1979–80 Real Madrid CF season
The 1979–80 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 78th season in existence and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
| 1979–80 season | |||
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| President | Luis de Carlos | ||
| Head coach | Vujadin Boskov | ||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabeu | ||
| La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | ||
| European Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Santillana (22) | ||
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Summary
During summer Laurie Cunningham became the first British player to play for the club, the forward arrived from West Bromwich Albion.[1] Defender Goyo Benito received La Laureada (The Laureate) from President Luis de Carlos due to his outstanding compromise and playing for the club being only one of two players with that distinction.[2] Other two players reinforced “The Madrid of Los García”[3] such as Perez García from Real Madrid Castilla and Antonio García Navajas from Burgos CF.[4] Changes came to the bench too, Real Zaragoza's head coach Vujadin Boskov signed in to replace Luis Molowny as new trainer.[5]
In European Cup the team reached the Semifinals and was eliminated by Western German side Hamburg SV despite won 2–0 in Madrid, the squad plummeted in the second leg of the series 1–5.[6] Meanwhile, in 1979-80 Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the 1980 Copa del Rey Final and won the trophy against its reserve team Real Madrid Castilla[7] 6–1 in front of 65,000 spectators at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.[8]
The club clinched its 20th League title became its third Three-peat ever [9] by just one single point above runners-up emerging basque side Real Sociedad[10] added to its Copa del Rey trophy, the team could won its third "The Double" ever.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Ángel | UD Salamanca | |
| FW | Laurie Cunningham | West Bromwich Albion | £950,000[11] |
| MF | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Burgos CF | |
| DF | Ángel Pérez García | Real Madrid Castilla | - |
| DF | Antonio García Navajas | Burgos CF | - |
| DF | Herrero | - | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Juan Sol | Valencia CF | |
| DF | Enrique Wolff | Argentinos Juniors | |
| FW | Henning Jensen | AFC Ajax | |
| FW | Ico Aguilar García | Sporting Gijon | |
| FW | Carlos Guerini | Talleres de Cordoba | |
| GK | Maté | Burgos CF | |
| MF | Vitoria Soria | Burgos CF | |
| DF | Rafael García Cortés | Burgos CF | |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 53 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 39 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 38 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 36 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Matches
| 9 September 1979 1 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 16 September 1979 2 | Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo Vallecas |
| 23 September 1979 3 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Santillana Juanito Cunningham Stielike  Pirri  |
Report | Landaburu Krankl |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Referee: García Carrión |
| 30 September 1979 4 | AD Almería | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Almería |
| Report |
| 14 October 1979 5 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 21 October 1979 6 | Real Betis | 2-3 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 30 October 1979 8 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 11 November 1979 9 | Real Sociedad | 4-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Atotxa |
| 13 January 1980 16 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 20 January 1980 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 3-0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium: San Mames |
| 27 January 1980 18 | Valencia CF | 2-0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 3 February 1980 19 | Real Madrid | 7-0 | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 10 February 1980 20 | FC Barcelona | 0-2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Zuviría |
Report | Francisco García Hernández Santillana Goyo Benito Pirri |
Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Fandos Hernández |
| 17 February 1980 21 | Real Madrid | 4-1 | AD Almería | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 24 February 1980 22 | Real Zaragoza | 0-1 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda |
| 26 February 1980 23 | Real Madrid | 1-1 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 16 March 1980 25 | UD Salamanca | 1-1 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Helmántico |
| 23 March 1980 26 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 11 May 1980 33 | UD Las Palmas | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Insular |
| 18 May 1980 34 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
Copa del Rey
Final
| 4 June 1980 | Real Madrid | 6 – 1 | Castilla | Madrid |
| 20:30 CET | Juanito Santillana Sabido Del Bosque García Hernández |
Report (in Spanish) | Álvarez |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez |
European Cup
First Round
| 19 September 1979 | Levski-Spartak .svg.png){kind=small} | 0–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Sofia |
| Report | Martínez |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 37,000 Referee:  |
| 3 October 1979 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | | Madrid |
| Del Bosque Cunningham |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 40,000 Referee: .svg.png){kind=small} |
Eightfinals
| 24 October 1979 | Porto  | 2–1 | | Porto |
| Gomes |
Report | Cunningham |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas, Attendance: 55,000 Referee:  |
| 7 November 1979 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | | Madrid |
| Benito |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Attendance: 115,000 Referee:  |
Quarterfinals
| 5 March 1980 | Celtic  | 2–0 | | Glasgow |
| McCluskey Doyle |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 67,000 Referee:  |
| 19 March 1980 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | | Madrid |
| Santillana Stielike Juanito |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 110,000 Referee:  |
Semifinals
| 9 April 1980 | Real Madrid | 2–0 |  | Madrid |
| Santillana Santillana |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 121,106 Referee:  |
| 23 April 1980 | Hamburger SV | 5–1 | | Hamburg |
| Kaltz Hrubesch Memering |
Report | Cunningham |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 61,980 Referee: |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1979-80 La Liga[12] | 1979-80 Copa del Rey | 1979-80 European Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
García Remón | 33 | -32 | 33 | -32 | |||||
| DF | |
San José | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| DF | |
Goyo Benito | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||||
| DF | |
Pirri | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||||
| DF | |
Camacho | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| MF | |
Uli Stielike | 31 | 5 | 31 | 5 | |||||
| MF | |
Vicente Del Bosque | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| MF | |
Ángel | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 | |||||
| FW | |
Santillana | 33 | 23 | 33 | 23 | |||||
| FW | |
Juanito | 31 | 10 | 31 | 10 | |||||
| FW |  |
Laurie Cunningham | 29 | 8 | 29 | 8 | |||||
| GK | |
Miguel Ángel | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | |||||
| DF | |
Andrés Sabido | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| MF | |
García Hernández | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | |||||
| FW |  |
Roberto Martinez | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | |||||
| FW | |
Isidro | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| FW | |
Rincón | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| MF | |
Miguel Ángel Portugal | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| DF | |
Pérez García | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| DF | |
García Navajas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| DF | |
Herrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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References
- Adrian Chiles (17 November 2016). "The match that pitted white players against black players". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- "Benito and Pirri The Only Two Players with La Laureada". as.com. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid: The Madrid of Los García" (in Spanish). marca.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Former Real Madrid defender Angel Passed Away". marca.com. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- José Damián González (4 June 1979). "Boskov will Replace Molowny as Real Madrid Coach" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Alfredo Relaño (23 April 1980). "Madrid played a disgraceful Match" (in Spanish). elpais.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "An Unrepeatable Final" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- McTear, Euan (19 May 2016). "When Real Madrid Castilla reached the Copa del Rey final and played in Europe". These Football Times. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- After won 1961-63 and 1967-69.
- Real Sociedad won head-to-head matches 4-0, 1-1
- "Laurie Cunningham Tragic Tale of the Former Manchester United Player". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1979-80". bdfutbol.com.
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