1909 COPA DEL REY

1909 Copa del Rey
7th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	5
Defending champions	Madrid FC
Final positions
Champions	Club Ciclista (1st title)
Runner-up	Español de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	17 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	George McGuinness; (6 goals)
	← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 Copa del Rey was the 7th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 4 April 1909, and concluded on 8 April 1909, with the final, held at the O'Donnell, in Madrid, in which Club Ciclista de San Sebastián lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 3–1 victory over Español Madrid. The Basque goalscorers were George McGuinness, Charles Simmons and Miguel Sena.^[1]^[2]

Club Ciclista de San Sebastián are the predecessors of Real Sociedad. After winning the cup trophy, on 7 September 1909 the players of Club Ciclista founded a new in club in San Sebastián, called Vasconia, later changing the name to Real Sociedad. The trophy of the 1909 Copa del Rey is in Real Sociedad's museum.^[3]

First round

4 April 1909

Club Ciclista	4–2	Athletic Bilbao
George McGuinness 20', 30', 80' ( pen.) Charles Simmons 50' ( pen.)	Report^[4]	Luis Saura 10' ( pen.) Mortimer 60'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Manuel Yarza ( Español de Madrid)

Semifinals

5 April 1909

Español de Madrid	3–2	FC Barcelona
Antonio Neyra 60', 70', 87'	Report^[5]	Romà Forns 30' Charles Wallace 50'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Vicente Lescaille

6 April 1909

Club Ciclista	2–0	Galicia FC
George McGuinness 30', 85'	Report

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Charles Simmons

Final

8 April 1909

Club Ciclista	3–1	Español de Madrid
George McGuinness 30' ( pen.) Charles Simmons 47' Miguel Sena 2T'	^[6]	José Giralt 2T'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Alfonso Almasqué

Copa del Rey 1909 Winners
Club Ciclista 1st Title

References

^ "Spain - Cup 1909". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "1909 Copa del Rey Alfonso". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Web oficial de la Real Sociedad S.A.D". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "Official Athletic Club Website".
^ "Barça partidos 1908/09".
^ "Corazón Blanco – Invertimos en el Real Madrid".

[1] "Spain - Cup 1909". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[2] "1909 Copa del Rey Alfonso". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[3] "Web oficial de la Real Sociedad S.A.D". Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[4] "Official Athletic Club Website".

[5] "Barça partidos 1908/09".

[6] "Corazón Blanco – Invertimos en el Real Madrid".

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Seasons	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1928–29 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1944–45 1946 1947 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1951 1952 1952–53 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1969 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 ( FECF & UECF) 1911 1912 1913 ( FECF & UECF) 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Related	Finals 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final 1937 Copa de la España Libre Aragón Championship Asturias Championship Central (Castille) Championship Catalonia Championship Gipuzkoa Championship North (Biscay) Championship South (Andalusia) Championship Real Madrid 11–1 FC Barcelona (1943) AD Alcorcón 4–0 Real Madrid (2009)

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v t e Copa del Rey
Seasons	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1928–29 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1944–45 1946 1947 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1951 1952 1952–53 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1969 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Finals	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 ( FECF & UECF) 1911 1912 1913 ( FECF & UECF) 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Related	Finals 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final 1937 Copa de la España Libre Aragón Championship Asturias Championship Central (Castille) Championship Catalonia Championship Gipuzkoa Championship North (Biscay) Championship South (Andalusia) Championship Real Madrid 11–1 FC Barcelona (1943) AD Alcorcón 4–0 Real Madrid (2009)

v t e 1908– 09 in European football
« 1907–08 1909–10 »
Domestic leagues	Belgium Denmark England Germany Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Ireland Scotland Switzerland
Domestic cups	England Netherlands Ireland Norway '08 '09 Scotland Spain '08 '09 Sweden '08 '09 Wales

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