1901–02 Copa Macaya

The 1901–02 Copa Macaya was the 2nd staging of the Copa Macaya. This tournament is best known for being the very first trophy won by the Spanish club FC Barcelona.^[1] The competition was held on the road between 22 December 1901 and ended on 12 March 1902.

1901–02 Copa Macaya

Tournament details
Country	Catalonia
Dates	22 December 1901 – 12 March 1902
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	FC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-up	Hispania AC
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Joan Gamper (19 goals)
Awards
Best player	Udo Steinberg
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

Overview

The previous edition of the competition had been won by Hispania AC, after beating Barcelona to the title by just two points. In the decisive game, Barcelona managed to score a winner against Hispania that would have forced a playoff for the title, but the goal was disallowed by the referee due to a supposed offside, a decision heavily protested by the Barça players, in vain.^[2] So in this second tournament, Barça was driven to claim the trophy and get some revenge along the way, and the first step they took was to sign Hispania's captain and best player at the tournament, Gustavo Green.^[3]

The second edition was contested by 5 teams: FC Barcelona, Hispania AC, Club Espanyol (now RCD Espanyol), Català SC and Universitary SC.^[4]

The pre-favorites to win the competition were the Barça team because at that time they had great international figures such as captain Joan Gamper, Arthur Witty and of course, Gustavo Green, plus a new signing Udo Steinberg, who also ended up being decisive. In the second edition of the Macaya Cup, the scenario of the previous season was repeated, with a clear superiority of Hispania and Barcelona over the rest, meaning that the title was decided in the direct confrontations between them once again. On 6 January 1902, in the first round, Barcelona beat Hispania 2–4, and when they met again in the penultimate matchday, Barça won again 1–0 thanks to a lonely goal from Steinberg, a victory that mathematically, secured them the title. In the eight games played in the tournament, Barça only conceded two goals, in the 2–4 win over Hispania, and scored a resounding 60 goals, 15 of which came on the final matchday in a 15–0 victory over Català SC, which was held at Velódromo de la Bonanova on 23 March 1902, with Steinberg netting 6 goals, and Gamper and Leask clutching a hat-trick each, thus sealing the club's first-ever piece of silverware in style.^[1]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Barcelona	8	8	0	0	60	2	+58	16	Champion
2	Hispania AC	8	6	0	2	30	7	+23	12
3	Espanyol	6	3	1	2	11	20	−9	7
4	Universitary SC	8	1	2	5	8	33	−25	4
5	Català SC	8	0	1	7	3	50	−47	1

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match

^[a]

1. All teams were from Barcelona, and all teams were invited to the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, but only FC Barcelona and Club Espanyol applied, the former reaching the final.

Results

The list below only includes the matches played by Barcelona due to lack of information about the remaining games.

FC Barcelona v Club Español

22 December 1901 Round 2	FC Barcelona	7 – 0	Club Español	Barcelona
	Steinberg Gamper García			Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta Referee: Samuel Morris

FC Barcelona v University SC

1 January 1902 Round 4	FC Barcelona	8 – 0	University SC	Barcelona
	Gamper Steinberg García			Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta Referee: Joaquim Carril

Hispania AC v FC Barcelona

6 January 1902 Round 5	Hispania AC	2 – 4	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
	James Morris o.g.'		Albéniz Gamper Parsons	Stadium: Camp del carrer Muntaner Attendance: 3.000 Referee: Ball

Club Español v FC Barcelona

19 January 1902 Round 7	Club Español	0 – 4	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
			Gamper García Steinberg	Stadium: Camp de las Arenas Referee: A. J. Smart

University SC v FC Barcelona

2 February 1902 Round 9	University SC	0 – 9	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
			Gamper Steinberg d'Ossó Vinyas	Stadium: Camp de l'Hotel Casanovas Referee: Quintana

FC Barcelona v Català FC

16 February 1902 Round 10	FC Barcelona	12 – 0	Català FC	Barcelona
	Widerkehr Gamper Steinberg Albéniz ? o.g.' o.g.'			Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta Referee: King

FC Barcelona v Hispania AC

9 March 1902 Round 12	FC Barcelona	1 – 0	Hispania AC	Barcelona
15:30	Steinberg			Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta Attendance: 5.500 Referee: Parck

Català FC v FC Barcelona

23 March 1902 Round 14	Català FC	0 – 15	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
			Steinberg Gamper Leask Parsons Quirante	Stadium: Velódromo de la Bonanova Referee: Gmelin

Statistics

Top Scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Joan Gamper	FC Barcelona	19
2	Udo Steinberg	FC Barcelona	17
3	Paul Widerkehr		6
4	Joaquín García		5
5	John Parsons		3
6	Arthur Leask

See also

• Catalan football championship
• 1902 Copa de la Coronación
• 1901–02 FC Barcelona season