1907 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1907 was the 5th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1907 Copa del Rey
5th Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams5
Defending championsMadrid FC
ChampionsMadrid FC (3rd title)
Runners-upClub Bizcaya
Matches played11
Goals scored38 (3.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sánchez Neyra (5 goals)
← 1906
1908 →

The competition started on March 24, 1907, and concluded on March 30, 1907, with the Final Playoff, in which Madrid FC lifted the trophy for the third time in a row.

Participants

The tournament reached a new record of participants. Eleven teams registered to participate: FC Barcelona, Moderno of Guadalajara, Recreativo de Huelva, San Sebastián Recreation Club, Athletic de Madrid, Excelsior of Madrid, Hispania of Madrid, Madrid FC, Club Bizcaya (merger of Athletic de Bilbao and Unión Atlética Vizcaína), Hamilton FC of Salamanca and Vigo FC. Moreover, the Catalan regional champion, X Sporting Club, was invited but again refused to participate for internal and financial reasons.

At the last minute, FC Barcelona and San Sebastian RC did not attend the event, while the organization dismissed Moderno Guadalajara. The four teams of Madrid played preliminary rounds to choose one single representative of Madrid region. Madrid FC won the preliminary rounds and qualified.

So, finally, five teams took part in the tournament:

Group stage
Vigo FC3–3Huelva Recreation Club
?
 ?
 ? 		?
 ?
 ?
Club Bizcaya3–2Madrid CF
Simmons
Goyoaga
Simmons 		Federico Revuelto
Manuel Prast
Referee: Sidney

[1]

Vigo FC1–3Madrid FC
Hambly José Giralt
M. Ocaña (o.g.)
Armando Giralt

[2]

Club Bizcaya5–0Hamilton FC
Tomás Murga
Simmons
Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García
Simmons

[3]

Hamilton FC2–0Huelva Recreation Club
?
 ?
Vigo FC2–1Club Bizcaya
Ábalo
José Rodríguez 		Hermenegildo García

[4]

Madrid FC5–0Hamilton FC
Armando Giralt
Sánchez Neyra
Sánchez Neyra
Armando Giralt
Sánchez Neyra

[5]

Club Bizcaya4–0Huelva Recreation Club
?
 ?
 ?
 ?

[6]

Hamilton FC1–2Vigo FC
? Lendy
Abalo

[7]

Madrid FC4–2Huelva Recreation Club
Sánchez Neyra
Sánchez Neyra
Federico Revuelto
Armando Giralt 		?
Balbuena GK

[8][9] [10]

Teams Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Pts
Club Bizcaya de Bilbao 43011346
Madrid FC 43011466
Vigo FC 4211885
Hamilton FC 41033122
Huelva Recreation Club 40135131

Tiebreaker Playoff Final
Main article: 1907 Copa del Rey Final

Although a round-robin tournament, a final match was played to decide the winners of the competition.

Madrid FC1–0Club Bizcaya
Manuel Prast 80'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sidney
Copa del Rey 1907 Winners
Madrid FC
3rd Title

References
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  9. "Copa del rey alfonso xiii – Corazón Blanco".
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