1918 Copa del Rey


The Copa del Rey 1918 was the 18th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The competition started on 8 April 1918, and concluded on 2 May 1918 with the final, held at the O'Donnell in Madrid, in which Real Unión lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2–0 victory over Madrid FC with Juan Legarreta netting both goals for Unión.

Teams

North Region: Real UniónCentral Region: Madrid FCSouth Region: Recreativo de Huelva

Quarter-finals

Recreativo de Huelva and Fortuna de Vigo received a bye to the semi-finals. Real Unión and Sporting Gijón played a single match at a neutral venue, instead of a two-legged tie.

Second leg

''RCD Español and Madrid CF won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.''

Replay

''Madrid FC advanced to the semi-finals''

One-legged game

''This was a one-legged match, played on neutral ground. Real Unión advanced to the semi-finals.''

Semifinals

Second leg

''Madrid FC won 2–0 on aggregate matches.''

One-legged game

''This was a one-legged match, played on neutral ground, and it was Real Unión who advanced to the final with a 4–1 win.''

Final

Copa del Rey 1918 winners
Real Unión
1st title