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1908–09 Madrid FC season

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Madrid FC
1908–09 season
PresidentAdolfo Meléndez
ManagerNo manager
StadiumNo home stadium
Madrid Regional Championship[a]Runners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Buylla
Chulilla
Espinosa
Saura (1)

All: Saura (3)
Biggest winMadrid FC 4–2 RS Gimnástica
Biggest defeatAthletic Madrid 2–0 Madrid FC

The 1908–09 season was Madrid Football Club's 7th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs. They also played in the Campeonato Regional de Madrid (Madrid Regional Championship). Madrid FC finished runner-up in the Campeonato, and as a result, failed to qualify for the Copa del Rey for the first time since the tournament began in 1903.

Summary

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Friendlies

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18 October 1908 Friendly Madrid FC 9–0 RS Gimnástica Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report
1 November 1908 Friendly Madrid FC 0–0 RS Gimnástica Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report Referee: Carrasco
29 November 1908 Friendly Madrid FC 0–1 RS Gimnástica Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report Referee: Carrasco
13 December 1908 Friendly Madrid FC 2–2 RS Gimnástica Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report Referee: Zamora
27 December 1908 Friendly Madrid FC 0–2 RS Gimnástica Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report Referee: Zamora
17 January 1909 Friendly Madrid FC 3–1 Español de Madrid Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Neyra ?' (p)
Prast
Report Saura Referee: Zamora

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Regional de Madrid 30 January 1909 19 March 1909 Matchday 1 Runner-up 5 3 0 2 8 7 +1 060.00
Total 5 3 0 2 8 7 +1 060.00

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Regional de Madrid

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Español Madrid (C, Q) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Qualification for the Copa del Rey
2 Athletic Madrid 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2
3 Madrid 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
4 RS Gimnástica 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Matches

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30 January 1909 1 Madrid FC 0–2 Athletic Madrid Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report Referee: England Harper
7 February 1909 2 Madrid FC 0–1 Español de Madrid Hipódromo, Madrid
Report V. Gómez Referee: Romero
14 February 1909 3 Madrid FC 4–2 RS Gimnástica Hipódromo, Madrid
Buylla
Chulilla
Espinosa
Saura
Report Navarro
 ???
Referee: Gondra

Tiebreakers

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Español de Madrid won the Madrid Championship and qualified for the 1909 Copa del Rey. However, the remaining teams were tied on points and decided to play against each other to resolve the tie. Madrid FC won both tiebreaker matches and finished the tournament as runners-up.

28 February 1909 1 Madrid FC 2–1 RS Gimnástica Madrid
Saura
Didixien
Report Castellana Referee: England Harper
19 March 1909 2 Madrid FC 2–1 Athletic Madrid Madrid
Saura
Didixien
Report Garcia

Notes

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  1. ^ The Campeonato Regional de Madrid (Madrid Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Rey.

References

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  1. ^ "History — Chapter 1 – From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O'Donnel pitch". Real Madrid. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  2. ^ Real Madrid turns 106 (I) Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
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