1902 Copa de la Coronación

1902 Copa Coronación
Country Spain
Teams 5
Champions Club Bizcaya
Runner-up FC Barcelona
Matches played 5
Goals scored 27 (5.4 per match)

The 1902 Copa de la Coronación was a competition in honour of the coronation of Alfonso XIII, is considered the forerunner of the Copa del Rey, the Royal Spanish Football Federation don't recognize this competition as the first stage of the Copa del Rey.[1]

The competition started on May 13, 1902 and concluded on May 16, 1902 with the Final, held at the Hipódromo in Madrid, in which Club Vizcaya lifted the trophy for the only time as Club Vizcaya,and the first time ever as Athletic Bilbao.

The competition was first played in 1902 after Carlos Padrós, later president of Madrid FC, suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. Four other teams joined Madrid FC for the first competition: FC Barcelona, Club Español de Foot-Ball, Club Vizcaya and New Foot-Ball de Madrid. The competition featured the first recorded game between FC Barcelona and Madrid FC, with the former emerging 3–1 winners. Club Vizcaya eventually beat FC Barcelona in the final.

Contents

Quarterfinals

May 13, 1902
Club Vizcaya 5–1 Club Espanyol de Football Madrid

Semifinals

May 13, 1902
FC Barcelona 3–1 Madrid FC Madrid
May 14, 1902
Club Vizcaya 8–1 New Foot-Ball Madrid

Consolation Trophy

May 16, 1902
Madrid FC 3–2 Club Español de Football Madrid

Final

May 15, 1902
Club Vizcaya 2–1 FC Barcelona Hipódromo, Madrid
Referee: Carlos Padrós
Cacaeaux
Astorquia
Steinberg
Copa del Rey 1902 Winners
Club Vizcaya
1st Title

References