# 1985–86 Real Madrid CF season

The 1985–86 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 84th season in existence and the club's 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Season

During summer new President Ramon Mendoza appointed Luis Molowny as the club manager for the season after a failed bid on Athletic Bilbao coach Javier Clemente who clinched the league trophies in the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons and rejected the offer due to his contract expires in June 1986. Surprisingly, Clemente left the Lions midway through the 1985–86 season, after a run-in with star player Manuel Sarabia, but, by that time, club President Mendoza signed and agreement for the upcoming season with Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker. After six years without winning La Liga, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol finally won the title in the 1985–86 season. The team also triumphed in the UEFA Cup, making it a European Double. Following a change in the Chairman office (from Luis de Carlos to Ramón Mendoza), Real Madrid signed new top players (such as Hugo Sánchez, Rafael Gordillo and Antonio Maceda) under manager Luis Molowny, and produced an emphatic season. This was the club's 21st league title in history and its second consecutive UEFA Cup. Real Madrid defeated 1. FC Köln in the final to win the 1985–86 UEFA Cup. The club were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Real Zaragoza in the semi-finals.

## 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 | Otxotorena |
| - | GK | ESP | Agustín Rodríguez |
| - | GK | ESP | Mariano García Remón |
| - | GK | ESP | Miguel Angel |
| - | DF | ESP | Chendo |
| - | DF | ESP | José Antonio Camacho |
| - | DF | ESP | Manuel Sanchís |
| - | DF | ESP | Antonio Maceda |
| - | DF | ESP | José Antonio Salguero |
| - | DF | ESP | Isidoro San José |
| - | DF | ESP | Jesús Ángel Solana |
| - | DF | ESP | Francis Rodríguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ESP | Rafael Martín Vázquez |
| - | MF | ESP | Ricardo Gallego |
| - | MF | ESP | Míchel |
| - | MF | ESP | Rafael Gordillo |
| - | MF | ESP | Martin Gonzalez |
| - | FW | MEX | Hugo Sánchez |
| - | FW | ESP | Emilio Butragueño |
| - | FW | ARG | Jorge Valdano |
| - | FW | ESP | Santillana |
| - | FW | ESP | Juanito |
| - | FW | ESP | Cholo |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Hugo Sánchez | Atlético Madrid | |
| MF | Rafael Gordillo | Real Betis | |
| DF | Antonio Maceda | Sporting Gijón | |
| FW | Cholo | Real Zaragoza | |
| DF | Francis Rodriguez | Real Valladolid | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Uli Stielike | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| FW | Miguel Pardeza | Real Zaragoza | (loan) |
| DF | Alfonso Fraile | Real Zaragoza | |
| DF | Isidro | Racing Santander | |
| DF | Juan José | Cádiz CF | |
| MF | Lozano | RSC Anderlecht | |
| FW | Marquez | Cartagena FC | |
| FW | Francisco Pineda | Real Zaragoza | |
| FW | Leonardo | Castilla CF | |
| DF | Paco Bonet | Castilla CF | |
| DF | Clemente | Castilla 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 1 | 1 | 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 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 56 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Zaragoza qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Rey.

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
#### First round
#### Final
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| La Liga | 56 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 33 | +50 |
| Copa del Rey | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| Copa de la liga | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| UEFA Cup | – | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 |
| Total | | 54 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 115 | 61 | +54 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA | UEFA | Copa de la Liga | Copa de la Liga |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Otxotorena | 36 | -40 | 23 | -23 | 4 | -5 | 8+1 | -12 |
| | DF | ESP | Chendo | 45 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Maceda | 39 | 5 | 26+2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sanchis | 42 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Camacho | 45 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Míchel | 48 | 9 | 30+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Gallego | 48 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Gordillo | 33 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| | FW | ESP | Butragueño | 49 | 14 | 28+3 | 10 | 5+1 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 |
| | FW | MEX | Sanchez | 49 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| | FW | ARG | Valdano | 47 | 24 | 27+5 | 16 | 2+2 | 1 | 10+1 | 7 |
| | GK | ESP | Agustin | 20 | -22 | 11+1 | -10 | 2 | -2 | 4 | -4 | 2 | -6 |
| | FW | ESP | Juanito | 43 | 4 | 22+6 | 4 | 2+2 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Francis Rodríguez | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Salguero | 28 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Martín Vázquez | 30 | 4 | 10+7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Santillana | 44 | 14 | 6+21 | 4 | 4+2 | 5 | 2+7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Cholo | 15 | 4 | 4+4 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Solana | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | San Jose | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Francis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Martin Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Bonet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Martos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Pardeza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Leon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Remón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Miguel Angel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1985-862.html