1978–79 Real Madrid CF season

The 1978–79 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 77th season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
PresidentLuis de Carlos
Head coachLuis Molowny
StadiumSantiago Bernabeu
La Liga1st (in European Cup)
Copa del ReyRunner-up
European CupEightfinals
Top goalscorerSantillana (18)

Summary

Nineteen days after the death of Santiago Bernabeu, Luis De Carlos was appointed as new President of the club on 21 June 1978. [1] The new Chairman released a new board of directors on 1 September 1978 in an attempt to normalize the club after the turmoil of last year. [2] Owing to financial issues including a growing debt, De Carlos did not reinforced the squad with high-profile players, instead of it, there had a few low-cost arrivals such as: Rafael García Cortés and Francisco García Hernández along Maté and Hipólito Rincón in a sign of austerity for upcoming years, in an era known as “The Madrid of Los García” until 1982. [3]

In European Cup the team, shockingly, was early eliminated in Round 2 by underdogs Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich thanks to away goals.[4] Meanwhile, in 1978-79 Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the 1979 Copa del Rey Final and was defeated by Valencia CF 2-0 at Vicente Calderon Stadium.

The club clinched its 19th League title the second consecutive in a row with four points above runners-up Sporting Gijon.

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]] García Remón
DF  [[|Spain]] San José
DF  ARG Enrique Wolff
DF  [[|Spain]] Goyo Benito
DF  [[|Spain]] Juan Sol
MF  FRG Uli Stielike
MF  [[|Spain]] Pirri
MF  [[|Spain]] Vicente Del Bosque
FW  DEN Henning Jensen
FW  [[|Spain]] Santillana
FW  [[|Spain]] Juanito
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  [[|Spain]] Miguel Ángel
FW  ARG Carlos Guerini
FW  ARG Roberto Martínez
FW  [[|Spain]] Isidro
DF  [[|Spain]] José Antonio Camacho
DF  [[|Spain]] Rafael García Cortés
MF  [[|Spain]] Alberto Vitoria Soria
FW  [[|Spain]] Ico Aguilar
DF  [[|Spain]] Andrés Sabido
GK  [[|Spain]] Maté
MF  [[|Spain]] Francisco García Hernández

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
DFMaté
MFGarcía Hernández-
DFGarcía Cortés
FWHipólito RincónRecreativo Huelva-
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKAmadorHercules CF
DFJosé MacanásHercules CF
GKAgustínCastilla
DFUríaSporting Gijón
MFEscribanoCastilla

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDWDWDWDDLWDDDWWDLDDWWWWDDWDWLW
Position4541211111111111211122222111111111
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 34 16 15 3 61 36 +25 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Sporting Gijón 34 17 9 8 50 35 +15 43 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Atlético Madrid 34 14 13 7 55 37 +18 41
4 Real Sociedad 34 18 5 11 53 36 +17 41
5 Barcelona 34 16 6 12 69 37 +32 38 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.

Matches

3 September 1978 1Real Madrid2-1Valencia CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
10 September 1978 2UD Salamanca1-1Real MadridSalamanca
Report Stadium: Estadio Helmántico
17 September 1978 3Hercules CF1-2Real MadridAlicante
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
23 September 1978 4Real Madrid3-1FC BarcelonaMadrid
Santillana 29'
Jensen 32'
Santillana 46'
Stielike
Report Neeskens 15'
Olmo
Krankl
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Fandos Hernandez
2 October 1978 5UD Las Palmas2-2Real MadridLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Stadium: Estadio Insular
9 October 1978 6Real Madrid2-1Athletic BilbaoMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
22 October 1978 7Burgos CF2-2Real MadridBurgos
Report
30 October 1978 8Real Madrid4-0Recreativo HuelvaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
5 November 1978 9Celta Vigo2-2Real MadridVigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaidos
19 November 1978 10Real Madrid3-2Sporting GijonMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
26 November 1978 11Atletico Madrid2-2Real MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
3 December 1978 12Real Madrid0-0EspañolMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
17 December 1978 13Real Zaragoza1-0Real MadridZaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
30 December 1978 14Real Madrid2-1Cadiz CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
7 January 1979 15Rayo Vallecano1-1Real MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Campo Vallecas
14 January 1979 16Real Madrid1-1Sevilla CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
21 January 1979 17Racing Santander1-1Real MadridSantander
Report Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
28 January 1979 18Valencia CF0-1Real MadridValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
3 February 1979 19Real Madrid3-1UD SalamancaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
11 February 1979 20Real Madrid0-0Hercules CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
12 February 1979 21FC Barcelona2-0Real MadridBarcelona
Krankl 52'
Asensi 61'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: Garcia Carrion
25 February 1979 22Real Madrid1-1UD Las PalmasMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
11 March 1979 23Athletic Bilbao3-3Real MadridBilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
18 March 1979 24Real Madrid4-1Burgos CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
25 March 1979 25Recreativo Huelva1-2Real MadridHuelva
Report
7 April 1979 26Real Madrid2-0Celta VigoMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
15 April 1979 27Sporting Gijon0-1Real MadridGijon
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
22 April 1979 28Real Madrid1-1Real BetisMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
4 December 1979 29Español1-1Real MadridBarcelona
Stadium: Estadio Sarriá
6 May 1979 30Real Madrid2-1Real ZaragozaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
13 May 1979 31Real Sociedad0-0Real MadridSan Sebastián
Report Stadium: Estadio Anoeta
20 May 1979 32Real Madrid4-1Racing SantanderMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
27 May 1979 33Sevilla CF2-1Real MadridSevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
3 June 1979 34Real Madrid5-1Racing SantanderMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Copa del Rey

Final

30 June 1979 Valencia CF2 0Real MadridMadrid
21:00 CEST Kempes  24'
Kempes 90'
Report (in Spanish) Stadium: Vicente Calderón,
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta

European Cup

First Round

13 September 1978 Real Madrid 5–0 Progrès NiedercornMadrid
Jensen  12'
Juanito  30', 66'
Del Bosque  40'
Wolff  84'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Mário Luís
27 September 1978 Progrès Niedercorn 0–7 Real MadridDifferdange
Report Pirri  10'
Jensen  19'
Stielike  28'
Santillana  46', 87'
García Hernández  65'
Margue  90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jan Peeters

Second Round

18 October 1978 Real Madrid 3–1 GrasshopperMadrid
Juanito  5'
García Hernández  65'
Santillana  77'
Report Sulser  59' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot
1 November 1978 Grasshopper 2–0 Real MadridZürich
Sulser  8'
Sulser 86'
Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Adolf Prokop

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1978-79 La Liga[5]1978-79 Copa del Rey1978-79 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK García Remón 19-1719-17
DF San José 281281
DF Enrique Wolff 341341
DF Goyo Benito 301301
DF Juan Sol 211211
MF Uli Stielike 242242
MF Pirri 255255
MF Vicente Del Bosque 302302
FW Henning Jensen 273273
FW Santillana 33183318
FW Juanito 296296
GK Miguel Ángel 16-1816-18
FW Ico Aguilar García 269269
MF García Hernández 114114
DF García Cortés 2020
FW Guerini 132132
FW Roberto Martínez 234234
FW Isidro 180180
DF José Antonio Camacho 0000
MF Alberto Vitoria Soria 9090
DF Andrés Sabido 111111
GK Maté 1-11-1
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References

  1. "Luis De Carlos will be The New Real Madrid Chairman". El País. 22 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Luis De Carlos appointed a new Board of Directors" (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Real Madrid: The Madrid of Los García" (in Spanish). marca.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Grasshoppers, a easy rival in Theory, visits Chamartín" (in Spanish). El País. 17 October 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "Real Madrid temporada 1978-79". bdfutbol.com.
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