# 1989–90 Real Madrid CF season

The 1989–90 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 88th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Season

Real Madrid finished the campaign as league champions for the fifth season running, claiming their 25th league title overall. Furthermore, under the helm of new coach John Benjamin Toshack, the team broke the record for most league goals in a season, with 107. Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez scored 38 of them, equaling Telmo Zarra's record, and won the European Golden Boot. Real Madrid were also aiming to clinch the second consecutive domestic double, going all the way to the Copa del Rey final where they were beaten by Barcelona 0–2.

## 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 | Francisco Buyo |
| - | GK | ESP | Agustín |
| - | GK | ESP | Julen Lopetegui |
| - | DF | ESP | Chendo |
| - | DF | ESP | Fernando Hierro |
| - | DF | ARG | Oscar Ruggeri |
| - | DF | ESP | Manuel Sanchis |
| - | DF | ESP | Jesús Ángel Solana |
| - | DF | ESP | Julio Llorente |
| - | DF | ESP | Miguel Tendillo |
| - | DF | ESP | Algar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ESP | Rafael Martín Vázquez |
| - | MF | ESP | Míchel |
| - | MF | FRG | Bernd Schuster |
| - | MF | ESP | Rafael Gordillo |
| - | MF | ESP | Paco Llorente |
| - | MF | ESP | Adolfo Aldana |
| - | MF | ESP | Joaquin Parra |
| - | FW | MEX | Hugo Sánchez |
| - | FW | ESP | Emilio Butragueño |
| - | FW | ESP | Sebastián Losada |
| - | FW | ESP | Albert Aguilá |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Fernando Hierro | Real Valladolid | €2,0 million |
| DF | Oscar Ruggeri | CD Logroñés | |
| GK | Julen Lopetegui | UD Las Palmas | |
| MF | Joaquin Parra | Atlético Madrid | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Jose Antonio Camacho | | retired |
| DF | Ricardo Gallego | Udinese | |
| DF | Maqueda | CD Logroñés | loan |
| GK | Santiago Cañizares | Real Madrid Castilla | loan |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### Results 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| 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 | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 107 | 38 | +69 | 62 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Valencia | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 39 | +44 | 51 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.

#### Matches
### Supercopa

Awarded automatically to Real Madrid after they won the Double (League and Copa del Rey).

### Friendlies
#### American Trip
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| Competition | Points | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | GD |
| Competition | Points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| La Liga | 62 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 107 | 38 | +69 |
| Copa del Rey | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| European Cup | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| Total | | 49 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 126 | 43 | +83 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Buyo | 46 | -38 | 35 | -33 | 7 | -3 | 4 | -2 |
| | DF | ESP | Chendo | 46 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Hierro | 46 | 7 | 35+2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ARG | Oscar Ruggeri | 39 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sanchís | 45 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Martin Vazquez | 42 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Míchel | 46 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | MF | FRG | Schuster | 36 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Gordillo | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | MEX | Hugo Sánchez | 44 | 42 | 35 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Butragueño | 40 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | GK | ESP | Agustín | 3 | -2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Solana | 24 | 0 | 10+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Paco Llorente | 31 | 2 | 2+21 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Sebastian Losada | 23 | 9 | 8+8 | 8 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Adolfo Aldana | 20 | 6 | 7+6 | 5 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Lopetegui | 1 | -3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Julio Llorente | 17 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Joaquin Parra | 15 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Algar |
| | DF | ESP | Tendillo | 14 | 1 | 4+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Albert Aguilá | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1989-902.html