1913 Pyrenees Cup

Pyrenees Cup 1913 2 March – 8 June Marca Hispanica 6 FC Barcelona 4 La Comète et Simiot 4 27 Alexander Steel (3 goals) 1912 1914 The 1913 Pyrenees Cup was the 4th tournament of the Pyrenees Cup, one of the first international football club competitions.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 competition was held on the road between 2 March and 8 June, and it was won by FC Barcelona after easily disposing of La Comète et Simiot 7–2 in the final at Camp de la Indústria. Participants Originally, the tournament was to be contested by 7 teams, however, the 1912–13 season saw a split in Spanish football, with several Spanish teams led by Barcelona and Real Sociedad, announcing their departure from the Federación Española de Clubs de Fútbol (FECF) (the forerunner for the Royal Spanish Football Federation, RFEF) and created a new institution, the Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol (UECF).https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#13 1913 Pyrenees Cup 4 May 2017 1 August 2022 30 July 2022 RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20220730000108/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#13 live Of the Catalan clubs registered at the tournament, RCD Espanyol, FC Espanya and Casual SC were loyal to the original institutions (FECF), questioning whether teams from different federations (such as Barça from UECF) could participate in the same international competition, and eventually, FC Espanya did not accept the entry of FC Barcelona and forfeited the match against RCD Espanyol, who together with Casual SC decided to participate in spite of Barcelona's entry. Interestingly, the Catalan Football Federation penalized Casual SC for playing against FC Barcelona, but not RCD Espanyol. Teams Town Stade toulousain Midi-Pyrénées Olympique de Cette Languedoc Comète et Simiot Côte d'Argent Cercle pédestre d'Asnières Aquitaine FC Barcelona Catalonia RCD Espanyol Catalonia Casual SC Catalonia FC Espanya Catalonia (withdrew) Tournament FC Barcelona won the tournament after thrashing Casual SC 7–0 in the quarter-finals with a hat-trick from Alexander Steel,http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1913/04/03/pagina-4/606499/pdf.html Barcelona 7 - 0 Casual Mundo Deportivo 3 April 1913 10 August 2022 16 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220816205503/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1913/04/03/pagina-4/606499/pdf.html live and then La Comète et Simiot 7–2 in the final with goals from José Berdié (2), Paulino Alcántara (2) and Alfredo Massana.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1913/06/12/pagina-3/606546/pdf.html El Barcelona vuelve a ganar la Copa Pirineos Barcelona wins the Pyrenees Cup again Mundo Deportivo 12 June 1913 10 August 2022 10 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810200656/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1913/06/12/pagina-3/606546/pdf.html live However, their triumph was wrapped up in controversy as they actually lost the semi-finals 1–3 to RCD Espanyol, courtesy of a brace from Antonio Morales, a former Barça player; but the Blaugrana managed to have the result being annulled through protests about the improper use of British players.http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1913/04/10/pagina-3/606504/pdf.html Espanyol esta descalificado Espanyol is disqualified Mundo Deportivo 10 April 1913 10 August 2022 22 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422105540/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1913/04/10/pagina-3/606504/pdf.html live Results N8 no yes 30 March - Barcelona CAT FC Barcelona 7 CAT Casual SC 0 16 March - Barcelona CAT RCD Espanyol CAT FC Espanya 2 March - Bordeaux Bordeaux La Comète et Simiot 4 Toulouse Stade toulousain 3 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 6 April - Barcelona CAT FC Barcelona 1 CAT RCD Espanyol 3 6 April - Toulouse Bordeaux La Comète et Simiot Languedoc Olympique de Cette 8 June – Barcelona CAT FC Barcelona 7 Bordeaux La Comète et Simiot 2 Quarter-finals 30 March 1913 FC Barcelona 7 - 0 Report Casual SC Steel Allack Apolinario Camp de la Indústria Barcelona Nandy 16 March 1913 RCD Espanyol Awarded to Espanyol Report FC Espanya Velòdrom Parc de Sports Barcelona 2 March 1913 14:30 La Comète et Simiot 4 - 3 Report Stade toulousain ? ? Chemin des Ecus Bordeaux Semi-final 6 April 1913 15:55 FC Barcelona 1 - 3 Report1Report2 RCD Espanyol Greenwell Amechazurra ? o.g.Morales Camp de la Indústria Barcelona Nandy Barcelona played the second half with 10 players due to a tackle by S. Massana on Steel that prevented him from continuing to play, and Espanyol took full advantage of it to win 3–1, thus becoming the first team in the history of the competition to beat Barcelona, but Barça protested against the fact that Espanyol had fielded three British players brought by them from the United Kingdom only to play the match, and their protest was upheld resulting in Espanyol being disqualified and FC Barcelona reaching the final yet again.https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914 International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914 www.cihefe.es 1 August 2022 11 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220811052947/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ live 6 April 1913 La Comète et Simiot Awarded to Comète Report Olympique de Cette Ponts-Jumeaux Toulouse Final 8 June 1913 16:30 FC Barcelona 7 - 2 Report1Report2 Cométe et Simot Berdié 10?Alcántara ??Forns ?Allack ?Massana ? Sandoval Berrondo ? o.g. Camp de la Indústria Barcelona Nandy Statistics Top Scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 Alexander Steel FC Barcelona 3 2 Paulino Alcántara FC Barcelona 2 Apolinario Rodríguez Frank Allack José Berdié Antonio Morales RCD Espanyol Source: RSSSF See also 1895 World Championship 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz 1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy References Category:1912–13 in European football Category:1912–13 in Spanish football Category:1912–13 in French football Category:Pyrenees Cup