1930–31 Real Madrid CF season

The 1930–31 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 29th season in existence, and their 3rd consecutive season in the Primera División. The club also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid/Madrid FC
1930–31 season
PresidentLuis Usera Bugallal
ManagerLippo Hertzka
La Liga6th
Campeonato Regional Centro[i]1st
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jaime Lazcano (4)
Leoncito (4)
Eugenio Hilario (4)

All:
Mariano García Puerta (6)

The establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in April 1931 caused Real Madrid Club de Fútbol to lose the title "Real" and the royal crown from their crest and badge, and Real Madrid went back to being named Madrid Football Club.

First-team squad

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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 Ricardo Zamora
GK   ESP Rafael Vidal
GK   ESP Ramón Nebot
DF   ESP Félix Quesada
DF   ESP José Torregrosa
DF   ESP Patricio Escobal
MF   ESP Antonio Bonet
MF   ESP José María Peña
MF   ESP Manuel Prats
MF   ESP Desiderio Esparza
MF   ESP Rafael Morera
MF   ESP José Galé
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Cosme Vázquez
MF   ESP Leoncito
MF   ESP Manuel Gurruchaga
MF   ESP Manuel Valderrama
FW   ESP Eugenio Hilario
FW   ESP Luis Olaso
FW   ESP Jaime Lazcano
FW   ESP Ramón Triana
FW   ESP Cándido Urretavizcaya
FW   ESP Francisco Eguía
FW   ESP Mariano García Puerta

Transfers

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Pos Player From
GK   Ricardo Zamora   Español
DF   Patricio Escobal   Academy
MF   Antonio Bonet   Sagunto
MF   Leoncito   Cultural Leonesa
MF   Manuel Gurruchaga   Arenas
FW   Manuel Valderrama   Racing de Madrid
FW   Eugenio Hilario   Real Sociedad
FW   Cándido Urretavizcaya   Guipuzcoa
FW   Francisco Eguía   Celta
FW   Mariano García Puerta   Murcia
Pos Player To
MF   Lope Peña  
MF   Manuel Cominges  
MF   Luis Bergareche  
MF   Francisco López  
FW   Gaspar Rubio   Juventud Asturiana
FW   Evaristo San Miguel  
FW   Gerónimo del Campo  
FW   Eugenio Moriones  

Friendlies

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Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers
1930-09-07   Os Belenenses N 5–0 Olaso (2), Hilario, Morera, Lazcano
1930-09-09   Os Belenenses N 0–3
1930-09-18   Nacional H 4–2 Hilario (2), Morera, Vázquez
1930-10-15   Unión Sporting A 5–2 Morera (3), Hilario, Rubio (pen)
1930-10-22   Nacional H 7–1
1930-11-01   Sevilla A 1–2 Sedeño (o.g.)
1930-11-02   Sevilla A 2–2 Eguía, Vázquez
1930-11-16   Athletic Bilbao A 2–2 Leoncito (2)
1930-12-08   Athletic Bilbao H 5–2 García Puerta (3), Hilario, Galé
1930-12-28   Budapest III Kerr H 7–2 Gurruchaga (2), Lazcano (2), García Puerta (2), Eguía
1931-01-01   Gimnasia H 2–3 Lazcano, Galé
1931-01-19   Recreativo A 1–3 Eguía
1931-01-20   Recreativo A 0–1
1931-03-05   Combinado Universitario H 4–1 Vázquez (2), Morera, Valderrama
1931-04-05   Atlético N 0–5
1931-04-06   Badalona A 0–0
1931-04-19   Atlético H 1–3 Leoncito
1931-05-30   Toledo A 5–1 Gurruchaga (2), Hoyos (2), Rodríguez
1931-06-07   Leganés A 7–3
1931-06-14   Valencia H 1–0 García Puerta
1931-07-12   Atlético N 2–1 Rodríguez, Olaso

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Campeonato Regional Centro 14 September 1930 30 November 1930 Matchday 1 Winners 10 9 1 0 34 10 +24 090.00
La Liga 7 December 1930 5 April 1931 Matchday 1 6th 18 7 4 7 24 27 −3 038.89
Copa del Rey 26 April 1931 31 May 1931 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 6 4 1 1 0 0 +0 066.67
Total 34 20 6 8 58 37 +21 058.82

Source: Competitions

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Barcelona 18 7 7 4 40 43 −3 21
5 Arenas 18 8 2 8 35 38 −3 18[a]
6 Real Madrid 18 7 4 7 24 32 −8 18[a]
7 Real Unión 18 6 4 8 41 45 −4 16
8 Alavés 18 5 4 9 25 39 −14 14[b]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Arenas finished ahead of Real Madrid on head-to-head points: Arenas–Real Madrid 4–1, Real Madrid–Arenas 1–2.
  2. ^ Alavés finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Alavés–Español 4–1, Español–Alavés 2–0.

Matches

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Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers
1930-12-07 Español H 2–0 Lazcano 44', Leoncito 73'
1930-12-25 Arenas A 1–4 García Puerta 51'
1930-12-27 Europa H 3–1 Gurruchaga 20', 32', Lazcano 42'
1931-01-04 Alavés H 1–0 García Puerta 43'
1931-01-11 Racing de Santander A 0–3
1931-01-18 Athletic Bilbao H 0–6
1931-01-25 Real Sociedad A 1–2 Olaso 20'
1931-01-27 Real Unión A 1–1 Lazcano 27'
1931-02-01 Barcelona H 0–0
1931-02-09 Español A 1–1 Lazcano 50'
1931-02-15 Real Unión H 3–0 Morera 30', 51', Urretavizcaya 47'
1931-02-22 Arenas H 1–2 Leoncito 89'
1931-03-01 Europa A 3–0 Leoncito 26', 65', Hilario 62'
1931-03-08 Alavés A 0–2
1931-03-15 Racing de Santander H 0–0
1931-03-22 Athletic Bilbao A 4–2 Valderrama 20', Hilario 22', 79', Vázquez 42'
1931-03-29 Real Sociedad H 2–0 Olaso 40', Vázquez 76'
1931-04-05 Barcelona A 1–3 Hilario 40'

Campeonato Regional Centro

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Madrid (C, Q) 10 9 1 0 34 10 +24 19 Qualification for the Copa del Rey.
2 Athletic Madrid (Q) 10 8 1 1 44 13 +31 17
3 Racing Madrid (Q) 10 3 3 4 18 21 −3 9
4 Nacional Madrid 10 3 2 5 19 22 −3 8
5 Tranviaria 10 1 2 7 15 45 −30 4
6 Unión 10 1 1 8 8 27 −19 3
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Matches

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Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers
1930-09-14 Nacional H 4–2 García Puerta (3), Morera
1930-09-21 Unión Sporting H 3–0 Quesada, Morera, García Puerta
1930-09-27 Tranviaria A 6–0 Lazcano (4), Morera, Vázquez
1930-10-05 Racing de Madrid H 3–2 Olaso, Vázquez, Leoncito
1930-10-12 Atlético H 2–2 Lazcano (2)
1930-10-19 Nacional A 2–1 Triana, Quesada
1930-11-01 Unión Sporting H 4–1 Rubio (2), Hilario (2)
1930-11-09 Racing de Madrid A 1–0 Lazcano
1930-11-23 Atlético N 3–1 Lazcano, Leoncito, Olaso
1930-11-30 Tranviaria H 6–1 Hilario (3), Morera, Urretavizcaya, Vázquez

Copa del Rey

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Round Kick Off Opponents H / A Result Scorers
R1 First Leg 1931-04-26 Eclipse H 4–0 Vázquez 44', Esparza 50', García Puerta 55', Olaso 85'
R1 Second Leg 1931-05-03 Eclipse A 5–2 Leoncito 2', Esparza 27', Morera 37', 60', Olaso 89'
R2 First Leg 1931-05-10 Murcia H 3–0 García Puerta 65', 68', Vázquez 75'
R2 Second Leg 1931-05-17 Murcia A 0–0
QF First Leg 1931-05-24 Betis A 0–3
QF Second Leg 1931-05-31 Betis H 1–0 García Puerta 30'

Notes

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  1. ^ The Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Rey.
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