1919 Copa del Rey

1919 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Champions	Arenas Club de Getxo
Runner-up	FC Barcelona
Matches played	13
Goals scored	55 (4.23 per match)
← 1918 1920 →

The Copa del Rey 1919 was the 17th edition of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on April 12, 1919 and concluded on May 18, 1919 with the Final, held at the Paseo Martínez Campos in Madrid, in which Arenas de Guecho lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 5–2 victory over FC Barcelona.

Teams

• Biscay: Arenas Club de Getxo
• Gipuzkoa: Real Sociedad
• Center Region: Racing de Madrid
• South Region: Sevilla FC
• Galicia: Real Vigo Sporting
• Asturias: Sporting de Gijón
• Catalonia: FC Barcelona
• Levante: CD Águilas^[1]

Quarterfinals

Sevilla FC qualified for the semifinals, as CD Águilas withdrew before the start of the tournament.

First leg

March 30, 1919	Arenas Club de Getxo	8–2	Racing de Madrid	Getxo

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April 13, 1919	Real Vigo Sporting	0–0	Sporting de Gijón	Vigo

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April 13, 1919	FC Barcelona	6–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona

Second leg

April 6, 1919	Racing de Madrid	2–0	Arenas Club de Getxo	Madrid

Arenas Club de Getxo and Racing de Madrid won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

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April 13, 1919	Sporting de Gijón	0–0	Real Vigo Sporting	Gijón

Sporting de Gijón and Real Vigo Sporting tied 0–0. A replay match was played.

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April 13, 1919	Real Sociedad	1–3	FC Barcelona	San Sebastián

FC Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate matches and qualified for the semifinals.

Replay matches

April 9, 1919	Racing de Madrid	1–3	Arenas Club de Getxo	Madrid

Arenas Club qualified for the semifinals.

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April 30, 1919	Sporting de Gijón	0–3	Real Vigo Sporting	Santander

Real Vigo qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

First leg

April 27, 1919	FC Barcelona	4–3	Sevilla FC	Barcelona

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May 4, 1919	Real Vigo Sporting	0–2	Arenas Club de Getxo	Vigo

Second leg

April 30, 1919	Sevilla FC	0–3	FC Barcelona	Madrid

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May 11, 1919	Arenas Club de Getxo	6–1	Real Vigo Sporting	Getxo

Final

Main article: 1919 Copa del Rey Final

18 May 1919 17:30 CEST	Arenas de Getxo	5–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Barcelona	Paseo Martínez Campos, Madrid Referee: Julián Ruete
	Sesúmaga  12', 80', 96' Peña  116' Ibaibarriaga  119'		38' Viñals  55' Lakatos

Copa del Rey 1919 winners
Arenas de Getxo 1st title

Notes

1. ^ CD Águilas withdrew before the start of the tournament.

References

• RSSSF.com
• Linguasport.com