1968–69 Real Madrid CF season

The 1968–69 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 66th season in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
1968–69 season
1968–69 Real Madrid team
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumChamartín
La Liga1st (in European Cup)
Copa del GeneralísimoEightfinals
European CupEightfinals
Top goalscorerAmancio (14)

Summary

The club won its 14th League title ever and second Three-peat ever.[1] included a record of nine streak wins on its first nine rounds[2] the team clinched the trophy nine points above runners-up UD Las Palmas.[3] The squad was defeated only one single time in 38 rounds by Elche CF.[4] Also, Amancio won the Pichichi Trophy with 14 goals scored tied along José Eulogio Gárate from Atletico Madrid.

Shockingly, in European Cup the team was early eliminated in Eightfinals by Austrian side Rapid Wien which won 1:0 the first leg in Wien and advanced to Quarterfinals due to away goals after lost 1:2 in Madrid.[5] During June in Copa del Generalísimo the club lost the Eightfinals series against Atletico Madrid.[6]

The "Ye-yé" era started to collapse for this campaign three members Araquistáin, Serena and Pachín were transferred out.

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]] Antonio Betancort
— GK  [[|Spain]] Andrés Junquera
— DF  [[|Spain]] Pedro de Felipe
— DF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Sanchís
— DF  [[|Spain]] Antonio Calpe
— DF  [[|Spain]] Ignacio Zoco
— DF  [[|Spain]] José Luis
— MF  [[|Spain]] Manuel Velázquez
— MF  [[|Spain]] Pirri
— FW  [[|Spain]] Amancio Amaro
— FW  [[|Spain]] Francisco Gento
— FW  [[|Spain]] Ramón Grosso
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  [[|Spain]] Fernando Zunzunegui
— FW  ARG Miguel Pérez
— FW  [[|Spain]] Manuel Bueno
— DF  [[|Spain]] Grande
— FW  [[|Spain]] José Luis Veloso
— DF  [[|Spain]] Vicente Miera
— FW  [[|Spain]] Babiloni
— MF  [[|Spain]] Vidal
— MF  [[|Spain]] Chato González
— DF  [[|Spain]] Rafael de Diego

Transfers
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKJosé AraquistainElche CF-
FWFernando SerenaElche CF-
MFPachínReal Betis-
MFAntonio IznataReal Murcia-
FWJaime BlancoReal Betis-
MFFernando RoviraCalvo Sotelo-

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1968–69 La Liga

Position by round
Team /
Round		 123456789101112 131415161718192021222324 252627282930
Real Madrid221111111111111111111111111111

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 18 11 1 46 21 +25 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Las Palmas 30 15 8 7 45 34 +11 38 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Barcelona 30 13 10 7 40 18 +22 36
4 Sabadell 30 10 12 8 33 34 −1 32
5 Valencia 30 10 11 9 36 39 −3 31
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Matches
15 September 1968 1 Real Madrid 3-1 Español Madrid
Stadium: Chamartín
22 September 1968 2 Deportivo La Coruña 2-4 Real Madrid A Coruña
Stadium: Estadio Riazor
29 September 1968 3 Real Madrid 2-0 Cordoba CF Madrid
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
6 October 1968 4 Atletico de Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
13 October 1968 5 Real Madrid 5-3 CE Sabadell CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
20 October 1968 6 Valencia CF 0-1 Real Madrid Valencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
3 November 1968 7 Real Madrid 2-1 Real Sociedad Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
10 November 1968 8 Atletico Madrid 0-1 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Manzanares
16 November 1968 9 Real Madrid 2-1 CF Barcelona Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
24 November 1968 10 Pontevedra CF 0-0 Real Madrid Pontevedra
Report
30 November 1968 11 Real Madrid 2-1 Granada CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
15 December 1968 13 Real Madrid 1-1 Elche CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
18 December 1968 12 Real Zaragoza 1-1 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Report Stadium: La Romareda
22 December 1968 14 CD Málaga 1-2 Real Madrid Málaga
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
29 December 1969 15 Real Madrid 2-0 UD Las Palmas Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
5 January 1969 16 Español 1-1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Sarriá
12 January 1969 17 Real Madrid 2-1 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
19 January 1969 18 Cordoba CF 2-2 Real Madrid Cordoba
Report Stadium: Los Carmenes
26 January 1969 19 Real Madrid 2-1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
2 February 1969 20 CE Sabadell CF 0-0 Real Madrid Sabadell
Report
9 February 1969 21 Real Madrid 0-0 Valencia CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
16 February 1969 22 Real Sociedad 0-2 Real Madrid San Sebastián
Report Stadium: Atocha
2 March 1969 23 Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
9 March 1969 24 CF Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
16 March 1969 25 Real Madrid 2-2 Pontevedra CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
23 March 1969 26 Granada CF 0-0 Real Madrid Granada
Report Stadium: Los Carmenes
30 March 1969 27 Real Madrid 2-0 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
14 April 1969 28 Elche CF 1-0 Real Madrid Elche
Curro 48' Report
13 April 1969 29 Real Madrid 2-0 CD Málaga Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
20 April 1969 30 UD Las Palmas 0-1 Real Madrid Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Stadium: Estadio Insular

Copa del Generalísimo
Main article: 1969 Copa del Generalísimo

Eightfinals
4 May 1969 Atletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid Manzanares
Report Stadium: Madrid
11 May 1969 Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín

European Cup
Main article: 1968–69 European Cup

Preliminary round
18 September 1968 Real Madrid 6–0 AEL Madrid
Pirri  10', 14', 63'
Amancio  17'
Pérez  27'
Bueno  75'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: William Gow
26 September 1968 AEL 0–6 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Velázquez  7', 10'
José Luis  9'
Veloso  84'
Ortega  86'
Zunzunegui  87'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: Aníbal da Silva Oliveira

Eightfinals
20 November 1968 Rapid Wien 1–0 Real Madrid Vienna
Kaltenbrunner  55' Report Stadium: Praterstadion,
Attendance: 44,800
Referee: Josip Drago Horvat (Yugoslavia)
4 December 1968 Real Madrid 2–1
(2-2a agg.)		 Rapid Wien Madrid
Velázquez  41'
Pirri  83'		 Report Bjerregaard  48' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Gilbert Droz

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1968-69 La Liga[7]1969 Copa del Generalísimo1968-69 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Antonio Betancort 30-2130-21
GK Andrés Junquera 0000
DF Pedro de Felipe 300300
DF Manuel Sanchís 290290
DF Antonio Calpe 250250
DF Ignacio Zoco 231231
DF José Luis 216216
MF Manuel Velázquez 307307
MF Pirri 23132313
FW Amancio Amaro 29142914
FW Francisco Gento 268268
FW Ramón Grosso 253253
DF Fernando Zunzunegui 120120
FW Miguel Pérez 121121
FW Manuel Bueno 7070
DF Grande 5252
FW José Luis Veloso 3131
DF Vicente Miera 2020
FW Babiloni 2020
MF Vidal 2020
MF Chato González 0000
DF Rafael de Diego 0000
  • Source:

See also

References
  1. The first three-peat was clinched by the club in 1963 and continued to Five-peat until 1965. "La flor del Real Madrid Yé-yé". Diario Marca. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Real Madrid 68-69 holds the nine victories record" (in Spanish). as.com.
  3. "Historia del Real Madrid, 100 años uno a uno". Diario El Mundo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "That Eclhe v Real Madrid from 1968-69 Season" (in Spanish). elchecf.es.
  5. "Fans of Rapid remember Real Madrid and 1968" (in Spanish). marca.com.
  6. "Copa del Rey 1969". linguasport.com.
  7. "Real Madrid temporada 1968-69". bdfutbol.com.
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