 The trophy awarded to champions | |
| Organising body |  FFF FIGC  FPF  FEF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1957 |
| Region | Southwest Europe |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Related competitions | Mitropa Cup Balkans Cup |
| Last champions | Real Madrid (2nd title) (1957) |
| Most successful club(s) | Barcelona Milan Real Madrid (2 titles each) |
The Latin Cup[1] was an international official football tournament for club sides from the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In 1949, the football federations came together and requested FIFA launch the competition. European clubs could not afford hefty travel costs, so competition was staged at the end of every season in a single host country. The competition featured two semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final.[2]
This competition is considered a predecessor of European club tournaments, namely the European Cup,[3] the first edition of which was held in 1955.
- ^ (French: Coupe Latine; Italian: Coppa Latina; Portuguese: Taça Latina or Copa Latina; Spanish: Copa Latina)
- ^ La curiosa aventura de la Copa Latina by Alfredo Relaño on El País, 25 September 2016
- ^ Goals, not coal, for Kopa on UEFA website, 4 February 2011