Tourney Name: | Small Club World Cup |
Year: | 1957 |
Dates: | 29 June – 18 July |
Country: | Venezuela |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Associations: | 2 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champion Other: | Barcelona |
Count: | 1 |
Matches: | 12 |
Goals: | 45 |
Top Scorer: | Ramón Villaverde (6 goals) |
Prevseason: | 1956 |
The 1957 Small Club World Cup (officially, "Copa República de Venezuela") was the sixth 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 in double round robin format,[1]
Spanish team Barcelona won the competition, achieving their first title, with Uruguayan forward Ramón Villaverde being the topscorer with 6 goals. Other editions would happen without regularity, named Trophy City of Caracas, from 1963, but without the same quality of the participants.
Team | Qualification | |
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2nd. in 1956–57 La Liga | ||
3rd. in 1956–57 La Liga | ||
3rd. in 1956 Campeonato Carioca | ||
Champions of 1956 Primera División |
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Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | ||
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | ||
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | ||
2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
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Paulinho | ||||
Botafogo |