1918 Copa del Rey

1918 Copa del Rey

Country	Spain
Teams	6
Champions	Real Union
Runner-up	Madrid FC
Matches played	8
Goals scored	25 (3.13 per match)
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The Copa del Rey 1918 was the 16th edition of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on April 8, 1918 and concluded on May 2, 1918 with the Final, held at the O'Donnell in Madrid, in which Real Union lifted the trophy for the second time ever with a 2–0 victory over Madrid FC.

Teams

• North Region: Real Unión
• Center Region: Madrid FC
• South Region: Recreativo de Huelva
• Galicia: RC Fortuna
• Asturias: Sporting de Gijón
• Catalonia: RCD Español

Quarterfinals

Recreativo de Huelva and RC Fortuna received a bye to semifinals.

First leg

April 8, 1918	RCD Español	3–0	Madrid FC	Barcelona

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May 7, 1918	Real Unión	4–1	Sporting de Gijón	Madrid

This was a one-legged match, played in neutral ground. Real Unión advanced to semifinals.

Second leg

April 14, 1918	Madrid FC	1–0	RCD Español	Madrid

RCD Español and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

Replay match

April 16, 1918	Madrid FC	2–1	RCD Español	Madrid

Madrid FC advanced to the semifinals

Semifinals

First leg

April 21, 1918	Recreativo de Huelva	0–2	Madrid FC	Huelva

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May 9, 1918	Real Unión	4–1	RC Fortuna	Madrid

This was a one-legged match, played in neutral ground. Real Unión advanced to the final.

Second leg

April 28, 1918	Madrid FC	4–0	Recreativo de Huelva	Madrid

Madrid FC won 2–0 on aggregate matches.

Final

Main article: 1918 Copa del Rey Final

May 12, 1918 17:00 CET	Real Unión	2–0	Madrid FC	O'Donnell, Madrid Referee: Francisco Torrens
	Legarreta  45', 85'

Copa del Rey 1918 winners
Real Unión 2nd title

References

• RSSSF.com
• LinguaSport.com