1911 Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey 1911 was the 10th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
10th Copa del Rey | |
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Country | ![]() |
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Teams | 10 |
Defending champions | FC Barcelona (Copa FEF) Athletic Bilbao (Copa UECF) |
Champions | Athletic Bilbao (4th title) |
Runners-up | CD Español |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 27 (3.38 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Antonio Neyra Martyn Veitch (3 goals) |
← 1910 1912 → |
The competition started on 9 April 1911, and concluded on 15 April 1911, with the final, held at the Josaleta Stadium in Getxo, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the 5th time ever with a 3–1 victory over CD Español. The Bilbao goals were scored by Martyn Veitch, Luis Belaunde and Manuel Guernica.[1][2]
This tournament had 13 teams enter, but three teams withdrew before it started, and another three teams withdrew during the competition.
Controversies
RC Deportivo de la Coruña and Academia de Ingenieros withdrew before the draw to protest fielding foreign players in the tournament.
During the tournament, there were more protests and withdrawal threats from some teams.
After the first round match between Athletic Bilbao and Fortuna Vigo, Real Sociedad protested the match, claiming the illegal selection of two English players in Athletic's side: the Spanish FA rejected the protest and Real Sociedad withdrew in protest. After the remaining teams supported Real Sociedad and most of them threatened to also withdraw, Athletic decided not to use these players in their matches, but declined Fortuna Vigo's request to replay their match.
This dispute was a major factor in Athletic Bilbao's decision to select only local Basque players from then on, a club policy which survived into the 21st century.[3]
Preliminary round
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Fortuna Vigo |
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Martyn Veitch ![]() Alejandro Smith Ybarra ![]() |
Report |
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Bilbao FC | 2–1 | Academia de Artillería |
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Adrián Ochandiano ![]() |
Report | Luis Marañón ![]() |
Quarterfinals
CD Español | 6–0 | Academia de Infantería |
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Antonio Neyra ![]() Alfredo Massana ![]() Armando Giralt ![]() |
Report |
FC Barcelona | 4–0 [5] | Sociedad Gimnástica |
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Percy Wallace ![]() George Patullo ![]() Francisco Baonza ![]() |
Report [6] |
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Athletic Bilbao | 4–1 | Bilbao FC |
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Severino Zuazo ![]() José María Belauste ![]() Remigio Iza ![]() Evaristo Arbaiza ![]() |
Report | Pichichi ![]() |

Semifinals
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 [8] | Sociedad Gimnástica |
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Martyn Veitch ![]() Severino Zuazo ![]() |
Report [9] |

CD Español | Not played [10] | Academia de Caballería |
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Final
Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | CD Español |
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Martyn Veitch ![]() Luis Belaunde ![]() Manuel Guernica ![]() |
Report | Antonio Neyra ![]() |

Copa del Rey 1911 Winners |
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Athletic Bilbao 4th Title |
References
- "Copa del Rey Alfonso 1911". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- "Spain - Cup 1911". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- "Athletic de Bilbao, cien años sin extranjeros" [Athletic Bilbao, a hundred years without foreigners]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 November 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Official Athletic Club Website".
- After the match, Gimnástica Española lodged a protest over FC Barcelona fielding goalkeeper Luis Reñé, Percy Wallace, and Charles Wallace. The Football Federation declared the match null and void and ordered a replay, but FC Barcelona refused to participate, noting that Athletic Bilbao had fielded English players; FC Barcelona were disqualified.
- "Barça partidos 1910-11".
- "Official Athletic Club Website".
- The match was abandoned at half-time with Athletic leading 2–0 after Sociedad Gimnástica refused to continue to protest the referee's alleged failure to penalise Athletic's foul play.
- "Official Athletic Club Website".
- Academia de Caballería, a military team, were recalled back to their regiment; therefore, the match was scratched and CD Español advanced to the final.
- "Official Athletic Club Website".