1949 Latin Cup
1949 club football tournament
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The 1949 Latin Cup (Spanish: Copa Latina de 1949) was the first 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 Spain, and the Spanish club Barcelona was the winner of the tournament after defeating Sporting CP by a score of 2–1 in the final match.
| Copa Latina de 1949 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Spain |
| Dates | 26 June – 3 July 1949 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Barcelona (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sporting CP |
| Third place |  Torino |
| Fourth place |  Reims |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 20 (5 per match) |
| Top scorers |
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1950 → | |
Participating teams
| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Reims |
1948–49 French Division 1 champions | Debut |
| Torino |
1948–49 Serie A champions | Debut |
| Sporting CP |
1948–49 Primeira Divisão champions | Debut |
| Barcelona |
1948–49 La Liga champions | Debut |
Venues
The host of the tournament was Spain,[1] and three stadiums, two in Madrid and one in Barcelona, were selected to host the matches for the tournament.
| Madrid | Barcelona | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid CF Stadium[citation needed] | |||
| Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 35,700 | Capacity: 60,000 | |
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Tournament
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 June – Madrid | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 3 | |||||
| 3 July – Madrid | ||||||
| Torino | 1 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||
| 26 June – Barcelona | ||||||
| Sporting CP | 1 | |||||
| Barcelona | 5 | |||||
| Reims | 0 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 3 July – Barcelona | ||||||
| Torino | 5 | |||||
| Reims | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Sporting CP | 3–1 | Torino |
|---|---|---|
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[citation needed] |
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| Barcelona | 5–0 | Reims |
|---|---|---|
| [citation needed] |
Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona, Spain
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio (Italy)
Third place match
| Torino | 5–3 | Reims |
|---|---|---|
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[citation needed] |
Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona, Spain
Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)
Final
| Barcelona | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| [citation needed] |
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Real Madrid CF Stadium, Madrid, Spain
Referee: Victor Sdez (France)
         Barcelona
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   Sporting CP
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| 1949 Latin Cup Champions |
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 Barcelona 1st title |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Peyroteo |
Sporting CP |
3 |
| 2 | Riccardo Carapellese |
Torino |
2 |
| Giuseppe Marchetto | |||
| Silvano Pravisano | |||
| César Rodríguez |
Barcelona | ||
| Josep Seguer | |||
| 3 | Estanislau Basora |
1 | |
| José Canal | |||
 Mateu Nicolau | |||
| Pierre Flamion |
Reims | ||
| Francis Méano | |||
| Pierre Sinibaldi | |||
| Jesus Correia |
Sporting CP | ||
| Sources:[citation needed] | |||
