Ciudad Real Madrid

The Ciudad Real Madrid is the name given to Real Madrid's training facilities located outside Madrid in Valdebebas near Barajas airport. It replaces the old Ciudad Deportiva, which until 2003 was the training ground of the club.The sale of Ciudad Deportiva, under the auspices of Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, led to Real earning approximately €480 million. The complex has been nicknamed, and is known to the players, trainers and club staff as ‘Valdebebas’, and is named after the district of the city where the complex is located. Inaugurated in 2005, the training center consists of academy offices, equipment rooms, audio-visuals rooms, a strength and rehab center, and medical and training facilities, as well as 12 and one third fields - three full size synthetic turf fields and four full size natural grass field for the youth, and for the first team, one third full size synthetic turf field and three full size natural grass fields. Ciudad Real Madrid also includes the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium where Real Madrid Castilla plays its home matches.The Real Madrid first team residential building at Real Madrid Sports City is 8300 square meters in size, and has 57 rooms distributed across the first and second floors, each with their own lounge area and terrace. The building also has a cinema, a dining room capable of accommodating 54 people, a common rest area, a climate controlled pool, reception, two guest rooms, and several common terraces.