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)
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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.

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

• New Football de Madrid didn't show for the Consolation Competition Trophy.

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

Final

Main article: 1902 Copa del Rey 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

1. ^ "La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37" (in Spanish). As.com. June 16, 2010. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-fef-reconocera-barca-liga/dasftb/20090403dasdaiftb_58/Tes.