The 1921 Copa del Rey Final was the 21st final of the Spanish cup competition, the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

. The final was played at San Mamés, in

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, on 8 May 1921.

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beat Athletic Madrid 4–1 courtesy of two braces from

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and

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, a victory that asssured their eighth domestic cup title. The match was the first meeting between the 'two Athletics' who had begun as the same club, with the parent in Bilbao and the subsidiary in Madrid. The clubs had been growing apart, and after this match, they formally split, one of the main reasons being the Athletic Madrid president

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having agreed with Athletic Bilbao's request to move the final from its original venue in

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to Bilbao (due to bad feeling over the manner in which

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had been disqualified to the Basques' benefit), which Athletic Madrid fans saw as an unnecessary deference. It was Athletic Madrid's first final in the competition after they unexpectedly, but convincingly defeated

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in the semi-finals. It was also the last match played by Athletic Bilbao's well-known forward Pichichi, who retired soon afterwards and died the following year.

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