| Club: | Real Madrid Club de Futbol |
| Season: | 1952–53 |
| League: | Primera Division |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Copa del Generalísimo |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Chairman: | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Juan Antonio Ipiña |
| Stadium: | Nuevo Chamartín |
| League Topscorer: | Pahiño (19) |
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| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 50th season in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
During Summer Juan Antonio Ipiña took the job as new coach.[1] The squad reached a decent third place on League table three points below Champions FC Barcelona.[2] Striker Pahiño chose to not renew his contract and left the club towards Deportivo La Coruña on 1 August 1953.[3] under pressure President Santiago Bernabéu reached and agreement with Joseíto and the forward chose to remain another season.[4]
In June, the squad reached 1953 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals being defeated after two matches by Atletico Bilbao with a 3–4 aggregate score.
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See main article: 1952–53 La Liga.
| competition | points | total | GD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | |
| Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 | ||