Copa del Rey 1910
The Copa del Rey 1910 marks two Spanish football cups held in 1910. One unofficial tournament took place in San Sebastián with defending champion Vasconia San Sebastián , the other is considered the first Spanish championship and was held in Madrid . However, both winners are now officially recognized by the Spanish Association as Spanish Cup winners of 1910.
In 1909 the Spanish Football Federation, the FECF (Federación Española de Clubes de Fútbol), was founded. It was the first national organization authorized to host national championships and had the privilege of organizing the Copa del Rey.
Defending champion Vasconia San Sebastián pleaded for the tournament not to be held in Madrid - as was always the case up to then - but in San Sebastián. The Spanish association was opposed by a majority, which eventually led to a dispute between the club from San Sebastián and the other clubs. In addition, the defending champion was not a member of the FECF , so they could not participate in the Spanish championship. Together with clubs that were also not part of the Spanish Football Association, the Basque club eventually formed a rival association, the UECF , and organized their own tournament in San Sebastián.
Copa UECF (in San Sebastián)
| Copa del Rey 1910 (UECF) | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Athletic Bilbao (3rd title) |
| venue | Estadio de Ondarreta , San Sebastián |
| Beginning | March 19, 1910 |
| The End | March 21, 1910 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Games | 3 |
| Gates | 6 (ø 2 per game) |
| Top scorer |
.svg){kind=small} Remigio Iza G. MacGuinness (2 each)
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| ← Copa del Rey 1909 | |
The originally unofficial tournament held by the UECF in San Sebastián took place between 19 and 21 March 1910. All three participating teams each played once against each other in group mode at the Estadio de Ondarreta , the home of the defending champion Vasconia. The Spanish Football Association FECF tried to make the tournament illegal, but could not enforce the ban.
Final group stage
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1910 | Athletic Bilbao | 2: 1 | Madrid FC |
| 20 Mar 1910 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Vasconia San Sebastian |
| 21 Mar 1910 | Vasconia San Sebastian | 2-0 | Madrid FC |
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3: 1 | 3.00 | 4-0 |
| 2. | Vasconia San Sebastian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: 1 | 2.00 | 2: 2 |
| 3. | Madrid FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 4 | 0.25 | 0: 4 |
After just two victories, Athletic Bilbao was the first in the table and therefore also the UECF cup winner, regardless of the last tournament game. At the same time, with their third title, they were able to catch up with record winners Madrid FC (4 titles), who achieved a disappointing performance with zero points.
Winning team
(The games and goals are given in brackets)
| 1. | Athletic Bilbao |
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An Athletic goalscorer is unknown.
Goal scorers
| Pl. | Nat. | player | society | Gates |
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| 1 |
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Remigio Iza | Athletic Bilbao | 2 |
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G. MacGuinness | Vasconia San Sebastian | 2 |
Copa FECF (in Madrid)
| Copa del Rey 1910 (FECF) | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | FC Barcelona (1st title) |
| venue | Tiro de Pichón , Madrid |
| Beginning | May 23, 1910 |
| The End | May 26, 1910 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Games | 3 |
| Gates | 14 (ø 4.67 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Vicente Álvarez Buylla Carlos Comamala José Rodriguez Charles Wallace (2 each)
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| ← Copa del Rey 1909 | |
Only three teams took part in the first Spanish championship, which was held by the FECF in Madrid. The Galician champions Real Fortuna FC took no part, as did the Andalusian champions Recreativo Huelva . In the regions of Bizkaia , Madrid and Gipuzkoa , no regional championship was played during the season. The field of participants ultimately formed the Catalan champions FC Barcelona , the Galician club Deportivo La Coruña and the capital city club Español de Madrid . All three participating teams played against each other once in group mode between 23 and 26 May 1910.
Final group stage
| date | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1910 | Español de Madrid | 3: 1 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| May 24, 1910 | FC Barcelona | 5-0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| May 26, 1910 | FC Barcelona | 3: 2 | Español de Madrid |
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8: 2 | 4.00 | 4-0 |
| 2. | Español de Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5: 4 | 1.25 | 2: 2 |
| 3. | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 8 | 0.13 | 0: 4 |
After both FC Barcelona and Español de Madrid had both won a game against Deportivo La Coruña and were tied for 1st place, the last tournament game between the two opponents was virtually a final for the Copa del Rey. With a 3-2 win against Español de Madrid, today's record winner FC Barcelona won the first Spanish championship at that time in the last game or, from today's perspective, the second Spanish Cup from 1910 and thus became cup winners for the first time in its history.
Winning team
(The games and goals are given in brackets)
| 1. | FC Barcelona |
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2 Barça goal scorers are unknown.
Goal scorers
| Pl. | Nat. | player | society | Gates |
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| 1 |
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Vicente Álvarez Buylla | Español Madrid | 2 |
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Carlos Comamala | FC Barcelona | 2 | |
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José Rodríguez | FC Barcelona | 2 | |
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Charles Wallace | FC Barcelona | 2 |