1923 Copa del Rey

Summary

The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1923 was the 23rd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1923 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
23rd Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain Spain
Teams8
Defending championsFC Barcelona
Final positions
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (9th title)
Runner-upEuropa
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Manuel Cros (4 goals)
← 1922
1924 →

The competition started on 25 March 1923, and concluded on 13 May 1923, with the final, held at the Les Corts in Barcelona, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the ninth time with a 1–0 victory over CD Europa with Travieso netting the only goal of the match.[1][2][3]

Teams edit

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 1–8 Athletic Bilbao 1–3 0–5
Real Vigo Sporting 3–4 Real Sociedad 3–1 0–3
Valencia FC 2–6 Sporting Gijón 1–0 1–6
CD Europa 6–1 Sevilla FC 4–0 2–1
  • Tiebreaker (because of equality of points - 1 win each)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting Gijón 2–0 Valencia FC
Real Sociedad 4–1 Real Vigo Sporting

First leg edit

Real Madrid1–3Athletic Bilbao
Bernabéu   20' Report Sesúmaga   19' (pen.), 28' (pen.), 51'
Referee:   Manuel Lemmel
Real Vigo Sporting3–1Real Sociedad
Ramón   20'
Gerardito   37'
Moncho Gil   50'
Report Juantegui   17'
Referee:   Orbón
Valencia FC1–0Sporting Gijón
Montes   87' Report
Campo de Algirós, Valencia
Referee:   Lucien Leclercq
CD Europa4–0Sevilla FC
Julià   50', 80'
Cros   70', 75'
Report
Referee:   Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg edit

Athletic Bilbao5–0Real Madrid
Travieso   16', 88'
Laca   62', 87'
Larraza   71'
Report
Referee:   Josep Llovera

Athletic de Bilbao qualified for the semifinals 8–1 on agg.

Sporting Gijón6–1Valencia FC
Infiesta   26' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Arcadio   28'
Bolado   67'
Morilla   80'
Corsino   83'
Report Montes   16'
Referee:   Julián Echevarrieta
Sevilla FC1–2CD Europa
Kinké   60' Report Cros   8'
Pelaó   70'
Referee:   Rasero Arribillaga

CD Europa qualified for the semifinals 6–1 on agg.

Real Sociedad3–0Real Vigo
Olaizola   18', 76' (pen.)
Artola   50'
Report
Referee:   Antonio de Cárcer

Tie break edit

Sporting Gijón2–0Valencia FC
Bolado   4'
Palacios   17'
Report
Teatinos, Oviedo
Referee:   Julián Echevarrieta
Real Sociedad4–1Real Vigo Sporting
Juantegui   13'
Rosales   65'
Olaizola   83'
Artola   88'
Report Ramón   56'

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Sociedad 0–2 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 0–2
CD Europa 5–3 Sporting Gijón 3–2 2–1

First leg edit

CD Europa3–2Sporting Gijón
Pellicer   20'
Olivella   40'
Cros   78'
Report Morilla   57'
Palacios   85'
Referee:   Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg edit

Athletic Bilbao2–0Real Sociedad
Echevarría   7'
Carmelo   45+1'
Report
Referee:   Manuel Lemmel

Athletic Bilbao qualified for the semifinals 2–0 on agg.

Sporting Gijón1–2CD Europa
Palacios   10' Report Pellicer   12'
Julià   88'
Referee:   José Murguía

CD Europa qualified for the semifinals 5–3 on agg.

Final edit

Athletic Bilbao1 – 0CD Europa
Travieso   29' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rasero Arribillaga
Copa del Rey 1923 winners
Athletic Bilbao
9th title

References edit

  1. ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1923". linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Spain - Cup 1923". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Copa del Rey 1922-23". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links edit

  • Linguasport.com
  • RSSSF.com