1953 Latin Cup

Not to be confused with 1953 Latin Cup (basketball).

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	Reims (1st title)
Runners-up	Milan
Third place	Sporting CP
Fourth place	Valencia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	18 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	João Martins (4 goals)
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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.

Participating teams

Team	Method of qualification	Previous appearances
Reims	1952–53 French Division 1 champions	1949
Milan	1952–53 Serie A 3rd place [a]	1951
Sporting CP	1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions	1949, 1951, 1952
Valencia	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	Oeiras Porto	Porto
Estádio Nacional do Jamor		Estádio das Antas
Capacity: 37,500		Capacity: 60,000

Tournament

Bracket

	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

4 June 1953

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

Estádio das Antas , Porto, Portugal

Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

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4 June 1953

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

6 June 1953

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

Estádio Nacional do Jamor , Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)

Final

7 June 1953

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

Estádio Nacional do Jamor , Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal)

Reims

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
Reims 1st title

Goalscorers

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

Notes

1. Inter Milan and Juventus FC declined participation in the tournament.
2. FC Barcelona declined participation in the tournament due to the 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo.

References

1. Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. "Stade de Reim 2–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. "Milan 4–3 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
4. "Sporting 4–1 Valencia". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
5. "Stade de Reims 3–0 Milan". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links

• Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF