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.
| 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 |  Reims (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Milan |
| Third place | Sporting CP |
| Fourth place |  Valencia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 16 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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← 1952 1955 → | |
Participating teams
edit| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Reims
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1952–53 French Division 1 champions | 1949 |
| Milan
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1952–53 Serie A 3rd place[a] | 1951 |
| Sporting CP
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1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions | 1949, 1951, 1952 |
| Valencia
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1952–53 La Liga runners-up[b] | Debut |
Venues
editThe 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 | |
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Tournament
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 4 June – Porto | ||||||
| Reims | 2 | |||||
| 7 June – Oeiras | ||||||
| Valencia | 1 | |||||
| Reims | 3 | |||||
| 4 June – Oeiras | ||||||
| Milan | 0 | |||||
| Milan | 4 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 3 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 6 June – Oeiras | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 4 | |||||
| Valencia | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
edit
| Milan | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)
Third place match
edit| Sporting CP | 4–1 | Valencia |
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| Report |
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Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)
Final
edit       Reims
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 Milan
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| 1953 Latin Cup Champions |
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 Reims 1st title |
Goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Martins
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Sporting CP
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4 |
| 2 | Manuel Vasques
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3 | |
| Raymond Kopa
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Reims
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| 3 |  Gunnar Nordahl
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Milan
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2 |
| 4 | Nils Liedholm
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1 | |
| Amleto Frignani
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| Francis Méano
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Reims
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 Bram Appel
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| Quiliano Gago
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Valencia
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| Manuel Badenes
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| 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.
