1923 Copa del Rey

1923 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
23rd Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams8
Defending championsFC Barcelona
Final positions
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (9th title)
Runner-upEuropa
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Manuel Cros (4 goals)
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The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1923 was the 23rd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

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

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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 1–8 Athletic Bilbao 1–3 0–5
Real Vigo Sporting 3–4 Real Sociedad 3–1 0–3
Valencia FC 2–6 Sporting Gijón 1–0 1–6
CD Europa 6–1 Sevilla FC 4–0 2–1
  • Tiebreaker (because of equality of points - 1 win each)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting Gijón 2–0 Valencia FC
Real Sociedad 4–1 Real Vigo Sporting

First leg

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Real Madrid1–3Athletic Bilbao
Bernabéu 20' Report Sesúmaga 19' (pen.), 28' (pen.), 51'
Referee: Spain Manuel Lemmel
Real Vigo Sporting3–1Real Sociedad
Ramón 20'
Gerardito 37'
Moncho Gil 50'		 Report Juantegui 17'
Referee: Spain Orbón
Valencia FC1–0Sporting Gijón
Montes 87' Report
Referee: France Lucien Leclercq
CD Europa4–0Sevilla FC
Julià 50', 80'
Cros 70', 75'		 Report
Referee: Spain Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg

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Athletic Bilbao5–0Real Madrid
Travieso 16', 88'
Laca 62', 87'
Larraza 71'		 Report
Referee: Spain Josep Llovera

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

Sporting Gijón6–1Valencia FC
Infiesta 26' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Arcadio 28'
Bolado 67'
Morilla 80'
Corsino 83'		 Report Montes 16'
Referee: Spain Julián Echevarrieta
Sevilla FC1–2CD Europa
Kinké 60' Report Cros 8'
Pelaó 70'
Referee: Spain Rasero Arribillaga

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

Real Sociedad3–0Real Vigo
Olaizola 18', 76' (pen.)
Artola 50'		 Report

Tie break

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Sporting Gijón2–0Valencia FC
Bolado 4'
Palacios 17'		 Report
Teatinos, Oviedo
Referee: Spain Julián Echevarrieta
Real Sociedad4–1Real Vigo Sporting
Juantegui 13'
Rosales 65'
Olaizola 83'
Artola 88'		 Report Ramón 56'
Referee: Spain Enrique Peris

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Sociedad 0–2 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 0–2
CD Europa 5–3 Sporting Gijón 3–2 2–1

First leg

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Real Sociedad0–0Athletic Bilbao
Report
CD Europa3–2Sporting Gijón
Pellicer 20'
Olivella 40'
Cros 78'		 Report Morilla 57'
Palacios 85'
Referee: Spain Rasero Arribillaga

Second leg

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Athletic Bilbao2–0Real Sociedad
Echevarría 7'
Carmelo 45+1'		 Report
Referee: Spain Manuel Lemmel

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

Sporting Gijón1–2CD Europa
Palacios 10' Report Pellicer 12'
Julià 88'
Referee: Spain José Murguía

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

Final

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Main article: 1923 Copa del Rey Final
Athletic Bilbao1 – 0CD Europa
Travieso 29' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Rasero Arribillaga
Copa del Rey 1923 winners
Athletic Bilbao
9th title

References

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  1. ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1923". linguasport.com. 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.
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