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1950 Latin Cup
Taça Latina 1950
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	10–18 June 1950
Teams	4 (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 played	5
Goals scored	21 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Arsénio Duarte; André Doye; Édouard Kargu; (3 goals each);
	← 1949 1951 →

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.

Participating teams

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

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

Oeiras	Oeiras
Estádio Nacional do Jamor
Capacity: 37,500

Tournament

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

1 June – Oeiras

Bordeaux	4
		11/18 June – Oeiras
Atlético Madrid	2
		Benfica (a.s.d.e.t.)	3/2
1 June – Oeiras
		Bordeaux	3/1
Benfica	3

Lazio	0
		Third place match

		11 June – Oeiras

		Atlético Madrid	2

		Lazio	1

Semifinals

10 June 1950

16:05

Bordeaux	4–2	Atlético Madrid
Kargu 16', 88' Doye 44' Babot 90' (o.g.)	Report	Ben M'Barek 48' Carlsson 77'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Paulo de Oliveira (Portugal)

10 June 1950

18:05

Benfica	3–0	Lazio
Rosário 7' Pipi 27' Arsénio 76'	Report

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Julián Arqué (Spain)

Third place match

11 June 1950

Atlético Madrid	2–1	Lazio
Ben M'Barek 10' Escudero 16'	Report	Nyers 73'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Gabriel Tordjmann (France)

Final

11 June 1950

Benfica	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Bordeaux
Arsénio 3' Corona 17' Pascoal 56'	Report	Doye 21', 36' Persillon 43'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Referee: Todjam (France)


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

18 June 1950

Benfica	2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.)	Bordeaux
Arsénio 90' Julinho 146'	Report	Kargu 8'

Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Giacomo Bertolio (Italy)


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

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Arsénio Duarte	Benfica	3
	André Doye	Bordeaux
	Édouard Kargu	Bordeaux
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

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

References

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

External links

Latin Cup (Full Results) from RSSSF

[Serie_A-1] Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter Milan declined participation in the tournament due to the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

[RSSSF-2] Stokkermans, Karel; Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (20 August 2015). "Latin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[Match_1-3] "Bordeaux 4–2 Atlético Madrid". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_2-4] "Benfica 3–0 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_3-5] "Atlético Madrid 2–1 Lazio". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_4-6] "Benfica 3–3 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Match_5-7] "Benfica 2–1 Bordeaux". ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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