Racing de Madrid

Racing de Madrid

Racing Club de Madrid was founded in 1914 by a merger of two Madrid clubs, Instituto Cardenal Cisneros and Regional FC, and joined the Federación Castellana in 1915. They played in the top division of the Campeonato Regional Centro, attempting to qualify for the Copa del Rey which at that time was the national championship. They won the Centro Championship in 1915 and 1919, but were unable to play in the 1915 Copa del Rey due to not having completed the registration process earlier in the year. In the 1919 Copa, Racing lost to eventual winners Arenas Club de Getxo after a replay. Originally playing in the Paseo del General Martínez Campos fields, Racing de Madrid played in the inaugural 1929 Segunda División season, finishing in the last position. Relegated to the newly-established Tercera División in 1930, the club declined to play in the division along with many others. They moved to the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas shortly after, and after playing in Tercera during the 1930–31 campaign, they suffered another drop.

In 1931, in debt due to the construction of the new stadium, Racing de Madrid went on a trip to Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the United States to play friendlies, but the players were abandoned by the intermediate who organized the trip. Without money to return to Spain, the Federación Castellana paid the trip back, but sanctioned the club with another relegation to the Segunda Regional. Their new stadium, Vallecas, had to be sold to help…

Campeonato Regional Centro: Winners (2): 1914–15, 1918–19 Runners-up (4): 1915–16, 1920–21, 1923–24, 1929–30