1956 Latin Cup (original) (raw)
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1956 club football tournament
1956 Latin Cup
| Coppa Latina 1956 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Italy |
| Dates | 29 June – 3 July 1956 |
| Teams | 4 (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 played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Alberto Schiaffino (3 goals) |
| ← 1955 1957 → |
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
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| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Nice |
1955–56 French Division 1 champions | 1952 |
| Milan |
1955–56 Serie A runners-up[a] | 1951, 1953, 1955 |
| Benfica |
1955–56 Primeira Divisão runners-up[b] | 1950 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
1955–56 La Liga champions | Debut |
The host of the tournament was Italy,[1] and all matches were played in one host stadium.
| Milan |   Milan |
|---|---|
| Arena Civica | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| Semifinals | Final | | | |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | | |
| | | | | | |
| 29 June – Paris | | | | |
| Milan | 4 | | | |
| 3 July – Paris | | | | |
| Benfica | 2 | | | |
| Milan | 3 | | | |
| 30 June – Paris | | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2 | | | |
| Nice | 0 | | | |
| Third place match | | | | |
| 3 July – Paris | | | | |
| Benfica (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| Nice | 1 | | | |
GK Lorenzo Buffon DF Cesare Maldini DF Francesco Zagatti DF Eros Fassetta DF Luigi Radice MF Osvaldo Bagnoli MF  Nils Liedholm MF Amos Mariani FW  Juan Alberto Schiaffino FW Amleto Frignani FW Giorgio Dal Monte Manager: Héctor Puricelli |
GK Carmelo Cedrún DF José María Orúe DF Canito DF Jesús Garay MF Félix Markaida MF Mauri MF José María Maguregui FW Ignacio Uribe FW Eneko Arieta FW José Luis Artetxe FW Agustín Gaínza Manager:  Ferdinand Daučík |
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| 1956 Latin Cup Champions |
|---|
 Milan2nd title |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
Milan |
3 |
| 2 | Osvaldo Bagnoli |
2 | |
| Félix Markaida |
Athletic Bilbao |
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| 3 | José Luis Artetxe |
1 | |
 François Milazzo |
Nice |
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| Amos Mariani |
Milan |
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| Giorgio Dal Monte |
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| Mário Coluna |
Benfica |
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| Fernando Caiado |
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| Domiciano Cavém |
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| José Águas |
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| Sources: [2][3][4][5] |
- 1956 Mitropa Cup, a similar competition
^ ACF Fiorentina declined participation in the tournament.
^ 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.