1907 Copa del Rey

1907 Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams 5
Champions Madrid FC
Matches played 11
Goals scored 38 (3.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Spain Sánchez Neyra (5 goals)

The Copa del Rey 1907 was the 5th edition of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on March 24, 1907 and concluded on March 30, 1907 with the Final Playoff, in which Madrid FC lifted the trophy for the third time in a row.

Participants

The tournament reached a new record of participants. Eleven teams registered to participate: FC Barcelona, Moderno of Guadalajara, Recreativo de Huelva, San Sebastián Recreation Club, Athletic de Madrid, Excelsior of Madrid, Hispania of Madrid, Madrid FC, Club Bizcaya (merger of Athletic de Bilbao and Unión Atlética Vizcaína), Hamilton FC of Salamanca and Vigo FC. Moreover, the Catalan regional champion, X Sporting Club, was invited but again refused to participate for internal and financial reasons.

At the last minute, FC Barcelona and San Sebastian RC did not attend the event, while the organization dismissed Moderno Guadalajara. The four teams of Madrid played preliminary rounds to choose one single representative of Madrid region. Madrid FC won the preliminary rounds and qualified.

So, finally, five teams took part in the tournament:

Group stage

March 24, 1907
Club Bizcaya 32 Madrid CF
Simmons
Goyoaga
Simmons
Federico Revuelto
Manuel Prast
Hipódromo, Madrid
Referee: England Sidney

[1]

March 25, 1907
Vigo FC 13 Madrid FC
Hambly José Giralt
M. Ocaña (o.g.)
Armando Giralt

[2]

March 25, 1907
Club Bizcaya 50 Hamilton FC
Tomás Murga
Simmons
Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García
Simmons

[3]

March 27, 1907
Hamilton FC 20 Huelva Recreation Club
?
?

March 27, 1907
Vigo FC 21 Club Bizcaya
Ábalo
José Rodríguez
Hermenegildo García

[4]

March 28, 1907
Madrid FC 50 Hamilton FC
Armando Giralt
Sánchez Neyra
Sánchez Neyra
Armando Giralt
Sánchez Neyra

[5]

[6]

March 29, 1907
Hamilton FC 12 Vigo FC
? Lendy
Abalo

[7]

March 29, 1907
Madrid FC 42 Huelva Recreation Club
Sánchez Neyra
Sánchez Neyra
Federico Revuelto
Armando Giralt
?
Balbuena GK

[8][9] [10]

Teams Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Pts
Club Bizcaya de Bilbao 43011346
Madrid FC 43011466
Vigo FC 4211885
Hamilton FC 41033122
Huelva Recreation Club 40135131

Tiebreaker Playoff Final

Although a round-robin tournament, a final match was played to decide the winners of the competition.

30 March 1907
Madrid FC 1–0 Club Bizcaya
Manuel Prast  80'
Hipódromo, Madrid
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: England Sidney
Copa del Rey 1907 Winners
Madrid FC
3rd Title

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