# 1950 Latin Cup

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 | Debut |
| Benfica | 1949–50 Primeira Divisão champions | Debut |
| Atlético Madrid | 1949–50 La Liga champions | Debut |

## Venues

The host of the tournament was Portugal, and all matches were played in one host stadium.
| Oeiras | Oeiras |
| Estádio Nacional do Jamor | Oeiras |
| Capacity: 37,500 | Oeiras |

## Tournament
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 June – Oeiras | 1 June – Oeiras |
| Bordeaux | 4 |
| Bordeaux | 4 | 11/18 June – Oeiras | 11/18 June – Oeiras |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | 11/18 June – Oeiras | 11/18 June – Oeiras |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | Benfica (a.s.d.e.t.) | 3/2 |
| 1 June – Oeiras | 1 June – Oeiras | | Benfica (a.s.d.e.t.) | 3/2 |
| 1 June – Oeiras | 1 June – Oeiras | Bordeaux | 3/1 |
| Benfica | 3 | Bordeaux | 3/1 |
| Lazio | 0 | | |
| Lazio | 0 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 11 June – Oeiras | 11 June – Oeiras |
| | | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| | | Lazio | 1 |

### Final

| 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

| 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 |
| 1 | André Doye | Bordeaux | 3 |
| 1 | Édouard Kargu | Bordeaux | 3 |
| 2 | Larbi Ben M'Barek | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| 3 | Henry Carlsson | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
| 3 | Adrián Escudero | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
| 3 | René Persillon | Bordeaux | 1 |
| 3 | Ferenc Nyers | Lazio | 1 |
| 3 | Eduardo José Corona | Benfica | 1 |
| 3 | Raul Pascoal | Benfica | 1 |
| 3 | Rogério Pipi | Benfica | 1 |
| 3 | Rosário | Benfica | 1 |
| 3 | Julinho | Benfica | 1 |
| o.g. | Juan Babot | Atlético Madrid | 1 |
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