Real Madrid CF in international football

Real Madrid CF in international football

Cristiano Ronaldo is the Real Madrid player with the highest goal tally in international competitions, with 113 scored.
Club	Real Madrid CF
Seasons played	68
Most appearances	Iker Casillas (162)
Top scorer	Cristiano Ronaldo (113)
First entry	1955–56 European Cup
Latest entry	2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League	15 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1966 1998 2000 2002 2014 2016 2017 2018 2022 2024
Europa League	2 1985 1986
Super Cup	6 2002 2014 2016 2017 2022 2024
Intercontinental Cup	3 1960 1998 2002
FIFA Club World Cup	5 2014 2016 2017 2018 2022

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol 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 both tournaments which they entered, the same number as Barcelona and Milan. Since becoming the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, Real has competed in every UEFA-organized competition, except the Intertoto Cup and Conference League. They have missed out on European football only twice in their history, in the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons.

Real Madrid has had the most success in the European Cup, winning the trophy for a record fifteen times. Real was the winner of the inaugural edition of the tournament and remains the only club to win the trophy five times in a row (the first five editions). It also holds the distinction of being the only club to defend the title in the Champions League era, as well as to win it three times in a row.^[1] The club has also won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1985 and 1986, the Super Cup six times, in 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2024, the Intercontinental Cup three times, in 1960, 1998, and 2002, and the FIFA Club World Cup five times, in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022. Real Madrid, with 31 continental and worldwide trophies, is the most successful team in international club football.