Pyrenees Cup

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Pyrenees Cup
Founded1910
Abolished1914; 112 years ago (1914)
RegionMarca Hispanica
Teams6 to 11
Last championsFC Espanya (1914)
Most championshipsFC Barcelona
(4 titles)

The Pyrenees Cup (Spanish: Copa Pirineos), officially Challenge International du Sud de la France, was an international football competition contested by Spanish and French clubs based in the territories of Pyrénées (Catalonia, the Basque Country, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine). There have been five tournaments for the Pyrenees Cup which were held between 1910 and 1914 with the final of the championship being held in the region's capital, Toulouse. However, the last two finals were held in Barcelona. The competition was played for 5 years, from 1910 to 1914, before disappearing due to the first World War. The tournament stopped due to the beginning of World War I in 1914. It was organized by the Pyrenees Committee (Comitè des Pyrénées), which was one of the regional bodies of the USFSA (the predecessor of the French Football Federation), in charge of the competitions in the south of France.[1]

The Cup was one of the first international football competitions in Europe together with the Challenge Cup (1897–1911), Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz (1900–1907) and the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy (1909–1911).[2]

The great star of this competition was FC Barcelona, the winner of the first four editions, having at the time what was their first great team. The fifth and last was won by FC Espanya de Barcelona before it had to be suspended due to the outbreak of the war.[3]

History

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The forerunner of the Pyrenees Cup was the Challenge International du Nord, a competition organized since 1898, and in which, initially, clubs from the north of France and Belgium participated. In 1909, given the success that the northern competition had achieved, and despite the fact that the French Championship organized by the USFSA had gradually been extended to all the clubs in the country, an Occitan patron (Monsieur Labat) from the Committee of the Pyrenees of the USFSA had the initiative to carry out a similar competition in the south of France, extended to some Spanish clubs, and thus the Challenge International du Sud de la France was born.[1] In Spain, however, the competition was commonly known as Copa Pirineos.

1910 Pyrenees Cup

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The initial championship in 1910 was held in the road, and was only for teams that were from the USFSA regional committees of Languedoc, Midi-Pyrénées or Aquitaine, and for teams from the FECF (the predecessor of the Spanish Football Federation) regional committees of Catalonia and Basque Country, such as the ones in the cities of Irún, San Sebastián and Barcelona. The hosts, Languedoc, sent two teams Olympique de Cette (now known as FC Sète 34) and Sporting Club de Nîmes. Midi-Pyrénées also sent two teams Stade toulousain and Sporting Club Toulousain, while Catalonia and the Basque Country sent FC Barcelona and the newly formed Sociedad de Futbol, which was renamed as Real Sociedad just a few months later when King Alfonso XIII granted the club the title of Real in February 1910. Despite their eligibility to participate, Irún and Aquitaine sent no teams, thus the first edition was contested by 6 teams from four regions.[4]

The two teams of Midi-Pyrénées faced each other in the first round just as the Languedoc's teams, with Olympique de Cette and Stade toulousain winning and thus reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by the two Spanish clubs. While Sociedad trashed toulousain with a resounding 8–0 win, Barça drew with Olympique at 1, so extra-time was to be played, but Olympique refused to do so claiming tiredness; so Barcelona qualified to the final where they beat Sociedad 2–1 thanks to first-half goals from Ricard Graells and Pepe Rodríguez,[4][5] the latter having just landed in FC Barcelona with barely no time to meet his teammates, but despite that he still managed to score a title-winning goal on his debut.[6]

Results

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona
 
24 April 1910 – Sète
 
 bye
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 1
 
27 February 1910 – Montpellier
 
 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 1 (Withdrew)
 
 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 3
 
1 May 1910 – Toulouse
 
 Languedoc Sporting Club de Nîmes0
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 2
 
 
 
 Basque Country (autonomous community) Real Sociedad 1
 
 Basque Country (autonomous community) Real Sociedad
 
17 April 1910 – San Sebastián
 
 bye
 
 Basque Country (autonomous community) Real Sociedad 8
 
27 February 1910 – Toulouse
 
 Toulouse Stade toulousain 0
 
 Toulouse Stade toulousain
 
 
 Toulouse Sporting Club Toulousain Forfeit
 

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Semi-final

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Stade toulousain0 – 8Real Sociedad
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Referee: Naudy
Olympique de Cette1 – 1FC Barcelona
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Final

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Final
FC Barcelona2 – 1Real Sociedad de Fútbol
Graells File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Pepe Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'		 Report1
Report2		 Prast File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Mariano Lacort Real Sociedad 4
2 Nicasio Goitisolo 2
Ricard Graells FC Barcelona

1911 Pyrenees Cup

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In the second edition of the competition the participation expanded to all regional committees in the South of France: Côte d'Argent (Stade Bordelais), Pays basque (Biarritz Stade), Côte d'Azur (no teams) and Littoral (Olympique de Marseille, Etoile Bleue de Marseille, Stade Helvétique de Marseille), meaning that the numbers of participants rose from just 6 to 11 teams. Eight teams had to face each other in the preliminary rounds for the remaining 3 spots in the quarter-finals, which were occupied by Olympique de Marseille, Olympique de Cette and Sporting Club Irún.[7] The latter were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Stade Bordelais after declining to play extra-time following a 3–3 draw.[7] In the semi-finals FC Barcelona beat Olympique de Cette again, this time 2–1, courtesy of a brace from Carles Comamala, who also scored once in the final against Stade Bordelais to help his side with a 4–2, with the remaining Barça goals coming from the Wallace brothers, Charles and Percival (2).

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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Results

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona
 
7 May 1911 – Barcelona
 
 bye
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 2
 
23 April 1911 – Nîmes
 
 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 1
 
 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 1
 
14 May 1911 – Toulouse
 
 Marseille Olympique de Marseille0
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 4
 
23 April 1911 – Dax
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 2
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 3
 
7 May 1911 – Bordeaux
 
 Gipuzkoa Sporting Club Irún 3 Forfeit
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 2
 
 
 
 Toulouse Stade toulousain 1
 
 Toulouse Stade toulousain
 
 
 bye
 

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Semi-final

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FC Barcelona2 – 1Olympique de Cette
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Stade Bordelais2 – 1Stade toulousain
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Route du Médoc, Bordeaux

Final

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FC Barcelona4 – 2 (a.e.t.)Stade Bordelais
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C. Wallace File:Soccerball shade.svg
Comamala File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Mauret File:Soccerball shade.svg
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Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
Referee: Naudy

Note: There is confusion about which Wallace brother netted two goals, with some sources such as RSSSF claiming it was Percy while others such as CIHEFE listing Charles as the author of the brace.

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Carles Comamala FC Barcelona 3
2 Percival Wallace 2

1912 Pyrenees Cup

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The third edition was contested by 9 teams and saw FC Barcelona having to start from the quarter-finals for the first time, beating RCD Espanyol 3–2, thanks to goals from their Scottish forwards George Pattullo (2) and Alexander Steel. However, the game was wrapped up in controversy as Espanyol filed a formal protest with the USFSA over the refereeing of Hamilton, but the protest was thrown out.[1] FC Barcelona and Stade Bordelais proved to be the strongest teams in the Pyrenees once more by again reaching the final of the tournament to play the re-match of the previous final. Interestingly, none of them had to play the semi-final as both their opponents Forfeited for different reasons: Club Nîmes could not find enough players to make the trip, while Real Sociedad were unwilling to pay for the cost of transportation. The final was held on 5 May 1912 at Toulouse, and saw Barcelona triumph 5–3 to lift the trophy for the third time in a row.[8] Antonio Morales was the hero of the game with a hat-trick, while Alfredo Massana and Pepe Rodríguez netted one goal each to seal the victory, with the latter becoming the first to score in two different finals, having already netted in the 1910 final.[8]

Results

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 10 March - Barcelona
 
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 3
 
 
 Catalonia RCD Espanyol 2
 
 
 28 April - Barcelona
 
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona
 
 17 March - Sète
 
 Languedoc Sporting Club de Nîmes Forfeit
 
 Languedoc Sporting Club de Nîmes 3
 
 21 April - Nîmes
 
 Languedoc Olympique de Cette 1
 
 Languedoc Sporting Club de Nîmes 6
 
 
 Marseille Olympique de Marseille 2
 
 
 5 May – Toulouse
 
 
 Catalonia FC Barcelona 5
 
 17 March - Bordeaux
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 3
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 5
 
 21 April - Toulouse
 
 Bordeaux La Comète et Simiot Bordeaux 2
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais 1
 
 
 Toulouse Stade toulousain 0
 
 
 28 April - Bordeaux
 
 
 Bordeaux Stade Bordelais
 
 
 Catalonia Real Sociedad Forfeit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Final

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FC Barcelona5 – 3Stade Bordelais
Morales File:Soccerball shade.svgFile:Soccerball shade.svg 45'File:Soccerball shade.svg
Massana File:Soccerball shade.svg
Pepe Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report1
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Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
Referee: France Ginesty

Top Scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Antonio Morales FC Barcelona 3
2 George Pattullo 2

1913 Pyrenees Cup

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Main article: 1913 Pyrenees Cup

Barcelona trashed Casual SC 7–0 in the quarter-finals and La Comète et Simiot 7–2 in the final to lift the trophy for the fourth time in a row. However, they actually lost the semi-finals 1–3 to RCD Espanyol, but luckily for them, they managed to revert the situation when the result was annulled.[9]

1913 Pyrenees Cup
FCB
FC Barcelona
Fourth title

1914 Pyrenees Cup

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Main article: 1914 Pyrenees Cup

The 5th and last tournament of the Pyrenees Cup saw FC Espanya de Barcelona win the tournament after beating La Comète et Simiot 3–1 in the final, thus becoming the first team other than FC Barcelona to win the competition, which they knocked out in the semi-finals with a resounding 5–2 win that prompted a pitch invasion.[10][1]

1914 Pyrenees Cup
FC Espanya
FC Espanya
First title

Champions

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List of finals

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Year Venue Champion Runner-up Results
1910 Sète FC Barcelona Real Sociedad 2–1
1911 Toulouse FC Barcelona Stade Bordelais 4–2
1912 Toulouse FC Barcelona Stade Bordelais 5–3
1913 Barcelona FC Barcelona Comète Simotes Bordeaux 7–2
1914 Barcelona FC Espanya de Barcelona Comète Simotes Bordeaux 3–1

Winning line-up

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Year Team Champion Champion line-up[11]
1910 FC Barcelona Solà; Bru, Amechazurra; Peris, Aguirreche, Grau; Forns, Graells, Carles Comamala, Pepe Rodríguez, Charles Wallace
1911 FC Barcelona Renyé; Bru, Amechazurra; Quirante, Peris, Grau; Forns, Percival Wallace, Carles Comamala, Charles Wallace, Espelta
1912 FC Barcelona L. Peris; Irízar, Amechazurra; Berdié, Alfredo Massana, Wilson; Pakán, Pepe Rodríguez, Steel, Morales, Forns
1913 FC Barcelona Renyé; Berrondo, Amechazurra; Rositzky, Massana, Greenwell; Forns, Allack, Berdié, Alcántara, Peris
1914 FC Espanya de Barcelona Puig; Ribera, Mariné; Prat, Casellas, Salvó I; Villena, Baró, Bellavista, Passaní, Salvó II

Most successful teams

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Club Championships Runners-up
FC Barcelona 4 0
FC Espanya 1 0
Comète Simotes Bordeaux 0 2
Gars Bordeaux FC 0 1
Real Sociedad 0 1
Stade Bordelais 0 1

Most successful regions

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Club Championships Runners-up
File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 5 0
File:Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 0 4
File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 0 1

Records and statistics

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Top scorers per tournament

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Tournament Name Team Goals
1910 Catalonia Mariano Lacort Real Sociedad
4
1911 Catalonia Carles Comamala FC Barcelona
3
1912 Spain Antonio Morales
1913 Scotland Alexander Steel
England Frank Allack
1914 Catalonia Jaime Bellavista FC Espanya
5

Most goals in a single tournament

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Ranking Name Team Goals Tournament
1
 Catalonia Jaime Bellavista FC Espanya
5
 1914
2
 Catalonia Mariano Lacort Real Sociedad
4
 1910
3
 Catalonia Carles Comamala FC Barcelona
3
 1911
Spain Antonio Morales 1912
Scotland Alexander Steel 1913
England Frank Allack
Catalonia Gabriel Bau 1914

All-time top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals Tournament(s)
1 Spain Antonio Morales FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad 5 1912 (3) and 1913 (2)
Catalonia Jaime Bellavista FC Espanya 1914 (5)
3 Catalonia Mariano Lacort Real Sociedad 4 1910 (4)
Scotland Alexander Steel FC Barcelona 1912 (1) and 1913 (3)
England Percival Wallace 1911 (2) and 1914 (2)
6 Catalonia Carles Comamala FC Barcelona 3 1912 (3)
Catalonia Paulino Alcántara 1913 (2) and 1914 (1)
England Frank Allack 1913 (3)
Catalonia Gabriel Bau 1914 (3)

Notable figures with two goals include Pepe Rodríguez (1 goal in 1910 and 1912), Alfredo Massana (1 goal in 1912 and 1913), Apolinario Rodríguez (2 goal in 1913) and José Berdié (2 goals in 1913).

Hat-tricks

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From the first official tournament in 1910, until its last 4 years later, four hat-tricks have been scored, two of which were pokers. The first treble of the Pyrenees Cup was scored by Mariano Lacort on 17 April 1910 in the inaugural edition of the competition, netting four goals to help Real Sociedad beat Stade toulousain 8–0.[4] It's worth mentioning that this was the only time Lacort found the back of the net in the Pyrenees Cup, but despite that his 4-goal haul alone makes him one of the all-time top goal scorers in the competition's history. The last hat-trick was scored by Jaime Bellavista on 29 March 1914, when he netted four goals for FC Espanya in a 5–2 win over FC Barcelona in the semi-finals of the last edition of the competition.[10] The only player to have scored a hat-trick in a final was Antonio Morales to help Barça to a 5–2 victory over Stade Bordelais.[8]

Pyrenees Cup hat-tricks[3]
# Player G For Result Against Tournament Stage Date Ref
1. Mariano Lacort 4 Real Sociedad 8–0 Stade toulousain 1910 Pyrenees Cup Semi-finals 17 April 1910 [4]
2. Antonio Morales 3 FC Barcelona 5–2 Stade Bordelais 1912 Pyrenees Cup Final 5 May 1912 [8]
3. Alexander Steel 3 8–0 Casual SC 1913 Pyrenees Cup Quarter-finals 30 March 1913 [9]
4. Jaime Bellavista 4 FC Espanya 5–2 FC Barcelona 1914 Pyrenees Cup Semi-finals 29 March 1914 [10]

Other records

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Pepe Rodríguez and Alfredo Massana hold the peculiar distinction of being the only ones to have scored in two different finals: Pepe netted the winning goal in the 1910 final and another in the 1912 final, while Massana (a midfielder) is the only one to have netted a goal in back-to-back finals with goals in the 1912 and 1913 finals. Interestingly, those are the only goals they scored in the competition.[1]

Manuel Amechazurra and José Berrondo hold the unwanted distinction of being the only players to have scored an own goal in the competition. Both were FC Barcelona defenders, both did it in the 1913 edition, however, their side still managed to win the tournament.[1]

See also

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References

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