# 1984–85 Real Madrid CF season

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.

## Summary

The club announced a new coach Amancio Amaro on 21 May 1984. A former Madrid player, Amancio 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.
During September a players labour strike occurred, and Real Madrid played the second round on 9 September 1984 with its reserve team. 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. 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.
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. 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.

## Squad

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 |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Jorge Valdano | Real Zaragoza |
| MF | Míchel | Castilla |
| GK | Otxotorena | Castilla |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Bernardo | Sporting Gijón | |
| DF | John Metgod | Nottingham Forest | |
| MF | Vicente del Bosque | | retired |
| FW | Julio Suarez | Elche CF | |
| DF | Juan Alberto Acosta | Newell's Old Boys | |
| FW | Laurie Cunningham | Olympique Marseille | |
| FW | Cholo | Real Zaragoza | loan |
| FW | Ito | Real Valladolid | |
| DF | Juan Carcelen | Hércules CF | |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Osasuna | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 34 | |

#### Matches
### Copa de la Liga

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

#### Final
### UEFA Cup
#### Final
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Copa de la Liga | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
* Source:

### Squad during strike

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1984–85 La Liga | 1984–85 La Liga |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
* Source: