During the summer, the Spanish Football Federation authorized teams to line-up two foreign players in La Liga matches.

The club proceeded to finish second behind champions Athletic Bilbao, despite an excellent offensive performance led by forward Fernando Sañudo.

[1] Meanwhile, in the Spanish Cup Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in the final on 21 June 1936 to win its seventh title,[2][3] with captain Ricardo Zamora producing a superb performance.

The Chamartín Stadium was occupied by the Republicans, and the club suspended activities, which would be resumed in 1939 after the Nationalist victory in the war.

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