1961–62 Real Madrid CF season

The 1961–62 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 59th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid CF
1961–62 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
Head coachMiguel Muñoz
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu Stadium
La Liga1st (in European Cup)
Copa del GeneralísimoWinners
European CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerFerenc Puskas (20)

Summary

The club won its eight title ever, second in a row. Head coach Miguel Muñoz started the renewal of the squad with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín reinforcing the defensive line playing along Santamaría[1], Miera and Isidro, also Pedro Casado competing . The midfield was covered by Luis Del Sol and Felix Ruiz. Meanwhile, ageing forwards Di Stefano and Puskas were aimed with passes by Gento and Justo Tejada[2].

Also, the club won the 1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final [3] defeating 2-1 Sevilla clinching "The Double" (League and Cup winner). It was the only Copa del Generalísimo that Alfredo Di Stefano won in 11 campaigns.[4] The squad reached the 1962 European Cup Final being defeated by portuguese side and european incumbents Benfica 3-5 thanks to a superb second half with star forward Eusebio scoring 2 goals. [5]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Araquistain
GK Vicente
GK Rogelio Domínguez
DF José Santamaría
DF Pedro Casado
DF Pachín
DF Marquitos
DF Miche
MF Luis Del Sol
MF José María Vidal
MF Antonio Ruiz
No. Position Player
MF José María Zárraga
FW Francisco Gento
FW Ferenc Puskás
FW Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW Canário
FW Manuel Bueno
FW Pepillo
DF Isidro
DF Miera
MF Félix Ruiz
FW Tejada
MF Felo
DF Gento III

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 2 September 1961 1 April 1962 Matchday 1 Winners 30 19 5 6 58 24 +34 063.33
Copa del Rey 14 February 1962 8 July 1962 Round of 32 Winners 9 8 0 1 28 9 +19 088.89
European Cup 6 September 1961 2 May 1962 Preliminary round Runners-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 39 27 5 7 86 33 +53 069.23

Last updated: 22 September 2019

Source: Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 1961–62 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 30 19 5 6 58 24 +34 43 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Barcelona 30 18 4 8 81 46 +35 40 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Atlético Madrid 30 15 6 9 50 36 +14 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Zaragoza 30 15 5 10 70 51 +19 35 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Atlético Bilbao 30 12 8 10 52 38 +14 32
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Atlético Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as title holders.

Matches
2 September 1961 1Real Madrid3-1Elche CFMadrid
Tejada 1'
Di Stéfano  76'
Puskás  79'		 Report Romero  7' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gomez Arribas
10 September 1961 2Racing Santander0-2Real MadridSantander
Report Puskás  42'
Puskás  85'		 Referee: Birigay Nieva
16 September 1961 3Real Madrid2-1Sevilla CFMadrid
Puskás  8' (pen)
Puskás  38'		 Report Mateos  86' (pen) Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Simó Fiol
24 September 1961 4Real Sociedad0-1Real MadridSan Sebastián
Report Puskás  80' Referee: Gardeazabal Garay
30 September 1961 5Real Madrid2-0CF BarcelonaMadrid
Puskás  14'
Del Sol 72'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Garay
8 October 1961 6Atletico Bilbao0-2Real MadridBilbao
Report Di Stéfano 3'
Tejada  63'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Gomez Contreras
12 October 1961 CD Tenerife0-3Real MadridSanta Cruz de Tenerife
Report Di Stefano  42'
Puskás  80'
Di Stéfano  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez
Referee: Lopez Zaballa
15 October 1961 8Real Madrid2-1Real ZaragozaMadrid
Di Stefano  57'
Di Stefano  66'		 Report Duca  80' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Zariquiegui Izco
22 October 1961 9Real Oviedo1-0Real MadridOviedo
Sánchez Lage 13' Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Referee: Simó Fiol
29 October 1961 Real Madrid2-0Real BetisMadrid
León Lasa  30' (own goal)
Gento  81'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil
1 November 1961 11Osasuna1-3Real MadridPamplona
Fusté  25' (pen) Report Gento  9'
Tejada  68'
Del Sol  86'		 Stadium: San Juan
5 November 1961 12Real Madrid3-1EspañolMadrid
Puskás  2'
Tejada  20'
Tejada  76'		 Report Castaños  45' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Castiñeiras
19 November 1961 Mallorca0-2Real MadridPalma de Mallorca
Report Puskas  2'
Tejada  26'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis Sitjar
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
26 November 1961 14Real Madrid2-1Atletico MadridMadrid
Gento  40'
Gento 52'		 Report Rodriguez 33'
Jones 58'		 Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Lacambra Canela
3 December 1961 15Valencia CF3-2Real MadridValencia
Guillot 10'
Guillot  32'
Ficha  79'		 Report Félix Ruiz  25'
Tejada  75'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Referee: Lopez Zaballa
16Elche CF0-0Real MadridElche
Report Stadium: Altabix
Referee: Garay
31 December 1961 17Real Madrid6-0Racing SantanderMadrid
Puskás 30'
Puskás  33'
Di Stéfano  55'
Tejada  65'
Del Sol  77'
Puskás  87' (pen)		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Saz Olmedo
7 January 1962 18Sevilla CF1-1Real MadridSevilla
Areta 12' Report Puskás  60' Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan
Referee: Gomez Arribas
14 January 1962 19Real Madrid1-0Real SociedadMadrid
Pachín  18' Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gonzalbez
21 January 1962 20CF Barcelona3-1Real MadridBarcelona
Evaristo 4'
Kocsis 40'
Evaristo 83'		 Report Félix Ruiz 86' Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona
Referee: Birigay Nieva
28 January 1962 21Real Madrid3-0Athletic BilbaoMadrid
Puskas 56'
Puskas  82'
Di Stefano  88'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ruiz Casasola
4 February 1962 22Real Madrid0-0CD TenerifeMadrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Gonzalez Echeverria
11 February 1962 23Real Zaragoza2-1Real MadridZaragoza
Seminario  63' (pen)
Murillo  89'		 Report Pepillo  66' Stadium: La Romareda
Referee: Saz Olmedo
18 February 1962 24Real Madrid4-1Real OviedoMadrid
Puskás  22'
Gento 37'
Gento  38'
Pachin 45'
Luis Del Sol 60'
Di Stefano 68'		 Report Sánchez Lage  89' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Birigay Nieva
25 February 1962 25Real Betis2-1Real MadridSevilla
Bosch  26' (pen)
Luis Aragonés  29'		 Report Félix Ruiz  15' Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin
Referee: Lopez Zaballa
4 March 1962 26Real Madrid2-2OsasunaMadrid
Di Stefano  31'
Puskas  36'		 Report Chechu  48'
Silvestre  61'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Ruiz Casasola
11 March 1962 27Español1-1Real MadridBarcelona
Indio 39' Report Bueno 33' Referee: Cozar Sanchez
18 March 1962 28Real Madrid2-0MallorcaMadrid
Di Stefano 2'
Luis Del Sol 78'		 Report Arqué 73' Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Birigay Nieva
25 March 1962 29Atletico Madrid1-0Real MadridMadrid
Gasca  21' Report Referee: Cozar Sanchez
1 April 1962 30Real Madrid4-1Valencia CFMadrid
Del Sol 10'
Puskás  26'
Puskás  34'
Tejada  69'		 Report Ribelles  86' ( pen) Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Cozar Sanchez

Copa del Rey
Main article: 1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 32
14 February 1962 First legSan Sebastián CF1–3Real MadridSan Sebastián
28 February 1962 Second legReal Madrid5–0
(8–1 agg.)		San Sebastián CFMadrid
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín

Round of 16
5 April 1962 First legElche CF3–4Real MadridElche
Stadium: Campo de Altabix
8 April 1962 Second legReal Madrid5–1
(9–4 agg.)		Elche CFMadrid
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín

Quarter finals
15 April 1962 First legReal Madrid0–1FC BarcelonaMadrid
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
22 April 1962 Second legFC Barcelona1–3
(2–3 agg.)		Real MadridBarcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou

Semi finals
24 June 1962 First legReal Zaragoza1–2Real MadridZaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
1 July 1962 Second legReal Madrid4–1
(6–2 agg.)		Real ZaragozaMadrid
Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Final
Main article: 1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final
8 July 1962 FinalReal Madrid2–1Sevilla FCMadrid
20:30 (UTC +2) Puskás  76 (p.)', 90' Report (in Spanish) Diéguez  47' Stadium: Estadio Chamartín
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: José Castiñeira

European Cup
Main article: 1961–62 European Cup

Preliminary round
6 September 1961 First legVasas 0–2 Real MadridBudapest, Hungary
Report Tejada  6', 26' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Marcel Bois (France)
20 September 1961 Second legReal Madrid 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 VasasMadrid, Spain
Di Stéfano  12', 57'
Tejada  90'		 Report Pál I  10' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

First round
18 October 1961 First legBoldklubben 1913 0–3 Real MadridOdense, Denmark
Report Puskás  15', 84'
Tejada  86'		 Stadium: Odense Stadion,
Attendance: 27,587
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
25 October 1961 Second legReal Madrid 9–0
(12–0 agg.)		 Boldklubben 1913Madrid, Spain
Puskás  8'
Del Sol  25', 30'
Di Stéfano  35', 42', 73'
Gento  55', 57'
Isidro Sánchez  89'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)

Quarter finals
14 February 1962 First legJuventus 0–1 Real MadridTurin, Italy
Report Di Stéfano  69' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 66,403
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
21 February 1962 Second legReal Madrid 0–1
(1–1 agg.)		 JuventusMadrid, Spain
Report Sívori  39' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
28 February 1962 PlayoffReal Madrid 3–1 JuventusParis, France
Felo  1'
Del Sol  65'
Tejada  83'		 Report Sívori  35' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

Semi-finals
22 March 1962 First legReal Madrid 4–0 Standard LiègeMadrid, Spain
Di Stéfano  23'
Tejada  38', 78'
Casado  48'		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
12 April 1962 Second legStandard Liège 0–2
(6–0 agg.)		 Real MadridLiège, Belgium
Report Puskás  50'
Del Sol  60'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany)

Finals
Main article: 1962 European Cup Final
2 May 1962 FinalBenfica 5–3 Real MadridAmsterdam, The Netherlands
19:30 CEST Águas  25'
Cavém  33'
Coluna  51'
Eusébio  64' (pen.), 69'		 Report Puskás  18', 23', 39' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 61,257
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player Total1961-62 La Liga[6]1962 Copa del Generalísimo1961-62 European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Araquistain 25-1925-19
GK Vicente 3-43-4
GK Rogelio Domínguez 2-12-1
DF José Santamaría 260260
DF Pedro Casado 170170
DF Pachín 261261
DF Marquitos 5050
MF Luis Del Sol 265265
MF José María Vidal 9090
MF Antonio Ruiz 100100
MF José María Zárraga 2020
FW Francisco Gento 256256
FW Ferenc Puskás 23202320
FW Alfredo Di Stéfano 23112311
FW Canário 4040
FW Manuel Bueno 4141
FW Pepillo 5151
DF Isidro 190190
DF Miera 250250
MF Félix Ruiz 173173
FW Tejada 249249
MF Felo 7070
DF Gento III 3030
  • Source:

References
  1. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. "Galería de internacionales: Justo Tejada Martinez" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 January 1989. p. 29.
  3. "Doblete del Real Madrid". as.com.
  4. "La única Copa de Di Stefano" (in Spanish). marca.com.
  5. LEAL, Ubiratan (6 January 2014). "Eusébio ainda é, sim, maior que Cristiano Ronaldo" (in Portuguese). Trivela. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. "Real Madrid temporada 1961-62". bdfutbol.com.
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