1918 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1918 was the 18th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1918 Copa del Rey
18th Copa del Rey
Country
Teams6
Defending championsMadrid FC
ChampionsReal Unión (2nd title)
Runners-upMadrid FC
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
1917
1919

The competition started on 8 April 1918, and concluded on 2 May 1918 with the Final, held at the O'Donnell in Madrid, in which Real Unión lifted the trophy for the second time with a 20 victory over Madrid FC.[1]

Teams

Quarter-finals

Recreativo de Huelva and RC Fortuna received a bye to the semi-finals.

First leg

RCD Español30Madrid FC

This was a one-legged match, played on neutral ground. Real Unión advanced to the semi-finals.

Second leg

Madrid FC10RCD Español

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

Madrid FC21RCD Español

Madrid FC advanced to the semi-finals

Semifinals

First leg


Real Unión41RC Fortuna

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

Second leg

Madrid FC won 20 on aggregate.

Final

Real Unión20Madrid FC
Legarreta 45', 85'
Referee: Francisco Torrens
Copa del Rey 1918 winners
Real Unión
2nd title

References

  1. Diego García (6 November 2017). "El Real Unión campeón de 1918: histórico por una renuncia" [Real Unión champion of 1918: historic for a resignation] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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