1970–71 Real Madrid CF season
The 1970–71 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 68th season in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
1970–71 season | |||
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President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
Head coach | Miguel Muñoz | ||
Stadium | Chamartín | ||
La Liga | 4th (in UEFA Cup) | ||
Copa del Generalísimo | Round of 32 | ||
European Cup Winners' Cup | Runner-up | ||
Top goalscorer | Pirri (16) | ||
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Summary
The club finished in a disappointing fourth place, two points below of Champion Valencia CF coached by former Real Madrid' star Alfredo Di Stefano.[1]
In 1971 Copa del Generalísimo the squad as Defending Champion was early eliminated in Round of 32 by Deportivo La Coruña on away goals.[2]
The team played the 7th final in Europe, a record at the time,[3] first a draw 1-1 after extra time,[4] and then, lost the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final trophy against Chelsea FC 1–2 in the replay in Piraeus [5] closing the first trophy-less season since the 1952-53 campaign. After 18 years as club player, clinching 12 league titles, 2 Copa del Generalísimo and 6 European Cups Francisco Gento is retired at the end of this season.[6]
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 | Borja | |
— | DF | Ignacio Zoco | |
— | DF | Goyo Benito | |
— | DF | Manuel Sanchís | |
— | DF | José Luis | |
— | MF | Manuel Velázquez | |
— | MF | Pirri | |
— | FW | Amancio Amaro | |
— | FW | Fleitas | |
— | FW | Miguel Pérez | |
— | FW | Manuel Bueno |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | GK | Andrés Junquera | |
— | DF | Antonio Calpe | |
— | DF | Pedro de Felipe | |
— | FW | Ramón Grosso | |
— | FW | Francisco Gento | |
— | GK | Antonio Betancort | |
— | DF | Fernando Zunzunegui | |
— | MF | Grande | |
— | DF | Babiloni | |
— | MF | Ortuño | |
— | GK | Miguel Ángel | |
— | MF | Planelles | |
— | FW | Rafael Marañón | |
— | DF | Touriño | |
— | {{{pos}}} | De la Fuente |
Transfers
In | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos. | Name | from | Type |
DF | Touriño | Quilmes | |
FW | Rafael Marañón | Real Gijón | - |
DF | De La Fuente | Real Gijón | - |
MF | Chato González | Real Murcia | - |
FW | Jimenez | UD Salamanca | - |
MF | Fermín | UD Salamanca | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Babiloni | Castellón | - |
FW | Rafael de Diego | CE Sabadell CF | - |
MF | Vidal | CE Sabadell CF | - |
MF | Ramón Tejada | Granada CF | - |
GK | Andrés Mendieta | Castellón | - |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
Team / Round |
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Barcelona | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 43 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Real Madrid | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 41 | |
5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 35 | |
6 | Celta | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.
Matches
12 September 1970 1 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
26 September 1970 3 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Granada CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
18 October 1970 4 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Report | Stadium: Atotxa |
26 October 1970 7 | Real Madrid | 0-1 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
15 November 1970 9 | Real Madrid | 1-2 | Atletico de Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
22 November 1970 10 | Real Zaragoza | 0-5 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
27 December 1970 15 | Real Madrid | 4-2 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
3 January 1971 16 | Valencia CF | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
17 January 1971 18 | Granada CF | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Granada |
Report | Stadium: Los Carmenes |
24 January 1971 19 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
14 February 1971 22 | CF Barcelona | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Report | Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona |
7 March 1971 24 | Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mamés |
14 March 1971 25 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
18 April 1971 30 | UD Las Palmas | 0-0 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 32
2 May 1971 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0-0 (1a-1 agg.) | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
European Cup Winners' Cup
Final
19 May 1971 | Chelsea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Piraeus | |
Osgood |
Report | Zoco |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: |
21 May 1971 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Piraeus | |
Dempsey Osgood |
Report | Fleitas |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 19,917 Referee: |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1970-71 La Liga[7] | 1971 Copa del Generalísimo | 1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Andrés Junquera | 4 | -2 | 4 | -2 | ||||||
DF | Ignacio Zoco | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Antonio Calpe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Pedro de Felipe | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Goyo Benito | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
MF | Manuel Velázquez | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Pirri | 29 | 13 | 29 | 13 | ||||||
FW | Amancio Amaro | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
FW | Ramón Grosso | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
FW | Fleitas | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | ||||||
FW | Francisco Gento | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
GK | Antonio Betancort | 3 | -2 | 3 | -2 | ||||||
DF | Fernando Zunzunegui | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
DF | Manuel Sanchís | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Miguel Pérez | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | ||||||
DF | Grande | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
GK | Borja | 18 | -14 | 18 | -14 | ||||||
FW | Manuel Bueno | 20 | 7 | 20 | 7 | ||||||
DF | José Luis | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
FW | Babiloni | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Ortuño | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
GK | Miguel Ángel | 7 | -6 | 7 | -6 | ||||||
MF | Planelles | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Rafael Marañón | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Touriño | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
MF | De la Fuente | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Source:
References
- "The Dilemma of Real Madrid in 1971" (PDF). as.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Copa del Generalísimo 1971". linguasport.com.
- "The Emperors of Athens". thesefootballtimes.co.
- "Ole, Ole Chelsea". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Real Shock for Chelsea". mirrorfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Gento" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1970-71". bdfutbol.com.