The 1995-96 season was the 65th season for Real Madrid CF in La Liga.
Summary 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.
Squad
Transfers
In Pos. Name from TypeFWJuan Eduardo EsnáiderReal ZaragozaMFFreddy RincónS.S.C. NapoliDFMiquel SolerSevilla FCMFÁlvaro BenitoReal Madrid CMFVíctor SánchezReal Madrid C Out Pos. Name To TypeFWEmilio ButragueñoClub CelayaFWRobert ProsineckiFC BarcelonaFWAlfonso PérezReal BetisloanFWDaniReal ZaragozaloanMFPeter DubovskýReal OviedoMFAlberto MarcosReal ValladolidMFMartin VazquezDeportivo La Coruña
Winter Reference: In Pos. Name from TypeMFDejan PetkovićCrvena Zvezda€2,200,000 Out Pos. Name To TypeDFNandoRCD EspanyolMFDejan PetkovićSevilla FCloan
Competitions La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 16
UEFA Champions League
Group phase
Group D
Quarter-finals
Supercopa de España
Statistics Squad statistics
References
External links Madrid - 1995–96 BDFutbol