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Real Madrid Club de Futbol

1947–48 season
President	Santiago Bernabéu
Manager	Jacinto Quincoces (until 1 January 1948) Baltasar Albeniz (until 25 January 1948) Michael Keeping
Stadium	Metropolitano (until 18 December 1947) Nuevo Chamartín
Primera Division	11th
Copa del Generalísimo	Round of 16
Copa Eva Duarte	Winners
Top goalscorer	Luis Molowny (9)
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The 1947–48 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 45th season in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

The season is best remembered as the worst league performance by the club in its history finishing on 11th spot avoiding relegation on the last round of the season in spite of a great campaign of midfielder Luis Molowny scoring nine goals.

After three years of construction "Nuevo Chamartín" (New Chamartín Stadium) was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 with a match between Real Madrid and the Portuguese side Os Belenenses. The stadium had an initial capacity of 75,145 spectators.

Meanwhile, the club fired two managers until Michael Keeping was signed for the second part of the season improving the path for the squad included a controversial 1–1 against top-league team Atlético Madrid. The squad could reach a victory on 11 April 1948 against Real Oviedo 2–0 with a superb performance of Pruden saving Real Madrid from a relegation.

The campaign was the first with numbered shirts (measure pioneered in Europe by Arsenal F.C. since 1928) being the first match against local rivals Atlético Madrid with a 0–5 result.

After saving the category, the team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa del Generalísimo by Espanyol, losing the two matches of the series.

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 Clemente Fernández — MF  ESP Ortiz — MF  ESP Ipiña — MF  ESP Luis Molowny — MF  ESP Félix Huete — FW  ESP Sabino Barinaga — FW  CUB Chus Alonso — FW  ESP Vidal — FW  ESP Macala

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Calleja — MF  ESP Antonio Alsúa — DF  ESP Guillermo Pont — DF  ESP Azcarate — FW  ESP Pruden — GK  ESP Marín — MF  ESP Gallardo — MF  ESP Moleiro — MF  ESP Rafa — FW  ESP Cabrera — FW  ESP Arsuaga — MF  ARG Rocha — FW  ARG Navarro

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

League table

1. ^ Real Madrid finished ahead of Sabadell on head-to-head points: Sabadell–Real Madrid 1–1, Real Madrid–Sabadell 4–0.

Matches

21 September 1947 1	Real Madrid	2–2	Alcoyano	Madrid
	Rafa 20' Pruden 58' (pen.)	Report	Soria 30' Soria 34'	Stadium: Metropolitano Referee: Arqué Martín

Copa del Generalísimo

Fifth round

Sixth round

Round of 16

Copa Eva Duarte

6 June 1948	Real Madrid	3–1 aet	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Macala 50' Montalvo 93' Alonso 99'		Seguí 36'	Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Azón

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1947–48 La Liga		1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	José Bañón	17	-34	17	-34
	DF	ESP	Pepe Corona	21	0	21	0
	DF	ESP	Clemente Fernández	17	0	17	0
	MF	ESP	Ortiz	20	0	20	0
	MF	ESP	Ipiña	19	0	19	0
	MF	ESP	Luis Molowny	19	9	19	9
	MF	ESP	Félix Huete	18	0	18	0
	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga	21	7	21	7
	FW	CUB	Chus Alonso	16	6	16	6
	FW	ESP	Vidal	15	3	15	3
	FW	ESP	Macala	11	0	11	0
	GK	ESP	Calleja	6	-16	6	-16
	MF	ESP	Antonio Alsúa	15	2	15	2
	DF	ESP	Guillermo Pont	14	0	14	0
	DF	ESP	Azcarate	12	0	12	0
	FW	ESP	Pruden	11	3	11	3
	GK	ESP	Marín	3	-6	3	-6
	MF	ESP	Gallardo	9	8	9	8
	MF	ESP	Moleiro	6	0	6	0
	MF	ESP	Rafa	6	2	6	2
	FW	ESP	Cabrera	4	0	4	0
	FW	ESP	Arsuaga	4	0	4	0
	MF	ARG	Rocha	1	0	1	0
	FW	ARG	Navarro	1	0	1	0

• Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1948-492.html

References

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