1916 Copa del Rey
16th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	3
Defending champions	Athletic Bilbao
Final positions
Champions	Athletic Bilbao (7th title)
Runner-up	Madrid FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	30 (6 per match)
← 1915 1917 →

The Copa del Rey 1916 was the 16th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 26 March 1916, and concluded on 7 May 1916, with the final, held at the Camp de la Indústria in Barcelona, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 7th time ever with a 4–0 victory over Madrid FC, with a hat-trick from Félix Zubizarreta. It was Athletic's third title in a row, thus gaining the right to keep the trophy. However, this tournament is best known for its El Clásico in the semi-finals which saw Madrid FC and FC Barcelona go head-to-head for the first time in 14 years in the competition's history, and the two sides were only separated after four thrilling matches including a dramatic 6–6 draw with extra-time and hat-tricks from the likes of Bernabéu and Alcántara.^[1]^[2]

Teams

Fortuna de Vigo (Champions of Galicia) and Español de Cádiz (Champions of Andalusia) withdrew before the draw.

Semifinal

First leg

26 March 1916

FC Barcelona	2–1	Madrid FC
Alcántara 39' Martínez 85'	Report	Juan Petit 17'

Camp del carrer Muntaner, Barcelona

Referee:

Leandro Aguirreche

^[1] ^[3]

Second leg

2 April 1916

Madrid FC	4–1	FC Barcelona
Bernabéu 35' (pen.), 40', 60' Juan Petit 80'	Report	Martínez 20'

Campo de O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Ezequiel Montero

^[1] ^[4]

FC Barcelona and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the Goal difference was not taken into account.

First replay

13 April 1916

Madrid CF	6–6 (a.e.t.)	FC Barcelona
Luis Belaunde 2', 55', 87' Bernabéu 23', 98', 118' (pen.)	Report	Alcántara 15', 30', 102' Mallorqui 67' Bau 70' Martínez 112'

Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid

Referee:

José Berraondo

^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Second replay

15 April 1916

Madrid FC	4–2 (a.e.t.) ^[8]	FC Barcelona
Bernabéu 25' Zabalo 85' Aranguren 100', 108'	Report	Martínez 11', 38'

Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid

Referee:

José Berraondo

^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

Final

Main article: 1916 Copa del Rey Final

7 May 1916

16:00 CET

Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Madrid FC
Acedo 12' Zubizarreta 23', 60', 69'

Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona

Attendance: 6,000

Referee:

Francisco Bru

^[12] ^[13] ^[14]

Copa del Rey 1916 winners
Athletic Bilbao 7th title

Notes

References

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