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.
1968–69 season | |||
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1968–69 Real Madrid team | |||
President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
Head coach | Miguel Muñoz | ||
Stadium | Chamartín | ||
La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
Copa del Generalísimo | Eightfinals | ||
European Cup | Eightfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Amancio (14) | ||
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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.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Grande | Rayo Vallecano | - |
DF | Babiloni | Castellón | - |
FW | Vidal | CE Sabadell CF | - |
DF | Gerardo Ortega de Francisco | Rayo Vallecano | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
GK | José Araquistain | Elche CF | - |
FW | Fernando Serena | Elche CF | - |
MF | Pachín | Real Betis | - |
MF | Antonio Iznata | Real Murcia | - |
FW | Jaime Blanco | Real Betis | - |
MF | Fernando Rovira | Calvo Sotelo | - |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
Team / Round |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Matches
22 September 1968 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2-4 | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
29 September 1968 3 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Cordoba CF | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
6 October 1968 4 | Atletico de Bilbao | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mames |
20 October 1968 6 | Valencia CF | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
3 November 1968 7 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
16 November 1968 9 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
24 November 1968 10 | Pontevedra CF | 0-0 | Real Madrid | Pontevedra |
Report |
30 November 1968 11 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Granada CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
18 December 1968 12 | Real Zaragoza | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
29 December 1969 15 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
26 January 1969 19 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
9 February 1969 21 | Real Madrid | 0-0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
16 February 1969 22 | Real Sociedad | 0-2 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Report | Stadium: Atocha |
9 March 1969 24 | CF Barcelona | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Report | Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona |
16 March 1969 25 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Pontevedra CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
23 March 1969 26 | Granada CF | 0-0 | Real Madrid | Granada |
Report | Stadium: Los Carmenes |
30 March 1969 27 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
20 April 1969 30 | UD Las Palmas | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
Copa del Generalísimo
Eightfinals
European Cup
Preliminary round
18 September 1968 | Real Madrid | 6–0 | Madrid | |
Pirri Amancio Pérez Bueno |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 50,000 Referee: |
26 September 1968 | AEL | 0–6 | Madrid | |
Report | Velázquez José Luis Veloso Ortega Zunzunegui |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 20,075 Referee: |
Eightfinals
20 November 1968 | Rapid Wien | 1–0 | Vienna | |
Kaltenbrunner |
Report | Stadium: Praterstadion, Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia) |
4 December 1968 | Real Madrid | 2–1 (2-2a agg.) | Madrid | |
Velázquez Pirri |
Report | Bjerregaard |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 90,000 Referee: |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1968-69 La Liga[7] | 1969 Copa del Generalísimo | 1968-69 European Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Antonio Betancort | 30 | -21 | 30 | -21 | ||||||
GK | Andrés Junquera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Pedro de Felipe | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Manuel Sanchís | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Antonio Calpe | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Ignacio Zoco | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||||||
DF | José Luis | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | ||||||
MF | Manuel Velázquez | 30 | 7 | 30 | 7 | ||||||
MF | Pirri | 23 | 13 | 23 | 13 | ||||||
FW | Amancio Amaro | 29 | 14 | 29 | 14 | ||||||
FW | Francisco Gento | 26 | 8 | 26 | 8 | ||||||
FW | Ramón Grosso | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
DF | Fernando Zunzunegui | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
FW | Miguel Pérez | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Manuel Bueno | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Grande | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
FW | José Luis Veloso | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Vicente Miera | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
FW | Babiloni | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
MF | Vidal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
MF | Chato González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Rafael de Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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See also
References
- 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.
- "Real Madrid 68-69 holds the nine victories record" (in Spanish). as.com.
- "Historia del Real Madrid, 100 años uno a uno". Diario El Mundo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "That Eclhe v Real Madrid from 1968-69 Season" (in Spanish). elchecf.es.
- "Fans of Rapid remember Real Madrid and 1968" (in Spanish). marca.com.
- "Copa del Rey 1969". linguasport.com.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1968-69". bdfutbol.com.