1977–78 Real Madrid CF season
1977–78 season | |||
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President | Santiago Bernabéu Raimundo Saporta (acting President) | ||
Head coach | Miljan Miljanić (until 7 September 1977) Luis Molowny | ||
Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
La Liga | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
Copa del Rey | Eightfinals | ||
Top goalscorer | Santillana (24) | ||
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The 1977–78 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 75th season in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary[]
The club did not compete in European tournaments for the first time since the 1955–56 season. During summer, the team was reinforced with the arrivals of: Argentine defender Enrique Wolff,[1] and high-expected Forward Juanito[2] from Burgos CF.[3] Bernabeu traveled to West Germany seeking to replace Paul Breitner by signing Borussia Mönchengladbach's star Herbert Wimmer but once saw midfielder Uli Stielike play changed his mind and transferred the latter in to the club.[4]
President Santiago Bernabéu suffered a bowel obstruction on 29 August 1977 and was transferred into hospital for emergency treatment being diagnosed with cancer days later.[5] After three seasons, Miljan Miljanić left the club on 8 September 1977 signing an agreement with Santiago Bernabéu at the hospital in a bizarre event.[6] Then, Luis Molowny was appointed by Raimundo Saporta as new head coach. Also, Saporta was appointed as Acting President on 3 September 1977 due to Bernabeu health issues.[7]
In spite of the turmoil, the club clinched its 18th League title ever closing the season on 7 May 1978 six points above runners-up FC Barcelona. Chairman Santiago Bernabéu died on 2 June 1978 finishing the most successful era in the club, clinching 6 European Cups and 15 League titles under his presidency.
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 | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
DF | Enrique Wolff | UD Las Palmas | |
MF | Uli Stielike | Borussia Mönchengladbach | – |
FW | Juanito | Burgos CF | |
FW | Isidro | – | |
DF | CD Castellón | – | |
GK | Agustín | – |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Paul Breitner | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
MF | Manuel Velázquez | Toronto Blizzard | [note 1] |
DF | Benito Rubiñan | Burgos CF | |
MF | José Luis Sanchez Barrios | Sevilla CF | |
DF | Andrés González Ponce | ||
FW | Eliseo Salamanca | Deportivo Alavés |
Competitions[]
La Liga[]
Position by round[]
Team / 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 |
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Real Madrid | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Valencia | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
5 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.
Matches[]
4 September 1977 1 | UD Salamanca | 2–1 | Real Madrid | showSalamanca |
10 September 1977 2 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Sevilla CF | showMadrid |
25 September 1977 4 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | showMadrid |
9 October 1977 6 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Real Madrid | showGijón |
30 October 1977 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–2 | Real Madrid | showMadrid |
6 November 1977 9 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Valencia CF | showMadrid |
13 November 1977 10 | Real Sociedad | 2–3 | Real Madrid | showSan Sebastián |
20 November 1977 11 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Real Betis | showMadrid |
11 December 1977 13 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Atlético Madrid | showMadrid |
31 December 1977 15 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Racing Santander | showMadrid |
8 January 1978 16 | Hércules CF | 2–3 | Real Madrid | showAlicante |
15 January 1978 17 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | UD Las Palmas | showMadrid |
22 January 1978 18 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | UD Salamanca | showMadrid |
29 January 1978 19 | Sevilla CF | 1–1 | Real Madrid | showSevilla |
12 February 1978 21 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Real Madrid | showBilbao |
26 February 1978 23 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Sporting Gijón | showMadrid |
12 March 1978 25 | Real Madrid | 5–2 | Rayo Vallecano | showMadrid |
19 March 1978 26 | Valencia CF | 2–0 | Real Madrid | showValencia |
26 March 1978 27 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Real Sociedad | showMadrid |
2 April 1978 28 | Real Betis | 4–2 | Real Madrid | showSevilla |
5 April 1978 29 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | FC Barcelona | showMadrid |
9 April 1978 30 | Atlético Madrid | 1–3 | Real Madrid | showMadrid |
30 April 1978 33 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Hércules CF | showMadrid |
6 May 1978 34 | UD Las Palmas | 1–2 | Real Madrid | showLas Palmas |
Copa del Rey[]
First round[]
14 September 1977 | 0–7 | Real Madrid | show |
28 September 1977 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | showMadrid |
Second round[]
1 November 1977 | Algeciras CF | 0–6 | Real Madrid | showAlgeciras |
16 November 1977 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Algeciras CF | showMadrid |
Third round[]
22 December 1977 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Racing Santander | showMadrid |
Round of 32[]
Bye[8]
Eightfinals[]
18 January 1978 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Real Madrid | showSan Sebastián |
8 February 1978 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | showMadrid |
Statistics[]
Players statistics[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga[9] | Copa del Rey | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Miguel Ángel | 34 | -38 | 25+2 | -34 | 7 | -4 | ||
DF | Juan Sol | 41 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
DF | Wolff | 41 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 6+1 | 1 | ||
DF | Goyo Benito | 23 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | San José | 40 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Stielike | 31 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ||
MF | Pirri | 28 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
MF | Del Bosque | 22 | 4 | 15+3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | Juanito | 36 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||
FW | Santillana | 40 | 28 | 33+1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | ||
FW | Jensen | 32 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 5+1 | 1 | ||
GK | García Remón | 8 | -6 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Guerini | 26 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
FW | Martínez | 30 | 5 | 9+15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
FW | Isidro | 26 | 4 | 14+4 | 0 | 6+2 | 4 | ||
DF | Camacho | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | |||
MF | Vitoria | 16 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Ico Aguilar | 11 | 3 | 2+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 | ||
DF | Uría | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Sabido | 11 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||
GK | Agustín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
FW | Macanas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
Notes[]
- ^ Transferred out on 1 January 1978
References[]
- ^ "I leave Real Madrid because some Rules..." El País. 4 July 1979. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Alfredo Relaño (29 August 1977). "Juanito, The New Great White Hope". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Juanito Will Play the Next Season at Bernabeu Stadium". El País (in Spanish). 20 November 1976. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Juan José Paradinas (29 April 1977). "Stielike, new Real Madrid football player". El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Yesterday, Don Santiago Bernabéu Passed Away". La Vanguardia. 3 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Miljanic did not lose the smile on his Departure". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Julian Garcia Candu (8 September 1977). "Saporta, a True Solution". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Matches played on 4 January 1978 and 11 January 1978 with Real Sociedad and Real Madrid exempted the Round due to several rivals withdrawals over the previous rounds.
- ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1977–78". bdfutbol.com.
External links[]
- Real Madrid CF seasons
- Spanish football championship-winning seasons
- Spanish football clubs 1977–78 season