1952 Small Club World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 12–29 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain Real Madrid (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 50 (4.17 per match) |
| Top scorer | Spain Pahiño (7 goals) |
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The 1952 Small Club World Cup was the first edition of the Small Club World Cup, a tournament held in Venezuela between 1952 and 1957, in certain years between 1963 and 1970, and in 1975. It was played by four participants, 1 from Europe and 3 from South America, playing in a double round-robin format.[1]
The championship featured players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano,[2] Adolfo Pedernera, and Nestor Rossi for Millonarios,[3][4] Miguel Muñoz for Real Madrid, among others. Real Madrid was the only team that did not participate as champion of its country.[5]
Participants
[edit | edit source]| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Brazil Botafogo | Third in 1951 Campeonato Carioca |
| Colombia Millonarios | Champions of 1951 Campeonato Profesional |
| Venezuela La Salle | Champions of 1952 Primera División |
| Spain Real Madrid | Third in 1951–52 La Liga |
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Matches
[edit | edit source]1952 Small Club World Cup
| La Salle Venezuela | 2–3 | Spain Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Olivares File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Cabillón File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' |
Report | Molowny File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Pahiño File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Joseíto File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Referee: Leo Di Leo (Italy)
| Millonarios Colombia | 4–4 | Brazil Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| Báez File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 48' Castillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 59' |
Report | Zuluaga File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (o.g.) Octavio File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 53' Gerson File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
| Millonarios Colombia | 1–1 | Spain Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' | Report | Cabrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
Referee: Leo Di Leo (Italy)
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–1 | Brazil Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| De León File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report | Zezinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
| Botafogo Brazil | 2–2 | Spain Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Zezinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Report | Pahiño File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 77' |
Referee: Jackson (Venezuela)
| La Salle Venezuela | 0–4 | Colombia Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Báez File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 59' Di Stéfano File:Soccerball shade.svg 51', 72' |
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–6 | Spain Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Zezinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Report | Pahiño File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 15', 28', 41' Molowny File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Alvarito File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
Referee: Rubén Sainz (Venezuela)
| Botafogo Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguaio File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 65' Jaime File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
Report |
| Real Madrid Spain | 1–1 | Colombia Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Molowny File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Report | Di Stéfano File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Referee: Ruben Sainz (Venezuela)
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–6 | Brazil Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarito File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' | Report | Paraguaio File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 30', 55' Octavio File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Braguinha File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Zezinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–5 | Colombia Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Zuluaga File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (o.g.) | Report | Di Stéfano File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 25', 59' Báez File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
| Real Madrid Spain | 0–0 | Brazil Botafogo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: García Casaña (Venezuela)
Final standing
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Real Madrid [note 1] | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Brazil Botafogo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Colombia Millonarios | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Venezuela La Salle | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | -19 |
- Notes
- ^ Won the tournament by the rule of goal difference.
Topscorers
[edit | edit source]| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Spain Pahiño | Spain Real Madrid | 7
|
 Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Colombia Millonarios FC | 6
|
| Brazil Paraguaio | Brazil Botafogo | 5
|
| Antonio Báez |
Colombia Millonarios FC |
Champion
[edit | edit source]| 1952 Small Club World Cup |
|---|
| Francoist Spain Real Madrid 1st. title |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1952 by Raúl Torre on the RSSSF
- ^ EL RAPTO DE DI STÉFANO ARRUINÓ LA PEQUEÑA COPA DEL MUNDO by Iván Castelló, 17 Dec 2014
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ A 25 años de la partida de Adolfo Pedernera on Télam, 12 May 2020
- ^ Spain, final tables 1949–59 by Vicente Tejedor on the RSSSF