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1955 Latin Cup

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1955 Latin Cup
Coupe Latine 1955
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates22–26 June 1955
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-up Reims
Third place Milan
Fourth place Belenenses
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored14 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)
1953
1956

The 1955 Latin Cup (French: Coupe Latine 1955) was the sixth 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 Real Madrid was the winner of the tournament after defeating Reims by a score of 2–0 in the final match.

Participating teams

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Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
Reims 1954–55 French Division 1 champions 1949, 1953
Milan 1954–55 Serie A champions 1951, 1953
Belenenses 1954–55 Primeira Divisão runners-up[a] Debut
Real Madrid 1954–55 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

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

Paris
Parc des Princes
Capacity: 38,000
Parc des Princes

Tournament

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Paris
 
 
Real Madrid2
 
26 June – Paris
 
Belenenses0
 
Real Madrid2
 
22 June – Paris
 
Reims0
 
Reims4
 
 
Milan2
 
Third place match
 
 
25 June – Paris
 
 
Milan3
 
 
Belenenses1

Semifinals

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Real Madrid 2–0 Belenenses
Report

Third place match

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Final

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Real Madrid
Reims
GK 1 Spain Juan Alonso
DF 2 Spain Ángel Atienza
DF 3 Spain Joaquín Oliva
DF 4 Spain Joaquín Navarro
MF 5 Spain Miguel Muñoz (c)
MF 6 Spain José María Zárraga
FW 7 Spain Héctor Rial
FW 8 Spain Pérez Payá
FW 9 Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
FW 10 Spain Luis Molowny
FW 11 Spain Francisco Gento
Manager:
Spain José Villalonga
GK 1 France Paul Sinibaldi
DF 2 France Simon Zimny
DF 3 France Robert Jonquet (c)
DF 4 France Raoul Giraudo
MF 5 France Armand Penverne
MF 6 France Robert Siatka
FW 7 France Michel Hidalgo
FW 8 France Léon Glovacki
FW 9 France Raymond Kopa
FW 10 France René Bliard
FW 11 France Jean Templin
Manager:
France Albert Batteux
1955 Latin Cup Champions
Francoist Spain
Real Madrid
1st title

Goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Spain Héctor Rial Spain Real Madrid 2
France Léon Glovacki France Reims
Italy Eduardo Ricagni Italy Milan
2 Denmark Jørgen Leschly Sørensen 1
Sweden Nils Liedholm
Sweden Gunnar Nordahl
France Jean Templin France Reims
Portugal Matateu Portugal Belenenses
Spain José María Zárraga Spain Real Madrid
Spain Pérez Payá
Sources: [2][3][4][5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ SL Benfica declined participation in the tournament.

References

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  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Real Madrid 2–0 Belenenses". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Stade de Reims 3–2 Milan". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Milan 3–1 Belenenses". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid 2–0 Stade de Reims". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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