1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup

The 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup was the sixth tournament of the Prince of Asturias Cup, which is an inter-regional football competition contested by the regional selections of Spain.[1][2]

1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 November 1923 – 26 February 1924
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Catalonia (1st title)
Runners-up Centro
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Juan Monjardín
(5 goals)
1926

The pre-favourites to win were the Catalan team because at that time they had great international figures such as the Spanish goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora or the Barcelona players Josep Samitier, the Filipino Paulino Alcántara and the Argentine Emili Sagi-Barba, and they proved the favouritism by prevailing in a dramatic final against a Castile/Madrid XI.[3][4]

Squads

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Eight regional federations participated in the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup: Asturias, Biscay, Catalonia, Centro, Gipuzkoa, Galicia, South and Levante.[3]

Format

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The 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup was played in a knock-out cup format, with the 8 teams having to play each other in four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and one final.[3]

Summary

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The quarter-final ties were the same as the previous year and so were their participants, now being played on opposite fields, except for the duel between Levante and South, which was played on 11 November at the Mestalla Stadium, and just like in the previous tournament, it was the Andalusians who prevailed, taking a 2–0 lead with goals from Brand and Kinké, but the Valencians were determined in taking revenge and fought back, and remarkably, they managed to level the scores at 2–2 with two goals from local hero Cubells, setting the scene for an epic comeback at Valencia, but the South team found a winner thanks to Spencer and advanced to the semi-finals again.[2] A week later at the San Mamés, Biscay and Asturias faced each other again, and unlike Levante, Biscay actually managed to take revenge, eliminating the champions with a 4–2 win, with goals from Carmelo, Laca and Travieso (twice), while Zabala showed why he had been the top goal scorer of the 1922–23 edition with a consolation goal for Asturias. On 25 November, the remaining two quarterfinals were held with Catalonia beating Gipuzkoa again, but this time the match was dominated by the Basques and also by the controversial work of refereeing, with Olivella and Pellicer scoring the local goals at the Les Corts while Gipuzkoa scored a consolation goal in the second-half through former Real Madrid player, René Petit. At the same time, the Centro Team took revenge on Galicia thanks to a lonely goal from De Miguel, in a totally flooded Madrid Stadium and under infernal weather.[2]

The semifinal matches were played on 27 January 1924. Centro and Andalucía met at the El Metropolitano, with the Castilian team triumphing 2–1, thanks to a first half brace from Monjardín. And at Les Corts, Biscay failed to avenge their "Basque cousins" as they lost to Catalonia due to an early goal from Barcelona player Cristóbal Martí. The final was held on 24 February 1924 at the San Mamés and ended in a dramatic 4–4 draw, courtesy of a last-minute equalizer from Catalonia's Emili Sagi-Barba when there were only two minutes left for the end of extra-time. In the replay two days later, Catalonia beat Centro 3–2 with goals from Carulla, Samitier and Piera.[5] Monjardín scored Centro's two consolation goals and because of it, he was crowned the top goal scorer of the tournament with 5 goals, two in the semi-finals and three in the finals.[2]

Results

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[3]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 November 1923
 
 
  South3
 
27 January 1924
 
  Valencian Community2
 
  Centro2
 
25 November 1923
 
  South1
 
  Centro1
 
24 February 1924
 
  Galicia0
 
  Centro4 (2)
 
18 November 1923
 
  Catalonia 4 (3)
 
  Biscay4
 
27 January 1924
 
  Asturias2
 
  Catalonia1
 
25 November 1923
 
  Biscay0
 
  Catalonia2
 
 
  Gipuzkoa1
 

Quarter-finals

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[a] Valencian Community  2–3  South
Cubells   1–2', 2–2' Brand   0–1'
Kinké   0–2'
Spencer   2–3'

Note: In some sources Montes is listed as the goalscorer of Valencia's second goal.[6]


Biscay  4–2  Asturias
Carmelo  
Laca  
Travieso    
Report Bolado  
Zabala  
Referee:   Contreras

Note: In some sources Sesúmaga is listed as the goalscorer of Biscay's opening goal[7] while others claim that Biscay's goals came in the form of two braces scored by Carmelo and Laca.[2]


Note: The game was played under infernal weather.[2]


Catalonia  2–1  Gipuzkoa
Olivella   22'
Pellicer   29'
Report Petit   51'

Note: In some sources Olivella is listed as the goalscorer of both Catalan goals[8]

Semi-finals

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Centro  2–1  South
Monjardín   30', 35' Report Herminio   40'

Note: In some sources Fuentes is listed as the goalscorer of South's consolation goal[9]


Catalonia  1–0  Biscay
Martí   13' Report
Report2
Referee:   Contreras

Final

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Catalonia  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Centro
Samitier   35', 38'
Piera   57'
Sagibarba   118'
Report
Report2
Pérez   8'
Triana   42', 75'
Monjardín   95'

Final Replay

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Catalonia  3–2  Centro
Carulla   1–0'
Samitier   2–2'
Piera   3–2'
Report
Report2
Monjardín   1–1', 1–2'

Winner

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 1923-24 Prince of Asturias Cup winner 
 
Catalonia

Second title

Statistics

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Top Scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals Stage
1 Juan Monjardín   Centro 5 Semi-finals (2) and finals (3)
2 Josep Samitier   Catalonia 3 Semi-finals (1) and finals (2)
3 Travieso   Biscay 2 Quarter-finals (2)
Vicente Piera   Catalonia Finals (2)
Monchín Triana   Centro Finals (2)
Eduardo Cubells   Valencian Community Quarter-finals (2)

Aftermath

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The sixth edition of this competition did not achieve the success of the previous one and failed to serve as the basis for forming the Spanish Olympic national team for the 1924 Summer Olympics and after the Spanish failure in Paris, the Prince of Asturias Cup ended up being definitively abolished by the Spanish FA on 26 June 1924.

Notes

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  1. ^ the Levante (Valencian Federation) team.

References

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  1. ^ "Spain - Copa Príncipe de Asturias/Campeonato Interregional". RSSSF. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Campeonato Interregional 1923/24". RSSSF. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Classification Copa del Príncipe de Asturias 1923-24". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Copa de la Lliga (Primera divisió)" [League Cup (first division)]. www.futcat.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Sur - Levante (3 - 2) 11/11/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Vizcaya - Asturias (4 - 2) 18/11/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Cataluña - Guipúzcoa (2 - 1) 25/11/1923". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Centro - Sur (2 - 1) 27/01/1924". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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