The 1950 Latin Cup (Portuguese: Taça Latina 1950) was the second 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 Portuguese club Benfica was the winner of the tournament after defeating Bordeaux by a score of 2–1 in the final match replay after sudden death extra time.

1950 Latin Cup
Taça Latina 1950
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates10–18 June 1950
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Benfica (1st title)
Runners-up Bordeaux
Third place Atlético Madrid
Fourth place Lazio
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored21 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)
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Participating teams

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Team Method of qualification Previous appearances
  Bordeaux 1949–50 French Division 1 champions Debut
  Lazio 1949–50 Serie A 4th place[a] Debut
  Benfica 1949–50 Primeira Divisão champions Debut
  Atlético Madrid 1949–50 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

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

Oeiras
Estádio Nacional do Jamor
Capacity: 37,500
 

Tournament

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 June – Oeiras
 
 
  Bordeaux4
 
11/18 June – Oeiras
 
  Atlético Madrid2
 
  Benfica (a.s.d.e.t.)3/2
 
1 June – Oeiras
 
  Bordeaux3/1
 
  Benfica3
 
 
  Lazio0
 
Third place match
 
 
11 June – Oeiras
 
 
  Atlético Madrid2
 
 
  Lazio1

Semifinals

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Bordeaux  4–2  Atlético Madrid
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Benfica  3–0  Lazio
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Third place match

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Final

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Benfica  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Bordeaux
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GK 1   José de Bastos
DF 2   Félix Antunes
DF 3   Jacinto Marques
DF 4   Joaquim Fernandes
MF 5   José da Costa (c)
MF 6   Francisco Moreira
FW 7   Raul Pascoal
FW 8   Arsénio Duarte
FW 9   Julinho
FW 10   Eduardo José Corona
FW 11   Rogério Pipi
Manager:
  Ted Smith
GK 1   Jean-Guy Astresses
DF 2   Jean Swiatek
DF 3   Georges Mérignac (c)
DF 4   René Gallice
MF 5   René Persillon
MF 6   Guy Meynieu
FW 7   Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW 8   Manuel Garriga
FW 9   André Doye
FW 10   Édouard Kargu
FW 11   Mustapha Ben M'Barek
Manager:
  André Gérard

Final replay

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Benfica  2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)  Bordeaux
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GK 1   José de Bastos
DF 2   Jacinto Marques
DF 3   Félix Antunes
DF 4   Joaquim Fernandes
MF 5   José da Costa (c)
MF 6   Rosário
FW 7   Francisco Moreira
FW 8   Rogério Pipi
FW 9   Eduardo José Corona
FW 10   Julinho
FW 11   Arsénio Duarte
Manager:
  Ted Smith
GK 1   Jean-Guy Astresses
DF 2   Georges Mérignac (c)
DF 3   Jean Swiatek
DF 4   André Doye
MF 5   Manuel Garriga
MF 6   Ben Kaddour M'Barek
FW 7   René Persillon
FW 8   Guy Meynieu
FW 9   René Gallice
FW 10   Mustapha Ben M'Barek
FW 11   Édouard Kargu
Manager:
  André Gérard
1950 Latin Cup Champions
 
Benfica
1st title

Goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Arsénio Duarte   Benfica 3
  André Doye   Bordeaux
  Édouard Kargu
2   Larbi Ben M'Barek   Atlético Madrid 2
3   Henry Carlsson 1
  Adrián Escudero
  René Persillon   Bordeaux
  Ferenc Nyers   Lazio
  Eduardo José Corona   Benfica
  Raul Pascoal
  Rogério Pipi
  Rosário
  Julinho
o.g.   Juan Babot   Atlético Madrid 1
Sources: [2][3][4][5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan declined participation in the tournament due to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

References

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  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Bordeaux 4–2 Atlético Madrid". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Benfica 3–0 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Atlético Madrid 2–1 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Benfica 3–3 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Benfica 2–1 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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