1957 Small Club World Cup

Small Club World Cup 1957 29 June – 18 July Venezuela 4 2 1 1 SPA 1945 Barcelona 1 12 45 URU Ramón Villaverde (6 goals) 1956 1963 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, in certain years between 1963 and 1970, and in 1975. It was played by four participants, half from Europe and half from South America in double round robin format,Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1957 by Raúl Torre on the RSSSF and featured star players like Didi and Garrincha for Botafogo, Uruguayan Ramón Villaverde who reappeared after the 1953 edition, goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets, Estanislau Basora, and Brazilian Evaristo for Barcelona, goalkeeper Roberto Sosa, Héctor Núñez, and Guillermo Escalada for Nacional de Montevideo, and Marcelino Campanal for Sevilla. Also, future Real Madrid defender José Santamaría was in Nacional's squad. This was the last edition of the championship with its original name and degree of importance. After the creation of the European Champions Cup, the efforts of European clubs were all to dispute the then fledgling Cup, emptying the Venezuelan tournament. Real Madrid, European champions in 1955–56, participated in the 1956 competition; but after retaining their European title in 1956–57, Real Madrid did not attend the 1957 edition of the Venezuelan tournament, which ended up being the last tournament in this original series. Other invited teams that did not contest the competition were Lazio, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and Fluminense."1957: 5° Pequeña Copa del Mundo" by Elizier Pérez on his blogsite, 13 Jan 2018 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 Team Qualification SPA 1945 Sevilla 2nd. in 1956–57 La Liga SPA 1945 Barcelona 3rd. in 1956–57 La Liga BRA 1889 Botafogo 3rd. in 1956 Campeonato Carioca URU Nacional Champions of 1956 Primera División Matches Botaf v Sev 29 Jun Botafogo BRA 1889 2 SPA 1945 Sevilla 0 Report Pampolini 2Paulinho 53 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Héctor Osorio (Venezuela) Barca v Nac 30 Jun Barcelona SPA 1945 4 URU Nacional 0 Report Villaverde 4 59 78 Tejada 63 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Benito Jackson (Venezuela) Nac v Sev 4 Jul Nacional URU 2 SPA 1945 Sevilla 2 Report Bruzzesi 14 Núñez 67 Quirro 33 Domenech 41 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Luis Yanes Barca v Bota 5 Jul Barcelona SPA 1945 3 BRA 1889 Botafogo 0 Report Tejada 5 75 Evaristo 27 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Isidoro Trapote (Venezuela) Bota v Nac 7 Jul Botafogo BRA 1889 4 URU Nacional 0 Report Didi 5 Quarentinha 43 Paulinho 56 70 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Héctor Osorio (Venezuela) Bar v Sev 8 Jul Barcelona SPA 1945 3 SPA 1945 Sevilla 2 Report Evaristo 18 30 42 Quirro 1 Maraver 58 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Benito Jackson (Venezuela) Bota v Sev 9 Jul Botafogo BRA 1889 4 SPA 1945 Sevilla 0 Report Paulinho 14 Garrincha 39 85 Didi 60 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Luis Yanes Bar v Nac 11 Jul Barcelona SPA 1945 3 URU Nacional 2 Report Villaverde 13 25 Evaristo 30 Souto 2 Núñez 75 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Isidoro Trapote (Venezuela) Bar v Sev 13 Jul Barcelona SPA 1945 2 SPA 1945 Sevilla 2 Report Gensana 30 Basora 67 Ramoní 48 Pauet 70 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Héctor Osorio (Venezuela) Nac v Bot 13 Jul Nacional URU 2 BRA 1889 Botafogo 2 Report Escalada 10 Romero 44 Paulinho 20 Edison 21 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Benito Jackson (Venezuela) Sev v Nac 16 Jul Sevilla SPA 1945 3 URU Nacional 1 Report Payá 5 Pepillo 47 Arza 68 Herrera 70 o.g. Estadio Olímpico Caracas Luis Yanes Bar v Bot 18 Jul Barcelona SPA 1945 2 BRA 1889 Botafogo 2 Report Basora 5 Villaverde 35 Garrincha 65 Neivaldo 75 Estadio Olímpico Caracas Isidoro Trapote (Venezuela) Final standing TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD SPA 1945 Barcelona 10 64201789 BRA 1889 Botafogo 8 63211477 SPA 1945 Sevilla 4 6123914−5 URU Nacional26024718−11 Topscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 URU Ramón Villaverde SPA 1945 Barcelona 6 2 BRA 1889 Evaristo SPA 1945 Barcelona 5 BRA 1889 Paulinho BRA 1889 Botafogo 3 BRA 1889 Garrincha BRA 1889 Botafogo 3 Champion 1957 Small Club World Cup Francoist Spain Barcelona 1st. References 1956–57 Category:1957 in South American men's continental football Category:June 1957 in sports Category:July 1957 in sports Category:1957 in Venezuelan sport