1953 Latin Cup
1953 club football tournament
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International football competition
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 Stade de Reims was the winner of the tournament after defeating AC Milan by a score of 3–0 in the final match.
Participating teams
Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
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![]() | 1952–53 French Division 1 champions | 1949 |
![]() | 1952–53 Serie A 3rd place[a] | 1951 |
![]() | 1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions | 1949, 1951, 1952 |
![]() | 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 | |
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Estádio Nacional do Jamor | Estádio das Antas | |
Capacity: 37,500 | Capacity: 60,000 | |
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Tournament
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
4 June – Porto | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
7 June – Oeiras | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
4 June – Oeiras | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
6 June – Oeiras | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Semifinals
Stade de Reims ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
AC Milan ![]() | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report |
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Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)
Third place match
Sporting CP ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)
Final
Stade de Reims ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal)
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stade de Reims | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() AC Milan |
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1953 Latin Cup Champions |
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![]() Stade de Reims 1st title |
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | |
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3 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | |
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Sources: [2][3][4][5] |
Notes
- ^ Inter Milan and Juventus FC declined participation in the tournament.
- ^ FC Barcelona declined participation in the tournament due to the 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo.
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Stade de Reim 2–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Milan 4–3 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Sporting 4–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Stade de Reims 3–0 Milan". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
- Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF
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- Italy 1951
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- France 1955
- Italy 1956
- Spain 1957
Note: The 1954 edition was canceled due to a conflicting timeframe with the 1954 FIFA World Cup