1952 Latin Cup

The 1952 Latin Cup (French: Coupe Latine 1952) was the fourth 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 FC Barcelona was the winner of the tournament after defeating OGC Nice by a score of 1–0 in the final match.

1952 Latin Cup
Coupe Latine 1952
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates24–29 June 1952
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions FC Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-up OGC Nice
Third place Juventus FC
Fourth place Sporting CP
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Participating teams
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
OGC Nice 1951–52 French Division 1 champions Debut
Juventus FC 1951–52 Serie A champions Debut
Sporting CP 1951–52 Primeira Divisão champions 1949, 1951
FC Barcelona 1951–52 La Liga champions 1949

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

Tournament

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June – Paris
 
 
 FC Barcelona4
 
28 June – Paris
 
 Juventus FC2
 
 FC Barcelona1
 
25 June – Paris
 
 OGC Nice0
 
 OGC Nice4
 
 
 Sporting CP2
 
Third place match
 
 
29 June – Paris
 
 
 Juventus FC3
 
 
 Sporting CP2

Semifinals
FC Barcelona 4–2 Juventus FC
 Report
Referee: Raymond Vicentini (France)
OGC Nice 4–2 Sporting CP
 Report
Referee: Ricardo Pieri (Italy)

Third place match
Juventus FC 3–2 Sporting CP
 Report
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Final
FC Barcelona 1–0 OGC Nice
 Report
Referee: Reis Santos (Portugal)
FC Barcelona
OGC Nice
GK Antoni Ramallets
DF Cheché Martín
DF Gustau Biosca
DF Josep Seguer
MF Andreu Bosch
MF Emilio Aldecoa
FW Jaime Escudero
FW Eduardo Manchón
FW Estanislao Basora
FW César Rodríguez
FW László Kubala
Manager:
Ferdinand Daučík
GK Marcel Domingo
DF Guy Poitevin
DF Pancho González
DF Alphonse Martínez
DF Mohamed Firoud
MF Antoine Bonifaci
MF Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
FW Jean Belver
FW Désiré Carré
FW Jean Courteaux
FW Victor Nurenberg
Manager:
Numa Andoire
1952 Latin Cup Champions

FC Barcelona
2nd title

Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Giampiero Boniperti Juventus FC 3
2 Désiré Carré OGC Nice 2
João Martins Sporting CP
Estanislau Basora FC Barcelona
3 César Rodríguez 1
Eduardo Manchón
László Kubala
Pasquale Vivolo Juventus FC
Karl Hansen
Jean Courteaux OGC Nice
Luis Carniglia
Veríssimo Alves Sporting CP
Albano
Sources: [2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "Barcelona 4–2 Juventus". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Nice 4–2 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "Juventus 3–2 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. "Barcelona 1–0 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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