| 1995–96 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ramón Mendoza (until 20 November 1995) [1] Lorenzo Sanz | ||
| Head coach | Jorge Valdano (until 21 January 1996) [2] Vicente del Bosque (Until 24 January 1996) Arsenio Iglesias | ||
| Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| La Liga | 6th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | ||
| Supercopa de España | Runners-up | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl (19 goals) All: Raúl (26 goals) | ||
The 1995-96 season was the 65th season for Real Madrid CF in La Liga.
Real Madrid finished its most tumultuous and disastrous domestic season since 1976–77 by finishing in a lowly 6th place. Contrary to the previous nine seasons under the guidance of Leo Beenhakker, John Toshack, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Radomir Antić, Benito Floro, Vicente del Bosque, and Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's offense malfunctioned as a result of systemic injuries of key players. In November, Ramón Mendoza resigned as president due to economic, social, and sporting problems plaguing the club, with successful Real Madrid director Lorenzo Sanz being promoted to the presidency and tasked with overseeing the club's recovery. Three months later, Jorge Valdano was sacked as a consequence of the team's bad league form and an early Copa del Rey exit, having been eliminated by Espanyol in the round of 16. Former Deportivo La Coruña manager Arsenio Iglesias took over on 24 January 1996.
With Iglesias at the helm, Real Madrid managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Juventus 2–1 on aggregate, and finishing sixth in the league. The latter technically allowed Madrid to enter the following season's Intertoto Cup (which was staged in the summer and served as a qualifier for the UEFA Cup), but they passed on the opportunity, meaning there would be no European football for Real next season for the first time since 1977.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| In | |||
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| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Juan Eduardo Esnáider | Real Zaragoza | |
| MF | Freddy Rincón | S.S.C. Napoli | |
| DF | Miquel Soler | Sevilla FC | |
| MF | Álvaro Benito | Real Madrid C | |
| MF | Víctor Sánchez | Real Madrid C | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Emilio Butragueño | Club Celaya | |
| FW | Robert Prosinecki | FC Barcelona | |
| FW | Alfonso Pérez | Real Betis | loan |
| FW | Dani | Real Zaragoza | loan |
| MF | Peter Dubovský | Real Oviedo | |
| MF | Alberto Marcos | Real Valladolid | |
| MF | Martin Vazquez | Deportivo La Coruña | |
Reference: [5]
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Dejan Petković | Crvena Zvezda | €2,200,000 |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Nando | RCD Espanyol | |
| MF | Dejan Petković | Sevilla FC | loan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Espanyol | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 74 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Tenerife | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 72 | |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 70 | |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 63 | |
| 8 | Real Betis | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 62 |
| 2 September 19951 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–5 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Alves Cortillo Cota González Lema | Report | Amavisca Sandro Hierro Hierro Quique Sánchez Flores Luis Enrique Luis Milla Juan Esnáider | Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Juan Arqueo |
| 9 September 19952 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| Raúl Sanchís Hierro Lasa Amavisca Esnaider | Report | Etxeberria Ziganda Tabuenko Goicoechea | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Arturo Ibañez |
| 16 September 19953 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Real Oviedo | Madrid |
| Zamorano Zamorano Amavisca | Report | González González Rivas Ania Manel Cano Yercan Alvarez | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Eduardo González |
| 22 September 19954 | Real Betis | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| Josete José Mari Merino | Report | Quique Sánchez Flores Sanchís Redondo | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarin Referee: Cesar Montero |
| 30 September 19955 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Raúl Luis Enrique Sanchís Hierro | Report | García Sergi Bakero Kodro Carreras Guardiola Celades | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Antonio López Nieto |
| 4 October 19956 | Valencia CF | 4–3 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Galvez Fernando Mijatović Arroyo Ferreira Zubizarreta Engonga | Report | Laudrup Alkorta Míchel Redondo | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Jose Azurmendi |
| 8 October 19957 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | SD Compostela | Madrid |
| Hierro Zamorano Amavisca | Report | Ramón Villena Eraña | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Roca |
| 15 October 19958 | UD Salamanca | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Salamanca |
| Tamiz | Report | Zamorano Amavisca Luis Milla Soler Hierro Raúl | Stadium: Estadio El Helmántico Referee: José García |
| 22 October 19959 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | CD Tenerife | Madrid |
| Esnáider Sandro Sanchís Hierro | Report | Miñambres Chano | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Marin |
| 27 October 199510 | Albacete Balompié | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Albacete |
| Maqueda Salvador Bjelica Luque | Report | Raúl Alkorta Chendo | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Referee: José Sevilla |
| 3 November 199511 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Raúl Laudrup Michel | Report | De Pedro Idiakez De Paula | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Miguel Lopez |
| 11 November 199512 | Racing Santander | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| Moreno Adepojou Billabona Merino | Report | Rincón Esnáider | Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Celino Redondo |
| 17 November 199513 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Atlético de Madrid | Madrid |
| Raúl Sanchís Alkorta Luis Enrique Zamorano | Report | Caminero Santi Denia Simeone Penev | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Díaz Vega |
| 25 November 199514 | Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| Prendes Pérez | Report | Chendo Nando Esnáider | Stadium: Estadio El Molinón Referee: José Fuente |
| 1 December 199515 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Sevilla FC | Madrid |
| Alkorta Alvaro Benito Raúl Raúl Mikel Lasa Luis Milla | Report | Suker Moya Tevenet Pedro Prieto | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Fernando Mendez |
| 9 December 199516 | RCD Espanyol | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Alfaro Benitez Lardín Herrera Parralo Pochettino | Report | Laudrup Sanchís Sánchez Flores Lasa | Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Manuel González |
| 16 December 199517 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| Alvaro Benito Hierro | Report | Salgado Hoyas Aguirrechu Indias Alvarez | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Arturo Ibañez |
| 20 December 199518 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
| Bebeto Bebeto Bebeto Nando | Report | Amavisca Luis Milla Lasa | Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Valdivieso |
| 2 January 199619 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Gómez Hierro Hierro Zamorano | Report | Fernando Sanchez Peternac Marcos | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Selino Redondo |
| 6 January 199620 | CP Mérida | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Mérida |
| Prieto Luis Sierra Lopez Correa | Report | Stadium: Estadio Romano Referee: Eduardo Gonzalez |
| 13 January 199621 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Zamorano Amavisca Rincón | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Azurmendi |
| 20 January 199622 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
| Raúl Laudrup Rincón Lasa Alkorta | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Roca |
| 23 January 199623 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–5 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega |
| 27 January 199624 | Real Oviedo | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| Carlos Suarez Cano | Report | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Evaristo Leira |
| 3 February 199625 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Real Betis | Madrid |
| Sanchis Raúl Zamorano Redondo Michel Lasa Hierro Buyo | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Arqueo |
| 9 February 199626 | FC Barcelona | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Kodro Kodro Figo | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Miguel Lopez |
| 16 February 199627 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Sanchís | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Manuel González |
| 24 February 199628 | SD Compostela | 3–3 | Real Madrid | Santiago de Compostela |
| Fabiano Christensen Ramon Hernández Nacho García | Report | Stadium: Multiusos de San Lázaro Referee: José García |
| 1 March 199629 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | UD Salamanca | Madrid |
| Raúl Zamorano Zamorano Laudrup Luis Enrique Luis Milla | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Sevilla |
| 9 March 199630 | CD Tenerife | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Robaina Pizzi Pizzi Miñambres | Report | Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Referee: Arturo Ibañez |
| 15 March 199631 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Albacete Balompié | Madrid |
| Luis Enrique Buyo Raúl García Calvo Fernando Sanz Laudrup Rincón | Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Marin |
| 23 March 199632 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| García Pikabea | Report | Stadium: Estadio Anoeta Referee: Manuel Vega |
| 26 March 199633 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Racing Santander | Madrid |
| Michel Fernando Sanz | Report | Torre | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Evaristo Leira |
| 29 March 199634 | Atlético de Madrid | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Simeone Pantic Santi Denia | Report | Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Fernando Mendez |
| 5 April 199635 | Real Madrid | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
| Report | Acebal Banjo Riopedre | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Eduardo González |
| 12 April 199636 | Sevilla FC | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Seville |
| Galván Martagon Suker | Report | Laudrup Luis Enrique | Stadium: Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Jose Azurmendi |
| 20 April 199637 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | RCD Espanyol | Madrid |
| Raúl Sanz García Calvo | Report | Lardín Bogdanovic Arteaga Pochettino | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Antonio Nieto |
| 27 April 199638 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Ginés Sánchez Aguirretxu Salinas Indias | Report | Zamorano Alkorta | Stadium: Estadio Balaídos Referee: Juan Roca |
| 4 May 199639 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| Luis Enrique Raúl Quique Sánchez Flores | Report | Voro Da Silva | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Jose Garcia |
| 11 May 199640 | Real Valladolid | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Gutierrez Ibañez | Report | Lasa Raúl Guti Hierro | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Referee: Manuel Vega |
| 18 May 199641 | Real Madrid | 4–0 | CP Mérida | Madrid |
| Míchel Raúl Ivan Perez Míchel Quique Sánchez Flores Laudrup | Report | Corino Correa Leal | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Juan Roca |
| 24 May 199642 | Real Zaragoza | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Poyet Nayim Sanjuan Cáceres Belsué Juanmi | Report | Sanchís Alkorta | Stadium: Estadio La Romareda Referee: Juan Marin |
| 11 January 1996 | RCD Espanyol | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá |
| 18 January 1996 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | RCD Espanyol | Madrid |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AJX | RMA | FER | GRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 6–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
| 12 September 1995 | AFC Ajax | 1–0 | | Amsterdam |
| Report |
| 27 September 1995 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 18 October 1995 | Real Madrid | 6–1 | | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 1 November 1995 | Ferencvárosi TC | 1–1 | | Budapest |
| Report |
| 21 November 1995 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 5 December 1995 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 0–2 | | Zürich |
| Report |
| 6 March 1996 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | | Madrid |
| 20:30 | Raúl | Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 65,000 [6] Referee: |
| 20 March 1996 | Juventus | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | | Turin |
| 20:30 | Del Piero Padovano | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 69,041 [6] Referee: |
| 24 August 1995 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
| 22:00 CET | Donato Fran Bebeto | [ citation needed ] | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ansuátegui Roca |
| 27 August 1995 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | Madrid |
| 22:00 CET | Hierro | [ citation needed ] | Manjarín Begiristain | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 25,000 Referee: López Nieto |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa | Champions League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Buyo | 40 | -53 | 31 | -43 | 2 | -5 | 7 | -5 | |
| 3 | DF | Quique Sánchez | 42 | 1 | 26+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Hierro | 38 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Alkorta | 31 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Sanchis | 40 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | DM | Redondo | 29 | 2 | 21+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Luis Enrique | 39 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Milla | 37 | 0 | 24+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| 10 | AM | Laudrup | 35 | 8 | 26+2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Zamorano | 36 | 16 | 27+2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 17 | FW | Raúl | 50 | 26 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 13 | GK | Cañizares | 14 | -10 | 11+1 | -8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | |
| 11 | MF | Amavisca | 33 | 3 | 20+5 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Chendo | 27 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Lasa | 29 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Soler | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Sanz | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 28 | DF | García Calvo | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Alvaro | 16 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| 20 | MF | Rincón | 19 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Míchel | 42 | 8 | 8+25 | 6 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Esnáider | 26 | 1 | 8+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Sandro | 10 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Guti | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 27 | MF | Gomez | 8 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| 15 | DF | Nando | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW | Ivan | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 | MF | Víctor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 12 | MF | Petkovic | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | GK | Contreras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |