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Real Madrid

Leagues

Liga ACB
EuroLeague

Founded

8 March 1931; 93 years ago

History

Real Madrid CF
(1931–present)

Arena

WiZink Center

Capacity

15,000

Location

Madrid, Spain

Team colours

White, Purple, Grey

Main sponsor

Autohero

President

Florentino Pérez

Head coach

Chus Mateo

Team captain

Sergio Llull

Championships

11 EuroLeague
4 Saporta Cup
1 Korać Cup
1 Eurocup
5 Intercontinental Cup
37 Spanish Championship
29 Spanish Cup
10 Spanish Supercup

Retired numbers

1 (10)

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Real Madrid Baloncesto (English: Real Madrid Basketball) is a Spanish professional basketball club that was founded in 1931, as a division of the Real Madrid CF multi sports club. They play domestically in the Liga ACB, and internationally in the EuroLeague. They are widely regarded as the greatest basketball club in Europe. Real Madrid currently ranks first 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 36 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, and Luka Dončić.

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

History

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 36 national domestic league and 28 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

Louis Bullock in 2008

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

Sergio Llull grew as a player under Laso to become one of the most valuable ACB guards

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: — Post-Laso era

In the following 2022—23 season, Real Madrid won their eleventh EuroLeague title beating Olympiacos in the championship game after previously winning the title after 5 years. Real Madrid came back at the championship game after the previous season, they lost the championship game versus Anadolu Efes 57—58 in the final. Sergio Llull winning the cluch 2-point shot at 3.1 seconds, but Real Madrid beating Olympiacos 78—79 in the final.

Sponsorship naming

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

Home arenas

External and internal view of Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid

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 – WiZink Center (2011–present).

Players

Current roster

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2024–25 Real Madrid Baloncesto season

Depth chart

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2024–25 Real Madrid Baloncesto season

Retired numbers

Real Madrid retired numbers
No	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
10		Fernando Martín	C	1981–1986, 1987–1989

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers

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

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

Record holders

Top scorers			Most official matches
1.	Sergio Llull	11 515 points	1.	Sergio Llull	1084 matches
2.	Wayne Brabender	11 215 points	2.	Felipe Reyes	1046 matches
3.	Felipe Reyes	9 613 points	3.	Rudy Fernández	757 matches
4.	Jaycee Carroll	7 332 points	4.	Jaycee Carroll	709 matches
5.	Rafael Rullán	7 135 points	5.	Sergio Rodríguez	580 matches
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Head coaches

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

Honours

Domestic competitions

Spanish League

Winners (37): 1957, 1958, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2023–24

Runners-up (13):

Spanish Cup

Winners (29): 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024

Runners-up (23):

Spanish Super Cup

Winners (10): 1984–85, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Runners-up (4):

European competitions

EuroLeague

Winners (11): 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1994–95, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2022–23

Runners-up (10): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22, 2023–24

Semifinalists (7): 1958, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1986–87

Third place (2): 1982–83, 2018–19

Fourth place (7): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2010–11, 2016–17

Final Four (14): 1967, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Winners (4): 1983–84, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97

Runners-up (2): 1981–82, 1989–90

FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1987–88

Runners-up (1): 1990–91

EuroCup

Winners (1): 2006–07

Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Latin Cup

Winners (1): 1953

Runners-up (1): 1966

European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, ACB International Tournament "Memorial Héctor Quiroga", defunct)

Winners (3): 1984, 1988, 1989

Runners-up (1): 1986

Third place (2): 1983, 1985

Unofficial awards

Triple Crown

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

Worldwide competitions

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Winners (5): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 2015

Runners-up (3): 1965^*, 1968, 1970

Third place (2): 1966, 1975

Fourth place (3): 1969, 1974, 1980

McDonald's Championship

Runners-up (1): 1988

Third place (1): 1993

Fourth place (1): 1995

^* 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

Runners-up (1):

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.
3 Trofeo Teresa Herrera: 1987, 1989, 1991.
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

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
Edy Tavares – 2022

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
Edy Tavares – 2019, 2021

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

All-EuroLeague Second Team

Sergio Llull – 2011
Nikola Mirotić – 2013, 2014
Rudy Fernández – 2015
Gustavo Ayón – 2016, 2017
Edy Tavares – 2019

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

Season	Tier	Division	Pos.	W–L	Copa del Rey	Other cups		European competitions
1931–56	Copa del Rey		4 times champion (1951, 1952, 1954, 1956), 6 times runner-up (1933, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955)
1957	1	1ª División	1st	7–3	Champion
1958	1	1ª División	1st	16–2	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	SF	3–1
1958–59	1	1ª División	2nd	19–3	Semifinalist			1 Champions Cup	R16	3–1
1959–60	1	1ª División	1st	20–2	Champion
1960–61	1	1ª División	1st	21–1	Champion			1 Champions Cup	SF	5–1
1961–62	1	1ª División	1st	18–0	Champion			1 Champions Cup	RU	5–4
1962–63	1	1ª División	1st	14–2	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	RU	7–4
1963–64	1	1ª División	1st	19–3	Fourth place			1 Champions Cup	C	8–2
1964–65	1	1ª División	1st	13–1	Champion			1 Champions Cup	C	6–2
1965–66	1	1ª División	1st	16–2	Champion			1 Champions Cup	QF	5–3
1966–67	1	1ª División	2nd	18–2	Champion			1 Champions Cup	C	10–2
1967–68	1	1ª División	1st	18–2	Semifinalist			1 Champions Cup	C	10–3
1968–69	1	1ª División	1st	18–1–3	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	RU	10–3
1969–70	1	1ª División	1st	19–3	Champion			1 Champions Cup	SF	6–6
1970–71	1	1ª División	1st	21–1	Champion			1 Champions Cup	SF	7–1–4
1971–72	1	1ª División	1st	21–1	Champion			1 Champions Cup	SF	8–4
1972–73	1	1ª División	1st	30–0	Champion			1 Champions Cup	QF	7–3
1973–74	1	1ª División	1st	27–1–0	Champion			1 Champions Cup	C	12–1
1974–75	1	1ª División	1st	20–2	Champion			1 Champions Cup	RU	9–1–1
1975–76	1	1ª División	1st	29–3	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	RU	12–3
1976–77	1	1ª División	1st	21–1	Champion			1 Champions Cup	SF	12–4
1977–78	1	1ª División	2nd	19–3	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	C	14–3
1978–79	1	1ª División	1st	19–2–1	Semifinalist			1 Champions Cup	SF	12–4
1979–80	1	1ª División	1st	20–2	Quarterfinalist			1 Champions Cup	C	14–3
1980–81	1	1ª División	3rd	18–2–6	Runner-up			1 Champions Cup	SF	10–6
1981–82	1	1ª División	1st	25–1	Runner-up			2 Cup Winners' Cup	RU	10–1
1982–83	1	1ª División	2nd	25–2	Semifinalist			1 Cup Champions Cup	SF	8–6
1983–84	1	Liga ACB	1st	31–5	Third place			2 Cup Winners' Cup	C	8–1
1984–85	1	Liga ACB	1st	33–3	Champion	Supercopa	C	1 Champions Cup	RU	10–1–4
1985–86	1	Liga ACB	1st	30–4	Champion	Supercopa	RU	1 Champions Cup	SF	9–5
1986–87	1	Liga ACB	4th	23–12	Quarterfinalist	Supercopa	RU	1 Champions Cup	SF	7–7
1986–87	1	Liga ACB	4th	23–12	Quarterfinalist	Copa Príncipe	QF	1 Champions Cup	SF	7–7
1987–88	1	Liga ACB	2nd	32–7	Champion	Copa Príncipe	RU	3 Korać Cup	C	10–2
1988–89	1	Liga ACB	2nd	36–11	Champion	Copa Príncipe	SF	2 Cup Winners' Cup	C	10–1
1989–90	1	Liga ACB	3rd	26–15	Semifinalist			2 Cup Winners' Cup	RU	8–3
1990–91	1	Liga ACB	5th	26–12	Fourth place	Copa Príncipe	SF	3 Korać Cup	RU	8–6
1991–92	1	Liga ACB	2nd	33–15	Quarterfinalist			2 European Cup	C	13–1–1
1992–93	1	Liga ACB	1st	35–10	Champion			1 European League	4th	16–4
1993–94	1	Liga ACB	1st	34–6	Semifinalist			1 European League	QF	9–7
1994–95	1	Liga ACB	3rd	27–19	Fourth place			1 European League	C	13–5
1995–96	1	Liga ACB	5th	28–12	Third place			1 European League	4th	13–8
1996–97	1	Liga ACB	2nd	37–8	Quarterfinalist			2 EuroCup	C	15–4
1997–98	1	Liga ACB	3rd	29–13	Quarterfinalist			1 EuroLeague	GS	7–9
1998–99	1	Liga ACB	3rd	30–11	Semifinalist			1 EuroLeague	QF	11–9
1999–00	1	Liga ACB	1st	32–15	Quarterfinalist			1 EuroLeague	R16	10–8
2000–01	1	Liga ACB	2nd	33–12	Runner-up			1 Euroleague	QF	10–5
2001–02	1	Liga ACB	5th	26–13	Quarterfinalist			1 Euroleague	T16	12–8
2002–03	1	Liga ACB	10th	17–17	Quarterfinalist			1 Euroleague	RS	6–8
2003–04	1	Liga ACB	5th	21–17	Quarterfinalist			2 ULEB Cup	RU	12–5
2004–05	1	Liga ACB	1st	35–12	Runner-up	Supercopa	RU	1 Euroleague	T16	9–11
2005–06	1	Liga ACB	6th	20–18	Semifinalist	Supercopa	3rd	1 Euroleague	QF	12–11
2006–07	1	Liga ACB	1st	34–13	Runner-up			2 ULEB Cup	C	13–4
2007–08	1	Liga ACB	5th	29–7	Semifinalist	Supercopa	SF	1 Euroleague	T16	14–6
2008–09	1	Liga ACB	4th	26–12	Quarterfinalist			1 Euroleague	QF	12–8
2009–10	1	Liga ACB	3rd	31–11	Runner-up	Supercopa	RU	1 Euroleague	QF	12–8
2010–11	1	Liga ACB	3rd	29–11	Runner-up	Supercopa	SF	1 Euroleague	4th	14–9
2011–12	1	Liga ACB	2nd	33–13	Champion	Supercopa	SF	1 Euroleague	T16	12–4
2012–13	1	Liga ACB	1st	38–6	Quarterfinalist	Supercopa	C	1 Euroleague	RU	21–8
2013–14	1	Liga ACB	2nd	38–6	Champion	Supercopa	C	1 Euroleague	RU	25–6
2014–15	1	Liga ACB	1st	35–8	Champion	Supercopa	C	1 Euroleague	C	24–6
2015–16	1	Liga ACB	1st	37–8	Champion	Supercopa	SF	1 Euroleague	QF	12–15
2016–17	1	Liga ACB	2nd	31–11	Champion	Supercopa	SF	1 EuroLeague	4th	26–10
2017–18	1	Liga ACB	1st	38–5	Runner-up	Supercopa	SF	1 EuroLeague	C	24–12
2018–19	1	Liga ACB	1st	36–7	Runner-up	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	3rd	26–9
2019–20	1	Liga ACB	5th	21–7	Champion	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	–	22–6
2020–21	1	Liga ACB	2nd	38–5	Runner-up	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	QF	22–17
2021–22	1	Liga ACB	1st	33–10	Runner-up	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	RU	22–11
2022–23	1	Liga ACB	2nd	33–10	Semifinalist	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	C	28–13
2023–24	1	Liga ACB	1st	36–6	Champion	Supercopa	C	1 EuroLeague	RU	31–8
2024–25	1	Liga ACB				Supercopa	RU	1 EuroLeague

International record

Seasons	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1957–58	Semi-finals	eliminated by Rīgas ASK, received a forfeit (2–0) in both games
1960–61	Semi-finals	eliminated by Rīgas ASK, 78–75 (W) in Paris and 45–66 (L) in Prague
1961–62	Final	lost to Dinamo Tbilisi 83–90 in the final (Geneva)
1962–63	Final	lost to CSKA Moscow, 86–69 (W) in Madrid and 74–91 (L) in Moscow in the double finals
1963–64	Champions	defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno, 99–110 (L) in Brno and 84–64 (W) in Madrid in the double finals
1964–65	Champions	defeated CSKA Moscow, 81–88 (L) in Moscow and 76–62 (W) in Madrid in the double finals
1965–66	Quarter-final group stage	4th place in a group with Slavia Prague, Simmenthal Milano and Bell Mechelen
1966–67	Champions	defeated AŠK Olimpija 88–86 in the semi-final, defeated Simmenthal Milano 91–83 in the final of the Final Four in Madrid
1967–68	Champions	defeated Spartak ZJŠ Brno 98–95 in the final (Lyon)
1968–69	Final	lost to CSKA Moscow 99–103 in the final (Barcelona)
1969–70	Semi-finals	eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 86–90 (L) in Madrid and 73–108 (L) in Varese
1970–71	Semi-finals	eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 59–82 (L) in Varese and 74–66 (W) in Madrid
1971–72	Semi-finals	eliminated by Jugoplastika, 89–81 (W) in Madrid and 69–80 (L) in Split
1972–73	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Simmenthal Milano, Crvena Zvezda and Maccabi Tel Aviv
1973–74	Champions	defeated Ignis Varèse 84–82 in the final (Nantes)
1974–75	Final	lost to Ignis Varèse 66–79 in the final (Antwerp)
1975–76	Final	lost to Mobilgirgi Varese 74–81 in the final (Geneva)
1976–77	Semi-final group stage	4th place in a group with Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Maes Pils Mechelen and Zbrojovka Brno
1977–78	Champions	defeated Mobilgirgi Varese 75–67 in the final (Munich)
1978–79	Semi-final group stage	4th place in a group with Emerson Varèse, Bosna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Freixenet and Olympiacos
1979–80	Champions	defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 89–85 in the final (West Berlin)
1980–81	Semi-final group stage	5th place in a group with Sinudyne Bologna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nashua Den Bosch, Bosna and CSKA Moscow
1982–83	Semi-final group stage	3rd place in a group with Ford Cantù, Billy Milano, CSKA Moscow, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Cibona
1984–85	Final	lost to Cibona 78–87 in the final (Athens)
1985–86	Semi-final group stage	4th place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Simac Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Limoges
1986–87	Semi-final group stage	6th place in a group with Tracer Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Orthez, Zadar and Žalgiris
1992–93	Final Four	4th place in Athens, lost to Limoges 52–62 in the semi-final, lost to PAOK 70–76 in the 3rd place game
1993–94	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by 7up Joventut, 69–88 (L) in Barcelona and 67–71 (L) in Madrid
1994–95	Champions	defeated Limoges 62–49 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 73–61 in the final of the Final Four in Zaragoza
1995–96	Final Four	4th place in Paris, lost to FC Barcelona 66–76 in the semi-final, lost to CSKA Moscow 73–74 in the 3rd place game
1998–99	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–0 by Teamsystem Bologna, 63–90 (L) in Bologna and 65–76 (L) in Madrid
2000–01	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Paf Wennington Bologna, 68–74 (L) in Bologna, 88–57 (W) in Madrid and 70–88 (L) in Bologna
2005–06	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by FC Barcelona, 58–72 (L) in Barcelona, 84–78 (W) in Madrid and 70–76 (L) in Barcelona
2008–09	Quarter-finals	eliminated 3–1 by Olympiacos, 79–88 (L) & 73–79 (L) in Piraeus, 71–63 (W) & 75–78 (L) in Madrid
2009–10	Quarter-finals	eliminated 3–1 by FC Barcelona, 61–68 (L) & 70–63 (W) in Barcelona, 73–84 (L) & 78–84 (L) in Madrid
2010–11	Final Four	4th 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
2012–13	Final	defeated FC Barcelona 74–67 in the semi-final, lost to Olympiacos 88–100 in the final of the Final Four in London
2013–14	Final	defeated FC Barcelona 100–62 in the semi-final, lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–98 in the final of the Final Four in Milan
2014–15	Champions	defeated Fenerbahçe 96–87 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 78–59 in the final of the Final Four in Madrid
2015–16	Quarter-finals	eliminated 3–0 by Fenerbahçe, 69–75 (L) & 78–110 (L) in Istanbul, 63–75 (L) in Madrid
2016–17	Final Four	4th place in Istanbul, lost to Fenerbahçe 75–84 in the semi-final, lost to CSKA Moscow 70–94 in the 3rd place game
2017–18	Champions	defeated CSKA Moscow 92–83 in the semi-final, defeated Fenerbahçe 85–80 in the final of the Final Four in Belgrade
2018–19	Final Four	3rd place in Vitoria-Gasteiz, lost to CSKA Moscow 90–95 in the semi-final, defeated Fenerbahçe 94–75 in the 3rd place game
2019–20	Regular season	The tournament was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Madrid was 2nd in the standings at the time of suspension
2020–21	Quarter-finals	eliminated 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
2021–22	Final	defeated FC Barcelona 86–83 in the semi-final, lost to Anadolu Efes 57–58 in the final of the Final Four in Belgrade
2022–23	Champions	defeated FC Barcelona 78–66 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 79–78 in the final of the Final Four in Kaunas
2023–24	Final	defeated Olympiacos 87—76 in the semifinals, lost to Panathinaikos 80—95 in the final of the Final Four in Berlin
Saporta Cup
1981–82	Final	lost to Cibona 96–95 in the final (Brussels)
1983–84	Champions	defeated Simac Milano 82–81 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Ostend
1988–89	Champions	defeated Snaidero Caserta 117–113 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Athens
1989–90	Final	lost to Knorr Bologna 74–79 in the final (Florence)
1991–92	Champions	defeated PAOK 65–63 in the final of European Cup in Nantes
1996–97	Champions	defeated Mash Verona 78–64 in the final of EuroCup in Nicosia
Korać Cup
1987–88	Champions	defeated Cibona, 102–89 (W) in Madrid, 93–94 (L) in Zagreb in the double finals of Korać Cup
1990–91	Final	lost to Clear Cantù, 71–73 (L) in Madrid, 93–95 (L) in Cucciago in the double finals of Korać Cup
Eurocup
2003–04	Final	lost to Hapoel Migdal 72–83 in the final (Charleroi)
2006–07	Champions	defeated 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.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Pablo Aguilar
Alberto Angulo
Lucio Angulo
José Miguel Antúnez
José Biriukov
Wayne Brabender
Antonio Bueno
Carmelo Cabrera
Juan Antonio Corbalán
Rudy Fernández
Héctor García
Usman Garuba
Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca
Alberto Herreros
Serge Ibaka
Iker Iturbe
José Luis Llorente
Sergio Llull
Juanjo López
Raúl López
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
Clifford Luyk
Antonio Martín
Fernando Martín
Jan Martín
Nikola Mirotić
Juan Antonio Morales
Álex Mumbrú
Juan Antonio Orenga
Alfonso Reyes
Felipe Reyes
Emiliano Rodríguez
Sergio Rodríguez
Johnny Rogers
Fernando Romay
Rafael Rullán
Lolo Sainz
Ismael Santos
Lorenzo Sanz
Mike Smith
Enrique Villalobos
Facundo Campazzo
Gabriel Deck
Pablo Prigioni
Andrés Nocioni
Lucas Victoriano
Jaycee Carroll
Axel Hervelle
Éric Struelens
Mirza Delibašić
Dzanan Musa
Damir Mulaomerović
Bojan Bogdanović
Dontaye Draper
Mario Hezonja
Dražen Petrović
Mario Stojić
Žan Tabak
Marko Tomas
Ante Tomić
Fabien Causeur
Alain Digbeu
Mickaël Gelabale
Thomas Heurtel
Moustapha Sonko
Guerschon Yabusele
Vincent Poirier
Andrew Betts
Ioannis Bourousis
Antonios Fotsis
Adam Hanga
Pat Burke
Jay Larrañaga
Kaspars Kambala
Arvydas Sabonis
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Darjuš Lavrinovič
Rimantas Kaukėnas
Martynas Pocius
Jonas Mačiulis
Gustavo Ayón
Blagota Sekulić
Džanan Musa
Nedžad Sinanović
Rolf van Rijn
Maciej Lampe
Johnny Báez
José Ortiz
Toñín Casillas
Mikhail Mikhailov
Maurice Ndour
Dejan Bodiroga
Dražen Dalipagić
Aleksandar Đorđević
Nikola Lončar
Igor Rakočević
Zoran Savić
Dragan Tarlać
Dušan Vukčević
Luka Dončić
Anthony Randolph
Jeffery Taylor
Salah Mejri
Kerem Tunçeri
Miles Aiken
Derrick Alston
Michael Anderson
Joe Arlauckas
Tanoka Beard
Elmer Bennett
Louis Bullock
D'or Fischer
Josh Fisher
James Gist
Brian Jackson
Charles Smith
Larry Spriggs
Walter Szczerbiak
Trey Thompkins
Alex Tyus
Nigel Williams-Goss

Players in the NBA draft

*	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
^#	Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
^~	Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year

Position	Player	Year	Round	Pick	Drafted by
PF/C	Fernando Martín	1985	2nd round	38th	New Jersey Nets
C	Stanley Roberts	1991	1st round	23rd	Orlando Magic
PG	Demetrius A Jackson	1987	2nd round	49th	Chicago Bulls
PG	Raül López	2001	1st round	24th	Utah Jazz
PF/C	Maciej Lampe	2003	2nd round	30th	New York Knicks
SF/PF	Mickaël Gelabale	2005	2nd round	48th	Seattle SuperSonics
PF	Axel Hervelle^#	2005	2nd round	52nd	Denver Nuggets
PG/SG	Sergio Llull^#	2009	2nd round	34th	Denver Nuggets
PF	Nikola Mirotić	2011	1st round	23rd	Houston Rockets
SG/SF	Luka Dončić^*~	2018	1st round	3rd	Atlanta Hawks
PF	Usman Garuba	2021	1st round	23rd	Houston Rockets