1953 Small Club World Cup (1st tournament)

The 1953 Small Club World Cup (first tournament) was the second 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 but deviated from its usual double round robin format and featured players such as Angel Labruna, Amadeo Carrizo, Felix Loustau for River Plate, Gerhard Hanappi, Ernst Happel for Austria Wien, Nestor Rossi, Ramón Alberto Villaverde and Alfredo Di Stefano for Millonarios who played his last matches for the club in this tournament.

1953 Small Club World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Venezuela
Dates	11 – 21 February
Teams	3 (from 2 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Millonarios (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	40 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alfredo Di Stéfano (4 goals)
← 1952 1953 (2nd.) →

Participants

Team	Qualification
River Plate	1952 Argentine Primera División champion
Rapid Vienna	1951-52 Austrian champion, 1952 Mitropa Cup champion
Millonarios	1952 Campeonato Profesional champion

Matches

1953 Small Club World Cup

10 February

Rapid Wien	3–1	River Plate
Probst 24' Dienst 50' Hanappi 84'	Report	Labruna 18'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Referee: M. Hain (Paraguay)

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12 February

Millonarios	5–1	River Plate
Di Stéfano 12', 79' Villaverde 34' Báez 36' Villalba 52'	Report	Prado 19'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)

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13 February

Millonarios	2–1	Rapid Wien

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

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14 February

River Plate	3–1	Rapid Wien
Prado 10', 40' Labruna 60'	Report	Hanappi 41'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Referee: I. Trapote (Venezuela)

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16 February

Millonarios	1–1	River Plate
Villaverde 57'	Report	Vernazza 87'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Osorio (Venezuela)

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18 February

Millonarios	4–0	Rapid Wien
Di Stéfano 6', 35' Villverde 15' Happel 20' (o.g.)	Report

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Benito Jackson (Venezuela)

Final standings

Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Millonarios	7	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9
River Plate	3	4	1	1	2	6	10	-4
Rapid Wien	2	4	1	0	3	5	10	-5

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Millonarios	4
2	Ramón Villaverde	Millonarios	3
3	Ángel Labruna	River Plate	2
	Gerhard Hanappi	Rapid Wien

Winners

1953 Small Club World Cup
Millonarios 1st title