1952 Latin Cup
| Coupe Latine 1952 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 24–29 June 1952 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Nice |
| Third place |  Juventus |
| Fourth place |  Sporting CP |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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← 1951 1953 → | |
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 Barcelona was the winner of the tournament after defeating Nice by a score of 1–0 in the final match.
Participating teams
[edit]| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Nice
|
1951–52 French Division 1 champions | Debut |
| Juventus
|
1951–52 Serie A champions | Debut |
| Sporting CP
|
1951–52 Primeira Divisão champions | 1949, 1951 |
| Barcelona
|
1951–52 La Liga champions | 1949 |
Venues
[edit]The host of the tournament was France,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.
| Paris | |
|---|---|
| Parc des Princes | |
| Capacity: 38,000 | |
|
Tournament
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 24 June – Paris | ||||||
| Barcelona | 4 | |||||
| 28 June – Paris | ||||||
| Juventus | 2 | |||||
| Barcelona | 1 | |||||
| 25 June – Paris | ||||||
| Nice | 0 | |||||
| Nice | 4 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 29 June – Paris | ||||||
| Juventus | 3 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]
| Nice | 4–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ricardo Pieri (Italy)
Third place match
[edit]| Juventus | 3–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)
Final
[edit]         Barcelona
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    Nice
|
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| 1952 Latin Cup Champions |
|---|
 Barcelona 2nd title |
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giampiero Boniperti
|
Juventus
|
3 |
| 2 | Désiré Carré
|
Nice
|
2 |
| João Martins
|
Sporting CP
| ||
| Estanislau Basora
|
Barcelona
| ||
| 3 | César Rodríguez
|
1 | |
| Eduardo Manchón
| |||
 László Kubala
| |||
| Pasquale Vivolo
|
Juventus
| ||
 Karl Hansen
| |||
| Jean Courteaux
|
Nice
| ||
 Luis Carniglia
| |||
| Veríssimo Alves
|
Sporting CP
| ||
| Albano
| |||
| Sources: [2][3][4][5] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Barcelona 4–2 Juventus". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Nice 4–2 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Juventus 3–2 Sporting". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Barcelona 1–0 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
