Copa Latina de 1949 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Spain |
Dates | 26 June – 3 July 1949 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | FC Barcelona (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sporting CP |
Third place | Torino FC |
Fourth place | Stade de Reims |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 20 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 1949 Latin Cup (Spanish : Copa Latina de 1949) was the first 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 Spain, and the Spanish club FC Barcelona was the winner of the tournament after defeating Sporting CP by a score of 2–1 in the final match.
Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
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Stade de Reims | 1948–49 French Division 1 champions | Debut |
Torino FC | 1948–49 Serie A champions | Debut |
Sporting CP | 1948–49 Primeira Divisão champions | Debut |
FC Barcelona | 1948–49 La Liga champions | Debut |
The host of the tournament was Spain, [1] and three stadiums, two in Madrid and one in Barcelona, were selected to host the matches for the tournament.
Madrid | Barcelona | ||
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Real Madrid CF Stadium [2] | Metropolitan Stadium [3] | Camp de Les Corts [4] [5] | |
Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 35,700 | Capacity: 60,000 | |
Semifinals | Final | |||||
26 June – Madrid | ||||||
Sporting CP | 3 | |||||
3 July – Madrid | ||||||
Torino FC | 1 | |||||
FC Barcelona | 2 | |||||
26 June – Barcelona | ||||||
Sporting CP | 1 | |||||
FC Barcelona | 5 | |||||
Stade de Reims | 0 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
3 July – Barcelona | ||||||
Torino FC | 5 | |||||
Stade de Reims | 3 |
Sporting CP | 3–1 | Torino FC |
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| Report |
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FC Barcelona | 5–0 | Stade de Reims |
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Report |
Torino FC | 5–3 | Stade de Reims |
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FC Barcelona | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
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Report |
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FC Barcelona | CP Sporting |
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1949 Latin Cup Champions |
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FC Barcelona 1st title |
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