1952 Small Club World Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Small Club World Cup
Year:1952
Dates:12–29 July
Country:Venezuela
Num Teams:4
Associations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Real Madrid
Count:1
Matches:12
Goals:60
Top Scorer: Pahiño (7 goals)
Nextseason:1953 (1st.)

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, and in 1963 and in 1965. 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]

Participants

width=120pxTeamwidth=300pxQualification
Champions of 1952 Primera División
Third in 1951–52 La Liga

Matches

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Final standing

Team PtsPWDLGFGAGDe GAv.
8624013761.857
Botafogo8624016971.777
Millonarios7623115105
La Salle16015825-17
Notes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peq-copamundo52.html Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1952
  2. https://espanol.eurosport.com/futbol/el-rapto-de-di-stefano-arruino-la-pequena-copa-del-mundo_sto4735627/story.shtml EL RAPTO DE DI STÉFANO ARRUINÓ LA PEQUEÑA COPA DEL MUNDO
  3. https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202005/462693-futbol-adolfo-pedernera-aniversario-fallecimiento-river.html A 25 años de la partida de Adolfo Pedernera
  4. Web site: Adolfo Pedernera, el maestro de Alfredo Di Stéfano . 2021-03-28 . 2021-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415072544/https://colombiamundialencontravia.com/adolfo-pedernera-el-maestro-de-alfredo-di-stefano/ . dead . [3]