1904 Copa del Rey final

1904 Copa del Rey 1904 Copa del Rey final 1904 Copa del Rey Athletic Club 1904.jpg Athletic Bilbao, champion Athletic Bilbao Club Español de Madrid 27 March 1904 Hipódromo Madrid 1903 1905 The 1904 Copa del Rey final was the second final of the Copa del Rey. It was supposed to be played in 1904 in Madrid. This edition was notable for its chaotic development and because Athletic Bilbao won the trophy without playing a game after their opponents failed to turn up.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1904.html Spain - Cup 1904 13 January 2000 1 December 2024 9 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709193843/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1904.html live Match details 27 March 1904 Athletic Bilbao not played Club Español de Madrid Tiro del Pichón, Madrid Athletic Bilbao automatically qualified for the final. Club Español de Madrid had tied one game and had not completed the other game in 1904 Copa del Rey,https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2012/05/historia-de-la-copa-de-1904/ Historia de la Copa de 1904 History of the 1904 Cup es CIHEFE 16 April 2012 1 December 2024 16 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240616223814/https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2012/05/historia-de-la-copa-de-1904/ live so on the eve of the final, the newly arrived Bilbao players were asked to wait for just a few days until the Madrid champion was decided, but Bilbao's captain Juan Astorquia refused to do so without even flinching, and therefore, the people of Bilbao showed up at eleven in the morning at the Español de Madrid field to play the final.http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/tempo04.htm Temporada 1903-04 1903-04 season es www.leyendablanca.galeon.com 1 December 2024 19 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190819152048/http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/tempo04.htm dead Faced with this problem and unable to quickly solve the case, coupled with the rush of players from the Basque club to return to their occupations, the Madrid Association decided to award the cup to Athletic as defending champions.Athletic Club Athletic Club http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/matches/1903-04/athletic-cup.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161216115208/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/matches/1903-04/athletic-cup.html 2016-12-16 athletic-club.eus Then the Bilbao players sang the alirón and returned home. References Association football Spain Category:Copa del Rey finals Copa Del Rey Final Copa Del Rey Final 1904 Copa Del Rey Final 1904 Category:March 1904 sports events in Europe Category:Football competitions in Madrid Category:Cancelled association football competitions Category:1900s in Madrid