1980–81 Real Madrid CF season
The 1980–81 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 79th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
1980–81 season | ||||
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President | Luis de Carlos | |||
Head coach | Vujadin Boskov | |||
Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | |||
La Liga | 2nd (in UEFA Cup) | |||
Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
European Cup | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | Juanito (19) | |||
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Summary
Financial worries did hit Luis de Carlos Presidency during summer as a result there had not high-profile transfers in,[1] so, the new arrivals were midfielder Ricardo Gallego (replacing forward Laurie Cunningham injured since November and with physical issues until season finale)[2] goalkeeper Agustín come from its Youth team Castilla and ended loans like Rafael García Cortés.[3] In League the squad was struggling in the middle of the table almost the entire campaign behind local rivals Atlético Madrid until colchoneros collapsed in the final rounds of the tournament and Real Sociedad grabbed the first spot tied in points with Real Madrid but the head-to head matches[4] was in favor of basque side winning its first title ever.[5] In Copa del Rey the club was eliminated in Quarterfinals by Sporting Gijón with an 3–4 aggregate score.[6]
The season is best remembered due to the club's journey around the European Cup defeating Irish side Limerick in First Round, in Eightfinals won 3–0 against Budapest Honved, advancing 2–0 against Soviet side Spartak Moscow in Quarterfinals and won the series 2–1 in semi-finals against Italian Champion F.C. Internazionale Milano reaching its first Final of the tournament after 15 years. Before the final, President Luis de Carlos reached an agreement with a German supplier being the first time ever the club play with a branded shirt openly.[7] However, with Stielike and Cunningham having physical issues the squad lost 0–1 the Final against then-heavily favourites English side Liverpool F.C. recent back-to-back champions in 1977 and 1978.[8]
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 | Rafael García Cortés | Burgos CF | |
MF | Ricardo Gallego | Castilla | |
GK | Agustín Rodríguez Santiago | Castilla | |
FW | Pineda García | Castilla | |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Pirri | Puebla F.C. | |
FW | Roberto Martínez | Español | |
DF | Herrero | Castilla | |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1981–82 European Cup; = 1981–82 UEFA Cup
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Sociedad (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 45 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Real Madrid | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 42 | |
4 | Valencia | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 42 | |
5 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.
Matches
7 September 1980 1 | AD Almería | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Almería |
Roll ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Juan Rojas Referee: Jose Negreira |
14 September 1980 2 | Real Madrid | 7–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
Hernandez ![]() Hernandez ![]() Hernandez ![]() Stielike ![]() Gallego ![]() Cunningham ![]() Gonzalez ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Carrion |
21 September 1980 3 | Sevilla CF | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
Montero ![]() Yuyu ![]() Morete ![]() Alvarez ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Benito Uris |
28 September 1980 4 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Real Murcia | Madrid |
Hernandez ![]() ![]() Juanito ![]() Santillana ![]() Angel ![]() ![]() |
Report | Garcia ![]() Ruiz ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Oliver |
5 October 1980 5 | Español | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Marañon ![]() Verdugo ![]() Morel ![]() Huertas ![]() |
Report | Juanito ![]() ![]() Del Bosque ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Referee: Ildefonso Azpitare |
12 October 1980 6 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
Cunningham ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Victoriano Arminio |
18 October 1980 7 | Valencia CF | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Kempes ![]() Kempes ![]() Botubo ![]() |
Report | Rincon ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Manuel Markenda |
26 October 1980 8 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Osasuna | Madrid |
Cunningham ![]() Hernandez ![]() |
Report | Irigibel ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel Hernandez |
1 November 1980 9 | UD Las Palmas | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Juani ![]() Paez ![]() |
Report | Gonzalez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Joaquin Marcos |
9 November 1980 10 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
Santillana ![]() Del Bosque ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Negreira |
16 November 1980 11 | Real Betis | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
Moran ![]() |
Report | Santillana ![]() Gonzalez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Referee: Jesus Sanz |
23 November 1980 12 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Hércules CF | Madrid |
Pineda ![]() ![]() Santillana ![]() |
Report | Megido ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Joaquin Velazquez |
30 November 1980 13 | FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
Schuster![]() Quini ![]() Ramos ![]() |
Report | Juanito![]() García Hernandez ![]() |
Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: García Carrión |
7 December 1980 14 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
Hernandez ![]() ![]() |
Report | Tome ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Emilio Muro |
14 December 1980 15 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
Report | Stielike ![]() |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Jose Gonzalez |
21 December 1980 16 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
Ramos ![]() Kano ![]() |
Report | Juanito ![]() Stylish ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Victoriano Arminio |
28 December 1980 17 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
Juanito ![]() Gallego ![]() |
Report | Alonso ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Sebastian Rendon |
4 January 1981 18 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | AD Almería | Madrid |
Juanito ![]() Juanito ![]() Rincon ![]() |
Report | Blanco ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Benito Uris |
11 January 1981 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
Sabido ![]() |
Report | Juanito ![]() |
Stadium: San Mames Referee: Jose Carrion |
18 January 1981 20 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
Juanito ![]() Juanito ![]() Santillana |
Report | Montero ![]() Blanco ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Negreira |
25 January 1981 21 | Real Murcia | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Murcia |
Gil ![]() ![]() |
Report | Santillana ![]() |
Stadium: Condomina Referee: Jose Perez |
1 February 1981 22 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Español | Madrid |
Juanito ![]() ![]() |
Report | Urbano ![]() Marañon ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Bernabeu Referee: Bartolome Morro |
8 February 1981 23 | Sporting Gijón | 4–0 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
Abel ![]() Abel ![]() Mesa ![]() |
Report | Stielike ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio El Molinon Referee: Sebastian Rendon |
9 March 1981 24 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
Juanito ![]() Santillana ![]() |
Report | Kempes ![]() Castelanos ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel Marquenda |
22 February 1981 25 | Osasuna | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Pamplona |
Irigibel ![]() ![]() |
Report | Pineda ![]() Hernandez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio El Sadar Referee: Emilio Muro |
28 February 1981 26 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
Santillana ![]() Santillana ![]() ![]() Juanito ![]() Stielike ![]() |
Report | Juan ![]() Suarez ![]() Estevez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Felipe Aurre |
8 March 1981 27 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
Alvarez ![]() Alonso ![]() Zamora ![]() Uralde ![]() Cortabarria ![]() Zelayeta ![]() |
Report | Hernandez ![]() Camacho ![]() Angel ![]() Remon ![]() Sabido ![]() |
Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Jose Negreira |
15 March 1981 28 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Real Betis | Madrid |
Stielike ![]() Stielike ![]() Pineda ![]() Hernandez ![]() |
Report | Moran ![]() Lopez ![]() ![]() Ortega ![]() Cardeñosa ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Ildefonso Azpitare |
22 March 1981 29 | Hércules CF | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
Baena ![]() Vidal ![]() Kustudic ![]() Lobregat ![]() Carselen ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Sebastian Rendon |
29 March 1981 30 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
Juanito![]() Santillana ![]() Stielike ![]() |
Report | Estella ![]() Schuster ![]() Simonsen ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
27 April 1981 31 | Sevilla CF | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
Corominas ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Antonio del Barrio |
12 April 1981 32 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
Del Bosque ![]() Hernandez ![]() Juanito ![]() Angel ![]() |
Report | Guerry ![]() ![]() Kasahus ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Oliver |
19 April 1981 33 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
Santillana ![]() Hernandez ![]() Camacho ![]() |
Report | Fragus ![]() Prieto ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Ildefonso Azpitare |
26 April 1981 34 | Real Valladolid | 1–3 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
Mar ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Referee: Jose Perez |
Copa del Rey
Round of 16
30 April 1981 34 | Recreativo Huelva | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Huelva |
6 May1981 34 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Recreativo Huelva | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
Quarter-finals
30 April 1981 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
Stadium: Estadio El Molinon |
31 May 1981 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
European Cup
Quarter-finals
4 March 1981 | Spartak Moscow ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Tbilisi |
Report | Stadium: Vladimir Lenin Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 March 1981 | Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Madrid |
Isidro ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
Semi-finals
8 April 1981 1 | Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Madrid |
Santillana ![]() Juanito ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 April 1981 | Internazionale ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Milan |
Bini ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
Final
27 May 1981 | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Paris |
20:15 CEST | A. Kennedy ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 48,360[9] Referee: ![]() |
Statistics
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division[10] | Copa del Rey | European Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
García Remón | 36 | -36 | 31 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | |
DF | ![]() |
García Cortés | 33 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Sabido | 34 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
García Navajas | 26 | 1 | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Camacho | 47 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stielike | 41 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Del Bosque | 37 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Gallego | 31 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ángel | 44 | 2 | 28+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Santillana | 43 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
Juanito | 46 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
GK | ![]() |
Agustín | 11 | -10 | 3+1 | -2 | 4 | -6 | 3 | -2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Isidro | 38 | 4 | 15+12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6+1 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
García Hernández | 34 | 13 | 17+7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Pineda Garcia | 29 | 7 | 11+6 | 4 | 0+3 | 1 | 3+6 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Cunningham | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
GK | ![]() |
Miguel Ángel | 3 | -1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Goyo Benito | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Pérez García | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Rincón | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Portugal | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
San José | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
The Madrid of los Garcia (in Spanish)
References
- "Points, Wallet and Boots". El País (in Spanish). 6 October 1980. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Another surgery for Cunningham again". El País. 14 March 1981. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "García Cortés A Midnight Transfer". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- RMA 1–0 RSC, RSC 3–1 RMA
- "Zamora's Goal gives Title to Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). as.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "El Molinon always gave war to Real Madrid". as.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "The day Real Madrid left the all-white t-shirt" (in Spanish). as.com. 20 May 2020.
- Nick Hilton (22 April 1981). "Decimated Liverpool dig deep to score famous win". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- "Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid". LFC History. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- "Real Madrid temporada 1980–81". bdfutbol.com.