1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
For the later tournament, see 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador).
| 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 |
 Argentina (12th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Brazil |
| Third place |
 Paraguay |
| Fourth place |
 Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Pelé (8 goals) |
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 |
|---|
| Estadio Monumental |
| Capacity: 67,664 |
.JPG) |
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 11 |
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Peru |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 |
 Chile |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 |
 Uruguay |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 |
 Bolivia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 |
March 7, 1959 |
| Argentina |
6–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Pedro Manfredini  5', 50' Pedro Callá 7' Juan José Pizzuti 17', 39' Raúl Belén 75' |
Luis Álvarez 25' |
March 8, 1959 |
| Uruguay |
7–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| José Sasía 5' Guillermo Escalada 12' Víctor Guaglianone 17' Carlos Borges 60', 65' Vladas Douksas 69' Domingo Pérez 89' |
March 14, 1959 |
| Peru |
5–3 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Loayza 4', 27', 42' Juan Joya 29', 79' |
Héctor Demarco 2' Vladas Douksas 31' José Sasía 81' |
March 18, 1959 |
| Uruguay |
3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Héctor Demarco 2' Vladas Douksas 37' José Sasía 85' |
José Aveiro 77' |
March 18, 1959 |
| Argentina |
3–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta 18' (pen.) Rubén Sosa 42' Víctor Benítez 78' (o.g.) |
Miguel Ángel Loayza 51' |
March 21, 1959 |
| Brazil |
4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé 16' Paulo Valentim 18', 26' Didi 89' |
Ricardo Alcón 12' Ausberto García 22' |
March 22, 1959 |
| Argentina |
3–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Corbatta 15' Rubén Sosa 63' Vladislao Cap 69' |
José Parodi 36' |
March 26, 1959 |
| Chile |
5–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Soto 7', 42' Juan Soto Mura 17', 51' Leonel Sánchez 89' |
Máximo Alcócer 25', 76' |
Result
| 1959 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
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.
- 9 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Juan José Pizzuti
- Omar Oreste Corbatta
- Raúl Belén
- Didi
- Cayetano Ré
- Héctor Demarco
- José Sasía
- Vladas Douksas
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Víctor Benítez (playing against Argentina)
References
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