1914 Copa del Rey

1914 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Teams	4
Champions	Athletic Bilbao
Runner-up	España FC
Matches played	5
Goals scored	23 (4.6 per match)
← 1913 1915 →

The Copa del Rey 1914 was the 12nd edition of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup.

The competition started on March 29, 1914 and concluded on May 10, 1914 with the Final, held at the Estadio de Amute in Irun, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 5th time ever with a 2–1 victory over España de Barcelona.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation took complete control of the cup tournament and decided that the clubs of the existing regional championship would qualify for the national cup championship; no free entry would be permitted anymore. Apart from some exception, the elimination rounds were played in two matches (home and away) from this season onwards.

Teams

• North Region: Athletic Bilbao
• Center Region: Sociedad Gimnástica
• South Region: Sevilla Balompié^[1]
• Galicia: Real Vigo SC
• Catalonia: España FC

Semifinals

First leg

March 29, 1914	Athletic Bilbao	11–0	Real Vigo SC	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

April 26, 1914	España FC	1–0	Sociedad Gimnástica	Barcelona

Second leg

April 5, 1914	Real Vigo SC	3–3	Athletic Bilbao	Vigo

Athletic Bilbao won 14–3 on aggregate

May 3, 1914	Sociedad Gimnástica	1–1	España FC	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

España FC won 2–1 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 1914 Copa del Rey Final

May 10, 1914 16:30	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	España FC	Amute, Irun Referee: Mr. Rowland
	Zuazo  20', 29'		88' Villena

Copa del Rey 1914 winners
Athletic Bilbao 5th title

Notes

1. ^ The champions of the South Region did not inscribe for the tournament (actually, Sevilla Balompié was going to participate as champion of "Seville Cup", a tournament played by Seville clubs, as South Region Championship was not created until 1915).

References

• LinguaSport.com
• RSSSF.com