[2] Team Rojo made its official debut on 24 May, in a sports festival organized by the Polo Club, playing at the Hippodrome against FC Barcelona, which they lost 2–1, courtesy of a winner from Joan Gamper.

[5] Hispania's first president was Josep Ortiz, but the soul of the club was the businessman Alfonso Macaya, a young man from the Catalan high bourgeoisie and passionate about emerging sports practices, such as fencing or tennis and football.

[4] The football team made their debut on 7 October 1900 at the Nuevo Velódromo de Barcelona against SD Santanach, ending in a goalless draw.

Shortly after, Hispania took advantage of the dissolution of Escocès FC - a team made up of Scottish workers from a factory in Sant Andreu - to incorporate several of its most prominent players, such as J. Hamilton, J.

[1] To create greater motivation, Macaya decided to donate a trophy to the winners of the tournament, which was open to all national clubs throughout the country, although in the end, only five Catalan teams participated (4 from Barcelona).

[8] After being crowned the best 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 FC Barcelona.

Consequently, there were also changes in the board of directors: José Ortiz took over as secretary to replace Soley, leaving the presidency of the club to Eduardo Alesson, a renowned fencing teacher from Barcelona.

In the second edition 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.

[4] In the first round, Barcelona beat Hispania 2–4, and when they met again on the penultimate day, Barça won again by the minimum margin with a goal from Udo Steinberg and mathematically secured the title.

[4] 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,[4][1] courtesy of a brace from their former player Gustavo Green.