1916 Copa del Rey

1916 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Teams	3
Champions	Athletic de Bilbao
Runner-up	Madrid FC
Matches played	5
Goals scored	29 (5.8 per match)
← 1915 1917 →

The Copa del Rey 1916 was the 14th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on March 26, 1916 and concluded on May 7, 1916 with the Final, held at the Camp de la Indústria in Barcelona, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 7th time ever with a 4–0 victory over Madrid FC. It was Athletic's third title in a row, and they kept the trophy in property.

Teams

• North Region: Athletic Bilbao
• Center Region: Madrid CF
• South Region: Español de Cádiz
• Galicia: Fortuna de Vigo
• Catalonia: FC Barcelona

RC Fortuna de Vigo (champions of Galicia) and Español de Cádiz (champions of Andalusia) did not inscribe for the tournament.

Semifinal

First leg

March 26, 1916	FC Barcelona	2–1	Madrid CF	Barcelona

Second leg

April 2, 1916	Madrid CF	4–1	FC Barcelona	Madrid

FC Barcelona and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account.

First replay

April 13, 1916	Madrid CF	6–6 (a.e.t.)	FC Barcelona	Madrid

Second replay

April 15, 1916	Madrid CF	4–2 (a.e.t.)[1]	FC Barcelona	Madrid

Final

Main article: 1916 Copa del Rey Final

7 May 1916 16:00 CET	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Madrid FC	Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Francisco Bru
	Acedo  12' Zubizarreta  23', 60', 69'

Copa del Rey 1916 winners
Athletic Bilbao 7th title

Notes

1. ^ FC Barcelona withdrew the game seven minutes before the end of the extra time in protest for the refereeing.

References

• LinguaSport.com
• RSSSF.com