1953 Latin Cup

1953 Latin Cup
Copa Latina 1953
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	4–7 June 1953
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Stade de Reims (1st title)
Runners-up	AC Milan
Third place	Sporting CP
Fourth place	Valencia CF
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	16 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	João Martins; (4 goals);
	← 1952 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 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 edit

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

Venues edit

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

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

Tournament edit

Bracket edit

Semifinals		Final

4 June – Porto

Stade de Reims	2
		7 June – Oeiras
Valencia CF	1
		Stade de Reims	3
4 June – Oeiras
		AC Milan	0
AC Milan	4

Sporting CP	3
		Third place match

		6 June – Oeiras

		Sporting CP	4

		Valencia CF	1

Semifinals edit

4 June 1953

Stade de Reims	2–1	Valencia CF
Méano 46' Kopa 61'	Report	Gago 27'

Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal

Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

4 June 1953

AC Milan	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sporting CP
Nordahl 66', 72' Liedholm 96' Frignani 118'	Report	Vasques 20' Martins 89', 106'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)

Third place match edit

6 June 1953

Sporting CP	4–1	Valencia CF
Vasques 3', 62' Martins 6', 46'	Report	Badenes 80'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)

Final edit

7 June 1953

Stade de Reims	3–0	AC Milan
Kopa 31', 74' Appel 52'	Report

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal)

Stade de Reims

AC Milan

GK		Paul Sinibaldi
DF		Robert Jonquet
DF		Armand Penverne
DF		Roger Marche
MF		Simon Zimny
MF		Raymond Cicci
FW		Raymond Kopa
FW		Bram Appel
FW		Jean Templin
FW		Léon Glovacki
FW		Francis Méano
Manager:
Albert Batteux



GK		Lorenzo Buffon
DF		Francesco Zagatti
DF		Arturo Silvestri
MF		Nils Liedholm
MF		Omero Tognon
MF		Celestino Celio
MF		Carlo Annovazzi
MF		Renzo Burini
FW		Gunnar Gren
FW		Amleto Frignani
FW		Gunnar Nordahl
Manager:
Mario Sperone

1953 Latin Cup Champions
Stade de Reims 1st title

Goalscorers edit

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	João Martins	Sporting CP	4
2	Manuel Vasques	Sporting CP	3
2	Raymond Kopa	Stade de Reims	3
3	Gunnar Nordahl	AC Milan	2
4	Nils Liedholm		1
	Amleto Frignani
	Francis Méano	Stade de Reims
	Bram Appel	Stade de Reims
	Quiliano Gago	Valencia CF
	Manuel Badenes	Valencia CF
Sources: ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notes edit

^ 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 edit

^ 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 edit

Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF

[Serie_A-1] Inter Milan and Juventus FC declined participation in the tournament.

[La_Liga-2] FC Barcelona declined participation in the tournament due to the 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo.

[RSSSF-3] Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[Match_1-4] "Stade de Reim 2–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_2-5] "Milan 4–3 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_3-6] "Sporting 4–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_4-7] "Stade de Reims 3–0 Milan". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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