The 1956 Small Club World Cup was the fifth 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, 3 from Europe and 1 from South America in double round robin format,Pequeña Copa del Mundo 1956 (Caracas-Venezuela)- match details by Djalma Vasconcelos on the RSSSF and featured players like Alfredo Di Stéfano, Héctor Rial, Francisco Gento, Miguel Muñoz for Real Madrid, Uruguayan Alcides Ghiggia for Roma, Vavá for Vasco da Gama, Hernâni Silva, and Virgílio Mendes for Porto. This was Di Stéfano's second participation and trophy and his first with Real Madrid.5ta. Pequeña Copa del Mundo by Elizier Pérez on Fútbol de Venezuela (archived, 8 Dec 2013)
Real Madrid crowned champion of the competition, achieving their second Small World Cup trophy, while Argentines Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial, along with Brazilians Vavá and Sabará, were the topscorers with 4 goals each.
Participants Team Qualification Porto Champion of 1955–56 Primeira Divisão Real Madrid 3rd. in 1955–56 La Liga and champion of 1955–56 European Cup Roma 6th. in 1955–56 Serie A Vasco da Gama Runner-up in 1955 Campeonato Carioca
Matches
Final standings TeamPtsPWDLGFGAGD Real Madrid 9 64111495 Vasco da Gama 7 631212102 Porto 5 621358-3 Roma 3 6114610-4
Topscorers Rank Player Club Goals Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid Héctor Rial Real Madrid Sabará Vasco da Gama Vavá Vasco da Gama
Champion
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