1945 South American Championship
Football tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 14 January – 28 February |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.24 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Heleno de Freitas Norberto Méndez (6 goals each) |
← 1942 1946 → | |
International football competition
The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 14 January to 28 February. This tournament was an extra edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL.
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1945 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Santiago |
|---|
| Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| Capacity: 70,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 11 |
| Brazil | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
| Chile | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
 Colombia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 |
 Bolivia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 |
| Chile | 6–3 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Alcántara  28', 59', 81' Vera 29' Hormazábal 45' Clavero 70' | Raymondi Chávez 30' Jiménez 44' Luis Mendoza 51' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir 48' Tesourinha 80' |
| Argentina | 4–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni 11' De la Mata 50' Martino 69' Pellegrina 83' | Aguayo 53' J. Mendoza 62' |
| Argentina | 9–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Pontoni 3', 7' Méndez 15', 39' Martino 27' Boyé 41' Loustau 50' Ferraro 80', 81' | Mendoza 52' |
| Bolivia | 3–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 57' Zenón González 75' Orgaz 80' | González Rubio 3' Berdugo 7' Gámez 67' |
| Brazil | 9–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Ademir 3', 10', 75' Heleno 22', 28' Zizinho 40', 65' Jair 67', 68' | Aguayo 42' Albornoz 49' |
Result
| 1945 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Seventh title |
Goal scorers
Norberto Méndez (left) and Heleno, top scorers with 6 goals each
6 goals
5 goals
Ademir
Juan Alcántara
Atilio García
4 goals
Rinaldo Martino- René Pontoni
- Guillermo Clavero
Víctor Aguayo
3 goals
- Desiderio Medina
- Roberto Porta
2 goals
- Vicente de la Mata
- Ferraro
- Loustau
- Jair
- Zizinho
Roberto Gámez- González Rubio
- Fulgencio Berdugo
- José García
1 goal
- Mario Boyé
- Manuel Pelegrina
Raúl Fernández- Zenón González
- Severo Orgaz
- Jaime
- Jorginho
- Rui
- Tesourinha
- Francisco Hormazábal
- Manuel Piñeiro
- Erasmo Vera
- Arturo Mendoza
- Guillermo Albornoz
- José L. Mendoza
- José M. Jiménez
- Luis A. Mendoza
- Enrique Raymondi
- Nicolás Falero
- José M. Ortiz
- Juan P. Riephoff
- Varela
External links
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