The 1957 Tournoi de Paris was the first edition of Tournoi de Paris, an association football intercontinental competition between European and South American clubs. In particular, the inaugural edition is considered the precursor of the Intercontinental Cup by FIFA,[1] as it had the only continental champion clubs at the time (Vasco da Gama in 1948 South American Championship and Real Madrid in 1955–56 European Cup) competing in the final.[2][3][4]

1957 Tournoi de Paris
Tournament details
CityParis
Dates12 – 14 June 1957
Teams4
Venue(s)Parc des Princes
Final positions
ChampionsVasco da Gama
Runners-upReal Madrid
Third placeRacing Paris
Fourth placeRot-Weiss Essen
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Vasco da Gama defeated Real Madrid 4–3 in the final in front of more than 65,000 spectators.[5][6][7]

Background

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The competition was organized by the Racing Club de Paris in celebration of its 25th anniversary.[8] Real Madrid were invited to participate in the competition as 1955–56 European Cup champions, and accepted a few days before winning the 1956–57 edition. Vasco da Gama's participation took place in the midst of the club's tour of the US and Europe, with several European newspapers citing Vasco as "Brazilian champion of 1956" for having won the 1956 Campeonato Carioca (there was no national competition at the time).[9][10] Furthermore, Vasco held the title of South American champion after winning the 1948 South American Championship of Champions and no other South American tournament of the same proportion had taken place until the 1960 Copa Libertadores.[11] Finally, Rot-Weiss Essen, the German champions at the time were invited, as Germany was the current champion of the FIFA World Cup.[11]

Teams

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Team Location Qualification
  Racing Paris Paris Host
  Real Madrid Madrid 1955–56 European Cup winners
  Rot-Weiss Essen Essen 1955 German football championship winners
  Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro 1948 South American Championship winners

Squads

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Racing Paris

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Source: [12]

Manager:   Auguste Jordan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Jean Taillandier
2 DF   ARG Carlos Sosa
3 DF   FRA Bernard Lelong
6 MF   FRA Dalla Cieca
7 FW   FRA Joël Pillard
8 DF   FRA Bruno Bollini
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   FRA Pierre Grillet
14 MF   FRA Guy Sénac
17 MF   FRA Jean Guillot
18 MF   FRA Bolek Ugorenko
19 FW   POL Thadée Cisowski
21 DF   FRA Roger Marche

Real Madrid

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Source: [13]

Manager:   José Villalonga

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Juan Alonso
2 DF   ESP Marquitos
3 DF   ESP Manuel Torres
4 DF   URU José Santamaría
6 MF   ESP José María Zárraga
7 FW   FRA Raymond Kopa
8 MF   ESP Héctor Rial
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   ESP Francisco Gento
14 MF   ESP Ramón Marsal
17 MF   ESP Enrique Mateos
18 MF   ESP Miguel Muñoz
19 FW   ARG Alfredo Di Stéfano
21 DF   ESP Rafael Lesmes

Rot-Weiss Essen

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Source: [13]

Manager:   Elek Schwartz

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Fritz Herkenrath
2 DF   GER Willi Köchling
4 MF   GER Heinz Ruppenstein
5 DF   GER Walter Zastrau
6 MF   GER Dieter Wöske
9 FW   GER Franz Islacker
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   GER Ulrich Kohn
18 DF   GER Heinz Wewers
20 MF   NED Fred Röhrig
21 FW   GER Helmut Rahn
24 MF   GER Willi Grewer

Vasco da Gama

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Source: [12][13]

Manager:   Martim Francisco

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Carlos Alberto
2 DF   BRA Dario Damasceno
3 DF   BRA Umbelino Viana
4 DF   BRA Orlando Peçanha
5 MF   BRA Laerte
6 DF   BRA Ortunho
7 MF   BRA Sabará
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   BRA Livinho
9 FW   BRA Vavá
10 FW   BRA Pinga
11 FW   BRA Walter Marciano
17 FW   BRA Vadinho
19 FW   BRA Almir Pernambuquinho

Matches

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 June - Paris
 
 
  Vasco da Gama 3
 
14 June - Paris
 
  Racing Paris 1
 
  Vasco da Gama 4
 
12 June - Paris
 
  Real Madrid 3
 
  Real Madrid5
 
 
  Rot-Weiss Essen 0
 
Third place
 
 
14 June - Paris
 
 
  Racing Paris 7
 
 
  Rot-Weiss Essen5

Semi-finals

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Vasco da Gama  3–1  Racing Paris
  • Livinho   22'
  • Pinga   58'
  • Vavá   67'
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Real Madrid  5–0  Rot-Weiss Essen
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Third place match

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Racing Paris  7–5  Rot-Weiss Essen
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Final

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Vasco da Gama  4–3  Real Madrid
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Attendance: 65,000+

Recognitions

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In a video report from Les Actualités Françaises, published on 19 June 1957 with narrated images of the match, cites the match between Vasco da Gama and Real Madrid in the final as the confrontation between "the best team in South America and the European champion".[14][15]

After the final between Vasco da Gama and Real Madrid, the French newspaper L'Équipe wrote: "And then, suddenly, Real literally disappeared. Would it be the pale red shirts or the sad blue shorts that weakened the superb Spanish team? No. Rather, the wonderful bodies suddenly appeared on the other side, wrapped tightly in white shirts with a black stripe, of 11 football athletes, of 11 black devils who took control of the ball and never let go. During the next half hour the incredible, prodigious impression one had was that the great Real Madrid champion of Europe, the untouchable Real winner of all European constellations was learning to play football".[11] The newspaper France Soir stated after the tournament: "Real Madrid is not the greatest team in the world. Talk to Vasco da Gama about that",[16] and the Jornal dos Sports cited Vasco as "world champions".[17] The Spanish newspaper ABC de Madrid wrote that "Real Madrid were no longer invincible".[18]

According to the Brazilian newspaper Tribuna de Imprensa, the tournament inspired FIFA president João Havelange and European Cup co-founder Jacques Ferran to create the Intercontinental Cup.[19] In 2023, FIFA recognized as "the most notable meeting between teams from two continents meeting before 1960".[20]

References

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  1. ^ "The Intercontinental Cup, a vestige of trans-continental glory". FIFA.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Doucet, Clément (2022-01-20). "Le tournoi de Paris, un évènement capital". Le Corner (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ "Edición del Saturday 15 June 1957, Página 4 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ "Jornal do Brasil (19 June 1957)". news.google.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ^ "Tournoi International de Paris". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  6. ^ Le Miroir Des Sports – June 17, 1957
  7. ^ "O Estado de S. Paulo". Acervo Estadão. June 15, 1957. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Anecdotes autour du Tournoi de Paris". psg.fr. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "ABC MADRID 11-06-1957 página 50 - Archivo ABC". abc. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. ^ "El Mundo Deportivo, p. 5 (20 May 1957)". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ a b c "Há 60 anos, Vasco derrotava o Real Madrid de Di Stéfano em Paris | Blog Memória EC". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  12. ^ a b "Jornal dos Sports, ed. 8523, p. 9". 13 June 1957.
  13. ^ a b c "Tournoi International de Paris". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  14. ^ Journal Les Actualités Françaises : émission du 19 juin 1957 | INA (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-15 – via www.ina.fr.
  15. ^ "Dario lembra vitória do Vasco sobre Real, em 1957: 'Não há clube igual'". globoesporte.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  16. ^ "Manchete Esportiva, 00084, with a quote from France Soir".
  17. ^ "Jornal dos Sports, 8526, 18 July 1957, p. 8".
  18. ^ "ABC MADRID 18-06-1957 página 53 - Archivo ABC". abc. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  19. ^ "Tribuna de Imprensa, ed. 2675, p. 8, 23 October 1958". Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  20. ^ "The Intercontinental Cup, a vestige of trans-continental glory". FIFA.com. 7 June 2023.