7th Copa del Rey | |
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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) |
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]