# 1927–28 Real Madrid CF season

The 1927–28 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 26th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches including their first ever tour of the Americas. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship), the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro (Central Federation Cup).
Real Madrid also played in the Torneo de Campeones [es], a competition involving the six teams that had previously won the Copa del Rey. The competition was played with a make shift schedule and the teams had been scheduled to play each other in a double round-robin format, however all matches could not be played, and some teams including Real Madrid only played 9 games. The Torneo de Campeones served as a rehearsal for the establishment of La Liga, the first national football league in Spain, the following season.

## Summary

Real Madrid embarked on their first ever tour of the Americas visiting Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the United States over a period of three and half months during the season. The tour was organised by José García Echaniz, and Santiago Bernabéu was the club representative. The tour began on 9 July 1927 with a match against Argentine side Combinado Buenos Aires, a team made up of players from clubs based in Buenos Aires. The last match of the tour was played against American side Galicia SC on 24 September 1927 in New York City.

## Players

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 | Cándido Martínez |
| — | GK | ESP | Antonio Castro |
| — | DF | ESP | Félix Quesada |
| — | DF | ESP | Juan Urquizu |
| — | DF | ESP | Patricio Escobal |
| — | DF | ESP | Luis de Uribe |
| — | DF | ESP | Lope Peña |
| — | DF | ESP | Guillermo Yllera |
| — | MF | ESP | Manuel Prats |
| — | MF | ESP | Desiderio Esparza |
| — | MF | ESP | José María Peña |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafael Lozano |
| — | MF | ESP | Desiderio Esparza |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Merino |
| — | MF | ESP | Miguel Álvarez García |
| — | FW | ESP | Gerónimo del Campo |
| — | FW | ESP | Félix Pérez |
| — | FW | ESP | Francisco Moraleda |
| — | FW | ESP | José María Muñagorri |
| — | FW | ESP | Valentín Gual |
| — | FW | ESP | José Menéndez |
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## 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 % |
| Torneo de Campeones [es] | 12 October 1927 | 3 June 1928 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 022.22 |
| Campeonato Regional Centro | 16 October 1927 | 22 January 1928 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 080.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 31 January 1928 | 29 April 1928 | Qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 057.14 |
| Copa Federación Centro | 7 June 1928 | 7 June 1928 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 055.88 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid (Q) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 16 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro. |
| 2 | Athletic Madrid (Q) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 16 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey and the Copa Federación Centro. |
| 3 | Racing Madrid | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 16 | |
| 4 | Nacional Madrid | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 | |
| 5 | RS Gimnástica | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 3 | |
| 6 | Unión (O) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 37 | −27 | 2 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CD Alavés (Q) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Real Madrid (Q) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | Racing de Santander | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 13 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 13 |
| 5 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 38 | -30 | 4 |
| 6 | Athletic de Madrid | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 2 |
| | ATH | ATM | ALA | GIM | RAC | RMA |
| Athletic Bilbao | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Athletic de Madrid | 2–4 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| CD Alavés | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–5 | 2–2 |
| Racing de Santander | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 7–0 | | 4–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–2 | |