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1903 Copa del Rey

Field	Value
title	Copa del Rey
year	1903
other_titles	1st Copa del Rey
country	Spain
num_teams	3
winners	Athletic Bilbao (1st title)
second	Madrid FC
matches	3
goals	14
scoring_leader	ESP Juan Astorquia
ESP Armando Giralt
ESP Alejandro de la Sota (2 goals each)
next_season	[1904](1904-copa-del-rey)

ESP Armando Giralt ESP Alejandro de la Sota (2 goals each) 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.

Details

The competition was played between 6 and 8 April 1903. Three teams took part: Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol of Barcelona and Madrid FC. It took the form of a round-robin, but the results of the first two games meant that the third game became the final. That match, held at the Hipódromo in Madrid, saw Athletic Bilbao take the trophy for the first time as a distinct club, beating Madrid 3–2 after trailing 2–0 at half time.

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

Armando Giralt José Giralt Pedro Parages

Day 2

Alejandro de la Sota Walter Evans

Day 3 (Final)

Main article: 1903 Copa del Rey Final

Eduardo Montejo Alejandro de la Sota Antonio Neyra

Copa del Rey 1903 Winners
Athletic Bilbao
1st Title

References

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