 Hispania Athletic Club | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Team Rojo | |||
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| Short name | Hispania AC | |||
| Founded | April 1900 | |||
| Dissolved | 19 November 1903 | |||
| Ground | Camp del carrer Muntaner | |||
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The Hispània Athletic Club was a football team based in Barcelona, Spain, which existed during the years 1900 and 1903. It was one of the first football clubs in the city and in 1901, Hispania was the fundamental head behind the organization of the inaugural edition of the Copa Macaya, which was the first football competition played in the Iberian Peninsula, and they won the tournament after beating FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol for the title, thus becoming the very first Spanish club to win an official title. The Copa Macaya was later recognized as the first edition of the Catalan championship, hence they were the first Catalan champion in history.[1]
- ^ "Spain - Final Tables Catalonia". RSSSF. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.