1917–18 Madrid FC season

Madrid FC
1917–18 season
President	Pedro Parages
Manager	Arthur Johnson
Stadium	Campo de O'Donnell
Campeonato Regional Centro	1st
Copa del Rey	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Machimbarrena (~3); All: Santiago Bernabéu (6)
Biggest win	Madrid FC 4–0 Recreativo de Huelva
Biggest defeat	Athletic Madrid 4–1 Madrid FC; RCD Español 3–0 Madrid FC
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1916–17 1918–19 →

The 1917–18 season was Madrid Football Club's 16th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.

Friendlies[]

26 August 1917 Friendly	Madrid	2–4		Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

2 September 1917 Friendly	Madrid	0–0	Unión	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

9 September 1917 Friendly	Madrid	2–0		Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

16 September 1917 Friendly	Madrid	2–1		Madrid
	Caballero ?' Muñagorri ?'	Report	De Juana ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: López García

23 September 1917 Friendly	Madrid	0–3	Unión	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

22 October 1917 Friendly	Madrid	2–3	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
	Sansinesea ?' Rey ?'	Report	Pichichi ?', ?' ?? ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete

30 October 1917 Friendly	Madrid	1–2	Fortuna de Vigo	Madrid
	Muguiro ?'	Report	Balbino ?' Posada ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina

1 November 1917 Friendly	Barcelona	3–0	Madrid	Barcelona
	Vinyals 15', ?' Sagi-Barba ?'	Report		Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Femenías

4 November 1917 Friendly	Barcelona	4–1	Madrid	Barcelona
	Vinyals 15' Hormeu ?' Sagi-Barba ?' Gumbau ?'	Report	Machimbarrena ?'	Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Femenías

18 November 1917 Friendly	Madrid	1–1	Unión	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

8 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	1–0		Madrid
	A. Bilbao ?'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

9 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	3–0	Racing Madrid	Madrid
	Machimbarrena ?' (pen.) Sansinenea 50', 85'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Francisco Bru

16 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	4–1	Sevilla	Madrid
	Sansinenea ?', ?' San Miguel ?' Caballero ?'	Report	Spencer ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina

18 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	3–3	Sevilla	Madrid
	Sansinenea ?' Machimbarrena ?' (pen.) Álvarez ?'	Report	Ramos ?' Spencer ?' (pen.) ?? ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: López García

21 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	2–0	Real Unión	Madrid
	Álvarez ?' Sansinenea ?'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero

23 December 1917 Friendly	Madrid	1–5	Real Unión	Madrid
	Rey ?'	Report	Petit 5', ?', ?' ?? 43' Angoso ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga

25 January 1918 Friendly	Madrid	1–3	Sporting de Gijón	Madrid
	Caballero 5'	Report	Villaverde 5', ?', ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Hernández Coronado

11 February 1918 Friendly		3–1	Madrid FC	El Escorial
		Report		Stadium: Universidad

13 February 1918 Friendly	Madrid	7–1	Madrid
		Report	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell
Note: The friendly was held to raise funds for Stadium FC.

23 March 1918 Friendly	Madrid	2–1		Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

25 March 1918 Friendly	Madrid	4–2		Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

27 March 1918 Friendly	Madrid	5–1	Real Unión	Madrid
	Posada ?', ?', ?', ?' Bernabéu ?'	Report	Emery ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Cárcer

30 March 1918 Friendly	Madrid	1–1	Real Unión	Madrid
	Bernabéu ?'	Report	Angoso ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell

17 May 1918 Friendly	Madrid	1–2	Barcelona	Madrid
	Bernabéu ?'	Report	Juliá 40' Martínez ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina

19 May 1918 Friendly	Madrid	6–2	Racing Madrid	Madrid
	Bernabéu ?', ?' Petit ?' ?? ?' ?? ?' ?? ?'	Report	Fortunato ?', ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Coronado

26 May 1918 Friendly	Madrid	2–0	Racing Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ordoño

30 May 1918 Friendly	Madrid	2–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Caruncho ?' Azurza ?'	Report	García ?' Trimborn ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina

2 June 1918 Friendly	Madrid	0–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ordoño

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Regional Centro	11 November 1917	3 March 1918	Matchday 1	Winners	6	5	0	1	13	8	+5	083.33
Copa del Rey	8 April 1918	12 May 1918	Quarterfinals	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	9	7	+2	066.67
Total					12	9	0	3	22	15	+7	075.00

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Regional Centro[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Madrid (C, Q)	6	5	1	13	8	+5	10	Qualification for the Copa del Rey.
2	Athletic Madrid	6	4	2	16	10	+6	8
3	Racing Madrid	6	3	3	6	6	0	6
4	(R)	6	0	6	8	19	−11	0	Qualification for the relegation play-offs

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Matches[]

11 November 1917 1	Madrid	2–1		Madrid
	De Miguel ?' Machimbarrena ?'	Report	Albéniz ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Rocamora

24 November 1917 2	Athletic Madrid	4–1	Madrid	Madrid
	Olalquiaga ?', ?', ?' Gomar ?'	Report	Machimbarrena ?'	Stadium: Referee: Torrens

2 December 1917 3	Madrid	1–0	Racing Madrid	Madrid
	Álvárez 85'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete

3 February 1918 4		2–5	Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete

24 February 1918 5	Madrid	3–1	Athletic Madrid	Madrid
	Machimbarrena ?' Bernabéu ?' Posada ?'	Report	Yáñez ?'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero

3 March 1918 6	Racing Madrid	0–1	Madrid	Madrid
		Report	Bernabéu ?'	Stadium: Martínez Campos Referee: Torrens

Copa del Rey[]

Quarterfinals[]

8 April 1918 First leg	Español	3–0	Madrid	Barcelona
	Alvarado 3' Gracia 30', 40'	Report		Stadium: Velódromo Referee: Larrañaga

14 April 1918 Second leg	Madrid	1–0	Español	Madrid
	Bernabéu ?'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero

16 April 1918 Replay	Madrid	2–1	Español	Madrid
	Posada 5' Bernabéu 10'	Report	Gracia 40'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga

Semifinals[]

21 April 1918 First leg	Recreativo de Huelva	1–2	Madrid	Huelva
		Report	Posada ?' Bernabéu ?'	Referee: Artola

28 April 1918 Second leg	Madrid	4–0	Recreativo de Huelva	Madrid
	Álvarez 40' Posada ?', ?' Bernabéu ?'	Report		Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga

Final[]

12 May 1918 Final	Madrid	0–2	Real Unión	Madrid
17:00 CET		Report	Legarreta 45', 85'	Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Torrens

Notes[]

^ The Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Rey.

References[]

External links[]

Realmadrid.com Official Site
1917–18 Squad^{[permanent dead link]}
1917–18 matches
1917–18 (Campeonato de Madrid)
International Friendlies of Real Madrid CF – Overview

[1] The Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Rey.

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