1907 Copa del Rey

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1907 Copa del Rey
5th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams5
Defending champions Madrid FC
Final positions
ChampionsMadrid FC (3rd title)
Runner-up Club Vizcaya
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored38 (3.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Antonio Neyra (5 goals)
  1906
1908  

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

Contents

The competition started on 24 March 1907, and concluded on 30 March 1907, with the Final Playoff, in which Madrid FC lifted the trophy for the third time in a row after beating Club Vizcaya 1–0 with a goal from Manuel Prast.

Participants

The tournament reached a new record for clubs participating.

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 Bilbao and Unión Atlética Vizcaína), Hamilton FC of Salamanca and Vigo FC. While the Catalan regional champion X Sporting Club was invited, but again declined to participate due to internal dissent and excessive travel costs.

Of these eleven teams, FC Barcelona and San Sebastian RC withdrew before the draw, while Moderno Guadalajara had their entry rejected by the organizers. Under the rules of the time, the four teams from Madrid had to play a preliminary competition to choose one representative: Madrid FC won this competition to qualify.

Thus, five teams took part in the main tournament:

Group stage

Vigo FC 3–3 Huelva Recreation Club
Pepe Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Wilfrid Hambly Soccerball shade.svg60', 80'
Report ? Soccerball shade.svg
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Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Isidro Lloret
Club Vizcaya 3–2 Madrid FC
Charles Simmons Soccerball shade.svg60', 80'
Alfonso Sena Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report1
Report2
Federico Revuelto Soccerball shade.svg50'
Manuel Prast Soccerball shade.svg65'
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Sidney (Hamilton FC)
Vigo FC 1–3 Madrid FC
Wilfrid Hambly Soccerball shade.svg30' Report
[1]
José Giralt Soccerball shade.svg20'
Andrés Ocaña Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.)
Armando Giralt Soccerball shade.svg70'
Club Vizcaya 5–0 Hamilton FC
Hermenegildo García Soccerball shade.svg10'
Juan Goyoaga Soccerball shade.svg51'
Tomás Murga Soccerball shade.svg59'
Alfonso Sena Soccerball shade.svg60'
Charles Simmons Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report1
Report2
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Isidro Lloret
Hamilton FC 2–0 Huelva Recreation Club
? Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
Report
Vigo FC 2–1 Club Vizcaya
Pepe Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg60'
José María Abalo Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Hermenegildo García Soccerball shade.svg70'
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Sidney (Hamilton FC)
Madrid FC 5–0 Hamilton FC
Armando Giralt Soccerball shade.svg10', 70'
Antonio Neyra Soccerball shade.svg50', 55', 85'
Report
[2]
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg César Baraja
Club Vizcaya 4–0 Huelva Recreation Club
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? Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
[3]
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg
Hamilton FC 1–2 Vigo FC
Patrick Reid Soccerball shade.svg20' Report
[4]
Enrique Lendy Soccerball shade.svg10'
José María Abalo Soccerball shade.svg30'
Madrid FC 4–2 Huelva Recreation Club
Antonio Neyra Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Federico Revuelto Soccerball shade.svg
Armando Giralt Soccerball shade.svg
[5] [6] [7] ? Soccerball shade.svg
Manuel Fernández Balbuena Soccerball shade.svg GK
Hipódromo , Madrid, Spain
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg
TeamsPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAPts
Club Vizcaya de Bilbao 43011346
Madrid FC 43011466
Vigo FC 4211885
Hamilton FC 41033122
Huelva Recreation Club 40135131

Final

At the conclusion of the round-robin tournament, Madrid FC and Club Vizcaya finished level on points; therefore, a playoff match to determine the champion was required.

Madrid FC 1–0 Club Vizcaya
Manuel Prast Soccerball shade.svg80' Report
Hipódromo, Madrid
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Flag of Ireland.svg Sidney (Hamilton FC)
Copa del Rey 1907 Winners
Madrid FC
3rd Title

References

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  2. "Ficha Madrid F.C.-Hamilton F. C. 1907". El Aguanis.
  3. "Official Athletic Club Website".
  4. "Campeón Lineal de España de Fútbol: Capítulo 2º: En Madrid (VI). Temporada 1906-07 (IV). Campeonato de España 1907 (IV). Quinto día". 16 October 2013.
  5. "El Aguanis - Ficha Madrid F.C.-Huelva Recreación 1907".
  6. "Copa del rey alfonso xiii – Corazón Blanco". Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  7. "Campeón Lineal de España de Fútbol: Capítulo 2º: En Madrid (VI). Temporada 1906-07 (IV). Campeonato de España 1907". 6 October 2013.