Bizcaya (football team)
Full name | Club Bizcaya | |
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Founded | 1897 | |
Dissolved | 1903 | |
Ground | Tiro del Pichón, Madrid | |
League | Copa de la Coronación | |
1902 | Champion | |
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Bizcaya, also known as Bizcaya FC or Club Bizcaya (Vizcaya in Spanish) was an
History
Origins
At the end of 1901, the two most important clubs in the city were Athletic Club and Bilbao FC, and thus, a rivalry soon arose between them, playing several friendlies at the Hippodrome of Lamiako, which the two teams shared since there were hardly any fields in Bilbao.[2][3] Their duels aroused great expectation and served as one of the drivers of football as a mass phenomenon in Bilbao,[2] but despite the sporting rivalry between them, their relations were friendly, and thus, the two rivals agreed to join the best players of each club to play two games against the Bordeaux-based side Burdigala at Burdeos. This temporary merge became known as Club Bizcaya (with a B), and the results were 0–2 in France, the first time a Bilbao team played on foreign territory, and 7–0 in Lamiako, the very first visit by a foreign team to Bilbao, gathering a crowd of three thousand spectators, a tremendous amount at the time.[3] In France on 9 March 1902, the goals were netted by Ramón Silva and Walter Evans.[4] Three weeks later, on 31 March 1902, Bizcaya played the return fixture at home, trashing the French side with a resounding 7–0 victory with a poker from William Dyer and a hat-trick from Juan Astorquia.[5] Lamiako had its record attendance on that day, gathering a crowd of three thousand spectators, a tremendous amount at the time.[3]
Copa de la Coronación 1902
Taking advantage of the occasion of the coronation of Alfonso XIII, the president of Madrid FC (now known as Real Madrid) Juan Padrós, decided to sponsor and include a football tournament in the royal program that was being arranged for the coronation festivities in May in the Spanish capital,[6] and thus the Copa de la Coronación was born, the first national championship disputed in Spain and the forerunner for the Copa del Rey which began in the following year.[7] Following an invitation from Madrid FC, it was decided that Club Bizcaya would be sent to Madrid to represent the city of Bilbao, being one of the 5 teams that participated in the Copa de la Coronación.[6] The then Athletic president Juan Astorquia was named the team's captain.
The Basques played and won three games on consecutive days, thrashing Club Español (now known as
On 24 March 1903, Bilbao FC and its associates were officially and definitively absorbed by Athletic Club.
Copa del Rey 1907
The 1907, Club Bizcaya was "reactivated" by combining the best players from Athletic Club and Unión Vizcaino, for the sole purpose of participating in the 1907 Copa del Rey. Bizcaya made their second debut on 24 March against Madrid FC, winning 3–2 thanks to goals from
Statistics
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Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Tournament |
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1 | Walter Evans | 5 | 1902 Copa de la Coronacion
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William Dyer | |||
3 | Charles Simmons | 4 | 1907 Copa del Rey |
4 | Juan Astorquia | 3 | 1902 Copa de la Coronación |
Hermenegildo García | 1907 Copa del Rey | ||
6 | Armand Cazeaux
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2 | 1902 Copa de la Coronación |
Results
Club Bizcaya |
9 March 1902 | Burdigala | 0–2 | Club Bizcaya | Burdeos, France |
? | Kuber Boyer, Balade Sudraud, Sarrailh, Paillre Cornali, Cahiol, Sergenton, Giraud, Cabanol |
Report | , Evans | Referee: Denis |
31 March 1902 | Club Bizcaya | 7–0 | Burdigala | Hippodrome of Lamiako, Biscay |
15:30 | Report | Kuhn Ricard, Giraud Peyre, Paillere, Mendes Rabaud, Guillocheau, Dumas, Kraus, Sudraud |
Referee: Raine |
13 May 1902 1902 Copa de la Coronación quarter-finals | Club Bizcaya | 5–1 | Club Español | Hipódromo, Madrid |
Juan Astorquia Walter Evans William Dyer -' (pen.) |
Report1 Report2 |
Ángel Ponz | Referee: Samuel Morris |
14 May 1902 1902 Copa de la Coronación Semi-finals | Club Bizcaya | 8–1 | New Foot-Ball Club | Hipódromo, Madrid |
Walter Evans |
Report1 Report2 |
Montojo | Referee: Samuel Morris |
15 May 1902 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final | Club Bizcaya | 2–1 | FC Barcelona | Hipódromo, Madrid |
Armand Cazeaux 20' |
Athletic RSSSF bdfutbol |
John Parsons 75' | Referee: Carlos Padrós |
See also
References
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- ^ a b "118 años de la primera rivalidad" [118 years since the first rivalry]. aupaathletic.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "La campa de Lamiaco" [The Lamiako field] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Burdigala VS Athletic Club 3/9/1902". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS Burdigala 3/31/1902". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b "118 years since the Coronation Cup". athletic-club.eus. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "La Copa de 1902" [The Cup of 1902] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS RCD Espanyol 5/13/1902". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS New Football 5/14/1902". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS FC Barcelona 5/15/1902". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1902". Linguasport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS Real Madrid 3/24/1907". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 January 2000. Archivedfrom the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.