1916 Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey 1916 was the 14th edition of the Spanish Football Cup Copa del Rey.
The contest started on March 26 and ended with the final on May 7, 1916 at Camp del Carrer Indústria in Barcelona. Defender of the Cup competition was Athletic Bilbao. The title was won again by Athletic Bilbao a 4-0 win in the final against Madrid FC.
Participant
Español FC and RC Fortuna Vigo did not participate in the competition. Could the clashing in the semifinal teams will each win one of the games, the goal difference for the determination of the winner was not used, but played a playoff.
Semifinal
The first leg was the return match held on March 26, April 2, 1916.
Team # 1 played the first game at home.
Playoffs
Both matches were played on 13 and 15 April at the Estadio de O'Donnell in Madrid. In the second match of FC Barcelona left the game seven minutes from the end of the extension of Prostest.
Final
With the 4-0 victory over the former record holder Madrid FC, since 1908 after 8 years again reached the final for the first time, Athletic Bilbao won the Spanish Cup for the third time in a row, making the former second trophy in the possession of Athletic passed. Overall, they were for the seventh time Spanish Cup winner and thus extended their lead as record winner before is no longer being shiny Madrid FC ( 4 tracks ) from.
Winning team
(in brackets the matches and goals are specified)
- Goal: Cecilio Ibarreche (1 / -)
- Defense: Luis Hurtado (1 / -), Luis María Solaun (1 / -)
- Midfielders: Belauste (1 / - ), José Cabieces (1 / -), Esteban Eguía (1 / -)
- Storm: Domingo Gómez- Acedo ( 1/1), Germán (1 / -), Luis Iceta (C ) (1 / -), Pichichi (1 / -), Félix Zubizarreta ( 1/3)
- Coach: Billy Barnes
Statistic
In addition an own goal of Barça goalkeeper Brú.