1913 Pyrenees Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1913 Pyrenees Cup was the 4th tournament of the Pyrenees Cup, one of the first international football club competitions.[1] The competition was held on the road between 2 March and 8 June, and it was won by FC Barcelona after easily disposing of La Comète et Simiot 7â2 in the final at Camp de la Indústria.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Marca Hispanica |
| Dates | 2 March â 8 June |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Barcelona (4th title) |
| Runners-up | La Comète et Simiot |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 27 (6.75 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Alexander Steel (3 goals) |
Participants
Originally, the tournament was to be contested by 7 teams, however, the 1912â13 season saw a split in Spanish football, with several Spanish teams led by Barcelona and Real Sociedad, announcing their departure from the Federación Española de Clubs de Fútbol (FECF) (the forerunner for the Royal Spanish Football Federation, RFEF) and created a new institution, the Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol (UECF).[2] Of the Catalan clubs registered at the tournament, RCD Espanyol, FC Espanya and Casual SC were loyal to the original institutions (FECF), questioning whether teams from different federations (such as Barça from UECF) could participate in the same international competition, and eventually, FC Espanya did not accept the entry of FC Barcelona and forfeited the match against RCD Espanyol, who together with Casual SC decided to participate in spite of Barcelona's entry. Interestingly, the Catalan Football Federation penalized Casual SC for playing against FC Barcelona, but not RCD Espanyol.[2]
| Teams | Town |
|---|---|
| Stade toulousain | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Olympique de Cette | Languedoc |
| Comète et Simiot | Côte d'Argent |
| Cercle pédestre d'Asnières | Aquitaine |
| FC Barcelona | Catalonia |
| RCD Espanyol | Catalonia |
| Casual SC | Catalonia |
| FC Espanya | Catalonia (withdrew) |
Tournament
FC Barcelona won the tournament after thrashing Casual SC 7â0 in the quarter-finals with a hat-trick from Alexander Steel,[3] and then La Comète et Simiot 7â2 in the final with goals from José Berdié (2), Paulino Alcántara (2) and Alfredo Massana.[4] However, their triumph was wrapped up in controversy as they actually lost the semi-finals 1â3 to RCD Espanyol, courtesy of a brace from Antonio Morales, a former Barça player; but the Blaugrana managed to have the result being annulled through protests about the improper use of British players.[5]
Results
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 March - Barcelona | ||||||||||
 FC Barcelona | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| Casual SC | 0 | |||||||||
| FC Barcelona | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 March - Barcelona | ||||||||||
| RCD Espanyol | 3 | |||||||||
| RCD Espanyol | ||||||||||
| 8 June â Barcelona | ||||||||||
| FC Espanya | ||||||||||
| FC Barcelona | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 March - Bordeaux | ||||||||||
 La Comète et Simiot | 2 | |||||||||
| La Comète et Simiot | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Toulouse | ||||||||||
 Stade toulousain | 3 | |||||||||
| La Comète et Simiot | ||||||||||
 Olympique de Cette | ||||||||||
| Olympique de Cette | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| RCD Espanyol | Awarded to Espanyol | FC Espanya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Semi-final
Barcelona played the second half with 10 players due to a tackle by S. Massana on Steel that prevented him from continuing to play, and Espanyol took full advantage of it to win 3â1, thus becoming the first team in the history of the competition to beat Barcelona, but Barça protested against the fact that Espanyol had fielded three British players brought by them from the United Kingdom only to play the match, and their protest was upheld resulting in Espanyol being disqualified and FC Barcelona reaching the final yet again.[6][5]
| La Comète et Simiot | Awarded to Comète | Olympique de Cette |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
| FC Barcelona | 7 - 2 | Cométe et Simot |
|---|---|---|
Berdié  10' ?'Alcántara ?' ?'Forns ?'Allack ?'Massana ?' |
Report1 Report2 |
Sandoval Berrondo ?' (o.g.) |
Statistics
Top Scorers
Source: RSSSF[1]