Not to be confused with 1953 Latin Cup (basketball).
1953 Latin Cup
Tourney nameLatin Cup
Year1953
Other titlesCopa Latina 1953
CountryPortugal
Dates4–7 June 1953
Num teams4
Confederations1
Venues2
Cities2
Champion otherReims
Count1
Second otherA.C. Milan
Third otherSporting CP
Fourth otherValencia
Matches4
Goals18
Top scorer
Prevseason1952
Nextseason1955

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 Reims was the winner of the tournament after defeating A.C. Milan by a score of 3–0 in the final match.

Participating teams

TeamMethod of qualificationPrevious appearances
Reims1952–53 French Division 1 champions1949
A.C. Milan1952–53 Serie A 3rd place[a]1951
Sporting CP1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions1949, 1951, 1952
Valencia1952–53 La Liga runners-up[b]Debut

Venues

The host of the tournament was Portugal,[1] and the four matches were played across two stadiums in two cities.

OeirasPorto
Estádio Nacional do JamorEstádio das Antas
Capacity: 37,500Capacity: 60,000

Tournament

Semifinals

Final

GKPaul Sinibaldi
DFRobert Jonquet
DFArmand Penverne
DFRoger Marche
MFSimon Zimny
MFRaymond Cicci
FWRaymond Kopa
FWBram Appel
FWJean Templin
FWLéon Glovacki
FWFrancis Méano
Manager:
Albert Batteux
GKLorenzo Buffon
DFFrancesco Zagatti
DFArturo Silvestri
MFNils Liedholm
MFOmero Tognon
MFCelestino Celio
MFCarlo Annovazzi
MFRenzo Burini
FWGunnar Gren
FWAmleto Frignani
FWGunnar Nordahl
Manager:
Mario Sperone

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1João MartinsSporting CP4
2Manuel Vasques3
Raymond KopaReims
3Gunnar NordahlA.C. Milan2
4Nils Liedholm1
Amleto Frignani
Francis MéanoReims
Bram Appel
Quiliano GagoValencia
Manuel Badenes
Sources:[citation needed]

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.