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1953 Latin Cup

Not to be confused with 1953 Latin Cup (basketball).
1953 Latin Cup
Copa Latina 1953
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates4–7 June 1953
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Reims (1st title)
Runners-up Milan
Third place Sporting CP
Fourth place Valencia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored16 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)
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1955 →

The 1953 Latin Cup (Portuguese: Copa Latina 1953) was the fifth edition of the annual Latin Cup which was played by clubs of the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The tournament was hosted by Portugal, and the French club Reims was the winner of the tournament after defeating Milan by a score of 3–0 in the final match.

Participating teams

Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
Reims 1952–53 French Division 1 champions 1949
Milan 1952–53 Serie A 3rd place[a] 1951
Sporting CP 1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions 1949, 1951, 1952
Valencia 1952–53 La Liga runners-up[b] Debut

Venues

The host of the tournament was Portugal,[1] and the four matches were played across two stadiums in two cities.

Oeiras
Porto
Estádio Nacional do Jamor Estádio das Antas
Capacity: 37,500 Capacity: 60,000
Estádio Nacional do Jamor Estádio das Antas

Tournament

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 June – Porto
 
 
 Reims2
 
7 June – Oeiras
 
 Valencia1
 
 Reims3
 
4 June – Oeiras
 
 Milan0
 
 Milan4
 
 
 Sporting CP3
 
Third place match
 
 
6 June – Oeiras
 
 
 Sporting CP4
 
 
 Valencia1

Semifinals

Reims 2–1 Valencia
  • Méano 46'
  • Kopa 61'
 Report

Third place match

Final

Reims
Milan
GK France Paul Sinibaldi
DF France Robert Jonquet
DF France Armand Penverne
DF France Roger Marche
MF France Simon Zimny
MF France Raymond Cicci
FW France Raymond Kopa
FW Netherlands Bram Appel
FW France Jean Templin
FW France Léon Glovacki
FW France Francis Méano
Manager:
France Albert Batteux
GK Italy Lorenzo Buffon
DF Italy Francesco Zagatti
DF Italy Arturo Silvestri
MF Sweden Nils Liedholm
MF Italy Omero Tognon
MF Italy Celestino Celio
MF Italy Carlo Annovazzi
MF Italy Renzo Burini
FW Sweden Gunnar Gren
FW Italy Amleto Frignani
FW Sweden Gunnar Nordahl
Manager:
Italy Mario Sperone
1953 Latin Cup Champions
France
Reims
1st title

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Portugal João Martins Portugal Sporting CP 4
2 Portugal Manuel Vasques 3
France Raymond Kopa France Reims
3 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Italy Milan 2
4 Sweden Nils Liedholm 1
Italy Amleto Frignani
France Francis Méano France Reims
Netherlands Bram Appel
Spain Quiliano Gago Spain Valencia
Spain Manuel Badenes
Sources: [2][3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ Inter Milan and Juventus FC declined participation in the tournament.
  2. ^ FC Barcelona declined participation in the tournament due to the 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo.

References

  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Stade de Reim 2–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Milan 4–3 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Sporting 4–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Stade de Reims 3–0 Milan". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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