1914 Pyrenees Cup Explained

Pyrenees Cup
Year:1914
Country:Marca Hispanica
Num Teams:6
Winners:FC Espanya
Count:1
Second:La Comète et Simiot
Matches:6
Goals:36
Scoring Leader:Jaime Bellavista (5 goals)
Prev Season:1913

The 1914 Pyrenees Cup was the 5th and last tournament of the Pyrenees Cup, one of the first international football club competitions.[1] The competition was held on the road between 1 March and 24 May, and it was won by FC Espanya de Barcelona after beating La Comète et Simiot 3–1 in the final. This was the first time a team other than FC Barcelona won the competition, being finally knocked out by the eventual champions in the semi-finals in an unexpected 2–5 loss.

Participants

The tournament was contested by 7 teams, three from Barcelona, two from Midi-Pyrénées and one each from Côte d'Argent and Sabedell, the latter making their debut in the competition.[2]

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Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Côte d'Argent
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona
Sabedell

Tournament

Results

Semi-final

After the final, there were serious incidents and field invasion. Molins attacked Salvó I, giving him a punch that left him unconscious.[3] ----

Final

Statistics

Top Scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 5
2 3
3 2
FC Barcelona

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain - Final Tables Catalonia . 20 May 2020 . 1 August 2022 . 27 July 2022 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727001641/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cathist.html . live .
  2. Web site: Fourth edition (1913) . 4 May 2017 . 1 August 2022 . 30 July 2022 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730000108/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#13 . live .
  3. Web site: 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 .