1957 Small Club World Cup Explained

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.

Participants

TeamQualification
2nd. in 1956–57 La Liga
3rd. in 1956–57 La Liga
3rd. in 1956 Campeonato Carioca
Champions of 1956 Primera División

Matches

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Final standing

TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD
10 64201789
8 63211477
4 6123914−5
26124718−11

Topscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
Paulinho
Botafogo

Notes and References

  1. http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peq-copamundo57.html Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1957