1944–45 Real Madrid CF season

42nd season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid Club de Futbol 1944–45 football season

Real Madrid Club de Futbol

1944–45 season

President

Santiago Bernabéu

Manager

Ramon Encinas

Stadium

Chamartín

Primera Division

2nd

Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League: Sabino Barinaga (18)
All: Sabino Barinaga (19)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1944–45 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 42nd season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

The club finished second in the league, just one point below champions CF Barcelona^[1] under management of Ramon Encinas.^[2] The team remained in contention for the title until match day 21, when archrivals Barcelona defeated Madrid 5–0 and shattered its chances to reclaim the championship.^[3] The squad reached the Copa del Generalísimo round of 16 after defeating SD Ceuta,^[4] but was eliminated in a playoff (tiebreaker) match by Sevilla.^[5] Barinaga scored and Pruden added two goals.

On 27 October 1944, the club started the construction of the new stadium at Chamartín.^[6]

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	José Bañón
—	DF	ESP	Pepe Corona
—	DF	ESP	Querejeta
—	MF	ESP	Félix Huete
—	MF	ESP	Ipiña
—	MF	ESP	Rafa
—	MF	ESP	Moleiro
—	MF	ESP	Antonio Alsúa
—	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga
—	FW	ESP	Vidal
—	FW	CUB	Chus Alonso


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Martin
—	MF	ESP	Francisco Muñoz Martin
—	FW	ESP	Elices
—	DF	ESP	Clemente Fernández
—	FW	ESP	Pruden
—	FW	ESP	José María Castivia
—	MF	ESP	Berridi
—	MF	ESP	Elzo
—	MF	ESP	Elías Paramio Alvarez
—	FW	ESP	Porro
—	FW	ESP	Cuca
—	FW	ESP	Camilo Roig
—	FW	ESP	Pedrin
—	FW	MEX	Jose Luis Borbolla

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Nazario Belmar	Sabadell
GK	Marín
MF	Juanete	Hércules CF
GK	José Luis Palacios Lazaro	Atlético Aviación
MF	Mariano Teran
MF	Jose Canal Viñas
MF	Rafael Alsua
MF	Jose Luis Borbolla	Club Deportivo Marte

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Martin Pelayo	RCD Córdoba
MF	Francisco Muñoz	RCD Córdoba
MF	Castivia
MF	Berridi
FW	Senen Garcia Martinez
FW	Camilo Roig
FW	Pedrín
FW	Juan Ochoantezana
MF	Pablito
FW	Botella
MF	Benavente	Hércules CF
MF	Juanete	RCD Córdoba
GK	Palacios	Real Zaragoza
DF	Azcarate	Real Zaragoza
DF	Cortés	Real Zaragoza

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

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
1	Barcelona (C)	26	17	5	4	50	30	+20	39
2	Real Madrid	26	18	2	6	68	35	+33	38
3	Atlético Aviación	26	13	5	8	46	41	+5	31^[a]
4	Oviedo	26	13	5	8	50	48	+2	31^[a]
5	Valencia	26	12	6	8	61	35	+26	30^[b]

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Atlético Aviación finished ahead of Oviedo on overall goal difference.
^ Valencia finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head points: Valencia–Atlético Bilbao 3–0, Atlético Bilbao–Valencia 1–1.

Matches

Real Oviedo v Real Madrid

24 September 1944 1	Real Oviedo	4–0	Real Madrid	Oviedo
				Stadium: Buenavista

Real Madrid v Español

1 October 1944 2	Real Madrid	3–0	Español	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid

8 October 1944 3	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2	Real Madrid	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Real Madrid v Valencia CF

15 October 1944 4	Real Madrid	1–1	Valencia CF	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Atletico de Bilbao v Real Madrid

22 October 1944 5	Atletico de Bilbao	2–1	Real Madrid	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mames

Real Madrid v Sevilla CF

29 October 1944 6	Real Madrid	5–0	Sevilla CF	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Atletico Aviación v Real Madrid

5 November 1944 7	Atletico Aviación	0–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

12 November 1944 8	Real Madrid	1–0	FC Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

Granada CF v Real Madrid

19 November 1944 9	Granada CF	0–1	Real Madrid	Granada
				Stadium: Los Carmenes

Real Madrid v CD Castellón

26 November 1944 10	Real Madrid	2–1	CD Castellón	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

CE Sabadell CF v Real Madrid

3 December 1944 11	CE Sabadell CF	3–2	Real Madrid	Sabadell
				Stadium: Bardin

Real Madrid v Real Murcia

10 December 1944 12	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Murcia	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Real Gijón v Real Madrid

17 December 1944 13	Real Gijón	0–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
				Stadium: El Molinon

Real Madrid v Real Oviedo

7 January 1945 14	Real Madrid	4–1	Real Oviedo	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Español v Real Madrid

14 January 1945 15	Español	2–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
				Stadium: Sarriá

Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña

28 January 1945 16	Real Madrid	6–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Valencia CF v Real Madrid

4 February 1945 17	Valencia CF	4–1	Real Madrid	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

Real Madrid v Atletico de Bilbao

18 February 1945 18	Real Madrid	4–1	Atletico de Bilbao	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid

25 February 1945 19	Sevilla CF	1–2	Real Madrid	Sevilla
				Stadium: Estadio de Nervion

Real Madrid v Atlético Aviación

18 March 1945 20	Real Madrid	3–1	Atlético Aviación	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

25 March 1945 21	FC Barcelona	5–0	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp de Les Corts

Real Madrid v Granada CF

8 April 1945 22	Real Madrid	6–2	Granada CF	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

CD Castellón v Real Madrid

15 April 1945 23	CD Castellón	0–3	Real Madrid	Castellón de la Plana
				Stadium: El Sequiol

Real Madrid v CE Sabadell CF

22 April 1945 24	Real Madrid	8–0	CE Sabadell CF	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Real Murcia v Real Madrid

13 May 1945 25	Real Murcia	3–5	Real Madrid	Murcia
				Stadium: La Condomina

Real Madrid v Real Gijón

20 May 1945 26	Real Madrid	4–1	Real Gijón	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Copa del Generalísimo

First round

SD Ceuta v Real Madrid CF

31 December 1944

SD Ceuta

0–4

Real Madrid CF

Ceuta

Real Madrid CF v SD Ceuta

21 January 1945	Real Madrid CF	5–1	SD Ceuta	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Round of 16

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid CF

11 February 1945	Sevilla CF	1–0	Real Madrid CF	Sevilla
				Stadium: Estadio de Nervion

Real Madrid CF v Sevilla CF

4 March 1945	Real Madrid CF	2–1	Sevilla CF	Madrid
				Stadium: Chamartín

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid CF

21 March 1945 Tie breaker	Sevilla CF	2–0	Real Madrid CF	Valencia
	Mateo 27' (pen) Campos 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Cruella Tena

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition	points	total						GD
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
1944–45 La Liga	38	26	18	2	6	68	35	+33
1945 Copa del Generalísimo	–	5	2	1	2	12	5	+7
Total		42	36	6	10		55	+58

Players statistics

^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1944–45 La Liga		1945 Copa del Generalísimo
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	José Bañón	30	-39	26	-35	4	-4
	DF	ESP	Pepe Corona	31	2	26	2	5	0
	DF	ESP	Querejeta	22	0	19	0	3	0
	MF	ESP	Félix Huete	31	1	26	1	5	0
	MF	ESP	Ipiña	31	3	26	3	5	0
	MF	ESP	Rafa	27	12	23	9	4	3
	MF	ESP	Moleiro	23	1	19	1	4	0
	MF	ESP	Antonio Alsúa	21	8	17	7	4	1
	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga	28	19	24	18	4	1
	FW	ESP	Vidal	17	8	14	7	3	1
	FW	CUB	Chus Alonso	15	8	11	7	4	1
	GK	ESP	Martin	1	-1	0	0	1	-1
	MF	ESP	Francisco Muñoz Martin	12	4	12	4
	FW	ESP	Elices	11	1	9	1	2	0
	DF	ESP	Clemente Fernández	9	0	7	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Pruden	8	7	6	5	2	2
	FW	ESP	José María Castivia	7	0	6	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Berridi	5	0	5	0
	MF	ESP	Elzo	4	2	4	2
	MF	ESP	Elías Paramio Alvarez	2	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Porro	2	1	1	0	1	1
	FW	ESP	Cuca	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Camilo Roig	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Pedrin	1	0	1	0
	FW	MEX	José Luis Borbolla	1	1	0	0	1	1

Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1944-452.html

References

^ "Memories of Sevilla 1946 Champion". ABC (in Spanish). Seville, Spain. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Ramon Encinas A Life as Coach". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "The Eight 'Manita' in El Clásico" (in Spanish). lainformacion.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "The Battle of the Water". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "8–7 Real Madrid against Valencia". as.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "The Santiago Bernabéu, A Colossal Stadium". ABC (in Spanish). Spain. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "Real Madrid temporada 1944–45". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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