The 1988–89 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 87th season in existence and the club's 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. As of the 2024–25 season, this was the most recent in which the club won a domestic double of
La Liga
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and
Copa del Rey
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.
Season
Real Madrid finished the season as champions for the fourth consecutive season, 5 points ahead of the runners-up this time being FC Barcelona. Real Madrid defeated
RCD Espanyol
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3–0 on 10 June, becoming champions with two rounds remaining in the season. This was its 24th title in history. Real Madrid also won the Copa del Rey and Supercopa, the first time the club accomplished a domestic treble.
Squad
Transfers
Competitions
La Liga
Results by round
League table
Matches
Copa del Rey
Fifth round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
European Cup
First round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Supercopa
Statistics
Squad statistics
Players statistics
See also
La Quinta del Buitre
References
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Real Madrid CF seasons
1980s in Madrid
Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
Spanish football championship–winning seasons