1901–02 Copa Macaya

Copa Macaya 1901–02 22 December 1901 – 12 March 1902 Catalonia 5 FC Barcelona 1 Hispania AC Joan Gamper (19 goals) Udo Steinberg 1900–01 1902–03 The 1901–02 Copa Macaya was the 2nd staging of the Copa Macaya. This tournament is best known for being the very first trophy won by the Spanish club FC Barcelona.https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1645450/barca-rewind-the-first-ever-title Barça Rewind: The first ever title www.fcbarcelona.com 23 March 2020 1 August 2022 19 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220919104048/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1645450/barca-rewind-the-first-ever-title live The competition was held on the road between 22 December 1901 and ended on 12 March 1902. Overview The previous edition of the competition had been won by Hispania AC, after beating Barcelona to the title by just two points. In the decisive game, Barcelona managed to score a winner against Hispania that would have forced a playoff for the title, but the goal was disallowed by the referee due to a supposed offside, a decision heavily protested by the Barça players, in vain.http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2014/06/primera-edicion-de-la-copa-macaya-enero-abril-1901/ Primera edición de la Copa Macaya Enero-Abril 1901 First edition of the Macaya Cup January–April 1901 es CIHEFE 1 June 2014 23 July 2022 18 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200211/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2014/06/primera-edicion-de-la-copa-macaya-enero-abril-1901/ live So in this second tournament, Barça was driven to claim the trophy and get some revenge along the way, and the first step they took was to sign Hispania's captain and best player at the tournament, Gustavo Green.http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2018/02/la-identidad-de-gustavo-green-desvelada-despues-de-120-anos/ La identidad de Gustavo Green desvelada después de 120 años Gustavo Green's identity revealed after 120 years es CIHEFE 17 January 2017 1 August 2022 29 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220729023020/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2018/02/la-identidad-de-gustavo-green-desvelada-despues-de-120-anos/ live The second edition was contested by 5 teams: FC Barcelona, Hispania AC, Club Espanyol (now RCD Espanyol), Català SC and Universitary SC.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cathist.html Spain - Final Tables Catalonia 20 May 2020 1 August 2022 27 July 2022 RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20220727001641/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cathist.html live The pre-favorites to win the competition were the Barça team because at that time they had great international figures such as captain Joan Gamper, Arthur Witty and of course, Gustavo Green, plus a new signing Udo Steinberg, who also ended up being decisive. In the second edition of the Macaya Cup, the scenario of the previous season was repeated, with a clear superiority of Hispania and Barcelona over the rest, meaning that the title was decided in the direct confrontations between them once again. On 6 January 1902, in the first round, Barcelona beat Hispania 2–4, and when they met again in the penultimate matchday, Barça won again 1–0 thanks to a lonely goal from Steinberg, a victory that mathematically, secured them the title. In the eight games played in the tournament, Barça only conceded two goals, in the 2–4 win over Hispania, and scored a resounding 60 goals, 15 of which came on the final matchday in a 15–0 victory over Català SC, which was held at Velódromo de la Bonanova on 23 March 1902, with Steinberg netting 6 goals, and Gamper and Leask clutching a hat-trick each, thus sealing the club's first-ever piece of silverware in style. Table main WDL 2 Hispania AC Espanyol FC Barcelona Universitary SC Català SC FCB 8 0 0 60 2 HIS 6 0 2 30 7 ESP 3 1 2 11 20 UNV 1 2 5 8 33 CSC 0 1 7 3 50 complete RSSSF QR yellow1 Champion C 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match All teams were from Barcelona, and all teams were invited to the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, but only FC Barcelona and Club Espanyol applied, the former reaching the final. lower-alpha Results The list below only includes the matches played by Barcelona due to lack of information about the remaining games. Round 2 22 December 1901 FC Barcelona 7 – 0 Club Español Steinberg Gamper García Camp de la carretera d'Horta Barcelona Samuel Morris W Round 4 1 January 1902 FC Barcelona 8 – 0 University SC Gamper Steinberg García Camp de la carretera d'Horta Barcelona Joaquim Carril W Round 5 6 January 1902 Hispania AC 2 – 4 FC Barcelona James Morris o.g. Albéniz Gamper Parsons Camp del carrer Muntaner Barcelona 3.000 Ball W Round 7 19 January 1902 Club Español 0 – 4 FC Barcelona Gamper García Steinberg Camp de las Arenas Barcelona A. J. Smart W Round 9 2 February 1902 University SC 0 – 9 FC Barcelona Gamper Steinberg d'Ossó Vinyas Camp de l'Hotel Casanovas Barcelona Quintana W Round 10 16 February 1902 FC Barcelona 12 – 0 Català FC Widerkehr Gamper Steinberg Albéniz ? o.g.o.g. Camp de la carretera d'Horta Barcelona King W Round 12 9 March 1902 15:30 FC Barcelona 1 – 0 Hispania AC Steinberg Camp de la carretera d'Horta Barcelona 5.500 Parck W Round 14 23 March 1902 Català FC 0 – 15 FC Barcelona Steinberg Gamper Leask Parsons Quirante Velódromo de la Bonanova Barcelona Gmelin W Statistics Top Scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 Joan Gamper FC Barcelona 19 2 Udo Steinberg FC Barcelona 17 3 Paul Widerkehr 6 4 Joaquín García 5 5 John Parsons 3 6 Arthur Leask See also Catalan football championship 1902 Copa de la Coronación 1901–02 FC Barcelona season References External links Federació Catalana de Futbol ca Category:Copa Catalunya seasons Category:1901–02 in Spanish football