1914 Pyrenees Cup#Final

{{Notability|Sports|date=August 2022}}

{{infobox football tournament season

|title = Pyrenees Cup

|year = 1914

|dates = {{nowrap|1 March – 24 May}}

|other_title =

|image_size =

|caption =

|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)

|player =

|prev_season = 1913

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The 1914 Pyrenees Cup was the 5th and last tournament of the Pyrenees Cup, one of the first international football club competitions.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cathist.html |title=Spain - Final Tables Catalonia |date=20 May 2020 |accessdate=1 August 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727001641/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cathist.html |url-status=live }} The competition was held on the road{{clarify|date=August 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#13 |title=Fourth edition (1913) |date=4 May 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2022 |archive-date=30 July 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730000108/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#13 |url-status=live }}

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width=200px| Teams

! width=200px| Town

Stade toulousainMidi-Pyrénées
Union Sportive AlbigeoiseMidi-Pyrénées
Comète et SimiotCôte d'Argent
FC BarcelonaBarcelona
Universitary SCBarcelona
FC Espanya de BarcelonaBarcelona
CE Sabadell FCSabedell

Tournament

= Results =

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|3rdplace=no|widescore=yes

| 1 March - Barcelona | {{flagicon|CAT}} FC Espanya | 1 | {{flagicon|CAT}} Universitary SC | 0

| 15 March - Barcelona | {{flagicon|CAT}} FC Barcelona | 5 | {{flagicon|CAT}} CE Sabadell FC | 0

| | {{flagicon|Bordeaux}} La Comète et Simiot | | |

| 15 March - Bordeaux | {{flagicon|Toulouse}} Union Sportive Albigeoise | | {{flagicon|Toulouse}} Stade toulousain | Forfeit

| 29 March - Barcelona | {{flagicon|CAT}} FC Espanya | 5 | {{flagicon|CAT}} FC Barcelona | 2

| 19 April - Toulouse | {{flagicon|Bordeaux}} La Comète et Simiot | 5 | {{flagicon|Toulouse}} Union Sportive Albigeoise | 0

| 24 May – Barcelona | {{flagicon|CAT}} FC Espanya | 3 | {{flagicon|Bordeaux}} La Comète et Simiot | 1

}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{football box

|date = 1 March 1914

|time = 15:30

|team1 = FC Espanya

|score = 1 - 0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#14]

|team2 = Universitary SC

|goals1 = Passani {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Carrer Casanova

|location = Barcelona

|attendance =

|referee = Manuel Amechazurra (FC Barcelona)

}}

{{football box

|date = 15 March 1914

|time =

|team1 = FC Barcelona

|score = 5 - 0

|report = [http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1914/03/19/pagina-4/610649/pdf.html]

|team2 = CS Sabadell

|goals1 = Wallace II {{goal}}{{goal}}
Bau {{goal}}{{goal}}
Alcántara {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Camp del carrer Indústria

|location = Barcelona

|attendance =

|referee = Jack Greenwell (FC Barcelona)

}}

{{football box

|date = 15 March 1914

|time =

|team1 = Union Sportive Albigeoise

|score = Awarded to Albigeoise

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#14]

|team2 = Stade toulousain

|goals1 =

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=Semi-final=

{{football box

|date = 29 March 1914

|time = 16:00

|team1 = FC Barcelona

|score = 2 - 5

|report = [http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1914/04/02/pagina-4/610661/pdf.html Report1]
[http://mdc2.cbuc.cat/cdm/compoundobject/collection/poblecatala/id/16637/rec/2843 Report2]

|team2 = FC Espanya

|goals1 = Peris {{goal}}
Bau {{goal}}

|goals2 = Baró {{goal}}
Bellavista {{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}{{goal}}

|stadium = Camp del carrer Indústria

|location = Barcelona

|attendance = 16,000

|referee = Nandy

}}

After the final, there were serious incidents and field invasion. Molins attacked Salvó I, giving him a punch that left him unconscious.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |title=Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914 |trans-title=International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914 |website=www.cihefe.es |accessdate=1 August 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811052947/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |url-status=live }}

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|date = 19 April 1914

|time =

|team1 = La Comète et Simiot

|score = 5 - 0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#14]

|team2 = Union Sportive Albigeoise

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ponts-Jumeaux

|location = Toulouse

|attendance =

|referee = Nandy

}}

=Final=

{{football box

|date = 24 May 1914

|time = 16:30

|team1 = FC Espanya

|score = 3 - 1

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html#14]

|team2 = Cométe et Simot

|goals1 = Salvó II {{goal}}{{goal}}
Bellavista {{goal}}

|goals2 = Sandwal {{goal}}

|stadium = Carrer Casanova

|location = Barcelona

|attendance =

|referee = Durand (Stade toulousain)

}}

Statistics

= Top Scorers =

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! Rank

! Player

! Team

! Goals

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| 1

Jaime BellavistaFC Espanyaalign="center"| 5
2Gabriel BauFC Barcelonaalign="center"| 3
rowspan=2| 3Pantaleón Salvó IIFC Espanyaalign="center" rowspan=2| 2
Percival Wallace IIFC Barcelona

{{small|Source: RSSSF}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Pioneer association football tournaments in Europe}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1914 Pyrenees Cup}}

Category:1913–14 in European football

Category:1913–14 in Spanish football

Category:1913–14 in French football

Category:Pyrenees Cup