1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | March 7 – April 4 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.
Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament.
Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.[1]
Venues
| Buenos Aires |
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| Estadio Monumental |
| Capacity: 67,664 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 |
| Argentina |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Pedro Manfredini  Pedro Callá Juan José Pizzuti Raúl Belén |
Luis Álvarez |
| Uruguay |
7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Sasía Guillermo Escalada Víctor Guaglianone Carlos Borges Vladas Douksas Domingo Pérez |
| Brazil |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Didi Pelé |
Juan Seminario |
| Paraguay |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Aveiro |
Leonel Sánchez |
| Argentina |
2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta Pedro Callá |
| Peru |
5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Loayza Juan Joya |
Héctor Demarco Vladas Douksas José Sasía |
| Paraguay |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cayetano Ré Ildefonso Sanabria José Aveiro |
| Uruguay |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Héctor Demarco Vladas Douksas José Sasía |
José Aveiro |
| Argentina |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta Rubén Sosa Víctor Benítez |
Miguel Ángel Loayza |
| Brazil |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé Paulo Valentim Didi |
Ricardo Alcón Ausberto García |
| Chile |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tovar |
Miguel Ángel Loayza |
| Argentina |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta Rubén Sosa Vladislao Cap |
José Parodi |
| Chile |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto Juan Soto Mura Leonel Sánchez |
Máximo Alcócer |
| Brazil |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Valentim |
Guillermo Escalada |
| Brazil |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé Chinesinho |
José Parodi |
| Argentina |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Belén Rubén Sosa |
Héctor Demarco |
| Paraguay |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| José Aveiro |
Gómez Sánchez |
| Chile |
1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Moreno |
| Argentina |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan José Pizzuti |
Pelé |
Result
| 1959 South American Championship Champions |
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Argentina 12th title |
Goalscorers
With eight goals, Pelé of Brazil is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 36 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
References
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