1953 Small Club World Cup (1st tournament)

The 1953 Small Club World Cup (first tournament) was the second 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, half from Europe and half from South America but deviated from its usual double round robin format and featured players such as Angel Labruna, Amadeo Carrizo, Felix Loustau for River Plate, Gerhard Hanappi, Ernst Happel for Austria Wien, Nestor Rossi, Ramón Alberto Villaverde and Alfredo Di Stefano for Millonarios who played his last matches for the club in this tournament.[1]

1953 Small Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
Dates11 – 21 February
Teams3 (from 2 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Millonarios (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored40 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano
(4 goals)
1952

Participants

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Team Qualification
  River Plate 1952 Argentine Primera División champion
  Rapid Vienna 1951-52 Austrian champion, 1952 Mitropa Cup champion
  Millonarios 1952 Campeonato Profesional champion

Matches

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Rapid Wien  3–1  River Plate
Probst   24'
Dienst   50'
Hanappi   84'
Report Labruna   18'
Referee: M. Hain (Paraguay)

  Millonarios5–1River Plate  
Di Stéfano   12', 79'
Villaverde   34'
Báez   36'
Villalba   52'
Report Prado   19'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)


River Plate  3–1  Rapid Wien
Prado   10', 40'
Labruna   60'
Report Hanappi   41'
Referee: I. Trapote (Venezuela)

Millonarios  1–1  River Plate
Villaverde   57' Report Vernazza   87'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Osorio (Venezuela)

Millonarios  4–0  Rapid Wien
Di Stéfano   6', 35'
Villverde   15'
Happel   20' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)

Final standings

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Team Pts P W D L GS GA GD
7 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9
3 4 1 1 2 6 10 -4
2 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5

Topscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1
  Alfredo Di Stéfano   Millonarios
4
2
  Ramón Villaverde   Millonarios
3
3
  Ángel Labruna   River Plate
2
  Gerhard Hanappi   Rapid Wien

Winners

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1953 Small Club World Cup
 
Millonarios
1st title

References

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