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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.^[1]^[2]

Friendlies

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

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

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

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

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

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

League table

Pos	Team	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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

[2] "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)-3] Real Madrid turns 106 (I) Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

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