Club Real Madrid C.F. Europa League 2
1985
1986 | First entry 1955–56 European Cup Super Cup 3
2002
2014
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Latest entry 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Champions League 11
1956
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1966
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Real Madrid C.F., also known simply as Real Madrid and familiarly as Real, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club first participated in a European competition in 1955. The first international cup they took part in was the Latin Cup in which they participated as champions of Spain. The competition lasted from 1949 to 1957 and Real Madrid won two out of eight editions, as well as Barcelona and Milan. Since entering the European Cup, in 1955, the club has competed in every UEFA-organized competition, excepting Intertoto Cup.
Contents
- Latin Cup
- European Cup UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup
- Inter Cities Fairs Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Super Cup
- Intercontinental Cup FIFA Club World Cup
- Overall record
- References
Real Madrid had the most success in the European Cup, winning the trophy for a record eleven times. Real was the winner of the inaugural edition of the European Cup and the only club to win the trophy five times in a row (the first five editions). The club has also won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1985 and 1986, the Super Cup three times, in 2002, 2014 and 2016, the Intercontinental Cup three times, in 1960, 1998 and 2002, and the FIFA Club World Cup twice, in 2014 and 2016. Real Madrid, with 21 trophies, is the most successful European team in international football.
In the tables (H) denotes home ground, (A) denotes away ground and (N) symbolises neutral ground. The first score is always Real Madrid's.
Latin Cup
In 1949, the football federations of Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal, came together and launched their own club competition. European clubs could not afford hefty travel costs so the Copa Latina was staged at the end of every season in a single host country. The competition featured two semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final. As La Liga champions in 1955, Real Madrid represented Spain in the competition. They beat Os Belenenses 2–0 in their semi-final at Parc des Princes in Paris, before beating Reims 2–0 in the final at the Parc des Princes. Real Madrid played in and won the 1957 competition in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, beating AC Milan in the semi-final and then S.L. Benfica 1–0 in the final. After the introduction of the European Cup, the Latin Cup was discontinued and nowadays it is not recognised by UEFA.
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
The European Cup was inaugurated in 1955, Real Madrid winning the first five editions. However, after winning the trophy five times in a row in the 50s, and again in 1966, the club had little success until the end of the 90s, apart from their runner-up place in 1981. Since then, Real Madrid has won the competition five times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014 and 2016 and established itself as one of the strongest sides in European competitions, when measured in UEFA coefficients.
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The Cup Winners' Cup started in 1960, but it took eleven years until Real Madrid participated for the first time. In their first edition, they lost in the final by Chelsea. In 1975, their second participation, they advanced to the quarter-final, but were beaten by Red Star Belgrade. They lost their second final in this competition in 1983 when they lost by Aberdeen after extra time. They advanced to the quarter-finals in their last participation in 1994, before the cup was reorganised into the UEFA Cup in 2000. Nowadays this is the only european trophy played by Real Madrid that the club has not won.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was established on 18 April 1955, two weeks after the European Cup, to promote trade fairs by playing various cities against each other. From 1958 onwards, the organisers reverted to club participation, but the teams still had to come from cities staging trade fairs. Real Madrid never participated in Fairs Cup before it was subsumed into the UEFA Cup in 1971.
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the forerunner of the UEFA Europa League, but it is not recognized as a UEFA competition. As such, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup wins do not count toward the tally of Europa League wins. This list tallies the Inter–Cities Fairs Cup together with the Europa League tournament. In the UEFA Cup – Europa League, Real Madrid has won the trophy twice in a row, in 1984–85 and in 1985–86.
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup was inaugurated in 1973 as a way of determining the best team in Europe, by pitting the holders of the European Champion Clubs' Cup against the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup. Real Madrid first participated in the 1998 edition, after they won the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. They lost 0–1 to Chelsea. Their first trophy came in 2002 after defeating Feyenoord with 3–1.
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup
In 1960, UEFA and their South-American equivalent, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), created the Intercontinental Cup as a way of determining the best team in the world, by pitting the winners of the European Champions' Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores against each other. In 2000, FIFA launched their international club competition called the FIFA Club World Championship, featuring teams from all of its member associations. In the second edition — renamed the FIFA Club World Cup — in 2005, FIFA took over the Intercontinental Cup, subsuming it into its own competition.
Real Madrid were invited to the championship in January 2000 in Brazil, by virtue of winning the 1998 Intercontinental Cup the previous season. The club finished fourth overall, after losing the third place play-off on penalties to Mexico's Club Necaxa. They initially qualified for the 2001 tournament, in their native Spain, but the competition was cancelled before it started.
Overall record
Accurate as of 7 March 2017.Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.