The Copa del Rey 1917 was the 17th staging of the
Copa del Rey
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Spanish
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football
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cup competition.
The competition started on 11 March 1917, and concluded on 15 May 1917, with the
final
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, held at the
Camp de la Indústria
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in
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, in which
Madrid FC
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lifted the trophy for the 5th time ever with a 2–1 victory over
Arenas Club de Getxo
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, thanks to a winner in
extra-time
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from the 19-year-old
Ricardo Álvarez.
Teams
*
North Region:
Arenas Club de Getxo
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*
Centre Region:
Madrid FC
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*
South Region
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:
Sevilla FC
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*Galicia:
Real Vigo Sporting
Real Vigo Sporting Club, was a Spanish football club based in Vigo, Galicia, founded in 1905.
Background
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Asturias
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Sporting de Gijón
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*
Catalonia
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FC Espanya de Barcelona
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Quarterfinals
Real Vigo and
España FC received a
Bye to semifinals.
First leg
Second leg
''
Sevilla FC
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and
Madrid CF
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Found ...
won one match each. At that year, the
Goal difference
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was not taken into account. A replay match was played.''
''
Arenas Club de Getxo
Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-se ...
won 2–0 on aggregate matches.''
Replay match
''
Madrid FC
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qualified to semifinals.''
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
''
España FC and
Madrid FC
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won one match each. At that year, the
Goal difference
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was not taken into account. A replay match was played.''
''
Arenas Club de Getxo
Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-se ...
won 4–2 on aggregate matches.''
Replay match
Second replay match
Final
Replay
References
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RSSSF.com
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1917 domestic association football cups
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