1977–78 Real Madrid CF season
The 1977–78 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 75th season in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
1977–78 season | |||
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President | Santiago Bernabéu Raimundo Saporta (acting President) | ||
Head coach | Miljan Miljanic (until 7 September 1977) Luis Molowny | ||
Stadium | Santiago Bernabeu | ||
La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
Copa del Rey | Eightfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Santillana (24) | ||
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Summary
The club did not compete in European tournaments for the first time since the 1955-56 season. During summer, the team was reinforced with the arrivals of: Argentine defender Enrique Wolff[1], German midfielder Uli Stielike[2] and high-expected Forward Juanito[3] from Burgos CF.[4]
President Santiago Bernabeu suffered a bowel obstruction on 29 August 1977 and was transferred into hospital for emergency treatment being diagnosed with cancer days later.[5] After three seasons, Miljan Miljanic left the club on 8 September 1977 signing an agreement with Santiago Bernabeu at the hospital in a bizarre event.[6] Then, Luis Molowny was appointed by Raimundo Saporta as new head coach. Also, Saporta was appointed as Acting President on 3 September 1977 due to Bernabeu health issues.[7]
In spite of the turmoil, the club clinched its 18th League title ever closing the season on 7 May 1978 six points above runners-up FC Barcelona. Chairman Santiago Bernabeu died on 2 June 1978 finishing the most successful era in the club, clinching 6 European Cups and 15 League titles under his Presidency.
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 |
DF | Enrique Wolff | UD Las Palmas | |
MF | Uli Stielike | Borussia Mönchengladbach | - |
FW | Juanito | Burgos CF | |
FW | Isidro | - | |
DF | Andrés | CD Castellon | - |
GK | Agustín | - | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Paul Breitner | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
MF | Manuel Velázquez | ||
DF | Rubiñán | Burgos CF | |
MF | José Luis Sanchez Barrios | CF Sevilla | |
DF | Andrés González Ponce | ||
FW | Eliseo Salamanca | Deportivo Alavés | |
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Real Madrid | 13 | 3 | 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 | 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) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Valencia | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
5 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.
Matches
4 September 1977 1 | UD Salamanca | 2-1 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Helmantico |
25 September 1977 4 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
30 October 1977 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 3-2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Campo Vallecas |
6 November 1977 9 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
13 November 1977 10 | Real Sociedad | 2-3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastian |
Report | Stadium: Atotxa |
20 November 1977 11 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Real Betis | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
4 December 1977 12 | FC Barcelona | 2-3 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Rexach Rexach Migueli Zuviría |
Report | Jensen Santillana Stielike Goyo Benito Isidoro San José |
Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: De Burgos Nuñez |
8 January 1978 16 | Hercules CF | 2-3 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
Report | Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez |
15 January 1978 17 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
22 January 1978 18 | Real Madrid | 0-0 | UD Salamanca | Salamanca |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Helmantico |
12 February 1978 21 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mames |
12 March 1978 25 | Real Madrid | 5-2 | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
19 March 1978 26 | Valencia CF | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
26 March 1978 27 | Real Madrid | 5-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
20 November 1977 28 | Real Betis | 4-2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
4 December 1977 29 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Jensen Jensen Juanito Santillana Goyo San José |
Report | Migueli Bio |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Garcia Carreon |
6 May 1978 34 | UD Las Palmas | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
Copa del Rey
First Round
14 September 1977 | CD Valdepeñas | 0-7 | Real Madrid | |
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28 September 1977 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | CD Valdepeñas | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Second Round
1 November 1977 | Algeciras CF | 0-6 | Real Madrid | Algeciras |
Stadium: Nuevo Mirador |
16 November 1977 | Real Madrid | 4-2 | Algeciras CF | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Third Round
14 December 1977 | Racing Santander | 0-0 | Real Madrid | Santander |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
22 December 1977 | Real Madrid | 5-1 | Racing Santander | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Round of 32
Bye [8]
Eightfinals
18 January 1978 | Real Sociedad | 2-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastian |
Stadium: Atotxa |
8 February 1978 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1977-78 La Liga[9] | 1977-78 Copa del Rey | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Miguel Ángel | 27 | -34 | 27 | -34 | ||||
DF | San José | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||||
DF | Enrique Wolff | 34 | 3 | 34 | 3 | ||||
DF | Goyo Benito | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
DF | Juan Sol | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
MF | Uli Stielike | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 | ||||
MF | Pirri | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | ||||
MF | Vicente Del Bosque | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||
FW | Henning Jensen | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | ||||
FW | Santillana | 34 | 24 | 34 | 24 | ||||
FW | Juanito | 32 | 10 | 32 | 10 | ||||
GK | García Remón | 8 | -6 | 8 | -6 | ||||
FW | Guerini | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | ||||
FW | Roberto Martínez | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
FW | Isidro | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
DF | José Antonio Camacho | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||
GK | Amador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
MF | Alberto Vitoria Soria | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
FW | Ico Aguilar | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
DF | Uría | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DF | Sabido | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
GK | Agustín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | José Macanás | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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References
- "I leave Real Madrid because some Rules..." El País. 4 July 1979. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Juan José Paradinas (29 April 1977). "Stielike, new Real Madrid football player". El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Alfredo Relaño (29 August 1977). "Juanito, The New Great White Hope" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Juanito Will Play the Next Season at Bernabeu Stadium" (in Spanish). El País. 20 November 1976. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Yesterday, Don Santiago Bernabeu Passed Away". La Vanguardia. 3 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Miljanic did not lose the smile on his Departure" (in Spanish). elpais.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Julian Garcia Candu (8 September 1977). "Saporta, a True Solution" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Matches played on 4 January 1978 and 11 January 1978 with Real Sociedad and Real Madrid exempted the Round due to several rivals withdrawals over the previous rounds.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1977-78". bdfutbol.com.