1921 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1921 was the 21st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1921 Copa del Rey
21st Copa del Rey
CountrySpain Spain
Teams8
Defending championsFC Barcelona
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (8th title)
Runners-upAthletic Madrid
Matches played12
Goals scored50 (4.17 per match)
← 1920
1922 →

The competition started on 9 April 1921, and concluded on 8 May 1921, with the Final, held at the San Mamés in Bilbao, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the eighth time with a 4–1 victory over Athletic Madrid thanks to two braces from José María Laca and Domingo Acedo.[1][2]

Teams

Quarterfinals

FC Barcelona withdrew in protest after the Spanish Federation moved the final to Seville:[3] Athletic Madrid, who they had been drawn against, qualified for the semifinals.

First leg
Fortuna Vigo5–1Real Unión
Redondela 29', 61'
Posada 33', 80'
Polo 68'		 Report Emery 32'
Referee: Spain Bertrán de Lis
Athletic Bilbao2–1Sporting Gijón
Belauste I 8'
Antón Allende 42'
Laca soccer ball with red X		 Report Palacios 35'
Sevilla FC2–0Levante de Murcia
Escobar 30'
Cabeza 88'		 Report
Referee: Spain Bertrán de Lis

Second leg
Real Unión3–2Fortuna Vigo
Patricio 8'
Jáuregui 27'
Emery 78'		 Report Redondela 58'
Polo 79'

Fortuna Vigo and Real Unión won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

Sporting Gijón0–1Athletic Bilbao
Report Acedo 79' (pen.)
Referee: Spain José Bidagor

Athletic Bilbao qualified for the semifinals.

Levante de Murcia0–3Sevilla FC
Report Kinké 20', 40' (pen.)
Brand 50'
Campo La Torre de la Marquesa, Murcia

Sevilla FC qualified for the semifinals.

Replay match
Real Unión4–3Fortuna Vigo
René Petit 30' (pen.)
Amantegui 54', 65'
Patricio 85'		 Report Posada 10', 60'
Torres 70' (pen.)
Referee: Spain Carlos Dieste

Real Unión qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

First leg
Real Unión1–2Athletic Madrid
Amantegui 50' Report Tuduri 20', 22'
Referee: Spain Enrique Peris
Sevilla FC4–2Athletic Bilbao
Referee: Spain

Second leg
Athletic Madrid5–2Real Unión
Olalquiaga 65' (pen.)
Triana 80', 86', 88'
Fajardo 82'		 Report Maritorena 2'
Emery 15' (pen.)
Referee: Spain José Torrens

Athletic Madrid qualified for the final.

Athletic Bilbao1–1Sevilla FC
Referee: Spain

Sevilla FC won the semifinals, but was disqualified because of an illegal line-up in quarter-finals. Athletic Bilbao qualified for the final.[3]

Final
Main article: 1921 Copa del Rey Final
Athletic Bilbao4–1Athletic Madrid
Laca 29', 73'
Acedo 41' (pen.), 68'		 Report Triana 38'
Attendance: 15,000
Copa del Rey 1921 winners
Athletic Bilbao
8th title

References
  1. "Spain - Cup 1921". RSSSF. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. "Copa del Rey 1920-21". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. "1921: El primer duelo entre atléticos" [1921: The first duel of the Athletics] (in Spanish). RFEF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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