1957 Small Club World Cup

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1957 Small Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
Dates29 June – 18 July
Teams4 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored45 (3.75 per match)
1956

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.

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.

Final standing

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

Winners

1957 Small Club World Cup

BARCELONA
Champions
(1st títle)

References