1972–73 Real Madrid CF season

The 1972–73 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 70th season in existence and the club's 41th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
1972–73 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga4th (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del GeneralísimoEightfinals
European CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerSantillana (10)

Summary

The club finished in a disappointing fourth place in League Table five points behind Champion Atletico Madrid.[1] Meanwhile, in Copa del Generalísimo the team was early eliminated in Eightfinals by Sporting Gijon losing the away game 0-1 and a miserable draw 1–1 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.[2] The squad reached the semifinals in European Cup and was defeating the two games of the series by future three-consecutive Champions of the tournament Ajax Amsterdam.[3] President Santiago Bernabeu attended the Final himself expecting to sign Ajax starplayer Johan Cruyff who instead was signed by archrivals CF Barcelona during summer.[4]

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]] Goyo Benito
— DF  [[|Spain]] Ignacio Zoco
— DF  [[|Spain]] José Luis
— DF  ARG Touriño
— MF  [[|Spain]] Pirri
— MF  [[|Spain]] Velazquez
— MF  [[|Spain]] Grande
— FW  [[|Spain]] Santillana
— FW  [[|Spain]] Amancio Amaro
— FW  [[|Spain]] Ico Aguilar
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  [[|Spain]] Miguel Ángel
— DF  [[|Spain]] Verdugo
— FW  [[|Spain]] Ramón Grosso
— MF  [[|Spain]] González
— DF  [[|Spain]] Andrés
— GK  [[|Spain]] Andrés Junquera
— FW  ARG Anzarda
— DF  [[|Spain]] José Macanás Pérez
— FW  [[|Spain]] Rafael Marañón
— FW  [[|Spain]] Fermín
— MF  [[|Spain]] Fernandez

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
DFAndrésCadiz
DFMacanás-
FWFermínCordoba CF-
FWFernández--
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFPedro De FelipeEspañol
FWOrtuñoCastellón
GKBorjaEspañol-
FWMiguel PérezReal Zaragoza

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1972–73 La Liga

Position by round
Team /
Round		 123456789101112 131415161718192021222324 25262728293031323334
Real Madrid3346968754664445444433333334444444

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Barcelona 34 18 10 6 41 21 +20 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Español 34 17 11 6 48 27 +21 45
4 Real Madrid 34 17 9 8 45 29 +16 43
5 Castellón 34 13 9 12 44 38 +6 35
6 Valencia 34 12 10 12 37 33 +4 34
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored

Matches
3 September 1972 1CD Castellon2-3Real MadridCastellon de la Plana
Report
9 September 1972 2Real Madrid1-0Sporting GijonMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
17 September 1972 3UD Las Palmas1-1Real MadridLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Stadium: Estadio Insular
23 September 1972 4Real Madrid0-1Atletico MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
1 October 1972 5CF Barcelona1-0Real MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
7 October 1972 6Real Madrid2-1Granada CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
22 October 1972 7Real Zaragoza0-0Real MadridZaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
29 October 1972 8Real Madrid0-0Deportivo La CoruñaMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
5 November 1972 9Valencia CF0-1Real MadridValencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
12 November 1972 10Real Madrid3-0Real OviedoMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
19 November 1972 11Real Betis2-1Real MadridSevilla
Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
26 November 1972 12Real Madrid2-0BurgosMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
12 December 1972 13Real Madrid1-0EspañolMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
10 December 1972 14Atletico de Bilbao2-1Real MadridBilbao
Report Stadium: San Mamés
17 December 1972 15Real Madrid6-1Real SociedadMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
31 December 1972 16CD Málaga1-0Real MadridMálaga
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
7 January 1973 17Real Madrid1-0Celta de VigoMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
21 January 1973 18Real Madrid2-0CastellónMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
28 January 1973 19Sporting Gijon1-0Real MadridGijon
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinón
4 February 1973 20Real Madrid2-1UD Las PalmasMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
11 February 1973 21Atletico Madrid1-2Real MadridMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
25 February 1973 22Real Madrid0-0CF BarcelonaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
4 March 1973 23Granada CF1-2Real MadridGranada
Report Stadium: Los Carmenes
11 March 1973 24Real Madrid0-0Real ZaragozaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
18 March 1973 25Deportivo La Coruña0-0Real MadridLa Coruña
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
25 March 1973 26Real Madrid2-1Valencia CFMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
1 April 1973 27Real Oviedo1-2Real MadridOviedo
Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
7 April 1973 28Real Madrid1-1Real BetisMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
15 April 1973 29Burgos2-3Real MadridBurgos
Report
21 April 1973 30Español1-0Real MadridBarcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Sarria
6 May 1973 32Real Sociedad1-1Real MadridSan Sebastián
Report Stadium: Atotxa
9 May 1973 31Real Madrid3-3Atletico BilbaoMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
13 May 1973 33Real Madrid2-0CD MálagaMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
20 May 1973 34Celta Vigo3-0Real MadridVigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaidos

Copa del Generalísimo

Eightfinals
27 May 1973 Sporting Gijon1-0Real MadridGijon
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinon
2 June 1973 Real Madrid1-1
(1-2 agg.)		Sporting GijonMadrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

European Cup

Round of 32
13 September 1972 Real Madrid 3–0 KeflavíkMadrid
Santillana  15', 30'
Grande  90'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
27 September 1972 Keflavík 0–1 Real MadridReykjavik
Report Verdugo  89' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

Eightfinals
25 October 1972 Argeș Pitești 2–1 Real MadridPitești
Dobrin  22' (pen.)
Prepurgel  62'		 Report Anzarda  41' Stadium: Stadionul 1 Mai,
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: David Smith
9 November 1972 Real Madrid 3–1 Argeș PiteștiMadrid
Santillana  18', 87'
Grande  46'		 Report Radu  44' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Quarterfinals
7 March 1973 Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Real Madrid, Odesa[note 1]
17:00 Report Stadium: ChMP Central Stadium
Attendance: 36,239
Referee: Sergio Gonella
21 March 1973 Real Madrid 3–0 Dynamo KyivMadrid
21:30 Santillana  2'
Aguilar  36'
Amancio  81'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 27,949
Referee: Erich Linemayr

Semifinals
11 April 1973 Ajax 2–1 Real MadridAmsterdam
Hulshoff  67'
Krol  77'		 Report Pirri  84' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
25 April 1973 Real Madrid 0–1 AjaxMadrid
Report G. Mühren  50' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1972-73 La Liga[6]1972-73 Copa del Generalísimo1972-73 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK García Remón 27-2027-20
DF Goyo Benito 300300
DF Ignacio Zoco 301301
DF José Luis 280280
DF Touriño 260260
MF Pirri 308308
MF Velazquez 293293
MF Grande 252252
FW Santillana 29102910
FW Amancio Amaro 258258
FW Ico Aguilar 299299
GK Miguel Ángel 8-98-9
DF Verdugo 230230
FW Ramón Grosso 161161
MF González 130130
DF Andrés 130130
GK Andrés Junquera 1010
FW Anzarda 101101
DF José Macanás Pérez 8181
FW Rafael Marañón 9090
FW Fermín 6060
MF Fernandez 2020
  • Source:

References
  1. "La Liga 1972-73". rsssf.com.
  2. "Temporada 72-73 Sporting Gijon" (in Spanish). arandaarquitectos.com.
  3. "Why Ajax's European Cup triumph in 1973 was met with Fan disgruntlement as their fate loomed large". thesefootballtimes.co.
  4. "Why did Cruyff not Sign for Real Madrid?". Diario Marca. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. Valerko, Artur (11 September 2015). "Семь королевских аудиенций" (in Russian). SPORTARENA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. "Real Madrid temporada 1972-73". bdfutbol.com.

Notes
  1. Dynamo Kyiv played their home match at ChMP Central Stadium, Odesa, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Kyiv, due to frozen pitch.[5]
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