# 1943–44 Real Madrid CF season

The 1943–44 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 41st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

A new Executive Board arrived on 11 September 1943, and the club appointed Santiago Bernabéu as its new president. The squad finished seventh in the league, 12 points below champions Valencia. in the first season of Ramon Encinas as head coach. On 16 July 1944, the club played the only match in its history against UD Melilla (until 2018). After 11 years in the club, midfielder Sauto announced his retirement. In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad was eliminated in the round of 16 by underdogs Granada CF after being shockingly defeated 0–2 in Madrid.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | José Bañón |
| — | DF | ESP | Pepe Corona |
| — | DF | ESP | Querejeta |
| — | MF | ESP | Ipiña |
| — | MF | ESP | Félix Huete |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa |
| — | MF | MEX | Sauto |
| — | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga |
| — | FW | ESP | Pruden |
| — | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso |
| — | FW | ESP | Botella |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Marzá |
| — | FW | ESP | Pedrin |
| — | MF | ESP | Tamargo |
| — | MF | ESP | Elías Paramio Alvarez |
| — | FW | ESP | Cuca |
| — | GK | ESP | Martín |
| — | MF | ESP | Moleiro |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafael Alsúa |
| — | DF | ESP | Arzanegui |
| — | DF | ESP | Medrano |
| — | DF | ESP | Cantero |
| — | FW | ESP | Manuel Alday |
| — | MF | ESP | Tormo |
| — | FW | ESP | Chuchi |
| — | DF | ESP | Ochoa |
| — | FW | ESP | Gil |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| GK | José Bañón | Elche CF |
| FW | Pedrin | Real Oviedo |
| MF | Tamargo | Deportivo La Coruña |
| MF | Elías | Ferroviaría |
| GK | Martin | Atlético Aviación |
| MF | Jose Canal Viñas | |
| MF | Rafael Alsúa | Osasuna |
| MF | Jose Luis Borbolla | Club Deportivo Marte |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| DF | Clemente Fernández | Hércules CF |
| DF | Mardones | CE Sabadell CF |
| GK | Esquiva | |
| MF | Rovira | Español |
| FW | Arbiza | Real Sociedad |
| GK | Sepulveda | |
| FW | Sanz | |
| FW | Serra | |
| GK | Galarraga | Real Sociedad |
| FW | Sauer | Real Valladolid |
| MF | Benavente | Hércules CF |
| MF | Juanete | RCD Córdoba |
| GK | Palacios | Real Zaragoza |
| DF | Azcarate | Real Zaragoza |
| DF | Cortés | Real Zaragoza |

## 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Castellón | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 29 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 28 |
| 7 | Real Madrid | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 28 |
| 8 | Granada | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 26 |
| 9 | Sabadell | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 25 |
* ↑ Oviedo finished ahead of Castellón on head-to-head goal difference: Castellón–Oviedo 2–0, Oviedo–Castellón 3–0.
* 1 2 Barcelona finished ahead of Real Madrid on overall goal difference.
* ↑ Sabadell finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Sabadell–Atlético Bilbao 5–1, Atlético Bilbao–Sabadell 4–3.

#### Matches
### President's Cup of the Castellana Federation
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| 1943–44 La Liga | 31 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 |
| 1944 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Total | | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | 1944 Copa del Generalísimo | 1944 Copa del Generalísimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | José Bañón | 24 | -31 | 24 | -31 |
| | DF | ESP | Pepe Corona | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Querejeta | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Ipiña | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Felix Huete | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| | MF | MEX | Sauto | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga | 24 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
| | FW | ESP | Pruden | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| | FW | ESP | Botella | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| | GK | ESP | Marzá | 2 | -7 | 2 | -7 |
| | FW | ESP | Pedrin | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Tamargo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Elías Paramio Alvarez | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Cuca | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| | GK | ESP | Martín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Moleiro | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Rafael Alsúa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Arzanegui | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Medrano | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Cantero | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Manuel Alday | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Tormo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Chuchi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Gil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1943-442.html