1903 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1903 was the first official staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. It followed the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, held to celebrate the coronation of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, which was won by Club Vizcaya de Bilbao (a temporary combination of Bilbao Football Club and Athletic Bilbao) and given to them permanently.[1]

1903 Copa del Rey
1st Copa del Rey
CountrySpain
Teams3
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (1st title)
Runners-upMadrid CF
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Juan Astorquia
Armando Giralt
Alejandro de la Sota (2 goals each)
1902
1904

Details

The competition was played on April 6, 7 and 8, 1903. Three teams took part: Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol of Barcelona and Madrid CF. It took the form of a round-robin, but the results of the first two games meant that the third game became the final.[2] That match, held at the Hipódromo in Madrid, saw Athletic Bilbao take the trophy for the first time as a distinct club, beating Madrid 32 after trailing 20 at half time.[2] As a result, the tally of Copa wins by Athletic Bilbao is disputed. The 1902 cup, won by Club Vizcaya, is on display in the Athletic museum, and the club includes the victory in its honours list. However, neither the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) nor the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) official statistics include this as an Athletic win: they count the 1903 cup as its first.

Results

Day 1

Espanyol14Madrid
Cenarro Armando Giralt
Armando Giralt
José Giralt
Pedro Parages
Hipódromo, Madrid

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Day 2

Athletic Bilbao40Espanyol
Juan Astorquia
Juan Astorquia
Alejandro de la Sota
Walter Evans
Hipódromo, Madrid

[5]

Day 3 (Final)

Athletic Bilbao32Madrid
Armand Cazeaux  55'
Eduardo Montejo  70'
Alejandro de la Sota  80'
Marqués de Valdeterrazo  15'
Sánchez Neyra  40'
Hipódromo, Madrid
Referee: José María Soler

[6] [7] [8]

Copa del Rey 1903 Winners
Athletic Bilbao
1st Title

References

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