1902–03 Madrid FC season

Summary

• 6 March: After a new Board presided by Juan Padrós had been elected, Madrid Football Club was officially founded.
• 9 March: Madrid FC played its first-ever match. The match was played between two teams of Madrid FC players between the streets of Alcalá and Goya, next to the old Plaza de Toros in Madrid. The two teams wore blue and red respectively. A. Meléndez, Juan Padrós, A. Spottorno, Gorostizaga, Mendía, Páramo, Neyra, A. Giralt, F. Palacios, Martens and Rodero played for the blue team. José Giralt, Meléndez, Molera, Salvador, Valcárcel, M. Spottorno, Stampher, Juan Palacios, Varela, Celada and Bueno played for the red team. The blue team won the match 1–0.
• 2 May: Madrid FC played its first match against another club in a friendly against New Foot-Ball Club that ended in a 1–1 draw.
• 13 May: The first ever match between Madrid FC and FC Barcelona was held. This was also Madrid FC's first competitive match. Arthur Johnson scored the club's first competitive goal in a 1–3 loss to Barça.
• 16 May: Madrid FC secured its first competitive victory defeating Club Español de Football (now RCD Espanyol) 3–2.
• 23 May: Alfonso Albéniz was the first player to leave Barcelona in order to join Madrid.
• 11 August: Madrid won two ceramic plates that represent the first trophy in its history. Part of the programme in the festivities at El Escorial featured a match between Madrid and Moncloa, the clash ended with a 6–5 score favourable to Madrid.
• 24 February 1903: Madrid FC played their first match outside of the Community of Madrid against Club Español de Fútbol in Barcelona.
• 6 April: Madrid FC played its first official competitive match and first Copa del Rey match.
• 8 April: The inaugural Copa del Rey final marked the first ever match between Madrid FC and Athletic Bilbao.

Players

Source:

Unofficial

Bueno

Cárdenas
Palacios

A. Giralt

Stampher

Friendlies

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Concurso de Bandas

A. Giralt Johnson Parages Neyra J. Giralt Romero

Trofeo Codorniú

Neyra A. Giralt Neyra Lee Revuelto Parages Neyra Lee ? Neyra A. Giralt Neyra

Competitions

Overview

Copa de la Coronación

Main article: 1902 Copa de la Coronación

The 1902 Copa de la Coronación, officially Concurso Madrid de Foot-ball Association (Madrid Contest of Association Football) was an unofficial football competition in honour of the coronation of Alfonso XIII of Spain. It is not recognized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation or the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP). Joan Gamper ? ? ?

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1903 Copa del Rey

Pache Parages Neyra Montejo Alejandro

Campeonato de Madrid

Main article: 1903 Campeonato de Madrid

The 1902–03 Campeonato de Madrid was the inaugural edition of the Campeonato Regional Centro. Despite beginning in November 1903, it corresponds to the 1902–03 Spanish football season.

League table

Matches

García Revuelto Wandosell Mendía

References

References

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