The 1984–85 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol season was the club's 83rd season in existence and their 54th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

The club announced a new coach Amancio Amaro on 21 May 1984.^[4] A former Madrid player, Amaro trained reserve team Castilla the last two seasons. The managerial change was a sign of President Luis de Carlos beginning to accelerate the transitional stage of "La Quinta del Buitre" which Amancio managed himself. The team was reinforced with Argentine forward Jorge Valdano from Real Zaragoza, with goalkeeper Otxotorena and young midfielder Michel being promoted from Castilla.^[5]

During September a players labour strike occurred, and Real Madrid played the second round on 9 September 1984 with its reserve team.^[6] However, a Federal Court suspended the third round until clubs and football players reach an agreement, which was signed two weeks later and the league championship was restarted again. After four seasons without a League title and a bad streak of results during this campaign, chairman Luis de Carlos, facing the pressure from the Board of Directors, anticipated the Presidential Election one year early, instead of 1986.^[7] On 1 May 1985, former vice-president Ramón Mendoza remained as the sole candidate to the election after the other two challengers Eduardo Peña and Juanito Navarro declined.^[8]

Finally, on 24 May 1985, Luis de Carlos appointed Mendoza as new president. In addition to La Liga, Real Madrid also competed in the Copa del Rey, the Copa de la Liga, and the UEFA Cup. Madrid secured their first ever UEFA Cup trophy with a win over Hungarian side Videoton in the final after 19 years without a continental title.^[9] By defeating city rivals Atlético in the final of the Copa de la Liga, Real also secured their first and only title in that competition. In the Copa del Rey, the club was again defeated by Athletic Bilbao.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Miguel Ángel — GK  ESP Otxotorena — GK  ESP Mariano García Remón — GK  ESP Agustín Rodríguez — DF  ESP Chendo — DF  ESP Isidoro San José — DF  ESP Manuel Sanchís — DF  ESP Alfonso Fraile — DF  ESP José Antonio Salguero — DF  ESP Juan José — DF  ESP Paco Bonet — DF  ESP José Antonio Camacho

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Míchel — MF  FRG Uli Stielike — MF  ESP Ricardo Gallego — MF  ESP Rafael Martín Vázquez — MF  ESP Ángel — MF  ESP Juan Lozano — FW  ESP Emilio Butragueño — FW  ARG Jorge Valdano — FW  ESP Santillana — FW  ESP Juanito — FW  ESP Francisco Pineda — FW  ESP Isidro

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Athletic Bilbao	34	13	15	6	39	26	+13	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Sporting Gijón	34	13	15	6	34	23	+11	41
5	Real Madrid	34	13	10	11	46	36	+10	36
6	Osasuna	34	13	8	13	38	38	0	34
7	Real Sociedad	34	11	12	11	41	33	+8	34

Real Madrid was given a bye until the quarter-finals.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel	47	-52	30	-32	2	-2	3	-6	12	-12
	DF	ESP	Chendo	43	0	25	0	1	0	6	0	11	0
	DF	ESP	San Jose	40	0	21+3	0	0	0	4+1	0	8+3	0
	DF	ESP	Sanchís	47	5	27+3	4	1	0	6	0	9+1	1
	DF	ESP	Camacho	53	0	33	0	2	0	6	0	12	0
	MF	ESP	Míchel	43	8	26	2	2	0	6	2	9	4
	MF	FRG	Stielike	41	1	25	0	0	0	6	1	10	0
	MF	ESP	Gallego	47	1	23+5	1	2	0	6	0	9+2	0
	FW	ESP	Butragueño	44	14	23+6	10	2	0	2	0	9+2	4
	FW	ARG	Valdano	40	23	26	17	2	0	2	2	10	4
	FW	ESP	Santillana	37	12	15+7	4	2	0	5	3	7+1	5
	GK	ESP	Otxotorena	7	-6	2+1	-3	0	0	3+1	-3	0	0
	DF	ESP	Fraile	24	0	16	0	1	0	0+2	0	4+1	0
	DF	ESP	Salguero	28	2	13+5	2	2	0	2	0	4+2	0
	FW	ESP	Juanito	30	3	7+10	0	0+1	0	4+1	1	2+5	2
	FW	ESP	Pineda	27	6	11+6	3	2	1	4	2	3+1	0
	MF	ESP	Lozano	21	2	12+2	2	0	0	0	0	6+1	0
	GK	ESP	Agustín	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Vazquez	20	0	9+4	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+2	0
	MF	ESP	Ángel	14	0	8+2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	ESP	Isidro	17	1	4+6	0	1	0	1+2	0	1+2	1
	DF	ESP	Juan José	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF	ESP	Bonet	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ESP	Remón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1984–85 La Liga
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ESP	Bugallo	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Fernando	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Sebastián Losada	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Eusebio	1	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Salmerón	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Azcona	1	1	1	1
	MF	ESP	Míchel	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Geni	1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Sanchez Clemente	1	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Bernardo	1	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Marquez	1	0	1	0
	FW	ESP	Hurtado	1	0	1	0
	GK	ESP	Canales	1	1	1	1

La Quinta del Buitre

• RSSSF – 1985 Copa de la Liga