Real and Atletico will be banned from registering new squad members for the next two transfer windows, meaning any players they do sign will be ineligible to play until the 2017/18 season.
The two clubs have confirmed their intention to appeal and Real Madrid director general Jose Angel Sanchez
said: "The sanction is so absurd and leads to such erroneous statements,
such as the sanction for the children of Zidane or the brother of
[Ezequiel] Garay. "This club has never worked with the family to uproot underage players. This club has values and an ethical code.
"The various people in charge at the club have never broken that code. It has never happened.
"I assure you that the rest of these cases for which the club has been punished are exactly the same. The pattern is the same and the family circumstances the same.
"The club is confident the appeal will succeed, even at Fifa. [The ban] was unexpected.
"We'll do whatever we have to do. We just hope justice prevails and there are no consequences for the club. Hopefully it doesn't get to [the Court of Arbitration for Sport] but we’ll take it there if necessary.
The two clubs will be able to register players during the current January transfer window but will then be unable to make signings for the two subsequent transfer windows due to irregularities over the "international transfers of minors".
Barcelona were handed the same punishment for a similar breach, with their ban lifted this month, and neither of the Madrid-based clubs will be able to make another signing until the summer of 2017.
Real have been linked with a host of elite players, such as David de Gea and Eden Hazard, but will need to act now or wait 18 months in order to sign them.
A statement released by Fifa on Thursday confirmed the sanctions: "The Fifa Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Spanish clubs Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
"The two clubs were found to have violated several provisions concerning the international transfer and first registration of minor players as well as other relevant provisions with regard to the registration and participation of certain players in competitions.
"Both clubs are to serve a transfer ban that prevents them from registering any players at national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods for breaching articles 5, 9, 19 and 19bis as well as annexes 2 and 3 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (the "Regulations").
"The transfer ban, which does not affect the current registration period at all, given that it opened before the decisions were notified, applies to each club as a whole – with the exception of the women’s, futsal and beach soccer teams – and does not prevent the release of players.
"Additionally, Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid have been fined CHF 900,000 and CHF 360,000 respectively, while both clubs have been issued with a reprimand and given 90 days in which to regularise the situation of all minor players concerned."
The ruling, which is likely to be appealed by both clubs, means Madrid and Atletico face a race against time to strengthen their squads before it is imposed.
Atletico have already snapped up Augusto Fernandez from Celta Vigo in this window while Matias Kranevitter is now available to coach Diego Simeone after a loan spell at River Plate expired.
Madrid are yet to enter the transfer market, with new coach Zinedine Zidane still assessing his squad after succeeding Rafael Benitez last week.
Real Madrid director general Jose Angel Sanchez believes the inclusion of coach Zinedine Zidane's children on a list of players improperly signed by the club highlights the absurd nature of their transfer ban imposed by Fifa. The Spanish giants are confident their appeal will succeed after being banned from registering players for two transfer windows by Fifa.
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