During summer, Spanish Football Federation authorized teams to line-up two foreign players in La Liga matches. The club finished Runners-Up below Champions Athletic Bilbao despite an excellent offensive performance lead by forward Fernando Sañudo,[1]
Meanwhile, in 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República won its 7th tournament ever after defeated FC Barcelona[2] in the final on 21 June 1936[3] with a superb performance of Captain Ricardo Zamora.[4]
During Autumn of 1936 started the Siege of Madrid a two-years-chapter of Spanish Civil War with attacks between Spanish Republic forces and Nationalist armies. Chamartín Stadium was occupied by Republicans and the club suspended activities until 1939.
Squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source: BDFútbol Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored. (C) Champion Notes:
^Due to the poor condition of their field at Buenavista after the Civil War, Oviedo did not enter the 1939–40 La Liga. It was decided to allow Oviedo one season to improve their pitch, automatically qualifying them to play the 1940–41 La Liga. A match between the two last qualified teams would determine the team that would occupy their spot.
^Barcelona finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Hércules–Barcelona 2–2, Barcelona–Hércules 1–0.
^The Campeonato Regional Mancomunado (Joint Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Presidente de la República.
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