1901–02 Copa Macaya

The 1901–02 Copa Macaya was the 2nd staging of the Copa Macaya. This tournament is best known for being the very first trophy won by the Spanish club FC Barcelona.[1] The competition was held on the road between 22 December 1901 and ended on 12 March 1902.

1901–02 Copa Macaya
CountryCatalonia
Dates22 December 1901 – 12 March 1902
Teams5
ChampionsFC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upHispania AC
Top goal scorer(s)Joan Gamper (19 goals)
Best playerUdo Steinberg

Overview

The previous edition of the competition had been won by Hispania AC, after beating Barcelona to the title by just two points. In the decisive game, Barcelona managed to score a winner against Hispania that would have forced a playoff for the title, but the goal was disallowed by the referee due to a supposed offside, a decision heavily protested by the Barça players, in vain.[2] So in this second tournament, Barça was driven to claim the trophy and get some revenge along the way, and the first step they took was to sign Hispania's captain and best player at the tournament, Gustavo Green.[3]

The second edition was contested by 5 teams: FC Barcelona, Hispania AC, Club Espanyol (now RCD Espanyol), Català SC and Universitary SC.[4]

The pre-favorites to win the competition were the Barça team because at that time they had great international figures such as captain Joan Gamper, Arthur Witty and of course, Gustavo Green, plus a new signing Udo Steinberg, who also ended up being decisive. In the second edition of the Macaya Cup, the scenario of the previous season was repeated, with a clear superiority of Hispania and Barcelona over the rest, meaning that the title was decided in the direct confrontations between them once again. On 6 January 1902, in the first round, Barcelona beat Hispania 2–4, and when they met again in the penultimate matchday, Barça won again 1–0 thanks to a lonely goal from Steinberg, a victory that mathematically, secured them the title. In the eight games played in the tournament, Barça only conceded two goals, in the 2–4 win over Hispania, and scored a resounding 60 goals, 15 of which came on the final matchday in a 15–0 victory over Català SC, which was held at Velódromo de la Bonanova on 23 March 1902, with Steinberg netting 6 goals, and Gamper and Leask clutching a hat-trick each, thus sealing the club's first-ever piece of silverware in style.[1]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Barcelona 8 8 0 0 60 2 +58 16 Champion
2 Hispania AC 8 6 0 2 30 7 +23 12
3 Espanyol 6 3 1 2 11 20 −9 7
4 Universitary SC 8 1 2 5 8 33 −25 4
5 Català SC 8 0 1 7 3 50 −47 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match

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  1. All teams were from Barcelona, and all teams were invited to the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, but only FC Barcelona and Club Espanyol applied, the former reaching the final.

Results

The list below only includes the matches played by Barcelona due to lack of information about the remaining games.

22 December 1901 Round 2FC Barcelona7 – 0Club EspañolBarcelona
Steinberg
Gamper
García 		Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Samuel Morris
1 January 1902 Round 4FC Barcelona8 – 0University SCBarcelona
Gamper
Steinberg
García 		Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Joaquim Carril
6 January 1902 Round 5Hispania AC2 – 4FC BarcelonaBarcelona
James Morris
o.g.' 		Albéniz
Gamper
Parsons 		Stadium: Camp del carrer Muntaner
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Ball
19 January 1902 Round 7Club Español0 – 4FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Gamper
García
Steinberg 		Stadium: Camp de las Arenas
Referee: A. J. Smart
2 February 1902 Round 9University SC0 – 9FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Gamper
Steinberg
d'Ossó
Vinyas 		Stadium: Camp de l'Hotel Casanovas
Referee: Quintana
16 February 1902 Round 10FC Barcelona12 – 0Català FCBarcelona
Widerkehr
Gamper
Steinberg
Albéniz
? o.g.' o.g.'		 Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: King
9 March 1902 Round 12FC Barcelona1 – 0Hispania ACBarcelona
15:30 Steinberg Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Attendance: 5.500
Referee: Parck
23 March 1902 Round 14Català FC0 – 15FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Steinberg
Gamper
Leask
Parsons
Quirante 		Stadium: Velódromo de la Bonanova
Referee: Gmelin

Statistics

Top Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1Joan GamperFC Barcelona19
2Udo SteinbergFC Barcelona17
3Paul Widerkehr6
4Joaquín García5
5John Parsons3
6Arthur Leask

See also

References
  1. "Barça Rewind: The first ever title". www.fcbarcelona.com. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. "Primera edición de la Copa Macaya Enero-Abril 1901" [First edition of the Macaya Cup January–April 1901] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "La identidad de Gustavo Green desvelada después de 120 años" [Gustavo Green's identity revealed after 120 years] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. "Spain - Final Tables Catalonia". RSSSF. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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