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Real Madrid

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: José Mourinho (#10 in the world) since Aug 2026
#8 World rank · club rating
2,165 Club rating
2nd in LaLiga

Real Madrid have had 8 managers since 2015/16. Xabi Alonso (Jun 2025 – Jan 2026) had the best points per game of them (2.28 in 32 matches) and took the club rating from 2,131 to 2,174.

Real Madrid managers

28 spells since 1995 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
José Mourinho #10 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 2.63 current Aug 2026 – present 16 14-0-2 2.63 2,218 → 2,302 +84 +25.6 +0.24
Álvaro Arbeloa #504 now Jan 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 1.88 Jan 2026 – May 2026 25 15-2-8 1.88 2,092 → 2,165 +73 +19.4 +0.06
Xabi Alonso #97 now Jun 2025 – Jan 2026 · PPG 2.28 Jun 2025 – Jan 2026 32 23-4-5 2.28 2,131 → 2,174 +43 +22.7 +0.11
Carlo Ancelotti Aug 2021 – May 2025 · PPG 2.18 Aug 2021 – May 2025 233 155-42-36 2.18 2,304 → 2,266 −38 +35.6 +0.16
Davide Ancelotti (stand-in) 13 Apr 2025 13 Apr 2025 1 1-0-0 +4.3
Zinédine Zidane Mar 2019 – May 2021 · PPG 2.04 Mar 2019 – May 2021 112 67-27-18 2.04 2,217 → 2,324 +107 +30.6 +0.07
David Bettoni (stand-in) 23 Jan 2021 – 30 Jan 2021 23 Jan 2021 – 30 Jan 2021 2 1-0-1 −2.8
Santiago Solari Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · PPG 2.13 Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 32 22-2-8 2.13 2,119 → 2,141 +22 −2.5 0.00
Julen Lopetegui Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · PPG 1.50 Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 14 6-3-5 1.50 2,231 → 2,081 −150 −26.2 −0.18
Zinédine Zidane Jan 2016 – May 2018 · PPG 2.24 Jan 2016 – May 2018 149 101-31-17 2.24 2,063 → 2,268 +205 +73.9 +0.07
Rafael Benítez #110 now Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 · PPG 2.24 Aug 2015 – Jan 2016 25 17-5-3 2.24 2,218 → 2,147 −71 +7.8 +0.12
Before 2015/16 · 19 spells, Sep 1995 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Carlo Ancelotti Aug 2013 – May 2015 · PPG 2.34 Aug 2013 – May 2015 119 88-15-16 2.34 2,184 → 2,331 +147 +22.5 +0.10
José Mourinho #10 now Aug 2010 – Jun 2013 · PPG 2.31 Aug 2010 – Jun 2013 178 127-30-21 2.31 2,046 → 2,200 +155 +42.2 +0.11
Manuel Pellegrini #17 now Aug 2009 – May 2010 · PPG 2.35 Aug 2009 – May 2010 48 36-5-7 2.35 1,990 → 2,096 +106 +40.6 +0.22
Juande Ramos Dec 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 2.04 Dec 2008 – May 2009 27 18-1-8 2.04 1,896 → 1,863 −33 −11.8 +0.03
Bernd Schuster Aug 2007 – Dec 2008 · PPG 1.99 Aug 2007 – Dec 2008 69 43-8-18 1.99 1,879 → 1,867 −12 −18.4 +0.04
Fabio Capello Aug 2006 – Jun 2007 · PPG 1.96 Aug 2006 – Jun 2007 46 27-9-10 1.96 1,933 → 1,958 +25 +0.8 +0.04
Juan Ramon Lopez Caro Dec 2005 – May 2006 · PPG 1.70 Dec 2005 – May 2006 27 12-10-5 1.70 1,873 → 1,890 +17 +2.4 +0.06
Vanderlei Luxemburgo Dec 2004 – Dec 2005 · PPG 2.07 Dec 2004 – Dec 2005 43 28-5-10 2.07 1,782 → 1,884 +103 +18.5 −0.05
Mariano García Remón Sep 2004 – Dec 2004 · PPG 1.89 Sep 2004 – Dec 2004 18 10-4-4 1.89 1,816 → 1,761 −55 +17.0 −0.03
Jose Antonio Camacho Aug 2004 – Sep 2004 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Aug 2004 – Sep 2004 6 4-0-2 2.00 1,799 → 1,787 −12 +1.1 −0.06
Carlos Queiroz Aug 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 1.90 Aug 2003 – May 2004 48 27-10-11 1.90 1,865 → 1,686 −179 −32.2 0.00
Vicente del Bosque Nov 1999 – Jun 2003 · PPG 1.92 Nov 1999 – Jun 2003 201 112-49-40 1.92 1,779 → 1,980 +200 +43.5 +0.17
John Benjamin Toshack Feb 1999 – Nov 1999 · PPG 1.76 Feb 1999 – Nov 1999 34 17-9-8 1.76 1,708 → 1,772 +64 +4.1 +0.04
Guus Hiddink Aug 1998 – Feb 1999 · PPG 1.69 Aug 1998 – Feb 1999 29 15-4-10 1.69 1,694 → 1,658 −37 −7.9 −0.06
Jupp Heynckes Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.75 Aug 1997 – May 1998 48 23-15-10 1.75 1,724 → 1,641 −83 −4.3 +0.03
Fabio Capello Aug 1996 – Jun 1997 · PPG 2.19 Aug 1996 – Jun 1997 42 27-11-4 2.19 1,607 → 1,744 +138 +22.2 +0.22
Arsenio Iglesias Jan 1996 – May 1996 · PPG 1.70 Jan 1996 – May 1996 20 10-4-6 1.70 1,581 → 1,672 +90 +15.2
Jorge Valdano (stand-in) 13 Apr 1996 13 Apr 1996 1 1-0-0 +4.9
Vicente del Bosque Jan 1996 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Jan 1996 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,549 → 1,606 +57 +11.4
Jorge Valdano Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 · PPG 1.54 Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 28 12-7-9 1.54 1,500 → 1,541 +41 +8.2

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Carlo Ancelotti is the longest-serving: 233 matches over 3 years (Aug 2021 – May 2025). Zinédine Zidane added the most coach rating: +73.9 over 149 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,165Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#8World rankof 943 active clubs
#2LaLigaof 20 clubs
2,332Peak since 2015/16May 2016 · low 2,031, May 2023
2,0002,2002,400201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · José Mourinho2,153 club rating2,0002,2002,400201620202024Nov 2026 · José Mourinho2,153 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (8 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Real Madrid's club rating peaked at 2,332 in May 2016, under Zinédine Zidane, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 2,031 in May 2023, under Carlo Ancelotti.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 20:00 LaLiga H v Celta Vigo
Preview Real Madrid v Celta Vigo ›
Tue 24 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Champions League H v PSV Eindhoven
No chances for European games · why
Preview Real Madrid v PSV Eindhoven ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 12 2.25 2.83 2.41 71% 6.25 3.83 4.86
2025/26 35 2.14 2.83 2.40 75% 6.54 3.69 4.85
2024/25 38 1.63 2.47 2.35 73% 6.39 4.24 4.76
2023/24 38 1.92 2.50 2.51 75% 5.55 3.82 4.67
2022/23 38 1.95 2.76 2.70 65% 5.95 3.82 4.76
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 2.00 2.24 2.72 62% 5.74 4.03 4.71
2020/21 38 1.61 2.32 2.32 64% 5.89 4.00 4.37
2019/20 38 2.24 2.34 2.68 75% 5.05 3.89 4.62
2018/19 38 2.34 2.50 2.67 71% 5.82 4.00 4.79
2017/18 38 1.84 2.63 2.58 71% 7.34 3.53 4.90
2016/17 38 2.00 3.24 2.73 72% 5.87 3.97 4.74
2015/16 38 2.00 3.24 2.94 72% 6.76 4.29 5.06

Real Madrid won 7.34 corners a game in 2017/18, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 50% above LaLiga's average side (4.90).

League matches only (LaLiga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. LaLiga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

427 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 19044% 143% 20%
HT drawHT D 8420% 5112% 276%
HT lossHT L 164% 133% 307%
61
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 59 matches
34
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 206 matches
1st half · W 206 · D 162 · L 59 GD +261
2nd half · W 229 · D 131 · L 67 GD +278

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Real Madrid

23 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Jesus Gil Manzano 42 36-5-1 2.69 1.93 1.98 −2%
Juan Martinez Munuera 36 23-9-4 2.17 2.08 1.98 +5%
José María Sánchez Martínez 35 22-7-6 2.09 1.57 1.98 −20%
Alejandro Hernandez 32 16-6-10 1.69 2.66 1.98 +34%
César Soto Grado 23 14-7-2 2.13 2.43 1.92 +27%
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 22 14-5-3 2.14 1.64 2.00 −18%
Antonio Mateu Lahoz 21 17-2-2 2.52 1.86 2.00 −7%
Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 18 11-3-4 2.00 1.61 1.98 −18%
José Luis Munuera Montero 17 15-1-1 2.71 1.76 1.96 −10%
Mario Melero Lopez 15 11-3-1 2.40 1.93 1.95 −1%
13 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Javier Alberola Rojas 14 8-2-4 1.86 1.79 1.92 −7%
Javier Estrada Fernandez 14 10-4-0 2.43 1.64 2.00 −18%
Santiago Jaime Latre 14 8-3-3 1.93 1.86 2.00 −7%
Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 13 11-2-0 2.69 2.08 1.89 +10%
Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 13 7-4-2 1.92 2.08 2.08 0%
Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 13 10-2-1 2.46 1.38 1.94 −29%
Alberto Undiano 11 6-1-4 1.73 2.55 2.05 +24%
David Fernandez Borbalan 10 6-3-1 2.10 2.70 1.95 +39%
Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 8 7-1-0 2.75 1.63 2.05 −21%
Mateo Busquets Ferrer 8 6-2-0 2.50 1.88 1.93 −3%
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 6 3-1-2 1.67 2.83 1.89 +50%
Adrian Cordero Vega 5 3-1-1 2.00 1.20 1.99 −40%
Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 5 4-1-0 2.60 2.60 1.82 +43%

Under David Fernandez Borbalan, Real Madrid picked up 2.70 cards a game, 39% above their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (425). Cards = Real Madrid's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Real Madrid's manager?

José Mourinho, #10 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 16 matches, 14 won (2.63 points per game).

How many managers has Real Madrid had since 2015?

8. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Real Madrid's longest-serving manager?

Carlo Ancelotti: 233 matches from August 2021 to May 2025.

How many cards a game do Real Madrid get?

2.25 a game in LaLiga in 2026/27, against 2.41 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.