1946 South American Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
Dates | 12 January – 10 February |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 61 (4.07 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship in football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 12 January to 10 February. This tournament, an extra edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL.
The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Venues
[change | change source]Buenos Aires | Avellaneda | |
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Estadio Monumental | Estadio Gasómetro de Boedo | Estadio Independiente |
Capacity: 67,664 | Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 57.858 |
Final round
[change | change source]Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
Argentina | 2–0 | |
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De la Mata Martino |
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
Argentina | 7–1 | |
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Labruna Méndez Salvini Loustau |
Peredo |
Referee: Higinio Madrid (Chile)
Brazil | 4–3 | |
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Jair Heleno Chico |
Medina Vázquez |
Referee: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay)
Paraguay | 4–2 | |
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Genés Benítez Cáceres Villalba |
Coronel González |
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Argentina | 3–1 | |
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Pedernera Labruna Méndez |
Riephoff |
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil)
Brazil | 5–1 | |
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Zizinho Chico |
Salfate |
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay)
Chile | 4–1 | |
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Araya Cremaschi |
Peredo |
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Result
[change | change source]1946 South American Championship Champions |
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Argentina Eighth title |
Goal scorers
[change | change source]7 Goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Heleno
Araya
Atilio Cremaschi
2 goals
Adolfo Pedernera
Juan C. Salvini
Miguel Peredo
Chico
Jair
1 goal
Vicente De la Mata
Félix Loustau
Rinaldo Martino
Zenón González
Norival
Juan Alcántara
Santiago Salfate
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
Alejandrino Genés
Albino Rodríguez
Porfirio Rolón
José García
José A. Vázquez
Juan P. Riephoff
Raúl Schiaffino
Own goal