1923 Copa del Rey

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1923 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
23rd Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams8
Defending champions FC Barcelona
Final positions
Champions Athletic Bilbao (9th title)
Runner-up Europa
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Manuel Cros (4 goals)
  1922
1924  

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

Contents

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

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Madrid 1–8 Athletic Bilbao 1–30–5
Real Vigo Sporting 3–4 Real Sociedad 3–10–3
Valencia FC 2–6 Sporting Gijón 1–01–6
CD Europa 6–1 Sevilla FC 4–02–1
Team 1 Score Team 2
Sporting Gijón 2–0 Valencia FC
Real Sociedad 4–1 Real Vigo Sporting

First leg

Real Madrid 1–3 Athletic Bilbao
Bernabéu Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Sesúmaga Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.), 28' (pen.), 51'
Madrid
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Manuel Lemmel
Real Vigo Sporting 3–1 Real Sociedad
Ramón Soccerball shade.svg20'
Gerardito Soccerball shade.svg37'
Moncho Gil Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Juantegui Soccerball shade.svg17'
Campo de Coia, Vigo
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Orbón
Valencia FC 1–0 Sporting Gijón
Montes Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
Campo de Algirós, Valencia
Referee: Flag of France.svg Lucien Leclercq
CD Europa 4–0 Sevilla FC
Julià Soccerball shade.svg50', 80'
Cros Soccerball shade.svg70', 75'
Report
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg

Athletic Bilbao 5–0 Real Madrid
Travieso Soccerball shade.svg16', 88'
Laca Soccerball shade.svg62', 87'
Larraza Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report
San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Josep Llovera

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

Sporting Gijón 6–1 Valencia FC
Infiesta Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Arcadio Soccerball shade.svg28'
Bolado Soccerball shade.svg67'
Morilla Soccerball shade.svg80'
Corsino Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Montes Soccerball shade.svg16'
El Molinón, Gijón
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Julián Echevarrieta
Sevilla FC 1–2 CD Europa
Kinké Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Cros Soccerball shade.svg8'
Pelaó Soccerball shade.svg70'
Campo de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Rasero Arribillaga

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

Tie break

Sporting Gijón 2–0 Valencia FC
Bolado Soccerball shade.svg4'
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg17'
Report
Teatinos, Oviedo
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Julián Echevarrieta

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Sociedad 0–2 Athletic Bilbao 0–00–2
CD Europa 5–3 Sporting Gijón 3–22–1

First leg

CD Europa 3–2 Sporting Gijón
Pellicer Soccerball shade.svg20'
Olivella Soccerball shade.svg40'
Cros Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Morilla Soccerball shade.svg57'
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg85'
Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg

Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Real Sociedad
Echevarría Soccerball shade.svg7'
Carmelo Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Report
San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Manuel Lemmel

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

Sporting Gijón 1–2 CD Europa
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Pellicer Soccerball shade.svg12'
Julià Soccerball shade.svg88'
El Molinón, Gijón
Referee: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg José Murguía

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

Final

Athletic Bilbao 1 – 0 CD Europa
Travieso Soccerball shade.svg29' Report
Les Corts, Barcelona
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rasero Arribillaga
Copa del Rey 1923 winners
Athletic Bilbao
9th title

References

  1. "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1923". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. 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.