The 1963–64 season was

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's 61st season in existence and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

Miguel Muñoz Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely considered one of the mos ...

continued refreshing the squad, which he started last season, with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín, Zoco in defense, and forwards, Serena and Grosso, playing along Amancio as the beginning of a new era in the club. The team clinched its tenth League title, the fourth in a row. In the

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, the squad reached the

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against

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losing the trophy by a 1–3 defeat. The Final was the last official match for

Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (; 4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentine professional footballer and coach who played as a forward, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Nicknamed "Saeta Rubia" ("Blond A ...

for the club due to chairman Santiago Bernabéu choosing not to renew his contract and disagreements with head coach Miguel Muñoz over marking Inter' star

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.Di Stefano wanted Isidro to cover Corso. Muñoz rejected the idea replied him that Facchetti will find a free way to receive passes from

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. In the second half of the Final, Di Stefano (from the field) and Muñoz (in the bench) were arguing each other. On 24 June 1964 the club broadcast an official statement with Di Stefano out of Real Madrid after 11 seasons, during which he won 8 League titles and 5 European Cups. In the Copa del Generalísimo, the club reached quarter-finals where it was defeated by

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in a tie-breaker match following a 3–3 aggregate draw.

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Generalísimo

Round of 32

Eightfinals

Quarter-finals

European Cup

Preliminary round

Eightfinals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

References

Notes

External links

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