1955 Small Club World Cup

The 1955 Small Club World Cup was the fourth 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 and featured players like Mario Coluna, José Águas, goalkeeper Costa Pereira for Benfica, Dino Sani, Nílton de Sordi for Sao Paulo,^[1] Dutch Faas Wilkes and Pasieguito for Valencia.

Host countryVenezuela

Dates7 July – 4 August

Teams4 (from 2 associations)

Venue1 (in 1 host city)

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1955 Small Club World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Venezuela
Dates	7 July – 4 August
Teams	4 (from 2 associations)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	São Paulo (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	40 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer	Rubén Padín (6 goals)
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As Milan and Real Madrid declined to participate,^[2] they were replaced by Spanish club Valencia and local team La Salle. On the other hand, Brazilian club São Paulo's participation was part of a tour that also included Colombia and Mexico, while Valencia became the third Spanish team to visit Venezuela, after Real Madrid and Barcelona.^[3]

The tournament was organised by Spanish entrepreneurs Damián Gaubeka and Pedro Reyes, and named "Copa General de Brigada Marcos Pérez Jiménez" by the press, which never mentioned it as "Pequeña Copa del Mundo". Argentine striker Rubén Padín of La Salle (who had been loaned from Cúcuta Deportivo to play this tournament exclusively) was the topscorer with 6 goals.^[3]