The 1953 Latin Cup () 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
Team Method of qualification Previous appearances Reims 1952–53 French Division 1 champions 1949 A.C. Milan 1952–53 Serie A 3rd place 1951 Sporting CP 1952–53 Primeira Divisão champions 1949, 1951, 1952 Valencia 1952–53 La Liga runners-up Debut
Venues
The host of the tournament was Portugal, and the four matches were played across two stadiums in two cities.
Oeiras Porto Estádio Nacional do Jamor Estádio das Antas Capacity: 37,500 Capacity: 60,000
Tournament
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
GK Paul Sinibaldi DF Robert Jonquet DF Armand Penverne DF Roger Marche MF Simon Zimny MF Raymond Cicci FW Raymond Kopa FW Bram Appel FW Jean Templin FW Léon Glovacki FW Francis Méano Manager: Albert Batteux GK Lorenzo Buffon DF Francesco Zagatti DF Arturo Silvestri MF Nils Liedholm MF Omero Tognon MF Celestino Celio MF Carlo Annovazzi MF Renzo Burini FW Gunnar Gren FW Amleto Frignani FW Gunnar Nordahl Manager: Mario Sperone
Goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 João Martins Sporting CP 4 2 Manuel Vasques 3 Raymond Kopa Reims 3 Gunnar Nordahl A.C. Milan 2 4 Nils Liedholm 1 Amleto Frignani Francis Méano Reims Bram Appel Quiliano Gago Valencia Manuel Badenes
Notes
References
External links
Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF