| Tourney Name: | Latin Cup |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Other Titles: | Coppa Latina 1956 |
| Country: |  Italy |
| Dates: | 29 June – 3 July 1956 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | AC Milan |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Third Other: | SL Benfica |
| Fourth Other: | OGC Nice |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Goals: | 15 |
| Top Scorer: |
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| Prevseason: | 1955 |
| Nextseason: | 1957 |
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 AC Milan was the winner of the tournament after defeating Athletic Bilbao by a score of 3–1 in the final match.
| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGC Nice | 1955–56 French Division 1 champions | 1952 | |
| AC Milan | 1955–56 Serie A runners-up | 1951, 1953, 1955 | |
| SL Benfica | 1955–56 Primeira Divisão runners-up | 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 | |
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| Arena Civica | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
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| 1 |  Juan Alberto Schiaffino | AC Milan | 3 | |
| 2 | Osvaldo Bagnoli | 2 | ||
 Félix Markaida | Athletic Bilbao | |||
| 3 | José Luis Artetxe | 1 | ||
 François Milazzo | OGC Nice | |||
| Amos Mariani | AC Milan | |||
| Giorgio Dal Monte | ||||
 Mário Coluna | SL Benfica | |||
| Fernando Caiado | ||||
| Domiciano Cavém | ||||
| José Águas | ||||
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