530:, thus the ground was making its official debut, which went terribly wrong as the ground had a slight incline at various points; the goal frames fell twice, two Espanyol players had to leave the field of play due to injuries, and in the face of such an accumulation of nonsense, Espanyol chose to leave the field before the end of the match, thinking of raising a protest against the competition committee, but they gave up from the idea knowing that the committee would always rule in favor of Hispania, so they withdrew from the tournament after the fourth match, claiming that the refereeing was in Hispania's aid.
630:. With the decline of the Hispania AC at the end of 1903, it was evident that the history of the Copa Macaya was coming to an end, thus sparking the debate of who was entitled to take the Cup as its own, since a different team won in each edition (Hispania AC, FC Barcelona and Español). To resolve the situation, a championship was organized in November 1903 between the previous three champions, solely to decide who would have the right to keep the trophy. However, when November came, Hispania had already disappeared, and the cup was ultimately awarded to Español FC.
616:. Macaya distances himself from the Organization, which falls to Shields. This time, Hispania's main rival was Club Espanyol since Barça withdrew after their 2–0 win over Hispania AC was declared invalid for fielding an ineligible player. Club Espanyol and Hispania AC finished level on points at 6, which meant that the title had to be decided in a playoff match that was held a few months later on 12 April 1903, which they lost 1–3, courtesy of a brace from their former player Gustavo Green.
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Hispania from holding to the draw and hence become the first Catalan champion in history. However, this historic meeting was not without controversy, since the referee annulled a second goal from Barcelona for offside, a decision that was heavily
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Hispania played their last game on 15 November 1903, losing 2–0 against Salud. On
November 19, the entity's board agreed to its dissolution due to a lack of players, partly motivated by the departure of its most emblematic players, who joined other clubs, mainly FC Barcelona. The club donated its
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of the Copa Macaya, the scenario of the previous season was repeated, with a clear superiority of
Hispania and Barcelona over the rest of the teams, thus, the title was decided in the direct confrontations between them once again. In the first round, Barcelona beat Hispania 2–4, and when they met
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against SD Santanach, ending in a goalless draw. On 18 November, Hispania took part in the inauguration of FC Barcelona's first-ever field, in front of the
Casanovas Hotel. The match gathered nearly 4,000 spectators and the final result was again a goalless draw. Shortly after, Hispania took
364:) and tennis, intending to promote the three indicated sections as much as possible and to frequently hold sports matches and festivals. Shortly after its establishment, it was approved for a Board to be elected to serve as the base of this entity, which was constituted by:
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This victory proved to be decisive in the outcome of the tournament since the rest of the participating teams basically played a "formality role", as
Barcelona and Hispania beat them all with thrashings, with Hispania's biggest ones coming against
329:, who were leaving the club due to a conflict between the club's members. It was common at the time for players to leave their respective teams to join or found others due to the still dispersed and confusing growth of football.
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and football. Finally, Macaya was named honorary president of the
Hispania Athletic Club, and as soon as he started his term he began to develop the idea of a football championship between different clubs.
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Catalan team of the moment, "the reds" started the 1901–02 season with a major setback: the departure of its captain and best player, Gustavo Green, to direct rivals
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767:"Team Rojo 2–1 FC Barcelona"
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1041:[Hispania closes].
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853:"El nacimiento de Hispania"
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