1953 Small Club World Cup (1st tournament)

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

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]

Participants

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

Matches

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1953 Small Club World Cup
Rapid Wien Austria3–1Argentina River Plate
Probst 24'
Dienst 50'
Hanappi 84'		 Report Labruna 18'
Referee: M. Hain (Paraguay)
Colombia Millonarios5–1River Plate Argentina
Di Stéfano 12', 79'
Villaverde 34'
Báez 36'
Villalba 52'		 Report Prado 19'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)
River Plate Argentina3–1Austria Rapid Wien
Prado 10', 40'
Labruna 60'		 Report Hanappi 41'
Referee: I. Trapote (Venezuela)
Millonarios Colombia1–1Argentina River Plate
Villaverde 57' Report Vernazza 87'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Osorio (Venezuela)
Millonarios Colombia4–0Austria 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
 Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano Colombia Millonarios
4
2
 Uruguay Ramón Villaverde Colombia Millonarios
3
3
 Argentina Ángel Labruna Argentina River Plate
2
Austria Gerhard Hanappi Austria Rapid Wien

Winners

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1953 Small Club World Cup
Colombia
Millonarios
1st title

References

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  1. ^ Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1953 on the RSSSF
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