1952–53 Real Madrid CF season
The 1952–53 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 50th season in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
1952-53 season | |||
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President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
Manager | Juan Antonio Ipiña | ||
Stadium | Nuevo Chamartín | ||
La Liga | 3rd | ||
Copa del Generalísimo | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Pahiño (19) | ||
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Summary
During Summer Juan Antonio Ipiña took the job as new coach.[1] The squad reached a decent third place on League table three points below Champions FC Barcelona.[2] Striker Pahiño chose to not renew his contract and left the club towards Deportivo La Coruña on 1 August 1953.[3] under pressure President Santiago Bernabeu reached and agreement with Joseíto and the forward chose to remain another season.[4]
During June, the squad reached 1953 Copa del Generalísimo semifinals being defeated after two matches by Atletico Bilbao with a global score of 3–4.
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 |
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— | GK | Juan Alonso | |
— | DF | Navarro | |
— | DF | Oliva | |
— | DF | Alonso | |
— | DF | Zárraga | |
— | MF | Olmedo | |
— | MF | Miguel Muñoz | |
— | MF | Roque Olsen | |
— | MF | Luis Molowny | |
— | FW | Joseíto | |
— | FW | Pahiño |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | GK | Cosme | |
— | FW | Arsuaga | |
— | DF | Hon | |
— | DF | Lesmes II | |
— | GK | Adauto | |
— | MF | Sobrado | |
— | FW | Cabrera | |
— | FW | Juan Cedrés Cabrera | |
— | FW | Espina |
Transfers
In | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Name | from | Type |
GK | Cosme | Hercules CF | |
DF | Lesmes | Real Valladolid | |
MF | Juan Cedrés Cabrera | UD Las Palmas | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Greus | ||
MF | Guillermo Pont | CD Málaga | |
DF | José Manuel González López | Granada CF | |
FW | Nemes | ||
MF | Luciano | UD Las Palmas | |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona (C) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 42 | |
2 | Valencia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for the Latin Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 39 | |
4 | Español | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | |
5 | Sevilla | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- The winner of the 1952-53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1952-53 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.
Matches
5 October 1952 4 | Valencia CF | 3-2 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
12 October 1952 5 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
19 October 1952 6 | Atletico Bilbao | 2-2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mames |
2 November 1952 8 | Real Oviedo | 3-1 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
16 November 1952 10 | Atletico Madrid | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano |
23 November 1952 11 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Stadium: Chamartín |
21 December 1952 13 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
4 January 1953 14 | Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha |
8 February 1953 19 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
15 February 1953 20 | Real Valladolid | 3-1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla |
22 February 1953 21 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Atletico Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
1 March 1953 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0-2 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
8 March 1953 23 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
5 April 1953 26 | FC Barcelona | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Report | Stadium: Camp de Les Corts |
19 April 1953 28 | Real Zaragoza | 0-3 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
26 April 1953 29 | Real Madrid | 5-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Stadium: Chamartín |
Copa del Generalísimo
Eightfinals
17 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Real Murcia | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
24 May 1953 | Real Murcia | 1-3 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
Report |
Quarterfinals
31 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
4 June 1953 | Real Sociedad | 3-1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha |
Semifinals
7 June 1953 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
14 June 1953 | Atletico Bilbao | 2-1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mames |
Statistics
Squad statistics
competition | points | total | GD | |||||
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G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | |||
1952-53 La Liga | 40 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 |
Copa del Generalísimo | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 |
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1952-53 La Liga | 1953 Copa del Generalísimo | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Juan Alonso | 25 | -38 | 25 | -38 | ||||
DF | Navarro | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
DF | Oliva | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
DF | Alonso | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
DF | Zárraga | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||
MF | Olmedo | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | ||||
MF | Miguel Muñoz | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||
MF | Roque Olsen | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||||
MF | Luis Molowny | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||
FW | Joseíto | 28 | 11 | 28 | 11 | ||||
FW | Pahiño | 25 | 19 | 25 | 19 | ||||
GK | Cosme | 8 | -11 | 8 | -11 | ||||
FW | Arsuaga | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ||||
DF | Hon | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
DF | Lesmes II | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
GK | Adauto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
MF | Sobrado | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||
FW | Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
FW | Cedrés | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Espina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Source:
References
- "The first Great Captain". realmadrid.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1953-54". BDfutbol.com.
- "Pahiño signs new contract with Deportivo". phottic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "José Iglesias, 'Joseíto', ex delantero del Real Madrid". El País. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1952-53". BDfutbol.com.