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)
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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.

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
Parc des Princes

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
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Raymond Vicentini (France)
OGC Nice 4–2 Sporting CP
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Ricardo Pieri (Italy)

Third place match

Juventus FC 3–2 Sporting CP
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Final

FC Barcelona 1–0 OGC Nice
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Referee: Reis Santos (Portugal)
FC Barcelona
OGC Nice
GK Spain Antoni Ramallets
DF Spain Cheché Martín
DF Spain Gustau Biosca
DF Spain Josep Seguer
MF Spain Andreu Bosch
MF Spain Emilio Aldecoa
FW Spain Jaime Escudero
FW Spain Eduardo Manchón
FW Spain Estanislao Basora
FW Spain César Rodríguez
FW Hungary László Kubala
Manager:
Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Daučík
GK France Marcel Domingo
DF France Guy Poitevin
DF Argentina Pancho González
DF France Alphonse Martínez
DF France Mohamed Firoud
MF France Antoine Bonifaci
MF France Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
FW France Jean Belver
FW France Désiré Carré
FW France Jean Courteaux
FW Luxembourg Victor Nurenberg
Manager:
France Numa Andoire
1952 Latin Cup Champions
Francoist Spain
FC Barcelona
2nd title

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Italy Giampiero Boniperti Italy Juventus FC 3
2 France Désiré Carré France OGC Nice 2
Portugal João Martins Portugal Sporting CP
Spain Estanislau Basora Spain FC Barcelona
3 Spain César Rodríguez 1
Spain Eduardo Manchón
Hungary László Kubala
Italy Pasquale Vivolo Italy Juventus FC
Denmark Karl Hansen
France Jean Courteaux France OGC Nice
Argentina Luis Carniglia
Portugal Veríssimo Alves Portugal Sporting CP
Portugal 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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