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.
President | Luis de Carlos | ||
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Head coach | Luis Molowny | ||
Stadium | Santiago Bernabeu | ||
La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
Copa del Rey | Runner-up | ||
European Cup | Eightfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Santillana (18) | ||
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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.
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Transfers
In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
DF | Maté | ||
MF | García Hernández | - | |
DF | García Cortés | ||
FW | Hipólito Rincón | Recreativo Huelva | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
GK | Amador | Hercules CF | |
DF | José Macanás | Hercules CF | |
GK | Agustín | Castilla | |
DF | Uría | Sporting Gijón | |
MF | Escribano | Castilla | |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- 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 1 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
10 September 1978 2 | UD Salamanca | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Helmántico |
17 September 1978 3 | Hercules CF | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez |
23 September 1978 4 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Santillana Jensen Santillana Stielike |
Report | Neeskens Olmo Krankl |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Fandos Hernandez |
2 October 1978 5 | UD Las Palmas | 2-2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
9 October 1978 6 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
17 December 1978 13 | Real Zaragoza | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
7 January 1979 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Campo Vallecas |
28 January 1979 18 | Valencia CF | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
3 February 1979 19 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
12 February 1979 21 | FC Barcelona | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Krankl Asensi |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Garcia Carrion |
25 February 1979 22 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
11 March 1979 23 | Athletic Bilbao | 3-3 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Report | Stadium: San Mames |
22 April 1979 28 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
6 May 1979 30 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
13 May 1979 31 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Anoeta |
Copa del Rey
Final
30 June 1979 | Valencia CF | 2 – 0 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
21:00 CEST | Kempes Kempes |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Vicente Calderón, Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta |
European Cup
First Round
13 September 1978 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Madrid | |
Jensen Juanito Del Bosque Wolff |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: |
27 September 1978 | Progrès Niedercorn | 0–7 | Differdange | |
Report | Pirri Jensen Stielike Santillana García Hernández Margue |
Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
Second Round
18 October 1978 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Madrid | |
Juanito García Hernández Santillana |
Report | Sulser |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: |
1 November 1978 | Grasshopper | 2–0 | Zürich | |
Sulser Sulser |
Report | Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1978-79 La Liga[5] | 1978-79 Copa del Rey | 1978-79 European Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | García Remón | 19 | -17 | 19 | -17 | ||||||
DF | San José | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Enrique Wolff | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Goyo Benito | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Juan Sol | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Uli Stielike | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
MF | Pirri | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 | ||||||
MF | Vicente Del Bosque | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 | ||||||
FW | Henning Jensen | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | ||||||
FW | Santillana | 33 | 18 | 33 | 18 | ||||||
FW | Juanito | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | ||||||
GK | Miguel Ángel | 16 | -18 | 16 | -18 | ||||||
FW | Ico Aguilar García | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 | ||||||
MF | García Hernández | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
DF | García Cortés | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
FW | Guerini | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
FW | Roberto Martínez | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | ||||||
FW | Isidro | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
DF | José Antonio Camacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
MF | Alberto Vitoria Soria | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
DF | Andrés Sabido | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
GK | Maté | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
- Source:
References
- "Luis De Carlos will be The New Real Madrid Chairman". El País. 22 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Luis De Carlos appointed a new Board of Directors" (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid: The Madrid of Los García" (in Spanish). marca.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Grasshoppers, a easy rival in Theory, visits Chamartín" (in Spanish). El País. 17 October 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1978-79". bdfutbol.com.