List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics
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. 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 13, and the most La Liga titles with 34. Real Madrid is also the most successful club in international titles with 26, 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 450 goals in all competitions.
Players
Appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Bold indicates player is still active at club level.As of 19 July 2020.
Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |
1 | Raúl | 1994–2010 | 550 | 37 | 132 | 22 | 741 |
2 | Iker Casillas | 1999–2015 | 510 | 40 | 152 | 23 | 725 |
3 | Manuel Sanchís | 1983–2001 | 523 | 67 | 100 | 20 | 710 |
4 | Sergio Ramos | 454 | 48 | 124 | 24 | 650 | |
5 | Santillana | 1971–1988 | 461 | 84 | 87 | 13 | 645 |
6 | Fernando Hierro | 1989–2003 | 439 | 43 | 103 | 16 | 601 |
6 | Francisco Gento | 1953–1971 | 428 | 74 | 95 | 4 | 601 |
8 | José Camacho | 1973–1989 | 414 | 61 | 90 | 12 | 577 |
9 | Pirri | 1964–1980 | 417 | 67 | 75 | 2 | 561 |
10 | Míchel | 1981–1996 | 404 | 53 | 88 | 14 | 559 |
Others
- Player with most major trophies with Real Madrid: 23 – Francisco Gento
- Youngest first-team player: ' – Martin Ødegaard v Getafe CF, 2014–15 La Liga, 23 May 2015
- Oldest post-Second World War player: ' – 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 – Santillana
- Most appearances in Copa de la Liga: 12
- * Santillana
- * Ricardo Gallego
- Most appearances in Supercopa de España: 14
- * 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: 4
- * 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: 8
- * 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 27 September 1953 at 22 February 1959 is
Goalscorers
# | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Ratio |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2009–2018 | ||||||
2 | Raúl | 1994–2010 | ||||||
3 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1953–1964 | ||||||
4 | Santillana | 1971–1988 | ||||||
5 | Karim Benzema | |||||||
6 | Ferenc Puskás | 1958–1966 | ||||||
7 | Hugo Sánchez | 1985–1992 | ||||||
8 | Francisco Gento | 1952–1970 | 0 | |||||
9 | Pirri | 1964–1979 | ||||||
10 | Emilio Butragueño | 1983–1995 |
By competition
- Most goals scored in all competitions: 450 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most goals scored in La Liga: 311 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most goals scored in Copa del Rey: 49
- * Ferenc Puskás, 1958–1966
- * Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in Copa de la Liga: 7 – Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in Supercopa de España: 7 – Raúl, 1994–2010
- Most goals scored in International competitions1: 113 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most goals scored in European competitions2: 107 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most goals scored in European Cup: 49 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, 1953–1964
- Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: 105 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 11 – Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League: 15 – Santillana, 1971–1988
- Most goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: 2
- * Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- * Sergio Ramos, 2005–Present
- Most goals scored in Intercontinental Cup: 2 – Ferenc Puskás, 1958–1966
- Most goals scored in FIFA Club World Cup: 6
- * Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- * Gareth Bale, 2013–present
In a single season
- 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 – 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
- 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 – Santillana, 1982–83
In a single match
- 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
- * 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
- * Santillana v Real Zaragoza, 22 June 1983
- Most goals scored in a Supercopa de España match: 3
- * Raúl 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 FF, 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
- * Gareth Bale v Kashima Antlers, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-Final, 19 December 2018
Others
- Youngest goalscorer: ' – Alberto Rivera v Celta Vigo, 1994–95 La Liga, 10 June 1995
- Oldest post-Second World War goalscorer: – ' Ferenc Puskás v Sevilla, 1965–66 La Liga, 21 November 1965
- Most goals scored in European Cup Finals: 7
- * Alfredo Di Stéfano, one in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and three in 1960
- * Ferenc Puskás, four in 1960 and three in 1962
- Fastest goal:
- *13 seconds – Iván Zamorano v Sevilla, 1994–95 La Liga, 3 September 1994
- *14 seconds – Ronaldo v Atlético Madrid, 2003–04 La Liga, 3 December 2003
- Fastest hat-trick: 8 minutes
- * Pepillo II v Real Sociedad, 1959–60 La Liga, 10 April 1960
- * 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, 1959–60 La Liga, 7 February 1960
- Most hat-tricks in all competitions: 44 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 34 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2009–2018
- Most hat-tricks in a single season: 8 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2014–15
Historical goals
Internationals
- First international for Spain: Juan Monjardín, v
- Most international caps : 170 – Sergio Ramos,
- Most international caps as a Real Madrid player: 162 – Iker Casillas,
- Most international goals : 99 – Cristiano Ronaldo,
- Most international goals as a Real Madrid player: 63 – Cristiano Ronaldo,
The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Real Madrid:
- Günter Netzer
- Jorge Valdano
- Christian Karembeu
- Roberto Carlos
- Iker Casillas
- Raúl Albiol
- Xabi Alonso
- Sergio Ramos
- Alvaro Arbeloa
- Sami Khedira
- Raphaël Varane
Award winners
The following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Real Madrid:
- Alfredo Di Stéfano – 1957, 1959
- Raymond Kopa – 1958
- Luís Figo – 2000
- Ronaldo – 2002
- Fabio Cannavaro – 2006
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Luka Modrić – 2018
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
The following players have won the FIFA Ballon d'Or while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2013, 2014
The following players have won the Best FIFA Men's Player while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2016, 2017
- Luka Modrić – 2018
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Real Madrid:
- Hugo Sánchez – 1990
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2011, 2014, 2015
The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing for Real Madrid:
- Fernando Redondo – 2000
- Zinedine Zidane – 2002
The following players have won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award while playing for Real Madrid:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 2014, 2016, 2017
- Luka Modrić – 2018
Transfers
Highest transfer fees paid
Real Madrid's record signings are Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard. Bale, who signed for the club from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee which according to media reports is £86 million in September 2013. Hazard, who signed from Chelsea for a fee of £89 million in July 2019.Player | From | Transfer Fee | Transfer Fee | Date | Ref | |
1 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | £89 | €100 | July 2019 | |
2 | Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur | £86 | €100 | September 2013 | |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | £83 | €96 | June 2009 | |
4 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | £49.7 | €78.6 | July 2001 | |
5 | James Rodríguez | Monaco | £63 | €76 | July 2014 | |
6 | Kaká | Milan | £56 | €67 | June 2009 | |
7 | Luís Figo | Barcelona | £37 | €62 | July 2000 | |
8 | Ronaldo | Internazionale | £42.5 | €50 | August 2002 | |
9 | Vinícius Júnior | Flamengo | £40.6 | €46 | June 2018 | |
10 | Rodrygo | Santos | £39.6 | €45 | June 2019 |
Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came on 10 July 2018, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus.Player | To | Transfer fee | Transfer fee | Date | Ref | |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | £105.4 | €116.6 | July 2018 | |
2 | Ángel Di María | Manchester United | £59.7 | €75.6 | August 2014 | |
3 | Álvaro Morata | Chelsea | £58 | €65.5 | July 2017 | |
4 | Mesut Özil | Arsenal | £42.5 | €50 | September 2013 | |
5 | Mateo Kovačić | Chelsea | £40.3 | €45 | July 2019 | |
6 | Robinho | Manchester City | £32.5 | €42 | September 2008 | |
7 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Napoli | £34.5 | €40 | July 2013 | |
8 | Nicolas Anelka | Paris Saint-Germain | £22.3 | €34.5 | July 2000 | |
9 | Danilo | Manchester City | £26.5 | €31.5 | July 2017 | |
10 | Michael Owen | Newcastle United | £16.8 | €25.5 | September 2005 |
Managerial records
- 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
Matches
- First competitive match: 1–3 v Barcelona, 1902 Copa de la Coronación,, 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 Small Club World Cup match: 3–2 v La Salle, 1952 Small Club World Cup,, 13 July 1952
- First Latin Cup match: 2–0 v Belenenses, 1952 Latin Cup,, 22 May 1955
- First European Cup match: 2–0 v Servette, 1955–56 European Cup,, 8 September 1955
- First Intercontinental Cup match: 0–0 v Peñarol, 1960 Intercontinental Cup,, 3 July 1960
- First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match: 0–0 v Hibernian, 1970–71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup,, 17 September 1970
- First UEFA Cup match: 2–1 v Basel, 1971–72 UEFA Cup,, 15 September 1971
- First UEFA Champions League match: 0–1 v Ajax, 1995–96 UEFA Champions League,, 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,, 5 January 2000
Record wins
- Record League win: 11–2 against Elche.
- Record Cup win: 11–1 against Barcelona.
- Record European win: 9–0 against B 1913.
- Record home win: 11–2 against Elche.
- Record away win: 7–1 against Zaragoza, 8–2 against Deportivo La Coruña.
Record defeats
- Record League defeat:
- Record Cup defeat:
- Record European defeat:
- Record home defeat: 0–6 against Athletic Bilbao.
- Record away defeat: 1–8 against Espanyol.
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run : 40 matches.
- Longest unbeaten run : 28 matches.
- Longest unbeaten home run : 121 matches.
- Longest unbeaten away run : 13 matches.
- Longest unbeaten run from the first match of season : 28 matches.
- Longest winning streak : 22 matches.
- Longest winning streak : 16 matches.
- Longest winning home streak : 31 matches.
- Longest winning away streak : 13 matches.
- Longest winning streak from the first match of season : 9 matches.
- Longest drawing streak : 4 matches.
- Longest losing streak : 5 matches.
- Longest streak without a win : 9 matches.
- Longest scoring run : 73 matches.
- Longest scoring run : 54 matches.
- Longest scoring home run : 26 matches.
- Longest scoring away run : 35 matches.
- Longest non-scoring run : 3 matches.
- Longest streak without conceding a goal : 7 matches.
Wins/draws/losses in a season
- Most league wins in a season: 32 in 38 games.
- Most league home wins in a season: 18 in 19 games.
- Most league away wins in a season: 16 in 19 games.
- Most league draws in a season: 15 in 34 games.
- Most league defeats in a season: 13 in 34 games.
- Fewest league wins in a season: 7 in 18 games.
- Fewest league draws in a season:
- * 1 in 18 games.
- * 1 in 22 games.
- Fewest league defeats in a season: 0 in 18 games.
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 121.
- Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 174.
- Best goal difference in a League season: +89 in 2011–12 season.
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 24.
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 71.
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15.
Points
- Most points in a season:
- *Two points for a win: 66 in 44 matches.
- *Three points for a win: 100 in 38 matches.
- Fewest points in a season:
- *Two points for a win: 17 in 18 matches.
- *Three points for a win: 70 in 42 matches.
Season-by-season performance