| 1952–53 season | |||
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| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Manager | Juan Antonio Ipiña | ||
| Stadium | Nuevo Chamartín | ||
| Primera Division | 3rd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Pahiño (19) | ||
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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.
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 Bernabéu reached and agreement with Joseíto and the forward chose to remain another season.[4]
In June, the squad reached 1953 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals being defeated after two matches by Atletico Bilbao with a 3–4 aggregate score.
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 | Hércules 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) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ The winner of the 1952–53 La Liga, Barcelona, had to play the 1953 Copa del Generalísimo and had no dates available to play the Latin Cup.
Position by round
Matches
| 14 September 1952 1 | Sevilla CF | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Domenech Ramoni Campanal |
Report | Stadium: Nervión Referee: Tamarit Falaguera |
| 21 September 1952 2 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Real Gijón | Madrid |
| Pahiño Castulo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Balcells Regue |
| 28 September 1952 3 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Español | Madrid |
| Joseito |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Paco Bienzobas |
| 5 October 1952 4 | Valencia CF | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Segui Pasieguito Badenes |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Gomez Contreras |
| 12 October 1952 5 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Pahiño Matito Joseito |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Arnal Valdivieso |
| 19 October 1952 6 | Atletico Bilbao | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Zarra Marcaida |
Report | Stadium: San Mames Referee: Blanco Perez |
| 26 October 1952 7 | Real Madrid | 5–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| Roque Olsen Pahiño Zarraga Arsuaga Joseito |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Mendez Alonso |
| 2 November 1952 8 | Real Oviedo | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| Basabe Areta Basabe |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: Couso |
| 9 November 1952 9 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | CD Málaga | Madrid |
| Olmedo Roque Olsen |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
| 16 November 1952 10 | Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Ben Barek |
Report | Olmedo |
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Referee: Fombona Fernandez |
| 23 November 1952 11 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Arsuaga Arsuaga |
Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Blanco Perez |
| 14 December 1952 12 | Real Santander | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| Martinez Martinez |
Report | Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Perez Rodriguez |
| 21 December 1952 13 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Molowny Pahiño |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 4 January 1953 14 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Ducasse Igoa Igoa |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha Referee: Mazagatos Vicario |
| 11 January 1953 15 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| Olmedo Pahiño Pahiño Miguel Muñoz Roque Olsen |
Report | Torres |
Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Garay |
| 18 January 1953 16 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Pahiño Pahiño Joseito |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Arque Martin |
| 25 January 1953 17 | Real Gijón | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| Sanchez Cholo Dindurra Prendes |
Report | Stadium: Estadio El Molinón Referee: Balcells Regue |
| 1 February 1953 18 | Español | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Marcet Paseiro Marcel Domingo |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria |
| 8 February 1953 19 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Molowny Joseito Sobrado |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Garay |
| 15 February 1953 20 | Real Valladolid | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Domingo Domingo Canovas |
Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Referee: Arnal Valdivieso |
| 22 February 1953 21 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Atletico Bilbao | Madrid |
| Molowny Olmedo Estenaga |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Rivero Lecuona |
| 1 March 1953 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–2 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Martin |
| 8 March 1953 23 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
| Pahiño Roque Olsen Joseito |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Riñones |
| 15 March 1953 24 | CD Málaga | 6–0 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| Bazan Zarraga Bazan Rodriguez Cosme Rodriguez |
Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Larrea |
| 22 March 1953 25 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Joseito Pahiño |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Referee: Roma |
| 5 April 1953 26 | FC Barcelona | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Moreno Kubala |
Report | Stadium: Camp de Les Corts Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
| 12 April 1953 27 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Santander | Madrid |
| Miguel Muñoz Pahiño |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Falaguera |
| 19 April 1953 28 | Real Zaragoza | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Echeverria |
| 26 April 1953 29 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Joseito Roque Olsen Sobrado Pahiño Roque Olsen |
Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Fernandez |
| 3 May 1953 30 | Celta Vigo | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Atienza Eliseo Roque Olsen |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Falaguera |
Copa del Generalísimo
Eightfinals
| 17 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Real Murcia | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 24 May 1953 | Real Murcia | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
| Report |
Quarter-finals
| 31 May 1953 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 4 June 1953 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Atocha |
Semi-finals
| 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 | 1952–53 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 | ||||
References
- ↑ "The first Great Captain". Real Madrid C.F. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Real Madrid temporada 1953–54". BDfutbol.com.
- ↑ "Pahiño signs new contract with Deportivo". phottic.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. 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.