1953 Latin Cup

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.

Not to be confused with 1953 Latin Cup (basketball).
1953 Latin Cup
Copa Latina 1953
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates4–7 June 1953
Teams4 (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 played4
Goals scored16 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Participating teams
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
Stade de Reims 1952–53 French Division 1 champions 1949
AC Milan 1952–53 Serie A 3rd place[lower-alpha 1] 1951
Sporting CP 1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions 1949, 1951, 1952
Valencia CF 1952–53 La Liga runners-up[lower-alpha 2] Debut

Venues

The 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
Estádio Nacional do Jamor Estádio das Antas

Tournament

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 June – Porto
 
 
 Stade de Reims2
 
7 June – Oeiras
 
 Valencia CF1
 
 Stade de Reims3
 
4 June – Oeiras
 
 AC Milan0
 
 AC Milan4
 
 
 Sporting CP3
 
Third place match
 
 
6 June – Oeiras
 
 
 Sporting CP4
 
 
 Valencia CF1

Semifinals
Stade de Reims 2–1 Valencia CF
  • Méano 46'
  • Kopa 61'
 Report
  • Gago 27'
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
AC Milan 4–3 (a.e.t.) Sporting CP
 Report
Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)

Third place match
Sporting CP 4–1 Valencia CF
 Report
Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)

Final
Stade de Reims 3–0 AC Milan
 Report
Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal)
Stade de Reims
AC Milan
GKFrance Paul Sinibaldi
DFFrance Robert Jonquet
DFFrance Armand Penverne
DFFrance Roger Marche
MFFrance Simon Zimny
MFFrance Raymond Cicci
FWFrance Raymond Kopa
FWNetherlands Bram Appel
FWFrance Jean Templin
FWFrance Léon Glovacki
FWFrance Francis Méano
Manager:
France Albert Batteux
GKItaly Lorenzo Buffon
DFItaly Francesco Zagatti
DFItaly Arturo Silvestri
MFSweden Nils Liedholm
MFItaly Omero Tognon
MFItaly Celestino Celio
MFItaly Carlo Annovazzi
MFItaly Renzo Burini
FWSweden Gunnar Gren
FWItaly Amleto Frignani
FWSweden Gunnar Nordahl
Manager:
Italy Mario Sperone
1953 Latin Cup Champions
France
Stade de Reims
1st title

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Portugal João Martins Portugal Sporting CP 4
2 Portugal Manuel Vasques 3
France Raymond Kopa France Stade de Reims
3 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Italy AC Milan 2
4 Sweden Nils Liedholm 1
Italy Amleto Frignani
France Francis Méano France Stade de Reims
Netherlands Bram Appel
Spain Quiliano Gago Spain Valencia CF
Spain 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.
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