1952 Small Club World Cup

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, and in 1963 and in 1965. It was played by four participants, 1 from Europe and 3 from South America, playing in a double round-robin format.[1]

1952 Small Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
Dates12–29 July
Teams4 (from 2 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Real Madrid (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored60 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pahiño (7 goals)

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

Team Qualification
BotafogoChampions of 1951 Campeonato Carioca
MillonariosChampions of 1951 Campeonato Profesional
La SalleChampions of 1952 Primera División
Real MadridThird in 1951–52 La Liga

Matches

La Salle 2–3 Real Madrid
Olivares 28'
Cabillón 35'
Molowny 49'
Pahiño 69'
Joseíto 76'
Referee: Leo Di Leo (Italy)

Millonarios 4–4 Botafogo
Báez 4', 48'
Castillo 50', 59'
Zuloaga 20' (o.g.)
Octavio 49', 53'
Gerson 89'

Millonarios 1–1 Real Madrid
Rossi 19' Cabrera 30'
Referee: Leo Di Leo (Italy)

La Salle 1–1 Botafogo
De León 87' Zezinho 32'

Botafogo 2–2 Real Madrid
Jaime 9'
Zeninho 73'
Pahiño 2', 77'
Referee: Jackson (Venezuela)

La Salle 0–4 Millonarios
Báez 10', 59'
Di Stéfano 51', 72'

La Salle 1–6 Real Madrid
Zezinho 55' Pahiño 8', 15', 28', 41'
Molowny 51'
Alvarito 75'
Referee: Rubén Sainz (Venezuela)

Botafogo 3–0 Millonarios
Paraguaio 49', 65'
Jaime 56'

Real Madrid 1–1 Millonarios
Molowny 75' Di Stéfano 64'
Referee: Ruben Sainz (Venezuela)

La Salle 2–6 Botafogo
? Paraguaio 8', 30', 55'
Octavio 18'
Braguinha 25'
Zezinho 83'

La Salle 1–5 Millonarios
Zuloaga 49' (o.g.) Di Stéfano 11', 25', 59'
Báez 14'
Rossi 37'

Real Madrid 0–0 Botafogo
Referee: García Casaña (Venezuela)

Final standing

Team Pts P W D L GF GA GDe GAv.
Real Madrid [note 1] 8624013761.857
Botafogo 8624016971.777
Millonarios 7623115105
La Salle 16015825-17
Notes
  1. Won the tournament by the rule of goal difference.

Topscorers

Player Club Goals
Pahiño Real Madrid
7
Alfredo Di Stéfano Millonarios FC
6
Paraguaio Botafogo
5

Champion

1952 Small Club World Cup

Real Madrid
1st. title

References

  1. Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1952 by Raúl Torre on the RSSSF
  2. EL RAPTO DE DI STÉFANO ARRUINÓ LA PEQUEÑA COPA DEL MUNDO by Iván Castelló, 17 Dec 2014
  3. "Adolfo Pedernera, el maestro de Alfredo Di Stéfano". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. A 25 años de la partida de Adolfo Pedernera on Télam, 12 May 2020
  5. Spain, final tables 1949–59 by Vicente Tejedor on the RSSSF
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