1942–43 Real Madrid CF season
The 1942–43 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 40th season in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Summary. The club had the third worst campaign ever finishing on 10th spot avoiding relegation by just one single point. Head coach Juan Armet "Kinké" was fired on round 12 after a bad streak of results, then after one match with Pablo Hernandez Coronado managing another lost game, the executive board appointed Ramon Encinas with the main goal of avoiding relegation. After remained in the first category  aimed by the goals of Manuel Alday, the squad advanced rounds on 1943 Copa del Generalísimo and in semi-finals played against archrivals FC Barcelona. In the first leg of the series the club lost 0–3, then on 19 June 1943 the squad defeated Barcelona with a colossal 11–1 score being in fact, the most landslide result in El Clásico. In Final, the squad was defeated by Atletico Bilbao with a goal of Telmo Zarra after extra time.