1930–31 Real Madrid CF season
# 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.

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

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

### In

| 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 |

### Out

| 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

| 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

### 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 % |
| 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 058.82 |

Source: Competitions

### La Liga

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 18 |
| 7 | Real Unión | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 16 |
| 8 | Alavés | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 14 |

* 1 2 Arenas finished ahead of Real Madrid on head-to-head points: Arenas–Real Madrid 4–1, Real Madrid–Arenas 1–2.
* ↑ Alavés finished ahead of Español on head-to-head goal difference: Alavés–Español 4–1, Español–Alavés 2–0.

**Matches**

| 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

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 3 | Racing Madrid (Q) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 9 | Qualification for the Copa del Rey. |
| 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 | |

**Matches**

| 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

| 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' |
