1968–69 Real Madrid CF season

The 1968–69 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 66th season in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
1968–69 season
1968–69 Real Madrid team
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga1st (in European Cup)
Copa del GeneralísimoEightfinals
European CupEightfinals
Top goalscorerAmancio (14)

Summary

The club won its 14th League title ever and second Three-peat ever.[1] included a record of nine streak wins on its first nine rounds[2] the team clinched the trophy nine points above runners-up UD Las Palmas.[3] The squad was defeated only one single time in 38 rounds by Elche CF.[4] Also, Amancio won the Pichichi Trophy with 14 goals scored tied along José Eulogio Gárate from Atletico Madrid.

Shockingly, in European Cup the team was early eliminated in Eightfinals by Austrian side Rapid Wien which won 1:0 the first leg in Wien and advanced to Quarterfinals due to away goals after lost 1:2 in Madrid.[5] During June in Copa del Generalísimo the club lost the Eightfinals series against Atletico Madrid.[6]

The "Ye-yé" era started to collapse for this campaign three members Araquistáin, Serena and Pachín were transferred out.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  [[|Spain]] Antonio Betancort
— GK  [[|Spain]] Andrés Junquera
— DF  [[|Spain]] Pedro de Felipe
— DF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Sanchís
— DF  [[|Spain]] Antonio Calpe
— DF  [[|Spain]] Ignacio Zoco
— DF  [[|Spain]] José Luis
— MF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Velázquez
— MF  [[|Spain]] Pirri
— FW  [[|Spain]] Amancio Amaro
— FW  [[|Spain]] Francisco Gento
— FW  [[|Spain]] Ramón Grosso
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  [[|Spain]] Fernando Zunzunegui
— FW  ARG Miguel Pérez
— FW  [[|Spain]] Manuel Bueno
— DF  [[|Spain]] Grande
— FW  [[|Spain]] José Luis Veloso
— DF  [[|Spain]] Vicente Miera
— FW  [[|Spain]] Babiloni
— MF  [[|Spain]] Vidal
— MF  [[|Spain]] Chato González
— DF  [[|Spain]] Rafael de Diego

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
FWGrandeRayo Vallecano-
DFBabiloniCastellón-
FWVidalCE Sabadell CF-
DFGerardo Ortega de FranciscoRayo Vallecano-
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKJosé AraquistainElche CF-
FWFernando SerenaElche CF-
MFPachínReal Betis-
MFAntonio IznataReal Murcia-
FWJaime BlancoReal Betis-
MFFernando RoviraCalvo Sotelo-

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1968–69 La Liga

Position by round
Team /
Round		 123456789101112 131415161718192021222324 252627282930
Real Madrid221111111111111111111111111111

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 18 11 1 46 21 +25 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Las Palmas 30 15 8 7 45 34 +11 38 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Barcelona 30 13 10 7 40 18 +22 36
4 Sabadell 30 10 12 8 33 34 −1 32
5 Valencia 30 10 11 9 36 39 −3 31
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Matches
15 September 1968 1Real Madrid3-1EspañolMadrid
Stadium: Chamartín
22 September 1968 2Deportivo La Coruña2-4Real MadridA Coruña
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
29 September 1968 3Real Madrid2-0Cordoba CFMadrid
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
6 October 1968 4Atletico de Bilbao0-1Real MadridBilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
13 October 1968 5Real Madrid5-3CE Sabadell CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
20 October 1968 6Valencia CF0-1Real MadridValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
3 November 1968 7Real Madrid2-1Real SociedadMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
10 November 1968 8Atletico Madrid0-1Real MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Manzanares
16 November 1968 9Real Madrid2-1CF BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
24 November 1968 10Pontevedra CF0-0Real MadridPontevedra
Report
30 November 1968 11Real Madrid2-1Granada CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
15 December 1968 13Real Madrid1-1Elche CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
18 December 1968 12Real Zaragoza1-1Real MadridZaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
22 December 1968 14CD Málaga1-2Real MadridMálaga
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
29 December 1969 15Real Madrid2-0UD Las PalmasMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
5 January 1969 16Español1-1Real MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Sarriá
12 January 1969 17Real Madrid2-1Deportivo La CoruñaMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
19 January 1969 18Cordoba CF2-2Real MadridCordoba
Report Stadium: Los Carmenes
26 January 1969 19Real Madrid2-1Athletic BilbaoMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
2 February 1969 20CE Sabadell CF0-0Real MadridSabadell
Report
9 February 1969 21Real Madrid0-0Valencia CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
16 February 1969 22Real Sociedad0-2Real MadridSan Sebastián
Report Stadium: Atocha
2 March 1969 23Real Madrid0-0Atletico MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
9 March 1969 24CF Barcelona1-1Real MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
16 March 1969 25Real Madrid2-2Pontevedra CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
23 March 1969 26Granada CF0-0Real MadridGranada
Report Stadium: Los Carmenes
30 March 1969 27Real Madrid2-0Real ZaragozaMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
14 April 1969 28Elche CF1-0Real MadridElche
Curro 48' Report
13 April 1969 29Real Madrid2-0CD MálagaMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
20 April 1969 30UD Las Palmas0-1Real MadridLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Stadium: Estadio Insular

Copa del Generalísimo
Main article: 1969 Copa del Generalísimo

Eightfinals
4 May 1969 Atletico Madrid2-1Real MadridManzanares
Report Stadium: Madrid
11 May 1969 Real Madrid0-0Atletico MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín

European Cup
Main article: 1968–69 European Cup

Preliminary round
18 September 1968 Real Madrid 6–0 AELMadrid
Pirri  10', 14', 63'
Amancio  17'
Pérez  27'
Bueno  75'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: William Gow
26 September 1968 AEL 0–6 Real MadridMadrid
Report Velázquez  7', 10'
José Luis  9'
Veloso  84'
Ortega  86'
Zunzunegui  87'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira

Eightfinals
20 November 1968 Rapid Wien 1–0 Real MadridVienna
Kaltenbrunner  55' Report Stadium: Praterstadion,
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)
4 December 1968 Real Madrid 2–1
(2-2a agg.)		 Rapid WienMadrid
Velázquez  41'
Pirri  83'		 Report Bjerregaard  48' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Gilbert Droz

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1968-69 La Liga[7]1969 Copa del Generalísimo1968-69 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Antonio Betancort 30-2130-21
GK Andrés Junquera 0000
DF Pedro de Felipe 300300
DF Manuel Sanchís 290290
DF Antonio Calpe 250250
DF Ignacio Zoco 231231
DF José Luis 216216
MF Manuel Velázquez 307307
MF Pirri 23132313
FW Amancio Amaro 29142914
FW Francisco Gento 268268
FW Ramón Grosso 253253
DF Fernando Zunzunegui 120120
FW Miguel Pérez 121121
FW Manuel Bueno 7070
DF Grande 5252
FW José Luis Veloso 3131
DF Vicente Miera 2020
FW Babiloni 2020
MF Vidal 2020
MF Chato González 0000
DF Rafael de Diego 0000
  • Source:

See also

References
  1. The first three-peat was clinched by the club in 1963 and continued to Five-peat until 1965. "La flor del Real Madrid Yé-yé". Diario Marca. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Real Madrid 68-69 holds the nine victories record" (in Spanish). as.com.
  3. "Historia del Real Madrid, 100 años uno a uno". Diario El Mundo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "That Eclhe v Real Madrid from 1968-69 Season" (in Spanish). elchecf.es.
  5. "Fans of Rapid remember Real Madrid and 1968" (in Spanish). marca.com.
  6. "Copa del Rey 1969". linguasport.com.
  7. "Real Madrid temporada 1968-69". bdfutbol.com.
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