The 1967–68 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 65th season in existence and the club's 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Summary
The club won its 13th League title ever and second in a row[1] after recovered the number one spot from Atlético Madrid on round 16, the team clinched the trophy three points above runners-up CF Barcelona.[2] In the Copa del Generalísimo, the team reached the Final with a chance to secure the domestic double. There, Real faced Barcelona, losing 0–1 after an early Zunzunegui own goal.[3] After the end of the season, President Santiago Bernabéu gave the Laureada trophy to Pirri due to his outstanding playing in favor of Real Madrid, being only one of two players in club history to receive it.[4]
Meanwhile, in the European Cup the team suffered to win the preliminary round series against Ajax with young star playmaker Johan Cruijff, the Dutch squad was finally defeated after extra time in Madrid. Then, the squad clinched the round of 16, and quarterfinals against Sparta Praha reaching the semi-finals where it was defeated by young star forward George Best and his Manchester United,[5] losing the away match of the series (0–1 at Old Trafford). In the second leg at Madrid, the squad took a 3–1 advantage score in the first half, however, in the second half Manchester United managed to score two goals and getting the draw to reach the Final. The English squad included in its line up players such as: Denis Law (under surgery just before the Final), 1966 FIFA World Cup Champion Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles.[6]
Goalkeeper Andres Junquera won the Zamora Trophy with the better average of goals conceded.[7] After 9 years, two times European Cup winner defender Pachin left the club.[8]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Miguel Pérez | Club Sportivo Italiano | – |
| DF | José Luis | Rayo Vallecano | – |
| FW | Rafael De Diego | Real Oviedo | – |
| DF | Antonio Iznata | Rayo Vallecano | – |
| GK | Miguel Angel | – | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Fernand Goyvaerts | Elche CF | – |
| MF | Juanito | Castellon | – |
Competitions
La Liga
Position by round
| Team / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 42 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 39 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Las Palmas | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 38 | |
| 4 | Valencia | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 33 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
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 champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.
Matches
| 10 September 1967 1 | Sevilla CF | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Report | Pirri 57'Amancio 64' |
Stadium: Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Zariquiegui Izco |
| 16 September 1967 2 | Real Madrid | 9–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Amancio 8' Pirri 42'Bueno 52'Miguel Pérez 55'Velázquez 56'Velázquez 64'Velázquez 73'Pirri 77'Amancio 89' (pen.) |
Report | Mendiluce 75' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Bueno Perales |
| 24 September 1967 3 | Real Zaragoza | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium: La Romareda |
| 7 October 1967 4 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Español | Madrid |
| Grosso 58' Veloso 69' |
Report | José María 3' (pen.) Marcial 79' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Martín Álvarez |
| 15 October 1967 5 | Atletico de Bilbao | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Arieta 20' |
Report | Aranguren 59' (own goal) Gento 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: San Mames Referee: Lloris Antonino |
| 29 October 1967 6 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Chamartín |
| 5 November 1967 7 | Valencia CF | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Paquito 58' Claramunt 87'Tatono  85' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Pintado Viu |
| 11 November 1967 8 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Velázquez 20' Félix Ruiz 47'Gento 54' |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 19 November 1967 9 | CE Sabadell FC | 2–4 | Real Madrid | Sabadell |
| Seminario 12' Zaballa 28' |
Report | Velázquez 11' Pirri 27'Gento 66'Gento 75' |
Stadium: Cruz Alta Referee: Gardeazabal Garay |
| 3 December 1967 10 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | Córdoba CF | Madrid |
| Pirri 4' Velázquez 15'Amancio 69'Pirri 71' |
Report | Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil |
| 10 December 1967 12 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | CF Barcelona | Madrid |
| Gento 65' (pen.) |
Report | Zaldúa 78' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Lloris Antonino |
| 17 December 1967 13 | Pontevedra CF | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Pontevedra |
| Roldán 4' Antonio 77'Odriozola 88' |
Report | Stadium: Pasarón Referee: Rigo Sureda |
| 30 December 1967 14 | UD Las Palmas | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Herman 44 ' Gilberto 48' |
Report | Ruiz 33 ' Pirri 54' |
Stadium: Estadio Insular |
| 7 January 1968 15 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | CD Málaga | Madrid |
| Grosso 26 ' Perez 74 'Amancio 84 ' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 14 January 1968 16 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Peinado 80 ' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 15 January 1968 17 | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Amancio 38 ' |
Stadium: Atocha |
| 28 January 1968 18 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Zaragoza | Zaragoza |
| De Diego 6' Amancio 38'Amancio 80' |
Report | 43' Bustillo 87' Fontaine |
Stadium: La Romareda |
| 4 February 1968 19 | Español | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Velazquez 56' Velazquez 81 'Gento 61 'Amancio 88 ' |
Stadium: Estadio Sarria |
| 11 February 1968 20 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Atletico de Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 19 February 1968 21 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Ufarte 80 ' |
Report | Amancio 65 ' |
Stadium: Manzanares |
| 25 February 1968 22 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Report | Waldo 16 ' Ansola 76 ' |
Stadium: Chamartín |
| 3 March 1968 23 | Real Betis | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Landa 35 ' |
Report | Perez 20 ' Velazquez 44 ' |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin |
| 10 March 1968 24 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | CE Sabadell FC | Madrid |
| Gento 61' (pen.) Zoco 84 ' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 17 March 1968 25 | Córdoba CF | 3–3 | Real Madrid | Córdoba |
| Arana 20 ' Arana 25'Arana 83 ' |
Gento 33 ' Peinado 81 'Zoco 89' |
| 24 March 1968 26 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Elche CF | Madrid |
| Pirri 58 ' Perez 70 ' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 9 April 1968 27 | CF Barcelona | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Saldua 12 ' |
Report | Pirri 43 ' |
Stadium: Estadio del CF Barcelona |
| 14 April 1968 28 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Pontevedra CF | Madrid |
| Grosso 20 ' |
Stadium: Chamartín |
| 20 April 1968 29 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
| Velazquez 22 ' Pirri 77 ' |
Castellano 42 ' |
Stadium: Chamartín |
| 28 April 1968 30 | CD Málaga | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| Esteve 36 ' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda |
Copa del Generalísimo
Round of 32
| 11 May 1968 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Calvo Sotelo | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| De Diego 55' Perez 64 ' |
Stadium: Madrid |
| 19 May 1968 | Calvo Sotelo | 0–1 | Real Madrid | |
| Amancio 51 ' |
Eightfinals
| 26 May 1968 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Sevilla CF | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| Zoco 32 ' |
Report | Stadium: Madrid Referee: Jose Mendibil |
| 1 June 1968 | Sevilla CF | 3–4 | Real Madrid | Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan |
| Eloy 14 ' Berruso 16 'Laura 19 ' |
Report | Peinado 27 ' Peinado 63 'Velazquez 55'Bueno 89' |
Stadium: Sevilla Referee: Antonio Sureda |
Quarter-finals
| 9 June 1968 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Fontenla 16 ' Bustillo 43'Santos 71 ' |
Report | Peinado 41 ' Amancio 47 ' |
Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Referee: Daniel Isco |
| 15 June 1968 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Ruiz 8 ' Amancio 62' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Daniel Isco |
Semifinals
| 23 June 1968 | Celta de Vigo | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Telles 59 ' Manolo 79 'Lescano 89 ' |
Ruiz 4' Ruiz 90 ' |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Jose Mendibil |
| 1 July 1968 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Celta de Vigo | Madrid |
| Peinado 25' Peinado 53 'Amancio 34 ' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Daniel Isco |
Final
| 11 July 1968 | CF Barcelona | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| 21:00 CET | Zunzunegui 6' (o.g.) |
Report (in Spanish) | Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Antonio Rigo |
European Cup
Preliminary round
| 20 September 1967 | Ajax  | 1–1 |  Real Madrid | Amsterdam |
| Cruyff 17' |
Report | Pirri 35' |
Stadium: Olympisch Stadion, Attendance: 55,940 Referee: Jim Finney |
| 11 October 1967 | Real Madrid | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ajax | Madrid |
| Gento 58' Veloso 99' |
Report | Groot 69' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 120,000 Referee:  Bobby Davidson |
Eightfinals
| 15 November 1967 | Hvidovre  | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Copenhagen |
| Hansen 25' Petersen 71' |
Report | Gento 35' Pirri 47' |
Stadium: Idrætsparken, Attendance: 40,663 Referee:  Rudolf Glöckner |
| 29 November 1967 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Hvidovre | Madrid |
| Velázquez 16' Grosso 19', 30'Gento 75' |
Report | Petersen 28' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee:  Vital Loraux |
Quarter-finals
| 6 March 1968 | Real Madrid | 3–0 |  Sparta Prague | Madrid |
| Amancio 62', 63', 68' |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Attendance: 120,000 Referee:  Jim Finney |
| 20 March 1968 | Sparta Prague | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Prague |
| Kvašňák 36' Dyba 45' |
Report | Gento 57' |
Stadium: Stadion Dr. Václava Vacka Attendance: 40,431 Referee:  Hans Rademacher |
Semi-finals
| 24 April 1968 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Manchester |
| Best 36' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 62,562 Referee:  Tofik Bakhramov |
| 15 May 1968 | Real Madrid | 3–3 | Manchester United | Madrid |
| Pirri 32' Gento 41'Amancio 45' |
Report | Zoco 44' (o.g.) Sadler 73'Foulkes 78' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 125,000 Referee:  Antonio Sbardella |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera División[9] | Copa | European Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ESP
|
Junquera | 27 | -27 | 22 | -19 | 1 | -3 | 4 | -5 | |
| DF | ESP
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Zoco | 45 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Zunzunegui | 42 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Sanchis | 43 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Calpe | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
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Pirri | 41 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| MF | ESP
|
González | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Velazquez | 40 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Amancio | 43 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Grosso | 41 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Gento | 32 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| GK | ESP
|
Betancort | 20 | -20 | 8 | -7 | 8 | -7 | 4 | -6 | |
| FW |  ARG
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Pérez | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
José Luis | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP
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Veloso | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Bueno | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Serena | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
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De Felipe | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Miera | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
De Diego | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Ruiz | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Pachín | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP
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Iznata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| GK | ESP
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Araquistáin | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "La flor del Real Madrid Yé-yé". Diario Marca. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Historia del Real Madrid, 100 años uno a uno". Diario El Mundo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Copa del Rey 1968". linguasport.com.
- ^ Ulises-Sanchez Flor (18 November 2007). "This Way Pirri Won La Laureada". Marca. Spain. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Man U Season 1967–68". stretfordend.co.uk.
- ^ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Fútbol | Real Madrid – Muere Andrés Junquera, exportero del Real Madrid con el que ganó cinco Ligas y tres Copas" [Football | Real Madrid – Death of Andrés Junquera, former Real Madrid goalkeeper with whom he won five Leagues and three Cups] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Miguel Angel Garcia (10 February 2021). "Legendary Real Madrid player Pachin dies". Marca. Spain.
- ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1967–68". bdfutbol.com.
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