1949 South American Championship

1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Dates April 3 – May 11
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up  Paraguay
Third place  Peru
Fourth place  Bolivia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 29
Goals scored 135 (4.66 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Jair Rosa Pinto
(9 goals)

The South American Championship 1949 in football was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up.

Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27 year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil.

Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads

Venues

Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Santos Belo Horizonte
Estádio General Severiano Estádio São Januário Estádio do Pacaembu Estádio Vila Belmiro Estádio Sete de Setembro
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 71,281 Capacity: 16,798 Capacity: 30,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 7601397+3212
 Paraguay 7601216+1512
 Peru 75022013+710
 Bolivia 74031324−118
 Chile 72141014−45
 Uruguay 72141420−65
 Ecuador 7106721−142
 Colombia 7025423−192
Brazil  9–1  Ecuador
Tesourinha  3', 42'
Octavio  10'
Jair  13', 35'
Simão  16', 25'
Zizinho  67'
Ademir  88'		 Sigifredo Cuchuca  18'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Bolivia  3–2  Chile
Ugarte  59'
Godoy  77'
Gutiérrez  79'		 Riera  30'
Salamanca  71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Paraguay  3–0  Colombia
López Fretes  21', 72'
Benítez  35'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
Peru  4–0  Colombia
Pedraza  22', 90'
Drago  47'
Castillo  85'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mario Rubén Heyn (Paraguay)
Paraguay  1–0  Ecuador
Barrios  89'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
Brazil  10–1  Bolivia
Nininho  16', 39', 86'
Jair  17'
Zizinho  25', 80'
Cláudio  49', 84'
Simão  71', 79'		 Ugarte  75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Brazil  2–1  Chile
Zizinho  20'
Cláudio  49' (pen.)		 López  89' (pen.)
Flores Red card 40'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
Uruguay  3–2  Ecuador
Castro  15', 85'
Moreno  30'		 Artega  35'
Vargas  40'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Paraguay  3–1  Peru
Barrios  38' (pen.)
Arce  56'
López Fretes  67'		 Drago  89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Brazil  5–0  Colombia
Tesourinha  20'
Canhotinho  24' (pen.)
Orlando  44'
Ademir  47', 87'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alejandro Gálvez (Chile)
Chile  1–0  Ecuador
Rojas  4'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Bolivia  3–2  Uruguay
Ugarte  47' (pen.)
Algañaraz  57'
Gutiérrez  66'		 Moll  49'
Betancourt  70'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Peru  4–0  Ecuador
Salinas  26'
Bermeo  36' (o.g.) Red card
Castillo  50'
Pedraza  85'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
Chile  1–1  Colombia
López  8' Berdugo  56'
Attendance: 7,000
Uruguay  2–1  Paraguay
García  22', 69' Arce  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Brazil  7–1  Peru
Arce  11' (o.g.)
Augusto  15'
Jair  17', 20'
Simão  54'
Ademir  82'
Orlando  88'
Zizinho Red card 40'		 Salinas  44'
Calderón Red card 40'
González Red card
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Bolivia  2–0  Ecuador
Sánchez  6' (o.g.)
Ugarte  14' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,000
Uruguay  2–2  Colombia
Martínez  57'
Ayala  86'		 Gastelbondo  27'
A. Pérez  81'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Peru  3–0  Bolivia
R. Drago  31', 74'
Heredia  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Paraguay  4–2  Chile
Arce  10', 39', 47'
Benítez  23'		 Cremaschi  8'
Ramos  72'
Attendance: 1,000
Paraguay  7–0  Bolivia
Benítez  30', 40', 41', ?'
Arce  38', ?'
Fernández  59'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Brazil  5–1  Uruguay
Jair  15', 40' (pen.)
Zizinho  24'
Danilo Alvim  79'
Tesourinha  89' (pen.)		 Castro  12'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)
Peru  3–0  Chile
Mosquera  28', 73'
Castillo  58'
Attendance: 1,000
Ecuador  4–1  Colombia
E. Cantos  23'
Vargas  44'
G. Andrade  49'
Maldonado  74'		 N. Pérez  27'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia)
Peru  4–3  Uruguay
Mosquera  19'
Castillo  43'
Gómez Sánchez  57', 60'		 Moll  58'
Castro  60'
Ayala  85'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia)
Bolivia  4–0  Colombia
Godoy  10'
B. Gutiérrez  55'
Rojas  77'
Ugarte  81'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
Chile  3–1  Uruguay
Infante  75', 83' (pen.)
Cremaschi  88'		 Ayala  35'
Attendance: 5,000
Paraguay  2–1  Brazil
Avalos  75'
Benítez  85'		 Tesourinha  33'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Playoff

Brazil  7–0  Paraguay
Ademir  17', 27', 48'
Tesourinha  43', 70'
Jair  72', 89'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)
GKBarbosa
DFAugusto
DFMauro
MFEly
MFDanilo
MFNoronha
FWTesourinha
FWZizinho
FWAdemir
FWJair
FWSimão
Substitutions:
None
Manager:
Brazil Costa
GKGarcía
DFAlberto González
DFCéspedes
MFGavilán
MFNardelli
MFCantero
FWFernández
FWLópez Fretes
FWArce
FWBenítez
FWVázquez
Substitutions:
FWBarrios
FWRomero
Manager:
Paraguay Fleitas Solich

Result

 1949 South American Championship Champions 

Brazil
3rd title

Goal scorers

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 Ggoalsoals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

References

  1. ↑ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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