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Real Madrid Baloncesto

Professional basketball club in Madrid, Spain

Real Madrid Baloncesto

Professional basketball club in Madrid, Spain

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nameReal Madrid
logoReal Madrid Baloncesto.png
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leaguesLiga ACB
EuroLeague
founded
historyReal Madrid CF
(1931–present)
arenaMovistar Arena
capacity15,000
locationMadrid, Spain
coloursWhite, Purple, Grey
presidentFlorentino Pérez
coachSergio Scariolo
captainSergio Llull
sponsorEmirates
championships11 EuroLeague
4 Saporta Cup
1 Korać Cup
1 Eurocup
5 Intercontinental Cup
38 Spanish Championship
29 Spanish Cup
10 Spanish Supercup
retired_numbers1 (10)
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EuroLeague (1931–present)

4 Saporta Cup 1 Korać Cup 1 Eurocup 5 Intercontinental Cup 38 Spanish Championship 29 Spanish Cup 10 Spanish Supercup Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball club that was founded in 1931, as a division of Real Madrid CF. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague. They are widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks third in the European professional basketball club rankings.

Similarly to the Real Madrid athletic association football club, the basketball team has been the most successful of its peers in both Spain and Europe. Real Madrid CF is the only European sports club to have become the European champions in both football and basketball in the same season.

The Real Madrid squads have won a record 38 Spanish League championships, including in 7-in-a-row and 10-in-a-row sequences. They have also won a record 29 Spanish Cup titles, a record 11 EuroLeague Championships, a record 4 Saporta Cups, and a record 5 Intercontinental Cups. Madrid has also won 3 Triple Crowns, which constitute a treble of the national league, cup, and continental league won in a single season. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Carmelo Cabrera, Arvydas Sabonis, Dražen Petrović, Rudy Fernández, Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull, Felipe Reyes, Serge Ibaka, Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Nikola Mirotić, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Fernando Martín, Alberto Herreros, Dejan Bodiroga, Luka Dončić, Edy Tavares, Facundo Campazzo, Džanan Musa and Mario Hezonja.

Real Madrid also has a developmental basketball team, called Real Madrid B, that plays in the amateur-level Spanish 4th-tier Liga EBA.

History

Main article: History of Real Madrid Baloncesto

Early years

In March 1931, Ángel Cabrera, one of the earliest promotors of basketball in Spain, placed and advertisement in the newspaper ABC to recruit players for a new basketball team. The first team existed of Eric Hermes, Luis Hoyos, Emilio Gutiérrez Bringas, Juan Castellví, Jenaro Olives, Máximo Arnáiz, Juan Negrín, Midel, Delgado, Llano, and German player Midelman. The squad was officially formed on 22 March 1931, and was officially named Real Madrid Baloncesto.

As the Real Madrid club already had a firm presence with its football section, President Luis Usera wanted to expand the number of sports the club was playing to expand its reach.

In the debut season, Real Madrid won the Copa Chapultepec and played in the Castilla regional league. The first official game was played on 22 March 1931, against Dumping BC, and was lost by 19–5, despite Cabrera's 5 points. One month later, Real inaugurated its new home court in the Chamartín district.

The 1930s saw the first regional title in 1933, as well as the establishment of the women's team. The following years Real Madrid would dominate the regional league, and as such gained access to the national level. They played their first top-level game against Iluro, being defeated 21–17. The following years, the team saw an influx of international talent from Spanish colonies, including Freddy Borás, Rafael Deliz, Johnny Báez, among others, which led the team to their first three Spanish national championships, in 1957, 1958 and 1960.

History of great success: 1950s to 1980s

Real Madrid players during a fixture in 1965

For at least half a century, Madrid has been a standard-bearer in European basketball, accumulating a record ten continental titles, based on its dominance in the 1960s. Its early dominance in Spain has resulted in another untouchable cache of 38 national domestic league and 29 national cup trophies. And almost every time that Madrid did not play in Europe's top-tier level competition, it won a different continental trophy – four Saporta Cups, a Korać Cup, and a ULEB Cup – as a stepping-stone back to the big time.

Players like Emiliano Rodríguez, Clifford Luyk, Wayne Brabender, Walter Szczerbiak, Juan Antonio Corbalán, Dražen Petrović, Mirza Delibašić, Arvydas Sabonis, and Dejan Bodiroga have turned Real Madrid into one of the biggest basketball clubs in the world. Madrid won as many as 7 EuroLeague titles between 1964 and 1980, becoming a European basketball club legend, and even when it took the club 15 years to win it again, it found success in other European competitions, too.

Madrid downed Olimpia Milano in the 1984 Cup Winners' Cup, on free throws made by Brian Jackson, then Petrović had 62 points in the 1989 Cup Winners' Cup final, against Snaidero Caserta. Madrid added a 1988 Korać Cup title, against Cibona Zagreb.

1990–2010

Real Madrid won the 1992 Saporta Cup trophy against PAOK, on a buzzer-beating jumper by Rickey Brown. It was not until Sabonis arrived in Madrid, when Real won its eighth EuroLeague title in 1995, by beating Olympiacos in the final. Madrid next won the 1997 Saporta Cup title against Verona, but no more European-wide trophies came for the club in the next decade.

Madrid still found success at home, winning Spanish League titles in 2000 and 2005. It all changed in 2007, when Joan Plaza was promoted to the club's head coach position. With the help of players like Louis Bullock, Felipe Reyes, and Álex Mumbrú, Madrid added a new trophy to its roll of honours, the ULEB Cup, as it won 12 of its last 13 games and downed Lietuvos Rytas by a score of 75–87 in the 2007 ULEB Cup Final. Moreover, Madrid finished in 2nd place in the 2006–07 Spanish League regular season, and stayed strong in its play in Palacio Vistalegre during the Spanish league playoffs; they lifted the club's 30th national league trophy by besting their arch-rivals, Winterthur FC Barcelona, 3–1 in the Spanish League title series in 2007.

2011–2022: Pablo Laso era

In Pablo Laso's era, Real Madrid Baloncesto managed to find consistent success. Spanish top-tier level players of the time, like Sergio Rodríguez and Rudy Fernández, were acquired by the club. Also, ACB Rising Star winner Nikola Mirotić was a part of the team's mix, along with Sergio Llull and Felipe Reyes, to give Real Madrid a strong home grown core of players. This group of players gave Real Madrid Baloncesto 6 Copa del Reys (Spanish Cup) titles, 7 Spanish Super Cup titles, 6 Liga ACB (Spanish League) titles, 2 EuroLeague championships, and an FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship.

On 17 May 2015, after waiting 20 years to win another EuroLeague championship, Real Madrid won the 2015 EuroLeague championship against Olympiacos. Madrid's Andrés Nocioni was named the Final Four MVP. This title was called La Novena. Following the EuroLeague title, the 2014–15 ACB season's championship was also won by Real. Because Real also won the national Spanish Cup and the national Spanish Supercup that season, the club won its first "Quadruble crown".

On 27 September 2015, 34 years after their last FIBA Intercontinental Cup title, Real Madrid won their fifth FIBA Intercontinental Cup trophy, after defeating the Brazilian League club Bauru. Sergio Llull was named the MVP of the tournament. Real Madrid thus made it a record five FIBA Intercontinental Cup titles won, and with the Intercontinental Cup title.

On 20 May 2018, Real Madrid conquered again the EuroLeague, achieving their tenth title ever. The considered major leader of the team that season would be a Slovenian guard/forward named Luka Dončić, who became the designated MVP of the EuroLeague on all accounts at 19 years old.

On 5 June 2022, Pablo Laso suffered a heart attack. Exactly one month later, Real Madrid parted ways with him citing "medical reasons exclusively" and adding that keeping him as a coach in his health condition would have been "a risk that this institution cannot assume". Laso left Real Madrid as one of the greatest coaches in the club's history, having won 22 titles, which ties him with Lolo Sainz in the second place for most trophies won with Real Madrid, only behind Pedro Ferrándiz with 27. Laso is also the coach who has managed the most games for Madrid (860), having won 659 of them. He was succeeded at Real Madrid's helm by his assistant Chus Mateo.

2022—present Post-Laso era

In the 2022–23 season, Chus Mateo became the new head coach for the team. They signed additional players including Petr Cornelie, Mario Hezonja, Džanan Musa, with Sergio Rodríguez returning for the team, which ranked third in EuroLeague standings. In the playoffs, they faced Partizan in the quarterfinals. Madrid lost its first two games at home. In Game 2 of the quarterfinals, in 1 minute and 40 seconds, Sergio Llull drew a flagrant foul on Kevin Punter; and both teams, as well as players on the bench, went on the court to fight. Guerschon Yabusele slammed Danté Exum, leading Exum injured with a ruptured tendon in his toe and an injured lip and leaving on crutches. The game ended in a brawl. The EuroLeague gave suspensions to Gabriel Deck and Guerschon Yabusele from the Real side and Punter and Mathias Lessort from Partizan's side. Madrid won the next 3 games and became the first EuroLeague team to come back from a 2–0 deficit in the playoffs to qualify to the 2023 EuroLeague Final Four. In the semifinals, they beat Barcelona 78–66 in the semifinals. Real Madrid won their record–extending eleventh EuroLeague title, beating Olympiacos in the championship game, the first in 5 years. The previous year, they lost the championship game versus Anadolu Efes 57–58 in the final, Sergio Llull winning with a clutch 2-point shot with 3.1 seconds to go. Real Madrid beating Olympiacos 79–78 in the final. In Liga ACB, the team ended third in regular season but they lost to Barcelona 0–3 in the finals.

In the following 2023–24 EuroLeague season, Real ended as a top seed during the regular season with a 27-7 which whom they defend the EuroLeague title again. In the Quarterfinals, they faced Baskonia with a perfect 3-0 which whom the first team to qualified to the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin. In the semifinals, they faced Olypiacos once again, which is the rematch of the previous year's final and Real won 87–76 in the semis. In the final they faced Panathinakos AKTOR. Despite an early start in the first quarter, Panathinakos returned a comeback in the next three quarters. In the third quarter, Real only scored 7 points. Then in the fourth quarter Panathinaikos went a massive game outscoring 31 points out of Real's 19 points in the fourth and final quarter and Real did not comeback afterwards which Panathinakos won with a big win 95-80 and won its first EuroLeague trophy after (which was the Panathinaikos seventh EuroLeague title) after thirteen years. Despite that, they won the 2023–24 ACB season beating Murcia 3–1 in the finals.

Sponsorship naming

  • Real Madrid Otaysa 1990–1991
  • Real Madrid Asegurator 1991–1992
  • Real Madrid Teka 1992–2001

Home arenas

  • Estadio Chamartín (1931–1936), outdoor basketball court under the stands of Real Madrid football stadium.
  • Frontón Recoletos (1939–1952), first indoor court, an adapted basque pelota fronton located in Salamanca district.
  • Frontón Jai Alai (1952–1965), first big court and official headquarters of the club, also a converted fronton located in Los Jerónimos neighborhood.
  • Colegio Maravillas (1965), used during the construction of the new pavilion.
  • Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid (1966–1986), first pavilion owned by the club, located in its training complex north of the city.
  • Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (1986–1998).
  • Pabellón Parque Corredor (1998–1999), in the city of Torrejón de Ardoz, used during the renovation of the club pavilion.
  • Pabellón Raimundo Saporta (1999–2004), the renovated and renamed Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva.
  • Palacio Vistalegre (2004–2010).
  • Caja Mágica (2010–2011).
  • Palacio de Deportes – Movistar Arena (2011–present).

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Retired numbers

Real Madrid}}"Real Madrid retired numbersReal Madrid}}"NoReal Madrid}}"Nat.Real Madrid}}"PlayerReal Madrid}}"PositionReal Madrid}}"Tenure
10ESPFernando MartínC1981–1986, 1987–1989

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers

The following former Real Madrid players are inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:

  • SRB Dražen Dalipagić, G, 1982–1983, Inducted 2004
  • ESP Antonio Díaz-Miguel, F, 1958–1961, Inducted 1997
  • ESP Pedro Ferrándiz, coach, 1959–1962, 1964–1965, 1966–1975, Inducted 2007
  • CRO Dražen Petrović, G, 1988–1989, Inducted 2002
  • LTU Arvydas Sabonis, C, 1992–1995, Inducted 2011

Record holders

Top scorers Most official matches
1.ESP Sergio Llull
2.ESP USA Wayne Brabender
3.ESP Felipe Reyes
4.USA AZE Jaycee Carroll
5.ESP Rafael Rullán
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Head coaches

  • ESP Ángel Cabrera: 1930–33
  • ESP Juan Castellví: 1931–34
  • ESP Máximo Arnáiz: 1934–35
  • MEX Segundo Braña: 1935–36
  • PER Cholo Méndez: 1939–43
  • ESPMEX Anselmo López: 1943–45, 1946–47
  • ESP José Borrero: 1947–48
  • PHI Felipe Kaimo Calderón: 1948–49
  • PUR Freddy Borrás: 1949–1954
  • ESP Ignacio Pinedo: 1954–1958, 1990–1991
  • ESP Jacinto Ardevínez: 1958–1959
  • ESP Pedro Ferrándiz: 1959–1962, 1964–1965, 1966–1975
  • ESP Joaquín Hernández: 1962–1964
  • FRA Robert Busnel: 1965–1966
  • ESP Lolo Sainz: 1975–1989
  • USA George Karl: 1989–1990, 1991–1992
  • ESP USA Wayne Brabender: 1990
  • ESP Ángel González Jareño: 1991.
  • ESP USA Clifford Luyk: 1992–1994, 1998–1999
  • FR Yugoslavia Željko Obradović: 1994–1997
  • ESP Miguel Ángel Martín: 1997
  • ESP Tirso Lorente: 1998
  • ITA Sergio Scariolo: 1999–2002, 2025–present
  • ESP Javier Imbroda: 2002–2003
  • ARG Julio Lamas: 2003–2004
  • SCG Božidar Maljković: 2004–2006
  • ESP Joan Plaza: 2006–2009
  • ITA Ettore Messina: 2009–2011
  • ITA Emanuele Molin: 2011
  • ESP Pablo Laso: 2011–2022
  • ESP Chus Mateo: 2022–2025

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Unofficial awards

  • Triple Crown : Winners (3): 1964–65, 1973–74, 2014–15

Worldwide competitions

  • Unofficial edition

Regional competitions

  • Torneo Comunidad de Madrid : Winners (20): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 : Runners-up (8):
  • Campeonato de Castilla : Winners (11): 1933, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957 : Runners-up (8):
  • Trofeo Marca : Winners (8): 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967

Friendly competitions

  • FIBA International Christmas Tournament (Trofeo "Raimundo Saporta"-Memorial "Fernando Martín") : 26: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006.
  • 7 Trofeo Costa del Sol: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022.
  • 3 Trofeo Gol: 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44.AAVV. Cien Años del Real Madrid. Vol. 16 Historia del Baloncesto. Madrid, As, 2001, pág. 17–20
  • 3 Trofeo Teresa Herrera: 1987, 1989, 1991.AAVV. Cien Años del Real Madrid. Vol. 16 Historia del Baloncesto. Madrid, As, 2001, pág. 115
  • 3 Trofeo Ciudat de Zaragoza: 2005, 2011, 2014.
  • 2 Trofeo Montbrisson: 1959, 1960.
  • 2 Trofeos Open de París: 1961–62, 1962–63.
  • 2 Torneo de Navidad de Bruselas: 1948, 1950.
  • 2 Trofeo Diputación Valladolid: 1997, 2009.
  • 2 Torneo Ciudad de Córdoba: 2013, 2015.
  • 2 Trofeo de Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet: 2015, 2016.
  • 1 Copa Chapultepec: 1931.
  • 1 Torneo Primavera de Madrid: 1934.
  • 1 Trofeo Cupones Cork: 1946.
  • 1 Torneo Inauguración (Madrid): 1951.
  • 1 Torneo Bodas de Oro del Real Madrid: 1952.
  • 1 Torneo Bodas de Oro del Club: 1952.
  • 1 Trofeo Homenaje a Luis Moreno Melilla: 1952.
  • 1 Torneo Bodas de Plata de la Sección: 1955.
  • 1 Torneo Internacional de Portugal: 1955.
  • 1 Torneo de Vigo: 1956.
  • 1 Torneo Triangular: 1956.
  • 1 Torneo de Gijón: 1956.
  • 1 Trofeo XII Juegos del Sudeste (Alicante): 1960.
  • 1 Torneo de Casablanca: 1962.
  • 1 Trofeo Open de París: 1962.
  • 1 Trofeo Bodas de Plata del Canoe: 1965.
  • 1 Trofeo Breogán: 1967.
  • 1 Galardón As de Oro: 1977–78.
  • 1 Trofeo Nuevo Banco (Madrid): 1978.
  • 1 Torneo de la Pollinica (Málaga): 1985–86.
  • 1 Trofeo Memorial Gasca (San Sebastián): 1985–86.
  • 1 Torneo de San Julián (Cuenca): 1986–87.
  • 1 Trofeo 50 Aniversario Diario Sur: 1988.
  • 1 Trofeo Canal +: 1991.
  • 1 Trofeo Ciutat de Palma: 2007
  • 1 Torneo de Diada de Mallorca : 2008.
  • 1 San Sebastian, Spain Invitational Game : 2009.
  • 1 La Nucia, Alicante, Spain Invitational Game: 2010.
  • 1 Torneo Sportquarters de Guadalajara: 2012.
  • 1 Torneo Spa Porta Maris & Suites del Mar: 2012.
  • 1 Trofeo Grupo Dalmau Vaquer: 2014.
  • 1 Copa EuroAmericana: 2014.
  • 1 Arganda del Rey, Spain Invitational Game: 2017.
  • 1 Burgos, Spain Invitational Game: 2018.
  • 1 Torneo San Mateo: 2019.
  • 1 Trofeo Memorial Jose Luis Abos: 2019.

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

  • Arvydas Sabonis – 1994, 1995
  • Dejan Bodiroga – 1998
  • Tanoka Beard – 1999
  • Felipe Reyes – 2009, 2015
  • Nikola Mirotić – 2013
  • Sergio Llull – 2017
  • Luka Dončić – 2018
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2024 ACB Finals MVP
  • Arvydas Sabonis – 1993, 1994
  • Alberto Angulo – 2000
  • Louis Bullock – 2005
  • Felipe Reyes – 2007, 2013
  • Sergio Llull – 2015, 2016
  • Rudy Fernández – 2018
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2019, 2025
  • Edy Tavares – 2022
  • Džanan Musa – 2024 All-ACB First Team
  • Elmer Bennett – 2004
  • Felipe Reyes – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015
  • Ante Tomić – 2011
  • Sergio Llull – 2012, 2015, 2017
  • Rudy Fernández – 2013, 2014
  • Nikola Mirotić – 2013, 2014
  • Sergio Rodríguez – 2013, 2014, 2016
  • Luka Dončić – 2018
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2019, 2020, 2024
  • Edy Tavares – 2019, 2021, 2023
  • Džanan Musa – 2023
  • Mario Hezonja – 2025 All-ACB Second Team
  • Gustavo Ayón – 2016
  • Anthony Randolph – 2017
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2018
  • Edy Tavares – 2020, 2022 ACB Three Point Shootout Champion
  • Alberto Herreros – 1998, 1999
  • Alberto Angulo – 2000
  • Louis Bullock – 2004, 2006, 2008
  • Jaycee Carroll – 2015, 2016 ACB Slam Dunk Champion
  • Mickaël Gelabale – 2004, 2005 ACB Most Spectacular Player of the Year
  • Rudy Fernández – 2013
  • Sergio Rodríguez – 2014 Spanish Cup MVP
  • Sergio Llull – 2012, 2017
  • Nikola Mirotić – 2014
  • Rudy Fernández – 2015
  • Gustavo Ayón – 2016
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2020, 2024 Spanish Supercup MVP
  • Rudy Fernández – 2012
  • Sergio Rodríguez – 2013
  • Sergio Llull – 2014, 2018, 2021
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2019, 2020, 2023
  • Edy Tavares – 2022 EuroLeague MVP
  • Sergio Rodríguez – 2014
  • Sergio Llull – 2017
  • Luka Dončić – 2018 EuroLeague Final Four MVP
  • Arvydas Sabonis – 1995
  • Andrés Nocioni – 2015
  • Luka Dončić – 2018
  • Edy Tavares – 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP
  • Walter Szczerbiak – 1977
  • Sergio Llull – 2015 All-EuroLeague First Team
  • Rudy Fernández – 2013, 2014
  • Sergio Rodríguez – 2014
  • Felipe Reyes – 2015
  • Sergio Llull – 2017
  • Luka Dončić – 2018
  • Edy Tavares – 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Džanan Musa – 2023
  • Facundo Campazzo – 2024 All-EuroLeague Second Team
  • Sergio Llull – 2011
  • Nikola Mirotić – 2013, 2014
  • Rudy Fernández – 2015
  • Gustavo Ayón – 2016, 2017
  • Edy Tavares – 2019, 2024, 2025
  • Mario Hezonja – 2024 EuroLeague Rising Star
  • Nikola Mirotić – 2011, 2012
  • Luka Dončić – 2017, 2018
  • Usman Garuba – 2021 EuroLeague Best Defender
  • Edy Tavares – 2019, 2021, 2023

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionPos.W–LCopa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
1931–56Copa del Rey4 times champion (1951, 1952, 1954, 1956), 6 times runner-up (1933, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955)
195711ª División1st7–3Champion
195811ª División1st16–2Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1958–5911ª División2nd19–3Semifinalist1 Champions Cup
1959–6011ª División1st20–2Champion
1960–6111ª División1st21–1Champion1 Champions Cup
1961–6211ª División1st18–0Champion1 Champions Cup
1962–6311ª División1st14–2Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1963–6411ª División1st19–3Fourth place1 Champions Cup
1964–6511ª División1st13–1Champion1 Champions Cup
1965–6611ª División1st16–2Champion1 Champions Cup
1966–6711ª División2nd18–2Champion1 Champions Cup
1967–6811ª División1st18–2Semifinalist1 Champions Cup
1968–6911ª División1st18–1–3Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1969–7011ª División1st19–3Champion1 Champions Cup
1970–7111ª División1st21–1Champion1 Champions Cup
1971–7211ª División1st21–1Champion1 Champions Cup
1972–7311ª División1st30–0Champion1 Champions Cup
1973–7411ª División1st27–1–0Champion1 Champions Cup
1974–7511ª División1st20–2Champion1 Champions Cup
1975–7611ª División1st29–3Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1976–7711ª División1st21–1Champion1 Champions Cup
1977–7811ª División2nd19–3Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1978–7911ª División1st19–2–1Semifinalist1 Champions Cup
1979–8011ª División1st20–2Quarterfinalist1 Champions Cup
1980–8111ª División3rd18–2–6Runner-up1 Champions Cup
1981–8211ª División1st25–1Runner-up2 Cup Winners' Cup
1982–8311ª División2nd25–2Semifinalist1 Cup Champions Cup
1983–841Liga ACB1st31–5Third place2 Cup Winners' Cup
1984–851Liga ACB1st33–3ChampionSupercopaC
1985–861Liga ACB1st30–4ChampionSupercopaRU
1986–871Liga ACB4th23–12QuarterfinalistSupercopaRU
Copa PríncipeQF
1987–881Liga ACB2nd32–7ChampionCopa PríncipeRU
1988–891Liga ACB2nd36–11ChampionCopa PríncipeSF
1989–901Liga ACB3rd26–15Semifinalist2 Cup Winners' Cup
1990–911Liga ACB5th26–12Fourth placeCopa PríncipeSF
1991–921Liga ACB2nd33–15Quarterfinalist2 European Cup
1992–931Liga ACB1st35–10Champion1 European League
1993–941Liga ACB1st34–6Semifinalist1 European League
1994–951Liga ACB3rd27–19Fourth place1 European League
1995–961Liga ACB5th28–12Third place1 European League
1996–971Liga ACB2nd37–8Quarterfinalist2 EuroCup
1997–981Liga ACB3rd29–13Quarterfinalist1 EuroLeague
1998–991Liga ACB3rd30–11Semifinalist1 EuroLeague
1999–001Liga ACB1st32–15Quarterfinalist1 EuroLeague
2000–011Liga ACB2nd33–12Runner-up1 Euroleague
2001–021Liga ACB5th26–13Quarterfinalist1 Euroleague
2002–031Liga ACB10th17–17Quarterfinalist1 Euroleague
2003–041Liga ACB5th21–17Quarterfinalist2 ULEB Cup
2004–051Liga ACB1st35–12Runner-upSupercopaRU
2005–061Liga ACB6th20–18SemifinalistSupercopa3rd
2006–071Liga ACB1st34–13Runner-up2 ULEB Cup
2007–081Liga ACB5th29–7SemifinalistSupercopaSF
2008–091Liga ACB4th26–12Quarterfinalist1 Euroleague
2009–101Liga ACB3rd31–11Runner-upSupercopaRU
2010–111Liga ACB3rd29–11Runner-upSupercopaSF
2011–121Liga ACB2nd33–13ChampionSupercopaSF
2012–131Liga ACB1st38–6QuarterfinalistSupercopaC
2013–141Liga ACB2nd38–6ChampionSupercopaC
2014–151Liga ACB1st35–8ChampionSupercopaC
2015–161Liga ACB1st37–8ChampionSupercopaSF
2016–171Liga ACB2nd31–11ChampionSupercopaSF
2017–181Liga ACB1st38–5Runner-upSupercopaSF
2018–191Liga ACB1st36–7Runner-upSupercopaC
2019–201Liga ACB5th21–7ChampionSupercopaC
2020–211Liga ACB2nd38–5Runner-upSupercopaC
2021–221Liga ACB1st33–10Runner-upSupercopaC
2022–231Liga ACB2nd33–10SemifinalistSupercopaC
2023–241Liga ACB1st36–6ChampionSupercopaC
2024–251Liga ACB1st38–5Runner-upSupercopaRU
2025–261Liga ACBSupercopaRU

International record

SeasonsAchievementNotesEuroLeagueSaporta CupKorać CupEurocup
1957–58Semi-finalseliminated by Rīgas ASK, received a forfeit (2–0) in both games
1960–61Semi-finalseliminated by Rīgas ASK, 78–75 (W) in Paris and 45–66 (L) in Prague
1961–62Finallost to Dinamo Tbilisi 83–90 in the final (Geneva)
1962–63Finallost to CSKA Moscow, 86–69 (W) in Madrid and 74–91 (L) in Moscow in the double finals
1963–64Championsdefeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno, 99–110 (L) in Brno and 84–64 (W) in Madrid in the double finals
1964–65Championsdefeated CSKA Moscow, 81–88 (L) in Moscow and 76–62 (W) in Madrid in the double finals
1965–66Quarter-final group stage4th place in a group with Slavia Prague, Simmenthal Milano and Bell Mechelen
1966–67Championsdefeated AŠK Olimpija 88–86 in the semi-final, defeated Simmenthal Milano 91–83 in the final of the Final Four in Madrid
1967–68Championsdefeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno 98–95 in the final (Lyon)
1968–69Finallost to CSKA Moscow 99–103 in the final (Barcelona)
1969–70Semi-finalseliminated by Ignis Varèse, 86–90 (L) in Madrid and 73–108 (L) in Varese
1970–71Semi-finalseliminated by Ignis Varèse, 59–82 (L) in Varese and 74–66 (W) in Madrid
1971–72Semi-finalseliminated by Jugoplastika, 89–81 (W) in Madrid and 69–80 (L) in Split
1972–73Quarter-finals3rd place in a group with Simmenthal Milano, Crvena Zvezda and Maccabi Tel Aviv
1973–74Championsdefeated Ignis Varèse 84–82 in the final (Nantes)
1974–75Finallost to Ignis Varèse 66–79 in the final (Antwerp)
1975–76Finallost to Mobilgirgi Varese 74–81 in the final (Geneva)
1976–77Semi-final group stage4th place in a group with Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Maes Pils Mechelen and Zbrojovka Brno
1977–78Championsdefeated Mobilgirgi Varese 75–67 in the final (Munich)
1978–79Semi-final group stage4th place in a group with Emerson Varèse, Bosna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Freixenet and Olympiacos
1979–80Championsdefeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 89–85 in the final (West Berlin)
1980–81Semi-final group stage5th place in a group with Sinudyne Bologna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nashua Den Bosch, Bosna and CSKA Moscow
1982–83Semi-final group stage3rd place in a group with Ford Cantù, Billy Milano, CSKA Moscow, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Cibona
1984–85Finallost to Cibona 78–87 in the final (Athens)
1985–86Semi-final group stage4th place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Simac Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Limoges
1986–87Semi-final group stage6th place in a group with Tracer Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Orthez, Zadar and Žalgiris
1992–93Final Four4th place in Athens, lost to Limoges 52–62 in the semi-final, lost to PAOK 70–76 in the 3rd place game
1993–94Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by 7up Joventut, 69–88 (L) in Barcelona and 67–71 (L) in Madrid
1994–95Championsdefeated Limoges 62–49 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 73–61 in the final of the Final Four in Zaragoza
1995–96Final Four4th place in Paris, lost to FC Barcelona 66–76 in the semi-final, lost to CSKA Moscow 73–74 in the 3rd place game
1998–99Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by Teamsystem Bologna, 63–90 (L) in Bologna and 65–76 (L) in Madrid
2000–01Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by Paf Wennington Bologna, 68–74 (L) in Bologna, 88–57 (W) in Madrid and 70–88 (L) in Bologna
2005–06Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 58–72 (L) in Barcelona, 84–78 (W) in Madrid and 70–76 (L) in Barcelona
2008–09Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by Olympiacos, 79–88 (L) & 73–79 (L) in Piraeus, 71–63 (W) & 75–78 (L) in Madrid
2009–10Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by FC Barcelona, 61–68 (L) & 70–63 (W) in Barcelona, 73–84 (L) & 78–84 (L) in Madrid
2010–11Final Four4th place in Barcelona, lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 63–82 in the semi-final, lost to Montepaschi Siena 62–80 in the 3rd place game
2012–13Finaldefeated FC Barcelona 74–67 in the semi-final, lost to Olympiacos 88–100 in the final of the Final Four in London
2013–14Finaldefeated FC Barcelona 100–62 in the semi-final, lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–98 in the final of the Final Four in Milan
2014–15Championsdefeated Fenerbahçe 96–87 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 78–59 in the final of the Final Four in Madrid
2015–16Quarter-finalseliminated 3–0 by Fenerbahçe, 69–75 (L) & 78–110 (L) in Istanbul, 63–75 (L) in Madrid
2016–17Final Four4th place in Istanbul, lost to Fenerbahçe 75–84 in the semi-final, lost to CSKA Moscow 70–94 in the 3rd place game
2017–18Championsdefeated CSKA Moscow 92–83 in the semi-final, defeated Fenerbahçe 85–80 in the final of the Final Four in Belgrade
2018–19Final Four3rd place in Vitoria-Gasteiz, lost to CSKA Moscow 90–95 in the semi-final, defeated Fenerbahçe 94–75 in the 3rd place game
2019–20Regular seasonThe tournament was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Madrid was 2nd in the standings at the time of suspension
2020–21Quarter-finalseliminated 3–2 by Anadolu Efes, 63–90 (L) & 68–91 (L) in Istanbul, 80–76 (W) & 82–76 (W) in Madrid, 83–88 (L) in Istanbul
2021–22Finaldefeated FC Barcelona 86–83 in the semi-final, lost to Anadolu Efes 57–58 in the final of the Final Four in Belgrade
2022–23Championsdefeated FC Barcelona 78–66 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 79–78 in the final of the Final Four in Kaunas
2023–24Finaldefeated Olympiacos 87–76 in the semifinals, lost to Panathinaikos 80–95 in the final of the Final Four in Berlin
2024–25Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by Olympiacos, 72–84 (L) & 71–77 (L) in Piraeus, 80–72 (W) & 84–86 (L) in Madrid
1981–82Finallost to Cibona 96–95 in the final (Brussels)
1983–84Championsdefeated Simac Milano 82–81 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Ostend
1988–89Championsdefeated Snaidero Caserta 117–113 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Athens
1989–90Finallost to Knorr Bologna 74–79 in the final (Florence)
1991–92Championsdefeated PAOK 65–63 in the final of European Cup in Nantes
1996–97Championsdefeated Mash Verona 78–64 in the final of EuroCup in Nicosia
1987–88Championsdefeated Cibona, 102–89 (W) in Madrid, 93–94 (L) in Zagreb in the double finals of Korać Cup
1990–91Finallost to Clear Cantù, 71–73 (L) in Madrid, 93–95 (L) in Cucciago in the double finals of Korać Cup
2003–04Finallost to Hapoel Migdal 72–83 in the final (Charleroi)
2006–07Championsdefeated Lietuvos Rytas 87–75 in the final of Eurocup in Charleroi

Notable players

Players who are currently on the team are in boldface. Players who are still active, but in other team, are in italics.

  • ESP Alberto Abalde
  • ESP Carlos Alocén
  • ESP Pablo Aguilar
  • ESP Alberto Angulo
  • ESP Lucio Angulo
  • ESP José Miguel Antúnez
  • ESP Jonathan Barreiro
  • ESP José Biriukov
  • ESP Wayne Brabender
  • ESP Antonio Bueno
  • ESP Carmelo Cabrera
  • ESP Josep Cargol
  • ESP Juan Antonio Corbalán
  • ESP Dani Díez
  • ESP Rudy Fernández
  • ESP Jorge Garbajosa
  • ESP Usman Garuba
  • ESP Hugo González
  • ESP Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca
  • ESP Willy Hernangómez
  • ESP Alberto Herreros
  • ESP Serge Ibaka
  • ESP Iker Iturbe
  • ESP Pablo Laso
  • ESP José Luis Llorente
  • ESP Sergio Llull
  • ESP Raúl López
  • ESP Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
  • ESP Clifford Luyk
  • ESP Antonio Martín
  • ESP Fernando Martín
  • ESP Nikola Mirotić
  • ESP Juan Antonio Morales
  • ESP Álex Mumbrú
  • ESP Juan Núñez
  • ESP Juan Antonio Orenga
  • ESP Alfonso Reyes
  • ESP Felipe Reyes
  • ESP Emiliano Rodríguez
  • ESP Sergio Rodríguez
  • ESP Johnny Rogers
  • ESP Fernando Romay
  • ESP Nacho Romero
  • ESP Rafael Rullán
  • ESP Lolo Sainz
  • ESP Ismael Santos
  • ESP Lorenzo Sanz
  • ESP Mike Smith
  • ESP Carlos Suárez
  • ESP Sergi Vidal
  • ESP Enrique Villalobos
  • ESP Santiago Yusta
  • ANG Bruno Fernando
  • ARG Facundo Campazzo
  • ARG Gabriel Deck
  • ARG Nicolás Laprovíttola
  • ARG Andrés Nocioni
  • ARG Pablo Prigioni
  • ARG Juan Ignacio Sánchez
  • ARG Lucas Victoriano
  • AZE Jaycee Carroll
  • BEL Axel Hervelle
  • BEL Jean-Marc Jaumin
  • BEL Éric Struelens
  • BEL Tomas Van Den Spiegel
  • BIH Mirza Delibašić
  • BIH Džanan Musa
  • BIH Nedžad Sinanović
  • BIH Ratko Varda
  • BRA Rafael Hettsheimeir
  • BRA Augusto Lima
  • BUL Filip Videnov
  • CAN Xavier Rathan-Mayes
  • CPV Edy Tavares
  • CRO Damir Mulaomerović
  • CRO Bojan Bogdanović
  • CRO Dontaye Draper
  • CRO Mario Hezonja
  • CRO Dražen Petrović
  • CRO Mario Stojić
  • CRO Žan Tabak
  • CRO Marko Tomas
  • CRO Ante Tomić
  • CZE Jiří Zídek
  • DEN Mikkel Larsen
  • FRA Fabien Causeur
  • FRA Petr Cornelie
  • FRA Alain Digbeu
  • FRA Mickaël Gelabale
  • FRA Thomas Heurtel
  • FRA Moustapha Sonko
  • FRA Guerschon Yabusele
  • FRA Vincent Poirier
  • GBR Andrew Betts
  • GRE Ioannis Bourousis
  • GRE Antonis Fotsis
  • GRE Lazaros Papadopoulos
  • GRE Michalis Pelekanos
  • HUN Ádám Hanga
  • IRE Pat Burke
  • IRE Jay Larrañaga
  • ITA Stefano Attruia
  • ITA Matteo Spagnolo
  • LAT Kaspars Kambala
  • LTU Arvydas Sabonis
  • LTU Rimas Kurtinaitis
  • LTU Darjuš Lavrinovič
  • LTU Rimantas Kaukėnas
  • LTU Martynas Pocius
  • LTU Jonas Mačiulis
  • MEX Gustavo Ayón
  • MNE Blagota Sekulić
  • MNE Vladimir Dašić
  • MNE Dino Radončić
  • NED Rolf van Rijn
  • MKD Jeremiah Massey
  • POL Maciej Lampe
  • PUR Johnny Báez
  • PUR José Ortiz
  • PUR Toñín Casillas
  • RUS Egor Demin
  • RUS Mikhail Mikhailov
  • SEN Maurice Ndour
  • SRB Dejan Bodiroga
  • SRB Dražen Dalipagić
  • SRB Aleksandar Đorđević
  • SRB Marko Jarić
  • SRB Ognjen Kuzmić
  • SRB Nikola Lončar
  • SRB Igor Rakočević
  • SRB Zoran Savić
  • SRB Dragan Tarlać
  • SRB Novica Veličković
  • SRB Dušan Vukčević
  • SER Tristan Vukčević
  • SVN Mirza Begić
  • SVN Luka Dončić
  • SVN Klemen Prepelič
  • SVN Marko Milič
  • SVN Anthony Randolph
  • SWE Melwin Pantzar
  • SWE Jeffery Taylor
  • TUN Salah Mejri
  • TUR Kerem Tunçeri
  • USA Miles Aiken
  • USA Derrick Alston
  • USA Morris Almond
  • USA Michael Anderson
  • USA Joe Arlauckas
  • USA Tanoka Beard
  • USA Elmer Bennett
  • USA Louis Bullock
  • USAISR D'or Fischer
  • USA Josh Fisher
  • USA Travis Hansen
  • USA Michael Hawkins
  • USA Othello Hunter
  • USA Brian Jackson
  • USA Keith Jennings
  • USA Jordan Mickey
  • USA Chasson Randle
  • USA Stanley Roberts
  • USA Brent Scott
  • USA Kyle Singler
  • USA Charles Smith
  • USA Dennis Smith Jr.
  • USA Larry Spriggs
  • USA Walter Szczerbiak
  • USA Trey Thompkins
  • USAISR Alex Tyus
  • USA Nigel Williams-Goss
  • VEN Carl Herrera

Players in the [[NBA draft]]

Real Madrid Baloncesto}}"PositionReal Madrid Baloncesto}}"PlayerReal Madrid Baloncesto}}"YearReal Madrid Baloncesto}}"RoundReal Madrid Baloncesto}}"PickReal Madrid Baloncesto}}"Drafted by
PF/CESP Fernando Martín19852nd round38thNew Jersey Nets
CUSA Stanley Roberts19911st round23rdOrlando Magic
PGESP Raül López20011st round24thUtah Jazz
PF/CPOL Maciej Lampe20032nd round30thNew York Knicks
SF/PFFRA Mickaël Gelabale20052nd round48thSeattle SuperSonics
PFBEL Axel Hervelle#20052nd round52ndDenver Nuggets
PG/SGESP Sergio Llull#20092nd round34thDenver Nuggets
PFESP Nikola Mirotić20111st round23rdHouston Rockets
SG/SFSLO Luka Dončić*~20181st round3rdAtlanta Hawks
PFESP Usman Garuba20211st round23rdHouston Rockets
SF/SGESP Hugo González20251st round28thBoston Celtics

Historical uniforms

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Matches against NBA teams

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