1953 Small Club World Cup (2nd tournament)
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Corinthians (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 40 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | László Kubala 5 goals |
1955 → | |
The 1953 Small Club World Cup (2nd tournament) was the third 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 stars like László Kubala, goalkeeper Antoni Ramallets, Estanislau Basora for Barcelona, goalkeeper Gilmar, Baltazar for Corinthians, Egisto Pandolfini and Carlo Galli for Roma. This was the 2nd tournament played in the same year; none was held in the next calendar year.
Participants
Corinthians (Champions of the 1953 Rio-São Paulo Tournament and 1952 Campeonato Paulista)
Barcelona (Champions of 1952–53 La Liga and the 1953 Latin Cup)
Roma (Sixth in 1952–53 Serie A)
Caracas XI
Final standings
| Team[1][2][3] | Pts | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
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| Corinthians
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12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
 Roma
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5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
 Barcelona
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4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
 Caracas XI
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3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
Topscorer
Winners
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| 1953 Small Club World Cup |
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 CORINTHIANS Champion (1st títle) |
References
- ^ Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1953 2nd Tournament - RSSSF
- ^ Jornal "O Expresso" - Alambrado
- ^ Pequena Copa do Mundo de Clubes 1953 Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine - Campeões do Futebol