1955 Small Club World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 7 July – 4 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil São Paulo (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Argentina Rubén Padín (6 goals) |
1956 → | |
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The 1955 Small Club World Cup was the fourth 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, half from Europe and half from South America in double round robin format and featured players like Mario Coluna, José Águas, goalkeeper Costa Pereira for Benfica, Dino Sani, Nílton de Sordi for Sao Paulo,[1] Dutch Faas Wilkes and Pasieguito for Valencia.
As Milan and Real Madrid declined to participate,[2] they were replaced by Spanish club Valencia and local team La Salle. On the other hand, Brazilian club São Paulo's participation was part of a tour that also included Colombia and Mexico, while Valencia became the third Spanish team to visit Venezuela, after Real Madrid and Barcelona.[3]
The tournament was organised by Spanish entrepreneurs Damián Gaubeka and Pedro Reyes, and named "Copa General de Brigada Marcos Pérez Jiménez" by the press, which never mentioned it as "Pequeña Copa del Mundo". Argentine striker Rubén Padín of La Salle (who had been loaned from Cúcuta Deportivo to play this tournament exclusively) was the topscorer with 6 goals.[3]
Participants
[edit | edit source]| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Portugal Benfica | Champions of 1954–55 Primeira Divisão |
| Spain Valencia | 5th. in 1954–55 La Liga |
| Brazil São Paulo | 4th. in 1954 Campeonato Paulista |
| Venezuela La Salle | Champions of Venezuelan Primera División |
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Matches
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| La Salle Venezuela | 4–1 | Brazil São Paulo |
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| Alfredo File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (o.g.) Padín File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 33', 56' |
Report | Paraíba File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–1 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Padín File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Report | Mañó File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–4 | Portugal Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Padín File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Report | Arsénio File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Salvador File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Chano File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (o.g.) Calado File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
| São Paulo Brazil | 2–0 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Dino Sani File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Gino File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Report |
| La Salle Venezuela | 0–4 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fuertes File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Vila File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Seguí File:Soccerball shade.svg 55', 85' |
| La Salle Venezuela | 1–3 | Brazil São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Padín File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report | Lanzoninho File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Gino File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Dino Sani File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
| Benfica Portugal | 2–1 | Spain Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Águas File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 70' | Report | Pasieguito File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
| São Paulo Brazil | 1–1 | Spain Valencia |
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| Lanzoninho File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' | Report | Mañó File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Team[4] | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil São Paulo | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
Topscorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Argentina Rubén Padín | Venezuela La Salle | 6
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2 |
Brazil Dino Sani | Brazil São Paulo | 4
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Champion
[edit | edit source]| 1955 Small Club World Cup |
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| Second Brazilian Republic São Paulo 1st. title |
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ [1] on Mundo Deportivo, 24 Apr 1955
- ^ a b 1955: 4ta. Pequeña Copa del Mundo by Elizier Pérez on Fútbol de Venezuela (archived, 8 Dec 2013)
- ^ Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1955 on the RSSSF