1953 South American Championship

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1953 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates22 February – 1 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Francisco Molina
(7 goals)
1949
1955

The South American Championship 1953 was a

football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile
became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.

Squads

Venues

Lima
Estadio Nacional de Lima
Capacity: 50,000

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 6 4 0 2 15 6 +9 8
 Paraguay 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 Uruguay 6 3 1 2 15 6 +9 7
 Chile 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 7
 Peru 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 7
 Bolivia 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9 3
 Ecuador 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2
Bolivia 1–0 Peru
Ugarte 53'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: George Rhoden (England
)










Paraguay 2–2 Uruguay
Atilio López 5'
Berni 52'
Balseiro 36', 55'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: David Gregory (England
)









Match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia.

Play-off

Paraguay 3–2 Brazil
Atilio López 14'
Gavilán 17'
Fernández 41'
Baltazar 56', 65'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charles Dean (England
)

Result

 1953 South American Championship champions 

Paraguay

1st title

Goal scorers

7 Goals

5 Goals

  • Julinho

4 Goals

3 Goals

2 Goals

1 Goal

References

  1. ^ "Aquella protesta del 53" (in Spanish). Diario Hoy. 2 July 2021.
  2. .

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