The 1943–44 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 41st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary A new Executive Board arrived on 11 September 1943, and the club appointed Santiago Bernabéu as its new president. The squad finished seventh in the league, 12 points below champions Valencia. in the first season of Ramon Encinas as head coach. On 16 July 1944, the club played the only match in its history against UD Melilla (until 2018). After 11 years in the club, midfielder Sauto announced his retirement. In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad was eliminated in the round of 16 by underdogs Granada CF after being shockingly defeated 0–2 in Madrid.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type GK José Bañón Elche CF FW PedrinReal Oviedo MF Tamargo Deportivo La Coruña MF Elías Ferroviaría GK MartinAtlético Aviación MF Jose Canal Viñas MF Rafael AlsúaOsasuna MF Jose Luis BorbollaClub Deportivo Marte Out Pos. Name To Type DF Clemente Fernández Hércules CF DF Mardones CE Sabadell CF GK Esquiva MF RoviraEspañol FW Arbiza Real Sociedad GK Sepulveda FW Sanz FW Serra GK GalarragaReal Sociedad FW Sauer Real Valladolid 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
League table
Matches
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 32
Round of 16
President's Cup of the Castellana Federation
Statistics Squad statistics competition points total GD 1943–44 La Liga 31 26 11 9 6 46 30 +16 1944 Copa del Generalísimo – 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 Total 42 36 6 10 113 55 +58
Players statistics
References