1949 South American Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 3 April – 11 May |
| 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 (9 goals) |
← 1947 1953 → | |
International football competition
The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while 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
[edit ]For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads
Venues
[edit ]| Rio de Janeiro | São 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
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 12 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| Peru | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 |
| Chile | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 5 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 2 |
| Colombia | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 |
| Brazil | 9–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Tesourinha 3', 42' Octavio 10' Jair 13', 35' Simão 16', 25' Zizinho 67' Ademir 88' |
Sigifredo Cuchuca 18' |
| Paraguay | 3–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| López Fretes 21', 72' Benítez 35' |
| Brazil | 10–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Nininho 16', 39', 86' Jair 17' Zizinho 25', 80' Cláudio 49', 84' Simão 71', 79' |
Ugarte 75' |
| Brazil | 5–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Tesourinha 20' Canhotinho 24' (pen.) Orlando 44' Ademir 47', 87' |
| 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 |
| Brazil | 5–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Jair 15', 40' (pen.) Zizinho 24' Danilo Alvim 79' Tesourinha 89' (pen.) |
Castro 12' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Avalos 75' Benítez 85' |
Tesourinha 33' |
Play-off
[edit ]Main article: 1949 South American Championship Final
A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.
Result
[edit ]| 1949 South American Championship champions |
|---|
Brazil 3rd title |
Goalscorers
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9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
- Bolivia Víctor Ugarte
- Brazil Simão
- Brazil Zizinho
4 goals
- Peru Félix Castillo
- Uruguay Ramón Castro
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Bolivia Víctor Algañaraz
- Bolivia Nemesio Rojas
- Brazil Augusto
- Brazil Canhotinho
- Brazil Danilo Alvim
- Brazil Octavio
- Chile Mario Castro
- Chile Atilio Cremaschi
- Chile Ulises Ramos
- Chile Fernando Riera
- Chile Carlos Rojas
- Chile Manuel Salamanca
- Colombia A. Pérez
- Colombia Berdugo
- Colombia Gastelbondo
- Colombia Nelson Pérez
- Ecuador Víctor Arteaga
- Ecuador Sigifredo Chuchuca
- Ecuador Enrique Cantos
- Ecuador Guido Andrade
- Ecuador Rafael Maldonado
- Paraguay Enrique Avalos
- Paraguay Pedro Fernández
- Peru Cornelio Heredia
- Peru Manuel Drago
- Uruguay Ernesto Bentancour
- Uruguay Miguel Martínez
- Uruguay Nelson Moreno
Own goals
External links
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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