The 1917–18 season was Madrid Football Club's 16th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) and the Copa del Rey.
| 1917–18 season | |||
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| President | Pedro Parages | ||
| Manager | Arthur Johnson | ||
| Stadium | Campo de O'Donnell | ||
| Campeonato Regional Centro[a] | 1st | ||
| Copa del Rey | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Machimbarrena (~3) All: Santiago Bernabéu (6) | ||
| Biggest win | Madrid FC 4–0 Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| Biggest defeat | Athletic Madrid 4–1 Madrid FC RCD Español 3–0 Madrid FC | ||
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Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
edit| 26 August 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 2–4 | Stadium | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 2 September 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 0–0 | Unión | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 9 September 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 2–0 | Cultural | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 16 September 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 2–1 | Stadium | Madrid |
Caballero  ?'Muñagorri ?' |
Report | De Juana ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: López García |
| 23 September 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 0–3 | Unión | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 22 October 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Sansinesea ?' Rey ?' |
Report | Pichichi ?', ?' ?? ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete |
| 30 October 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 1–2 | Fortuna de Vigo | Madrid |
| Muguiro ?' |
Report | Balbino ?' Posada ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina |
| 1 November 1917 Friendly | Barcelona | 3–0 | Madrid | Barcelona |
| Vinyals 15', ?' Sagi-Barba ?' |
Report | Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Femenías |
| 4 November 1917 Friendly | Barcelona | 4–1 | Madrid | Barcelona |
| Vinyals 15' Hormeu ?'Sagi-Barba ?'Gumbau ?' |
Report | Machimbarrena ?' |
Stadium: Camp de la Indústria Referee: Femenías |
| 18 November 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 1–1 | Unión | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 8 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 1–0 | Stadium | Madrid |
| A. Bilbao ?' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 9 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 3–0 | Racing Madrid | Madrid |
| Machimbarrena ?' (pen.) Sansinenea 50', 85' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Francisco Bru |
| 16 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 4–1 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| Sansinenea ?', ?' San Miguel ?'Caballero ?' |
Report | Spencer ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina |
| 18 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 3–3 | Sevilla | Madrid |
| Sansinenea ?' Machimbarrena ?' (pen.)Álvarez ?' |
Report | Ramos ?' Spencer ?' (pen.)?? ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: López García |
| 21 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 2–0 | Real Unión | Madrid |
| Álvarez ?' Sansinenea ?' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero |
| 23 December 1917 Friendly | Madrid | 1–5 | Real Unión | Madrid |
| Rey ?' |
Report | Petit 5', ?', ?' ?? 43'Angoso ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga |
| 25 January 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 1–3 | Sporting de Gijón | Madrid |
| Caballero 5' |
Report | Villaverde 5', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Hernández Coronado |
| 11 February 1918 Friendly | Universidad Maria Cristina | 3–1 | Madrid FC | El Escorial |
| Report | Stadium: Universidad |
| 13 February 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 7–1 | Stadium | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell | |||
| Note: The friendly was held to raise funds for Stadium FC. | ||||
| 23 March 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 2–1 | Canadiense | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 25 March 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 4–2 | Canadiense | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 27 March 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 5–1 | Real Unión | Madrid |
| Posada ?', ?', ?', ?' Bernabéu ?' |
Report | Emery ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Cárcer |
| 30 March 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 1–1 | Real Unión | Madrid |
| Bernabéu ?' |
Report | Angoso ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell |
| 17 May 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| Bernabéu ?' |
Report | Juliá 40' Martínez ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina |
| 19 May 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 6–2 | Racing Madrid | Madrid |
| Bernabéu ?', ?' Petit ?'?? ?'?? ?'?? ?' |
Report | Fortunato ?', ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Coronado |
| 26 May 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 2–0 | Racing Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ordoño |
| 30 May 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Caruncho ?' Azurza ?' |
Report | García ?' Trimborn ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Colina |
| 2 June 1918 Friendly | Madrid | 0–2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ordoño |
Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Campeonato Regional Centro | 11 November 1917 | 3 March 1918 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 83.33 |
| Copa del Rey | 8 April 1918 | 12 May 1918 | Quarterfinals | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 75.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Campeonato Regional Centro
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Madrid (C, Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 2 | Athletic Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Racing Madrid | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Stadium (R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
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; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Matches
edit| 11 November 1917 1 | Madrid | 2–1 | Stadium | Madrid |
| De Miguel ?' Machimbarrena ?' |
Report | Albéniz ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Rocamora |
| 24 November 1917 2 | Athletic Madrid | 4–1 | Madrid | Madrid |
| Olalquiaga ?', ?', ?' Gomar ?' |
Report | Machimbarrena ?' |
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Referee: Torrens |
| 2 December 1917 3 | Madrid | 1–0 | Racing Madrid | Madrid |
| Álvárez 85' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete |
| 3 February 1918 4 | Stadium | 2–5 | Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Ruete |
| 24 February 1918 5 | Madrid | 3–1 | Athletic Madrid | Madrid |
| Machimbarrena ?' Bernabéu ?'Posada ?' |
Report | Yáñez ?' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero |
| 3 March 1918 6 | Racing Madrid | 0–1 | Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Bernabéu ?' |
Stadium: Martínez Campos Referee: Torrens |
Copa del Rey
editQuarterfinals
edit| 8 April 1918 First leg | Español | 3–0 | Madrid | Barcelona |
| Alvarado 3' Gracia 30', 40' |
Report | Stadium: Velódromo Referee: Larrañaga |
| 14 April 1918 Second leg | Madrid | 1–0 | Español | Madrid |
| Bernabéu ?' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Montero |
| 16 April 1918 Replay | Madrid | 2–1 | Español | Madrid |
| Posada 5' Bernabéu 10' |
Report | Gracia 40' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga |
Semifinals
edit| 21 April 1918 First leg | Recreativo de Huelva | 1–2 | Madrid | Huelva |
| Report | Posada ?' Bernabéu ?' |
Referee: Artola |
| 28 April 1918 Second leg | Madrid | 4–0 | Recreativo de Huelva | Madrid |
| Álvarez 40' Posada ?', ?'Bernabéu ?' |
Report | Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Larrañaga |
Final
edit| 12 May 1918 Final | Madrid | 0–2 | Real Unión | Madrid |
| 17:00 CET | Report | Legarreta 45', 85' |
Stadium: Campo de O'Donnell Referee: Torrens |
Notes
edit- ^ The Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship) was a regional league used as a qualifier for the Copa del Rey.
References
edit- ^ "Squad of Real Madrid 1917-18 King's Cup | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "RESUMEN TEMPORADA 1917-18". leyendablanca.galeon.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019.