1902–03 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona
1902–03 season
PresidentPaul Haas
Copa BarcelonaFirst

The 1902–03 season was the fourth season for FC Barcelona.

Events

Barcelona decides to withdraw from the Copa Macaya after losing two points for fielding an ineligible player in the tournament's first match. The club breaks relations with the Gymnastics Federation and decides to organize a tournament of their own: La Copa Barcelona.[1][2][3][4] FC Barcelona wins this trophy.

Paul Haas replaced Bartomeu Terradas as president on 5 September 1902.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Vicente Reig
— GK Spain ESP Luis Puelles
— DF Spain ESP Arthur Witty
— DF England ENG Charles Heresford
— DF Spain ESP Josep Quirante
— MF Switzerland SUI George Meyer
— MF Spain ESP Josep Vidal
— MF Spain ESP Bartomeu Terradas
— MF Spain ESP Alfonso Almasqué
— MF Spain ESP Josep Llobet
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Spain ESP Luis de Ossó
— FW Spain ESP Bernardo Lassaletta
— FW Switzerland SUI Hans Gamper
— FW Germany GER Udo Steinberg
— FW England ENG Stanley Harris
— FW Switzerland SUI Emil Gass
— FW Spain ESP John Parsons
— FW Spain ESP Costal
— FW Switzerland SUI Emil Gaissert

Matches

Friendly
26 October 1902 FC Barcelona12 – 0Ibèria SCBarcelona
[1] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
2 November 1902 FC Barcelona0 – 1Irish FCBarcelona
[2] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: Marcelo Sanz
9 November 1902 Català FC1 – 3FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[3] Meyer
Leask
Ossó 		Stadium: Velódromo de la Bonanova
Referee: Mendez
16 November 1902 FC Barcelona2 – 1Club UniversitariBarcelona
Steinberg
Lassaleta 		[4] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: George Meyer
23 November 1902 FC Barcelona5 – 2Club UniversitariBarcelona
Ossó
Steinberg
Lassaletta 		[5] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: Arthur Leask
21 December 1902 Catalònia FC0 – 5FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[6] Gamper
Leask
Ossó 		Stadium: Catalonia
Referee: Garcia
28 December 1902 FC Barcelona1 – 0X Sporting ClubBarcelona
Lassaletta [7] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: Castells
4 January 1903 Catalònia FC0 – 16FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[8] Gamper
Steinberg
Ossó
Lassaletta 		Stadium: Catalonia
Referee: Torrente
18 January 1903 FC Barcelona9 – 1Irish FCBarcelona
Steinberg
Lassaletta
Ossó 		[9] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: Pujol
10 March 1903 FC Barcelona1 – 0Galliope2Barcelona
Lassaletta [10] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d’Horta
Referee: Park
28 May 1903 Salut SC3 – 2FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[11] Jorro
Meyer 		Stadium: Salut
Referee: Garcia
27 July 1903 Mataroni2 – 8FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[12] Ossó
Jorro
Rene 		Stadium: Mataro
Referee: Mensa
Copa Macaya
30 November 1902 Round 1Hispania AC0 – 21FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[13] Steinberg
Lassaletta 		Stadium: Camp del carrer Muntaner
Referee: Degollada
Copa Barcelona
11 January 1903 Round 1FC Barcelona7 – 0Ibèria SCBarcelona
Gamper
Ossó
Lassaletta 		[14] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Eduardo Alesson
25 January 1903 Round 3FC Barcelona2 – 1Català FCBarcelona
Gamper [15] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Eduardo Alesson
1 February 1903 Round 4FC Barcelona13 – 0 **X Sporting ClubBarcelona
Gamper
Ossó
Lassaletta 		[16] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Cusí
8 February 1903 Round 6FC Barcelona6 – 0FC InternacionalBarcelona
Gamper
Ossó
Harris 		[17] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
22 February 1903 Round 8FC BarcelonaNot playedSalut SCBarcelona
[18] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
1 March 1903 Round 9FC Barcelona6 – 1Hispania ACBarcelona
Steinberg
Lassaletta
Meyer
Ossó 		[19] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: Oliveras
8 March 1903 Round 10FC Barcelona2 – 2Club EspañolBarcelona
15:30 Gamper
Steinberg 		[20]
Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: John Hamilton
19 March 1903 Round 12Irish FC1 – 4FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[21] Gamper
Meyer
Gass 		Referee: Acha
22 March 1903 Round 13Català FC2 – 4FC BarcelonaBarcelona

 [22] Gamper
Steinberg
Lassaletta 		Stadium: Velódromo de la Bonanova
Referee: Mascaró
29 March 1903 Round 15FC InternacionalNot playedFC BarcelonaBarcelona
[23]
5 April 1903 Round 16Ibèria SC0 – 8FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[24] Steinberg
Gamper
Parsons 		Referee: Mascaró
12 April 1903 Round 17Salut SCNot playedFC BarcelonaBarcelona
[25]
13 April 1903 Round 2FC Barcelona3 – 1Irish FCBarcelona
Ossó
Almasqué 		[26] Stadium: Camp de la carretera d'Horta
Referee: José Barroso
19 April 1903 Round 18Hispania AC0 – 1FC BarcelonaBarcelona
[27] Gamper Stadium: Camp del carrer Muntaner
Referee: Ricardo Cabot
26 April 1903 Round 19Club Español2 – 2FC BarcelonaBarcelona

García 		[28] Gamper
Harris 		Stadium: Camp de l'Hospital Clínic
Referee: John Hamilton
  • 1. Barcelona pulled the competition.
  • 2. Name of the English ship at the port of Barcelona.
    • Not counted because X Sporting Club withdrew from the competition.

References

  1. ^ "Spain - Final Tables Catalonia". RSSSF. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "La Copa Macaya, el primer campeonato de fútbol de España" [The Copa Macaya, the first soccer championship in Spain]. elfutbolymasalla.com. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Copa Football Club Barcelona". hemerotecadigital.bne.es (in Spanish). El cardo. 22 January 1903. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Historia del FC Barcelona, Web de los Culés" [History of the FC Barcelona, Web of the Culés]. www.webdelcule.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.