1957 Small Club World Cup

1957 Small Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Venezuela
Dates	29 June – 18 July
Teams	4 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Barcelona (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	45 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Evaristo & Villaverde 6 goals

The 1957 Small Club World Cup 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 and featured star players like Didi, Garrincha for Botafogo, Uruguayn Villaverde who reappeared after the 1953 edition, goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets, Estanislau Basora, Brazilian Evaristo for Barcelona, goalkeeper Roberto Sosa, Héctor Núñez, Guillermo Escalada for Nacional Montevideo, 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 1955–1956, participated in the 1956 competition; but after retaining their European title in 1956–1957, Real Madrid did not attend the 1957 edition of the Venezuelan tournament, which ended up being the last tournament in this original series.

Other editions would happen without regularity, named Trophy City of Caracas, from 1963, but without the same quality of the participants.

Participants

Nacional (Champions in 1956 Uruguayan Primera División)
Sevilla (Runners-up in 1956–57 La Liga)
Barcelona (Third in 1956–57 La Liga)
Botafogo (Third in 1956 Campeonato Carioca)

Final standing

Team[1]	Pts	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
Barcelona	10	6	4	2	0	17	8	9
Botafogo	8	6	3	2	1	14	7	7
Sevilla	4	6	1	2	3	9	14	−5
Nacional	2	6	1	2	4	7	18	−11

Topscorers

Evaristo de Macedo 6 (Barcelona)
Villaverde 6 (Barcelona)
Paulinho 4 (Botafogo)
Justo Tejada 3 (Barcelona)
Garrincha 3 (Botafogo)

Winners

1957 Small Club World Cup
BARCELONA Champions (1st títle)

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References

Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1957 – RSSSF

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[1] Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1957 – RSSSF