001
- Ronaldo – 2002
- Zinedine Zidane – 2003
- Fabio Cannavaro – 2006
FIFA Ballon d’Or
The following players have won the FIFA Ballon d’Or while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2013, 2014
The Best FIFA Men’s Player
The following players have won the Best FIFA Men’s Player while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2016, 2017
European Golden Shoe
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Real Madrid:
- Hugo Sánchez – 1990 (38 goals)
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2011 (40 goals), 2014 (31 goals), 2015 (48 goals)
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing for Real Madrid:
- Fernando Redondo – 2000
- Zinedine Zidane – 2002
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
The following players have won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2014, 2016, 2017
Transfers[edit]
Highest transfer fees paid[edit]
Gareth Bale, signed in September 2013 from Tottenham Hotspur for £86 million, became Real Madrid’s most expensive purchase.
Real Madrid’s record signings are Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. Bale, who signed for the club from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee which according to media reports is £86 million in September 2013. Ronaldo, who signed from Manchester United for a fee of £80 million in July 2009.
Highest transfer fees received[edit]
The club’s record sale came on 26 August 2014, when they sold Ángel Di María to Manchester United for a British record fee of £59.7 million.
Managerial records[edit]
See also: List of Real Madrid C.F. managers
- First full-time manager: Arthur Johnson.
- Longest-serving manager by time: Miguel Muñoz – 15 years in two spells from February 1959 to April 1959 and from April 1960 to January 1974.
- Longest-serving manager by matches: Miguel Muñoz – 604 matches.
Team records[edit]
See also: Football records in Spain
Matches[edit]
- First competitive match: 1–3 v Barcelona, 1902 Copa de la Coronación, (Semi-final), 13 May 1902
- First La Liga match: 5–0 v CE Europa, 1929 La Liga, 10 February 1929
- First match at Santiago Bernabéu: 3–1 v Belenenses, 14 December 1947
- First competitive match at Santiago Bernabéu: 3–1 v Español, 1947–48 La Liga, 18 December 1947
- First Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes match: 3–2 v La Salle, 1952 Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes, 13 July 1952
- First Latin Cup match: 2–0 v Belenenses, 1952 Latin Cup, (Semi-final), 22 May 1955
- First European Cup match: 2–0 v Servette, 1955–56 European Cup, (Round 1 – First leg), 8 September 1955
- First Intercontinental Cup match: 0–0 v Peñarol, 1960 Intercontinental Cup, (First leg), 3 July 1960
- First UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup match: 0–0 v Hibernians F.C., 1970–71 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, (Round 1 – First leg), 17 September 1970
- First UEFA Cup match: 2–1 v Basel, 1971–72 UEFA Cup, (Round 1 – First leg), 15 September 1971
- First UEFA Champions League match: 0–1 v Ajax, 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, (Group stage), 13 September 1995
- First UEFA Super Cup match: 0–1 v Chelsea, 1998 UEFA Super Cup, 28 August 1998
- First FIFA Club World Cup match: 3–1 v Al-Nassr, 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, (Group stage), 5 January 2000
Record wins[edit]
- Record League win: 11–2 against Elche (during the 1959–60 La Liga).
- Record Cup win: 11–1 against Barcelona (during the 1942–43 Copa del Rey).
- Record European win: 9–0 against B 1913 (during the 1961–62 European Cup).
- Record home win: 11–2 against Elche (during the 1959–60 La Liga).
- Record away win:
7–1 against Real Zaragoza (during the 1987–88 La Liga).
8–2 against Deportivo de La Coruña (during the 2014–15 La Liga).
Record defeats[edit]
- Record League defeat: 1–8 against Espanyol (during the 1929–1930 La Liga).
- Record Cup defeat: 0–6 against Valencia (during the 1998–99 Copa del Rey).
- Record European defeat:
0–5 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern (during the 1981–82 UEFA Cup).
0–5 against Milan (during the 1988–89 European Cup).
- Record home defeat: 0–6 against Athletic Club (during the 1930–1931 La Liga).
- Record away defeat: 1–8 against Espanyol (during the 1929–1930 La Liga).
Streaks[edit]
- Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 40 matches (from 2015–16 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg to day 16 2016–2017 season).
- Longest unbeaten run (League): 28 matches (from day 27 2015–16 season, to day 16 2016–17 season).
- Longest unbeaten home run (League): 121 matches (from 1956–57 season, to 1964–65 season).[33]
- Longest unbeaten away run (League): 13 matches (from day 23 2016–17 season, to day 8 2017–18 season).
- Longest unbeaten run from the first match of season (League): 28 matches (1988–89 season).
- Longest winning streak (all major competitions): 22 matches (2014–15 season).
- Longest winning streak (League): 16 matches (from day 27 2015–2016 season, to day 4 2016–2017 season).[34]
- Longest winning home streak (League): 31 matches (from day 36 1987–88 season, to day 28 1988–89 season).
- Longest winning away streak (League): 13 matches (from day 23 2016–17 season, to day 8 2017–18 season).
- Longest winning streak from the first match of season (League): 9 matches (1968–69 season).
- Longest drawing streak (League): 4 matches (2006–07 season).
- Longest losing streak (League): 5 matches (2003–04 season, 2008–09 season).
- Longest streak without a win (League): 9 matches (1984–85 season).
- Longest scoring run (all major competitions): 73 matches (from 2015–16 UEFA Champions League semi-finals first leg, to day 4 2017–18 season).[35]
- Longest scoring run (League): 54 matches (from day 27 2015–16 season, to day 4 2017–18 season).
- Longest scoring home run (League): 26 matches (from day 28 2015–16 season, to day 3 2017–18 season).
- Longest scoring away run (League): 35 matches (from day 18 2015–16 season, to day 10 2017–18 season).
- Longest non-scoring run (League): 3 matches (2001–02 season).
- Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 7 matches (1997–98 season).
Wins/draws/losses in a season[edit]
- Most league wins in a season: 32 in 38 games (during the 2011–12 season).
- Most league home wins in a season: 18 in 19 games (during 1987–88 and 2009–10 seasons).
- Most league away wins in a season: 16 in 19 games (during the 2011–12 season).
- Most league draws in a season: 15 in 34 games (during the 1978–79 season).
- Most league defeats in a season: 13 in 34 games (during the 1973–74 season).
- Fewest league wins in a season: 7 in 18 games (during the 1929–30 season).
- Fewest league draws in a season:
- 1 in 18 games (during the 1929 season).
- 1 in 22 games (during the 1934–35 and 1939–40 season).
- Fewest league defeats in a season: 0 in 18 games (during the 1931–32 season).
Goals[edit]
- Most league goals scored in a season: 121 (during the 2011–12 season).
- Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 174 (during the 2011–12 season).
- Season with the best goal difference in a League season: +89 in 2011–12 season.
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 24 (during the 1930–31 season).
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 71 (during the 1950–51 season).
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15 (during the 1931–32 season).
Points[edit]
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 66 in 44 matches (during the 1986–87 season).
- Three points for a win: 100 in 38 matches (during the 2011–12 season).[36]
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 17 in 18 matches (during the 1929–30 season).
- Three points for a win: 70 in 42 matches (during the 1995–96 season).
Season-by-season performance[edit]
Main article: List of Real Madrid C.F. seasons
Footnotes[edit]
A. ^ The “Europe” column constitutes goals and appearances in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
B. ^ The “Other” column constitutes goals and appearances in the Supercopa de España, the Copa de la Liga, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Championship.
References[edit]
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2652798/real-madrid-40-game-unbeaten-streak-but-are-la-liga-giants-actually-having-good-season/amp/ Real Madrid’s unbeaten streak record in all major competitions