# 1961–62 Real Madrid CF season

The 1961–62 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 59th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
The season saw Real Madrid win the domestic double and get agonizingly close to clinching its first ever treble (similarly to the 1957–58 season), only to be defeated by Benfica in an exhilarating European Cup final.

## 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, Isidro, and Pedro Casado. 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, defeating Sevilla 2–1 and clinching the club's first domestic double. It was the only Copa del Generalísimo that Alfredo Di Stéfano won in 11 campaigns. The squad reached the 1962 European Cup Final, 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. Had Madrid won the European Cup in May, its subsequent triumph in the Copa del Generalísimo would have secured the club its first ever continental treble, something no club had achieved at the time. As of 2022, Real Madrid still has not won a treble.

## Players

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 | Araquistáin |
| — | GK | ESP | Vicente |
| — | GK | ARG | Rogelio Domínguez |
| — | DF | URU | José Santamaría |
| — | DF | ESP | Pedro Casado |
| — | DF | ESP | Pachín |
| — | DF | ESP | Marquitos |
| — | DF | ESP | Miche |
| — | DF | ESP | Gento III |
| — | DF | ESP | Miera |
| — | DF | ESP | Isidro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis Del Sol |
| — | MF | ESP | José María Vidal |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Ruiz |
| — | MF | ESP | José María Zárraga |
| — | MF | ESP | Felo |
| — | MF | ESP | Félix Ruiz |
| — | FW | ESP | Francisco Gento |
| — | FW | HUN | Ferenc Puskás |
| — | FW | ARG | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
| — | FW | BRA | Canário |
| — | FW | ESP | Manuel Bueno |
| — | FW | ESP | Pepillo |
| — | FW | ESP | Tejada |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | From | Type |
| GK | Araquistain | Real Sociedad | - |
| DF | Isidro | Real Betis | - |
| DF | Vicente Miera | Racing Santander | - |
| MF | Felix Ruiz | Osasuna | - |
| FW | Justo Tejada | FC Barcelona | - |
| FW | Antonio Gento | Plus Ultra | - |
| FW | Ramon Marsal | Plus Ultra | - |
| GK | Antonio Betancort | Las Palmas | - |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Juan Alonso | Plus Ultra | - |
| FW | Agne Simonsson | Real Sociedad | - |
| FW | Hector Rial | Espanyol | - |
| FW | Enrique Mateos | Sevilla | - |
| MF | Santisteban | | - |
| MF | Villa | Real Sociedad | - |
| GK | Juan Bagur | Racing Santander | - |
| FW | Ramon Marsal | Plus Ultra | - |
| DF | Miche | Osasuna | - |
| FW | Jesus Herrera | Real Sociedad | - |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | From | Type |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Rogelio Dominguez | River Plate | - |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 2 September 1961 | 1 April 1962 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 063.33 |
| Copa del Rey | 14 February 1962 | 8 July 1962 | Round of 32 | Winners | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 088.89 |
| European Cup | 6 September 1961 | 2 May 1962 | Preliminary round | Runners-up | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 116 | 41 | +75 | 071.43 |
Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 43 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 40 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 36 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 35 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 32 | |
* ↑ Atlético Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as title holders.

#### Position by round

| 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### European Cup
#### Preliminary round
#### Final
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | Copa del Generalísimo | Copa del Generalísimo | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Araquistáin | 42 | -36 | 25 | -19 | 8 | -10 | 9 | -7 |
| | DF | ESP | Isidro | 32 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | DF | URU | Santamaria | 45 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Miera | 41 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Pachín | 39 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Del Sol | 44 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| | MF | ESP | Casado | 28 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Gento | 44 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| | FW | ESP | Tejada | 40 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| | FW | HUN | Puskas | 40 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| | FW | ARG | Di Stefano | 41 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| | GK | ESP | Vicente | 5 | -5 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| | GK | ARG | Dominguez | 3 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| | DF | ESP | Marquitos | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ruiz | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Vidal | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ruiz | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Zarraga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Canário | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Bueno | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Pepillo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Felo | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Gento III | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
* Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1961-622.html