Latin Cup (roller hockey)
| Sport | Roller Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Replaced by | WSE European U-23 Roller Hockey Championship |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Continent | Europe (WSE) |
| Last champion(s) | Spain (12th title) |
| Most titles | Portugal (14 titles) |
The Latin Cup was an international roller hockey tournament held by the youth (under-23) national teams of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Created in 1956, the tournament was held every year and hosted alternately in one of these countries. The first editions were played by senior players. Between 1964 and 1986, the competition did not take place. In 1987, it was restored, but opened only to young players (under-23). In 2001, Spain could not attend the Latin Cup and was replaced by Germany.[1]
An edition was schedule for 2020, but was not disputed due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 World Skate Europe would announce a new competition, WSE European U-23 Roller Hockey Championship to replace the Latin Cup. The new competition, also for U-23 players and held in the same time frame, every two years, would be open to all european nations and not to the 4 latin countries.[2]
Results
By edition
By country
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 14 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2016) | 14 (1956, 1958, 1963, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012) | — | 1 (2018) |
| Spain | 12 (1958, 1963, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018) | 9 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2014) | 7 (1956, 1957, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2016) | — |
| Italy | 3 (1956, 1987, 1990) | 5 (1957, 1988, 1989, 2016, 2018) | 17 (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 4 (1997, 1998, 2012, 2014) |
| France | — | 1 (2001) | 5 (1997, 1998, 2012, 2014, 2018) | 23 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016) |
| Germany | — | — | — | 1 (2001) |
References
- ^ Latin Cup 2001 results
- ^ "Europeu de Sub-23 no planeamento para a próxima época". HoqueiPT (in Portuguese). 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2025-01-03.