1939 South American Championship
Football tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 15 January – 12 February |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Peru (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 47 (4.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Teodoro Fernández (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Teodoro Fernández |
← 1937 1941 → | |
International football competition
The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 15 January to 12 February.
Overview
The participating countries were Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Although CONMEBOL members since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side participated. Colombia –member since 1936– withdrew again from the tournament, as well as Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Peru won for the first time.
Venues
| Lima |
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| Estadio Nacional |
| Capacity: 40,000 |
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Squads
Final round
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
| Peru | 5–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
T. Fernández  6', 34', 77' J. Alcalde 16', 58' | Alcívar 55', 89' |
| Peru | 3–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| T. Fernández 46', 65' (pen.) J. Alcalde 80' | Domínguez 55' |
| Peru | 3–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| T. Fernández 11', 30' J. Alcalde 78' |
| Peru | 2–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| J. Alcalde 7' Bielich 35' | Porta 44' |
Result
| 1939 South American Championship champions |
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 Peru First title |
Goal scorers
7 goals
5 goals
3 goals
Tiberio Godoy- Marcial Barrios
Pedro Lago- Roberto Porta
2 goals
José Avendaño- Enrique Sorrel
Marino Alcívar- Manuel Arenas
1 goal
- Alfonso Domínguez
- Roberto Luco
- Raúl Muñoz
- Raúl Toro
- Ricardo Aquino
- Eustaquio Barreiro
- Eduardo Mingo
Víctor Bielich- Adelaido Camaití
- Oscar Chirimini
External links
- South American Championship 1939 at RSSSF
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