1941 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 2 February – 4 March |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 32 (3.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Marvezzi (5 goals) |
The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in
Santiago, Chile
from 2 February to 4 March.
With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this tournament's edition. Because of that, this edition is considered extra (no trophy was handed to the winners).
The participating countries were Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
Squads
Venues
Santiago
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|---|
Estadio Nacional de Chile
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| 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
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| Chile
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Peru
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Ecuador
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Rivero  9', 23', 87' Gambetta 16' Porta 39' Laurido 75' (o.g.) |
Santiago
Referee: Alfredo Vargas (Chile
)| Argentina | 6–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Marvezzi 3', 17', 28', 39', 59' Moreno 30' |
Freire 47' |
Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay
)| Peru | 4–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| T. Fernández 25', 32', 48' Vallejas 36' |
Santiago
Referee: Víctor Francisco Rivas (Chile
)Result
| 1941 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Sixth title |
Goal scorers
5 goals
3 goals
José Manuel Moreno
Teodoro Fernández
Ismael Rivero
2 goals
- Raúl Pérez
Enrique Sorrel
1 goal
- Enrique García
- Antonio Sastre
- Armando Contreras
- Raúl Toro
César Freire- César Socarraz
- Manuel Vallejas
- Oscar Chirimini
- Ubaldo Cruche
- Schubert Gambetta
- Obdulio Varela
- Roberto Porta
- Juan P. Riephoff
Own Goal
- Jorge Laurido (for Uruguay)