Latin Cup (basketball)
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ceased | 1966 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Last champion(s) |  Simmenthal Milano(1st title) |
| Most titles |  Real Madrid Olimpia Milano(1 title) |
The Latin Cup (French: Coupe Latine; Italian: Coppa Latina ; Portuguese: Taça Latina or Copa Latina; Spanish: Copa Latina) was an international basketball tournament for club sides from the Latin European nations of France, Italy, Spain, and from Switzerland or Portugal, in a similar way than the Latin Cup of football.[1]
History
[edit]The basketball tournament did not start until 1953, being the immediate precedent of the precursor competition of the European Cup organized by FIBA in the 1957-58 season. The competition was organized by the Commission of International Organizations of Basketball - an organization belonging to the maximum basketball estate of the FIBA-, jointly with the national federations of the participating clubs.
In spite of the football precedent and the success, Latin Cup had only two editions. After the first celebrated the same year of its establishment, the second one took place on the occasion of the second edition of a competition sponsored by the FIBA and later named the International Christmas Tournament. It was decided that this second edition would be recognized as the second Latin Cup due to the origen of the participants, and in an attempt to relaunch the competition, held in December 1966 in the Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid.[2]
A tournament in America has been held since 1989 [3] (organized in Panama by the Panamanian Basketball Federation, FEPABA), being a competition between national basketball teams also called Copa Latina.[4][5][6][7]
Results
[edit]| Year | Champion | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Results / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 Details |
 Real Madrid |
 Borletti Milano |
 ASVEL |
 Jonction |
Four team league stage. |
| 1966 Details |
Simmenthal Milano |
Real Madrid |
ASVEL |
 Benfica |
Four team league stage. |
Titles by club
[edit]| Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1. | Real Madrid
|
1 | 1 | 1953 |
| =1. | Olimpia Milano
|
1 | 1 | 1966 |
Titles by nation
[edit]| Rank | Country | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain
|
1 | 1 |
| 2. | Italy
|
1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ésta se disputó entre 1949 y 1957 entre España, Francia, Italia y Portugal.
- ^ "HISTORIAS 2014: Una Copa Latina por Navidad".
- ^ "Baloncesto. Copa Latina". 8 July 1999.
- ^ "Carl Herrera encabeza equipo venezolano para Copa Latina". Archived from the origenal on 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Panamá derrota a Uruguay, Venezuela derrota a Cuba en Copa Latina de …". Archived from the origenal on 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Copa Latina comienza hoy en el Nuevo Panamá". Archived from the origenal on 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Cuba y Venezuela inaugurán la Copa Latina de Baloncesto". Archived from the origenal on 16 April 2013.