1951 Latin Cup

1951 club football tournament June 2022 June 2022 Latin Cup 1951 Coppa Latina 1951 Italy 20–24 June 1951 4 1 1 1 Italy Milan 1 France Lille Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid Portugal Sporting CP 5 26 France André Strappe (5 goals) 1950 1952 The 1951 Latin Cup (it Coppa Latina 1951) was the third 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 Italy, and the Italian club Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Lille by a score of 5–0 in the final match. Participating teams Team Method of qualification Previous appearances France Lille 1950–51 French Division 1 runners-up"French Division 1" OGC Nice declined participation in the tournament due to the Copa Rio. Debut Italy Milan 1950–51 Serie A champions Debut Portugal Sporting CP 1950–51 Primeira Divisão champions 1949 Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid 1950–51 La Liga champions 1950 Venues The host of the tournament was Italy,https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/latin.html https://archive.today/20120524123829/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/latin.html live 24 May 2012 Latin Cup 20 August 2015 6 June 2022 RSSSF en Karel Stokkermans Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and all matches were played in one host stadium. Milan Italy 200 center Italy 45.478055 9.123947 Milan right Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Capacity: 37,500 200px|Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Tournament Bracket 20 June – Milan Italy Milan 4 Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid 1 21/22 June – Milan France Lille (a.e.t.) 1/6 Portugal Sporting CP 1/4 24 June – Milan Italy Milan 5 France Lille 0 24 June – Milan Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid 3 Portugal Sporting CP 1 Semifinals Final Third place match Semifinals Milan v Atlético 20 June 1951 4–1 Milan Italy Renosto 17 55 75 Nordahl 19 Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid Carlsson 70 November 2025 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy 35,000 León Boes (France) Lille v Sporting 21 June 1951 1–1 Lille France Jensen 37 Portugal Sporting CP Vasques 56 y November 2025 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain) Semifinal replay Lille v Sporting replay 22 June 1951 6–4 Lille France Strappe 5 45 49 54 97 Bolek Tempowski Tempowski fr 92 Portugal Sporting CP Vasques 27 53 76 Caldeira 65 y November 2025 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain) Third place match Atlético v Sporting 24 June 1951 3–1 Atlético Madrid Spain 1945 Carlsson 13 Mascaró 73 Payá 89 Portugal Sporting CP Travassos 8 November 2025 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy Giuseppe Carpani (Italy) Final Milan v Lille 24 June 1951 5–0 Milan Italy Nordahl 32 57 67 Burini 40 Annovazzi 70 France Lille November 2025 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy Eugen Scherz fr (Switzerland) _black stripes thin1 _milan4751h _black stripes thin1 _band red FF0000 000000 FF0000 FFFFFF 000000 Milan _old _band white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 002B6D 002B6D Lille GK Italy Lorenzo Buffon DF Italy Andrea Bonomi DF Italy Arturo Silvestri MF Sweden Nils Liedholm MF Italy Benigno De Grandi MF Italy Carlo Annovazzi MF Italy Omero Tognon MF Italy Albano Vicariotto FW Italy Renzo Burini FW Sweden Gunnar Gren FW Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Manager: Hungary 1949 Lajos Czeizler GK France Pierre Angel fr it DF France Jacques Van Cappellen fr DF Netherlands Cor van der Hart DF France Guy Poitevin DF France Marceau Somerlinck MF France Albert Dubreucq MF France Jean Vincent FW Denmark Erik Jensen FW France Jean Lechantre FW France Bolek Tempowski fr FW France André Strappe Manager: France André Cheuva 1951 Latin Cup Champions Italy Milan 1st Goalscorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 France André Strappe France Lille 5 2 Portugal Manuel Vasques Portugal Sporting CP 4 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Italy Milan 3 Italy Mario Renosto 3 4 Sweden Henry Carlsson Spain 1945 Atlético Madrid 2 5 Spain 1945 Pedro Mascaró 1 Spain 1945 Pérez Payá France Boleslaw Tempowski France Lille Denmark Erik Jensen Italy Renzo Burini Italy Milan Italy Carlo Annovazzi Portugal Manuel Caldeira Portugal Sporting CP Portugal José Travassos Sources:November 2025 See also 1951 Zentropa Cup, a similar competition Notes References External links Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF Association football France Italy Portugal Spain Category:Latin Cup Category:1950–51 in Italian football Category:June 1951 sports events in Europe Category:Football competitions in Milan Category:1950s in Milan Category:1950–51 in European men's football