AD Plus Ultra In 1948, Agrupación Deportiva Plus Ultra, a local amateur team, then playing in the
Tercera División, agreed to become a feeder club for Real Madrid. Originally formed in 1930, the team took its name from the
national motto of Spain. Real gave AD Plus Ultra financial support and in return were given first refusal on the club's best players. By 1949, they made their debut in the Segunda División and in 1952, the club became the official Real reserve team. In
1959, they reached the quarter-finals of the
Copa del Generalísimo, losing 7–2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up
Granada. During the 1950s and 1960s, future senior Real Madrid players and
Spanish internationals such as
José María Zárraga,
Enrique Mateos,
Ramón Marsal,
Pedro Casado,
Juan Manuel Villa,
José María Vidal,
Fernando Serena and
Ramón Grosso all spent time at the club, and
Juan Alonso finished off his career there. The singer
Julio Iglesias played as a goalkeeper for the club in the early 1960s until injury ended his football career.
Miguel Muñoz began his coaching career at the club. In 1972, Plus Ultra folded because of the demise of the insurance company of the same name, and their position in the Tercera División was taken by Castilla Club de Fútbol, the new reserve team for Real Madrid, on 21 July.
Castilla CF As
Castilla CF, the team enjoyed something of a
golden age. During this era, with a team that included
Agustín,
Ricardo Gallego and
Francisco Pineda, Castilla reached the
final of the
1979–80 Copa del Rey. During their cup run, they beat four Primera División teams, including
Hércules,
Athletic Bilbao,
Real Sociedad and
Sporting de Gijón. Castilla reached the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on three further occasions, in 1984, 1986, and 1988. In 1984, with
Amancio Amaro as coach, Castilla won the
Segunda División. Amaro's tenure as coach saw the rise of the famous
La Quinta del Buitre –
Emilio Butragueño,
Manolo Sanchís,
Martín Vázquez,
Míchel, and
Miguel Pardeza. Castilla were ineligible for promotion, however, because Real Madrid were already in the Primera División. In the 1987–88 season, they finished third in the Segunda División, but were once again ineligible for promotion.
Real Madrid B In 1991, the
Royal Spanish Football Federation banned the use of separate names for reserve teams and Castilla CF became known as
Real Madrid Deportiva and then
Real Madrid B. In the early 1990s, two former Castilla players,
Vicente del Bosque and
Rafael Benítez, began their coaching careers with the team. In 1997, the team was relegated to the
Segunda División B, but despite this, they continued to produce internationally acclaimed players. These have included
Raúl,
Guti and
Iker Casillas, who all became established members of the senior Real Madrid team.
Real Madrid Castilla In the 2004–05 season, coach
Juan Ramón López Caro guided the team back to the Segunda División and the team subsequently revived the
El Castilla name and became known as
Real Madrid Castilla. In 2006, the new stadium of the club's training facilities
Ciudad Real Madrid was named the
Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium and Francisco Moreno Cariñena became the first independent chairman in 16 years. In this year, the team also has continued to produce quality players such as
Roberto Soldado and
Álvaro Arbeloa. In the 2006–2007 season, the team was relegated to the Segunda División B under the management of ex-Real Madrid legend
Míchel after occupying 19th place in the league in a disappointing season. Míchel received a lot of criticism and accepted all the blame for the team's bad performances, especially for those who had a wonderful season in the 2005–06 season, such as
Rubén de la Red,
Esteban Granero and
Javi García. The reserves produced other quality players, including
Juan Mata and
Álvaro Negredo. Real Madrid Castilla was promoted back to the Segunda División at the end of the
2011–12 season after beating
Cádiz in the play-offs with an aggregate of score 8–1 and this year the club produced one quality player,
Dani Carvajal who was sold to
Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 before he returned to Real Madrid in 2013 to play with the first team. In the
2013–14 season, three quality players
Nacho,
Álvaro Morata and
Jesé were promoted to the
first team, and then Castilla was relegated after being defeated by
Real Murcia in the last matchday of the season. Since 2014 when they played in the third division, Castilla continued to produce other quality players, including
Lucas Vázquez,
Fernando Pacheco,
Borja Mayoral,
Marcos Llorente,
Sergio Reguilón,
Óscar Rodríguez,
Achraf Hakimi and
Fran García. After the resumption of competitions in the 2020–21 season, the team finished runner-up in their group and qualified to play in the promotion system to the new categories of Spanish football after a restructuring of the same by the RFEF for the 2021–22 season. In the promotion playoffs, the team finished third, which secured their place in the
Primera Federación. They also had the chance to move up to the
Segunda División, but they were eliminated in the semifinals by
Ibiza. The team was thus one of those that premiered the new
Primera Federación, being placed in Group II. In 2022–23 season, Castilla placed in Group I and finished in third place, they have chance promotion to
Segunda División, but they were eliminated in the final play off by
Eldense. In the 2023–24 season, still under the direction of
Raúl González, they finished in tenth position. In 2024–25 season, Castilla failed achieved to play off promotion to Segunda and finished in sixth position, this year one of quality player
Raúl Asencio made his debut with first team and become part of first team following injuries to the defenders in the first team. Starting of 2025–26 season, Raúl left as Castilla head coach and replaced by
Álvaro Arbeloa. ==Season by season==