The 1961–62 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 59th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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1961–62 season
President	Santiago Bernabéu
Head coach	Miguel Muñoz
Stadium	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Primera Division	1st (in European Cup)
Copa del Generalísimo	Winners
European Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ferenc Puskás (20) All: Puskás (40)
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The season saw Real Madrid win the domestic double and get agonizingly close to clinching its first ever treble (similarly to the 1957–58 season), only to be defeated by Benfica in an exhilarating European Cup final.

The club won its eight title ever, second in a row. Head coach Miguel Muñoz started the renewal of the squad with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín reinforcing the defensive line playing along Santamaría,^[1] Miera and Isidro, also Pedro Casado competing . The midfield was covered by Luis Del Sol and Felix Ruiz. Meanwhile, ageing forwards Di Stefano and Puskas were aimed with passes by Gento and Justo Tejada.^[2]

Also, the club won the 1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final,^[3] defeating Sevilla 2–1 and clinching the club's first domestic double. It was the only Copa del Generalísimo that Alfredo Di Stéfano won in 11 campaigns.^[4] The squad reached the 1962 European Cup Final, where it was defeated by Portuguese side and European incumbents Benfica 3–5 (with all Madrid's goals scored by Puskás) thanks to a superb second half, with star forward Eusébio scoring 2 goals.^[5] Had Madrid won the European Cup in May, its subsequent triumph in the Copa del Generalísimo would have secured the club its first ever continental treble, something no club had achieved at the time. As of 2022, Real Madrid still has not won a treble.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Araquistáin — GK  ESP Vicente — GK  ARG Rogelio Domínguez — DF  URU José Santamaría — DF  ESP Pedro Casado — DF  ESP Pachín — DF  ESP Marquitos — DF  ESP Miché — MF  ESP Luis Del Sol — MF  ESP José María Vidal — MF  ESP Antonio Ruiz

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP José María Zárraga — FW  ESP Francisco Gento — FW  HUN Ferenc Puskás — FW  ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano — FW  BRA Canário — FW  ESP Manuel Bueno — FW  ESP Pepillo — DF  ESP Isidro — DF  ESP Miera — MF  ESP Félix Ruiz — FW  ESP Tejada — MF  ESP Felo — DF  ESP Gento III

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