1945 South American Championship
| 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 |  Norberto Méndez (6 goals each) |
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
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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
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 11 |
 Brazil
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
 Chile
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 |
 Uruguay
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
 Colombia
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 3 |
 Bolivia
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 |
 Ecuador
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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' |
Santiago
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina
)| Chile | 5–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Clavero 13', 27', 39' Alcántara 75', 79' |
Santiago
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay
)| Uruguay | 5–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| A. García 1', 60', 83' Porta 28' Varela 69' |
Aguayo 39' |
Santiago
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil
)| Uruguay | 7–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| A. García 22', 89' Riephoff 25' J. García 37', 83' Ortiz 75' Porta 86' |
Santiago
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil
)| Argentina | 4–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Pellegrina 83' |
Aguayo 53' J. Mendoza 62' |
Santiago
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay
)| Colombia | 3–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| González Rubio 2' Gámez 64' Berdugo 70' |
Aguayo 4' |
Santiago
Referee: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay
)| Bolivia | 3–3 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 57' Zenón González 75' Orgaz 80' |
González Rubio 3' Berdugo 7' Gámez 67' |
Santiago
Referee: Mário Vianna (Brazil
)| Brazil | 9–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Jair 67', 68' |
Aguayo 42' Albornoz 49' |
Santiago
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina
)Result
| 1945 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Argentina Seventh title |
Goal scorers
Norberto Méndez (left) and Heleno, top scorers with 6 goals each
6 goals
- Norberto Méndez
Heleno
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
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