This football competition was created by the
Comitè des Pyrénées, which was part of the
USFSA (Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques).
The initial championship in 1910 was only for teams that were members of
three USFSA regional
committees (Pyrénées, Languedoc, and Guyenne et Gascogne) and for teams from
the cities of San Sebastián, Irún and Barcelona in Spain.
In 1911 participation expanded to all regional committees in the South of
France (Littoral and Côte d'Azur). In the fifth and last edition a team
from Catalonia (Sabadell) also registered.
The final of the championship had to be held in the region's capital, Toulouse.
However, the last two finals took place in Barcelona.
The competition was played for 5 years, from 1910 to 1914, before disappearing
due to the first World War.
In Spain it was commonly known as Copa Pirineos.
1910 FC Barcelona 1911 FC Barcelona 1912 FC Barcelona 1913 FC Barcelona 1914 FC Espanya (Barcelona)
FC Barcelona 4 FC Espanya (Barcelona) 1
Catalonia 5
Year Venue Result 1910 Toulouse FC Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad (San Sebastián) 1911 Toulouse FC Barcelona 4-2 Stade Bordelais Université Club [aet] 1912 Toulouse FC Barcelona 5-3 Stade Bordelais Université Club 1913 Barcelona FC Barcelona 7-2 Comète et Simiot (Bordeaux) 1914 Barcelona FC Espanya (Barcelona) 3-1 Comète et Simiot (Bordeaux)
Club Champion Runners-up FC Barcelona 4 FC Espanya (Barcelona) 1 Comète et Simiot (Bordeaux) 2 Stade Bordelais UC 2 Real Sociedad (San Sebastián) 1
Club Participations Champion Runners-up FC Barcelona 5 4 Stade Toulousain 5 Olympique de Cette 4 Comète et Simiot (Bordeaux) 3 2 SC de Nîmes 3 FC Espanya (Barcelona) 2 1 Stade Bordelais UC 2 2 Real Sociedad (San Sebastián) 2 1 RCD Espanyol (Barcelona) 2 Olympique de Marseille 2 US Calvissonnaisse 1 Biarritz Stade 1 Stade Etoile Bleue (Marseille) 1 Stade Helvétique (Marseille) 1 Sporting Club Irún 1 SC Toulousain 1 Casual SC (Barcelona) 1 Universitari SC (Barcelona) 1 CS Sabadell 1 US Albigeoise 1
Participants (6):
Pyrénées region: Stade Toulousain, Sporting Club Toulousain
Languedoc region: Olympique de Cette, Sporting Club de Nîmes
San Sebastián: Real Sociedad de Football
Barcelona: Football Club Barcelona
NB: the city of Cette was renamed Sète in 1927; Olympique de Cette is currently
known as FC de Sète 34 (since 1989);
Sociedad de Football were renamed Real Sociedad de Football on 11 Feb 1910
after King Alfons XII had granted the club the title Real.
Competition:
Knockout stage France
Olympique de Cette 3-0 SC Nîmois
Stade Toulousain w/o SC Toulousain
Semifinals
Real Sociedad 8-0 Stade Toulousain
Olympique de Cette 1-1 FC Barcelona [Olympique abandoned]
Final
FC Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad
Available Match Details:
27 Feb 1910, stadium Croix Bonhome, Montpellier;
kick-off: 14.30; ref: Labat (Comité des Pyrénées)
Olympique de Cette 3-0 SC de Nîmes
Olympique: Diffre - Garnier, Gascard - Runel, Bayrou (c), Encontré -
Ain, Lorrain, Rambaud, Vernet, Allias
SC de Nîmes: Teissier - Borgne, Brugière - Couderc, Augade, Farde -
Bagnol (c), Charrier, Fénouillet, Jean, Picquemal
scorers: n/a
27 Feb 1910, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse;
kick-off: 13.30; ref: Maffre (Comité des Pyrénées)
Stade Toulousain w/o SC Toulousain
17 Apr 1910, stadium Ondarreta, San Sebastián;
kick-off: 16.30; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
Real Sociedad 8-0 Stade Toulousain
Sociedad: Bea - Arocena, Loinaz - Arrillaga, Echevarría, Leturia -
MacGuinnes, Goitisolo, Lacort, Simmons, Prast
Stade Toulousain: Thouverez - Ger, Roumengou - Roger, Dalleau, Durac -
Souparis, Cadeac, Struxiano (c), Puel, Marquís
scorers: Lacort 4, Goitisolo 2, Simmons, MacGuinnes
NB: on 24 Apr 1910, Sociedad played Stade Bordelais UC in a friendly match
unconnected to this competition.
24 Apr 1910, stadium Casernes, Cette;
kick-off: 15.00; ref: Labat (Comité des Pyrénées)
Olympique de Cette 1-1 FC Barcelona [Olympique abandoned]
Olympique: Diffre - Gascard, Bayrou (c) - Encontré, Garnier, Lorrain -
Ain, Artaud, Rambaud, Vernet, Allias
Barcelona: Solà - Bru, Amechazurra - Sanz, Peris, C. Wallace -
Forns, Graells, C. Comamala, Steinberg, LLonch
scorers: Allias - Graells
NB: after the match had finished 1-1, extra time was to be played, but Olympique
refused to do so due to tiredness; Barcelona thus qualified.
1 May 1910, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse;
kick-off: 15.00; ref: Labat (Comité des Pyrénées);
linesmen: Struxiano and Durac (Stade Toulousain)
FC Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad
Barcelona: Solà - Bru, Amechazurra - Peris, Aguirreche, Grau -
Forns, Graells, C. Comamala, Rodríguez, C. Wallace
Sociedad: Bea - Loinaz, Arocena - Arrillaga, Echevarria, Belauste -
MacGuinnes, Goitisolo, Lacort, Simmons, Prast
scorers: Graells, Rodríguez - Prast
Participants (11):
Pyrénées region: Stade Toulousain
Languedoc region: Olympique de Cette, Sporting Club de Nîmes
and Union Sportif Calvissonnaisse
Côte d'Argent region: Stade Bordelais UC
Côte Basque region: Biarritz Stade
Littoral region: Olympique de Marseille, Stade Etoile Bleue de
Marseille and Stade Helvétique de Marseille
Irún: Sporting Club Irún
Barcelona: Football Club Barcelona
NB: some sources indicated Bon Gars de Bordeaux as losing finalists; however, as
this club was not registered with the USFSA and played in another competition,
this is not possible.
Competition expands to all regions in the South of France: Côte d'Argent,
Côte Basque (previously these two were Guyenne et Gascogne), Languedoc,
Littoral, Côte d'Azur (no participating teams) and Pyrénnées as the organizer.
Competition:
Knockout
Sporting Club de Nîmes 7-4 US Calvissonnaisse [aet; 4-4 after regulation time]
Olympique de Marseille w/o Stade Etoile Bleue de Marseille
Sporting Club Irún ?-? Biarritz Stade
Olympique de Cette w/o Sporting Club de Nîmes
Stade Helvétique o/w Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Cette 1-0 Olympique de Marseille
Stade Bordelais UC 3-3 Sporting Club Irún
Stade Bordelais UC 4-3 Sporting Club Irún [replay]
Semifinals
FC Barcelona 2-1 Olympique Cette
Stade Bordelais UC 2-1 Stade Toulousain
Final
FC Barcelona 4-2 Stade Bordelais UC [aet; 2-2 after regulation time]
Available Match Details:
5 Mar 1911, stadium Parc-des-Sports (Route d'Arles), Nîmes
Sporting Club de Nîmes 7-4 US Calvissonnaisse [aet; 4-4 after regulation time]
12 Mar 1911 (?)
Olympique de Marseille w/o Stade Etoile Bleue de Marseille
NB: Stade Etoile Bleue scratched.
26 Mar 1911
Sporting Club Irún ?-? Biarritz Stade
NB: no further details available. Qualified Sporting Club Irún
2 Apr 1911
Stade Helvétique de Marseille o/w Olympique de Marseille
NB: Stade Helvétique scratched.
2 Apr 1911
Olympique de Cette n/p Sporting Club de Nîmes
Postponed due to rain.
9 Apr 1911
Olympique de Cette w/o Sporting Club de Nîmes
NB: refixtured from 2 Apr; SCN did not show, claiming to have missed the train.
23 Apr 1911, stadium Parc-des-Sports (Route d'Arles), Nîmes
Olympique de Cette 1-0 Olympique de Marseille
Cette: Diffre - Garcard, Bayrou (c) - Galesne, Artaud, Lorrain -
Vernet, Piquemal, Roussel, Bagnols, Bégot
Marseille: MacQueen - Marin, Rouquet - Rondony, Joubert (c),
Walsch - Gerinelli, Lion, Daun, Bernard, Moureu
Scorer: N.N.
23 Apr 1911, Dax
Stade Bordelais UC 3-3 Sporting Club Irún
Note: match ended in a tie, Stade asks for extra time but Irún disagrees and players
left the field. Stade is declared the winner. The organizing committee decides
to replay the match on April 30th at Stade Bordelais.
30 Apr 1911, Bordelès stadium (Route du Médoc)
Stade Bordelais UC 4-3 Sporting Club Irún
7 May 1911, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.45; ref: Labat (Comité des Pyrénées)
FC Barcelona 2-1 Olympique Cette
Barcelona: Reñé - Bru, Amechazurra - Quirante, Peris, Grau -
Forns, P. Wallace, C. Comamala, C. Wallace, A. Comamala
Olympique: Razias - Gascard, Villarde - Lorrain, Artaud, Galesne -
Bégot, Bagnols, Roussel, Picquemal, Vernet
scorers: C. Comamala 2 - N.N.
7 May 1911, stadium Route du Médoc, Bordeaux
ref: Morzeau
Stade Bordelais UC 2-1 Stade Toulousain
Bordelais: Bollac, Lucas, Bastier, Binot, Harders, Minaud, Cazaux,
Bedey, Gros, Hauret, Lassalle
Toulousain: Nougues, Ger, Durac, Struxiano, Tourneux, Danes, Dontrenant,
Alvarez, Souparis, Marquis
scorers: Lassalle, Bedey - Marquis
NB: no further details available
14 May 1911, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse;
ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées);
assistants: Duran and Puel (Stade Toulousain)
FC Barcelona 4-2 Stade Bordelais UC [aet; 2-2 after regulation time]
Barcelona: Reñé - Bru, Amechazurra - Quirante, Peris, Grau -
Forns, P. Wallace, C. Comamala, C. Wallace, Espelta
Stade Bordelais UC: Bollac - Balier, Lucas - Binot, Harders (c), Minaud -
Cazeaux, Bedey, Gros, Hauret, Lassalle
scorers: P. Wallace 2, C. Wallace, C. Comamala - Hauret, N.N.
Participants (9):
Pyrénées region: Stade Toulousain
Languedoc region: Olympique de Cette, Sporting Club de Nîmes
Littoral region: Olympique de Marseille
Côte d'Argent region: Stade Bordelais Université Club, Comète et Simiot
San Sebastián: Real Sociedad de Football
Barcelona: Football Club Barcelona, Club Deportiu Espanyol
Competition:
Knockout stage Catalonia
FC Barcelona 3-2 CD Espanyol [aet; 2-2 after regulation time]
Knockout stage France
Olympique de Cette 2-3 SC de Nîmes
Stade Bordelais UC 3-1 Comète et Simiot
SC de Nîmes 6-2 Olympique de Marseille
Stade Toulousain UC 0-1 Stade Bordelais
Semifinals
FC Barcelona w/o SC de Nîmes
Stade Bordelais UC w/o Real Sociedad
Final
FC Barcelona 5-3 Stade Bordelais UC
Available Match Details:
10 Mar 1912, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.45; ref: Hamilton (Catalunya)
FC Barcelona 3-2 CD Espanyol [aet; 2-2 after regulation time]
Barcelona: Reñé - Irizar. Amechazurra - Rozitsky, Lambe, Wilson -
Rodriguez, Steel, Pattullo, Summer, Peris
Espanyol: Gibert - C. Wallace, S. Massana - La Riva, Gibson, Sanpere -
Allack, P. Wallace, Hodge, Burnett, C. Comamala
scorers: Pattullo 2, Steel - Burnett 2
NB: a protest by Espanyol on the refereeing was thrown out.
17 Mar 1912, stadium Casernes, Cette
Olympique de Cette 2-3 SC de Nîmes
Cette: Nouguès, Gascard (c), Poitevin, Bégot, Artaud I, Artaud II, Philippe,
Picquemal, Hassan, Vernet, Valat
Nîmes: Bruguière, Augade, Couderc, Villaret, Abbal (c), Conte, Couston,
Rambaud, Chassagne, Tixador, Prévost
17 Mar 1912, stadium Route du Médoc, Bordeaux
ref: Durand (Satade Toulousain)
Stade Bordelais UC 3-1 Comète et Simiot
21 Apr 1912, stadium Parc de Sports, Nîmes; kick-off: 15:00; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
SC de Nîmes 6-2 Olympique de Marseille
Nîmes: Bruguière - Augade, Couder - Villaret, Abbal (c), Comte -
Rambaud, Tixador, Chasangne, Giless, Prevost, Coustou
scorers: Coustou, Prévost, Tixador, Giless, 2 unknown, - N.N.
NB: no further details available
21 Apr 1912, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse; kick-off: 15:00
Stade Toulousain 0-1 Stade Bordelais UC
Toulouse: Roumengou - Delort, Ger - Laffat, Jauze, Durac - J. Ginesty, Fre (?),
Tourneux, Doutressoulle, Marquis (c)
NB: no further details available
28 Apr 1912, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona
FC Barcelona w/o SC de Nîmes
NB: SC de Nîmes could not find enough players to make the trip and forfeited.
28 Apr 1912, stadium Route du Médoc, Bordeaux
Stade Bordelais w/o Real Sociedad
NB: Sociedad were unwilling to pay for the cost of transportation and forfeited.
5 May 1912, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse;
ref: Ginesty (Stade Toulousain); linesmen: Durand and Lapart (Stade Toulousain)
FC Barcelona 5-3 Stade Bordelais
Barcelona: L. Peris - Irizar, Amechazurra - Berdié, A. Massana, Wilson -
F. Armet, Rodriguez, Steel, Morales, L. Peris
Stade Bordelais: Gleuck - Hauret, Lucas - Blummer, Mimaud, Plau -
Lassalle, Gregi, Gros, Fuentes, Cazeaux
scorers: Morales 3, Massana, Rodriguez - N.N.
Participants (7):
Pyrénées region: Stade Toulousain
Languedoc region: Olympique de Cette
Côte d'Argent region: Comète et Simiot
Barcelona: Football Club Barcelona, Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol,
Casual Sporting Club, Football Club Espanya
NB: Club Deportiu Espanyol were renamed Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol on 25 Apr 1912
after King Alfons XII had granted the club the title Real;
in the 1912/13 season, there was a double split in Spanish football. In Catalonia,
several teams led by FC Barcelona separated from the Federació Catalana de Clubs
de Futbol and created the Associació Catalana de Futbol. Both institutions held
a championship. On the other hand, several Spanish teams, also led by Barcelona
and Real Sociedad de Football de San Sebastián, separated from the Federación
Española de Clubs de Fútbol and created a new institution, the Unión Española de
Clubs de Fútbol. Both organized a competition. Of the Catalan clubs registered
at the Challenge, RCD Espanyol, FC Espanya and Casual SC were loyal to the
original institutions, questioning whether teams from different federations could
participate in the same international competition. The three Catalonian qualifying
matches (RCD Espanyol–FC Espanya, FC Barcelona-Casual SC, and the final between the
winners) were originally scheduled for March 2, 9 and 30, but postposed to Mar 16,
30 and Apr 6; eventually, FC Espanya did not accept the entry of FC Barcelona and
forfeited the match against RCD Espanyol, who together with Casual SC decided to
participate in spite of Barcelona's entry. Interestingly, the Federació Catalana
de Clubs de Futbol penalized Casual SC for playing against FC Barcelona, but not
RCD Espanyol; the fine was eventually waived.
Competition:
Knockout stage Catalonia
RCD Espanyol w/o FC Espanya
FC Barcelona 7-0 Casual SC
FC Barcelona 1-3 RCD Espanyol [Espanyol disqualified]
Knockout stage France
Comète et Simiot 4-3 Stade Toulousain [aet; 3-3 after regulation time]
Comète et Simiot w/o Olympique de Cette
Final
FC Barcelona 7-2 Comète et Simiot
Available Match Details:
2 Mar 1913, stadium Chemin des Ecus, Bordeaux; kick-off: 14.30
ref: Morzeau
Comète et Simiot 4-3 Stade Toulousain [aet; 3-3 after regulation time]
Comète et Simiot (incomplete): Noellen (goalkeeper), Cayre, Schleuss, Sanwald,
Soulie, Attané, Donadié, Dablanc
Stade Toulousain (incomplete): Roumengou (goalkeeper), Clavel, Frere, Tourneux, Doutressoul, Ger
scorers: Tourneux 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, Sanwald 1-3, Dablanc 2-3, Sanwald 3-3, 4-3
16 Mar 1913, stadium Velòdrom Parc de Sports
RCD Espanyol w/o FC Espanya
NB: Espanya forfeited (see above)
30 Mar 1913, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.30; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
FC Barcelona 7-0 Casual SC
Barcelona: Reñé - Irizar, Amechazurra - Rozitsky, A. Massana, Greenwell -
Forns, Allack, Steel, Apolinario, E. Peris
Casual SC: Solà - C. Comamala, Quirante - Janer, A. Comamala, Ponsà -
Mensa, Tormo, Wallace, LLonch, Ramirez
scorers: Steel 3, Allack 2, Apolinario 2
6 Apr 1913, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse
Comète et Simiot w/o Olympique de Cette
NB: Olympique de Cette withdrew because they had to play Stade Helvétique in
the semifinal of the Championnat de France de l'USFSA one week later.
6 Apr 1913, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.30; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
FC Barcelona 1-3 RCD Espanyol [Espanyol disqualified]
Barcelona: Reñé - Irizar, Amechazurra - Rozitsky, A. Massana, Bori -
Forns, Allack, Steel, Apolinario, Greenwell
Espanyol: Gibert - Carruana, S. Massana - Baonza, Hodge, Sanpere -
Barnett, Darley, Harrison, A, Morales, R. Morales
scorers: Greenwell - A. Morales 3
NB: Barcelona protested against the fact that Espanyol fielded three British players
who came from the United Kingdom only to play the match; their protest was upheld
and Espanyol disqualified; Barcelona qualified for the final.
8 Jun 1913, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 16.30; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
FC Barcelona 7-2 Comète et Simiot
Barcelona: Reñé - Berrondo, Amechazurra - Rozitsky, Massana, Greenwell -
Forns, Allack, Berdié, Alcantara, Peris
Comète et Simiot: Noellen - Pepion, Cayre - Serre, Damazan, Donadieu (c) -
Sanwald, Rundge, Kieffer, Soulie, Dablanc
scorers: Alcantara 2, Berdié 2, Forns, Allack, Massana - Dablanc, N.N.
NB: for the first time, it was allowed that the final was not played in Toulouse.
Participants (7):
Pyrénées region: Stade Toulousain, Union Sportive Albigeoise
Côte d'Argent region: Comète et Simiot
Barcelona: Football Club Barcelona, Universitari Sporting Club,
Football Club Espanya
Other cities in Catalonia: Centre Sports Sabadell
Competition:
Knockout stage Catalonia
FC Espanya 1-0 Universitari SC
FC Barcelona 5-0 CS Sabadell
FC Barcelona 2-5 FC Espanya
Knockout stage France
US Albigeoise 3-1 Stade Toulousain
Comète et Simiot 5-0 US Albigeoise
Final
FC Espanya 3-1 Comète et Simiot
Available Match Details:
1 Mar 1914, stadium Carrer Casanova, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.30; ref: Amechazurra (FC Barcelona)
FC Espanya 1-0 Universitari SC
Espanya: Reñe - Reguera, Mariné - Salvó, Casellas, Prat -
Bellavista, Baró, Passani, Osanz, N. Salvó
Universitari: Cuervo - Batlle, J. Varela - Puntas, Alemany, Malo -
Ozores, Armet, Jané, F. Varela, Falguera
scorer: Passani
15 Mar 1914, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 15.30; ref: Greenwell (FC Barcelona)
FC Barcelona 5-0 CS Sabadell
Barcelona: Bru - Molins, Amechazurra - Berdié, Massana, Carlier -
Mallorquí, P. Wallace, Bau, Alcántara, Peris
Sabadell: Fíguls - Luis, Casas - Moix, Monistrol, Comas -
Llonch, Gonzalez, G. Aragay, Retana, Gallech
scorers: P. Wallace 2, Bau 2, Alcántara
22 Mar 1914, Albi
US Albigeoise 3-1 Stade Toulousain
NB: no further details available
29 Mar 1914, stadium Carrer Indústria, Barcelona;
kick-off: 16.00; ref: Naudy (Comité des Pyrénées)
FC Barcelona 2-5 FC Espanya
Barcelona: Bru - Molins, Amechazurra - Berdié, Massana, Castejon -
Mallorquí, Wallace, Bau, Morales, Peris
Espanya: Puig - Farriols, Mariné - Prats, Casellas, Salvó -
Villena, Baró, Bellavista, Passani, Coleta
scorers: Peris, Bau - Baró, Bellavista 4
19 Apr 1914, stadium Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse
Comète et Simiot 5-0 US Albigeoise
NB: no further details available
24 May 1914, stadium Carrer Casanova, Barcelona;
kick-off: 16.30; ref: Durand (Stade Toulousain)
FC Espanya 3-1 Comète et Simiot
Espanya: Puig - Ribera, Mariné - Prat, Casellas, Salvo II -
Salvó I, Passani, Bellavista, Baró, Villena
Comète et Simiot: Noellen - Darrieussec, Cayre - Damazan, Soulié, Attane -
Cassaux, Sanwald, Lemele, Dablanc, Maurice
scorers: Salvo II 2, Bellavista - Sandwal
NB: for the second time, it was allowed that the final was not played in Toulouse.
Thanks to Carles Lozano Ferrer for an earlier version of this file
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