1923 Copa del Rey

1923 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Teams	8
Champions	Athletic Bilbao
Runner-up	Europa
Matches played	15
Goals scored	46 (3.07 per match)
← 1922 1924 →

The Copa del Rey 1923 (known at that time as King Alfonso XIII's Cup) was the 21st edition of the Copa del Rey.

The competition started on March 25, 1923 and concluded on May 13, 1923 with the Final, held at the Les Corts in Barcelona, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 9th time ever with a 1–0 victory over CD Europa.

Teams

• Biscay: Athletic Bilbao
• Gipuzkoa: Real Sociedad
• Center Region: Real Madrid
• South Region: Sevilla FC
• Galicia: Real Vigo
• Asturias: Sporting de Gijón
• Catalonia: CE Europa
• Levante: Valencia FC

Quarterfinals

First leg:

March 25, 1923
Real Madrid	1–3	Athletic Bilbao
Real Vigo Sporting	3–1	Real Sociedad
Valencia FC	1–0	Sporting Gijón
CD Europa	4–0	Sevilla FC
Second leg:
April 8, 1923
Athletic Bilbao	5–0	Real Madrid	agg:8–1
Sporting Gijon	6–1	Valencia FC
Sevilla FC	1–2	CD Europa	agg:1–6
April 13, 1923
Real Sociedad	3–0	Real Vigo
Tie break:
April 11
Sporting Gijon	2–0	Valencia FC
April 15
Real Sociedad	4–1	Real Vigo Sporting

Semifinals

First leg:

April 22, 1923
Real Sociedad	0–0	Athletic Bilbao
CD Europa	3–2	Sporting Gijon
Second leg:
April 29, 1923
Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Real Sociedad	agg:2–0
Sporting Gijon	1–2	CD Europa	agg:3–5

Final

Main article: 1923 Copa del Rey Final

13 May 1923	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 0	CD Europa	Les Corts, Barcelona Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rasero
	Travieso

Copa del Rey 1923 winners
Athletic Bilbao 9th title

References

• Linguasport.com
• RSSSF.com