| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 12–29 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 50 (4.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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, in certain years between 1963 and 1970, and in 1975. It was played by four participants, 1 from Europe and 3 from South America, playing in a double round-robin format. [1]
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]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| | Third in 1951 Campeonato Carioca |
| | Champions of 1951 Campeonato Profesional |
| | Champions of 1952 Primera División |
| | Third in 1951–52 La Liga |
| La Salle | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olivares Cabillón | Report | Molowny Pahiño Joseíto |
| Millonarios | 4–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Báez Castillo | Report | Zuluaga Octavio Gerson |
| Millonarios | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rossi | Report | Cabrera |
| Botafogo | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Zezinho | Report | Pahiño |
| La Salle | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Báez Di Stéfano |
| La Salle | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zezinho | Report | Pahiño Molowny Alvarito |
| Botafogo | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguaio Jaime | Report |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Molowny | Report | Di Stéfano |
| La Salle | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarito | Report | Paraguaio Octavio Braguinha Zezinho |
| La Salle | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zuluaga | Report | Di Stéfano Báez Rossi |
| Real Madrid | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | -19 |
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| | | 7 |
| | | 6 |
| | | 5 |
| | |
| 1952 Small Club World Cup |
|---|
| Real Madrid 1st. title |