List of Real Madrid CF presidents


is a football club based in Madrid, Spain that competes in a football league called La Liga, the most senior football league in Spain. Since its founding, the club has had 18 different presidents. The club is owned by the club-members of Real Madrid CF, and similarly to a limited liability company, they elect the president by a ballot. The president has the responsibility for the overall management of the club, including formally signing contracts with players and staff. In Spain, it is customary for the president to watch the games in which the first-team participates, together with the president from the opposing team.
Since its foundation, Real Madrid has been owned and run only by its members called socios, unlike most European football clubs. Santiago Bernabéu remains the oldest president of the club. In addition, under Bernabéu's presidency the club won the most trophies. In July 2000, former Real player Alfredo Di Stéfano was appointed Honorary President of the club.

List of presidents

Below is the official presidential history of Real Madrid until the present day.
is the current president of the club.
NameFromTo
Julián Palacios19006 March 1902
Juan Padrós6 March 1902January 1904
Carlos PadrósJanuary 19041908
Adolfo Meléndez1908July 1916
Pedro ParagesJuly 191616 May 1926
Luis de Urquijo16 May 19261930
Luis Usera Bugallal193031 May 1935
Rafael Sánchez Guerra31 May 19354 August 1936
Adolfo Meléndez4 August 193627 November 1940
Antonio Santos Peralba27 November 194011 September 1943
Santiago Bernabéu11 September 19432 June 1978
Luis de CarlosSeptember 197824 May 1985
Ramón Mendoza24 May 198526 November 1995
Lorenzo Sanz26 November 199516 July 2000
Florentino Pérez16 July 200027 February 2006
Ramón Calderón2 July 200616 January 2009
Vicente Boluda16 January 200931 May 2009
Florentino Pérez1 June 2009present

List of honorary presidents

NameAppointed
Carlos Padrós1908
Adolfo Meléndez1913
Alfonso XIII de Borbón29 June 1920
Santiago Bernabéu27 May 1948
Alfredo Di Stéfano5 November 2000
Francisco "Paco" Gento2016