1888 Imperial Coronation Cup

1888 Imperial Coronation Cup

Copa de la'Coronación Imperial de 1888
Country	Creeperopolis
Dates	26 August – 15 September 1888
Teams	4
Champions	Adolfosburgo (1st title)
Runners-up	San Salvador
Third place	Salvador
Fourth place	Nuevo Xichútepa
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Attendance	117,000 (19,500 per match)
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The 1888 Imperial Coronation Cup (Creeperian: Copa de la'Coronación Imperial de 1888) was the first edition of the Imperial Coronation Cup, held to celebrate the coronation of Creeperian Emperor Gustavo I who assumed the throne in December 1887. The tournament's organization led to the formation of the Imperial Football Association (ANF).

Participating clubs

Club	Method of qualification	Previous appearances
CF Adolfosburgo	Invited by the Emperor	Debut
CF Salvador	Invited by the Emperor	Debut
CF Nuevo Xichútepa	Invited by the Emperor	Debut
CF San Salvador	Invited by the Emperor	Debut

Tournament

Bracket

	Semifinals						Final
	San Salvador	1	2	3
							15 September – San Salvador
	Salvador	2	0	2
							San Salvador			0
							Adolfosburgo			3
	Adolfosburgo	2	1	3
	Nuevo Xichútepa	0	1	1
							Third place
							14 September – San Salvador
							Salvador			3
							Nuevo Xichútepa			0

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
San Salvador	3–2	Salvador	1–2	2–0
Adolfosburgo	3–1	Nuevo Xichútepa	2–0	1–1

26 August 1888

15:00

Salvador	2–1	San Salvador
Pérez Herrera  27' Ureña Bermúdez  46'		Menéndez Trujillo  67'

Campo de Felipe, Salvador

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Víctor Menéndez Murillo (Creeperopolis)

2 September 1888

15:00

San Salvador	2–0	Salvador
Quiñónez Revelo  20', 33'

Campo de Alfonso, San Salvador

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Joel Lasca Rosales (Creeperopolis)

San Salvador advanced 3–2 on aggregate.

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26 August 1888

15:00

Nuevo Xichútepa	0–2	Adolfosburgo
		Revuelto Yarza  31' Mendoza Durán  46'

Campo de los'Ángeles, Nuevo Xichútepa

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Armando Tejón Molina (Creeperopolis)

2 September 1888

15:00

Adolfosburgo	1–1	Nuevo Xichútepa
Mendoza Durán  65'		Castro Molina  21'

Campo de Adolfo, Adolfosburgo

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mauricio Enríquez Tassis (Creeperopolis)

Adolfosburgo advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

Third place match

14 September 1888

15:00

Salvador	3–0	Nuevo Xichútepa
Pérez Herrera  9' Rivera Gutiérrez  45+1' Ureña Bermúdez  73'

Campo de Alfonso, San Salvador

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Armando Tejón Molina (Creeperopolis)

Final

15 September 1888

15:00

San Salvador	0–3	Adolfosburgo
		Revuelto Yarza  14', 43', 80'

Campo de Alfonso, San Salvador

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Joel Lasca Rosales (Creeperopolis)

1888 Imperial Coronation Cup
Template:Country data Creeperopolis 1887 CF Adolfosburgo 1st title

Statistics

Goalscorers

Federico Revuelto Yarza was the tournament's leading goalscorer with 4 goals scored, including a hat-trick.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Federico Revuelto Yarza	CF Adolfosburgo	4
2	José Mendoza Durán	CF Adolfosburgo	2
	Alfonso Quiñónez Revelo	CF San Salvador
	Luís Pérez Herrera	CF Salvador
	Nicolás Ureña Bermúdez	CF Salvador
3	Federico Rivera Gutiérrez	CF Salvador	1
	Alfonso Castro Molina	CF Nuevo Xichútepa
	Víctor Menéndez Trujillo	CF San Salvador

Results

R	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Adolfosburgo	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
2	San Salvador	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2
3	Salvador	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
4	Nuevo Xichútepa	3	0	1	2	1	6	–5

See also

• Imperial Coronation Cup