| Club: | Real Madrid Club de Futbol |
| Season: | 1943–44 |
| League: | Primera Division |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Copa del Generalísimo |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Chairman: | Antonio Santos Peralba (until 11 September 1943) Santiago Bernabéu |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Ramon Encinas |
| Stadium: | Chamartín |
| League Topscorer: | Barinaga (20) |
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| Prevseason: | 1942–43 |
| Nextseason: | 1944–45 |
The 1943–44 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 41st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
A new Executive Board arrived on 11 September 1943, and the club appointed Santiago Bernabéu as its new president.[1] The squad finished seventh in the league, 12 points below champions Valencia.[2] in the first season of Ramon Encinas as head coach. On 16 July 1944, the club played the only match in its history against UD Melilla (until 2018).[3] After 11 years in the club, midfielder Sauto announced his retirement.[4] In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad was eliminated in the round of 16 by underdogs Granada CF after being shockingly defeated 0–2 in Madrid.[5]
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| width=3% | Pos. | width=32% | Name | width=30% | from | width=35% | Type |
| GK | |||||||
| FW | Pedrin | ||||||
| MF | Tamargo | ||||||
| MF | Elías | Ferroviaría | |||||
| GK | Martin | ||||||
| MF | Jose Canal Viñas | ||||||
| MF | Rafael Alsúa | ||||||
| MF | Jose Luis Borbolla | ||||||
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| width=3% | Pos. | width=32% | Name | width=30% | To | width=35% | Type |
| DF | |||||||
| DF | Mardones | ||||||
| GK | Esquiva | ||||||
| MF | Rovira | ||||||
| FW | Arbiza | ||||||
| GK | Sepulveda | ||||||
| FW | Sanz | ||||||
| FW | Serra | ||||||
| GK | Galarraga | ||||||
| FW | Sauer | ||||||
| MF | Benavente | ||||||
| MF | Juanete | ||||||
| GK | Palacios | ||||||
| DF | Azcarate | ||||||
| DF | Cortés | ||||||
See main article: 1943–44 La Liga.
See main article: 1944 Copa del Generalísimo.
See main article: Campeonato Regional Centro.
| competition | points | total | GD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | ||
| 1944 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
| Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 | ||