1918 Copa del Rey
18th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams6
Defending championsMadrid FC
Final positions
ChampionsReal Unión (1st title)
Runner-upMadrid FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Santiago Bernabéu
Manuel Posada
(4 goals)
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The Copa del Rey 1918 was the 18th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 8 April 1918, and concluded on 2 May 1918 with the final, held at the O'Donnell in Madrid, in which Real Unión lifted the trophy for the first time[1][2] (second time counting the trophy won by Racing de Irun in 1913) with a 2–0 victory over Madrid FC with Juan Legarreta netting both goals for Unión.[3][4]

Teams

Quarter-finals

Recreativo de Huelva and Fortuna de Vigo received a bye to the semi-finals. Real Unión and Sporting Gijón played a single match at a neutral venue, instead of a two-legged tie.

First leg

RCD Español3–0Madrid FC
Lorenzo Alvarado 3'
Clemente Gràcia 30', 40'		 Report
Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona
Referee: Spain Enrique Salvó

Second leg

Madrid FC1–0RCD Español
Santiago Bernabéu 1T' Report
Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid
Referee: Spain Ezequiel Montero

RCD Español and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

Replay

Madrid FC2–1RCD Español
Manuel Posada 5'
Santiago Bernabéu 10'		 Report Clemente Gràcia 40'
Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid
Referee: Spain Federico Larrañaga

Madrid FC advanced to the semi-finals

One-legged game

Real Unión4–1Sporting de Gijón
Agustín Amantegui 10'
René Petit 20', 30' (pen.), 40' (pen.)		 Report Senén Villaverde III 50' (pen.)
Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid
Referee: Spain José Torrens

This was a one-legged match, played on neutral ground. Real Unión advanced to the semi-finals.

Semifinals

First leg

Recreativo de Huelva0–2Madrid FC
Report Manuel Posada
Santiago Bernabéu
Huelva
Referee: Spain Juan Artola

Second leg

Madrid FC4–0Recreativo de Huelva
Ricardo Álvarez 40' (pen.)
Manuel Posada 45', 70'
Santiago Bernabéu 60'		 Report
Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid
Referee: Spain Federico Larrañaga

Madrid FC won 2–0 on aggregate matches.

One-legged game

Real Unión4–1Fortuna de Vigo
Patricio 20', 70'
Pepe Angoso 40', 60'		 Report Enrique Domínguez "Catalán" 83'
Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid), Madrid
Referee: Spain Enrique Peris

This was a one-legged match, played on neutral ground, and it was Real Unión who advanced to the final with a 4–1 win.

Final

Main article: 1918 Copa del Rey Final
Real Unión2–0Madrid FC
Juan Legarreta 45', 85' Report
Estadio O'Donnell, Madrid
Referee: Francisco Torrens

[5] [6]

Copa del Rey 1918 winners
Real Unión
1st title

References

  1. ^ "TRACK RECORD - The team in white win their 20th Copa trophy. - LIST OF WINNERS OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - COPA DE SM EL REY". RFEF.es (RFEF official website). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ Real Federación Española de Fútbol (March 2011). "Historial" (PDF). Revista Oficial de la R.F.E.F. p. 70. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ Diego García (6 November 2017). "El Real Unión campeón de 1918: histórico por una renuncia" [Real Unión champion of 1918: historic for a resignation] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Copa del Rey 1917-18". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1918". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Spain - Cup 1918". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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