The 1961–62 season is
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club ...
's
59th season in existence and the club's
30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
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, 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.
Also, the club won the
1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final
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, defeating Sevilla 2–1 and clinching "
The Double". It was the only
Copa del Generalísimo
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
that
Alfredo Di Stéfano won in 11 campaigns.
The squad reached the
1962 European Cup Final
The 1962 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, on 2 May 1962, that saw Benfica play against Real Madrid. Benfica defeated their opponents 5–3, to win the European Cup for the second successive s ...
, where it was defeated by Portuguese side and European incumbents
Benfica 3–5 (with all Madrid's goals scored by Puskás) thanks to a superb second half, with star forward
Eusébio scoring 2 goals.
Players
Transfers
Winter
Competitions
Overview
La Liga
League table
Position by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
=Final
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European Cup
Preliminary round
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Players statistics
References
BDFútbol
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Real Madrid CF seasons
Spanish football championship-winning seasons
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...