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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 11 February – 21 February |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Millonarios (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alfredo Di Stefano 4 goals |
Participants
River Plate (Champions of 1952 Argentine Primera División)
Rapid Vienna (Champions of 1951–52 Austrian football championship and Winners of the 1952 Mitropa Cup)- Millonarios (Champions of 1952 Campeonato Profesional)
Final standings
| Team[1] | Pts | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millonarios |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
Topscorers
- Alfredo Di Stefano 4 (Millonarios)
Ramón Alberto Villaverde 3 (Millonarios)- Angel Labruna 2 (River Plate)
- Gerhard Hanappi 2 (Rapid Wien)
Winners
| 1953 Small Club World Cup |
|---|
MILLIONARIOS Champion (1st títle) |
References
- Copa del Mundo 1953 - RSSSF
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