1902 Copa de la Coronación
The trophy on display in the Athletic Bilbao museum | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bizcaya |
| Runners-up | FC Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 27 (5.4 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Walter Evans William Dyer (5 goals each) |
The 1902 Copa de la Coronación (Coronation Cup in English) was a football competition in honour of the coronation of Alfonso XIII of Spain. The Royal Spanish Football Federation does not recognize it as the first season of the Copa del Rey, which began the following year.
The competition was thought up after Carlos Padrós, later president of Madrid FC, suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfonso XIII. Four other teams joined Madrid for the first competition: FC Barcelona, Club Español de Foot-Ball, Bizcaya (a combination of Athletic Club and Bilbao Football Club) and New Foot-Ball Club. The competition featured the first recorded game between Barcelona and Madrid FC, with the former emerging as 3–1 winners, courtesy of goals from Udo Steinberg and Joan Gamper.
Carlos Padrós was also the referee of the final, held at the Hipódromo in Madrid, in which Bizcaya lifted the trophy after beating Barcelona 2–1.