1952–53 Real Madrid CF season
The 1952–53 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 50th season in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
| 1952-53 season | |||
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| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Manager | Juan Antonio Ipiña | ||
| Stadium | Nuevo Chamartín | ||
| La Liga | 3rd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Quarterfinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Pahiño (19) | ||
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Summary
During Summer Juan Antonio Ipiña took the job as new coach.[1] The squad reached a decent third place on League table three points below Champions FC Barcelona.[2] Striker Pahiño chose to not renew his contract and left the club towards Deportivo La Coruña on 1 August 1953.[3] under pressure President Santiago Bernabeu reached and agreement with Joseíto and the forward chose to remain another season.[4]
During June, the squad reached 1953 Copa del Generalísimo semifinals being defeated after two matches by Atletico Bilbao with a global score of 3–4.
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 |
| GK | Cosme | Hercules CF | |
| DF | Lesmes | Real Valladolid | |
| MF | Juan Cedrés Cabrera | UD Las Palmas | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Greus | ||
| MF | Guillermo Pont | CD Málaga | |
| DF | José Manuel González López | Granada CF | |
| FW | Nemes | ||
| MF | Luciano | UD Las Palmas | |
Competitions
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 42 | |
| 2 | Valencia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for the Latin Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Español | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- The winner of the 1952-53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1952-53 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.
Matches
| 14 September 1952 1 | Sevilla CF | 2-2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Report | Stadium: Nervión |
| 21 September 1952 2 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Real Gijon | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 5 October 1952 4 | Valencia CF | 3-2 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla |
| 12 October 1952 5 | Real Madrid | 3-1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 19 October 1952 6 | Atletico Bilbao | 2-2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium: San Mames |
| 26 October 1952 7 | Real Madrid | 5-2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartin |
| 2 November 1952 8 | Real Oviedo | 3-1 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 16 November 1952 10 | Atletico Madrid | 1-2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano |
| 23 November 1952 11 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Stadium: Chamartín |
| 14 December 1952 12 | Real Santander | 2-3 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero |
| 21 December 1952 13 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 4 January 1953 14 | Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha |
| 11 January 1953 15 | Real Madrid | 5-1 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 18 January 1953 16 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 25 January 1953 17 | Real Gijon | 2-1 | Real Madrid | Gijon |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio El Molinón |
| 1 February 1953 18 | Español | 2-4 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá |
| 8 February 1953 19 | Real Madrid | 3-0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 15 February 1953 20 | Real Valladolid | 3-1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla |
| 22 February 1953 21 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Atletico Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 1 March 1953 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0-2 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor |
| 8 March 1953 23 | Real Madrid | 3-2 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 15 March 1953 24 | CD Málaga | 6-0 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda |
| 22 March 1953 25 | Real Madrid | 2-0 | Atletico Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín |
| 5 April 1953 26 | FC Barcelona | 1-0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium: Camp de Les Corts |
| 12 April 1953 27 | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Real Santander | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 19 April 1953 28 | Real Zaragoza | 0-3 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 26 April 1953 29 | Real Madrid | 5-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Stadium: Chamartín |
| 3 May 1953 30 | Celta Vigo | 2-1 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Balaidos |
Eightfinals
| 17 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Real Murcia | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 24 May 1953 | Real Murcia | 1-3 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
| Report |
Quarterfinals
| 31 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu |
| 4 June 1953 | Real Sociedad | 3-1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha |
Semifinals
| 7 June 1953 | Real Madrid | 2-2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 14 June 1953 | Atletico Bilbao | 2-1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium: San Mames |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| competition | points | total | GD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | |||
| 1952-53 La Liga | 40 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 |
| Copa del Generalísimo | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 | |
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1952-53 La Liga | 1953 Copa del Generalísimo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Juan Alonso | 25 | -38 | 25 | -38 | ||||
| DF | Navarro | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Oliva | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Alonso | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Zárraga | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| MF | Olmedo | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | ||||
| MF | Miguel Muñoz | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| MF | Roque Olsen | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | ||||
| MF | Luis Molowny | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||
| FW | Joseíto | 28 | 11 | 28 | 11 | ||||
| FW | Pahiño | 25 | 19 | 25 | 19 | ||||
| GK | Cosme | 8 | -11 | 8 | -11 | ||||
| FW | Arsuaga | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ||||
| DF | Hon | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Lesmes II | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| GK | Adauto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Sobrado | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| FW | Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Cedrés | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Espina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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References
- "The first Great Captain". realmadrid.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1953-54". BDfutbol.com.
- "Pahiño signs new contract with Deportivo". phottic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "José Iglesias, 'Joseíto', ex delantero del Real Madrid". El País. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1952-53". BDfutbol.com.