1953 Small Club World Cup (1st tournament)

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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
Champions Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored40 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Argentina.svg 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]

Contents

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate 1952 Argentine Primera División champion
Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Vienna 1951-52 Austrian champion, 1952 Mitropa Cup champion
Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 1952 Campeonato Profesional champion

Matches

Rapid Wien Flag of Austria.svg 31 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Probst Soccerball shade.svg24'
Dienst Soccerball shade.svg50'
Hanappi Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Labruna Soccerball shade.svg18'
Estadio Olímpico , Caracas
Referee: M. Hain (Paraguay)

Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 51 River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg
Di Stéfano Soccerball shade.svg12', 79'
Villaverde Soccerball shade.svg34'
Báez Soccerball shade.svg36'
Villalba Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Prado Soccerball shade.svg19'
Estadio Olímpico , Caracas
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)

Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 21 Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien

River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg 31 Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien
Prado Soccerball shade.svg10', 40'
Labruna Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Hanappi Soccerball shade.svg41'
Estadio Olímpico , Caracas
Referee: I. Trapote (Venezuela)

Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 11 Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
Villaverde Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Vernazza Soccerball shade.svg87'
Estadio Olímpico , Caracas
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Osorio (Venezuela)

Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 40 Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien
Di Stéfano Soccerball shade.svg6', 35'
Villverde Soccerball shade.svg15'
Happel Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Report
Estadio Olímpico , Caracas
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)

Final standings

TeamPtsPWDLGSGAGD
74310123+9
34112610-4
24103510-5

Topscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
Flag of Argentina.svg Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
4
2
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ramón Villaverde Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios
3
3
Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Labruna Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
2
Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Hanappi Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien

Winners

1953 Small Club World Cup
Flag of Colombia.svg
Millonarios
1st title

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