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1956 club football tournament

1956 Latin Cup
Coppa Latina 1956
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates29 June – 3 July 1956
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Milan (2nd title)
Runners-up Athletic Bilbao
Third place Benfica
Fourth place Nice
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)
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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 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
Nice 1955–56 French Division 1 champions 1952
Milan 1955–56 Serie A runners-up 1951, 1953, 1955
Benfica 1955–56 Primeira Divisão runners-up 1950
Athletic Bilbao 1955–56 La Liga champions Debut

Venues

The host of the tournament was Italy, and all matches were played in one host stadium.

Milan 1956 Latin Cup is located in ItalyMilanMilan
Arena Civica
Capacity: 10,000
Arena Civica

Tournament

Bracket

 SemifinalsFinal
       
 29 June – Paris
 
  Milan4
 3 July – Paris
  Benfica2
  Milan3
 30 June – Paris
  Athletic Bilbao1
  Athletic Bilbao2
 
  Nice0
 Third place match
 
 3 July – Paris
 
  Benfica (a.e.t.)2
 
  Nice1

Semifinals

Milan 4–2 Benfica
Report
Arena Civica, Milan, ItalyReferee: Julián Arqué Martín (Spain)
Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Nice
Report
Arena Civica, Milan, ItalyReferee: Armando Marchetti (Italy)

Third place match

Benfica 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Nice
Report
Arena Civica, Milan, ItalyReferee: Manuel Asensi Martín (Spain)

Final

Milan 3–1 Athletic Bilbao
Report
Arena Civica, Milan, ItalyReferee: Maurice Guigue (France)
Milan Athletic Bilbao
GK Italy Lorenzo Buffon
DF Italy Cesare Maldini
DF Italy Francesco Zagatti
DF Italy Eros Fassetta
DF Italy Luigi Radice
MF Italy Osvaldo Bagnoli
MF Sweden Nils Liedholm
MF Italy Amos Mariani
FW Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino
FW Italy Amleto Frignani
FW Italy Giorgio Dal Monte
Manager:
Uruguay Héctor Puricelli
GK Spain Carmelo Cedrún
DF Spain José María Orúe
DF Spain Canito
DF Spain Jesús Garay
MF Spain Félix Markaida
MF Spain Mauri
MF Spain José María Maguregui
FW Spain Ignacio Uribe
FW Spain Eneko Arieta
FW Spain José Luis Artetxe
FW Spain Agustín Gaínza
Manager:
Czechoslovakia Ferdinand Daučík
1956 Latin Cup Champions
Italy
Milan
2nd title

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan 3
2 Italy Osvaldo Bagnoli 2
Spain Félix Markaida Spain Athletic Bilbao
3 Spain José Luis Artetxe 1
Morocco François Milazzo France Nice
Italy Amos Mariani Italy Milan
Italy Giorgio Dal Monte
Portugal Mário Coluna Portugal Benfica
Portugal Fernando Caiado
Portugal Domiciano Cavém
Portugal José Águas
Sources:

See also

Notes

  1. ACF Fiorentina declined participation in the tournament.
  2. FC Porto declined participation in the tournament.

References

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

External links

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Note: The 1954 edition was canceled due to a conflicting timeframe with the 1954 FIFA World Cup
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