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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
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored60 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain 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 edit

Team Qualification
  Botafogo Champions of 1951 Campeonato Carioca
  Millonarios Champions of 1951 Campeonato Profesional
  La Salle Champions of 1952 Primera División
  Real Madrid Third in 1951–52 La Liga

Matches edit

1952 Small Club World Cup
La Salle  2–3  Real Madrid
Olivares   28'
Cabillón   35'		 Report 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' Report 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'		 Report 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' Report 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' Report 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
Report
Referee: García Casaña (Venezuela)

Final standing edit

Team Pts P W D L GF GA GDe GAv.
  Real Madrid [note 1] 8 6 2 4 0 13 7 6 1.857
  Botafogo 8 6 2 4 0 16 9 7 1.777
  Millonarios 7 6 2 3 1 15 10 5
  La Salle 1 6 0 1 5 8 25 -17
Notes
  1. ^ Won the tournament by the rule of goal difference.

Topscorers edit

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

Champion edit

1952 Small Club World Cup
 
Real Madrid
1st. title

References edit

  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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