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Real Madrid Club de Futbol

1943–44 season
President	Antonio Santos Peralba (until 11 September 1943) Santiago Bernabéu
Manager	Ramon Encinas
Stadium	Chamartín
Primera Division	7th
Copa del Generalísimo	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Barinaga (20)
Biggest win	11–1 vs Barcelona
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The 1943–44 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 41st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

A new Executive Board arrived on 11 September 1943, and the club appointed Santiago Bernabéu as its new president. The squad finished seventh in the league, 12 points below champions Valencia. in the first season of Ramon Encinas as head coach. On 16 July 1944, the club played the only match in its history against UD Melilla (until 2018). After 11 years in the club, midfielder Sauto announced his retirement. In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad was eliminated in the round of 16 by underdogs Granada CF after being shockingly defeated 0–2 in Madrid.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP José Bañón — DF  ESP Pepe Corona — DF  ESP Querejeta — MF  ESP Ipiña — MF  ESP Félix Huete — MF  ESP Antonio Alsúa — MF  MEX Sauto — FW  ESP Sabino Barinaga — FW  ESP Pruden — FW  CUB Chus Alonso — FW  ESP Botella

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Marzá — FW  ESP Pedrin — MF  ESP Tamargo — MF  ESP Elías Paramio Alvarez — FW  ESP Cuca — GK  ESP Martín — MF  ESP Moleiro — MF  ESP Rafael Alsúa — DF  ESP Arzanegui — DF  ESP Medrano — DF  ESP Cantero — FW  ESP Manuel Alday — MF  ESP Tormo — FW  ESP Chuchi — DF  ESP Ochoa — FW  ESP Gil

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

League table

1. Oviedo finished ahead of Castellón on head-to-head goal difference: Castellón–Oviedo 2–0, Oviedo–Castellón 3–0.
2. ^ Barcelona finished ahead of Real Madrid on overall goal difference.
3. Sabadell finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Sabadell–Atlético Bilbao 5–1, Atlético Bilbao–Sabadell 4–3.

Matches

Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 32

Round of 16

President's Cup of the Castellana Federation

8 December 1943	Real Madrid CF	5–0	Atlético Aviación	Chamartín de la Rosa
	Barinaga 2' Barinaga 20' Moleiro 62' Alonso II 65' Cuca 88'	Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Melcon

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera Division		1944 Copa del Generalísimo
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	José Bañón	24	-31	24	-31
	DF	ESP	Pepe Corona	26	2	26	2
	DF	ESP	Querejeta	18	0	18	0
	MF	ESP	Ipiña	26	0	26	0
	MF	ESP	Felix Huete	25	0	25	0
	MF	ESP	Antonio Alsúa	19	3	19	3
	MF	MEX	Sauto	16	0	16	0
	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga	24	20	24	20
	FW	ESP	Pruden	16	8	16	8
	FW	CUB	Chus Alonso	12	3	12	3
	FW	ESP	Botella	12	4	12	4
	GK	ESP	Marzá	2	-7	2	-7
	FW	ESP	Pedrin	9	2	9	2
	MF	ESP	Tamargo	7	0	7	0
	MF	ESP	Elías Paramio Alvarez	7	0	7	0
	FW	ESP	Cuca	7	1	7	1
	GK	ESP	Martín	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Moleiro	5	1	5	1
	MF	ESP	Rafael Alsúa	5	0	5	0
	DF	ESP	Arzanegui	4	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Medrano	4	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Cantero	3	1	3	1
	FW	ESP	Manuel Alday	3	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Tormo	2	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Chuchi	2	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Ochoa	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Gil	1	0	1	0

• Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1943-442.html

References

1. "Real Madrid New Executive Board". ABC (in Spanish). Spain. 16 September 1943. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "Valencia 1944". cac.es. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
3. "The Odissey of Real Madrid in its Trip to Melilla". ABC. Spain. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
4. "Sauto, The Mexican who played in Real Madrid". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
5. "Granada To Conquer Bernabeu". as.com. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
6. "Real Madrid temporada 1943–44". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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