1955 Latin Cup

The 1955 Latin Cup (French: Coupe Latine 1955) was the sixth 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 France, and the Spanish club Real Madrid CF was the winner of the tournament after defeating Stade de Reims by a score of 2–0 in the final match.

1955 Latin Cup
Coupe Latine 1955
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates22–26 June 1955
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Real Madrid CF (1st title)
Runners-up Stade de Reims
Third place AC Milan
Fourth place CF Os Belenenses
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored14 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Participating teams
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
Stade de Reims 1954–55 French Division 1 champions 1949, 1953
AC Milan 1954–55 Serie A champions 1951, 1953
CF Os Belenenses 1954–55 Primeira Divisão runners-up[lower-alpha 1] Debut
Real Madrid CF 1954–55 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

The host of the tournament was France,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.

Paris
Parc des Princes
Capacity: 38,000
Parc des Princes

Tournament

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Paris
 
 
 Real Madrid CF2
 
26 June – Paris
 
 CF Os Belenenses0
 
 Real Madrid CF2
 
22 June – Paris
 
 Stade de Reims0
 
 Stade de Reims4
 
 
 AC Milan2
 
Third place match
 
 
25 June – Paris
 
 
 AC Milan3
 
 
 CF Os Belenenses1

Semifinals
Real Madrid CF 2–0 CF Os Belenenses
  • Zárraga 14'
  • Payá 60'
 Report
Stade de Reims 3–2 (a.e.t.) AC Milan
 Report
Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal)

Third place match
AC Milan 3–1 CF Os Belenenses
 Report
Referee: Juan Gardeazabal Garay (Spain)

Final
Real Madrid CF 2–0 Stade de Reims
 Report
Referee: Fernandes Joaquim Campos (Portugal)
Real Madrid CF
Stade de Reims
GK1Spain Juan Alonso
DF2Spain Ángel Atienza
DF3Spain Joaquín Oliva
DF4Spain Joaquín Navarro
MF5Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
MF6Spain José María Zárraga
FW7Spain Héctor Rial
FW8Spain Pérez Payá
FW9Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW10Spain Luis Molowny
FW11Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga
GK1France Paul Sinibaldi
DF2France Simon Zimny
DF3France Robert Jonquet (c)
DF4France Raoul Giraudo
MF5France Armand Penverne
MF6France Robert Siatka
FW7France Michel Hidalgo
FW8France Léon Glovacki
FW9France Raymond Kopa
FW10France René Bliard
FW11France Jean Templin
Manager:
France Albert Batteux
1955 Latin Cup Champions
Francoist Spain
Real Madrid CF
1st title

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Spain Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid CF 2
France Léon Glovacki France Stade de Reims
Sweden Nils Liedholm Italy AC Milan
2 Denmark Jørgen Leschly Sørensen 1
Italy Eduardo Ricagni
France Jean Templin France Stade de Reims
Portugal Matateu Portugal CF Os Belenenses
Spain José María Zárraga Spain Real Madrid CF
Spain Pérez Payá
Sources: [2][3][4][5]

See also

Notes
  1. SL Benfica declined participation in the tournament.

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