The 1913 Copa del Rey comprised two different competitions held the same year. Due to disagreements between the Federación Española de Clubs de Football (FECF), forerunner of the

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() and some clubs, in 1913 two parallel competitions were held: an "official", organized by the FECF (Federación Española de Clubs de Football), in

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and an "unofficial", organized by the UECF (Unión Española de Clubes de Fútbol), in

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. Both are currently recognized as official by the

RFEF The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. RFEF organizes the national cup competitio ...

Copa FECF (Federación Española de Clubs de Football)

The competition started on 16 March 1913 and concluded on 23 March 1913 with the replay of the final (FEF), held at the O'Donell,

, in which Racing de Irún lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 1–0 victory over

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, with the only goal of the match being scored by Manuel Retegui.

Preliminary round

Semifinals

Final

Replay

Copa UECF (Unión Española de Clubes de Football)

Three teams were going to take part in the tournament, but Auténtico Pontevedra FC withdrew before the start of the tournament, and due to its absence, it was agreed for a second match to be played between

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and

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, elucidating the title to a two-legged final. Both legs ended in draws (2–2 and 0–0), thus forcing a play-off in which Barça lifted the trophy with a 2–1, thanks to first-half goals from

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and

Apolinario Rodríguez Alejandro Rodríguez Apolinario (1 October 1892 - 28 October 1972) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona. The highlight of his career was winning the treble with Barcelona in the 1912–13 season ( Catalan championshi ...

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

External links

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