1956 Latin Cup
1956 club football tournament
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- (3 goals)
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International football competition
The 1956 Latin Cup (Italian: Coppa Latina 1956) was the seventh 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 AC Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Athletic Bilbao by a score of 3–1 in the final match.
Participating teams
Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
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OGC Nice | 1955–56 French Division 1 champions | 1952 |
AC Milan | 1955–56 Serie A runners-up[a] | 1951, 1953, 1955 |
SL Benfica | 1955–56 Primeira Divisão runners-up[b] | 1950 |
Athletic Bilbao | 1955–56 La Liga champions | Debut |
Venues
The host of the tournament was Italy,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.
Milan | |
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Arena Civica | |
Capacity: 10,000 | |
Tournament
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
29 June – Paris | ||||||
AC Milan | 4 | |||||
3 July – Paris | ||||||
SL Benfica | 2 | |||||
AC Milan | 3 | |||||
30 June – Paris | ||||||
Athletic Bilbao | 1 | |||||
Athletic Bilbao | 2 | |||||
OGC Nice | 0 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
3 July – Paris | ||||||
SL Benfica (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
OGC Nice | 1 |
Semifinals
AC Milan | 4–2 | SL Benfica |
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| Report |
Referee: Julián Arqué Martín (Spain)
Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | OGC Nice |
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| Report |
Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy)
Third place match
SL Benfica | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | OGC Nice |
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Report |
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Referee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)
Final
AC Milan | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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| Report |
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Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
AC Milan | Athletic Bilbao |
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1956 Latin Cup Champions |
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AC Milan 2nd title |
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Juan Alberto Schiaffino | AC Milan | 3 |
2 | Osvaldo Bagnoli | 2 | |
Félix Markaida | Athletic Bilbao | ||
3 | José Luis Artetxe | 1 | |
François Milazzo | OGC Nice | ||
Amos Mariani | AC Milan | ||
Giorgio Dal Monte | |||
Mário Coluna | SL Benfica | ||
Fernando Caiado | |||
Domiciano Cavém | |||
José Águas | |||
Sources: [2][3][4][5] |
See also
- 1956 Mitropa Cup, a similar competition
Notes
- ^ ACF Fiorentina declined participation in the tournament.
- ^ FC Porto declined participation in the tournament.
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Milan 4–2 Benfica". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Athletic 2–0 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Benfica 2–1 Nice". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Milan 3–1 Athletic". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
- Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF
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- France 1955
- Italy 1956
- Spain 1957
Note: The 1954 edition was canceled due to a conflicting timeframe with the 1954 FIFA World Cup