1917 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey 1917 was the 17th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1917 Copa del Rey

17th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	6
Defending champions	Athletic Bilbao
Final positions
Champions	Madrid FC (5th title)
Runners-up	Arenas Club de Getxo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	46 (3.54 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Santiago Bernabéu (8 goals)
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The competition started on 11 March 1917, and concluded on 15 May 1917, with the final, held at the Camp de la Indústria in Barcelona, in which Madrid FC lifted the trophy for the 5th time ever with a 2–1 victory over Arenas Club de Getxo, thanks to a winner in extra-time from the 19-year-old Ricardo Álvarez.

Teams

• North Region: Arenas Club de Getxo
• Centre Region: Madrid FC
• South Region: Sevilla FC
• Galicia: Real Vigo Sporting
• Asturias: Sporting de Gijón
• Catalonia: FC Espanya de Barcelona

Quarterfinals

Real Vigo and España FC received a Bye to semifinals.

First leg

11 March 1917

Madrid FC	8–1	Sevilla FC
Ricardo Álvarez 5' Santiago Bernabéu Sotero Aranguren José María Sansinenea René Petit Santiago Bernabéu	Report	Spencer -' (pen.)

Estadio O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Federico Larrañaga

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22 April 1917

Sporting de Gijón	0–1	Arenas Club de Getxo
	Report	Pedro Barturen 58'

El Molinón, Gijón

Referee: Federico Larrañaga

Second leg

18 March 1917

Sevilla FC	2–1	Madrid FC
Spencer 33', 75'	Report	Santiago Bernabéu 1T'

Campo del Mercantil, Sevilla

Referee: Alenxader Miller

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Sevilla FC and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the Goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

29 April 1917

Arenas Club de Getxo	7–0	Sporting de Gijón
Julián Muñoz 8', 23', 64' Pedro Barturen 26', 75', 79', 80'	Report

Josaleta Stadium, Getxo

Referee: Carlos Dieste

Arenas Club de Getxo won 2–0 on aggregate matches.

Replay match

19 March 1917

Sevilla FC	0–4	Madrid FC
	Report	Ricardo Álvarez René Petit Santiago Bernabéu José María Sansinenea

Campo del Mercantil, Sevilla

Referee: Alenxader Miller

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Madrid FC qualified to semifinals.

Semifinals

First leg

1 April 1917

Madrid FC	4–1	España FC
Juan Petit 5' Santiago Bernabéu Antonio de Miguel	Report	Jaime Bellavista -' (pen.)

Estadio O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Torrens

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1 May 1917

Arenas Club de Getxo	2–1	Real Vigo Sporting
Florencio Peña 50' Julián Muñoz 58'	Report	Ventura Lago 72'

Josaleta Stadium, Getxo

Referee: Carlos Dieste

Second leg

8 April 1917

España FC	3–1	Madrid FC
Agustín Cruella 33' José Segarra 45' Fernando Plaza 63'	Report	Luis Saura 40'

Camp del Carrer Entença, Barcelona

Referee: Julián Ruete

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España FC and Madrid FC won one match each. At that year, the Goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.

6 May 1917

Real Vigo Sporting	1–2	Arenas Club de Getxo
Nolasco Lorenzo 5'	Report	Cacho 60', 65'

Campo de Coia, Vigo

Referee: Federico Larrañaga

Arenas Club de Getxo won 4–2 on aggregate matches.

Replay match

10 April 1917

Madrid FC	2–2 (a.e.t.)	España FC
Luis Saura 12' José María Sansinenea 100'	Report	Rafael Raich 20' Prat 115' (pen.)

Camp del Carrer Entença, Barcelona

Referee: José Torrens

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Second replay match

29 April 1917

España FC	0–1	Madrid FC
	Report	José María Sansinenea -' (pen.)

Camp del Carrer Entença, Barcelona

Referee: R. Arzuaga

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Final

Main article: 1917 Copa del Rey Final

13 May 1917

16:00 CET

Madrid FC	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Arenas Club de Getxo
	Report

Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Paco Bru

Replay

15 May 1917

16:00 CET

Madrid FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Arenas Club de Getxo
René Petit 75' Ricardo Álvarez 113'	Report	Manolo Suárez 15'

Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Paco Bru

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Copa del Rey 1917 winners
Madrid FC 5th title