Alfonso Macaya

Alfonso Macaya
1st Honorary President of Hispania AC
In office
1900–1903
7th President of Real Club de Tenis Barcelona
In office
1929–1935
Preceded byJosé Vidal-Ribas [es]
Succeeded byCarlos Godó Valls [es]
Born
Alfons Macaya i Sanmartí

1878
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died1950 (aged 71-72)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Occupations
  • Football executive
  • Businessman
Known forFounder of Copa Macaya

Alfonso Macaya Sanmartí (1878–1950) was a Spanish football executive and businessman. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of football in Catalonia since he was the fundamental head behind the foundation of Hispania AC in 1900, and then serving the club as its honorary president, a position from which he played a pivotal role in the promotion and creation of the Copa Macaya, the first football championship played on the Iberian Peninsula, and the forerunner for the Catalan championship which began in 1903.[1][2] He also chaired the Catalan Tennis Federation (1906–09) and even held the presidency of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona from 1929 to 1935.[3]

  1. ^ "La Copa Macaya, el primer campeonato de fútbol de España" [The Copa Macaya, the first soccer championship in Spain]. elfutbolymasalla.com. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Spain - Final Tables Catalonia". RSSSF. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Presidents - Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona". www.rctb1899.es. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.