# 1928–29 Real Madrid CF season

The 1928–29 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 27th season in existence, and their first in the Primera División, the top flight of Spanish football. The club also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.

## First-team 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 | Rafael Vidal |
| — | GK | ESP | José María Cabo |
| — | DF | ESP | Félix Quesada |
| — | DF | ESP | Juan Urquizu |
| — | DF | ESP | Luis de Uribe |
| — | DF | ESP | Lope Peña |
| — | MF | ESP | Manuel Prats |
| — | MF | ESP | Desiderio Esparza |
| — | MF | ESP | José María Peña |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Francisco López |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafael Lozano |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafael Morera |
| — | FW | ESP | Gerónimo del Campo |
| — | FW | ESP | Ramón Triana |
| — | FW | ESP | Gaspar Rubio |
| — | FW | ESP | José Cañavera |
| — | FW | ESP | Juan Monjardín |
| — | FW | ESP | Jaime Lazcano |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From |
| GK | Rafael Vidal | Unión Sporting |
| GK | José María Cabo | Levante |
| MF | Rafael Morera | Tenerife |
| FW | Ramón Triana | Deportivo |
| FW | Gaspar Rubio | Levante |
| FW | José Cañavera | Gimnástica Valencia |
| FW | Jaime Lazcano | Osasuna |

## Friendlies

| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 1928-07-01 | Albacete | A | 0–2 | |
| 1928-09-06 | Unión Sporting | A | 6–2 | |
| 1928-09-09 | Real Unión | H | 4–4 | Rubio 20', Cominges 21', 80', De Uribe 40' |
| 1928-09-12 | Cartagena | N | 9–0 | Rubio (3), Cominges (2), Morera (2), Lazcano (1), Quesada (1) (pen) |
| 1928-10-09 | Atlético | N | 4–1 | Rubio (2), Lazcano (2) |
| 1928-10-12 | Atlético | N | 2–2 | Rubio 80', 85' |
| 1929-05-09 | Imperio | N | 0–2 | |
| 1929-05-12 | Unión Sporting | N | 3–0 | |
| 1929-05-12 | Arenas SC | H | 2–0 | |
| 1929-05-16 | Elche | H | 2–6 | Álvarez 28', Moriones 30' |

## 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 % |
| Campeonato Regional Centro | 16 September 1928 | 25 November 1928 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 087.50 |
| Copa del Rey | 9 December 1928 | 3 February 1929 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 088.89 |
| La Liga | 10 February 1929 | 23 June 1929 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 061.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 114 | 44 | +70 | 074.29 |
Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 25 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 20 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 20 |
| 5 | Arenas | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 19 |
* 1 2 Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head points: Athletic Bilbao–Real Sociedad 4–2, Real Sociedad–Athletic Bilbao 1–1.

#### Matches

| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 1929-02-10 | Europa | H | 5–0 | Lazcano 50', 59', 75', 83', Morera 63' |
| 1929-02-17 | Barcelona | A | 2–1 | Morera 10', 55' |
| 1929-02-24 | Atlético | H | 2–1 | Triana 37', 53' |
| 1929-03-03 | Real Sociedad | H | 2–1 | Lazcano 9', Morera 37' |
| 1929-03-10 | Racing de Santander | A | 3–1 | Rubio 57', 68', Cañavera 82' |
| 1929-03-24 | Español | A | 0–4 | |
| 1929-03-31 | Real Unión | H | 2–0 | Rubio 32', 40' |
| 1929-04-07 | Arenas | A | 2–3 | Rubio 11', 75' |
| 1929-04-21 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 5–1 | Lozano 5', Morera 39', Lazcano 59', Blasco 68' (o.g.), Rubio 76' |
| 1929-04-28 | Europa | A | 2–5 | Rubio 22', López 30' |
| 1929-05-09 | Barcelona | H | 0–1 | |
| 1929-05-19 | Real Sociedad | A | 4–5 | Del Campo 20', Rubio 57', 60, Lozano 75' |
| 1929-05-26 | Racing de Santander | H | 2–2 | Lozano 60', Lazcano 77' |
| 1929-05-30 | Atlético | A | 3–0 | Peña 25', Rubio 28', Del Campo 84' |
| 1929-06-02 | Español | H | 2–0 | Rubio 28', Triana 44' |
| 1929-06-09 | Real Unión | A | 2–0 | Rubio 9', Peña 50' |
| 1929-06-16 | Arenas | H | 2–0 | Quesada 18' (pen), Triana 83' |
| 1929-06-23 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 0–2 | |

### Campeonato Regional Centro
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C, Q) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 15 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 2 | Athletic Madrid (Q) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 12 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 3 | Racing Madrid (Q) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 5 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 4 | Nacional Madrid | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 4 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 5 | Unión | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 4 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |

#### Matches

| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 1928-09-16 | Unión Sporting | N | 5–2 | Rubio 7', 8', 85', De Uribe 76', Lazcano 84' |
| 1928-09-23 | Racing de Madrid | H | 4–1 | De Uribe 20', 51', López 74', Rubio 85' |
| 1928-10-07 | Atlético | A | 2–0 | Rubio 60', Morera 75' |
| 1928-10-14 | Nacional | A | 4–3 | Lope Peña 15', Peña, Urquizu 84', Lazcano 87' |
| 1928-10-28 | Unión Sporting | A | 4–0 | De Uribe 10', 30', Morera 35', 88' |
| 1928-11-04 | Racing de Madrid | A | 1–1 | Morera 15' |
| 1928-11-18 | Atlético | H | 3–1 | Rubio, Triana 44', De Uribe 55' |
| 1928-11-25 | Nacional | H | 7–0 | Rubio (3), De Uribe (2), Lazcano (2) |

### Copa del Rey

| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| R1 First Leg | 1928-12-09 | Real Oviedo | H | 5–0 | Triana 10', De Uribe 19', Morera 24', Lazcano 37', 54' |
| R1 Second Leg | 1928-12-16 | Real Oviedo | A | 4–2 | Rubio 20', 25', 50', Lazcano 30' |
| R2 First Leg | 1928-12-23 | Logroño | H | 8–0 | Morera 6', 73', 80', Rubio 11', 32', Quesada 24' (pen), Triana 40', 81' |
| R2 Second Leg | 1928-12-30 | Logroño | A | 5–0 | Rubio 14', Lazcano 25', Morera 26', De Uribe 44', 69' |
| QF First Leg | 1929-01-06 | Racing de Madrid | H | 3–1 | Triana 22', Rubio 35', Morera 46' |
| QF Second Leg | 1929-01-12 | Racing de Madrid | A | 6–2 | Quesada 9' (pen), De Uribe 38', 43', 87', Rubio 40', Morera 70' |
| SF First Leg | 1929-01-20 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 3–1 | Triana 23', De Uribe 50', Rubio 58' |
| SF Second Leg | 1929-01-27 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 4–1 | Triana 49', 87', Rubio 57', Lazcano 83' |
| Final | 1929-02-03 | Español | N | 1–2 | Lazcano 75' |