1978–79 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid CF
President	Luis de Carlos
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)
Home colours	Away colours

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.

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	García Remón
—	DF	ESP	San José
—	DF	ARG	Enrique Wolff
—	DF	ESP	Goyo Benito
—	DF	ESP	Juan Sol
—	MF	FRG	Uli Stielike
—	MF	ESP	Pirri
—	MF	ESP	Vicente Del Bosque
—	FW	DEN	Henning Jensen
—	FW	ESP	Santillana
—	FW	ESP	Juanito


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel
—	FW	ARG	Carlos Guerini
—	FW	ARG	Roberto Martínez
—	FW	ESP	Isidro
—	DF	ESP	José Antonio Camacho
—	DF	ESP	Rafael García Cortés
—	MF	ESP	Alberto Vitoria Soria
—	FW	ESP	Ico Aguilar
—	DF	ESP	Andrés Sabido
—	GK	ESP	Maté
—	MF	ESP	Francisco García Hernández

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	From	Type
DF	Maté
MF	García Hernández		-
DF	García Cortés
FW	Hipólito Rincón	Recreativo Huelva	-

Out
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W
Position	4	5	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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]

Source: BDFútbol
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 29' Jensen 32' Santillana 46' Stielike	Report	Neeskens 15' 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

22 October 1978 7	Burgos CF	2-2	Real Madrid	Burgos
		Report

30 October 1978 8	Real Madrid	4-0	Recreativo Huelva	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

5 November 1978 9	Celta Vigo	2-2	Real Madrid	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaidos

19 November 1978 10	Real Madrid	3-2	Sporting Gijon	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

26 November 1978 11	Atletico Madrid	2-2	Real Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon

3 December 1978 12	Real Madrid	0-0	Español	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

17 December 1978 13	Real Zaragoza	1-0	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

30 December 1978 14	Real Madrid	2-1	Cadiz CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

7 January 1979 15	Rayo Vallecano	1-1	Real Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo Vallecas

14 January 1979 16	Real Madrid	1-1	Sevilla CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

21 January 1979 17	Racing Santander	1-1	Real Madrid	Santander
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero

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

11 February 1979 20	Real Madrid	0-0	Hercules CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

12 February 1979 21	FC Barcelona	2-0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Krankl 52' Asensi 61'	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

18 March 1979 24	Real Madrid	4-1	Burgos CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

25 March 1979 25	Recreativo Huelva	1-2	Real Madrid	Huelva
		Report

7 April 1979 26	Real Madrid	2-0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

15 April 1979 27	Sporting Gijon	0-1	Real Madrid	Gijon
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Molinon

22 April 1979 28	Real Madrid	1-1	Real Betis	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

4 December 1979 29	Español	1-1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
				Stadium: Estadio Sarriá

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

20 May 1979 32	Real Madrid	4-1	Racing Santander	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

27 May 1979 33	Sevilla CF	2-1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

3 June 1979 34	Real Madrid	5-1	Racing Santander	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Final

30 June 1979	Valencia CF	2 – 0	Real Madrid	Madrid
21:00 CEST	Kempes 24' Kempes 90'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Vicente Calderón, Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta

First Round

13 September 1978	Real Madrid	5–0	Progrès Niedercorn	Madrid
	Jensen 12' Juanito 30', 66' Del Bosque 40' Wolff 84'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Mário Luís

27 September 1978	Progrès Niedercorn	0–7	Real Madrid	Differdange
		Report	Pirri 10' Jensen 19' Stielike 28' Santillana 46', 87' García Hernández 65' Margue 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jan Peeters

Second Round

18 October 1978	Real Madrid	3–1	Grasshopper	Madrid
	Juanito 5' García Hernández 65' Santillana 77'	Report	Sulser 59'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot

1 November 1978	Grasshopper	2–0	Real Madrid	Zürich
	Sulser 8' Sulser 86'	Report		Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Adolf Prokop

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1978-79 La Liga[5]		1978-79 Copa del Rey		1978-79 European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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.

External links

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[table_note_res_CWC10.92533992460246-5] Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.

[1] "Luis De Carlos will be The New Real Madrid Chairman". El País. 22 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[2] "Luis De Carlos appointed a new Board of Directors" (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[3] "Real Madrid: The Madrid of Los García" (in Spanish). marca.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[4] "Grasshoppers, a easy rival in Theory, visits Chamartín" (in Spanish). El País. 17 October 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[6] "Real Madrid temporada 1978-79". bdfutbol.com.

1978–79 in Spanish football
Domestic leagues	Primera División Segunda División 2ª División B 3ª División
Domestic cups	Copa del Rey
Club seasons	Real Madrid Sporting Gijón