1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil in second.
| 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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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 86 (4.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  |
| Best player(s) | |
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 |
| 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 |
Silvio 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 |
Silvio 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 |
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
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