The Copa del Rey 1908 was the 6th staging of the
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
, the
Spanish
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football
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cup competition. It started and ended on 12 April.
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
refused to enter to protest the behaviour of Madrid supporters at some games of the
previous tournament. Other teams invited, like the
Catalan champion X Sporting Club
The X Sporting Club, officially founded as Football Club X, was a football team based in Barcelona, Spain, which existed during the years 1902 and 1908. They won the Catalan football championship, Catalan championship three times in a row between ...
, declined the invitation for economic reasons. Ultimately, only two teams were entered:
Madrid FC
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
and
Real Vigo Sporting
Real Vigo Sporting Club, was a Spanish football club based in Vigo, Galicia, founded in 1905.
Background
Vigo was one of the cities through which football entered the Iberian Peninsula, thanks to British sailors and workers. The first demonst ...
.
The tournament was won by
Madrid FC
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, who claimed their fourth Cup title in a row. They beat
Vigo Sporting 2–1 in the
final
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thanks to goals from
Antonio Neyra
Antonio Sánchez de Neyra Castro (16 March 1884 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Madrid FC, Club Español de Madrid and RCD Espanyol. He was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Madri ...
and
Federico Revuelto
Federico Revuelto (born 1883) was a Guatemalan footballer who played for the Madrid Football Club from 1902 to 1912.
Biography
Federico Revuelto was born in Cuyotenango, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala in 1883.
Revuelto initially started playin ...
.
Final
References
External links
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1908
Events
January
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1908 domestic association football cups
1907–08 in Spanish football