1927–28 Real Madrid CF season

The 1927–28 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 26th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches including their first ever tour of the Americas. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship), the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro (Central Federation Cup).

Real Madrid
1927–28 season
PresidentLuis de Urquijo
ManagerJosé Berraondo
StadiumEstadio Chamartín
Campeonato Regional Centro[a]Runners-up
Copa Federación CentroWinners
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gual (15)
All: Gual (22)
Luis Uribe (22)
Biggest winReal Madrid 9–0 CD Nacional
Biggest defeatReal Sociedad 5–1 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Madrid
Racing de Santander 4–0 Real Madrid

Real Madrid also played in the Torneo de Campeones [es], a competition involving the six teams that had previously won the Copa del Rey. The competition was played with a make shift schedule and the teams had been scheduled to play each other in a double round-robin format, however all matches could not be played, and some teams including Real Madrid only played 9 games. The Torneo de Campeones served as a rehearsal for the establishment of La Liga, the first national football league in Spain, the following season.

Summary

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Real Madrid embarked on their first ever tour of the Americas visiting Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the United States over a period of three and half months during the season. The tour was organised by José García Echaniz, and Santiago Bernabéu was the club representative.[1] The tour began on 9 July 1927 with a match against Argentine side Combinado Buenos Aires, a team made up of players from clubs based in Buenos Aires. The last match of the tour was played against American side Galicia SC on 24 September 1927 in New York City.[2]

Players

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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 Cándido Martínez
GK   ESP Antonio Castro
DF   ESP Félix Quesada
DF   ESP Juan Urquizu
DF   ESP Patricio Escobal
DF   ESP Luis de Uribe
DF   ESP Lope Peña
DF   ESP Guillermo Yllera
MF   ESP Manuel Prats
MF   ESP Desiderio Esparza
MF   ESP José María Peña
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Rafael Lozano
MF   ESP Desiderio Esparza
MF   ESP Antonio Merino
MF   ESP Miguel Álvarez García
FW   ESP Gerónimo del Campo
FW   ESP Félix Pérez
FW   ESP Francisco Moraleda
FW   ESP José María Muñagorri
FW   ESP Valentín Gual
FW   ESP José Menéndez

Source:[3][4]

Friendlies

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9 July 1927 Friendly Combinado Buenos Aires   0–0   Real Madrid Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Barracas
Note: Combinado Buenos Aires was a team made up of players from teams in Buenos Aires.
10 July 1927 Friendly Combinado Buenos Aires   3–2   Real Madrid Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Barracas
Note: Combinado Buenos Aires was a team made up of players from teams in Buenos Aires.
10 July 1927 Friendly Boca Juniors   1–2   Real Madrid Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Barracas
17 July 1927 Friendly Newell's Old Boys   4–0   Real Madrid Rosario, Argentina
Report Stadium: El Coloso
24 July 1927 Friendly CA Peñarol   0–0   Real Madrid Montevideo, Uruguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Pocitos
30 July 1927 Friendly Racing Club de Avellaneda   2–0   Real Madrid Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: Estadio Racing Club
14 August 1927 Friendly Selección Chalaca   1–4   Real Madrid Lima, Peru
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Selección Chalaca was a team made up almost entirely by players from Club Alianza Lima
15 August 1927 Friendly Combinado Limeño   1–1   Real Madrid Lima, Peru
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Note: Selección Chalaca was a team made up almost entirely by players from Club Alianza Lima
28 August 1927 Friendly Juventud Asturiana   1–2   Real Madrid Havana, Cuba
Report Stadium: Almerades Park
4 September 1927 Friendly Club América   2–4   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
8 September 1927 Friendly Club Asturias   0–6   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
11 September 1927 Friendly Real Club España   2–8   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
14 September 1927 Friendly Club Atlante   1–4   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
16 September 1927 Friendly Club Necaxa   0–5   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
18 September 1927 Friendly Club América   3–5   Real Madrid Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Parque España
24 September 1927 Friendly Galicia SC   1–1   Real Madrid New York City, United States
Report Stadium: Hawthorne Field
21 February 1928 Friendly Racing de Madrid 3–4 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Martínez Campos
9 April 1928 Friendly CA Osasuna 2–2 Real Madrid Pamplona
Report Stadium: San Juan Stadium
27 May 1928 Friendly Arenas Club de Getxo 0–2 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Princesa
28 May 1928 Friendly CE Europa 5–5 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Gràcia
30 May 1928 Friendly SD Aranjuez 3–1 Real Madrid Aranjuez
Report
10 June 1928 Friendly Real Madrid 1–1 Levante UD Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
29 June 1928 Friendly Albacete Balompié 0–4 Real Madrid Albacete
Report Stadium: Paseo de la Cuba
1 July 1928 Friendly Albacete Balompié 2–0 Real Madrid Albacete
Report Stadium: Paseo de la Cuba

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 %
Torneo de Campeones [es] 12 October 1927 3 June 1928 Matchday 1 4th 9 2 3 4 16 24 −8 022.22
Campeonato Regional Centro 16 October 1927 22 January 1928 Matchday 1 Runners-up 10 8 0 2 38 10 +28 080.00
Copa del Rey 31 January 1928 29 April 1928 Qualifying round Quarter-finals 14 8 3 3 36 22 +14 057.14
Copa Federación Centro 7 June 1928 7 June 1928 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Total 34 19 6 9 93 56 +37 055.88

Source: Competitions

Torneo de Campeones

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12 October 1927 1 Real Madrid 4–4 Real Unión Madrid
Muñagorri   ?'
Gual   44'
Luís Uribe   46', 80'
Report Zabala   3'
Errazquin   20'
Echeveste   ?'
Errazquin   ?'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Cruella
31 October 1927 2 Real Madrid 2–1 Real Sociedad Madrid
Moraleda    Report Bienzobas   30' (p) Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Alonso
13 November 1927 3 Real Sociedad 5–1 Real Madrid San Sebastián
Marculeta   ?'
Kiriki   44', 58', 70'
Bienzobas   59' (p)
Report Quesada   47' (p) Referee: Murgía
25 December 1927 4 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Madrid Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Ezcurdia
6 May 1928 5 Real Madrid 1–4 Arenas Club de Getxo Madrid
Colinas   ?' Report Gorostiza   35'
Yermo   ?'
Urquizu   70' (o.g.)
Prats   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Eva
17 May 1928 6 Real Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Rubio   25', 80'
Luis Uribe   75'
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Melcón
21 May 1928 7 Arenas Club de Getxo 3–2 Real Madrid Getxo
Félix Pérez  
Benegas  
Report Sesúmaga   (p)
Rivero  
Gorostiza  
Stadium: Ibaiondo
Referee: Aldai
27 May 1928 7 FC Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Ramón   7'
Arocha   62'
Report Benegas   25'
Esparza   80'
Stadium: Camp de Les Corts
Referee: Villena
3 June 1928 9 Real Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Gaspar Rubio   42' Report Sastre   88' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Villena
10 Real Unión v Real Madrid Irun
Report
Note: The match was never played.

Campeonato Regional Centro

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Madrid (Q) 10 8 0 2 38 10 +28 16 Qualification for the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro.
2 Athletic Madrid (Q) 10 8 0 2 31 10 +21 16
3 Racing Madrid 10 8 0 2 31 15 +16 16
4 Nacional Madrid 10 3 1 6 14 31 −17 7
5 RS Gimnástica 10 1 1 8 12 33 −21 3
6 Unión (O) 10 1 0 9 10 37 −27 2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker matches
(O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Matches

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16 October 1927 1 Racing de Madrid 3–1 Real Madrid Madrid
Urquizu   5' (o.g.)
Palacios   10'
Valderrama   25'
Report Lope Peña   89' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Comorera
23 October 1927 2 Unión SC 2–5 Real Madrid Madrid
Victorio   86'
Mejía  
Report L. Uribe   9', 32'
Moraleda  
L. Uribe  
Lope Peña   81'
Stadium: Unión
Referee: P. Escartín
30 October 1927 3 Real Madrid 3–2 Athletic Madrid Madrid
Del Campo   30'
L. Uribe   62'
Muñagorri   69'
Report L. Olaso   10'
Herrera   75'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Navaz
6 November 1927 4 CD Nacional 0–1 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Del Campo   14' Stadium: Martínez Campos
Referee: Melcón
27 November 1927 5 Real Madrid 6–1 RS Gimnástica Madrid
Quesada   30' (p)
Gual   41', 57'
Muñagorri   52'
L. Uribe   60'
Del Campo   75'
Report Torres   15' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Rasero
4 December 1927 6 Real Madrid 4–0 Racing de Madrid Madrid
Gual   9', 28', ?'
Lope Peña   75'
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Comorera
11 December 1927 7 Real Madrid 6–0 Unión SC Madrid
L. Uribe    
Gual    
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Montero
4 December 1928 8 Athletic Madrid 2–1 Real Madrid Madrid
Cosme   4'
Herrera   65'
Report Gual   87' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Leonarte
1 January 1928 9 Real Madrid 9–0 CD Nacional Madrid
Gual   
Moraleda  
Gual   54'
F. Pérez  
L. Uribe  
F. Pérez  
Gual  
L. Uribe  
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Martín
12 January 1928 10 Athletic Madrid 0–2 Real Madrid Madrid
Gual   59'
F. Pérez   83'
Report Stadium: Torrijos
Referee: Comorera
19 January 1928 Play-off 1 Racing de Madrid 0–4 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Gual   40'
JM Peña  
Luís Uribe  
Quesada  
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Vallana
22 January 1928 Play-off 2 Real Madrid 1–3 Athletic Madrid Madrid
Quesada   48' Report L. Olaso   10'
Cosme   ?'
Adolfo   81'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Comorera

Copa del Rey

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Qualifying round

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31 January 1928 First leg Real Madrid 7–0 Patria FC Madrid
Muñagorri  
Gual   35'
L. Uribe   40'
Muñagorri  ,   60'
F. Pérez   75'
Muñagorri  
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Espinosa
2 February 1928 Second leg Real Madrid 3–1 Patria FC Madrid
Féliz Pérez   15'
Moraleda   ?', 30'
Report Terrero   75' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Espinosa

Group stage

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5 February 1928 1 Real Madrid 6–1 Gimnástica de Torrelavega Madrid
L. Uribe   4'
Quesada   9'
Moraleda   59'
L. Uribe   61', 72'
Report Telete   38' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Espinosa
12 February 1928 2 Racing de Santander 4–0 Real Madrid Santander
Report Stadium: El Sardinero
Referee: Cruella
19 February 1928 2 Athletic Madrid 0–1 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Gual   40' Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Barrera
26 February 1928 4 Real Madrid 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
Gual   53', 78'
L. Uribe   65'
Report Suárez   28', 30' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Lloveras
4 March 1928 5 Real Madrid 3–3 CD Alavés Madrid
Quesada   53'
F. Pérez   76'
Gual   80'
Report García   38'
Modesto   46'
Unamuno   66'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Ledesma
11 March 1928 6 Gimnástica de Torrelavega 2–2 Real Madrid Torrelavega
Capillas   22', 54' Report Urquizu   71', 82' Stadium: Cantabria
Referee: Pelayo Serrano
18 March 1928 7 Real Madrid 3–2 Racing de Santander Madrid
Quesada   58'
Urquizu   65'
L. Uribe   80'
Report Óscar   55'
Lope Peña   87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Cruella
25 March 1928 8 Real Madrid 3–0 Athletic Madrid Madrid
Luis Uribe   25'
Gual   30'
Del Campo   50'
Report Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Peris
1 April 1928 9 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Real Madrid Bilbao
Suárez   10'
Ayarza   17'
Martínez   46' (o.g.)
Report Esparza   74' Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Villalta
8 April 1928 10 CD Alavés 0–1 Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
Report Lope Peña   10' Stadium: Mendizorroza
Referee: Ledesma

Quarter-finals

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15 April 1928 First leg Real Madrid 2–2 Valencia CF Madrid
Del Campo   8'
Lope Peña   16'
Report Félix Pérez   65' (o.g.)
Rey   70'
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Referee: Saracho
29 April 1928 Second leg Valencia CF 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
Ródenas   9', 25' Report Luis Uribe   76' Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Saracho

Copa Federación Centro

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7 June 1928 Final Real Madrid 3–0 Athletic Madrid Madrid
Gaspar Rubio   1'
Quesada   10' (p)
Cominges   ?'
Report Referee: Gárate

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ González, Luis Miguel. "Real Madrid turns 106 (III)". realmadrid.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
  2. ^ "TEMPORADA 1927-1928". leyendablanca.galeon.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Squad of Real Madrid 1927-28 King's Cup | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "RESUMEN TEMPORADA 1927-28". leyendablanca.galeon.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019.