Owing to a disappointing performance of Spain in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the Spanish Federation imposed a ban on the transfers of foreign players, with the measure lasting 11 years until 1973 with oriundo players exemptions.[1] During the summer midfielder Luis Del Sol was sold to Juventus.[2] The club transferred in defender Ignacio Zoco from Osasuna an arrival to reinforce the back-up line.[3] The transitional stage in the club continued with new arrivals such as right winger Amancio Amaro Nicknamed 'The Wizard' from Deportivo La Coruña[4] French midfielder Lucien Muller (Di Stefano saw him during a Spain-France match and asked him to play in Real Madrid)[5] slovak Yanko Daucik[6] and FC Barcelona Brazilian forward Evaristo de Macedo.[7]
The club repeated defended its La Liga title from the previous season, its ninth overall, also marking Real Madrid's first ever three-peat. The team finished 12 points above runners-up Atlético Madrid. In the Copa del Generalísimo, the squad reached the semi-finals where it was defeated by Zaragoza. In the European Cup, Madrid was eliminated in the preliminary round, surprisingly losing to Belgian squad RSC Anderlecht. Additionally, 36-years-old forward Ferenc Puskás again won the individual League top-scorer trophy with 26 goals.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side – 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 197.
