1949 Latin Cup

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1949 Latin Cup
Copa Latina de 1949
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Dates26 June – 3 July 1949
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg Torino
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg Reims
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored20 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)
1950

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 Barcelona was the winner of the tournament after defeating Sporting CP by a score of 2–1 in the final match.

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Participating teams

TeamMethod of qualificationPrevious appearances
Flag of France.svg Reims 1948–49 French Division 1 championsDebut
Flag of Italy.svg Torino 1948–49 Serie A championsDebut
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 1948–49 Primeira Divisão championsDebut
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 1948–49 La Liga championsDebut

Venues

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
Real Madrid CF Stadium [2] Metropolitan Stadium [3] Camp de Les Corts [4] [5]
Capacity: 75,000Capacity: 35,700Capacity: 60,000
Estadio Bernabeu. Madrid (12117582503).jpg Camp de les corts 1930.jpg

Tournament

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June – Madrid
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 3
 
3 July – Madrid
 
Flag of Italy.svg Torino 1
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 2
 
26 June – Barcelona
 
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 1
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona 5
 
 
Flag of France.svg Reims 0
 
Third place match
 
 
3 July – Barcelona
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg Torino 5
 
 
Flag of France.svg Reims 3

Semifinals

Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg Torino
  • Peyroteo Soccerball shade.svg15', 26', 48'
Report
Metropolitan Stadium , Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Victor Sdez (France)

Third place match

Final

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Barcelona
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Sporting CP
GK1 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Velasco
DF2 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Francisco Calvet
DF3 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Curta
DF4 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Calo
MF5 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg José Gonzalvo
MF6 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Mariano Gonzalvo (c)
MF7 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg José Canal
FW8 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Estanislau Basora
FW9 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg César Rodríguez
FW10 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso Navarro
FW11 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Josep Seguer
Manager:
Flag of Uruguay.svg Enrique Fernández
GK1 Flag of Portugal.svg João Azevedo
DF2 Flag of Portugal.svg Octávio Barrosa
DF3 Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel Marques (c)
DF4 Flag of Portugal.svg Juvenal da Silva
MF5 Flag of Portugal.svg Carlos Canário
MF6 Flag of Portugal.svg Veríssimo Alves
FW7 Flag of Portugal.svg Jesus Correia
FW8 Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel Vasques
FW9 Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Peyroteo
FW10 Flag of Portugal.svg José Travassos
FW11 Flag of Portugal.svg Albano
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Cândido de Oliveira
1949 Latin Cup Champions
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Barcelona
1st title

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Peyroteo Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Carapellese Flag of Italy.svg Torino 2
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Marchetto
Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Pravisano
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg César Rodríguez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Barcelona
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Josep Seguer
3 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Estanislau Basora 1
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg José Canal
Flag of Argentina.svg Mateu Nicolau
Flag of France.svg Pierre Flamion Flag of France.svg Reims
Flag of France.svg Francis Méano
Flag of France.svg Pierre Sinibaldi
Flag of Portugal.svg Jesus Correia Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5]

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