1903 Copa del Rey

1903 Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams 3
Champions Athletic Bilbao
Runners-up Madrid CF
Matches played 3
Goals scored 14 (4.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Spain Juan Astorquia
Spain Armando Giralt
Spain Alejandro de la Sota (2 goals each)

The Copa del Rey 1903 was the first official edition of the Copa del Rey. 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 FC and Athletic Bilbao) and given to them permanently.[1]

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

April 6, 1903
Espanyol 14 Madrid
Cenarro Armando Giralt
Armando Giralt
José Giralt
Pedro Parages

[3] [4]

Day 2

April 7, 1903
Athletic Bilbao 40 Espanyol
Juan Astorquia
Juan Astorquia
Alejandro de la Sota
Walter Evans

[5]

Day 3 (Final)

April 8, 1903
Athletic Bilbao 32 Madrid
Armand Cazeaux  55'
Eduardo Montejo  70'
Alejandro de la Sota  80'
Marqués de Valdeterrazo  15'
Sánchez Neyra  40'
Hipódromo, Madrid
Referee: Spain José María Soler

[6] [7] [8]

Copa del Rey 1903 Winners
Athletic Bilbao
1st Title

References

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  1. http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/matches/1902-03/athletic-cup.html
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