1908–09 Madrid FC season

7th season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Madrid FC 1908–09 football season

Madrid FC

1908–09 season

President

Adolfo Meléndez

Manager

No manager

Stadium

No home stadium

Madrid Regional Championship

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: Buylla
Chulilla
Espinosa
Saura (1)
All: Saura (3)

Biggest win

Madrid FC 4–2 RS Gimnástica

Biggest defeat

Athletic Madrid 2–0 Madrid FC

Home colours

Away colours

← 1907–08

1909–10 →

The 1908–09 season was Madrid Football Club's 7th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs. They also played in the: Campeonato Regional de Madrid (Madrid Regional Championship). Madrid FC finished runner-up in the——Campeonato. And as a result, failed——to qualify for the Copa del Rey for the "first time since the tournament began in 1903."

Summary※

4 January: Real Madrid became one of the founding sides of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on 4 January 1909, when club president Adolfo Meléndez signed the foundation agreement of the Spanish FA.

Friendlies※

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

18 October 1908 Friendly	Madrid FC	9–0	RS Gimnástica	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

1 November 1908 Friendly	Madrid FC	0–0	RS Gimnástica	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report		Referee: Carrasco

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

29 November 1908 Friendly	Madrid FC	0–1	RS Gimnástica	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report		Referee: Carrasco

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

13 December 1908 Friendly	Madrid FC	2–2	RS Gimnástica	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report		Referee: Zamora

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

27 December 1908 Friendly	Madrid FC	0–2	RS Gimnástica	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report		Referee: Zamora

Madrid FC v Español de Madrid

17 January 1909 Friendly	Madrid FC	3–1	Español de Madrid	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
	Neyra ?' (p) Prast	Report	Saura	Referee: Zamora

Competitions※

Overview※

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Campeonato Regional de Madrid	30 January 1909	19 March 1909	Matchday 1	Runner-up	5	3	0	2	8	7	+1	060.00
Total					5	3	0	2	8	7	+1	060.00

Source: Competitions

Campeonato Regional de Madrid※

Main article: Campeonato Regional Centro

League table※

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Español Madrid (C, Q)	3	3	0	5	1	+4	6	Qualification for the Copa del Rey
2	Athletic Madrid	3	1	2	5	5	0	2
3	Madrid	3	1	2	4	5	−1	2
4	RS Gimnástica	3	1	2	5	8	−3	2

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※

Madrid FC v Athletic Madrid

30 January 1909 1	Madrid FC	0–2	Athletic Madrid	Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
		Report		Referee: Harper

Madrid FC v Español de Madrid

7 February 1909 2	Madrid FC	0–1	Español de Madrid	Hipódromo, Madrid
		Report	V. Gómez	Referee: Romero

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

14 February 1909 3	Madrid FC	4–2	RS Gimnástica	Hipódromo, Madrid
	Buylla Chulilla Espinosa Saura	Report	Navarro ???	Referee: Gondra

Tiebreakers※

Español de Madrid won the Madrid Championship. And qualified for the 1909 Copa del Rey. However, the remaining teams were tied on points and decided——to play against each other to resolve the tie. Madrid FC won both tiebreaker matches and "finished the tournament as runners-up."

Madrid FC v RS Gimnástica

28 February 1909 1	Madrid FC	2–1	RS Gimnástica	Madrid
	Saura Didixien	Report	Castellana	Referee: Harper

Madrid FC v Athletic Madrid

19 March 1909 2	Madrid FC	2–1	Athletic Madrid	Madrid
	Saura Didixien	Report	Garcia

Notes※

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

References※

^ "History — Chapter 1 – From the Estrada Lot to the nice, little O'Donnel pitch". Real Madrid. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
^ Real Madrid turns 106 (I) Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links※

Realmadrid.com Official Site

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