The 1950 Latin Cup (Portuguese: Taça 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 Portuguese club Benfica was the winner of the tournament after defeating Bordeaux by a score of 2–1 in the final match replay after sudden death extra time.

Participating teams

Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
Bordeaux 1949–50 French Division 1 champions Debut
Lazio 1949–50 Serie A 4th place[a] Debut
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
Estádio Nacional do Jamor

Tournament

Bracket

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

Semifinals

Third place match

Final
GK 1 Portugal José de Bastos
DF 2 Portugal Félix Antunes
DF 3 Portugal Jacinto Marques
DF 4 Portugal Joaquim Fernandes
MF 5 Portugal José da Costa (c)
MF 6 Portugal Francisco Moreira
FW 7 Portugal Raul Pascoal
FW 8 Portugal Arsénio Duarte
FW 9 Portugal Julinho
FW 10 Portugal Eduardo José Corona
FW 11 Portugal Rogério Pipi
Manager:
England Ted Smith
GK 1 France Jean-Guy Astresses
DF 2 France Jean Swiatek
DF 3 France Georges Mérignac (c)
DF 4 France René Gallice
MF 5 France René Persillon
MF 6 France Guy Meynieu
FW 7 Morocco Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW 8 France Manuel Garriga
FW 9 France André Doye
FW 10 France Édouard Kargu
FW 11 France Mustapha Ben M'Barek
Manager:
France André Gérard

Final replay

Benfica 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Bordeaux
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
GK 1 Portugal José de Bastos
DF 2 Portugal Jacinto Marques
DF 3 Portugal Félix Antunes
DF 4 Portugal Joaquim Fernandes
MF 5 Portugal José da Costa (c)
MF 6 Portugal Rosário
FW 7 Portugal Francisco Moreira
FW 8 Portugal Rogério Pipi
FW 9 Portugal Eduardo José Corona
FW 10 Portugal Julinho
FW 11 Portugal Arsénio Duarte
Manager:
England Ted Smith
GK 1 France Jean-Guy Astresses
DF 2 France Georges Mérignac (c)
DF 3 France Jean Swiatek
DF 4 France André Doye
MF 5 France Manuel Garriga
MF 6 Morocco Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW 7 France René Persillon
FW 8 France Guy Meynieu
FW 9 France René Gallice
FW 10 France Mustapha Ben M'Barek
FW 11 France Édouard Kargu
Manager:
France André Gérard
1950 Latin Cup Champions
Portugal
Benfica
1st title

Goalscorers

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

Notes

  1. ^ Juventus, 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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Latin_Cup
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