1919 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1919 was the 19th edition of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on April 12, 1919 and concluded on May 18, 1919 with the Final, held at the Paseo Martínez Campos in Madrid, in which Arenas de Guecho lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 5–2 victory over FC Barcelona.

Teams

• Biscay: Arenas Club de Getxo
• Gipuzkoa: Real Sociedad
• Center Region: Racing de Madrid
• South Region: Sevilla FC
• Galicia: Real Vigo Sporting
• Asturias: Sporting de Gijón
• Catalonia: FC Barcelona
• Levante: CD Águilas^[1]

Quarterfinals

Sevilla FC qualified for the semifinals, as CD Águilas withdrew before the start of the tournament.

First leg

Second leg

Arenas Club de Getxo and Racing de Madrid won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

Sporting de Gijón and Real Vigo Sporting tied 0–0. A replay match was played.

FC Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate matches and qualified for the semifinals.

Replay matches

Arenas Club qualified for the semifinals.

Real Vigo qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Final

18 May 1919 17:30 CEST	Arenas de Getxo	5–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Barcelona	Paseo Martínez Campos, Madrid Referee: Julián Ruete
	Sesúmaga  12', 80', 96' Peña  116' Ibaibarriaga  119'		38' Viñals  55' Lakatos

Notes

1. ^ CD Águilas withdrew before the start of the tournament.

References

• RSSSF.com
• Linguasport.com