1915 Copa del Rey

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1915 Copa del Rey
15th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain
Teams4
Defending champions Athletic Bilbao
Final positions
Champions Athletic Bilbao (6th title)
Runner-up RCD Español
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored16 (3.2 per match)
  1914
1916  

The Copa del Rey 1915 was the 15th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

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The competition started on 15 April 1915 and concluded on 2 May 1915, with the final, held at the Estadio de Amute in Irun, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the sixth time ever with a resounding 5–0 victory over RCD Español, with a hat-trick from the great Pichichi. [1]

Teams

Semifinals

First leg

[3]

Sociedad Gimnástica 2–3 RCD Español
Ricardo Uribarri Soccerball shade.svg25'
Escudero Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Darío Somoza Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Pakán Soccerball shade.svg40'
Juan López Soccerball shade.svg60'

Second leg

Athletic Bilbao 5–1 Fortuna de Vigo
Domingo Acedo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Félix Zubizarreta Soccerball shade.svg44', 60', 70'
Dimas Fernández Soccerball shade.svg80' (o.g.)
Report Jacobo Torres Soccerball shade.svg65'

[4] Athletic won 5–1 on aggregate

RCD Español 3–0 Sociedad Gimnástica
Felipe Janer Soccerball shade.svg2'
Juan López Soccerball shade.svg20', 60'
Report
Campo de la Calle Muntaner, Barcelona
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Francisco Doménech

RCD Español 6–2 on aggregate

Final

Athletic Bilbao 5–0 RCD Español
Pichichi Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.), 43', 60'
Félix Zubizarreta Soccerball shade.svg69'
Germán Echevarría Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report
Amute, Irun
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Flag of England.svg Walter Hermann

[5]

Copa del Rey 1915 winners
Athletic Bilbao
6th title

Notes

  1. "Spain - Cup 1915". RSSSF . 20 January 2000. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. The champions of the Campeonato Regional Centro were Racing de Madrid, who were ineligible for the tournament as they had not been members of Spanish Football Federation for the required six months.
  3. "Official Athletic Club Website".
  4. "Athletic vs Fortuna de Vigo". Official Athletic Club Website. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. "Official Athletic Club Website".

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