List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol 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 13 May 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 top-tier La Liga, having become one of the founding members of that league in 1929, and is one of three clubs, the others being Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, to have never 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.

A man in a white shirt and shorts looking upwards.
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in 2015) is Real Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer with 450 goals in 438 matches in all competitions.

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 15, and the most La Liga titles, with 36. Additionally, Real has won the Copa del Rey 20 times, the Supercopa de España 13 times, the Copa de la Liga once, the Copa Eva Duarte once, the UEFA Cup twice, the European/UEFA Super Cup five times, the Intercontinental Cup three time, the FIFA Club World Cup five times, the Latin Cup twice and Copa Iberoamericana once. Powered by its fifteen European Cups, Real Madrid have a distinction of being the most successful club in terms of international titles, having amassed 33 pieces of silverware, more than any other team in the world. On the domestic front, its 71 titles rank second to Barcelona.[2] The club's record appearance maker is Raúl, who made 741 appearances from 1994 to 2010; the club's record goalscorer is Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 450 goals in all competitions from 2009 to 2018.

Players

Appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Players in italics are still active outside the club.As of 4 June 2023.

RankPlayerYearsLeagueCupEurope[note 1]Other[note 2]Total
1 Raúl1994–20105503713222741
2 Iker Casillas1999–20155104015223725
3 Manolo Sanchís1983–2001523679921710
4 Sergio Ramos2005–20214694812925671
5 Karim Benzema2009–20234394913327648
6 Santillana1971–1988461848713645
7 Fernando Hierro1989–20034394310119602
8 Paco Gento1953–197142874954601
9 José Camacho1973–1989414619012577
10 Pirri1964–198041767752561

Others

Goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances, including substitutes, are shown in parentheses. Players in italics are still active outside the club.As of 4 June 2023.

RankPlayerYearsLeague[6]CupEurope[note 1]Other[note 2]TotalRatio
1 Cristiano Ronaldo2009–2018311 (292)22 (30)105 (101)12 (15)450 (438)1.03
2 Karim Benzema2009–2023238 (439)25 (49)78 (133)13 (27)354 (648)0.55
3 Raúl1994–2010228 (550)18 (37)66 (132)11 (22)323 (741)0.44
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano1953–1964216 (282)40 (50)49 (58)3 (6)308 (396)0.78
5 Santillana1971–1988186 (461)49 (84)47 (87)8 (13)290 (645)0.45
6 Ferenc Puskás1958–1966156 (180)49 (41)35 (39)2 (2)242 (262)0.92
7 Hugo Sánchez1985–1992164 (207)19 (32)23 (39)2 (4)208 (282)0.74
8 Paco Gento1952–1971126 (428)22 (74)30 (95)4 (4)182 (601)0.30
9 Pirri1964–1980123 (417)25 (67)23 (75)1 (2)172 (561)0.31
10 Emilio Butragueño1983–1995123 (341)16 (39)27 (75)5 (8)171 (463)0.37

By competition

In a single season

This table lists players who have scored more than 40 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season.

RankPlayerGoalsSeasonLeagueDomestic CupsContinental
1 Cristiano Ronaldo612014–1548112
2 Cristiano Ronaldo602011–1246410
3 Cristiano Ronaldo552012–1334912
4 Cristiano Ronaldo532010–114076
5 Cristiano Ronaldo512013–1431317
2015–1635016
7 Ferenc Puskás471959–60251012
8 Ferenc Puskás441960–6128142
Cristiano Ronaldo2017–1826117
Karim Benzema2021–2227215
11 Alfredo Di Stéfano431956–573139
Hugo Sánchez1986–873463
13 Hugo Sánchez421989–903831
Cristiano Ronaldo2016–1725116
15 Ferenc Puskás401961–6220137
In a single season by the competition

In a single match

Historical goals

GoalNameDateMatch
1st ever Arthur Johnson13 May 1902Barcelona 3–1 Madrid
1st in Copa del Rey Armando Giralt6 April 1903Madrid 4–1 Español
1st in La Liga Jaime Lazcano10 February 1929Real Madrid 5–0 Europa
1000th in La Liga Pahiño5 November 1950Athletic 2–5 Real Madrid
1st in European Cup Miguel Muñoz8 September 1955Servette 0–2 Real Madrid
2000th in La Liga Paco Gento9 November 1963Real Madrid 3–1 Pontevedra
3000th in La Liga Juanito20 January 1982Salamanca 1–3 Real Madrid
1st in Copa de la Liga John Metgod12 June 1983Real Madrid 1–0 Real Sociedad
1000th in Copa del Rey Emilio Butragueño5 February 1986Recreativo 3–1 Real Madrid
4000th in La Liga Iván Zamorano22 December 1994Valladolid 0–5 Real Madrid
5000th in La Liga Guti14 September 2008Real Madrid 4–3 Numancia
1000th in European competitions Karim Benzema16 September 2014Real Madrid 5–1 Basel
6000th in La Liga Marco Asensio18 February 2018Betis 3–5 Real Madrid
1000th in Champions League Karim Benzema3 November 2021Real Madrid 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Others

Assists

Most assists

Míchel holds the assists record, with 197
  • The criteria for an assist to be awarded may vary according to the source, the following stats is based on the assists criteria according to Opta, where assists are not counted for balls that are deflected or rebounded off opposing players and have clearly affected the trajectory of the ball and its arrival to the recipient (the goal scorer). Assists are also not counted for penalty kicks, direct goals from corners or free kicks, or own goals.
  • These statistics include assists in all official matches from 1902 to the present day. This information is gathered according to official sources, reports, and reliable records in club, association, and press archives.
RankPlayerAssistsPeriod
1 Míchel1971982–1996
2 Paco Gento1661953–1971
3 Karim Benzema1492009–2023
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano1391953–1964
5 Ferenc Puskás1321958–1966
6 Juanito1221977–1987
7 Cristiano Ronaldo1202009–2018
8 Amancio1171962–1976
9 Raúl1111994–2010
10 Emilio Butragueño1081984–1995

By competition

Other assist records

Goalkeepers records

Clean sheets

Iker Casillas holds the clean sheets record, with 256

Note: The goalkeeper must played in the entire match in order for the clean sheet to be counted. If the goalkeeper is sent off or replaced by another goalkeeper, the clean sheet is not counted.

Zamora winners

Antonio Betancort won the Zamora Trophy a record three times, along with José Vicente Train

Club captains

Note: Other players (vice-captains) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing.

  • Total number of club captains – 38 players
  • Longest serving captains: 9 seasons – Paco Gento (1962–1971)
  • Shortest serving captains: 1 season – 12 players

Internationals

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

FIFA Confederations Cup

UEFA Nations League

Copa América

Award winners

Ballon d'Or (1956–)

The following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Real Madrid:[16]

FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009)

The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award while playing for Real Madrid:

FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)

The following players have won the FIFA Ballon d'Or while playing for Real Madrid:

The Best FIFA Men's Player (2016–)

The following players have won The Best FIFA Men's Player while playing for Real Madrid:

European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Real Madrid:

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1998–2010)

The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing for Real Madrid:

UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (2011–)

The following players have won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award while playing for Real Madrid:

UEFA Champions League Player of the Season (2022–)
UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season (2022–)

Transfers

Highest transfer fees paid

Gareth Bale, signed in September 2013 from Tottenham Hotspur for £86 million, became third Real Madrid's most expensive purchase.

Real Madrid's record signing is Jude Bellingham. Bellingham signed for the club from Borussia Dortmund for a total of £88.5 million in June 2023, according to media reports.

RankPlayerFromTransfer fee
(£ millions)[17][18]
Transfer fee
( millions)
DateRef.
1 Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund£88.5€103[note 4]2023[19]
2 Eden Hazard Chelsea£89[note 5]€1002019[20][21]
3 Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur£86€1002013[22]
4 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United£80€942009[23]
5 Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco£69.4€80[note 6]2022[24]
6 Zinedine Zidane Juventus£46.6€76[note 7]2001[25]
7 James Rodríguez Monaco£63€752014[26]
8 Kaká Milan£56€672009[27]
9 Luís Figo Barcelona£37€622000[28]
10 Luka Jović Eintracht Frankfurt£52.4€602019[29]

Highest transfer fees received

Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus in 2018 remains the club's record sale. Ronaldo was also their record transfer at the time of his move to Madrid in 2009.

RankPlayerToTransfer fee
(£ millions)[17][18]
Transfer fee
( millions)
DateRef.
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus£100€117July 2018[30]
2 Ángel Di María Manchester United£59.7€75.6August 2014[31]
3 Casemiro Manchester United£60€70August 2022[32]
4 Álvaro Morata Chelsea£58€65.5July 2017[33]
5 Mesut Özil Arsenal£42.5€50September 2013[34]
6 Mateo Kovačić Chelsea£40.3€45July 2019[35]
7 Robinho Manchester City£32.5€42September 2008[36]
8 Achraf Hakimi Inter Milan£36.3€41July 2020[37]
9 Gonzalo Higuaín Napoli£34.5€40July 2013[38]
Raphaël Varane Manchester United£34€40August 2021[39]

Managers

Appearances

Miguel Muñoz is the manager who has coached the most matches in the history of Real Madrid

Competitive, professional matches only. Bold indicates manager is still active at club level. As of 1 June 2024.[40]

RankManagerYearsLeagueCupEurope[A]Other[B]Total
1 Miguel Muñoz1959, 1960–197442490874605
2 Carlo Ancelotti2013–2015
2021–present
190246314291
3 Zinedine Zidane2016–2018
2019–2021
183165311263
4 Vicente del Bosque1994, 1996
1999–2003
153226110246
5 Leo Beenhakker1986–1989, 199213928282197
6 Luis Molowny1974, 1977–1979
1982, 1985–1986
12234198183
7 José Mourinho2010–201311424364178
8 Vujadin Boškov1979–19829816250139
9 Miljan Miljanić1974–197710313180134
10 Alfredo Di Stéfano1982–1984
1990–1991
83211312129

Most wins

Competitive, professional matches only. Bold indicates manager is still active at club level. As of 1 June 2024.

RankManagerYearsTotal
1 Miguel Muñoz1959, 1960–1974357
2 Carlo Ancelotti2013–2015
2021–present
209
3 Zinedine Zidane2016–2018
2019–2021
172
4 Vicente del Bosque1994, 1996
1999–2003
133
5 José Mourinho2010–2013128

Others

Managers' individual awards while managing Real Madrid:

Team records

Matches

Firsts

In a season

  • Most official matches played in a season: 66 matches (2001–02)
  • Fewest official matches played in a season: 0 matches (1911–12)
  • Most official matches won in a season: 46 matches (2011–12 and 2013–14)
  • Most official matches won in a season (La Liga): 32 matches (2011–12)
    • Most league home wins in a season: 18 matches (in 1987–88 and 2009–10 seasons)
    • Most league away wins in a season: 16 matches (in 2011–12 season)
  • Fewest official matches won in a season (La Liga): 7 matches (in 1929–30 season)
  • Most official matches drawn in a season: 21 matches (1999–2000)
  • Most official matches drawn in a season (La Liga): 15 matches (1978–79)
  • Fewest official matches drawn in a season (La Liga):
  • Most official matches lost in a season: 19 matches (1984–85)
  • Most official matches lost in a season (La Liga): 13 matches (1973–74)
  • Fewest official matches lost in a season (La Liga): 0 in 18 matches (in 1931–32 season)

Record wins

Record defeats

Streaks

Winning runs

  • Longest winning run in all competitions: 22, 16 September 2014 – 20 December 2014
  • Longest league winning run: 16, 2 March 2016 – 18 September 2016
  • Longest winning run in Copa del Rey: 10, 18 December 2013 – 2 December 2014
  • Most home wins in a row (all competitions): 28, 2 June 1985 – 30 April 1986
  • Most away wins in a row (all competitions): 12
    • From 2 October 2011 to 14 January 2012
    • From 20 September 2014 to 12 December 2014[note 8]
  • Most home league wins in a row: 24, 3 December 1988 – 28 January 1990
  • Most away league wins in a row: 13, 26 February 2017 – 14 October 2017
  • Longest league winning run from the first match of season: 9, 15 September 1968 – 16 November 1968
UEFA competitions
  • Longest winning run in UEFA competitions: 11, 23 April 2014 – 18 February 2015
  • Longest winning run in UEFA Champions League: 10, 23 April 2014 – 18 February 2015
  • Most UEFA Champions League home wins in a row: 17
    • From 12 October 1955 to 21 April 1960[note 9]
    • From 13 September 1978 to 16 March 1988
  • Most UEFA Champions League away wins in a row: 5, 29 April 2014 – 18 February 2015

Unbeaten runs

  • Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 40, 9 April 2016 – 12 January 2017
  • Longest unbeaten home run (all competitions): 83, 8 May 1977 – 18 January 1981[note 10]
  • Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 21, 21 September 2011 – 11 April 2012
  • Longest league unbeaten run: 32, 27 September 2023 – 25 May 2024 (ongoing)
  • Longest league unbeaten home run: 121, 17 February 1957 – 20 February 1965
  • Longest league unbeaten away run: 18
    • From 24 March 1996 to 9 February 1997
    • From 3 January 2016 to 3 December 2016
    • From 21 November 2020 to 19 September 2021
UEFA competitions
  • Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Competitions: 16, 12 April 2016 – 2 May 2017
  • Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 15, 12 April 2016 – 2 May 2017
  • Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 32, 17 September 1975 – 24 October 1990
  • Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 11, 28 September 2010 – 27 March 2012

Winless runs

  • Longest winless run: 9
    • From 23 December 1984 to 17 February 1985
    • From 27 February 1991 to 7 April 1991
  • Longest home winless run: 5, 13 November 1949 – 5 February 1950
  • Longest away winless run: 17, 22 November 1997 – 9 May 1998
  • Longest league winless run: 9, 23 December 1984 – 17 February 1985
  • Longest winless run in the UEFA Champions League: 6, 2 October 2002 – 11 December 2002

Draws

  • Most draws in a row: 5
    • From 29 March 1970 to 3 May 1970
    • From 7 January 1979 to 24 January 1979
  • Most home draws in a row: 5, 13 November 1949 – 5 February 1950
  • Most away draws in a row: 5
    • From 6 December 1953 to 7 February 1954
    • From 8 March 2006 to 16 April 2006
  • Most league draws in a row: 4
    • From 21 September 1947 to 12 October 1947
    • From 2 March 1969 to 23 March 1969
    • From 29 March 1970 to 19 April 1970
    • From 17 February 2007 to 10 March 2007

Losses

  • Most defeats in a row: 5
    • From 3 April 1985 to 21 April 1985
    • From 25 April 2004 to 23 May 2004
    • From 2 May 2009 to 31 May 2009
  • Most home defeats in a row: 4
    • From 18 June 1995 to 17 September 1995
    • From 11 April 2004 to 23 May 2004
    • From 17 February 2019 to 5 March 2019
  • Most away defeats in a row: 7
    • From 26 October 1947 to 25 January 1947
    • From 3 December 1950 to 18 March 1951
  • Most league defeats in a row: 5
    • From 25 April 2004 to 23 May 2004
    • From 2 May 2009 to 31 May 2009

Scoring

  • Longest scoring run: 73, 30 April 2016 – 17 September 2017
  • Longest league scoring run: 54, 2 March 2016 – 17 September 2017
  • Longest home league scoring run: 81, 11 November 1951 – 20 January 1957
  • Longest away league scoring run: 35, 3 January 2016 – 29 October 2017
  • Longest non-scoring run: 5, 3 April 1985 – 21 April 1985
  • Longest league non-scoring run: 3
    • From 7 April 1985 to 21 April 1985
    • From 17 September 1993 to 2 October 1993
    • From 27 April 2002 to 10 May 2002
    • From 26 September 2018 to 6 October 2018

Goals

Most goals in a match

GoalsResultDateCompetition
13Real Madrid 9–4 CD Extremeño6 March 1927Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 11–2 Elche7 February 1960La Liga
12Real Madrid 6–6 Barcelona13 April 1916Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona13 June 1943
Real Madrid 10–2 Rayo Vallecano20 December 2015La Liga
11Real Madrid 7–4 Castellón2 February 1947
Real Madrid 8–3 Celta Vigo15 January 1956
Real Madrid 10–1 Las Palmas4 January 1959
10Madrid-Moderno[note 11] 5–5 Español Madrid19 March 1904Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 8–2 Barcelona3 February 1935La Liga
Real Madrid 9–1 CD Castellón16 November 1941
Real Madrid 6–4 Real Sociedad4 January 1942
Barcelona 5–5 Real Madrid10 January 1943
Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt18 May 1960European Cup
Real Madrid 9–1 Real Sociedad16 September 1967La Liga
Real Madrid 7–3 Granada12 June 1974Copa del Rey
Sporting Gijón 5–5 Real Madrid16 February 1989
Real Madrid 9–1 Tirol24 October 1990European Cup
Real Madrid 7–3 Sevilla30 October 2013La Liga
Deportivo La Coruña 2–8 Real Madrid20 September 2014
Real Madrid 9–1 Granada5 April 2015
Real Madrid 7–3 Getafe23 May 2015

In a season

  • Most goals scored in a season: 174 (in 2011–12 season)
  • Most goals scored in a season (La Liga): 121 (in 2011–12 season)
  • Fewest goals scored in a season (La Liga): 24 (in 1930–31 season)
  • Most goals conceded in a season (La Liga): 71 (in 1950–51 season)
  • Fewest goals conceded in a season (La Liga): 15 (in 1931–32 season)
  • Best goal difference in a season (La Liga): +89 (in 2011–12 season)

Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets in a season: 30 matches (in 2010–11 season)
  • Most clean sheets in a season (La Liga): 21 matches (in 2023–24)
  • Most clean sheets in a season (Copa del Rey): 8 matches (in 2013–14)
  • Most clean sheets in a season (European Cup/UEFA Champions League): 10 matches (in 2015–16)
  • Most consecutive clean sheets: 8 matches (in 2013–14 season)
  • Most consecutive clean sheets (La Liga): 7 matches (in 1994–95 and 1997–98 season)
  • Longest run without a clean sheet (La Liga): 26 matches (from matchday 33 1998–99 season to matchday 20 1999–2000 season)

Points

  • Most points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 66 in 44 matches (in 1986–87 season)
    • Three points for a win: 100 in 38 matches (in 2011–12 season)[41]
  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 17 in 18 matches (in 1929–30 season)
    • Three points for a win: 62 in 38 matches (in 1999–2000 season)

Season-by-season performance

SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosCdR[42]CompetitionResultCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals
League[43]Europe[44]Other[45][46][47]La Liga top scorer[note 12]
2019–20La Liga3826937025871st*QFChampions LeagueR16Supercopa de EspañaW*Benzema21
2020–21La Liga3825946728842ndR32Champions LeagueSFSupercopa de EspañaSFBenzema23
2021–22La Liga3826848031861st*QFChampions LeagueW*Supercopa de EspañaW*Benzema27
2022–23La Liga3824687536782ndW*Champions LeagueSFUEFA Super Cup
Supercopa de España
FIFA Club World Cup
W*

RU

W*
Benzema19
2023–24La Liga3829818726951st*R16Champions LeagueW*Supercopa de España
W*
Jude Bellingham19

Honours

Official

Regional competitions

  • Campeonato Regional Centro / Trofeo Mancomunado:[49][50]
    • Winners (23, record): 1903,[note 13] 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07,[note 14] 1907–08, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36
    • Runners-up: (7) 1902–03, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1918–19, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1939–40
  • Copa Federación Centro:
    • Winners (4, record): 1922–23, 1927–28, 1943–44, 1944–45
    • Runners-up (1): 1940–41

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

Unofficial

In 2017, Real Madrid received the Nine Values Cup, an award of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship.[64]

Achievements

European double
League and UEFA Cup double
European cup double
European league cup double
Domestic double
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup
La Liga
Copa del Rey
Supercopa de España
2016–17
2017–18

Awards

Rankings

Guinness World Records

  • Most matches won in the UEFA Champions League era by a football team[68]
  • Most title wins of the top division in Spanish football[69]
  • Most consecutive UEFA Champions League football seasons scored in by a player (jointly held)[70]
  • Most wins of the football European Cup / Champions League title (team)[71]
  • Most consecutive matches won in the top division of Spanish football (jointly held)[72]

Other achievements

Notes

References