1947 South American Championship

1947 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Ecuador
Dates	30 November – 31 December
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (9th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	102 (3.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nicolás Falero (8 goals)
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The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil. Argentina won the tournament to obtain their ninth South American title.

Brazil withdrew from the tournament.

Format

Each team played the teams in a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 1947 South American Championship squads

Venues

Guayaquil
Estadio George Capwell
Capacity: 10,000

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	7	6	1	0	28	4	+24	13
Paraguay	7	5	1	1	16	11	+5	11
Uruguay	7	5	0	2	21	8	+13	10
Chile	7	4	1	2	14	13	+1	9
Peru	7	2	2	3	12	9	+3	6
Ecuador	7	0	3	4	3	17	−14	3
Bolivia	7	0	2	5	6	21	−15	2
Colombia	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	2

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Result

1947 South American Championship champions
Argentina Ninth title

Goal scorers

8 Goals

• Nicolás Falero

6 Goals

5 Goals

• Juan B. Villalba

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

Own Goal

• Duberty Aráoz (for Chile)

External links

• South American Championship 1947 at RSSSF