1949 South American Championship

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1949 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates3 April – 11 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions 
Jair
(9 goals)
1947

The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.

This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the

Jair Rosa Pinto
from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads

Venues

Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Santos Belo Horizonte
Estádio General Severiano Estádio São Januário
Estádio do Pacaembu
Estádio Vila Belmiro Estádio Sete de Setembro
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 71,281 Capacity: 16,798 Capacity: 30,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 7 6 0 1 39 7 +32 12
 Paraguay 7 6 0 1 21 6 +15 12
 Peru 7 5 0 2 20 13 +7 10
 Bolivia 7 4 0 3 13 24 −11 8
 Chile 7 2 1 4 10 14 −4 5
 Uruguay 7 2 1 4 14 20 −6 5
 Ecuador 7 1 0 6 7 21 −14 2
 Colombia 7 0 2 5 4 23 −19 2
Brazil 9–1 Ecuador
Ademir
88'
Sigifredo Cuchuca 18'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Bolivia 3–2 Chile
Godoy 77'
Gutiérrez
79'
Riera 30'
Salamanca 71'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England
)



Paraguay 1–0 Ecuador
Barrios 89'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay
)




Paraguay 3–1 Peru
Barrios 38' (pen.)
Arce 56'
López Fretes 67'
Drago 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Brazil 5–0 Colombia
Ademir
47', 87'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alejandro Gálvez (Chile
)



Peru 4–0 Ecuador
Salinas 26'
Bermeo 36' (o.g.) Red card
Castillo 50'
Pedraza 85'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)

Chile 1–1 Colombia
López 8' Berdugo 56'

Uruguay 2–1 Paraguay
García 22', 69' Arce 65' (pen.)
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England
)


Bolivia 2–0 Ecuador
Sánchez 6' (o.g.)
Ugarte 14' (pen.)
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 14,000
)



Paraguay 4–2 Chile
Benítez
23'
Cremaschi 8'
Ramos 72'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,000
)


Brazil 5–1 Uruguay
Jair 15', 40' (pen.)
Zizinho 24'
Danilo Alvim 79'
Tesourinha 89' (pen.
)
Castro 12'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Da Gama Malcher (Brazil)

Peru 3–0 Chile
Mosquera 28', 73'
Castillo 58'
Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Attendance: 1,000
)


Peru 4–3 Uruguay
Mosquera 19'
Castillo 43'
Gómez Sánchez 57', 60'
Moll 58'
Castro 60'
Ayala 85'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfredo Alvarez (Bolivia)

Bolivia 4–0 Colombia
Godoy 10'
B. Gutiérrez 55'
Rojas 77'
Ugarte
81'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Chile 3–1 Uruguay
Infante 75', 83' (pen.)
Cremaschi 88'
Ayala 35'

Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
Benítez
85'
Tesourinha 33'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cyril Jack Barrick (England)

Play-off

A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Brazil 7–0 Paraguay
Jair
72', 89'
Report

Result

 1949 South American Championship champions 

Brazil

3rd title

Goalscorers

Jair, top scorer

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  • Bolivia Benigno Gutiérrez
  • Brazil Cláudio
  • Brazil Nininho
  • Paraguay López Fretes
  • Peru Alfredo Mosquera
  • Peru Víctor Pedraza
  • Peru Roberto Drago
  • Uruguay Juan Ayala

2 goals

  • Bolivia Benedicto Godoy
  • Brazil Orlando
  • Chile Raimundo Infante
  • Chile Pedro López
  • Ecuador José Vargas
  • Paraguay Marcial Barrios
  • Peru Carlos Gómez Sánchez
  • Peru Juan E. Salinas
  • Uruguay José M. García
  • Uruguay Dagoberto Moll

1 goal

  • Bolivia Víctor Algañaraz
  • Bolivia Nemesio Rojas
  • Brazil Augusto
  • Brazil Canhotinho
  • Brazil Danilo Alvim
  • Brazil Octavio
  • Chile Mario Castro
  • Chile Atilio Cremaschi
  • Chile Ulises Ramos
  • Chile Fernando Riera
  • Chile Carlos Rojas
  • Chile Manuel Salamanca
  • Colombia A. Pérez
  • Colombia Berdugo
  • Colombia Gastelbondo
  • Colombia Nelson Pérez
  • Ecuador Víctor Arteaga
  • Ecuador Sigifredo Chuchuca
  • Ecuador Enrique Cantos
  • Ecuador Guido Andrade
  • Ecuador Rafael Maldonado
  • Paraguay Enrique Avalos
  • Paraguay Pedro Fernández
  • Peru Cornelio Heredia
  • Peru Manuel Drago
  • Uruguay Ernesto Bentancour
  • Uruguay Miguel Martínez
  • Uruguay Nelson Moreno

Own goals

  • Ecuador Bermeo (for Peru)
  • Ecuador Sánchez (for Bolivia)
  • Peru Arce (for Brazil)

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