1950 Latin Cup

The 1950 Latin Cup (Portuguese: Copa Latina 1950) was the second 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 Portuguese club SL Benfica was the winner of the tournament after defeating FC Girondins de Bordeaux by a score of 2–1 in the final match replay after sudden death extra time.

1950 Latin Cup
Copa Latina 1950
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates10–18 June 1950
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions SL Benfica (1st title)
Runners-up FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Third place Atlético Madrid
Fourth place SS Lazio
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored21 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Participating teams
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1949–50 French Division 1 champions Debut
SS Lazio 1949–50 Serie A 4th place[lower-alpha 1] Debut
SL Benfica 1949–50 Primeira Divisão champions Debut
Atlético Madrid 1949–50 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

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

Oeiras
Estádio Nacional do Jamor
Capacity: 37,500

Tournament

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 June – Oeiras
 
 
 FC Girondins de Bordeaux4
 
11/18 June – Oeiras
 
 Atlético Madrid2
 
 SL Benfica (a.s.d.e.t.)3/2
 
1 June – Oeiras
 
 FC Girondins de Bordeaux3/1
 
 SL Benfica3
 
 
 SS Lazio0
 
Third place match
 
 
11 June – Oeiras
 
 
 Atlético Madrid2
 
 
 SS Lazio1

Semifinals
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 4–2 Atlético Madrid
  • Kargu 16', 88'
  • Doye 44'
  • Babot 90' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Paulo de Oliveira (Portugal)
SL Benfica 3–0 SS Lazio
 Report
Referee: Julián Arqué (Spain)

Third place match
Atlético Madrid 2–1 SS Lazio
 Report
Referee: Gabriel Tordjmann (France)

Final
SL Benfica
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
GK1 José de Bastos
DF2 Félix Antunes
DF3 Jacinto Marques
DF4 Joaquim Fernandes
MF5 José da Costa (c)
MF6 Francisco Moreira
FW7 Raul Pascoal
FW8 Arsénio Duarte
FW9 Julinho
FW10 Eduardo José Corona
FW11 Rogério Pipi
Manager:
Ted Smith
GK1 Jean-Guy Astresses
DF2 Jean Swiatek
DF3 Georges Mérignac (c)
DF4 René Gallice
MF5 René Persillon
MF6 Guy Meynieu
FW7 Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW8 Manuel Garriga
FW9 André Doye
FW10 Édouard Kargu
FW11 Mustapha Ben M'Barek
Manager:
André Gérard

Final replay
SL Benfica
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
GK1 José de Bastos
DF2 Jacinto Marques
DF3 Félix Antunes
DF4 Joaquim Fernandes
MF5 José da Costa (c)
MF6 Rosário
FW7 Francisco Moreira
FW8 Rogério Pipi
FW9 Eduardo José Corona
FW10 Julinho
FW11 Arsénio Duarte
Manager:
Ted Smith
GK1 Jean-Guy Astresses
DF2 Georges Mérignac (c)
DF3 Jean Swiatek
DF4 André Doye
MF5 Manuel Garriga
MF6 Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW7 René Persillon
FW8 Guy Meynieu
FW9 René Gallice
FW10 Mustapha Ben M'Barek
FW11 Édouard Kargu
Manager:
André Gérard
1950 Latin Cup Champions

SL Benfica
1st title

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Arsénio Duarte SL Benfica 3
André Doye FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Édouard Kargu
2 Larbi Ben M'Barek Atlético Madrid 2
3 Henry Carlsson 1
Adrián Escudero
René Persillon FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Ferenc Nyers SS Lazio
Eduardo José Corona SL Benfica
Raul Pascoal
Rogério Pipi
Rosário
Julinho
o.g. Juan Babot Atlético Madrid 1
Sources: [2][3][4][5][6]

Notes
  1. Juventus FC, AC Milan, and Inter Milan declined participation in the tournament due to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

References
  1. Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "Bordeaux 4–2 Atlético Madrid". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Benfica 3–0 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "Atlético Madrid 2–1 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. "Benfica 3–3 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. "Benfica 2–1 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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