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

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
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

Stade de Reims
1st title

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