1902 Medalla del Ayuntamiento

The 1902 Medal of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation also referred to simply as Medalla de la Federació and Medalla del Ayuntamiento was a football competition that was held in Barcelona between February and June 1902. The first edition used the league system and the second edition of the qualifiers.[1][2][3]

1902 Medalla del Ayuntamiento
Tournament details
CountrySpain
DatesFebruary – June
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsFC Barcelona (1st title)
Runner-upCatalà FC
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Bernardo Lassaletta (24 goals)

First edition

The City Council of Barcelona gave the Catalan delegation of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation a silver medal to be contested in the sports program of all kinds that this organization organized for 29 September 1901 in the Parc de la Citadel. However, although nearly 10,000 people gathered in the Plaza d'Armes of the park to see the matches Barcelona-Hispània and Català-Espanyol, the delivery of the medal finally did not was carried out, reserving it for the organization of an upcoming football tournament, whose preparations were carried out by Joan Gamper.

The competition, which was open to the second teams of all clubs and to those first who had not participated in the Copa Macaya that year, began to be contested by 9 teams: Irish FC, Iberia SC, FC Internacional, Catalonia FC, and the second sides of FC Barcelona, Hispània AC, Català FC, Club Espanyol, and Club Universitari, according to the names of the time, but only 7 teams finished the competition due to the withdrawal of Hispania and Universitari, all in the first round.[2] FC Internacional did not have its own field and played the six parties as a local on the grounds of the corresponding opponent.

Results

Jornada
123 February 1902Irish-Internacional4-1
8 May 1902Barcelona-Catalònia10-0
22 March 1902Irish-Barcelona2-7
Espanyol-Catalònia5-1
39 March 1902Espanyol-Català2-1
9 March 1902Ibèria-Internacional1-0
11 May 1902Catalònia-Irish0-2
416 March 1902Barcelona-Internacional12-0
Català-Ibèria2-2
Irish-Espanyol2-5
519 March 1902Espanyol-Barcelona0-2
Català-Internacional2-0
Ibèria-Catalònia2-0
623 March 1902Barcelona-Català5-3
Ibèria-Irish0-1
Catalònia-Internacional1-1
725 March 1902Català-Catalònia8-0
Espanyol-Internacional4-2
Irish-Ibèria5-2
830 March 1902Irish-Català0-0
30 March 1902Catalònia-Espanyol0-0
13 April 1902Barcelona-Ibèria4-0
931 March 1902Catalònia-Barcelona0-4
31 March 1902Internacional-Irish2-2
11 May 1902Català-Espanyol7-0
106 April 1902Barcelona-Irish6-0
Espanyol-Ibèria1-1
Internacional-Catalònia0-0
1113 April 1902Català-Irish2-1
Internacional-Barcelona0-3
Catalònia-Ibèria0-3
1220 April 1902Barcelona-Espanyol7-0
20 April 1902Irish-Catalònia9-1
18 May 1902Ibèria-Català0-1
1327 April 1902Català-Barcelona1-3
Espanyol-Irish2-3
Internacional-Ibèria2-3
144 May 1902Internacional-Espanyol1-5
Ibèria-Barcelona1-2
Catalònia-Català0-2
158 May 1902Internacional-Català1-0
Ibèria-Espanyol0-0
1. FC Barcelona 5:36:07:04:012:010:0
2. FC Català1:3 2:17:02:22:08:0
3. Irish FC2:70:0 2:55:24:19:1
4. Club Espanyol0:22:12:31:14:25:1
5. Ibèria SC1:20:10:10:01:02:0
6. FC Internacional0:31:02:21:52:30:0
7. Catalònia FC0:40:20:20:00:31:1

Second Edition

As a result of the success of the first edition as well as of the Copa Macaya, and in short, of the consolidation of football in the city, the organizing committee of the Medal was encouraged to improvise a second competition as the end of the season. Initially, 6 teams were registered: FC Barcelona, Club Espanyol, Club Universitari, FC Internacional, Catalonia FC, and Catalunya FC.[3] Barcelona and Universitari declined, while Football Club Català signed up at the last minute. Since there were 5 teams, a preliminary round had to be drawn; Catalonia and Espanyol would face each other, the winner would advance to the semi-finals where Internacional awaited them, and the loser would enter the play-off to fight for third place. All the matches were played in the Plaça d'Armes in Ciutadella Park, on the 19th and 24th of June, morning and afternoon, in front of 3,000 spectators.[1]

Results

Ronda
Prèvia19 June 1902Catalunya-Espanyol0-5
Semifinal19 June 1902Català-Catalònia5-0
Espanyol-Internacional7-0
Repesca24 June 1902Catalònia-Catalunya5-0
3r/4t24 June 1902Internacional-Catalònia1-1
Final24 June 1902Català-Espanyol1-2

See also

References

  1. "Frank Ball, un jugador desconegut del Barça" [Frank Ball, an unknown Barça player]. memoriesfutbolcatala.com (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. "Medalla del Ayuntamiento". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 20 March 1902. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. "Medalla del Ayuntamiento". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 19 June 1902. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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