1980–81 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid CF
1980–81 season
President	Luis de Carlos
Head coach	Vujadin Boskov
Stadium	Santiago Bernabeu
La Liga	2nd (in UEFA Cup)
Copa del Rey	Quarterfinals
European Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	Juanito (19)
	← 1979–80 1981–82 →

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.

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 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 Atletico 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 Gijon 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 semifinals against Italian Champion FC 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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	García Remón
—	DF	ESP	García Cortés
—	DF	ESP	Andrés Sabido
—	DF	ESP	García Navajas
—	DF	ESP	José Antonio Camacho
—	MF	FRG	Uli Stielike
—	MF	ESP	Ángel
—	MF	ESP	Vicente Del Bosque
—	MF	ESP	Ricardo Gallego
—	FW	ESP	Santillana
—	FW	ESP	Juanito


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Agustín
—	FW	ESP	Isidro
—	MF	ESP	García Hernández
—	FW	ESP	Pineda García
—	FW	ENG	Laurie Cunningham
—	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel
—	DF	ESP	Goyo Benito
—	DF	ESP	Pérez García
—	FW	ESP	Rincón
—	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Portugal
—	DF	ESP	San José

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Rafael García Cortés	Burgos CF
MF	Ricardo Gallego	Castilla
GK	Agustín Rodríguez Santiago	Castilla
FW	Pineda García	Castilla

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Pirri	Puebla F.C.
FW	Roberto Martínez	Español
DF	Herrero	Castilla

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	4	2	6	4	6	3	9	4	5	3	7	4	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5	4	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	2

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid	34	20	5	9	66	37	+29	45	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Real Sociedad (C)	34	19	7	8	52	29	+23	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^[a]

Source: BDFútbol
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
		Report

14 September 1980 2	Real Madrid	7-1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

21 September 1980 3	Sevilla CF	2-0	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

28 September 1980 4	Real Madrid	4-0	Real Murcia	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

5 October 1980 5	Español	2-1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Sarriá

12 October 1980 6	Real Madrid	1-0	Sporting Gijon	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

18 October 1980 7	Valencia CF	2-1	Real Madrid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

26 October 1980 8	Real Madrid	3-1	Osasuna	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

1 November 1980 9	UD Las Palmas	1-0	Real Madrid	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Insular

9 November 1980 10	Real Madrid	1-0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

16 November 1980 11	Real Betis	1-1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin

23 November 1980 12	Real Madrid	3-0	Hercules CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

30 November 1980 13	FC Barcelona	2-1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Schuster 15' Quini 64' Ramos	Report	Juanito 22' García Hernandez	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: García Carrión

7 December 1980 14	Real Madrid	2-0	UD Salamanca	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

14 December 1980 15	Real Zaragoza	0-0	Real Madrid	Zaragoza
		Report		Stadium: La Romareda

21 December 1980 16	Atletico Madrid	3-1	Real Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón

28 December 1980 17	Real Madrid	1-1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

4 January 1981 18	Real Madrid	4-0	AD Almería	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

11 January 1981 19	Athletic Bilbao	1-1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mames

18 January 1981 20	Real Madrid	3-2	Sevilla CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

25 January 1981 21	Real Murcia	1-1	Real Madrid	Murcia
		Report

1 February 1981 22	Real Madrid	1-2	Español	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Bernabeu

8 February 1981 23	Sporting Gijon	4-0	Real Madrid	Gijon
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Molinon

9 March 1981 24	Real Madrid	2-1	Valencia CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

22 February 1981 25	Osasuna	1-1	Real Madrid	Pamplona
		Report		Stadium: Estadio El Sadar

28 February 1981 26	Real Madrid	3-0	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

8 March 1981 27	Real Sociedad	3-1	Real Madrid	San Sebastian
		Report		Stadium: Atotxa

15 March 1981 28	Real Madrid	4-2	Real Betis	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

22 March 1981 29	Hercules CF	1-2	Real Madrid	Alicante
		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez

29 March 1981 30	Real Madrid	3-0	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Juanito 53' (pen) Santillana 71' Stielike 76'	Report	Estella 17' Schuster Simonsen	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

27 April 1981 31	Sevilla CF	1-1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

12 April 1981 32	Real Madrid	2-0	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

19 April 1981 33	Real Madrid	2-0	Atletico Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

26 April 1981 34	Real Valladolid	1-3	Real Madrid	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

30 April 1981 34

Recreativo Huelva

1-1

Real Madrid

Huelva

6 May1981 34	Real Madrid	4-1	Recreativo Huelva	Madrid
				Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Quarterfinals

30 April 1981	Sporting Gijon	1-1	Real Madrid	Gijon
				Stadium: Estadio El Molinon

31 May 1981	Real Madrid	2-3	Sporting Gijon	Madrid
				Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

European Cup

Final

27 May 1981	Liverpool	1–0	Real Madrid	Paris
20:15 CEST	A. Kennedy 82'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 48,360^[9] Referee: Károly Palotai

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1980-81 La Liga^[10]		1980-81 Copa del Rey		1980-81 European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	García Remón	31	-35	31	-35
	DF	ESP	García Cortés	25	1	25	1
	DF	ESP	Andrés Sabido	23	0	23	0
	DF	ESP	García Navajas	16	0	16	0
	DF	ESP	José Antonio Camacho	34	0	34	0
	MF	FRG	Uli Stielike	29	5	29	5
	MF	ESP	Ángel	31	1	31	1
	MF	ESP	Vicente Del Bosque	29	2	29	2
	MF	ESP	Ricardo Gallego	26	1	26	1
	FW	ESP	Santillana	31	13	31	13
	FW	ESP	Juanito	33	19	33	19
	GK	ESP	Agustín	4	-2	4	-2
	FW	ESP	Isidro	27	1	27	1
	MF	ESP	García Hernández	24	12	24	12
	FW	ESP	Pineda	17	4	17	4
	FW	ENG	Laurie Cunningham	12	5	12	5
	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel	2	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Goyo Benito	11	0	11	0
	DF	ESP	Pérez García	10	0	10	0
	FW	ESP	Rincón	8	1	8	1
	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Portugal	7	0	7	0
	DF	ESP	San José	1	0	1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ El País (6 October 1980). "Points, Wallet and Boots" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "Another surgery for Cunningham again". El País. 14 March 1981. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "García Cortés A Midnight Transfer" (in Spanish). elperiodicodearagon.com. 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 that Real Madrid abandoned its spotless target". world-today-news.com.
^ 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.

External links

BDFútbol

[table_note_res_CWC10.69392008087315-9] Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

[1] El País (6 October 1980). "Points, Wallet and Boots" (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[2] "Another surgery for Cunningham again". El País. 14 March 1981. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[3] "García Cortés A Midnight Transfer" (in Spanish). elperiodicodearagon.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[4] RMA 1-0 RSC, RSC 3-1 RMA

[5] "Zamora's Goal gives Title to Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). as.com. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[6] "El Molinon always gave war to Real Madrid". as.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[7] "The day that Real Madrid abandoned its spotless target". world-today-news.com.

[8] Nick Hilton (22 April 1981). "Decimated Liverpool dig deep to score famous win". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[10] "Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid". LFC History. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[11] "Real Madrid temporada 1980-81". bdfutbol.com.

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