1921 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1921 was the 21st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1921 Copa del Rey
21st Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams8
Defending championsFC Barcelona
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (8th title)
Runners-upAthletic Madrid
Matches played12
Goals scored50 (4.17 per match)
1920
1922

The competition started on April 9, 1921, and concluded on May 8, 1921, with the Final, held at the San Mamés in Bilbao, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 8th time ever with a 41 victory over Athletic Madrid.

Teams

Quarterfinals

FC Barcelona withdrew in protest of the decision of Spanish Federation of moving the site of the final to Seville.[1] Athletic Madrid, their opponent, qualified for the semifinals.

First leg

Fortuna Vigo51Real Unión


Second leg

Real Unión32Fortuna Vigo

Fortuna Vigo and Real Unión won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.


Athletic Bilbao qualified for the semifinals.


Levante de Murcia03Sevilla FC

Sevilla FC qualified for the semifinals.

Replay match

Fortuna Vigo34Real Unión

Real Unión qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

First leg

Real Unión12Athletic Madrid

Second leg

Athletic Madrid52Real Unión

Athletic Madrid qualified for the final.


Sevilla FC won the semifinals, but was disqualified because of an illegal line-up in quarter finals. Athletic Bilbao qualified for the final.[1]

Final

Athletic Bilbao41Athletic Madrid
Laca  29', 73'
Acedo  41' (pen.), 68'
 38' Triana
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Berraondo
Copa del Rey 1921 winners
Athletic Bilbao
8th title

References

  1. 1921: El primer duelo entre atléticos, [1921: The first duel of the Athletics], RFEF (in Spanish),
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