The 1904 Copa del Rey final was the second final of the Copa del Rey. It was supposed to be played in 1904 in Madrid. This edition was notable for its chaotic development and because Athletic Bilbao won the trophy without playing a game after their opponents failed to turn up.[1]
 Athletic Bilbao, champion | |||||||
| Event | 1904 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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| Date | 27 March 1904 | ||||||
| Venue | Hipódromo, Madrid | ||||||
Match details
editAthletic Bilbao automatically qualified for the final.
Club Español de Madrid had tied one game and had not completed the other game in 1904 Copa del Rey,[2] so on the eve of the final, the newly arrived Bilbao players were asked to wait for just a few days until the Madrid champion was decided, but Bilbao's captain Juan Astorquia refused to do so without even flinching, and therefore, the people of Bilbao showed up at eleven in the morning at the Español de Madrid field to play the final.[3] Faced with this problem and unable to quickly solve the case, coupled with the rush of players from the Basque club to return to their occupations, the Madrid Association decided to award the cup to Athletic as defending champions.[4] Then the Bilbao players sang the alirón and returned home.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Spain - Cup 1904". 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Historia de la Copa de 1904" [History of the 1904 Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Temporada 1903-04" [1903-04 season]. www.leyendablanca.galeon.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Athletic Club. "Athletic Club". athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 2016-12-16.
